TITLE: General Manager
POSITION STATUS: Full-time Employment (35 hours per week)
REPORTS TO: Northern Light Theatre Board
SALARY: $38,700 – $42,500
POSTED ON: January 17, 2022
CLOSING DATE: February 11, 2022
TARGET START DATE: March 21, 2022
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
Northern Light Theatre (NLT) is an Edmonton based theatre company with a mandate to challenge both artist and audience alike by producing and developing proactive scripts – language rich texts that are dark, poetic, funny – which reflect a complex world and lead us to question our hierarchy of values. Operating as a not for profit organization and a registered charity, NLT has been producing theatre for over 45 years and continually strives to provide audiences with opportunities to challenge themselves and their notions of the environment surrounding them.
Throughout the 2020/21 theatre season, NLT staff was committed to providing entertainment and respite for theatre patrons who were living with COVID restrictions. They provided a safe, physically distanced environment for the first show and then quickly pivoted to digital presentation for the rest of the season. This dedication to providing high quality theatre experiences throughout the ever changing landscape of the pandemic highlights their ability to live within challenges and to provide challenges for our audiences.
Under the creative artistic vision of Trevor Schmidt, with full support of the administrative team and the board, NLT is dedicated to producing intimate and affecting work that speaks to the modern audience of the urban human condition, the failure to find security and the loss of the dreams held by all for love and happiness.
POSITION SUMMARY
NLT is currently recruiting for a General Manager to maintain the organization’s business operations including the day to day administration tasks, operational reviews and reporting, project management, and developmental planning.
The General Manager reports to the Northern Light Theatre board and, in tandem with the Artistic Director, carries out NLT’s mandate while also advancing the organization’s current strategic priorities. Communication between these two senior roles is important and the staff team will work on projects together.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Administrative and Operational Management
- Manages daily operations and functions of the organization
- Maintains records, databases, memberships and subscriptions
- Manages Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) and Canadian Actors’ Equity Association (CAEA) business including contracts, cheques, production registrations
- Oversees payroll in tandem with a contract bookkeeper
- CRA/WCB reporting
- Other tasks as assigned
Financial Management
- Develops, in collaboration with the Artistic Director, the annual operating and capital budgets for Board approval
- Manages daily company finances, including processing accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, remittance of payroll deductions, banking and managing cash flow
- Prepares operations reports for the Board of Directors
- Works with a contract bookkeeper to maintain the company’s financial records
- Ensures compliance with all regulatory reporting, including CRA Registered Charities and AGLC guidelines
- Works with the external accounting firm in preparation of the year-end financial statements.
Development/Planning
- Assists in the creation and implementation of NLT projects
- Maintains donor engagement, in collaboration with Artistic Director and the NLT Board
- Manages grant writing and reporting, including submission of final reports
- Collaborates with Artistic Director on business and audience development strategies
- Collaborates with the NLT Fundraising committee and the Artistic Director to create and implement fundraising plans
- Researches and develops revenue-generating initiatives, in collaboration with the Artistic Director and the NLT Board
- Collaborates with the Artistic Director and external marketing representative to develop and implement marketing plan
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
- Have minimum 2 years’ experience in a relevant field(s)
- Understanding and awareness of Edmonton’s arts and culture sector
- Strong organizational skills with the flexibility to be agile and manage multiple priorities
- Comfortable with technology and strong hands on working experience with Microsoft Office Applications (Windows and Mac OS), data base systems and QuickBooks
- Demonstrated experience and success working with community partners, fund development, and theatre patrons
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Collaborative and team building work style
WORK ENVIRONMENT
NLT has supported a hybrid operational model throughout the COVID 19 pandemic, with a flexible work-from-home and office schedule.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants are required to submit a cover letter and resume in one PDF document addressed to Christine Lemermeyer, NLT Board Secretary at nltboard@northernlighttheatre.com. Your cover letter and resume should clearly outline previous experience relating to the position.
Submissions must be received no later than 11:59pm MST, February 11th, 2022.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interviews will take place over Zoom, after the submission deadline. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit 3 references and will be asked to participate in a second phase of the hiring process, during which they will make a presentation to the NLT Board of Directors.
Please note: Due to the ever-changing nature of the COVID pandemic, anyone who is hired to work for NLT will be expected to be fully vaccinated.
As an equal opportunity and inclusive employer, NLT welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. Every applicant will be notified whether or not they have been selected for an interview.
