Persephone Theatre, a leading cultural institution in the City of Saskatoon, is looking for a creative and passionate Community Engagement Coordinator to build relationships in the community in support of our Audience Development strategies.

This is a new and vital position and is responsible for relationship building with communities that Persephone Theatre has not previously been in relationship with. The Community Engagement Coordinator will be expected to take a considered approach to community care, ensuring those they engage with feel heard, and are proactively welcomed into our spaces and programs. Though the role will be extending invitations to new communities Persephone has not previously connected with, they are also responsible for stewarding community feedback about where and how Persephone can build programs responsive to those communities’ desire. To support the position in this work, the Community Engagement Coordinator works collaboratively with the Artistic Director, General Manager, Director of Marketing & Communications, and Artistic Associate(s).

Persephone sits amidst an increasingly vibrant city centre and attracts a loyal audience looking for the very best in theatre experiences. From its busy mainstage, studio stage, and rehearsal halls; to its theatre school and youth programming; and the many events held in its venue, Persephone Theatre has established itself as a hub for arts and culture.
Persephone Theatre is undergoing a period of profound reflection and reinvention. We are actively attending to our core company values and ensuring our artistic programming, play development, and leadership models better serve, support, and centre the stories and creative needs of all Saskatchewan artists and audiences.

Persephone Theatre is looking for an individual who is excited to take on Community Engagement with the intention of:
 Devising new models for engaging community that serve people not previously in relationship with Persephone
 Identifying potential cultural community partners;
 Working with the Artistic team and those community partners to create mutually-beneficial programs for both Persephone and our partners;
 Development and coordination of those co-created engagement events

Qualifications and skills:

Essential:
 Excellent communication skills, both oral and written;
 Creative and collaborative with a passion for new ideas;
 An energetic attitude and strong work ethic;
 Passion for theatre;
 Good research skills;
 Great sense of humour;
 Previous relationship building experience is preferred;

Key competencies include:
 Right Relations Protocols: ability to co-create mutually beneficial outcomes with communities; conversations and their resulting programs are built on collaboration with individuals and in service to their communities.
 Personal Accountability: a self-motivated sense of purpose and direction that supports reliability and accountability for personal and professional actions.
 Planning, Organizing, and Managing Time and Priorities: the ability to ascertain top priorities, forecast while anticipating outcomes and risks, and establishing appropriate courses of action.
 Professional deportment: the position may require the candidate to become one of the public “faces” of the organization.

EMPLOYMENT POLICY
Fair and equitable employee and volunteer recruitment practices will be used at all times so that all qualified persons regardless of race, creed, age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, nationality, ancestry, ethnic origins, family relationship, number of dependents, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, socio-economic status, or membership in a union will be considered to fill any positions that may become available within the theatre.

Persephone Theatre recognizes that people experience disadvantages achieving candidacy due to systemic oppression. Our candidate search process will be deliberately mindful of under-represented groups, and aims to be cognizant of any biases that may interfere with an equitable hiring practice. Persephone Theatre’s employment goal is to hire competent, highly engaged individuals to constitute a staff and volunteer base that reflects the diversity of our community.

Persephone Theatre relies on section 48 of the Saskatchewan Human Rights code to give preference to marginalized and racialized people.

Salary and Benefits:
Hourly wage will be $17-$20 per hours, commensurate with skills and experience.

Deadline for Applications: This position will remain open until filled with an ideal start date in early January 2022.