Manager, Public Programs, Pocantico Center (RBF

Posted on November 11, 2018

Founded in 1940, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) advances social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. The RBF’s grantmaking is organized around three themes:
Democratic Practice, Peace building, and Sustainable Development. Though the Fund pursues its three program interests in a variety of geographic contexts, it has identified several specific locations on which to concentrate cross-programmatic attention. The Fund refers to these as “RBF pivotal places”: subnational areas, nation-states, or cross-border regions that have special importance with regard to the Fund’s substantive concerns and whose future will have disproportionate significance for the future of a surrounding region, an ecosystem, or the world.

The Fund currently works in two pivotal places:
China and the Western Balkans. The Charles

E. Culpeper Arts & Culture program, focused on New York, nurtures a vibrant and inclusive arts community in the Fund’s home city.

Through its grantmaking, the Fund supports efforts to expand knowledge, clarify values and critical choices, nurture creative expression, and shape public policy. The Fund’s programs are intended to develop leaders, strengthen institutions, engage citizens, build community, and foster partnerships that include government, business, and civil society. Respect for cultural diversity and ecological integrity pervades the Fund’s activities.

In addition to overseeing the stewardship of the historic buildings, collections and gardens, The Pocantico Center is a venue for conferences and meetings on critical issues related to the mission of the RBF. It also serves as a community resource and offers public access through a visitation program, lectures, and cultural events, as well as support to artists and arts organizations in the greater New York City area.

Located 20 miles north of Manhattan in the Pocantico Historic Area, The Pocantico Center is managed by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund as part of its agreement with the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund seeks a Manager for its Public Programs at Pocantico Center who is responsible for overseeing all aspects of public programming on the Estate and represents the Fund in its relationships with a wide variety of partners, including Historic Hudson Valley (HHV), other not-for-profits, and the community.

The Manager for Public Programs reports to, provides general administrative support for, and performs other tasks as requested by the Executive Director, Pocantico Center.

Public Programs

• Identify and contact potential partners within the cultural ecosystem of Westchester County and New York City to explore opportunities for expanded public access to the estate on the days not programmed by HHV.
• With the Director of the RBF’s Culpeper Arts and Culture Program, curate the residency and performance programs at The Pocantico Center.
• Manage the production of The Pocantico Arts Collaborative programs including box office, promotion, and set up in collaboration with Pocantico and Greenrock staff.
• Work with staff and interested partners to develop diverse public programs that are compatible with the RBF’s mission and broad program objectives.
• Vet all potential programs with Pocantico staff before entering into a contractual relationship.
• Issue necessary contracts to partners for specific programs to be conducted on the estate: one type for ongoing programs and another for one-time programs.
• Schedule and manage calendar for all public programs.
• Coordinate with Pocantico staff; “Learning Experiences” programs by creating calendar, invitations, information sheets, and gate lists.
• Manage the two local school collaboratives to encourage ongoing dialogue and joint programming.
• Oversee the documentation and evaluation of the Pocantico public programs in order to inform the Pocantico Committee, the RBF Board of Trustees, and others of Pocantico Center activities.
• Manage public program related budget in consultation with the Executive Director.
• Review and edit all interpretive…