CREATIVE AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – National Arts Council of Botswana 554 views

Career Opportunities with the National Arts Council of Botswana

The National Arts Council of Botswana is a body corporate established under the provisions of the National Arts Council of Botswana Act, No. 10 of 2020. The Council’s mandate is to develop, promote and protect the creative and cultural sector of Botswana through policy, legislation, industry facilitation and various partnerships, programmes, grants and initiatives. The Council aims to transform the local creative and cultural sector by nurturing creative excellence and preserving the Nation’s rich cultural traditions with the ultimate goal of building an inclusive, sustainable and prosperous sector.

The Council invites candidates who are transformational, dynamic and passionate about our National arts and culture to apply for the following opportunity.

CREATIVE AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Role Purpose

Reporting to the Director, Creative and Cultural Sector Development, the Creative and Cultural Development Manager is responsible for: Planning, organising and managing the Council’s district offices and the national arts, cultural and heritage activities of the Council including but not limited to the implementation of the Council’s strategy, plans, programmes, initiatives and related policies and procedures and strengthening national identity and heritage.

Key Performance Areas

• Sustained sector growth, commercialisation, revenue generation and employment creation from the local arts and culture activities; Impactful and innovative initiatives and programmes to promote local arts, culture and heritage;
• Availability of workspaces to cater for arts and culture practitioners;
• Increased funding and financial investment in the local arts and culture sector;
• Improvements in the arts and culture curricula in all schools;
• Promotion and development of Botswana’s arts and culture internationally;
• Achievement of strategic goals and targets within set timelines and budgets;
• Stakeholder satisfaction.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Arts or Cultural Studies such as Humanities, Liberal Arts, Fine Arts, Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Design Arts, Film /Cinematography, Media Studies and Digital Arts or related field.
• A minimum often (10) years post qualification experience relevant to role. Experience managing or coordinating arts, culture or heritage programmes and initiatives is essential.