Steve Biko Foundation: Curator

The Steve Biko Foundation is a community development organisation inspired by the late anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, (18 December 1946 - 12 September 1977), one of the Black Consciousness Movement's most prominent leaders.

The Foundation seeks to appoint a Curator, based at the new Steve Biko Centre in Ginsberg, Eastern Cape.

S/he will oversee and run the day-to-day operations of the museum and exhibition spaces.

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with relevant stakeholders, to establish the museum and exhibition spaces, including generating the strategic plan, all necessary policies, operational procedures and operating systems;
• Acquire, care for, develop, display and interpret the Foundation’s collection of artifacts, works of art and audio-visual materials in order to inform, educate and entertain the public through the facilitation of innovative and creative exhibitions which appeal to a wide variety of audiences;
• Facilitate community development programmes with a view to collecting both oral and written histories to benefit the centre’s content and to enhance the life of the local community;
• Create an enabling environment for artists and cultural practitioners to utilise the centre as a space for developing art and artifacts;
• Work collaboratively with other units within the Foundation on public relations, marketing, fundraising and education programmes, through training, workshops and other means;
• Manage and administer the day-to-day operations of the unit including budget preparation, financial and administrative matters and human resources including recruitment, training and monitoring employee performance;
• Ensure the quality of the complete visitor experience.

Requirements:

• PhD or Master’s degree in relevant field;
• Minimum of five years of experience in (exhibition planning, writing, installation and display, basic community development programmes, museums, memorial sites and other cultural institutions);
• Experience in local, national and international trends in the arts and culture fields, research on local political history and relevance to global trends;
• Self-motivated with ability to lead innovation;
• Project management and monitoring and evaluation skills;
• Experience in budget management;
• Ability to fundraise;
• Computer literacy;
• Ability to conduct research;
• Communication skills (verbal and written).

Salary: A salary commensurate with experience will be offered.

To apply, submit a CV and motivation letter with ‘Curator’ in the subject line to admin@sbf.org.za.

Please quote the source of this advertisement in your application - NGO Pulse Portal.

For more about the Steve Biko Foundation, refer to www.sbf.org.za.

For other vacancies in the NGO sector, refer to www.ngopulse.org/vacancies.

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