Jury Member Dance/Theatre/Contemporary Circus

About the job

As the fifth largest canton in Switzerland with around 6000 employees, we are committed to the common good of society at the

cantonal administration. With an impressive variety of services,

our work affects all areas of life, whether education, economy, law, security, nature, health, construction, culture, or finance. Through our meaningful

work, we leave a small footprint every day, as it is relevant to over half a million people.

The canton of St.Gallen has a vibrant theatre and dance scene with supraregional significance. The Department of Cultural Promotion of the canton of St.Gallen has revised the multi-year funding in the areas of dance, theatre, and contemporary circus. The multi-year funding supports professional performing arts groups in the canton of St.Gallen and creates stable framework conditions for artistic development, production, and touring activities.

A three-member jury assesses the applications. It consists of two external experts and one employee of the Department of Cultural Promotion.

We are looking for two independent persons residing outside the canton of St.Gallen from 1 November 2026 as

Jury Member Dance/Theatre/Contemporary Circus

Workload: on a mandate basis

Workplace: St.Gallen

What to expect

• Assessment of multi-year funding applications according to defined criteria
• Participation in jury meetings (usually one meeting per decision round)
• Participation in discussions with groups as well as artists
• Formulation of recommendations for the Cultural Promotion management
• Jury members are independent; during jury sessions, they may neither apply for nor receive funding as members of an institution, group, or as individuals from the independent scene in the canton of St.Gallen
• Possible conflicts of interest must be disclosed. In cases of bias, jury members must recuse themselves
• The maximum term of office for jury members is eight years (usually limited and associated with periodic rotation)

What distinguishes you

• Proven professional qualifications in the field of performing arts (theatre, dance, or contemporary circus)
• Experience in one or more of these areas, for example from artistic work, mediation and cultural education, work in organisations, research, or other approaches
• Good knowledge of the current independent theatre and dance scene in Switzerland
• Understanding of the concerns and needs of performing artists
• Willingness to represent your own positions in a nuanced way and to reflect on them in collegial exchange

What we offer

• The activity is remunerated
• When composing the jury, we consider professional diversity as well as aspects of equality and diversity
• We aim to assemble a jury with diverse perspectives. Applications from persons with different social, cultural, or professional backgrounds are expressly welcome
• In particular, we look forward to applications from people who have been underrepresented in the cultural sector so far

Ready for the next step? If we have sparked your interest and you would like to be part of the team, we look forward to receiving your application.

Further information at:

Office for Culture, Cultural Promotion Mireille Loher, Co-Head of the Department of Cultural Promotion, Tel. 058 229 89 23

Please submit your application with CV and letter of motivation online by 30 August 2026 or by email to mireille.loher@sg.ch with the subject "Application Jury". Interviews will take place on 17 or 22 September 2026.