Programme Coordinator for Grants and Collaborations

Programme Coordinator for Grants and Collaborations

The Prince Claus Fund for culture and development is looking for a Programme Coordinator for Grants & Collaborations.

The Grants & Collaborations programme supports innovative, high quality cultural and artistic initiatives in spaces where resources and opportunities for cultural expression, creative production and research are limited, in Africa, Asia, Latin-America and the Caribbean and establishes partnerships with excellent organisations to expand its means and reach.

The Programme Coordinator for Grants & Collaborations works under the supervision of the Director of the Fund and is a member of the Management Team.  

The main responsibilities of the Programme Coordinator for Grants & Collaborations are:

• To manage and coordinate the different parts of the programme and to implement them.
• To design and administer the bi-annual calls for proposals and assess project applications.
• To manage the partnerships of the Fund and organise the bi-annual meetings, one of which takes places in the country of a partner, and to find new partners.
• To manage the budget as well as actively fundraise for the programme and the Prince Claus Fund in general.
• To negotiate and implement collaborations with governmental and non-governmental organisations, corporations and funding agencies worldwide.
• To regularly monitor and evaluate progress and results, together with the coordinator M&E.
• To develop communication initiatives in relation to the programme, projects and outcomes, through social media, printed publications and regular media.
• To actively represent the Fund in different public events such as lectures and conferences.
• To manage the day-to-day work of the programme, link to the research team, contracts and payments, M&E and supervise interns and volunteers.

As part of the Management Team of the Prince Claus Fund, the candidate participates actively in the strategic development of the Fund (vision and mission); fundraising; development, planning  and implementation of the annual work plan and budget; promotion of the Fund with external partners; development and coordination of publications; occasional reporting to the Fund’s Board.

The candidate for Programme Coordinator for Grants and Collaborations must be a cultural manager with no less than seven years of experience in managing a sizeable programme in an international cultural organization or project, who has a strong and relevant international network, and possesses an excellent ability to communicate and interact with people of different cultures and diverse backgrounds.
As Programme Coordinator for Grants & Collaborations, you will inherit a strong and successful programme. The incumbent must work to safeguard its reputation and its relations with a large network of organisations and beneficiaries. Candidates must have good administrative skills in fundraising and financial planning and management. The candidate must be able to function at an academic level, with a clear vision on the job, but also carry out the practical aspects of the work. Candidates must have the necessary cultural or artistic expertise, and can speak and write at least two foreign languages including English. Knowledge of Arabic and the Arab world is an advantage, as is knowledge of the Spanish language. Excellent writing skills are required.

The candidate must be authorized to work in the Netherlands.

The Fund works with Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook and Perfect View.

This job is available per 1 January 2014  for 36 hours a week. The initial appointment lasts for one year. The salary ranges from € 2525,- with a maximum of € 4123,- for a 36-hour appointment.  For more information on the Fund and its programmes please seewww.princeclausfund.nl

Applications for the post of Programme Coordinator for Grants and Collaborations

must be submitted by email to a.schneider@princeclausfund.nl, before October 30, 2013.

Applications should include the following:
 

• A detailed curriculum vitae starting with the most recent positions.  It should also include the applicant’s skills, language proficiencies.
• A cover letter illustrating your motivation to apply for the job.
• Names and telephone numbers of two reference persons with indication of the type of relationship with each of them.
• A (short) English text written by the applicant (this is meant for the Fund to assess writing skills, the subject matter can be anything).