Trans Europe Halles is looking for a Capacity Building Manager (CBM) to join its international team in Lund, Sweden.

The CBM will manage the Capacity Building Programme of the project “Factories of Imagination: Investing in Cultural Changemakers”. The project was recently granted to Trans Europe Halles through the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.

The CBM will closely collaborate with other project managers within the above-mentioned project, coordinated by Trans Europe Halles Coordination OfNice. The CBM should have a profound interest and knowledge of the key topics of the programme: arts education, leadership and management, organisational development, business models and audience development. All topics within the cultural sector. Submit your application today and join us from 1 September 2017.

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Trans Europe Halles

Trans Europe Halles (TEH) is a Europe based network of cultural centres initiated by citizens and artists with almost 90 members and associates in more than 30 countries. TEH has been at the forefront of repurposing Europe's industrial buildings for arts, culture and activism since 1983. Our mission is to strengthen the sustainable development of non-governmental cultural centres and encourage new initiatives by connecting, supporting and promoting them. We facilitate international cooperation, and provide opportunities for learning and sharing. To achieve this, we organise two international meetings every year, coordinate international projects, run professional development trainings, support members in times of troubles and actively inNluence cultural policies. For TEH, the power of culture is in inspirational, transformative experiences that have the capacity to change people, perceptions and societies.

Factories of Imagination

TEH is a growing network involved in several international projects. From 2017 to 2021, TEH is beneNiting from the Ninancial support of the European Commission through the European Networks strand of its Creative Europe Programme, aimed to help the cultural and creative sectors to operate transnationally and to strengthen their competitiveness. The project “Factories of Imagination: Investing in Cultural Changemakers” will contribute to build more internationally connected and resilient cultural centres and professionals that can meet both prevailing and future challenges together with their communities. To achieve this, three long-term key objectives are set:

1. Structure and connect the fragmented sector of civil society initiated cultural centres.

2. Promote and facilitate international cooperation and mobility between cultural centres, networks and initiatives in Europe and its surroundings.

3. Build more resilient cultural centres and support professionals that have the ability to adapt and transform in response to change through capacity building, thus better serving their audiences, users and communities.

Capacity Building Manager | Job Description Accountability

The CBM reports to the Managing Director of Trans Europe Halles.

Role

The role of the CBM is to co-design, develop and implement the Capacity Building Programme of the project Factories of Imagination (2017-2021), including the following sub-programmes:

1. Business Model Development. 2. Organisational Development. 3. Leadership for Cultural Change Makers. 4. Startup Cultural Centres Support. 5. Arts Education in cultural centres.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks

• Ensure that the delivery of the programme’s activities meet minimum quality standards, and that they contribute to the long-term development strategy of Trans Europe Halles.

• Co-design the Capacity Building Programme with the TEH-team concerning content, formats, target groups, delivery channels, selecting trainers, consultants, and participants.

• Developing strategic partnerships to develop the programme, including European Capitals of Culture-cities, TEH-members and associates, universities and colleges and other relevant cultural actors.

• Coordinate and oversee the work of the external consultants involved in the Capacity Building sub-programmes.

• Design and implement two online courses on the following topics: a) Business Models, to be launched in 2018-2019, and b) Organisational Development, to be launched in 2019-2020.

• Document all the activities related to the programme, collect data and information, and produce content to be used in online publications throughout the whole project.

• Work in collaboration with our Communications Director to brand and market the different programmes, events, training courses, etc.

• Monitor the costs of the programme in collaboration with our Financial Manager. • Write activity reports to funders and stakeholders.

Experience

• At least 3 years of professional experience of designing and managing educational programmes and projects.

• Experience as project manager of complex international projects, ideally of EU-funded programmes.

• Good knowledge of e-learning technologies, systems, methods and tools.

• Budgeting, monitoring costs and reporting (both Ninancial and technical).

Skills

• Strategic thinking. • Ability to work autonomously, and as part of a diverse team working remotely. • Communication and facilitation. • Language skills: the more, the better. Professional working proNiciency in English is a

must. Other European languages including Swedish are an asset.

Employment Details

Employer: Trans Europe Halles (NGO). Contract: 1 year contract at minimum 80%. Contract extension subject to funding and performance. Location: TEH Coordination OfNice, situated at the cultural centre Mejeriet, Lund, Sweden. Gross monthly salary at 100%: 28.000 SEK. Employment starts: 1 September 2017.

Application procedure

Submit your application via e-mail to jobs@teh.net, including:

1) Your CV. 2) A motivation letter (max. 1 page) describing how your experiences relate to

what is required of the position.

Deadline for applications: 6 August 2017 at midnight. Skype interviews: 10 and 11 August. On-site interviews are expected to take place between 16 and 22 August 2017. For inquiries, contact Mieke Renders at mieke@teh.net.