CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - DIRECTORS OF ITALIAN MUSEUMS

- Call
- Annexes (templates):
        1 - Application facsimile (to be filled on line)
        2 - Self-declaration certifying the truth and accuracy of all information provided (Italian version)
        3 - Self-declaration certifying the absence of grounds for inadmissibility or incompatibility (Italian version)
        4 - Criminal record self-declaration   (Italian version)
        Guide to filling in the application   (Italian version)




Application to be filled on line
Deadline: March 3, 2020 - 24.00 GMT
info-musei@beniculturali.it

FAQ

1. Which museums does the public selection procedure for the appointment of Museum Directors concern?
The public selection procedure will appoint the Directors of the following museums:

a) general management status Offices
1.   Galleria Borghese;
2.   Museo nazionale Romano;
3.   Vittoriano e Palazzo Venezia.

1.   Biblioteca e Complesso monumentale dei Girolamini;
2.   Galleria Nazionale delle Marche;
3.   Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari;
4.   Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo;
5.   Museo Nazionale di Matera;
6.   Palazzo Ducale di Mantova;
7.   Palazzo Reale di Napoli;
8.   Parco Archeologico di Ostia antica;
9.   Parco Archeologico di Sibari;
10. Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna;


2. What is the difference between the two groups of museums?
There is no difference in terms of their autonomy and management structure.
Rather, the difference lies in their position within the Ministry’s organisation of museums, which in turn affects the museums’ internal hierarchy and the economic remuneration of their staff:

1) Appointment of Directors:
- with reference to the museums under letter a), the Director is appointed by a Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers, upon a proposal made by the Minister;
- with reference to the museums under letter b), the Director is appointed by the Director-General of Museums.

2) Hierarchy:
- with reference to the museums under letter a), the Secretary General, when encountering inactivity, is entitled to prompt the Directors to action and, should said inactivity and non-compliance with their specific activities be protracted, shall assume the place of the Director and adopt all necessary acts.
- with reference to the museums under letter b), the Director-General of Museums, also upon request of the Regional Secretary of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, can exercise powers of management, steering, coordination and supervision, and, only when necessary and urgent, having first informed the Secretary General, shall resort to a callback or a replacement.

3) Salary:
The gross annual salary amounts to:
- for Directors of museums having general management status, listed under letter a): EUR 145,000 plus any target-based bonuses, depending upon the Director’s annual assessment and the funds available for these bonuses, up to a maximum of EUR 35,000;
- for Directors of museums with non-general management status, listed under letter b): EUR 79,000 plus any target-based bonuses, depending upon the Director’s annual assessment and the funds available for these bonuses, up to a maximum of EUR 15,000.


3. Which cultural institutions and locations, and other buildings or complexes are assigned to museums enjoying special autonomy?
The museums that enjoy special autonomy are also assigned the following cultural institutions and locations, buildings or complexes, respectively:

	renzo ISTITUTO	LUOGHI DELLA CULTURA AFFERENTI	FACEBOOK	TWITTER	INSTAGRAM
1	Biblioteca e Complesso monumentale dei Girolamini (Napoli)	Biblioteca dei Girolamini
2	Galleria Borghese (Roma)	Museo Galleria Borghese	@galleriaborgheseufficiale		@galleriaborgheseufficiale
		Complesso monumentale dei Girolamini
3	Galleria Nazionale delle Marche (Urbino)	Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Palazzo Ducale	@PalazzoDucaleUrbino	@GNMarche	@gnmarche
4	Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari	Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari	@MuseoArcheoCA	@MuseoArcheoCa	@museoarcheoca
5	Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo (L'Aquila)	MUNDA Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo	@MundaMuseoAQ		@munda_museonazionaledabruzzo
6	Museo Nazionale di Matera	Museo Archeologico Nazionale "Domenico Ridola"
		Museo nazionale d'arte medievale e moderna della Basilicata
7	Museo Nazionale Romano (Roma)	Crypta Balbi	@MNRomano		@museonazionaleromano
		Palazzo Altemps
		Palazzo Massimo
		Terme di Diocleziano
8	Palazzo Ducale di Mantova	Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Mantova	@DucaleMantova	@PalazzoDucaleMN	@palazzoducalemantova
		Museo di Palazzo Ducale
9	Palazzo Reale di Napoli	Palazzo Reale di Napoli	@PalazzoRealeNapoliUfficiale	@PalazzoRealeNap	@palazzorealenapoli_ufficiale
10	Parco Archeologico di Ostia antica (Roma)	Aree archeologiche di Ostia Antica e Isola Sacra - Ostia	@scavidiostia	@parcostiantica	@parco_archeo_ostia
		Basilica di S. Ippolito e Antiquarium - Fiumicino
		Castello di Giulio II - Ostia
		Complesso degli antichi Porti di Claudio e Traiano - Fiumicino
		Iseo Portuense - Fiumicino
		Museo delle Navi - Fiumicino
		Necropoli della via Laurentina - Roma
		Necropoli di Pianabella - Roma
		Necropoli di Porto e Isola Sacra - Fiumicino
		Porti di Claudio e di Traiano - Roma
		Saline di Ostia - Ostia
		Tor Boacciana - Ostia
		Ville Costiere - Ostia
11	Parco Archeologico di Sibari - Cassano all'Ionio (Cosenza)	Parco Archeologico di Sibari - Cassano all'Ionio	@museodellasibaritide	@MuseoSibaritide	@museodellasibaritide
		Museo Nazionale Archeologico - Cassano all'Ionio
12	Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna	Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna	@PinacotecaBO	@PinacotecaBO	@pinacoteca_bologna
		Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande
13	Vittoriano e Palazzo Venezia (Roma)	Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia
		Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II			@il_vittoriano

