We Are Hiring
CanAsian Dance is seeking to hire an Artistic Lead and a General Manager. Successful candidates will contribute to a historic time for the organization, as we implement co-leadership approaches to our work and sharpen the activist dimension of our role.
We are accepting individual applications for each role or alternatively, joint applications from duos who are applying for both roles. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis, and will close by end of day, Friday January 26, 2024. For queries and to request accommodations during the hiring process, please contact admin@canasiandance.com.
Note: The Artistic Lead and General Manager will be members of what will be a five-person Curatorial Committee. Hire for the remaining three committee members is anticipated to begin in spring 2024.
For more information on our transition to co-leadership, read our latest news!
Artistic Lead (Part-time, Contract)
Hours: 24 hours per week (3 days per week)
Fee: $48,384 for an ~17-month contract ($28 per hour). (Note: Subject to funding, we hope to either extend this contract or establish this position as a permanent role)
Works collaboratively with: the General Manager and three Curatorial Committee Members. (Note: Under a new co-leadership model, CanAsian Dance will be led by a five-person Curatorial Committee. The committee will comprise an Artistic Lead, a General Manager, and three Curatorial Committee Members)
Location: The successful applicant will primarily work from home but should ideally be based in or near the Greater Toronto Area for onsite work on local programming. Travel to Montreal and other Canadian locations may also be required. A driver’s license and access to a vehicle is an asset.
Reports to: CanAsian Dance Board of Directors
Application deadline: Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis, but will close by end of day, Friday January 26, 2024. Please send a cover letter (max. one page) and your resume to admin@canasiandance.com
Start date: Mid-February 2024 or by negotiation
Your role
The Artistic Lead will guide CanAsian Dance during a stimulating and historic time in our juncture. This role involves: artistic visioning and artistic advocacy; organizational visioning and planning; producing; funding and fundraising. Crucially, you will cultivate co-leadership approaches within the organization's processes and activities. These approaches will also inspire engagement with both long-time and new contributors and communities.
You will be energized about working in a collaborative environment that decentres the Eurocentrism of the dance sector and foregrounds Asian diasporic dance artists and practitioners of Asian dance forms.
General Manager (Part-time, Contract)
Hours: 24 hours per week (3 days per week)
Fee: $48,384 for an ~17-month contract ($28 per hour). (Note: Subject to funding, we hope to either extend this contract or establish this position as a permanent role)
Works collaboratively with: the Artistic Lead and three Curatorial Committee Members. (Note: Under a new co-leadership model, CanAsian Dance will be led by a five-person Curatorial Committee. The committee will comprise an Artistic Lead, a General Manager, and three Curatorial Committee Members)
Location: The successful applicant will primarily work from home but should ideally be based in or near the Greater Toronto Area.
Reports to: CanAsian Dance Board of Directors
Application deadline: Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis, but will close by end of day, Friday January 26, 2024. Please send a cover letter (max. one page) and your resume to admin@canasiandance.com
Start date: Mid-February 2024 or by negotiation
Your role
The General Manager is responsible for managing CanAsian Dance’s operations to evolve, support, and sustain our artistic development and operational systems. You will support CanAsian Dance across the full spectrum of our activities, including working in and operationalizing our new co-leadership structure.
You will be energized about working in a collaborative environment that decentres the Eurocentrism of the dance sector and foregrounds Asian diasporic dance artists and practitioners of Asian dance forms.