Vacancy: Managing Director

The documenta Institut, which is currently being founded in the legal form of a gGmbH, is looking for a

Managing Director (f/m/d).
Application deadline: May 27, 2025
Start of employment: As soon as possible
Reference number: 38304

Full-time position for the administrative and commercial management of the documenta Institute. The position is initially limited to three years, with a view to continuation.

The documenta Institut Kassel gGmbH is a non-university research institution. Its shareholder is the University of Kassel. The purpose of the institute is to promote science and research in the field of contemporary art exhibitions. This includes carrying out its own interdisciplinary research work, academic lectures, discussions, educational programs, experimental projects, exhibitions and symposia, as well as issuing its own publications. In fulfilling its tasks, the documenta Institut cooperates with documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH, institutions of higher education, in particular the University of Kassel, state administrations, industry, trade unions, associations, cultural institutions and citizens' initiatives. The aim is to make the documenta Institut a place of public scholarship and exchange on contemporary art between documenta exhibitions.

Your tasks:

• Cooperation with the scientific management, who is also the spokesperson for the management and scientific director
  

• Responsibility for finances and controlling, including in particular
  

  • Drawing up a business plan, monitoring the correct use of funds and preparing the annual financial statements
    

  • Supporting the documenta Institut's service providers in all commercial matters
    

  • Assisting the auditing company with the audit of the annual financial statements
    

  • Responsibility for tax matters
    

  • Contact for the tax consultancy firm and tax audits Selection and development of suitable employees
    

• Management, control and development of the team yet to be formed
  

• Supporting the acquisition and implementation of externally funded research projects
  

• Designing and optimizing the process organization
  

• Implementing a digital strategy for the institute
  

Our requirements:

• Completed academic university degree, in particular in business administration and/or law
  

• Professional experience in a leading position in a cultural or scientific organization, public administration or comparable position
  

• Knowledge and successful experience in the areas of business administration, accounting, controlling, financial reporting, collective bargaining and staff representation law
  

• Experience in dealing with funding organizations, foundations and sponsors as well as in project management
  

• Enthusiasm and flexibility to advance and develop an institute in the start-up phase
  

• Strong social and intercultural skills
  

• Very good team and communication skills
  

• Openness, perseverance and assertiveness
  

• Interest in art and culture, ideally in the interplay between contemporary art and science
  

We offer:

• Management position with a lot of personal responsibility, development opportunities and freedom to make decisions
  

• Work in the documenta city with a high life quality
  

• Opportunity to build up a team
  

• Appropriate remuneration based on the TV-H, up to pay grade E 14 TV-H
  

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Jochen Dittmar, phone: +49561 804-2913, e-mail: dittmar(at)uni-kassel.de.

Please send your application with the usual informative documents, stating the reference number in the subject line, using the online form. We have compiled further information for you in our FAQ.

In exceptional cases, we will also accept your application documents in paper form or via the e-mail inbox bewerbungen(at)uni-kassel.de, stating the reference number.

For postal applications, please only submit copies of your documents (no folders), as these cannot be returned. All documents will be destroyed after completion of the selection process in compliance with data protection regulations.

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