Senior Project Manager / Researcher

Start date: 1 Feb, 2023
Contract: This is a two-year contract (renewable), full-time position
Location: Based in Sweden with flexibility of 50% remote work.
Salary: 31,250 SEK (Gross salary)
Reports to: Director of Strategic Development


Trans Europe Halles is looking for a senior project manager / researcher to lead the Creative Europe 'Cultural Transformation Movement' project (Jan 2023-Jan 2027).
About Trans Europe Halles
Trans Europe Halles is a pan-European network with more than 140 members in 40 European countries and beyond.
We have been at the forefront of repurposing abandoned buildings for arts, culture and community uses since 1983. TEH members are multidisciplinary spaces that combine artistic and social activities, as they believe that arts and culture have the power to transform people, spaces and societies.


About The Cultural Transformation Movement and Project
Co-financed by the European Commission and led by the network Trans Europe Halles (TEH), The Cultural Transformation Movement Project (CTMP) is a four-year process that aims to diversify artistic production and its destination– starting from within the organisation itself. This will be achieved through generating and implementing strategies and methodologies of cultural management and creation processes developed with/by under-represented communities (URCs). The project is led by TEH with its four members who are multidisciplinary art centres from Ukraine, Italy, Belgium and Austria. This project researches and examines two dimensions, one within and the other around the partner centres/organisations. and questions the relationship between just art-making, policymaking, the context and the resulting art forms.
The Cultural Transformation Movement project (CTMP) is the first project of the Cultural Transformation Movement (CTM). The movement is a larger working group of TEH members who are investing in the topics of social and spatial justice, and who have the ambition to reduce inequalities and inspire the European cultural sector on how to transform the organisations from within, in equal partnership with the under-represented communities around them.
CTMP is a key strategic project for TEH and its success will determine a crucial area of work for the network: social and spatial sustainability.


Required Qualifications and skills
● Strong commitment to human rights and social justice.
● PhD in Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Law, Management of organisations, economic and social geography or any relevant discipline, showing a strong research focus on culture and diversity.
● Advanced project management experience, especially in scope management, time and quality management, communication and stakeholders' management.
● Advanced experience in designing and conducting research collaboratively, especially with grassroots organizations and under-represented communities.
● Advanced experience of medium to large scale EU projects such as Creative Europe and/or Horizon, preferably with a focus on diversity.
● Good knowledge of the European cultural sector.
● Strong writing, communication and presentation skills
● Professional level of English language.
● Solid problem-solving and decision-making skills.


In addition, the candidate should:
● Live in, or willing to relocate to, Sweden and have the right to work there.
● Be able to travel frequently for work-related activities.


Responsibilities
As the project manager of the Cultural Transformation Movement Project (CTMP), you will:
● Be responsible for the successful delivery of the CTMP
● Develop and manage a detailed project plan in cooperation with the consortium members.
● Coordinate the CTMP consortium.
● Be responsible for the quality control of all project deliverables submitted by the consortium members and other project stakeholders.
● Collaborate with TEH financial team to develop and submit the required technical and financial reports to the project funders.
● Manage the project expenses and report to the financial manager, as well as coordinate with the project manager and financial managers of partner organisations.
In addition the you will be expected to:
● Coordinate the CTM activities and co-produce public events and workshops with the CTM Members.
● Develop TEH's relationship with the academic sector, be updated on the relevant academic literature on topics of social justice, spatial justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and relevant issues.
● Understand the issues relevant to underrepresented communities and show a strong commitment to developing their active participation in our network.
Trans Europe Halles is an equal opportunity employer that values all knowledge and cultures. We strongly encourage qualified candidates from under-represented groups; candidates from diverse backgrounds, across all abilities, sexual orientations, faiths and age groups to apply for this job.


If you fulfil the requirements and is interested in this job, please send your CV and a cover letter to jobs@teh.net by 31 December 2022.