Job Description

It\xe2\x80\x99s an exciting time to join our evolving organization and growing team! We are currently seeking an experienced, creative and inspiring Head of Programmes to manage the creative delivery and production of festivals and programmes and play a key role in in achieving the strategic ambitions of the organization.

Position Title: Head of Programmes
Reporting To: Deputy Director
Reports: Programme Coordinator and Event Coordinator
Type of Employment: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Toronto
Compensation: $85,000 to $90,000 per year, plus a comprehensive benefits package

Role Summary

The Head of Programmes is a newly created role in the next step to achieve TIFA\xe2\x80\x99 s strategic ambitions and represents a unique leadership opportunity to manage the creative delivery and production of our festivals and programmes. The incumbent will work to design and deliver the Director\xe2\x80\x99 s creative vision to produce imaginative, ambitious and financially resilient festivals and events to maximize the potential of TIFA\xe2\x80\x99 s location at the Harbourfront Centre and at venues across Toronto. They will build and manage a team to oversee the production and logistical delivery including festival event design and scheduling, author contracting and logistics, partner co-productions and the execution of live events and activities. Our ideal candidate is someone with exceptional arts project management skills, strong financial and budgeting experience, and an understanding of festival making from both the artists and audience experience. These abilities are complemented by high organization and motivating skills, a strategically aware aptitude and a desire to strive to deliver perfectionism, highly adaptable and resourceful when things don\xe2\x80\x99t go to plan.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Director, TIFA and other department leads to set annual strategic plans and KPIs.
• Lead on the annual planning, delivery and scheduling of festivals, events and activities.
• Lead on developing the Festival campus for both indoor and outdoor events and activities.
• Build and lead the Programme team to deliver and manage author and event logistics.
• Develop and manage workflow tools to enable and enhance delivery.
• Oversee and manage contract negotiation, creation, compliance, and execution.
• Work closely with Harbourfront Centre\xe2\x80\x99s technical and production staff to ensure high quality delivery and production of events and activities.
• Oversee execution of live events and festivals, including management of staff and volunteers.
• Oversee health, safety and wellness of artistic personnel.
• Work with Marketing and Development to ensure accuracy in all digital and print materials and communication.

• Experience working on projects involving multiplatform storytelling.
• Experience in leading and/or building a team, as well as coaching and mentoring individuals and teams.
• Proven success in producing complex projects, events, commissions, co-productions and/or cultural programmes across multiple art forms.
• Understanding and knowledge of multi-partner collaboration and delivery, artistic commissioning, and contracting processes.
• Knowledge of the multiple parts of production, delivery and associated information processes.
• Experience in budget management and strong financial management skills.
• Highly organized, self-motivated and self-administering.
• Experience of relationship management.
• Up to date knowledge of industry inclusion and diversity practice.
• Exceptional planning and project management skills.
• Ability to creatively and effectively assess production requirements of the programme content.
• Ability to build relationships, with speed and credibility, with people at all levels (internal or external).
• Confidence to work at scale.
• A pro at juggling competing priorities, deadlines, working at pace and managing complexity and ambiguity, whilst remaining focused
• Determined, resilient and resourceful, with an effective approach to resolving challenges and identifying solutions.
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. Non-Canadian applicants must have a valid employment Visa and proper documentation authorizing their ability to work in Canada.
• TIFA recognizes its heightened duty to protect employees from health and safety risks associated with COVID-19. As such, an offer of employment shall be conditional upon proof of full Covid-19 vaccination with a vaccine series approved by Health Canada or the World Health Organization.

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