4. What are the main tasks assigned to the Museum Director?
The Director is responsible for the overall management of the museum, as well as for the implementation and development of its cultural and scientific project. In particular, the Director:
a) plans, steers, coordinates and monitors all of the museum’s management activities, including the organisation of shows and exhibitions, as well as the analysis, enhancement, communication and promotion of the museum’s heritage;
b) curates the museum’s cultural project, ensuring that it is a vital, inclusive site capable of promoting the development of culture;
c) without prejudice to the powers of the Director of the relevant Regional Museum Complex, the Director sets the cost of entry tickets, having conferred with the Directorate-General of Museums and the Regional Museum Complex, and in compliance with the guidelines drafted by the Director-General of Museums;
d) establishes the museum’s opening hours so as to ensure the broadest possible attendance, in compliance with the guidelines drafted by the Director-General of Museums;
e) ensures the highest possible standards in terms of management and communication, innovation in teaching and technology, to promote users’ active participation and to provide concrete formative learning experiences;
f) guarantees full collaboration with the Director-General of Museums, the Regional Secretary, the head of the relevant Regional Museum Complex and the Superintendence offices;
g) guarantees a close collaboration with the local community, including with research and all other initiatives, also to expand the museum’s collection with new acquisitions, organise temporary exhibitions or to promote archiving, scholarship, restoration, communication and enhancement activities;
h) authorises the loan of the artworks in overseen collections for exhibitions and shows within the national territory and abroad, in accordance with Article 48, para.1 of the Cultural Heritage and Landscape Code, also in compliance with the cultural agreements that may be reached by the Directorate-General of Museums for the purpose of organising shows and exhibitions, having conferred with the competent Directorates-General and, for loans abroad, also with the Directorate-General of Museums;
i) having conferred with the relevant sector superintendent, authorises the study of and publications regarding the materials on show and/or stored in the museum;
j) makes arrangements for the conferral of the museum’s activities and public services of enhancement, pursuant to Article 115 of the Cultural Heritage and Landscape Code and the Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers no. 171 of 29 August 2014;
k) assists the Director-General of Budget and the Director-General of Museums in encouraging donations by private persons in support of culture, also through specific agreements with institutions, cultural sites and local authorities; to this end, s/he promotes specific awareness and fundraising campaigns, also through crowd-funding;
l) performs research activities, the results of which are made public, also through electronic media; makes proposals to the Directorate-General of Education and Research concerning initiatives aimed at dissemination, education, training and research connected to the collections under their tutelage, and collaboration in the training activities coordinated and authorised by the Director-General of Education and Research, including hosting the work experience activities envisaged within the context of said training activities and programs;
m) acts as a commissioning body (“stazione appaltante”).



5. What type of contract and what salary is envisaged for Museum Directors?
The appointment is granted for a period of 4 years. The gross annual salary amounts to:
- for Directors of museums having general management status, listed under letter a): EUR 145,000, plus any target-based bonuses, depending upon the Director’s annual assessment and the funds available for these bonuses, up to a maximum of EUR 35,000;
- for Directors of museums having non-general management status, listed under letter b): EUR 79,000, plus any target-based bonuses, depending upon the Director’s annual assessment and the funds available for these bonuses, up to a maximum of EUR 15,000.


6. How does the selection procedure take place?
Interested candidates are invited to submit an online application to the selection procedure, and provide the requested documentation; the candidacies are examined and assessed by an Assessment Board established especially for the purpose, and composed of experts appointed by the Ministry.
The most eligible candidates, up to a maximum of 10 (ten) for each museum complex, are called in for interviews (to be held at the offices of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism in Rome, during the month of June 2020), based on which the Board shortlists 3 (three) candidates for each museum institution, to be proposed to the Ministry or the Director-General of Museums.
The selection of the candidate to be appointed, from among the three candidates shortlisted by the Board, is made, on the basis of the assessment performed by the Board and taking into account any preferences indicated by the participants in the motivation letter presented at the time of their application, by:
- the Minister, for all museums classified under letter a) and
- the Director-General of Museums, for museums classified under letter b).


