Associate Program Officer

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Position Title: Associate Program Officer

Reporting to: Director of Partnerships

Location: Bentonville, AR

Salary Range: $55,800-$69,800

Art Bridges Foundation is the vision of philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton. Since 2017, Art Bridges has created and supported projects that bring outstanding works of American art out of storage and into communities. Art Bridges partners with a growing network of over 200 museums of all sizes and locations on nearly 800 projects across the nation, impactingover 5 million people, to provide financial and strategic support for exhibition development, loans from the Art Bridges Collection and Partner Loan Network, and programs designed to educate, inspire, and deepen engagement with local communities. For more information, visit artbridgesfoundation.org.

The position requires a collaborative, detail-oriented, and diplomatic professional who will work independently as well as consult on award activities, corresponding with awardees regarding proposals, preparing and reviewing reports, and organizing materials for Award Review Meetings as with colleagues across the foundation.

Preferred candidates will be passionate about expanding access to art with skills in critical thinking, problem-solving, research, writing, and building interpersonal relationships. The Associate Program Officer should possess intellectual curiosity, imagination, flexibility, and openness to giving and receiving feedback. They will be interested in American art, community engagement, and social equity. The Associate Program Officer will be able to work with diverse partners, listen, ask questions, adapt, and collaborate.

• Manage a portfolio of programs for funding, including identifying efficiencies for project teams to consider, and advising partners in preparation and revision of narrative and financial components of applications and final reports
• Participate in and lead meetings with current and potential partners
• Conduct routine award management, including award reports and requests for modifications, extensions, and transfers, execute appropriate follow up and alert project team to unresolved challenges
• Manage awardee and stakeholder relationships with integrity and authenticity
• Prepare, process, track, and audit internal award-related documents such as applications, dockets, award letters, and payment documentation.
• Populate award-reporting forms, templates, and update information in various foundation databases such as Asana, Salesforce, and Digital Asset Manager.
• Assist with general department correspondence, requests for information, creation and updating of files and records, follow-up reports, etc.
• Attend regular department, division, foundation, and partner meetings
• Manage interns
• Other projects as assigned

• An interest in joining an organization that is evolving and poised to have a major impact on the museum field
• An interest in art and its power to transform lives
• Creativity, flexibility, and curiosity
• Ability to anticipate and solve problems proactively
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to mediate diverse opinions to address shared needs
• High degree of initiative and discretion

• Bachelor's degree; with coursework in business, nonprofit management, art history, museum studies or related field
• Experience in and knowledge of philanthropic, nonprofit, and/or business standards and topics
• Minimum five years’ work experience, preferably in an in an office environment requiring interaction with both internal and external clients
• A high degree of competency in the MS Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Experience with or ability to quickly learn specialized project management software including Asana and Salesforce
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Responsive and personable with internal and external partners
• Ability to be flexible, think critically and exercise discretion and independent judgment
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities with strong attention to accuracy and detail
• Demonstrated capacity to work as part of a team, as well as independently
• Ability to understand and maintain the highest levels of confidentiality

This is a full-time, Monday to Friday, in person role. Our Flexible Work Policy allows an option to work one day per week from home between Tuesday and Thursday. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: Position requires utilizing a computer and telephone for prolonged periods of time, good eye/hand coordination, verbal and written conversation with others, and lifting/carrying up to 10 lbs. Vision abilities required by the job include close vision.

Work environment: Work will be performed in an office environment full-time. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate. Some overnight travel may be necessary on occasion.

At Art Bridges, diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion are central to all work and decisions made within our organization. We support our colleagues and partners in learning and growing together to make this important work part of our daily lives.

Art Bridges is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage all qualified applicants including women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States on your first day of work.