The Powell Street Festival Society’s mission is to celebrate the arts and culture of Japanese Canadians and Asian Canadians, to encourage Asian Canadians to take a leadership role in the development of the arts in Canada, and to foster community development through cultural events. The Society's main objective is to produce the Powell Street Festival, an annual celebration of Japanese Canadian arts, culture and heritage. It is the largest event of its kind in Canada and the longest running festival in Metro Vancouver, entering its 36th year.

Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, the Payroll and Benefits Administrator processes the bi-weekly payroll for salaried and hourly unionized staff (the payroll is prepared by ADP an outside financial payroll system), and maintains a variety of personnel records; oversees benefit plan enrollment, termination, etc, for the Vancouver Art Gallery employees and performs a variety of administrative, clerical and organizational support services to the Director of Human Resources.