Executive Director | Europeana

"As the Executive Director, you will lead a team of 3 Directors, the Member States Liaison Officer and up to two teams within the organisation. The Executive Director reports to the Governing Board of the Europeana Foundation. Key responsibilities of the Executive Director include:

• Establishing strategic direction for Europeana and ensuring its delivery together with the Governing Board of the Europeana Foundation and the Europeana Network Association.
• Work with the primary funding stakeholders within the European Commission, at Directorate General and Cabinet levels, and across Member States to ensure an adequate and continual funding that allows the delivery of the Europeana strategy.
• Safeguard and expand the core funding of the Europeana ecosystem and diversify the funding structure through increased project funding, commercial and public sector collaborations, and philanthropic donations.
• Create, nurture and develop new ideas and proposals for the execution of strategy.
• Direct the Europeana Foundation, its projects, personnel and finances in accordance with all legal requirements, with management responsibility for specified strategic and functional teams.
• Embody the Europeana values of Reliability, Usability and Mutuality in all aspects including the leveraging of the networks of professional volunteers to deliver annual business plans.
• Ensure that the impact of Europeana's work on the European cultural heritage sector, and on the overall cultural strategy of the European Union, is efficiently demonstrated and communicated to all relevant stakeholders.
• Represent the Foundation at all levels European, International and National."