Museum Batavialand in Lelystad tells the story of the Netherlands and water, from prehistory to the reclamation of Flevoland. We are the national museum for ship archaeology and manage the National Ship Archaeological Depot, the Provincial Archaeological Depot Flevoland and the museum depot with the heritage collections of the province. With the impressive reconstruction of the Batavia and our shipyard, visitors experience 17th-century craftsmanship up close.

Reason

Museum Batavialand is on the eve of a major renewal plan aimed at integrating the museum presentation, the management of the collection and the shipyard into one Museum Batavialand with the allure it deserves. This renewal is generously supported by the Province of Flevoland, the Ministry of OCW and the Municipality of Lelystad. The recruitment campaign will raise the remaining required funds from existing and new partners in the business community, major donors, private and public funds.

Our Challenge

The greatest challenge for Museum Batavialand lies in realizing these ambitious plans. In addition, working on the further professionalization of our organization, and improving our public offerings, marketing and communication. We want to introduce even more people to the maritime and archaeological world and offer an unforgettable experience by growing to at least 100,000 visitors a year.

The museum is structurally supported by the Ministry of OCW, Province of Flevoland and the Municipality of Lelystad and has a network of friends, companies and private funds, which will have to be reactivated and expanded for the renewal of Museum Batavialand.

We are looking for a:

Relationship and fundraiser – 0.6 to 1 FTE

The function

The Relationship and Fundraiser is the indispensable pivot between organization Museum Batavialand and all external parties who want to connect with the museum: existing and new stakeholders, partners, companies, individuals and funds.

Core tasks

Fundraising and relationship management activities are an integral part of this position. The CRM processes are supported by the Secretariat, which is functionally managed by the Relationship and Fundraising Officer for this purpose. You will formally report to the Head of Marketing & Communications, working closely with the Managing Director, with whom you will also liaise directly.

The core duties of the Relationship and Fundraiser further include the following:

• You connect the value propositions of Renewal Plan Museum Batavialand to the appropriate partners.
• You represent Museum Batavialand, independently or together with the Director-Board or with a member of the MT, during appointments and meetings with potential partners.
• You will research possible new networks and stakeholders that can support Museum Batavialand in its objectives, actively approach them and establish initial contact. Existing contacts of the museum will be intensified and targeted.
• You will ensure careful relationship management and be responsible for organizing events for friends and partners.
• You will work independently and be supported for the Renewal of Museum Batavialand by an external advisor in the field of Development and Relationship Management.

What we expect from you

• You are a pleasant, professional discussion partner for boards of companies, funds and high net worth individuals.
• You can convince people with enthusiasm and a good story about the importance of maritime heritage and museum education. You are representative, commercially minded and decisive.
• You take initiative independently and make contact easily.
• You have extensive, demonstrable experience in a commercial position, fundraising and/or relationship management, preferably in the cultural sector.
• You have a network within one or more sectors: business, fund industry, high net worth individuals in the Flevoland/Randstad region and/or the Netherlands.
• You are a connector, excellent at communicating and collaborating with very diverse partners. You manage by results, make decisions and keep an overview.
• Affinity with (maritime) history, museums or cultural heritage is a plus.

We offer

• Working conditions in accordance with the Museum collective bargaining agreement.
• Salary in scale 10 (€3,768 – €4,897 gross for a 36-hour work week and depending on experience and education).
• Year-end bonus of 3.4%, 8% vacation allowance and travel allowance if you do not live in Lelystad.
• Appointment initially for the duration of one year.

Information and application

For substantive information, please contact Vincent van der Velde at 06 26 554 773. We believe that diversity contributes to better decision-making and invite everyone to apply. Send your resume and brief motivation to sollicitaties@batavialand.nl.

Responding is possible until Oct. 31. Interviews will take place in weeks 45 and 46.