Public Arts Grants & Project Manager Maryland State Arts Council Ensuring access to transfo

POSITION DUTIES

This position is primarily responsible for managing public art grant programs and projects for MSAC. Incumbent reports to the Public Art Program Director and works with other staff in the management and administration of public art programs and projects, as well as providing technical assistance, professional development, program evaluation, and collection management tasks. The position supports the administration of the Public Art Across Maryland Grant Programs by providing technical support to organizations and independent artists to develop grant applications and strengthen the feasibility of local public art projects;

assisting in managing projects of the Maryland Public Artwork Commissions capital buildings program working closely with state user agency partners and contracted artists; and assisting with collection management by maintaining an updated inventory of public artwork on projects that have received state funding.

The selected employee will possess excellent interpersonal skills to work with high level public and private sector officials and maintain effective working relationships; excellent written and oral communication skills; have the ability to work independently; handle multiple, concurrent, and high priority projects; knowledgeable of trends and practices related to public art. Experience in administration of grants, contracts, and/or public programs and projects required;

experience managing project timelines and coordinating schedules among multiple parties as well as proficiency with Google Suite (Google Mail, Docs, Sheets, Slides) and/or other relevant software.

Education:

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience:

Three years of administrative staff or professional work.

• 30 college credit hours for up to two years of the required experience involving staff work using independent judgment and analysis in applying and interpreting complex administrative plans, policies, rules or regulations or analysis of operational programs or procedures with recommendations for improvement on a year‑for‑year basis for required experience.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.