Goethe-Institut Indonesian Job Vacancy: GoetheHaus Manager, Jakarta

VACANCY GOETHEHAUS MANAGER
AT GOETHE - INSTITUT INDONESIA
START DATE: 15 SEPTEMBER 2016

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. In addition, we convey a comprehensive picture of Germany by providing information on Germany’s cultural, social and political life.

The Goethe-Institut Indonesia is seeking to recruit a manager for its event space GoetheHaus in Jakarta starting mid - September 2016.

The duties of the GoetheHaus manager mainly include the following areas:

• On-site management of GoetheHaus (Goethe-Institut Jakarta’s performance/cinema hall) for cultural programmes, e.g. film screening, discussion, dance performance, book reading
• Handling of inquiries and bookings, scheduling and technical needs for internal and external events
• Overseeing the maintenance of GoetheHaus’ building and equipment
• Technical support for Goethe-Institut’s programmes taking place outside of GoetheHaus

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual who meets the following requirements:

• Native language Indonesian, knowledge of English in speech and writing, German is an asset
• Relevant work experience
• Autonomy, willingness to learn and self-initiative 
• Ability to work in a team (whose technical understanding might vary) and social skills 
• Time flexibility (evening and weekend programmes)

Technical skills needed:

• Intermediate technical knowledge of audio-visual presentation for film and video, e.g. film format (codec, container, and extension), resolution, aspect ratio, audio channel (stereo, Dolby) 
• Knowledge of audio visual related equipment and software, e.g. optical player, media player, multimedia computer, Adobe Premiere, VLC
• Basic technical understanding of audio presentation for music performance, e.g. sound routing, channeling, simple acoustic

We offer an attractive range of duties and responsibilities, an interesting working environment and remuneration at market rates, and look forward to receiving your application.

If you should have any questions, please contact Anna Maria Strauß, Director of Cultural Programmes of the region Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand at Goethe-Institut Indonesia.

Please e-mail your complete application together with a detailed motivation letter by latest 26 July 2016 to a nnamaria.strauss@jakarta.goethe.org