Facility Director Nampa Civic Center

Oak View Group

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

Utilizing initiative and independent judgment, the Facility Director leads in planning, directing and managing the day-to-day operations of the Nampa Civic Center, including sales & marketing, finance, event services, operations, human resources, public safety, production, union related issues, and facility maintenance. This role will work in conjunction with the General Manager who has overall management of the venue. Supervision is exercised over professional staff, who directs various sections in day-to-day operations.

Responsibility further includes evaluation and development of recommendations to improve organizational administration, procedures, policies, and programs. Unusual problems and major changes in programs or policy are discussed with the General Manager.

This role will pay a salary of $70,000 to $80,000 and is bonus eligible

The Nampa Civic Center is a multifunctional conference center and theater. The conference center consists of several banquet rooms, meeting spaces, outdoor garden areas, and smaller meeting spaces. The theater is 640 seats and commonly hosts touring shows, dance, theater, and other events.

• Lead the planning, directing and managing the day-to-day operations of the Center, including booking, sales & marketing, finance, event services, operations, human resources, public safety, production, union related issues, and facility maintenance.
• Maintains active contact with the General Manager. Monitors OVG’s compliance with all provisions of the management contract.
• Actively promotes the use of the facility to maximize its utilization.
• Negotiates contracts and agreements with event organizers, hosts, managers and agents.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the Client/Contract Administrator, tenants, government departments and agencies, entertainment/convention industry, community and civic organizations to encourage continual and regular use of the facility.
• Coordinates facility involvement with stakeholders such as the City of Nampa & Nampa Chamber of Commerce, as well as other appropriate destination marketing agencies.
• Assures the coordination, implementation and administration of specific plans and programs prescribed by corporate directives, to include: matters of training and development; quality assurance; energy efficiency; safety/emergency procedures, crowd control and crisis management procedures, or other areas as needed.
• Develops and implements facility goals in accordance with the management contract, the Client’s objectives, corporate policy, and good business practice.
• Prepares and maintains required and necessary reports/records for the Client/Contract Administrator and for the Corporate Office.
• Plans, organizes, coordinates and directs all activities and personnel engaged in maintaining and operating the facility.
• Assists and coordinates with the development of the annual operating calendar, activity schedules, projections for attendance and/or revenue.
• Assist the General Manager in the development and administration of the facility’s operating and capital budgets. Work directly with the department managers in developing departmental operating budgets and revenue projections.
• Recruit, select, lead, motivate and evaluate manager level staff; provide or coordinate training as needed; work with employees to correct deficiencies; implement discipline and termination procedures.
• Work with the departmental managers in the day to day management of their various…