Cultural Project Manager at Embassy of France

Cultural Project Manager at Embassy of France 

French Embassy in Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam

JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

French Embassy in Tanzania – Department of Cooperation and Cultural Action (SCAC)
Alliance française de Dar es Salaam
Cultural Project Manager
For the second year running, Tanzania is a recipient of the Fonds Equipe France (FEF) – Création, from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This fund is designed to support Tanzanian players in the cultural and creative industries in expanding and internationalizing their activities.

Working within the Department of Cooperation and Cultural Action in Dar es Salaam and in coordination with the cultural team at the Alliance Française in Dar es Salaam, the Cultural Project Manager will be responsible for managing the FEF Création 2024/2025, and for implementing certain components of this project.

Job Description

In addition to the direct beneficiaries of the FEF Création 2024/2025 project, the Department of Cooperation and Cultural Action in Dar es Salaam will set up a program of debates on ideas, artist mobility funding and one-off support.

Setting up the Debates Program:

Defining themes, jointly with the SCAC and the Alliance Française de Dar es salaam, and the editorial committee
Identification of speakers
Organisation of events
Budget monitoring of the program
Coordination of communication around the events, with the Embassy and Alliance Française communication teams
Deliverables: 6 ideas debates to be organized

Monitoring the Mobility Program

Identification of relevant events, in France or in French-speaking countries, as destinations for Tanzanian artists
Selection of beneficiary artists, in conjunction with the SCAC and the Alliance team
Administrative organization of the visits
Budget monitoring of the program
Follow-up of the reports provided by the beneficiaries following the tour
Deliverables: 5 Tanzanian artists to have visited key events in France and/or French-speaking countries in Africa and the Indian Ocean.

Supervision of the SCAC’s ad hoc Support Program

Monitoring Tanzanian cultural news and opportunities for calls for projects in France
Receiving external requests
Monitoring the support provided
Occasional support for the Cultural Attaché

Working Environment

The Cultural Project Manager will be attached to the SCAC and will work on the French Embassy’s premises. He/she will report to the Cultural Attaché and the Cooperation and Cultural Action Counsellor.

As the FEF Création 2024/2025 is being set up jointly with the Alliance Française de Dar es salaam, he/she will be required to work very frequently with the Alliance teams.

Mobility within the country, in the region and in France is possible, depending on the activities.

Working hours: 8am – 5.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8am – 1.30pm on Fridays.

Evening availability required for certain events.

Salary: TSH 3,975,000 (€1,500) paid in Tanzanian shillings.

Skills

Project Management
Budget Management
Event Organization
People Skills
Responsiveness

Qualifications

Experience in project management
Experience in the cultural field

Languages:

French: B2
English: B2

Knowledge of Swahili, and of cooperation tools used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a plus.

Please send your CV and cover letter to: scac.dar-es-salam-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr by June 15 2024.

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