Board Member, Infrastructure (Honorary)

Build the Centers, offices and Cities of United Cultures

Organisation: United Cultures

Location: Remote, worldwide. The Board meets in person one to four times a year

Open to: candidates from all countries and regions

Type: Honorary board position

Commitment: According to your availability

Reports to: Chairman of the Board

About United Cultures

United Cultures unites cultures across 269 countries and regions. Registered as a Foundation in the Netherlands (KvK 59854952), with its headquarters in Paris, it is working toward becoming an intergovernmental body by 2030. United Cultures connects cultures, develops their ideas and produces their projects and products. Its next milestone is the First World Cultural Congress in Madrid and the adoption of the Madrid Declaration.

The Role

The Board Member for Infrastructure builds the social infrastructure of United Cultures: seven continental offices that manage the United Cultures Centers, a Center in every country and region, and every five years a United Cultures City where all cultures meet.

Key Responsibilities

• Set up the seven continental offices of United Cultures, one per continent, that manage the Centers

• Lead the United Cultures Centers programme, starting with the pilot Center in Paris

• Prepare the next Centers in Amsterdam, Rabat, Geneva, Rome, Madrid, Berlin and Abu Dhabi

• Prepare the United Cultures City: a new City every five years, the first by 2030

• Connect investors, real estate agents, developers, architects and governments

• Work closely with the Board Member for Funding on the financing of each project

Candidate Profile

• Senior experience as real estate developer, construction CEO, infrastructure investor or urban development director

• A network of investors, developers and public authorities

• Experience with large international building projects

• Fluent English; other languages are an advantage

What United Cultures Gives You

• A seat on the Board of an international cultural organisation in its founding phase

• Direct influence on its path toward intergovernmental status

• Collaboration with leaders, institutions and cultural representatives in 269 countries and regions

• Invitations to United Cultures events, made possible by our sponsors

Selection Process

1. Expression of interest with CV

2. Confidential conversation with United Cultures

3. Appointment by board resolution

How to Apply

Send your CV and a short letter of motivation to volunteers@unitedcultures.org

Subject: Board Member, Infrastructure

https://unitedcultures.org/governance/