Heritage Project Assistant

Would you like to contribute daily to strengthening heritage policy? As a heritage project officer, you will play a vital role in the review process for applications submitted by heritage institutions in the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. In this role, you will contribute to the implementation of a number of established programs, such as those focused on strengthening and renewing museum collections or on new visions for the function, presentation, and experience of heritage. You will handle applications focused on the redesign of a museum, raising awareness about the history of slavery, strengthening and renewing the workforce in the heritage sector, or other current developments in the sector.

The Mondriaan Fund is the largest public fund for art and heritage in the Netherlands and operates on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science. The Mondriaan Fund serves as a bridge between society and the visual arts, as well as between applicants and funding. The fund is committed to shaping a new future for the visual arts and heritage sector.

We are currently looking for a

Heritage Project Assistant (X-V-M)

(32–36 hours per week)

The challenge

Your primary responsibility is to ensure that the administrative process related to heritage grants runs smoothly and efficiently. You will do this by, among other things:

• reviewing applications from a procedural and financial standpoint before forwarding them to the advisory committee;
• writing project analyses and advisory reports;
• ensuring that applications are processed accurately;
• preparing for, attending, recording, and following up on advisory committee meetings.

You will also be in frequent contact with applicants regarding the fund’s application opportunities. In addition, you will maintain a relevant national network. As a project officer, you are the indispensable link between the applicants, the Mondriaan Fund, and the advisors.

What do you bring to the table?

Our role in society calls for employees who identify with a profile that is inclusive, helpful, welcoming, and professional. We offer excellent benefits, but your primary goal is to make a difference in society through your work, and you enjoy doing so as part of a diverse team.

As a project assistant, you possess the analytical and critical thinking skills expected of a college graduate and bring relevant, valuable work experience to the role. You excel at analyzing information and can reason and write clearly and persuasively. You have strong interpersonal skills, communicate effectively in Dutch, and are also fluent in English.

As a heritage project assistant, you are drawn to the practical aspects of the heritage field both in the Netherlands and abroad, and you are familiar with current developments aimed at making the heritage sector more inclusive.

You will also work closely with your department head and colleagues in the administration, communications, finance, and legal departments.

What do we have to offer?

• A challenging and multifaceted role that places you at the heart of the sector within an organization actively committed to a diverse visual arts and heritage sector.
• An employment contract for a period of one year, with the option to extend.
• A monthly salary, depending on education and relevant work experience, at pay scale 10 (under the Central Government Collective Labor Agreement – full-time, 38 hours per week, €3,045.91 to €4,848.91 gross per month).
• In addition, there is a thirteenth month's salary and training opportunities.
• In total, there are about 60 dedicated people working at the fund, and you’ll be interacting with many of them. You’ll be part of the team of project staff. Meet your future colleagueshere.
• A beautiful workspace on Brouwersgracht in the heart of Amsterdam.
• The option to work partly from home.
• A museum pass.
• We want to make sure you feel at home in the team and at the fund as quickly as possible, and we’d love to hear what you need to make that happen.

Interested in applying?

Please email your application and cover letter to Marjolein Vink-Sluiter (HR Manager), vacature@mondriaanfonds.nl, by May 7, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. (CET). Please note that we may close a position early, so don’t wait until the last minute.

The first interviews are scheduled for May 11–16. The follow-up interviews are scheduled for May 22 and 23.

For questions about the job description, please email vacature@mondriaanfonds.nl with your name and phone number, and we’ll make sure you receive a response from us as soon as possible.

Recruitment agencies are asked to refrain from contacting us regarding this job opening.