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About the Association

Umeå Kulturförening Humlan is a non-profit association passionate about free culture. Founded in 1981, the association is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year. We have always been present in the culture sector where we are needed; at the forefront with new ideas, in cultural policy debates, and in collaborations with civil society in Umeå. Over the years, the association has been involved in all sorts of culture; music, film, poetry, theater, clubs, and festivals. We were part of the Scharinska era, we organized the classic Umeå Open, we hosted the last gigs with Refused, and we run the cozy neighborhood festival "Ditt Kvarter." We ensure things happen, and as an association with many engaged members, we do it together!

We work by the motto "if you want it, you get it, and if you get it, you can do it" – if you have enthusiasm and will, there is always room here for development. We have an office at Klossen in Ålidhem and organize events all over the city! In recent years, the association has also run the major project AC Live, which has developed the free music scene throughout Västerbotten.

About the Job

We are looking for you who want to drive and continue to develop the activities of Umeå Kulturförening Humlan!

As a Business Developer, you are responsible for driving and reporting on the activities in line with the commitments, frameworks, and goals established by the association.

The job involves great creative freedom. The work is flexible and requires that you thrive working independently, like a spider at the center of the web. As a Business Developer, you have an active board and many engaged members who, together with you, want to create free culture in Umeå. The association's activities should be open to inspire and develop the members' engagement. In your role, you have overall responsibility for ensuring the association's activities are carried out and developed.

In addition to member work and making Umeå Kulturförening Humlan visible to new members, the work involves concert production, cultural events, hiring production staff and volunteers as needed, calling and leading meetings, and marketing the activities. As a Business Developer, you also have the task of networking with others in the music industry, monitoring trends in the cultural sector, and conducting strategic work on cultural issues. The position also includes handling the association's reporting and ongoing financial management, as well as grant applications and reporting.

Who are you?

Umeå Kulturförening Humlan stands strong after 45 years at the forefront of culture, and you are the one who takes the association into the future! You are passionate about cultural events and have your own ideas on how culture in Umeå should develop. You are an engaged, driven, and social person. You have previous experience in cultural work as well as running an association and events. You keep up to date with the cultural sector within the municipality and what is current in the music industry. You network within the cultural sector, the local association life, and the municipality.

You have a cultural policy understanding of the conditions for music and culture and want to work strategically to improve them.

It is of great importance that you are outgoing, self-reliant, communicative, and relationship-building. At the same time, you are structured and like having overall responsibility, are responsible, solution-oriented, and have a great creative and pedagogical ability. You thrive in a changing environment and have the ability to organize, structure, prioritize, and execute. You have good administrative and economic knowledge regarding accounting, budgeting, grant reporting, and payroll administration. You are confident expressing yourself in speech and writing.

Requirements

• Interest in culture.
• Experience in leading activities, associations, or larger projects.
• Post-secondary education/academic studies with a focus on culture, or equivalent work experience from the cultural sector.
• Experience in administration/reporting/follow-up from activities or projects.
• Valid driver's license (Category B).

Merits

• Experience in outward-facing communication work.
• Experience in cultural policy and opinion-forming work.
• Experience in organizing live music events.
• Experience within the music industry, as an artist, organizer, or music entrepreneur.
• Education in accounting economics or equivalent work experience.

Employment Conditions

Permanent position, flexible 50-100%. The association has room for a 100% position. Depending on the applicant, there may be possibilities for different solutions. In your application, you can propose a setup for the position. You can also apply together with someone else.

Evening and weekend work occurs.

6-month probationary period.

Start date between August 1 and September 1, according to agreement.