Who we are

Arts for Oakland Kids is a 501(c)(3) fund with a mission to ensure that all students in under-resourced Oakland public schools receive a comprehensive arts education in order to improve learning and promote achievement. Since 1996, we have reached over 29,000 kids in 96 public schools and awarded $966,000+ to artists and organizations providing 285 arts programs.

What you’ll do

The Executive Director (ED) of Arts for Oakland Kids serves as the primary leader of all organizational operations, including administration and implementation of AOK’s fundraising, strategic planning, and grant program management. The ED works with AOK’s active volunteer Board of Directors, and reports to the Board President.

This is a salaried part-time position at $60,000. Customary work hours are 25 hours/week Monday-Friday with flexible timing. Occasional weekends/evenings for monthly Board meetings and special events are required.

AOK does not have an office, so work will be conducted primarily in personal or public spaces of the ED’s choosing. Monthly Board meetings are virtual, except one per quarter that is held in person at an uptown Oakland location. Program visits are conducted at grantee school sites.

Responsibilities

General Administration (25%)

Support AOK’s all-volunteer Board of Directors, including:
Facilitating the Board’s creation of a long-term strategic plan for organization
Collaborating with the Board President to prepare Board meeting agendas
Attending all monthly Board meetings
Coordinating Board Committees – help to set tasks, goals, and agendas
Coordinating with Board Treasurer to prepare monthly budget reports and an annual operational budget that reflects the Board’s fundraising goals.
Monitor and authorize expenditures in accordance with approved budgets and projected cash flow.
Maintain communication and connection with Oakland Unified School District and other Bay Area arts education organizations.
Delegate and supervise work of part-time Program Administrator.

Fundraising & Development (40%)Research, prepare and submit applications for ongoing grants, and seek new grant opportunities.Manage donor relations and donor database (Network for Good).Coordinate with Board’s Events committee to produce fundraising events.Prepare budget/income/expense reports for Board review in preparation for and following each fundraiser and special event.

Marketing and Outreach (15%)

Serve as AOK’s primary spokesperson to promote its mission.
In coordination with the Marketing/Outreach Committee, draft monthly newsletter.
Ensure website stays up to date (in coordination with Administrator).
In coordination with Marketing Committee, devise and implement social media strategy.

Administration of AOK-Funded Programs (20%)

Oversee the Program Administrator’s work to complete the administrative tasks of the annual AOK grant application process, including:
preparing both internal and public online forms
notifying all grant applicants of status of funding after selection is complete
distributing and collecting required AOK grant documents, materials, and final reports
scheduling and completing site visits
maintaining communication with and support for AOK grantee program administrators.

Required Qualifications

A strong commitment to the mission and vision of Arts for Oakland Kids
Minimum 3 years experience in fundraising and development
Demonstrated experience in grant proposal writing
Minimum 1 year experience supervising staff and volunteers
Experience working and aligning with volunteer Board of Directors
Minimum 3 years experience managing and overseeing organizational budgets
Proven ability to work independently, multitask, and manage several ongoing projects to meet multiple deadlines
Strong interpersonal, writing, and communication skills
Knowledge of and/or experience with arts education programming
Flexibility to work in a variety of environments and occasional evenings and weekends
Technical proficiency with Google Workspace (sheets, docs, slides, etc.), Quickbooks, and Adobe Acrobat Pro

Preferred Qualifications

Experience planning large events (for 100+ people)
Experience with and exposure to Oakland Unified School District or other public school structure and operations
BA/BS degree
Familiarity with CRMs (AOK uses Network for Good), Wordpress, and/or InDesign a plus

Benefits

Benefits include12 work days paid Personal Time Off (PTO) that may be used for sick leave, vacation, and personal days, at the employee’s option. In addition to PTO, compensation will include the following holidays: New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, and Thanksgiving Day, plus one Holiday day in December.

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