Call for applications: Goethe-Institut South Africa cultural societies vacancy

The successful candidate will be stationed at the Goethe-Institut South Africa in Johannesburg. He or she will start work on 1 December 2022, with a scope of employment of 50% (20 hours per week) for an initial period of one year until 30 November 2023 with the option of extension.

The vacancy is a local position whose remuneration is based on the scheme for local employees of the Goethe-Institut South Africa.

Main area of responsibility:

• Support in the preparation of grant contracts, reallocations during the year and annual reporting.
• Advising cultural societies on relevant administrative regulations and support in ensuring compliance with guidelines for the management of funds (e.g. BHO, An-BestP), including support in the design and implementation of training.
• Support in the checking of proof of funds, inventory lists, with checks of the relevant supporting documentation.
• Support in the preparation and follow-up of evaluations or accreditations, possibly also situation-related visits to local cultural societies in sub-Saharan Africa, e.g. to support audits.
• Support in the standardisation of monitoring processes for cultural societies in the region.
• Controlling of the fund management of the cultural societies of the Goethe-Institut in the region (also during the year).
• Coordination between the cultural societies, supervising regional institute and the headquarters of the Goethe-Institut in Munich.
• Preparation of procurement notes, pre-account assignments and other documentation for expenditures.
• Support in setting up an archive.
• Support with administrative tasks in the Department of Culture and Development.

Requirements:

• Completed commercial training or equivalent knowledge and skills in administration.
• Professional experience in administration or finance desirable.
• Good knowledge of German, good knowledge of spoken and written English; knowledge of French desired. Willingness to improve one’s German language skills with support of language courses.
• Good work organisation and time management, high motivation, punctuality, friendly and professional appearance.
• High resilience, reliability and loyalty, care and accuracy.
• Dedicated and independent work.
• Willingness to familiarise oneself with the structures of the Goethe-Institut (organisation, personnel and financial structures, procurement and contract regulations, company-specific software).
• Communicative and social competence, ability to work in a team.
• Good knowledge of MS Office applications.
• South African work permit.

Important note on the application process:

Interested applicants should send their applications with a detailed letter of motivation via e-mail with the subject “Job offer cultural societies” to carolin.christgau@goethe.de before 11 November.

All questions regarding this call should be directed via email to Carolin Christgau at carolin.christgau@goethe.de.

Note: Applicants who do not receive feedback from the Goethe-Institut by 25 November, should consider their application unsuccessful.

View the original call here.