documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH in Kassel is seeking to an

Assistant / Personal Assistant to the Artistic Director documenta 16 (m/f/d)

documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH is a non-profit organization supported and funded by the City of Kassel and the State of Hesse as shareholders. It is responsible for the documenta exhibition, which takes place every five years, for Fridericianum, the documenta archiv and the documenta Halle.

documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH is seeking to an innovative and responsible personality with a passion for contemporary art, sound organizational skills and practical and methodological competence.

Your activities will include:

- Supporting and assisting the artistic director

- Scheduling and organizing appointments

- Preparation of discussions and meetings

- Dealing with correspondence

- Planning and organization of travels

Your profile:

- completed training, university degree desirable

- Several years of professional experience in the field, ideally in a cultural organization and experience in the theater are welcome

- Interest in and knowledge of contemporary art and culture scene

- careful, reliable, independent and team-oriented way of working

- very good written and spoken German and English skills

- social, communicative and intercultural skills, creativity, resilience and perseverance

We offer:

We offer an interesting and responsible job opportunity in an internationally operating team within the arts and cultural sector. You will receive an appropriate salary in line with your qualifications, with 40 hours/week. The place of work is Kassel. This is a temporary position limited until December 31, 2027.

Please send your application with the usual documents, stating your salary expectations and earliest possible starting date, exclusively in electronic form by e-mail (one coherent PDF, max. 5 MB) to: bewerbungen@documenta.de

Contact for requests about the job:

Head of Exhibition Management, Andrea Linnenkohl, T +49 561 70727 – 6109

Inquiries about the application process:

Head of Human Resources, Geert Frieler bewerbungen@documenta.de , T +49 561 70727 - 2518