Senior Presentation Project Manager
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The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is the largest museum of modern and contemporary art and design in the Netherlands, with renowned artists in its collection and a vibrant and high-profile exhibition program ranging from major crowd-pullers to groundbreaking exhibitions featuring young artists and designers. At just over 125 years young, the Stedelijk Museum has built a strong reputation as a platform for world-class artists, many of whom were featured early in their careers. The Stedelijk Museum has its roots in Amsterdam, caters to a national and international audience, and, with over 660,000 visitors annually, ranks as the fifth most-visited museum in the Netherlands.
The leadership’s ambition is to develop the Stedelijk into a museum that is dynamic, distinctive, participatory, accessible, and self-critical. More than ever, the Stedelijk aims to take responsibility for shaping a shared and tolerant society in which everyone feels at home: artist-, context-, and audience-driven.
To achieve this goal, the Stedelijk Museum is currently seeking an experienced
Senior Presentation Project Manager
(m/f/x, 32 hours per week)
What will you be doing?
The Project Office is responsible for the planning, execution, coordination, and finances of all exhibitions, collection presentations, and performances at the Stedelijk. The department consists of 5 project managers, 3 project assistants, and 3 exhibition installation floor managers, who report to the Project Office Manager. The Project Office Manager reports to the Executive Director.
As a senior project manager, you will perform the following duties:
- Overseeing the preparation, production, implementation, and completion of large-scale projects, often multiple projects simultaneously. This includes setting up the project organization, managing the project team, preparing and managing the budget, coordinating progress and deviations with management, delivering the exhibition, and monitoring both qualitative and quantitative objectives;
- Drafting project documentation and contracts with artists, suppliers, and collaborating (international) institutions;
- Handle financial settlements and evaluations;
- Leading the project team members;
- Contribute to the development of departmental plans, methods, and techniques.
Who are you?
You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree. You have at least 5 years of experience as a project manager (or in a similar role) at a cultural institution, where you have successfully managed complex exhibitions involving international loans. You have extensive experience managing multidisciplinary (international) teams and are well-versed in international museum standards. You are inspiring, results-oriented, decisive, skilled in the financial management of projects, and able to constructively hold colleagues accountable for agreements and responsibilities.
Ideally, you live in Amsterdam.
This is important to us
We believe it is important to promote diversity in the broadest sense—for example, in terms of perspectives, backgrounds, and insights. It doesn’t matter what you believe in, how old you are, where you’re from, or who you’re attracted to. We’re primarily interested in your contribution to the Stedelijk.
We offer
You will initially be offered a one-year contract.The position is classified in pay grade 11, with a salary of €3 ,525–€4,738 for a 36-hour workweek, excluding vacation pay and a year-end bonus, in accordance with the Museum Collective Bargaining Agreement.
For more information , please contact Lucas Bonekamp, Project Office Manager, at l.bonekamp@stedelijk.nl.
Apply
Please submit your resume and, in a separate attachment, answer the questions below in no more than 200 words per question. To ensure that all applicants are evaluated in the same way and as objectively as possible, there is no need to include a cover letter.
- Why are you applying for this position, and why at the Stedelijk Museum?
- As a project manager, how do you navigate the various interests and perspectives of artists, curators, collection managers, and marketing professionals, among others? How do you get everyone on the same page?
- How do you view your own role as a project manager within the project team? Describe how you manage roles and responsibilities within a project, make decisions, and build support.
If you are interested in this position, please apply by August 28 at the latest using the application button on this page.
Applications submitted by email will not be considered.
Sales calls are not appreciated.
