Project Leader Cultural Action Agenda

Tasks and Responsibilities

Within the Directorate Social Domain, Culture & Heritage works on the development, preservation and promotion of the island’s cultural identity and heritage. The Cultural Action Agenda brings together strategic projects that support this work.

As Project Leader Cultural Action Agenda, you turn strategic objectives into practical plans and completed projects. You are responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing one or more projects under the overall coordination of the Programme Manager Cultural Action Agenda.

Depending on your background and expertise, you will lead one major project or a group of related projects in the following areas:

• Heritage infrastructure, monuments and interpretation;

• Archives and digital heritage;

• Maritime and underwater cultural heritage;

• Cultural heritage and education;

• Cultural tourism and heritage development.

You work closely with internal departments, community organisations, cultural and heritage professionals, researchers, educational institutions and government partners. The perspectives and participation of the Statian community are central to this work.

Your responsibilities include:

• Developing detailed project plans, translating policy objectives into achievable activities, timelines, milestones and deliverables, and coordinating day-to-day implementation;

• Monitoring progress, results, risks and dependencies, proposing timely corrective measures and ensuring delivery within the approved timeframe;

• Monitoring project budgets in close cooperation with the Programme Manager and Finance, and keeping implementation within approved budgets;

• Coordinating internal and external stakeholders, including cultural organisations, NGOs, community representatives and relevant ministries and government partners, such as OCW and RCE where applicable;

• Organising stakeholder and community consultations and ensuring meaningful participation of the Statian community where appropriate;

• Preparing procurement, commissioning and subsidy-related documentation where required, and maintaining accurate project records and accountability documentation;

• Preparing progress reports, proposals, decision documents and management information, and advising the Programme Manager on developments, risks and opportunities;

• Ensuring alignment with other Cultural Action Agenda projects, contributing to programme-wide monitoring, evaluation and reporting, and carrying out other reasonably required project-related duties.