India: Program Coordinator - G5A Foundation

Job Title: Program Coordinator**

Location: Mumbai**

Travel: Local

The G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture was envisioned and founded by Anuradha Parikh, an architect and filmmaker based in Mumbai.

Her wide-ranging independent and collaborative projects and her commitment towards creating deeper socio-cultural dialogues, have organically led to the formation of G5A, a multi-functional community space and cultural center in Central Mumbai.

The space, which we refer to as a Warehouse, has a black box- a multi-purpose hall that can house 120 to 150 people depending on the lay out. It also has a study- a small hall that can accommodate 30 people, a 2000 sqft terrace and a café.

The Centre will have performances of all form or arts, conferences, workshops, courses and discussions. In addition, there will be Community based programs with the focus on Women, and Youth with the view to bring around awareness, train them with livelihood model training and so on. It is estimated that there will be close to 500 event/ programs in the centre every year.

Besides the center, the Foundation will be the incubators for several projects in the Community. To start with, Zero Waste Neighborhood project is the first one that is undertaken in Ward no. 194 in G S. There will be more projects that would be incubated. The final mission is to make Mumbai a Creative and a liveable space with dignity for all.

Brief Summary

Support Artistic Director and Head, New Initiatives and team in curating programming across New Media Arts, Cinema, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Language Arts, Architecture and other Art forms as needed. Responsible for carrying out a variety of conceptual, organizational and administrative responsibilities related to planning, developing and implementing cultural programs and projects at G5A.

Responsibilities of the Program Coordinator

I.Programs and Calendar:

· Research content and resource for programs and projects: Arts and Community

· Facilitate program conceptualization

· Manage coordination and execution of programs

· Develop Content for Program and Project Collaterals

· Support in planning and managing Calendar for programming

· Create a database of prospective Cultural Practitioners in different disciplines, Moderators, Organizations

II.Partners and Funding:

· Research potential Partnerships and /or Associations with the experts in the fields of NMA, Visual Arts, Music and Cinema

· Research Grants for projects – Arts or Community

· Create a database of prospective Partners and Co- Curators

· Create a database of prospective Foundations (Government, Private; National and International)

III.Academy

· Support design, planning and execution of cultural courses, seminars and workshops

IV.Audience Development:

· Research audience development strategies

· Review database and trends

· Support team to implement strategies

V.General:

· Further responsibilities may be added as per the requirements of the organisation.

Criteria for Education, Experience and Skills

· Master’s degree in Art History, Arts Administration, Literature, Cultural Studies or a closely related field plus three (3) years professional experience at a public or private arts institution or organization, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

· Excellent research and writing skills

· Effective communication skills both oral and writing

· Strong attention to detail in all tasks and activities

· A demonstrable skill of being able to multi task and meet deadlines

Interests and Abilities:

· Strong interest in the arts and culture, appetite to learn new skills and undertake a variety of duties as required

· Ability to apply creativity in developing and designing unique arts programs tailored to the needs and interests of the community

Personality:

· Pleasant, transparent and inclusive

· Highly motivated and proactive

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications & related experience and will not be constraint for the right candidate.

Interested candidates can send in their CVs toprogramcoordinator.g5a@gmail.comwith the subject line indicating “Program Coordinator” or contact us at Tel: +91 22 43493333. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.