Portland Chamber Orchestra General Manager Position
(Greater Portland)

Reply to: pcogenmgr@comcast.net
Date: August-07, 2008

Portland Chamber Orchestra
Job title: General Manager
Status: half time, home office, flexible working hours. Reports to Board of Directors
Salary: From $22 per hour

Portland Chamber Orchestra's mission is "to provide an extraordinary musical experience through an imaginative fusion of the arts." Founded in 1946, PCO is a well established ensemble of 30+ professional musicians, dedicated to playing a broad repertoire of orchestral classical music from Baroque to 21st century world premiers. Under the artistic direction of Maestro Yaacov Bergman since 2001, the Orchestra's annual season consists of at least three programs performed at Reed College's Kaul Auditorium and other venues throughout the region. Mr. Bergman has also introduced strong collaborations with other artists and media over the past five seasons, including film, dance, puppetry and commissioned paintings in some of the programming.

Position summary: Portland Chamber Orchestra is seeking an entrepreneurial leader who knows how to work independently and also enjoys collaborating with the Board and artistic director. This is a new position, funded for the first two years by capacity building grants awarded by the Miller and Collins Foundations. The General Manager will be the hub of the organization, leading the implementation of PCO's mission and strategic plan, while carrying out a wide range of operational and administrative duties under the direction of the Board of Directors.

The General Manager's strengths include:
· Comfort and confidence in attracting investors to PCO's mission
· Skill in seizing new opportunities that serve established strategic goals
· Strong financial discipline
· Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal

Responsibilities include
· Fund development and grant management
· Marketing/public relations
· Budgeting, book keeping and asset management; database and IT management
· Assistance with concert logistics/administration

Qualifications, education and experience
· Minimum two years' experience demonstrating some combination of marketing, fund development and/or administration
· Competence with core computer skills, e.g., WORD, Excel, QuickBooks.
· Otherwise, no specific qualifications, education or experience are absolutely required

To Apply: Submit a detailed and compelling letter, describing why you wish to be PCO's first General Manager-how your skills and experience fit with PCO's mission. Also include names and contact information for four references and a resume to: pcogenmgr@comcast.net by August 18th at 5:00 pm.

Or postmarked by August 18th by mail to: Portland Chamber Orchestra, PO Box 9024, Portland, OR 97207-9024. Attn: H. William Brelje, President. For additional information about PCO, please go to www.portlandchamberorchestra.org