Executive Director - Art Enables, Washington, DC

For over ten years, the goals of Art Enables have been to provide artists with developmental disabilities with all of the support they need to create wonderfully honest and idiosyncratic artwork, and to develop and reach an audience for that work. The program provides about 30 artists with studio space, supplies, a gallery, a first-class marketing website, access to exhibitions around the region and daily help and encouragement. We are a small organization with a total of four full-time employees, volunteers and a Board of Directors that provides support. Art Enables is an entrepreneurial organization; we pride ourselves on giving our artists the opportunity to achieve validation in the marketplace. Our Executive Director must be a hands-on manager as well as a person with vision and the ability to formulate and implement strategic objectives. It is the ED's duty to maintain the sound functioning of Art Enables at the organizational, fiscal and programmatic levels. This is an opportunity to build on the group's achievements in its first decade and to shape them for the future. Funding for the program is a combination of individual and corporate donors, grants, and Medicaid payments.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to, the following, in conjunction with the staff:

Organizational/Programmatic: ● Hire and supervise employees, volunteers and, as necessary, specialized consultants (e.g. auditor) ● Ensure organizational progress toward strategic objectives ● Establish relationships and exchanges of information and expertise with related programs locally, nationally and internationally ● Oversee recruitment of new artists and, in collaboration with the Service Coordinator, conduct intake interviews ● Present/speak at conferences and workshops and spearhead public relations efforts ● Oversee gallery operations (exhibits, publicity, events, website) ● Report monthly to the Board of Directors.

Fiscal and governance: ● Create budgets for approval by the Board of Directors ● Spearhead development, write, and procure grants ● Monitor alignment of budget vs. actuals, track income and expenditures in-house; communicate information to the bookkeeper (monthly); work with auditor (annually) ● Structure and oversee financial agreements with cooperating retailers and outside exhibit venues ● Management requirements for Department on Disability Services, ensure appropriate reimbursement, and troubleshoot collection problems at the level of the Department of Human Services.

Qualifications/Experience: ● Minimum Bachelors Degree ● Successful leadership role in organizational workplace ● Previous experience with small-budget non-profit organizations a plus ● Experience working with disability community and/or arts community ● Demonstrated ability to procure grants ● Familiarity with DDS requirements a plus ● Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.

Salary: This is a small non-profit with a commensurate budget: salary is commensurate with experience.

Benefits: Flexible leave and partial health insurance reimbursement.

Response by email to [email protected] or regular mail to: 2204 Rhode Island Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20018, marked "Executive Director applicant" on the outside of the envelope. All material must be received by August 31, 2015.