Organizer Information
Cultural Centre Ter Dilft is the municipal cultural centre of Bornem, Belgium, serving the wider Klein-Brabant region. It offers a broad and diverse programme across arts and culture, combining established cultural activities with experimental projects. The centre operates with a professional team responsible for artistic programming, project development, exhibitions, cultural participation and community-oriented initiatives.
This recruitment is for a Staff Member – Projects and Visual Arts, joining the professional team of Ter Dilft and contributing particularly to its visual arts programme, project-based activities and the coordination of its creative Maakplaats.
Title & Description
Staff Member – Projects and Visual Arts
The position combines visual arts programming, exhibition coordination, project development and cultural mediation. The successful candidate will work with other programmers to develop and implement Ter Dilft's annual visual arts programme, as well as location-based and multimedia projects.
The role requires switching between several functions, including programmer, curator, facilitator, expert and mediator. The position also involves coordinating the Maakplaats, a volunteer-driven creative hub operated jointly by the library and cultural centre.
A particular focus in the coming years will be on young people and youth culture, making an understanding of contemporary and experimental cultural practices important to the role.
The Role Overview
- Position: Staff Member – Projects and Visual Arts
- Employer: Cultural Centre Ter Dilft / Municipality of Bornem
- Contract: Open-ended contract
- Salary scale: B4–B5
- Gross monthly salary: €3,670.80–€5,862.73, depending on relevant seniority
- Minimum qualification: Bachelor's degree
- Reporting/working structure: Professional cultural-centre team, working closely with programmers, administrative, technical, library and communication colleagues
- Working schedule: Primarily regular working hours, with evening and weekend work required when activities demand it
- Application deadline: October 11, 2026
Position & Tasks
- Develop and coordinate the visual arts programme with the other visual arts programme.
- Establish contacts with artists and other professionals in the visual arts sector.
- Coordinate exhibitions and accompanying activities from planning through implementation.
- Develop and realize location-based and multimedia artistic projects.
- Contribute to projects aimed at young people and youth culture.
- Coordinate the operation of the volunteer-based Maakplaats together with a library colleague.
- Manage contracts, agreements, reporting, consultations and budget follow-up.
- Contribute to communication materials, including website and brochure texts, printed materials and publicity resources.
- Coordinate colleagues, volunteers and artists during exhibitions and projects.
- Work across artistic, curatorial, organizational and facilitation roles.
Categories
- Visual Art
- Curating
- Exhibition
- Photography
- Sculpture
- Installation Art
- Video Art
- Performance
- Multimedia Art
- Cultural Programming
- Project Management
Eligibility
- Hold a bachelor's degree.
- Have relevant professional experience; this is considered an advantage.
- Demonstrate a strong interest in art and culture.
- Have broad knowledge of visual arts, including traditional and contemporary practices.
- Be able to work independently while collaborating within a team.
- Have practical organizational and project-management skills.
- Be digitally skilled and familiar with social media.
- Be willing to undertake professional training.
- Be willing to work evenings and weekends.
Experience or a professional network involving artists, curators, galleries and museums is an advantage. The position is based in Belgium and the announcement does not explicitly state a nationality restriction.
Program Benefits
- Permanent employment with an open-ended contract.
- Gross monthly salary of €3,670.80–€5,862.73, depending on recognized seniority.
- Meal vouchers of €8 per working day.
- Bicycle allowance or free public transportation for commuting.
- Bornem gift voucher and eco vouchers worth €100.
- Free hospitalisation insurance.
- Supplementary pension plan.
- 33 vacation days.
- Flexible working hours.
- Professional training and development opportunities.
- A position within a dynamic cultural-centre and local-government environment.
Application Fee
None
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 11 October 2026
- Preselection: October 12, 2026, if more than 10 applications are received
- Exploratory online interview: October 20, 2026
- Structured interview with case: October 27, 2026
- Interview dates may be subject to change; exact times and, for the second interview, the location will be communicated later.
Candidates who meet the formal requirements will participate in the selection procedure. If more than 10 applications are received, a maximum of 10 candidates will proceed to the exploratory interview. Up to 6 candidates will then progress to the structured interview.
Location
Bornem, Belgium
Additional Details
The role is particularly suited to a professional who can combine artistic judgement with practical project management. The organisation is looking for someone capable of moving between curatorial expertise and community-oriented facilitation.
The candidate is expected to be comfortable assessing both popular and experimental forms of art and culture, developing new concepts and considering how cultural programming can engage younger audiences.
Applicants should also be prepared to demonstrate their motivation and competencies during the selection process. The structured interview includes a case exercise.
For questions about the position or a personalized salary simulation, candidates can contact the HR department at sollicitaties@bornem.be.