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Directed by: Glynis Leyshon
Written by: Kate Hennig
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Lighting Design: David Fraser
Costume Design: Heather Moore
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Directed by: Glynis Leyshon
Written by: Kate Hennig
Actors Pictured: Nigel Shawn Williams, Jamie Konchak, Emma Houghton, Conrad Belau & Sarah Orenstein
Set Design: Scott Reid.
Lighting Design: David Fraser
Costume Design: Heather Moore
Photo: Benjamin Laird

Job (Edmonton): General Manager – Northern Light Theatre

Job (Edmonton): General Manager – Northern Light Theatre

TITLE: General Manager
POSITION STATUS: Full-time Employment (35 hours per week)
REPORTS TO: Northern Light Theatre Board
SALARY: $38,700 – $42,500
POSTED ON: January 17, 2022
CLOSING DATE: February 11, 2022
TARGET START DATE: March 21, 2022

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

Northern Light Theatre (NLT) is an Edmonton based theatre company with a mandate to challenge both artist and audience alike by producing and developing proactive scripts – language rich texts that are dark, poetic, funny – which reflect a complex world and lead us to question our hierarchy of values. Operating as a not for profit organization and a registered charity,



NLT has been producing theatre for over 45 years and continually strives to provide audiences with opportunities to challenge themselves and their notions of the environment surrounding them.

Throughout the 2020/21 theatre season, NLT staff was committed to providing entertainment and respite for theatre patrons who were living with COVID restrictions. They provided a safe, physically distanced environment for the first show and then quickly pivoted to digital presentation for the rest of the season. This dedication to providing high quality theatre experiences throughout the ever changing landscape of the pandemic highlights their ability to live within challenges and to provide challenges for our audiences.

Under the creative artistic vision of Trevor Schmidt, with full support of the administrative team and the board, NLT is dedicated to producing intimate and affecting work that speaks to the modern audience of the urban human condition, the failure to find security and the loss of the dreams held by all for love and happiness.

POSITION SUMMARY

NLT is currently recruiting for a General Manager to maintain the organization’s business operations including the day to day administration tasks, operational reviews and reporting, project management, and developmental planning.

The General Manager reports to the Northern Light Theatre board and,



in tandem with the Artistic Director, carries out NLT’s mandate while also advancing the organization’s current strategic priorities. Communication between these two senior roles is important and the staff team will work on projects together.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Administrative and Operational Management

- Manages daily operations and functions of the organization
- Maintains records, databases, memberships and subscriptions
- Manages Skilled Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) and Canadian Actors’ Equity Association (CAEA) business including contracts, cheques, production registrations
- Oversees payroll in tandem with a contract bookkeeper
- CRA/WCB reporting
- Other tasks as assigned
- Develops, in collaboration with the Artistic Director, the annual operating and capital budgets for Board approval
- Manages daily company finances, including processing accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, remittance of payroll deductions, banking and managing cash flow
- Prepares operations reports for the Board of Directors
- Works with a contract bookkeeper to maintain the company’s financial records
- Ensures compliance with all regulatory reporting, including CRA Registered Charities and AGLC guidelines
- Works with the external accounting firm in preparation of the year-end financial statements.

Development/Planning

- Assists in the creation and implementation of NLT projects
- Maintains donor engagement, in collaboration with Artistic Director and the NLT Board
- Manages grant writing and reporting, i

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