Cultural Education Program Manager

You will be most successful in this position if:

• You have experience working directly with either public school districts, educators and cultural partners that provide programs to K-12 students. Examples could include teachers, paraeducators, teaching artists, school district partnership or program managers, education staff from arts, heritage, or science and technology cultural organizations.
• You have experience in grant making and philanthropy, particularly as it relates to improving or expanding access to any of the following disciplines: arts, heritage, or science and technology experiences for K-12 students and families from historically marginalized and underinvested in communities.

Additionally, you will be prepared to take on this role if you have following experience, abilities, commitments, and skills:

Committed to:

• Advancing racial equity and social justice in how you conduct your work.
• Building trust, accountability, and collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders, including 4Culture staff, Advisory/Board members, and external stakeholders such as King County Public School educators and staff, as well as the staff from cultural organizations.
• Centering student success through cultural experiences including arts, heritage, and science and technology offerings.

Experienced with:

• Grantmaking and philanthropy, particularly as it relates to improving or expanding access to any of the following disciplines: arts, heritage, or science and technology experiences for K-12 students and families from underinvested In communities.
• Process improvement and development of best practices as it relates to managing funding programs.
• Working directly with colleagues from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Communicating policies and guidelines with members of the public from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Skilled in:

• Effective and responsive client-facing and internal communication via phone, email, and in-person
• Managing projects simultaneously and independently, often in a deadline-oriented environment requiring creative and flexible solutions.
• Adapting quickly to new software platforms, CRMs, and other digital tools and resources.

Have the ability to:

• Work independently and collaboratively in an open office environment (this position is hybrid).
• Be flexible and navigate ambiguity while remaining responsive to the needs of applicants and program participants.

Supervisory responsibilities:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities but may occasionally oversee interns and volunteers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage the cultural education funding program and cultural education roster including keeping the roster up to date in collaboration with the Communications Department.
• Develop applications, guidelines, and applicant workshops; provide technical assistance during application and contract processes; and execute panel deliberation process.
• Respond to requests for information from the public and serve as primary staff contact for the public-school educators, district staff, and grant applicants.
• Regularly assess and evaluate the education funding program and roster to ensure both meet internal goals and are effectively implemented.
• Manage grant contracts and approve payment requests.
• Work with Arts Program Director to support and strengthen the cultural education field through outreach and engagement with public schools and educators to increase access to the Cultural Education program; creating and participating in presentations for meetings and events; and representing 4Culture at applicable local, state, regional, and national events, meetings, and conferences.
• Collaborate with the department directors and other staff to develop and provide feedback on the department work plans, program budget, and evaluation particularly as it relates to cultural education offerings and priorities within each discipline.
• Contribute to the overall health and welfare of 4Culture by utilizing the Strategic Plan; participating in internal working groups; documenting standard operating procedures and implementing process improvements.
• In accordance with King County records management law, regulations and best practice regularly utilize the County records management software Content Manager.
• Coordinate and or delegate work with Support Specialists.

4Culture leadership has the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time to ensure the success of the organization.

Minimum Qualifications:

We are looking for candidates that can demonstrate they have the skills listed above through a combination of their work, education, and life experience as demonstrated in their resume, and cover letter.

• Experience working directly with public school districts, educators, and cultural partners providing programs to K-12 students in at least one of 4Culture’s focus areas.
• Bachelor’s degree in arts, heritage, and/or science and technology (STEM) education fields, including museum studies or an Associate’s degree in a related field and 2 years of related work/life experience or 4 years of related work/life experience.
• Proficiency with computer systems including customer relationship management software (CRM) and MS Office 365 including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint.

Desirable Qualifications

• Moderate to advanced fluency (written and spoken) in Spanish

Work Environment

• Position works a 37.5 hour work week, Monday–Friday. 
• This position will primarily be onsite 4Culture at 101 Prefontaine Pl S, Seattle, WA. Seattle. This position is hybrid (3 days in the office/2 days remote). 
• Occasional early morning, evening and/or weekend hours are required.  
• Alternative work arrangements may be considered and will be based on operational needs. 
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The perks of working at 4Culture include:

• A 37.5 work week, flex schedule
• 12 days of vacation in the first five years of employment
• 12 days of paid Holiday (including Juneteenth and Indigenous Peoples’ Day)
• Sick leave and 12 weeks of paid Family and Medical Leave after working over 1 year at 4Culture; access to a lactation room.
• Orca transit card
• Attractive comprehensive health insurance package consisting of medical, dental, vision, and basic life and long-term disability insurance for employees.