Freelance Position
Scope of work 80hrs/month
The Goethe-Institut South Africa (Johannesburg) is looking for a committed freelance project coordinator for the period from 13.01.2025 until 19.12.2025 for the regional project ‘African Feminisms - Rights, Representation and Resources’, funded by the German Foreign Ministry and implemented as part of the House of African Feminisms project. The scope of working time is 20 hours per week or a max. of 80 hrs per month at a maximum rate of 250 ZAR per hour.
ABOUT THE GOETHE-INSTITUT SOUTH AFRICA
The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach. We promote knowledge of the German language abroad and foster international cultural cooperation. We convey a comprehensive picture of Germany by providing information on Germany's cultural, social and political life. The GoetheInstitut in Johannesburg regulates the work in the Sub-Saharan countries. Its activities in this region have a special focus on strengthening the pan-African dialogue, and on promoting mobile access to information and education.
For more information, visit
www.goethe.de/johannesburg
THE PROJECT
The concept of the project ‘African Feminisms - Rights, Representation and Resources’ is based on the guidelines of German feminist foreign policy and aims to examine African feminisms on the continent and in Germany, to apply feminist practice in the form of qualification programmes and to open up new perspectives through thematic and artistic work. The project is an initiative of the Goethe-Institut project ‘House of African Feminisms’.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- support the project manager in the conceptualisation and implementation of specific activities and programmes as outlined in the project concept note,
- support the project manager in research tasks about feminist theories, discourses, organisations and experts on the African continent,
- support in grant management: prepare calls and contracts, establish a network and communication with grantees, oversee reporting deadlines, review reports etc.
- support the project manager in Monitoring and Evaluation of the project,
- prepare meetings with the advisory board and the project team; coordinate availability, send invites, write and send minutes,
- assist the project manager in regular reporting to the donor (narrative reports),
- handling administrative procedures; prepare contracts, account assignments, procurement notes
- assist in the coordination and implementation of communication and public relations strategy,
- candidates will need to agree with feminist ethos.
Requirements
- Cultural studies, cultural project management degree OR Minimum of four (4) years relevant working experience
- Experience working on cultural and educational programmes (civil society),
- Experience in administration, especially of cultural projects
- Knowledge of feminist networks in civil society and/or culture and discourses on the African continent are an advantage
- Highly proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Excellent written skills in English are necessary, being able to speak German and/or French is a major advantage
- Strong project management, coordination, and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and under pressure and willingness to travel
- Flawless attention to detail
- Ensure adequate work environment (internet, equipment etc.) in order to be fully operational.
How to apply
Please send your CV and a short motivation letter exclusively
by e-mail to julia.scheller@goethe.de no later than
18th December 2024. Please consider your application unsuccessful if you haven’t received a reply by 23 December 2024.
Please add the following declaration of consent to your application:
“I consent to the processing of my personal data contained in the application documents for the purposes of the admission procedure at the Goethe-Institut.”
Important note on the application procedure:
Only complete applications will be considered. Applicants with disabilities or applicants with equal status will be given preferential consideration in the event of equal professional suitability.
