Song festival seeks secretary

Internationaal Lied Festival Zeist is looking for a Secretary.

Vacancy for a Secondary Position | Unremunerated

Since its founding in 2015, Internationaal Lied Festival Zeist has put on 10 successful editions and is considered to be among the top 3 lied festivals in Europe. Appreciation for the festival is very high. It consistently receives a solid 8 from visitors, scoring an 8.5 in 2026. The festival has seen a rapidly growing number of visitors, from 1,600 in 2016 to 4,200 in 2026.

Internationaal Lied Festival Zeist 2027 in brief:

9-day festival;
13 concerts by top musicians, young talent and rising stars: 11 recital lied, Young Artist Platform and Youth Concert;
8-day masterclass for young professional duos;
2 composition commissions for a new lied, 2 lectures, 2 chat shows;
10 Education and Participation projects.

All recitals and presentations take place in or near the Moravian Church in Zeist, a magnificent hall in a leafy setting. It is an annual festival held in the month of May.

The festival is organised by an enthusiastic and knowledgeable board, a business manager, two producers and a group of around 25 volunteers. The artistic direction of the festival is in the hands of baritone Henk Neven and pianist Hans Eijsackers. The business manager handles fundraising, contracts and draws up the draft budget, amongst other things. In addition, professionals are brought in for online and offline publicity and marketing, the website and the web shop.

International Festival Zeist is funded by the Municipality of Zeist, the Province of Utrecht, around 15 foundations, and revenue from ticket sales, advertising and sponsorship. In addition, Friends and Patrons are actively recruited.

Internationaal Lied Festival Zeist has the ambition to further professionalise and grow artistically, and is looking for a secretary (m/f/x) who will contribute to this in a driven and resolute manner.

Secretary (m/f/x)

Internationaal Lied Festival Zeist is looking for an experienced secretary who works accurately and keeps an overview. The secretary is part of the executive board and shares responsibility for policy. Within the board, he/she/they is responsible for the festival's communication support.

Duties include:

Thinking and having a say on matters concerning the Foundation;
Preparing and taking minutes of board meetings;
Drafting and distributing the agenda prior to meetings;
Maintaining and archiving minutes, decisions and action items;
Monitoring the progress of adopted decisions and action items.

Possibly to be added to the duties:

Monitoring compliance with the articles of association and internal regulations;
Identifying changes in laws and regulations that are relevant to the foundation;
Contributing to the drafting or updating of policy documents.

Job requirements:

Affinity with and preferably knowledge of the administrative and legal structures of a foundation;
Basic knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations;
Secure, strong in organisation and decisive;
Affinity: Interest in the cultural sector and lied.

The board meets once a month (partly online, partly in person). The time commitment fluctuates depending on the annual cycle, averaging 6 hours a month.

For further information please contact:

Jef Oomen (chair)
or Wim Bekkers (outgoing secretary)

Interested?

Then email a cover letter and CV to: info@ilfz.nl.