MOMENTA is actively recruiting a visionary executive director who will lead and promote the organization’s operations and manage the team that prepares the biennale’s 2025 edition. This opportunity is addressed to a dynamic professional with an exceptionally creative mind and expertise in strategic and operational management. It offers a unique chance to produce a major art biennial that highlights Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montréal as a centre for contemporary art on the local, national, and international levels.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in a pertinent discipline (art history, museology, visual arts) or the equivalent
- A minimum of 5–8 years of experience, including at least 3–5 years in management of cultural organizations (employee management, financial management, budget preparation, etc.)
- Experience in management of non-profit organizations and strong knowledge of and experience with grant programs
- Very good knowledge of contemporary art and cultural organizations
- Good knowledge of the Québec and Montréal art environments
- Knowledge of governance procedures and rules
- Recognized abilities in management of financial and human resources
- Strong strategic skills, combined with a capacity to work in a small team
- Strong conceptual skills; strategic, independent, and creative vision
- Excellent writing skills and very good communications and public relations skills
- Bilingual French-English, both spoken and written
Salary and conditions
- The annual salary is from $65,000 to $85,000, depending on experience and qualifications
- During even-numbered years (non-biennial years), 6% of annual salary in vacation days. During odd-numbered years (biennial years), 4% of annual salary in vacation days
- 8 wellbeing leave days during non-biennial years
- Annual healthcare contribution of $1,000.00
Anticipated start date: March 15, 2024
Deadline to apply: January 26, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.
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