Located in the heart of Vancouver on beautiful Granville Island, Arts Umbrella is widely regarded as an organization with a heart: where creativity is nurtured, children are valued, and staff, donors, and volunteers are intensely loyal and sincerely appreciated. Serving youth ages 2-19 for more than 25 years, Arts Umbrella strives to foster the creativity of young people by providing innovative and quality visual and performing arts programs that inspire intellect, spirit and passion. Delivering both on-site and outreach programs, Arts Umbrella touches the lives of thousands of children a year through the delivery over 200 weekly classes. Programs range from general courses in music, theatre, dance, painting, sculpture, architecture, film, photography, media and more.

Reporting to the Artistic Director, the Coordinator, Dance supports the strategic and day-to-day activities of the dance program and the Arts Umbrella Dance Company. The Coordinator ensures that logistical and technical requirements are met, that Arts Umbrella policies and procedures are supported and maintained, and liaises with multiple individuals both within the organization and externally to execute projects on time and on budget.

As the ideal candidate for this position you have a college or university degree and three to five years of experience working in an institutional setting or equivalent combination of education and experience. You have experience supervising staff, are familiar with the discipline of dance and have a passion for and ability to work with children and youth. You are fantastic with diverse groups of people and operate well in a collaborative work environment. You are detail-oriented and extremely organized and able to influence various stakeholder groups and achieve project timelines.

If this sounds like you, please forward your resume and cover letter in one document to job@artsumbrella.com no later than 4:00 pm on Sunday, December13, 2008. Please note Dance Coordinator in the subject line.

Arts Umbrella thanks all applicants for their interest in Arts Umbrella and advises that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.