Job Announcement: Program Specialist
November 2011: Job opening at the Folklore Project for a Program Specialist. The Philadelphia Folklore Project, a 24-year-old locally-based not-for-profit urban public folklife agency, is looking for a program specialist to join the agency as we shape our future. This full-time staff position includes responsibility for developing and coordinating community-based collaborative programs, and managing operations supporting these efforts. We are looking for someone who has experience in arts management (including grant-writing and communications), in working equitably with local communities on cultural heritage or education issues, and demonstrated content specialization in a specific folk arts / cultural tradition relevant in Philadelphia.
We value integrity and a well-developed sense of politics and ethics, along with excellent organizational, analytic, writing, media, and computer skills. Flexibility and resourcefulness, attention to detail, and ability to work in a team are essential. Relevant experience might include at least 5 years of management responsibility in community organizing or public sector folklife work; experience producing public folklife programs, community arts projects or popular education trainings; experience in, and advanced degrees in a relevant field (for example folklife, ethnomusicology, Asian or African American studies, anthropology, oral history, etc.) Media skills (sound, video, images, new media) are important. Bilingual candidates are encouraged. The Philadelphia Folklore Project values diversity and we strongly encourage people of color and with diverse workplace experiences to apply. Salary is negotiable; benefits are available. Position to begin no later than September 2012.
Send a letter detailing your interest in the position, a resumé and the names of 3 references by February 1, 2012 to Debora Kodish, Director, Philadelphia Folklore Project, 735 South 50th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143. The Philadelphia Folklore Project is committed to sustaining the folk arts and cultures of the region's communities. We work for cultural equity by offering public education in the folk arts, technical assistance services, exhibitions and concerts, publications, and by maintaining an archive. For more information about us, visit www.folkloreproject.org
