Vacancy general director deBuren

The Flemish-Dutch House deBuren promotes cultural and social cooperation and exchange between Flanders and the Netherlands by presenting, producing, inspiring and connecting. Spearheads of deBuren are Flemish-Dutch cooperation, talent development and diversity.

As a house of culture and debate, we offer an extensive programme with 150 public activities a year and various cultural productions and projects. deBuren covers many genres and is active in its own house in Brussels, in the rest of Flanders, in the Netherlands and in third countries. The Flemish-Dutch House deBuren is located in the heart of Brussels, a 5-minute walk from the Central Station.

Vacancy

This spring, we have a vacancy for a general director, to take up office on 1 September 2019. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated general director, with a sound knowledge of and a big heart for the Flemish-Dutch cultural sector.

What do we expect from you?

• You are a cultural manager with good language skills.
• You motivate, encourage and lead a team of a dozen employees.
• You think in solutions and have a positive attitude.
• You are sufficiently familiar with Dutch and Flemish politics in general and cultural politics in particular.
• You are a cultural strategist with a solid network in Flanders and the Netherlands.
• You have at least 3 years of managerial experience as a director or head of department (or equivalent).

What do we offer you?

We offer you an attractive job in an environment steeped in everything related to culture in Flanders and the Netherlands. Our team is dynamic, motivated, open and curious, with a finger on the pulse of every socially relevant topic. We love consultation and cooperation but also take full responsibility individually.

Your full-time contract assumes a 5-year mandate, renewable once. We offer a competitive salary, based on the scales and usual agreements in the cultural sector. We take your experience into account. Moreover, we reimburse commuting expenses within Belgium and offer meal vouchers, group insurance (pension savings scheme under Belgian law) and hospitalisation insurance.

deBuren is an open house. We like to reflect the diverse and changing society we live in. Therefore, we encourage candidates from diverse cultural backgrounds as well as older candidates to apply.

Would you like to know more?

Then contact current managing director Wim Vanseveren at wim@deburen.eu.

Be sure to take a look at our website www.deburen.eu.

Or do you apply straight away?

Deliver by Monday 22 April 2019 (before 20:00) to the chairman of deBuren Ben de Reu via bendereu@zeelandnet.nl:

1) A cover letter (max 1 A4).

2) Your CV.