Support Ontario’s Indigenous arts communities as an Indigenous Arts Program Officer, using arts administration and granting expertise from Toronto or approved remote Ontario locations.
The Ontario Arts Council seeks a mid-to-senior Indigenous arts qualified with extensive community experience. You will administer granting programs and services, advise applicants, and connect artists, organizations, funders, partners, and OAC. The work supports both Indigenous-focused programs and broader arts communities.
Key Responsibilities: Identify community needs and inform strategies, policies, programs, and services
Provide applicant granting support, feedback, consultation, and process advice
Administer programs, eligibility criteria, priorities, budgets, and workflow
Review applications, select assessors, facilitate meetings, and recommend grants




Conduct outreach, maintain relationships, and support staff administration
Requirements: Indigenous identity and identification of Nation and community required
At least five years of mid-to-senior arts leadership experience
Knowledge of Indigenous arts history, trends, issues, and communities
Grant writing, public funding, budgeting, and stakeholder management experience
Arts education or equivalent professional experience, plus travel willingness
Bring Indigenous arts leadership, granting knowledge, consultation skills, and community relationships to Ontario Arts Council programs across Ontario.

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📌 Indigenous Arts Program Officer (Ontario)
🏢 Cultural Human Resources Council
📍 Ontario