MANAGER OF A CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP HUB AT THE GOETHE-INSTITUT INDONESIEN

The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institute, active worldwide. We promote the study of German abroad and encourage international cultural exchange. In addition, we convey a comprehensive picture of Germany by providing information on Germany’s cultural, social and political life.

In 2017-18 the Goethe-Institut will run the international pilot project “Cultural Entrepreneurship HUB” in cooperation with the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (Munich). In this context Cultural Entrepreneurship Hubs in Jakarta, Johannesburg, Munich and Thessaloniki will be established to train start-up consultants for the cultural and creative industries. The Goethe-Institut Indonesia is seeking to recruit a Manager of a Cultural Entrepreneurship Hub in Jakarta with immediate effect – for two years (40 hours a week) with the option of extension. A focus of the hub should be on “start-up projects” in the field of festivals.

The duties of the Hub Manager will include the following tasks:

- Establishment of a local hub offering consulting and training to business founders in the   creative sector, especially in the field of festivals

- Training of disseminators in the field of cultural entrepreneurship

- Networking with the creative industries scene in Germany

- Taking part in a creative sector meeting in Munich, Germany in 2017 and a final presentation    in 2018

-  Monitoring, evaluation and analysis of start-up projects and teams, in particular from the    cultural industries

-  Consultancy for festival related start-ups and people interested in those with regard to all    start-up-relevant topics: business model, market analysis, business plan, execution,    scalability, public image, teambuilding, etc.

-  Support in the establishment of financially sound or independent start-up projects

-  Knowledge transfer from and within the cultural industries in Indonesia, as well as to the    other participating partner countries and to Germany for start-ups

-  Identification of innovative ideas in cultural industries with spin-off potential

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual who meets the following requirements:

-  Initial experience in start-ups or consultancy in the creative and cultural industries

-  Good network experience in and sound knowledge of the Indonesian cultural industries and    festival Scene

-  Excellent communication skills and pronounced analytical and communicative abilities

-  Independent worker and organizational talent, possessing self-initiative, dedication,    flexibility and high capacity for Teamwork

-  Confident demeanour and service awareness

-  High proficiency in using modern information and communication technologies

-  Experience with international cooperation between cultural industries is an advantage, as    well as interest in and readiness to expand international partnerships in the cultural    industries, especially with Germany

-  Willing to travel

-  Fluent in English

-  Knowledge of business Management

Benefits for the Hub Manager:

-  Further professional training in the field of cultural entrepreneurship with    particular emphasis on entrepreneurial know-how in the creative and cultural industries

-  Personal coaching for innovation and start-up Consulting

-  Training certificate as a Cultural Entrepreneurship Coach (working title)

-  Local, national and international networking in the cultural industries

-  Establishment of professional contacts in Germany

-  Testing innovative formats for education and training

-  Working in an innovative, committed and sustainable environment

-  Development of entrepreneurial talents and growth-oriented businesses in the cultural     industries

We offer an attractive range of duties and responsibilities, an interesting working environment and remuneration at market rates, and look forward to receiving your application.

If you should have any questions, please contact Anna Maria Strauß, Regional Head of Cultural Programmes at the Goethe-Institut Indonesien. Further information about the activities of the Goethe-Institut can be found at: goethe.de/indonesia

Please e-mail your complete application together with a detailed motivation letter by 10 January 2017 to Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!