Interim Executive Director (Full-Time)

The Flow Chart Foundation—348 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534

The Flow Chart Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, is seeking an Interim Executive Director to serve for a six-month period while a formal executive search is conducted. Excellent candidates should have fundraising and administrative experience and be familiar with the work and life of John Ashbery. Equally important is the ability to manage the Ashbery Resource Center special collections, and Flow Chart Space, an exhibition and event venue, located in Hudson, NY. Maintaining some previously scheduled programming will be expected. Candidates having understanding and experience with literary organizations’ management and fundraising responsibilities as well as administrative skills are encouraged to apply.

Knowledge and familiarity with literary archives, as well as archive-specific funding, is a plus. The Executive Director will report to The Flow Chart Foundation’s Board of Directors, managing, and hiring as necessary, part-time librarian, fundraising and program staff, and, when appropriate, interns. Note, the six-month interim period may have the possibility of extension. Note also that though this is largely an in-person position, parts of it may be conducted remotely.

Responsibilities

The Interim Executive Director will be Flow Chart’s lead and public face, responsible for all operating, programmatic, and administrative activities.  These include:

• Public programs. Carry out Flow Chart’s robust schedule of programs in furtherance of the organization’s mission and future plans, and carry on all related public communications.

• Facilities and Collections Management. Manage maintenance and use of the organization’s facilities (Ashbery Resource Center and Flow Chart Space) and the preservation and use of special collections.

• Financial administration, including recordkeeping and filings.  Administer regular fiscal reports, manage funds in accordance with best practices, and file required forms and returns.

• Fundraising and grant oversight. In collaboration with the Board, steward fundraising planning and execution—includes renewing existing federal, state and local grants and attracting individual contributions, supplying necessary final reports, and identifying, cultivating, and soliciting new foundation, government, and individual grants and gifts.

• Staff Leadership. Provide vision, motivation, and professional development and supervision for all personnel in accordance with all workplace policies.

Qualifications

• Experience with management or leadership in nonprofit and/or arts management with an understanding of organizational maintenance, on-going fundraising and innovative programming.

• A track record in project management and personal initiative; creative problem-solver, able to communicate expansive vision while maintaining standards of operation.

• Familiarity with and passion for the life and work of John Ashbery, associated artists, and the mission of the organization to foster inclusive, cross-disciplinary and experimental art.

Salary
$45K (non-negotiable) for what is contemplated to be a six-month period, paid as salary, with a health insurance rebate, two weeks of vacation pay, and standard Federal holidays. This period has the potential to be extended.

To Apply
Send resume and references, attached to an email serving as a cover letter, to: info@flowchartfoundation.org with Subject: Interim Executive Director. Note: Only those selected to be interviewed will be notified.

Non-Discriminatory Hiring Policy
The Flow Chart Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a work environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe in hiring individuals based on their qualifications, skills, and experience without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. Our commitment to equal employment opportunity applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer, training, working conditions, compensation, and benefits.

About the Flow Chart Foundation
Toward opening possibilities for discovery, thought, and connection, The Flow Chart Foundation explores poetry and the interrelationships of art forms as guided by the legacy of poet John Ashbery and promotes engagement with his work. Flow Chart Foundation programs and resources inspire thought, exploration, and transformation. Through events, exhibitions, and installations that showcase innovative art by creators across disciplines, Flow Charts features new work that reflects and engages transformative values, showcasing contemporary artists from a diversity of cultural, ethnic, gender-identified, age, ability, economic, and aesthetic viewpoints. We do so online, through Flow Chart Space, and with partner organizations. We celebrate Ashbery and his art as an inspirational and generative force, inviting engagement with his work through the Ashbery Resource Center, a special collection and online resource that provides opportunities for exploration and scholarship. Note that the organization, despite the “Foundation” in its name, does not have an endowment nor does it make grants. 

About the Ashbery Resource Center
The Ashbery Resource Center (ARC)—the library and special collections of The Flow Chart Foundation—welcomes scholars, artists, writers, and readers, toward deepening scholarship, providing artistic inspiration, and offering generative opportunities to engage with the multifaceted work of John Ashbery and the wider artistic legacy of the New York School, its influences and beyond. The ARC acquires, preserves, and provides access to a range of primary materials from Ashbery's personal collection of visual art, books, objects, ephemera, and belongings, as well as a range of materials documenting Ashbery’s work and artistic influence. The ARC’s holdings represent the exploration of interrelationships of various art forms, offering unique opportunities for innovative scholarship and creative inspiration.