Senior Program Coordinator

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ABOUT THE POSITION

There are currently two full-time regular-hire positions in the Department of Cultural Services. Please read below to find out more about each opportunity:

Senior Program Coordinator-Marin County Fair:
Now in the 81st year, the award-winning Marin County Fair is the county’s premier community event with over 100,000 attendees annually. Admission includes concerts, exhibits, entertainment, nightly fireworks and 28 free carnival rides. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Marin County fairgrounds under the backdrop of Mt. Tam. The Fair has focused on diversifying its programming, staff, and judges so every member of our community feels welcome.

The Fair has been awarded the Western Fair Association’s prestigious Merrill Award an unprecedented six times. The Merrill Award, the highest award in the fair industry, is presented to a fair that clearly demonstrates innovation, vision, and excellence.

As an integral member of the Marin County Fair team, the Senior Program Coordinator brings expertise in event operations and production. They will be involved in the planning and preparation for the Marin County Fair including organizing, and execution of specific program and business categories such as competitive exhibits, the agricultural barnyard, the Global Marketplace and/or food services. The Senior Program Coordinator will develop work plans and timelines, create and implement policies and procedures and make recommendations for improvements and modifications. For all assigned areas of responsibility, the Senior Program Coordinator will be expected to prepare comprehensive and concise status and activity reports, provide cost estimates for budgeting, and track and control expenditures. Additionally, the Senior Program Coordinator recruits, contracts, trains and supervises seasonal staff.

Senior Program Coordinator-Marin Cultural Association The Marin Cultural Association’s (MCA) mission is to support art and culture in Marin County including the programs and facilities at the Marin Center and Marin County Fair. MCA was founded in 2015 with the goal of expanding the role of the Department of Cultural Services to have a meaningful impact on the artist and arts organizations in Marin County. In 2019 the Board of Supervisors adopted the Countywide Art and Culture Plan. The plan has served as a roadmap for MCA and for the Department. In 2023 the MCA board agreed to expand the mission to include serving as the Arts Council for Marin County. Reporting to the Director of Cultural Services, the Senior Program Coordinator for the Marin Cultural Association works with the MCA Board of Directors, department staff, community-based organizations, artists, arts organizations and other stakeholders to plan, administer and promote a variety of county-wide programs and services. They develop program work plans, make recommendations on program activities and objectives to management; evaluate program effectiveness, monitor expenditures and ensure compliance with relevant policies and procedures.

The Senior Program Coordinator is also responsible for providing staff support for fund development which includes research, prospecting, proposal development, grant writing, reporting to funding sources and relationship development with constituents. The Senior Program Coordinator provides input for the annual budget process for MCA and provides technical assistance, information and data to the Director and Board regarding budget preparation, program reporting, expansion of services and/or the initiation of new activities. Additionally, the Senior Program Coordinator coordinates, facilitates and/or conducts public meetings and activities, including board and committee meetings and coordinates communication and marketing activities including press releases, and traditional and social media messaging.

ABOUT YOU

Our Highly Qualified Candidate-Marin County Fair Coordinator
The ideal candidate has a broad range of professional level experience in the public and/or private sector that includes general knowledge of the Fair and/or Festival industry. They will possess considerable knowledge in organizing and implementing large-scale festivals or events (5,000+ attendees). The ideal candidate demonstrates success working collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders including vendors, community members, business leaders and internal partners. They have experience organizing and facilitating a variety of programming in a Fair or Festival setting including but not limited to grounds acts, community performances, competitive exhibits, commercial vendors, food vendors and agricultural exhibits. The ideal candidate has a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and belonging through programming and staff selection.

Our Highly Qualified Candidate-Marin Cultural Association
The ideal candidate has a broad range of professional level experience in the public and/or private sector that includes general knowledge of the arts field, arts advocacy and arts programming. They will possess experience with budget preparation and monitoring and grant writing principles, as well as marketing, public relations and promotion. The ideal candidate demonstrates success working collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders including artists, arts administrators, grant makers, board members, members of the media, and nonprofit and community partners and has experience organizing and facilitating a variety of arts programming including but not limited to convenings, grantmaking, exhibits, arts education and performances. Experience with fundraising, including individual giving and donor solicitation are desirable, but not required.

Minimum Qualifications:
Equivalent to graduation from an accredited college with a bachelor’s degree in a field closely related to the assigned program(s) and three years of experience providing community, educational or related services, of which one year includes responsibility for program administration, planning, monitoring and evaluation. Additional related experience may substitute for the education on a year for year basis.

A graduate degree in a field closely related to the assigned program(s) is highly desirable.

ABOUT THE PROCESS

Please note:
This recruitment is now open and continuous. Applications received by the original filing deadline of 4/24 at 11:59 PM will be reviewed first. Applications submitted after the original filing deadline may be reviewed in the order in which they were received. Open and continuous recruitments may close at any time once a sufficient number of qualified applications are received.

All applicants will receive email notifications regarding their status in the recruitment process. Please be sure to check your spam settings to allow our emails to reach you. You may also log into your governmentjobs.com account to view these emails.

Testing and Eligible List: Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination may consist of a highly qualified review, application screening, online assessment, written examination, oral examination, performance examination, or any combination to determine which candidates' names will be placed on the eligible list.

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and any future vacancies for open, fixed-term, full-time or part-time positions which may occur while the list remains active.

Disaster Service Workers: All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

PLEASE NOTE: The benefits described herein do not apply to temporary (contingent) or to part-time employees that work less than 50%.

COUNTY OF MARIN BENEFITS: GENERAL
Below are some of the excellent benefits the County offers. More information about our benefits can be found on the Marin County's Benefits Homepage .

Paid Time Off : Competitive vacation accrual; 12 holidays per year; and generous sick leave accruals. Additional types of paid leaves are available for some bargaining units.

Health Plan : Choice of four health plans (two Kaiser HMOs, Western Health Advantage HMO,and an Anthem Blue Cross PPO) along with dental through Delta Dental PPO, and vision through Vision Service Plan (VSP). There is a County contribution toward the premiums (the contribution amount varies depending on coverage tier elected such as employee only, employee + 1, employee + family). Plus, the County offers excellent Life Insurance, Disability, Flexible Spending Plans, a Dependent Care Assistance Program, professional development and more.

Retirement : Defined benefit plan under the County Employees Retirement Act of 1937. More information can be found online at www.mcera.org.

IRS 457 Plan : Choice of pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) employee contribution up to the IRS annual maximum.

Retiree Medical : The County provides access to group health plan coverage to eligible retirees.

For specific questions regarding the employment process, please contact Human Resources at (415) 473-6104. For additional details about the benefits or retirement, please contact the Benefits Division at (415) 473-2197.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice.

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