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Job ID 60761

Job Category Management

Full-Time

ABOUT THIS POSITION

The City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture champions, promotes, and supports the City's arts and culture community to make Phoenix a great place to live, work, and visit. The department manages an award-winning public art program; grants funds to artists and nonprofit arts organizations; oversees a dozen cultural facilities; professional development opportunities for arts administrators and individual artists; and participates in national studies and research that make a strong case for the arts and demonstrate their economic, social, practical, and educational benefits.

The Office of Arts and Culture seeks a dynamic individual to serve as an agency deputy director. The position is responsible for designing, developing and implementing the agency's General Obligation (GO) Bond, operations, and budgeting programs. It assists in the department's management and day-to-day operations, oversees long-range planning, coordinates assigned activities with outside agencies, provides highly responsible and complex support to the Director, serves as an acting department head in the Director's absence, and performs related duties as assigned.

KEY DUTIES

• Develops and manages the department's multi-year capital improvement programs for the department, in tandem with the Deputy Director (Public Art), city departments, City Council and the department head.
• Develops and manages the department's operating budget and directs procurement for the department.
• Manages and directs the department's GO Bond portfolio, including budgeting, coordination with non-profit partners, overseeing work of professional contractors, and planning for future GO Bond opportunities.
• Manages key projects and special initiatives that relate to organizational growth and works with the Director on strategic long-range planning and organizational goals for the department.
• Directs and supervises cultural facilities property manager and other operational support staff.
• Demonstrates superior seamless customer service, integrity, and commitment to innovation, efficiency, and fiscally responsible activity.
• Writes commission/council reports, special project status reports, and feasibility reports, and makes public presentations as required.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Is a personable, effective communicator that can facilitate large groups to review and improve complex processes.
• Takes initiative and works independently.
• Has strong organizational skills and is creative and adaptable with time management.
• Proven ability to multitask and prioritize, especially under tight deadlines.
• Possesses the ability to:
  • Build effective relationships with various citywide stakeholders at all levels.
  • Positively motivate and coach staff members.
  • Manage a variety of projects and staff.

SALARY

Pay and Hiring Range: $102,544.00 - $133,307.20 annually.

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
• The City contributes 9% of salary into 457/401(a) plans with no matching required. $4,200/annual car allowance and $1,440/annual cell phone allowance.

Internal Only: Please understand that this is pay grade 832. If selected, your salary offer will be based on the applicable promotion or demotion worksheet in accordance with the City Pay Ordinance.

• Promotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade increase.
• Demotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade decrease.
• Lateral transfers occur when there is no change to the last two digits of the pay grade.
• When there is a change in the first digit of the pay grade, there may also be a change to your classification or unit. 

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BENEFITS

A comprehensive Middle Manager benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Middle Manager Benefits.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Five years of progressively responsible experience in public administration and research, or construction management.
• Bachelor's degree in public or business administration, government management, architecture, engineering, or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
• For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions, click here.
• The City job description can be found here.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Knowledge and experience working at or with a governmental arts agency.
• Supervisory experience with CIP, facilities management, and staff.
• Procurement, budget, and construction management experience.
• Strategic and long-range planning experience.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes March 5, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Special Projects Administrator, JC:08610, ID# 60761, 02/12/26, USM, PO, Benefits: MidMgr

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