Role Responsibilities

The Arts Development Consultant in Film & Video is guided by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) Act, and applies advanced knowledge and experience of provincial arts infrastructure to ensure public grant programs and funding opportunities meet the mission, goals, and vision of the AFA. This position develops and maintains ongoing relationships within the arts sector and with individuals and organizations engaging with the sector.

The Arts Development Consultant provides consultative services to individual artists, not-for profit organizations, and the general public on grant writing and grants management, artistic development, provincial and other resources available to artists and arts organizations, arts-related organizational policy, financial reporting and administration, and current trends and issues impacting the sector.

Your main responsibilities will include but are not limited to :

• Ensuring program delivery and grants management provides Albertans with access to grant funding in support of the AFA mandate and mission.
• Ensuring business operations are managed efficiently and with maximum effect to deliver on AFA mandate and mission.
• Engaging in ongoing daily interaction with external individual artists, arts organizations, not-for-profit organizations and the general public for the purposes of providing information as requested.
• Building capacity for individual artists, arts organizations, and other AFA clients to support sustainability and long-term growth.
• Researching, recruiting, and moderating expert panel adjudication on the deliberation and assessment process to inform funding recommendations.
• Frequent preparation of funding opportunity grant recommendations, program summaries, policy recommendations and other documents for internal senior leadership and / or AFA review and approval.
• Ensuring financial administration complies with government and AFA policies and applicable legislation to ensure equity and transparency in funding and grants management.
• Engaging in ongoing daily interaction with external AFA grant applicants and / or recipients on grant status and grants management, including post-award procedures and reporting.