Director, Facilities & Performance Spaces

Company Overview

The Faculty of Music is Canada's largest and most renowned university-based music program for professional musical training, creation, performance, education, and research. Home to a diverse and dynamic community of scholars, performers, composers, and educators, the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music offers a supportive community in one of the world's most diverse and dynamic cities. We provide a superb learning environment, an internationally renowned teaching faculty, multiple performance halls, and an outstanding music library collection. With degrees and diplomas available in numerous areas of study, our array of courses and programs provides our 900 students an exceptional opportunity to explore various fields within music. With over 600 concerts and events annually, the Faculty is an exciting and vibrant place to work, study, and visit.

Our faculty members include musicians who perform on the world's most prestigious stages and record for major labels, scholars who present at leading international conferences and publish with top presses, educators who offer workshops and masterclasses at universities and conservatories worldwide, and composers whose works are performed by renowned ensembles and commissioned by acclaimed musicians and arts organizations.

Job Description

The Director plays a key role in supporting the faculty, staff, students, and guests of the Faculty by providing a safe, healthy, accessible, and functional environment for the achievement of all elements of the academic vision.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as Theatre production, Arts Administration, with Facility Management, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Project management certification an asset.

EXPERIENCE: Minimum of five (5) years’ recent full scope managing theatre operations experience including supervising associated staff preferably in unionized environment. Proven experience with general building facilities operations management. Superior strategic planning skills. Must have experience administering budgets, developing, and managing performance schedules and servicing multiple user groups. Proven leadership skills and experience in team building, including leading change and adapting to new technologies, life cycle and successful record with issues management. Strong collaborative decision making abilities.

SKILLS: Very strong organizational skills, including balancing multiple responsibilities and effectively meeting deadlines. Very strong planning and project management skills: able to plan, identify and execute on deliverables with short timelines. Strong computer skills in all Microsoft Office applications. Excellent oral and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills with ability to build and maintain positive and professional relationships. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with all levels of staff and volunteers; proven ability to develop creative plans and solutions; results oriented; and strong problem-solving abilities. Mechanical aptitude an asset, familiarity with specific theatre facility systems required (e.g., technical lighting and sound). Knowledge of labour, employment standards, health and safety and public safety legislation required.

OTHER: Commitment to the University’s mission and values and an understanding and commitment to diversity and equity issues. Valid Class ‘G’ driver’s license, with access to a vehicle. Must have current and up to date CPR and First Aid certification. Sound knowledge of relevant health and safety codes. Flexibility with regard to work schedules (day, evening, weekend) A passion and commitment to the performing arts.