Section Manager, Exhibition Project Management

Twoja Norwegia; Oslo; Hybrid; NOK 844,000 - 1,091,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension and insurance

Challenging tasks

Supportive colleagues

Central Oslo office

Flexible hours

Salary grades 50-63

Job summary

Oslo municipality seeks a skilled Exhibitions Project Leader to drive the department's exhibition projects in Oslo, with responsibility for budgeting, staffing, reporting and strategic development. The role emphasizes integrity, collaboration, and delivering high-quality exhibitions.

The successful candidate will have strong leadership, Norwegian and English communication skills, and a track record in art institutions and interdisciplinary work.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of project management experience in the cultural sector, including exhibition production.
• Experience from an art institution.
• Experience with interdisciplinary collaboration and network building.
• Bachelor's degree in project management and/or art and cultural subjects (relevant experience can compensate for lack of education)

Responsibilities

• Lead the section for exhibition project management and day-to-day leadership of the team.
• Oversee budgeting, capacity planning and reporting to department director.
• Develop processes, tools and risk management for exhibition projects.
• Participate in management fora and contribute to strategic decisions.

Skills

Project management

Cultural sector

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in project management and/or art and cultural subjects

Master's degree in project management and/or art and cultural subjects

Job description

Anchored in the collections of Edvard Munch and Rolf Stenersen, and with the present as horizon, MUNCH moves people around the world. This is the starting point for the museum's programme declaration, and the basis for the museum's work on the development and implementation of artistic programmes, including the exhibition programme which comprises both collection presentations and temporary exhibitions each year.

The ambitions for the exhibition programme at MUNCH are that it should create engagement among our audience by being innovative, diverse and challenging. Our exhibitions should maintain a high level of artistic and curatorial quality, and make us prominent on the international art scene and MUNCH one of Northern Europe's most attractive art museums.

In the Exhibition department we are now seeking a skilled person who will lead our section for exhibition project management. Through professional integrity in project management, the ability to collaborate across disciplines and network building, as well as deep experience with exhibition production, you will help to develop how we create exhibitions at MUNCH.

Responsibilities

• Personnel responsibility and management of the section
• Management of capacity and resource allocation
• Responsible for follow-up, reporting and auditing of the exhibition portfolio's budget and accounts ongoing to the department director and in regular budget meetings with the museum's management
• Contribute to the section's strategic work, method development and competence enhancement
• Ensure the professional development of the section and in collaboration with other disciplines at the museum
• Contribute to the further development of processes and tools, including budgeting and time-management, and risk management tools
• Participation in relevant decision-making fora at the museum, including as a member of the extended management groups at the museum
• Quality assure case submissions to the management team
• Ensure routines for and actual documentation, reporting and archiving of exhibition projects
• Project manager for exhibition projects

Qualifications

Required :

• Minimum 5 years of project management experience in the cultural sector, including experience with exhibition production
• Experience from an art institution
• Experience with interdisciplinary collaboration and network building
• Bachelor's degree in project management and/or art and cultural subjects (relevant experience can compensate for lack of education)

Desired :

• Master's degree in project management and/or art and cultural subjects
• Experience with international collaboration within projects in the art and cultural field

Personal characteristics

• Good written and oral communication skills in Norwegian and English
• High integrity both professionally and personally
• Good leadership skills and awareness of leadership responsibility
• Has good relationship-building and collaboration skills across disciplines
• Engaged, structured and with strong ability to execute
• Inclusive, trust-building and creates results through employees
• Structured and proactive with a results focus
• Able to have perspective both on own department and the organization as a whole
• Contributes to a positive working environment
• Personal suitability will be emphasized

We offer

• Good occupational pension and insurance schemes in Oslo pension insurance. As an employee of Oslo municipality the employer in addition pays your entire pension premium according to the net salary scheme, i.e. 2 % of your gross salary is not deducted for pension contributions
• Professionally challenging tasks in a good working environment
• Good colleagues who go out of their way to help
• Office in central Bjørvika
• Flexible working hours according to Oslo municipality's agreement
• The position is paid in salary grades 50-63 in Oslo municipality's salary scale (currently NOK 844 000- 1 091 300,-), according to qualifications and seniority. In special cases higher salary may be considered.

The workplaces in Oslo municipality shall be characterised by diversity, and our employees shall reflect the city's population. We encourage everyone who is qualified to apply for jobs with us regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic background. Oslo municipality places emphasis on accommodating working conditions if you have a need for it.

We would like to point out that applicants may be listed on a public applicant list even if the applicant has requested anonymity, but you will in that case be notified.

Before employment a police certificate must be presented and a background check carried out.

Contact information

Kasper Teglgaard Koch,Department Director of Exhibitions/Director of Exhibitions,([phone]

Workplace

Edvard Munchs Plass 1 0194OSLO

Key information:

Employer: Oslo municipality

Reference no.: 5166613856

Position percentage: 100%

Permanent

application deadline: 25.10.2026