Associate Director, NC African American Heritage Commission, Raleigh, NC

  • 19 Dec 2023 12:06 PM
    Message # 13292655

    Recruitment Range: $56,906-$70,000

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    The Associate Director of the NC African American Heritage Commission provides administrative level support to the division’s Director and is responsible for many of the division’s programs and organizational grants. The Associate Director works closely with the Director cultivating relationships with internal and external partners to conceptualize and implement initiatives and resource development opportunities that meet the needs of some of the division’s core stakeholder groups including African American heritage practitioners, cultural institutions, colleges and universities, and educators. This position directly supervises three (3) employees in addition to contractors and volunteers. The Associate Director is responsible for leading and managing the agency in director’s absence. 

    Key Responsibilities: 
    • Execute several programmatic responsibilities, including overseeing programmatic budgets; advancing core organizational initiatives; developing community-centered programs about African American history, art and culture statewide; and co-monitoring and executing organizational grants.
    • Connect AAHC to its broad network of constituents to opportunities through maintaining and building relationships with cultural institutions, cultural heritage groups and grassroots practitioners across the state and region. 
    • Provide technical assistance to constituents in need of African American heritage advisement. 
    • Represent the AAHC at statewide events, requiring them to speak publicly to a diverse array of audiences. 
    • Support the Director in preparing formal written reports and written, verbal and visual presentations. 
    • Serve as an intra-departmental liaison for African American heritage programs, as a liaison to institutional partners across the state and region and serve as an organizational representative in the stead of the Director as needed. 
    • Supervise three (3) employees in addition to temporaries and volunteers. 
    • Serve as division Public Information Officer supervising communications efforts including press releases, newsletters, and social media. 
    • Travel and participate in night and weekend activities as needed in addition to other duties as assigned.


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