Program Planner - City

City of Oklahoma City • Oklahoma City, OK

4d • $40 - $60 • Onsite

About The Position

This position manages the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, including implementation of the City’s 1% for Art ordinance and other planning efforts related to arts and cultural initiatives. Major responsibilities include coordinating consultant selection, contracting and procurement; interpreting ordinance requirements; providing technical assistance; supporting the Oklahoma City Arts Commission; stewardship of the city’s public art collection; and arts and cultural planning.

This position is located in the Administration Division of the Planning Department within the City of Oklahoma City and is under the general direction of a department or division head. Program Planner is a technical professional classification requiring the application of advanced technical and administrative skills in a specialized planning functional area. Program Planners coordinate projects, supervise specialized planning functions and prepare official documents or reports based on extensive, comprehensive research. Essential job functions include: performing numerous administrative and technical functions in support of the assigned job functions; assessing numerous variables, both abstract and concrete, to coordinate project efforts for long-range or current planning programs, requirements or proposals; providing staff with verbal and written administrative and technical instructions to promote the optimal efficiency of work projects; attending meetings and/or representing the City and department as a participant on or advisor to various boards, commissions, official policymaking bodies, and citizens’ groups to relate or promote the City’s position in technical or administrative areas; and reviewing complex data, studying trends, collecting information, and preparing specialized reports or documents based on in-depth knowledge and research. Employees of this classification have frequent contact with City officials and staff, citizens’ groups, and other professionals and may officially represent a Division Head in his/her absence.

Requirements

• Knowledge of administrative, technical and management principles of the assigned function.
• Skill in coordinating planning functions for long-range or current requirements.
• Skill in supervising and/or coordinating work activities of subordinate staff.
• Skill in assessing a wide variety of information for operational feasibility.
• Skill in verbal and written communication using tact and diplomacy.
• Skill in relaying both technical and non-technical information effectively.
• Skill in preparing complex statistical and narrative reports.
• Skill in disseminating complex data before various officials, boards and citizen groups.
• Ability to make decisions or responses related to the assigned specialty.
• Ability to think logically.
• Ability to travel.
• Willingness to assume responsibility for work products and decisions made.

Nice To Haves

• Possession of a bachelor's degree or higher in environmental design, urban design, urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, public administration, arts administration, public art studies, or related field and eight (8) or more years combined professional experience in public or nonprofit administration, arts and cultural administration, or design/construction project management.
• Experience in consultant selection; contract development, negotiation, and management; and construction project management, including the independent oversight of projects with minimal supervision.
• Experience developing public art or cultural plans and studies.
• Experience working with elected and appointed officials, allied arts and arts advocacy organizations, and other internal and external stakeholders to accomplish project goals, including delivering public presentation to varied audiences.
• Experience in customer service or client-facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Manages the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, including implementation of the City’s 1% for Art ordinance and other planning efforts related to arts and cultural initiatives.
• Coordinates consultant selection, contracting and procurement.
• Interprets ordinance requirements.
• Provides technical assistance.
• Supports the Oklahoma City Arts Commission.
• Stewardship of the city’s public art collection.
• Arts and cultural planning.
• Performing numerous administrative and technical functions in support of the assigned job functions.
• Assessing numerous variables, both abstract and concrete, to coordinate project efforts for long-range or current planning programs, requirements or proposals.
• Providing staff with verbal and written administrative and technical instructions to promote the optimal efficiency of work projects.
• Attending meetings and/or representing the City and department as a participant on or advisor to various boards, commissions, official policymaking bodies, and citizens’ groups to relate or promote the City’s position in technical or administrative areas.
• Reviewing complex data, studying trends, collecting information, and preparing specialized reports or documents based on in-depth knowledge and research.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• An average of $22,000 annually contributed toward benefits and retirement
• A comprehensive package designed to support health and wellness, financial security, work-life balance, and personal and professional growth and development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level