Director, Humber Cultural Hub - SVP, Academic - FT Admin.

Job Description - Director, Humber Cultural Hub - SVP, Academic - FT Admin. (32354)

Find Your Spot at Humber

At Humber, we are a vibrant, diverse community of professionals dedicated to providing an exceptional learning experience for our students. Through our strategic vision and exciting new brand – Builders of Brilliance - we are co-constructing a new model of polytechnic education for Ontario, Canada, and the world. We are committed to ensuring Humber offers the right programs, with the most effective teaching and learning approaches, to prepare exceptional leaders for our industries and communities.

To achieve our vision, we take finding and developing the right talent very seriously. We offer a collegial, collaborative, inclusive environment in which each individual is supported to grow and bring their best each day.

If you are excited by the prospect of contributing to our vision for learning, if you would like to be part of building a new model of polytechnic education, of building brilliance, in one of Canada’s preeminent higher education institutions, then here is your opportunity to join our dynamic team.

Job Details
Position Title: Director, Humber Cultural Hub (HCH)
Status: FT Administration
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Faculty/Department: Office of the Senior Vice-President, Academic
Campus/Location: Lakeshore Campus (successful candidate must be able to work/travel between all Humber campuses)
Minimum Starting Salary: $158,859; starting salaries are determined based on qualifications and years of related experience.

About the Director, Humber Cultural Hub:

The Director will lead and advance Humber’s Cultural Hub’s (HCH) mission as a dynamic centre for artistic excellence, research, and interdisciplinary collaboration that uplifts Humber’s strategic direction. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Academic, partnering with the Senior Dean, Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design, and developing an impactful Advisory Committee, they will be responsible for shaping a strategic vision that aligns with Humber’s institutional goals while managing the balance between academic programming, research initiatives, and external partnerships. The Director will bring a sophisticated approach to stakeholder engagement, ensuring that competing interests—such as academic access to specialized spaces balanced with community access—are managed with diplomacy and strategic foresight.

The Director will provide leadership across multiple divisions, working closely with faculty, students, marketing, advancement, alumni relations, public safety, and external partners including artists, booking agents, festival organizers, granting bodies, and sponsors. Maintaining a high level of visibility, the Director will represent HCH at industry conferences, panels, and media engagements, strengthening its reputation as a premier arts and cultural hub. The Director will drive financial sustainability by securing funding through sponsorships, donor relations, earned revenue opportunities, and grants, ensuring a robust business model that supports both operational needs and long-term growth. Their leadership and entrepreneurship will be essential in navigating the increasing complexity of access, fiscal responsibility, and communication strategies related to the use of HCH facilities.

About You:

You are passionate about working at Ontario's largest Polytechnic; you thrive on improving productivity and quality that contribute to team success! If this sounds like you, keep reading:

Education

A specialized university degree or equivalent experience as a fine arts practitioner in production, management, business, research, or policy is expected with a master’s degree preferred. A minimum of seven to nine years of senior management expertise in leading the programming, presentation, and promotion of a multidisciplinary performing arts venue within a not-for-profit, academic, or government setting is required.

Experience/Skills

The Director will be a dynamic and resourceful leader, adept at navigating a fast-paced and evolving environment. With a strong competitive drive and an instinct for innovation, they will confidently champion HCH’s mission, engaging stakeholders with a compelling vision for its future. Comfortable balancing high-level strategy with hands-on execution, the Director will build strong relationships across diverse audiences, fostering collaboration and adaptability in pursuit of shared goals. This individual will thrive in situations requiring quick thinking, strategic decision-making, and an ability to pivot rapidly between tasks while maintaining a results-driven approach. A confident communicator and natural connector, the Director will leverage past experience, intuition, and emerging opportunities to shape HCH as a vibrant cultural and creative hub. With an urgency to act and a keen ability to maximize efficiency and impact, they will drive forward new ideas and partnerships that elevate HCH’s role within Humber and beyond.

