Business Manager

Conny Janssen Danst is seeking a motivated and experienced

BUSINESS LEADER

About Conny Janssen Dances

The company is strongly committed to talent development through its “Room for Talent” program, which provides ample opportunities for emerging choreographers and dancers. In 2019, the company moved to Katendrecht and opened HUIS Conny Janssen Danst. With the development of HUIS, Conny Janssen Danst is at the beginning of a promising new phase, in which it is actively building a Rotterdam House for Dance. The company receives multi-year, structural funding from the Performing Arts Fund and the City of Rotterdam.

Job Description

The Executive Director, together with Artistic Director Conny Janssen, is responsible for the continuity and development of the company and HUIS, particularly with regard to strategic and financial policy, ticket sales, internal organization, strengthening the company’s national and international reputation, and Conny Janssen Danst’s position within the field of modern dance.

The Executive Director manages the organization in the areas of human resources policy, organizational matters, and budgetary issues, and reports to the Foundation’s Board of Directors at board meetings on the policies being implemented, progress, and developments within the company. Effective 2024, the organization will transition from a board model to a Supervisory Board model.

The leadership team at Conny Janssen Danst is collectively facing several exciting challenges:
1) The transition from a dance company to a House of Dance;
2) An increase from an average of two productions to three productions per year, with the third production to be created by a mid-career artist;
3) The development of new large-scale performances that will no longer bear solely the signature
of Conny Janssen.

Who are you?

• You have extensive experience as a business leader in the cultural sector;
• You are well-informed about recent developments in cultural policy in Rotterdam and nationwide;

• You are a team player, have a sense of humor, and have experience leading a cultural organization;
• You are proactive and enterprising, and you want to make a long-term commitment to Conny Janssen Danst;
• You are professional, discreet, and reliable, and you ensure the continuity of the organization;
• You prepare budgets and monitor them;
• You are familiar with the procedures for applying for and reporting on multi-year grants and can work effectively with an accountant;
• You think in terms of solutions, work in a structured and meticulous manner, are good at setting priorities, and maintain a clear overview;
• You have an excellent command of both spoken and written Dutch and English;
• You want to work and, ideally, live in the Rotterdam area.

What does Conny Janssen Danst offer?

• A leadership position within a leading dance company with regional, national, and international visibility and reach;
• A varied position of 0.8 to 1.0 FTE (one-year contract with the intention of permanent employment);
• A salary in accordance with the Theater & Dance Collective Bargaining Agreement, scale X/XII;
• A beautiful and inspiring workplace in the bustling Katendrecht neighborhood of Rotterdam;
• Working with a small, dynamic team of employees;
• Help shape the future of HUIS Conny Janssen Danst.

Interested?

Conny Janssen Danst is supported in this process by Colourful People, Winfred Voordendag: 06-28284706. Please express your interest by submitting a cover letter and resume, which you can upload via the "Apply" button at the bottom of this page.

The deadline for applications is Sunday, October 1, 2023. Interviews will be held on Friday, October 13, 2023, at Conny Janssen Danst in Katendrecht.

Conny Janssen Danst aims to contribute to an inclusive and diverse sector. Conny Janssen Danst strives for a balanced workforce. Conny Janssen Danst adheres to the Codes of Cultural Governance, Fair Practice, and Diversity & Inclusion.