Having regard to:

1.a) Articles 1,4,8 and 14(5) of Law 4572/2018 ‘Establishment of the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki and other provisions (GG/I/188).

2.b)  Article 2, para. 1(e)( i) of Law 2557/1997 ‘Institutions, measures and actions for cultural development’ (GG/I/271), as in force, following its replacement by Article 57 of Law 4481/2017 (GG/I/100),

3.c)  Article 2, para. 1(e)(bb) of Law 2577/1997, as amended by Article 18 of Law 3658/2008, ‘Measures for Protecting Cultural Goods and other provisions’ (GG/I/70).

4.The need to appoint a Director for the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki (MOMus), in implementation of Article 3 of Law 4572/2018

hereby launches

AN INTERNATIONAL OPEN CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

to fill one (1) position of of General Director at the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki (MOMus), full and exclusive employment, for a four-year tenure, with the option to renew for one more tenure.

1. Every person who has the qualifications required by law and the Call has the right to participate. More specifically:

Applicants must have at least the following qualifications:

i.At least five years of organisational and administrative experience, including experience in matters of administration and financial management of prestigious cultural organisations in Greece or abroad

ii.At least one post-graduate degree conferred by a Greek or foreign university, with specialisation in the discipline of cultural management or museology in a related field or cultural management or in other related fields being viewed favourably

iii.Very good command of English, Greek and at least one other language.

2. The application must be accompanied by:

- Curriculum Vitae

- Proposal-Motivation Letter . The motivation letter must summarise the candidate’s vision for the General Directorate of the Organisation.

- A solemn declaration that the impediments, incompatibilities and conflicts of interest specified herein do not exist.

3. In order to ensure that their applications are valid, candidates are not required to attach or produce degrees, certificates or other official documents or proof of their qualifications or that they meet any other selection criterion set out in this call for expressions of interest. However, for the purpose of their evaluation, they are required to specify the degrees, certificates and other such documents in their curriculum vitae (see above). Degrees, certificates or other official documents or proof of qualifications or of meeting the selection criteria of this call for expressions of interest, which are not clearly and specifically stated in the curriculum vitae (see above) will not be taken into account in the evaluation of the candidate, even if they are furnished subsequently. 

4. The deadline for applications is December 31st 2022 at 23:59:59.

5. Applications with accompanying documents must be submitted in .pdf format to the email address info@momus.gr where a reference number is received.

 The following must be stated in the subject line:

Application for participation in the open call for expressions of interest in the position General Director of the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki.

6. The General Director of the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki will be appointed by decision of the Hellenic Minister for Culture and Sports following the evaluation of the candidates by the MOMus responsible divisions.

7. The selection of the eligible candidate is based on the evaluation of the candidates and their interviews.

8. The full text of the Call will be posted on the websites of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports (www.culture.gov.gr ), MOMus (www.momus.gr ). Moreover, a summary of the Call will be published in two newspapers in nationwide circulation and on at least two international job-seeking platforms. ​