PROJECT MANAGER (M/F/D)

At the Goethe-Institut Palestinian Territories
Volume of employment: 100 % (Full-time)

The Goethe-Institut Ramallah offers a work environment with a well-established, experienced and competent team. The project team will work in a newly opened Third Space at the Institute, remotely and in a separate rented space in proximity of the Institute in Ramallah.

The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global presence. We facilitate international cultural exchange, promote access to the German language and support the unimpeded development of culture and science.

JOB VACANCY

We are looking for a highly motivated colleague to manage our project “Perform, Produce, Design: Reviving cultural heritage, artistic expression and creative industries”, starting 01.05.2024, until 30.04.2027 at the Goethe-Institut in Ramallah in the French German Cultural Center.

Job description:

• Lead the conceptualization, planning, and execution of project activities within designated results areas, ensuring adherence to timelines, objectives, and compliance standards.
• Oversee the implementation of grant schemes, providing guidance on eligibility criteria, application processes, and evaluation procedures to ensure fair and transparent allocation of funds.
• Manage contracts with external partners, consultants, and service providers, negotiating terms, monitoring deliverables, and resolving any disputes or issues that may arise.
• Offer legal consulting expertise, interpreting regulations, drafting agreements, and mitigating risks to safeguard the project's interests and maintain legal compliance.
• Provide line management and task delegation to project staff and consultants, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture, while ensuring individual responsibilities are clear and achievable.
• Continuously monitor project progress against established plans and budgets, identifying any deviations or challenges and implementing corrective actions as necessary to maintain project momentum and achieve desired outcomes.
• Represent the project at Management Board and Advisory Board/PSC meetings, delivering insightful presentations, providing updates on progress, and soliciting feedback and guidance from key stakeholders to inform decision-making and strategic direction.

The Projects objective:
The project “Produce, Perform, Design” aim is to contribute to the promotion of a more sustainable creative economy and common cultural identity that supports diverse artistic and cultural expressions and heritage. The program will leverage Palestine’s rich cultural heritage and cultural creative sector to drive economic and social revitalization in an increasingly fragmented and fragile society. Its specific objective is to support Palestinian cultural entrepreneurs, independent creatives, cultural agents and artists including in more marginalized areas, to build artistic production capacity, networks, collaborate and develop markets.

The programme is composed of three major arts and cultural results areas: (a) Site-Specific Performance Festival and (b) Arts Residency Programme in cultural heritage sites, and (c) Palestinian Design Month. These interventions will help partnerships, exchanges, and exhibitions, in particular with Europe, to grow, supporting and extending Palestinian’s cultural identity and cultural heritage reputation, as well as enabling women and young cultural actors to have opportunities to grow their practice, professionalise, and capture new showcasing, networking, or economic opportunities. Working with Palestinian and European partners and sponsors, the programme will support the visibility and preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage (such as historic sites, crafts, and storytelling amongst other practices), diverse artistic and cultural expressions, and cultural creative industries (CCIs) especially in the design sector.

The main tasks of the project manager include:

• Overseeing the comprehensive, timely, and quality implementation of the project, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements.
• Reporting to the Program Manager and Director of the Goethe-Institut Ramallah, acting as the primary liaison for budget management and communication with the donor organization.
• Attending and presenting to the steering committee, providing strategic insights and updates on project progress.
• Attending and presenting to an independent advisory committee, providing strategic insights and updates on project progress.
• Line managing the project coordinator to ensure smooth project operations.
• Supervising the project team's work, ensuring alignment with project plans, up-to-date budgets, and adherence to timelines.
• Financial controlling and management of the budget including communication with the EU-Delegation and Goethe-Institut Regional Office (Cairo) for any possible adjustments.
• Comply with the financial regulations of the Goethe-Institut and the EU.
• Taking overall responsibility for the quality assurance of content, collaborating with the team and service providers to ensureartistic readiness for production and exhibition including content curation for various disciplines.
• Overseeing the selection of intermediary community relays, facilitating effective communication and engagement with target audiences.
• Monitoring the implementation of sub-grants, offering support to sub-grantees to optimize fund utilization and project impact.
• Leading the selection process for sub-grant panel members and managing the sub-granting award process, as well as identifying relevant partners for the project's sustainability plan.
• Bridging the project with ongoing programs and activities of the Goethe-Institut Ramallah, fostering synergy and collaboration across initiatives.
• Maintaining regular contact with the communications team of the Goethe-Institut to ensure a strong social media presence and timely updates on project activities, implementing a robust visibility and communication strategy.
• Undertaking any other tasks in alignment with the directives of the Director of the Goethe-Institut in Ramallah to support the overall mission and objectives of the organization.

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Requirement profile:

• Demonstrable experience in project management, with previous experience working on large scale donor-funded cultural projects
• University degree in relevant topics including Cultural Management
• Excellent verbal and writing communication skills in Arabic and English; German skills are an asset
• 7+ years of relevant experience in visual arts management, performing arts management, design and creative industries
• High resilience, team working skills and social skills
• Intercultural communication skills
• Willing to travel within Palestine, the MENA region, Germany and within Europe
• Self-motivated and ability to work under the pressure
• Ability to work independently, initiating, motivating
• Experience in leading a project team
• Holds Palestinian or Jerusalem ID

Remarks:

• If not the full range of expected requirements are met the salary can vary from the indicated salary
• Palestinian work permit required

Please fill your information and motivation letter using the following link and send your CV and at least two to three references until 13.04.2024 to: [email protected] with the subject: “EU-Application”.

Applications without complete documents cannot be taken into account. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.