Operations & Finance Manager

The Role

As Operations & Finance Manager at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, you play a key role in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of our internal processes. You do this with a dynamic team comprising the Finance & HR, Security, Sales & Events, and Building & Exhibition Management departments. With your collaborative and clear leadership style, you create an environment where cooperation and innovation are central. You develop and implement policies that contribute to the museum’s mission and ensure sound financial management.

What to bring

You have a strong background in financial and operational management, preferably within the cultural sector. With at least five years of leadership experience and a proven track record in managing complex financial and organizational issues, you are ready to take on this challenge. You possess a university-level work and thinking style and have experience drafting contracts and handling legal matters. You are a natural leader who knows how to motivate and inspire people. Your ability to connect with others and communicate effectively ensures that you and your teams perform at their best and continuously develop, so that we can make science and medicine accessible to a broad audience—our visitors of all ages—every day.

What we offer

At Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, you’ll have the opportunity to work in a stimulating and inspiring environment where every day is different. You’ll collaborate with passionate professionals on projects that truly make a difference. We offer an attractive benefits package, including a competitive salary, generous vacation time, and plenty of opportunities for professional development. The position is classified under job group 14 of the Museum Collective Labor Agreement, based on a 36-hour workweek.

Working at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave means being part of a wonderful organization where you can make a real difference. You’ll work in a fantastic environment—a national museum housed in a historic building in the museum city of Leiden. You’ll be part of the management team and help shape the museum’s strategic direction.

More about our mission, vision, and future plans

Interested?

Rijksmuseum Boerhaave is working with the recruitment agency Colourful People for its hiring and selection process. René Burgler, a senior partner at Colourful People, would be happy to provide you with more information about the position and/or the application process. You can contact him by email (r.burgler@colourfulpeople.nl) or via WhatsApp at 06 2857 5436.

Please submit your cover letter and resume in PDF format as soon as possible, but no later than October 14, 2024, via the “Apply” button on www.colourfulpeople.nl. In your cover letter, we’d like you to discuss your motivation for working in the cultural sector, your professional pride and achievements, the value of your practical experience, and how you plan to apply this experience at the museum. We look forward to discovering how you can make a difference!

At Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, we strive to be a museum where everyone feels represented and welcome. Through our passion for science, we help people from all walks of life discover how valuable science is to everyday life. In addition to our diverse visitors, we as a museum also recognize the value of a diverse and inclusive organization. Do you see yourself in this job description? Regardless of your gender, age, cultural background, who you love, or what you believe: we warmly invite you to apply!

We are aiming to complete the process in October.