The Office for a Democratic Belarus in Brussels, with support of the Robert Bosch Stiftung (Germany), offers a fellowship of ten months (March-December, 2008) for a manager promoting Belarusian culture in Western Europe.

For details, please see the attachment.

Deadline for applications is February 10, 2008

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"Офіс за Дэмакратычную Беларусь" у Бруселі пры падтрымцы нямецкага Фонду Роберта Боша (the Robert Bosch Stiftung) прапануе стажыроўку на 10 месяцаў для менеджэра па папулярызацыі беларускай культуры ў краінах Заходняй Еўропы.

Дэталі конкурсу, калі ласка, глядзіце ў дадатку (на ангельскай мове).

Апошні дзень падачы заявак: 10 лютага 2008

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Guidelines and features of a cultural manager working temporarily
at the Brussels Office for Democratic Belarus

Description of the position

·         Fellowship of ten months at the Office for Democratic Belarus in Brussels

·         Main tasks will be the organisation of projects focusing on the promotion of Belarusian culture (e.g. a photo exhibition, theatre performance, events featuring Belarusian writers, etc.) and taking place in West European countries

·         Opportunity to organise a small number of self-initiated projects for the promotion of Belarusian culture and strengthening cultural links between Belarus and other European countries

·         Opportunity to establish contacts with European cultural networks

·         Monthly fellowship of 1,100 Euro, plus a limited budget for one trip to and from Brussels and travel costs around Europe in connection with the projects

Key selection criteria

·         Person with Belarusian citizenship or of Belarusian origin

·         Age: preferably between 25 and 35

·         Overview of and good connections with contemporary Belarusian cultural scene

·         Very good knowledge of Belarusian and Russian, good knowledge of English and German

·         Practical experience of organizing cultural events outside of Belarus (necessary)

·         Ability to work independently

·         Quality and feasibility of the self-initiated projects

·         Readiness to live and work in Brussels for a period of up to ten months

 

Please send you CVs by February 10, 2008 to:

Office for a Democratic Belarus

rue Wiertz 50/28

1050 Brussels

T: + 32 2 401 61 41 (42)

F: +32 2 401 68 68

info@democraticbelarus.eu

www.democraticbelarus.eu