The Kamel Lazaar Foundation is seeking a General Coordinator for the upcoming edition of the Jaou Festival, scheduled for October 2024.
Position and Contract: Project Manager – 12-14 months service delivery contract. Position available immediately.
Desired Profile: A minimum of 4 years of proven professional experience in the field of managing large-scale international cultural and artistic events in Tunisia.
Work Location: Tunis
Applications: (CV + cover letter + copies of diplomas) should be sent by email to: Contact-tunis@kamellazaarfoundation.org. The subject of the email should mention: Application for the position of General Coordinator of the Jaou 2024 Festival.
Deadline to Submit Nomination: October 23, 2023, at midnight
In collaboration with the Kamel Lazaar Foundation team, the General Coordinator of the Jaou Festival is responsible for the following tasks (indicative and non-exhaustive):
- Establishing execution plans and implementing all activities and programs of the Jaou 2024 festival (Exhibitions, Shows and performances, Meetings and debates, etc.).
- Ensuring general coordination with the Foundation team (production, logistics, communication, technical), exhibition commissioners, artists, partners, donors, and all stakeholders.
- Keeping the festival’s budget execution report updated.
- Coordinating the recruitment of necessary human resources in close collaboration with the foundation team while respecting the budget framework.
- Monitoring all approved festival activities and reporting to KLF management in case of delays or obstacles. Regularly providing reports on plan execution.
- Ensuring compliance with deadlines and the proper execution of the Jaou Festival 2024 activities.
- Providing a definitive moral and financial report on the 2024 edition of the Jaou Festival within 20 working days after its closure. If necessary, this report should be delivered before the contract’s expiration date.
- Organizing all required coordination meetings.
Diplomas (for reference only): Bachelor or Master (or equivalent) in: art history, social science, cinema, architecture, cultural project management (Experience in organizing visual art exhibitions is desirable).
Languages: French and/or English Arab