Arts Program Director

Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion • Boston, MA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

IBA-Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion empowers and engages individuals and families to improve their lives through high-quality affordable housing, education, and arts programs. The Arts Program Director will develop and implement the Arts program business plan, oversee year-long programming including flagship summer events like Festival Betances and Tito Puente Latin Music Series, and develop arts placemaking activities. This role involves fostering external partnerships, collaborating with internal departments to integrate arts into IBA's broader programs, and promoting programmatic objectives. The Director will also be responsible for data collection, tracking, and reporting on artists, clients, audience participation, and program outcomes, as well as preparing management reports. Financial oversight includes ensuring compliance with legal and safety requirements, developing strategies to increase revenue through ticket sales and sponsorship, building a sustainable budget, and working with philanthropy officers to increase fundraising and grant writing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Arts Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Three to five years of proven successful experience in: planning, managing and implementing arts programs activities, staff management, fundraising, budget development/financial management and strategic planning.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Bilingual, Spanish-English, preferred.
• Strong administrative, organizational skills and attentive to details.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks accurately and within deadlines.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team setting.
• Experience with program evaluation, data collection and analysis.
• High degree of computer literacy with excellent knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and database software application required.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements the Arts program business plan.
• Develops and oversees year-long programming for the IBA Arts Program, including flagship summer events: Festival Betances and Tito Puente Latin Music Series.
• Develops arts placemaking activities and initiatives in La CASA and Villa Victoria.
• Fosters arts and cultural relationships to cultivate external partnerships and collaborations.
• Maintains partnerships with local colleges, organizations, and artists to help produce high-caliber arts programming.
• Works collaboratively with IBA Program Directors and the Chief Program Officer (CPO) to integrate arts into IBA's programs.
• Collaborates with IBA's staff to promote programmatic objectives within our organizational mission.
• Collaborates with the communications department to promote the program and events.
• Maintains data collection, tracking, and reporting regarding artists, clients, audience participation, referrals, and program outputs/outcomes.
• Prepares necessary management reports for IBA's Board of Directors, funding sources, Finance, and others as needed.
• Ensures contracting and outsourcing compliance with financial, legal, safety, and regulatory requirements related to artist contracts, licenses, etc.
• Develops, implements, and oversees strategies to increase revenue through ticket sales and sponsorship.
• Works closely with IBA's CEO, COO, CFO, and Chief Program Officer to build a realistic and sustainable budget and develop specific performance measures.
• Works with the Chief Program Officer and Chief Philanthropy Officer to increase fundraising, grant writing, and reporting.
• Oversees the arts team.
• Represents the organization at external meetings as needed.
• Participates fully in the organization's annual events such as Three Kings Day, Membership Drive, Board Election, Festival Betances, and other community-related events.
• Carries out ad hoc duties as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance (80/20 premium cost share)
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) provided by the company ($10,000 or $20,000 based on single and family coverage)
• 403b plan with annual employer contribution
• Generous paid time off
• Free parking (limited availability)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree