Job description

The Senior Culture & Arts Specialist leads the cultural, artistic and partnership-related components of ARCH, ensuring high-quality, equitable and inclusive collaboration between Danish and African cultural actors.The role bridges program implementation, cultural expertise, learning and public diplomacy.

Key responsibilities

• Lead outreach and engagement with Danish and African cultural actors
• Support partnership facilitation, matchmaking and collaboration building
• Contribute cultural expertise to appraisal and selection processes
• Coordinate cultural events, learning activities and strategic dialogue
• Support embassies in cultural programming and public diplomacy initiatives
• Contribute to learning products, case studies and reporting
• Ensure inclusion, diversity and equal partnership principles are embedded

Qualifications

Mandatory requirements

• At least 5 years of experience managing or supporting cultural cooperation programs
• Experience working in several African countries, preferably within ARCH countries
• Experience building collaborative relationships with African cultural institutions
• Experience with Danish cultural institutions or cultural sector
• Experience facilitating multi-national workshops and cultural platforms
• Experience synthesizing and communicating program results and lessons learned
• French language proficiency at C1 level

Your Application

Interested candidates are invited to submit a tailored CV and their fee expectations via the "APPLY FOR JOB" button.
Only candidates matching all the mandatory requirements will be contacted. 

Contact person

  Andrea Leber andrea.leber@gfa-group.de