Director, Music

Founded in 1933, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is a learning organization built upon an extraordinary legacy of excellence in artistic and creative development. What started as a single course in drama has grown to become the global organization leading in arts, culture, and creativity across dozens of disciplines. From our home in the stunning Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

The Opportunity

The Director, Music at Banff Centre is responsible for shaping the vision and execution of music programming, ensuring that participants receive mentorship from faculty and special guests to provide transformative, life-changing experiences. The role involves developing programs aligned with Banff Centre's strategic goals, addressing the needs of both Canadian and international artists, and enhancing the global reach of Banff’s renowned music programs. The Director also collaborates with other arts disciplines and key leadership, including the Executive Director, Arts, to design both specialized and interdisciplinary programs that push creative boundaries and foster personal and professional growth for participants.

Responsibilities:

Roles and Responsibilities

Reporting to Executive Director, Arts below are some key accountabilities:

Strategic Planning
• Conceives and articulates a compelling long-term vision for music at Banff Centre in support of the organization’s vision and mission.
• Works with the Executive Director, Arts to understand and implement the strategic goals and business objectives of Banff Centre as they relate to music and arts programming overall.
• Collaborates with other Banff Centre Arts Directors, and the Managing Director, Program Operations, to design and build a comprehensive Music program plan capable of delivering on the Director’s vision over a 3-year planning horizon.
Programming
• Designs an annual comprehensive and integrated program plan for Banff Centre Music including the identification of exceptional faculty from across Canada and internationally.
• Collaborates with colleagues to explore synergies through planning, program design and delivery of Arts programming and to develop and deliver innovative cross-disciplinary and/or cross-sectoral programming and research.
• Responsibility includes curriculum design with lead faculty, and the development of an integrated schedule working with lead faculty, program manager and other staff as relevant.
• Designs programs that are in alignment with our Strategic Plan; the provincial government’s Alberta 2030 post-secondary strategy, which focuses on training for jobs and work-based learning; and Canadian Heritage’s arts training objectives.
• Meets mission aligned enrollment targets (FLEs) and/or participant days in the arts program plan as set out by the Executive Director, Arts.
• Works with the Program Manager, Music, the Program Delivery Specialist and other relevant departments including Production and Programming Administration and Participant Resources to consider, and plan for, all anticipated logistical and operational implications of program designs.
• Develops an active public-facing component to all residencies, for example through concerts, masterclasses, and sound recordings.
• Leads diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion efforts to ensure programs are representative and inclusive to reflect the changing cultural, economic, and political developments that affect artist and audience needs across the Bow Valley, Canadian, and international landscapes.

Operational Management

• Leads a highly motivated, well-functioning, knowledgeable, and accountable team from across the relevant departments responsible for delivering the music programs.
• Works closely with Program Administration and Participant Services including the Admissions and Recruitment team, to ensure program materials are clear, comprehensive, accessible to potential applicants and are in adherence with deadline requirements.
• Liaises with the Recruitment team on identifying targeted outreach to encourage applications from artists who will be well aligned with the program goals.
• Together with the Program Manager, Music, liaises with Marketing and Communications on the launch and promotion of programs in adherence with deadline requirements.
• Assists the Development team in identifying new potential donors, sponsors, and in the development of donor proposals, government and other grant proposals.

Financial Management

• Liaises with the Managing Director, Program Operations, and Finance Department as applicable, on program and department administration budget management and provides financial and other reporting as required.
• Oversees the Program Manager, Music in their day-to-day budget management responsibilities, ensuring they have access to all relevant information to maintain accuracy;
• Ensures the program plan is taking advantage of all available endowments.

Relationship Building

• Utilizes effective contacts within the music, education, and funding communities nationally and internationally to ensure the on-going relevance of Music programs to artists, while enhancing the value of these programming areas.
• Fosters relationships with donors to ensure good stewardship of past gifts and works with the Development department to secure new funding and ensure that stewardship reporting is completed in a timely fashion.

Leadership and Influence

• Provides creative and strategic leadership, vision and program direction and design to Music residencies, through experience and knowledge of music culture and community.
• Leads a team in a unionized environment that achieves its financial and non-financial objectives within an environment of collaboration, communication, and innovation.
• Encourages a positive, respectful and professional workplace characterized by a commitment to learning and creativity and by high levels of personal fulfillment.
• Demonstrates sound knowledge of the collective agreement and ensure compliance.
• Provides leadership through upholding Banff Centre’s safe work practices, anti-harassment policies, participant code of conduct, alcohol and drug policy, and other Banff Centre policies;
• Addresses issues and concerns impacting residency program participants, faculty, and staff while working with Participant Resources and Security Services.

Human Resource Management, Team Building and Interdivisional Cooperation

• Inspires and facilitates a strong sense of team spirit and working practices to enable those staff working on music programs to function as a high-performing motivated team at all times, through maintaining open communication, clear objectives and priorities, and a culture of positive behavioral intent that is consistent and in alignment with Banff Centre values and is welcoming and inclusive, supporting a diverse workforce.
• Ensures that employees fully understand their roles, responsibilities, and performance standards and provide ongoing formal and informal feedback, coaching and support as employees strive to achieve expectations.
• Maintains effective working relationships with team members, internal partners, customers, the union and other stakeholders.
• Ensures team members represent Banff Centre to any stakeholders and constituents in an informed, helpful, and positive way, striving to increase the organization’s public value in each interaction.

Qualifications:

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

• 10+ years of proven collaborative and inclusionary leadership.
• 10+ years of established performance, and/or educational experience.
• Network and reputation in the Canadian and International music community to attract high profile artists to the Centre and build Banff Centre’s profile and reputation in the music realm.
• Active member of music associations and groups.
• Related university degree with a deep understanding of music education and professional development at the post-secondary level.
• Previous experience in setting a compelling vision and utilizing creativity, innovation, and a strong business acumen to delivery on this vision.
• Background and/or interest in working in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Operational awareness (budgets, grants, and fundraising).
• Experience working with external donors and stakeholders from government, the private and public sectors.
• Highly motived and energetic, contemporary and forward-looking, while honoring legacy and what has been built.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Adept in the planning and organization required to successfully launch multiple projects at once.
• Multilingual (an asset).
• Experience in capital projects (an asset).
• Previous working in a unionized environment (preferred).
• Willingness to relocate to the Banff area if not already living in the vicinity.

How to Apply:

Employment Terms and Benefits

• In accordance with the terms of employment governing Management/PSP employees, this is a salaried, fulltime position, subject to a 6-month probationary period.
• The salary range for this position is $80,838 - $120,050 based on experience.
• The successful candidate will enjoy twenty paid vacation days and four personal days annually, extended medical and dental benefits, and participation in an employer-matched pension plan.

Benefits of working at Banff Centre are:
• Transitional staff housing options (based on availability)
• Professional development
• Employee Assistance Program
• Hybrid work environment (3 days in the office, 2 days remote)
• Health care spending account
• Staff cafeteria and restaurant discounts
• Onsite fitness facility at a discounted rate – first month free for new staff!

Application Process
• We are accepting applications for the Director, Music position until 11:59pm MST January 12, 2025
• Candidates offered a position with Banff Centre, in this capacity, will be required to obtain a criminal record check verifying a clear record before a final job offer can be finalized.
• Visa Requirements: Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada. Banff Centre is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.