Other key competencies include:

• Leadership and Personal Accountability – The authenticity to influence and inspire others to believe and participate in an impactful vision while holding oneself answerable for personal and professional actions.
• Diplomacy and Time & Priority Management – The dexterity to analyze all aspects of a situation and listen to many points of view to make consistently sound decisions and facilitate agreements with and between multiple individuals and stakeholder groups with emotional intelligence.
• Interpersonal Skills – The agility to effectively and tactfully handle difficult or sensitive issues while organizing and influencing people to believe in a vision and sense of purpose and direction.
• Planning, Organizing, and Flexibility – The capacity to define and diagnose key aspects of a challenge and then establish a rigorous yet adaptable course of action to achieve the desired multifaceted project and stakeholder engagement outcomes.

Qualifications:

Sound knowledge and proven ability assessing risk and related opportunities in music, film, theatre, or other performing arts disciplines are expected, and experience working in a multi-unionized environment with a deep understanding of health and safety standards is appreciated. A comprehensive understanding of venue and staff capacity utilization and management, audience development, community ambassadorship in an academic environment, major cultural organization, or elsewhere in the creative sector is needed. Exceptional relationship management, donor cultivation, and creative industry expertise and connections are preferred. The ability to work flexible hours on evenings and weekends is required in best serving the needs of numerous stakeholders and the community that HCH will serve.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you! At Humber Polytechnic we don't just accept difference we celebrate it! Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and a progressive mindset goes a long way at Humber. If your experience is close to what we're looking for, consider applying and tell us why you are a great candidate for this job. Find your Spot at Humber!

Application Process

As part of an inclusive process, interested applicants are invited to inquire and/or submit a cover letter that uplifts their qualifications for the outlined position; a resume that highlights a chronological career progression, education, and associated accomplishments; and a production-oriented curriculum vitae that demonstrates how the applicant’s past experience has made a meaningful contribution to contemporary creative arts, media, design, higher education, and/or society.

Humber is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Arts Consulting Group will work with applicants requesting accommodations at any stage of the hiring process.

To submit materials (electronic submissions preferred), please click here or visit artsconsulting.com/opensearches.

For questions or general inquiries about this unique opportunity, please contact:

Bruce D. Thibodeau, President
52 Church Street, Suite 217
Toronto, Ontario M5C 2B5
Tel (888) 234.4236 Ext. 201
Email Humber@ArtsConsulting.com

What's in it for you?

• An opportunity to be a part of building Humber's future.
• Be part of a diverse, hard-working, and supportive team.
• Tools and technology that will allow you to succeed at your job.

We thank you for your interest in working with Humber Polytechnic. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Humber Polytechnic is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of our students and our city. We actively seek Indigenous Peoples and individuals from equity-deserving groups with demonstrated skills and knowledge to deal with all aspects of equity, diversity and inclusion in a post-secondary environment.

Humber supports employment equity. Racialized workers, women, Indigenous workers, LGBTQ2S+ workers and workers with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For the purpose of statistical data collection, applicants are strongly encouraged to voluntarily self-identify. Humber’s diverse workplace also supports Francophone workers and young workers.

Accommodation
Humber Polytechnic is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Our Talent Acquisition team will work with applicants requesting accommodations at any stage of the hiring process. This document is available in alternate formats upon request.

Anti-Discrimination Statement
At Humber Polytechnic, all forms of discrimination and harassment are prohibited. All employees and applicants have the right to work in an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. If you need assistance with concerns related to discrimination and harassment, please contact the Office of Human Rights and Harassment (humanrights@humber.ca).

Position Type FT Administration

Work Locations

Lakeshore Campus

3199 Lakeshore Blvd. West

Etobicoke M8V 1K8

Job Family

Academic Administration

Deadline to Apply Until filled

Job Posting

3/17/25

Department Office of the Senior Vice-President, Academic