Job: Executive Director

Singing City Choir seeks for Executive Director.

ABOUT ORGANIZATION

Singing City Choir, founded in 1948 in Philadelphia, is a premier avocational choir committed to fostering social change and community through choral music. Its initiatives include performances, arts education, and collaborative projects, with a strong emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

ABOUT POSITION

The Executive Director, in partnership with the Artistic Director, is a public face of Singing City in the greater Philadelphia area and co-manages a 100-person choir, a smaller teen choir, and a variety of community engagement initiatives. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is accountable for all administrative and operational aspects of the organization including budgeting, finance, marketing, fundraising, and regulatory compliance. The individual plays a leading role in the long-term cultivation of individual and institutional support to build loyalty and commitment to the Choir. The Executive Director provides guidance and staff support to the Board of Directors and supervises the work of a part-time choir/office manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Management & Administration:
  • Oversee the production of a four-concert season.
  • Develop and manage the annual budget.
  • Supervise a part-time choir/office manager and coordinate board activities
  1. Fundraising & Development:
  • Lead fundraising campaigns, including individual giving, grants, and special events.
  • Cultivate donor relationships and manage patron appreciation program.
  1. Marketing & Community Relations:
  • Develop marketing strategies to enhance visibility and grow the audience.
  • Foster relationships with community leaders, media, and arts organizations.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree and 5 years’ experience in nonprofit arts leadership (performing arts preferred)
  • Demonstrated experience with nonprofit financial and budget management
  • Proven fundraising success, both individual and institutional
  • Experienced in the use of current arts marketing principles; ability to generate and test new ideas.
  • Excellent writing skills; ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people.
  • Comfort with public speaking and addressing large audiences.
  • Demonstrated facility with requisite information technologies to perform the functions of the position.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, positive energy, and flexibility; ability to create an open environment where creative ideas and suggestions are encouraged and respected.
  • Self-directed, strong work ethic, organized, skilled at prioritizing a mix of short-term and strategic goals.
  • Ability to work some evenings and weekends.
  • A love for choral music and an appreciation for its power to move hearts and minds.
  • A passion for the underlying principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion that have defined Singing City since its creation 76 years ago.

COMPENSATION

  • Salary: $70,000–$75,000 annually.
  • Flexible hybrid work environment with some evening/weekend events. Office location in Philadelphia.
  • Benefits include PTO up to 3 weeks’ vacation.

TO APPLY

The application deadline is January 31, 2025. Please send a cover letter and resume, including two references, to jobs@singingcity.org. Please also attach a sample of something you have written in the course of your work such as a promotional brochure, advertising/promotional Email, narrative from a grant proposal, donor appeal letter, program notes, etc.

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