7. Who are the members of the Assessment Board?
The Board is comprised of five members selected from among experts of the highest repute in the cultural heritage sector. The members are appointed by the Minister. Within 15 days of the date of the Ministerial Appointment Decree, the candidates may present petitions for the recusal of Board members, based on the grounds established in the Code of Civil Procedure. The decisions on petitions for recusal are taken by the Director-General of Museums.


8. How should the application be submitted?
The applications must be submitted online, using the apposite form available on the Ministry’s website (www.beniculturali.it/museitaliani.it), by 12 midnight GMT of 3 March 2020.
The application must include:
1) a scanned copy of a valid identification document, dated and signed;
2) a brief motivation letter (1000 words maximum) in Italian and in English. If an application is submitted for more than one of the museums subject of this selection, an order of preference may be indicated in the motivation letter;
3) a detailed curriculum vitae, dated and signed;
4) a statement certifying the truthfulness and accuracy of all information provided, pursuant to Presidential Decree no. 445 of 28 December 2000;
5) a statement certifying the absence of any grounds for inadmissibility or incompatibility, in accordance with Legislative Decree no. 39 of 8 April 2013 and subsequent modifications;
6) a statement of no criminal record and of not being the subject of any pending criminal proceedings (if a criminal record exists or if criminal proceedings are pending against the candidate, details of the sentence or the of pending criminal proceedings must be specified, as indicated in the documentary evidence held by the competent courts).

The application must be accompanied by an authorisation to process personal data, limited to the selection procedure in question, pursuant to the Personal Data Protection Code as reported in Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30 June 2003.


9. Who can apply to the selection procedure?
All interested individuals, both Italian and foreign, may apply.
Eligibility for participation in the selection procedure requires:
a) educational qualifications: an Italian laurea specialistica or magistrale, or a degree certified according to the education system in force before the issuance of the regulations contained in the Decree of the Ministry for Universities and Scientific and Technological Research no. 509 of 3 November 1999, or equivalent educational university qualifications attained abroad;
b) professional experience:
specific and proven professional qualifications on the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage, demonstrated by the existence of one or more of the following prerequisites:
- Holding a Managerial status within the Ministry;
- Having held management positions, for at least a five-year period, in public or private institutions, or public and private companies, in Italy or abroad;
- possessing a particular professional, cultural and scientific specialisation, that is evident from the candidate’s graduate or post-graduate career, from scientific publications and from concrete work experiences of at least five years, also within public administrations, in Italy or abroad;
- having proven research and academic experience in Universities in Italy or abroad.


10. What are the possible grounds for inadmissibility and incompatibility with management posts within public bodies?
Pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 39 of 8 April 2013 and subsequent modifications, the grounds for inadmissibility regarding management positions in public bodies are the following:
- being the subject of a criminal conviction, even if the sentence is not final, for crimes against public administrations;
- having performed assignments or held posts in privately managed institutions or institutions funded by the administration of the public institution that is responsible for this appointment, or having performed freelance professional activities, if these are governed, funded or paid in any way by the administration or institution responsible for this appointment;
grounds for incompatibility are:
- undertaking and continuing to perform assignments or positions in privately managed institutions that are governed or funded by the administration or the public institution responsible for the appointment;
- performing freelance professional activities, if these are governed, funded or paid in any way by the administration or by the institution responsible for this appointment;
- undertaking and maintaining positions held by members of the steering committees of national, regional and local administrations.


11. How will the Board assess the candidates?
The candidates admitted to the selection, following verification of the eligibility criteria indicated in the answer to Question 9 above, are examined and assessed by the Board on the basis of the criteria indicated in Article 19, comma 1, of Legislative Decree no. 165 of 30 May 2001 and subsequent modifications, and on the following additional criteria:

a) qualifications:
1. a) educational qualifications: an Italian laurea specialistica or magistrale, or a degree certified according to the education system in force before the issuance of the regulations contained in the Decree of the Ministry for Universities and Scientific and Technological Research no. 509 of 3 November 1999, or equivalent educational university qualifications attained abroad;
2. other academic qualifications (research doctorate, master and/or specialisation diplomas) attained in Italy or abroad and relating to the protection, management and enhancement of cultural heritage;
3. publications and/or scientific awards on issues relating to the protection, management and enhancement of cultural heritage;

b) professional experience, acquired in Italy and/or abroad:
1. specific documented professional experience in matters concerning the protection, management and enhancement of cultural heritage;
2. specific documented professional experience in the operation and/or management of museums, including the conservation and enhancement of collections, activity planning, human resource, financial and capital management;
3. complexity of the activities and/or facilities managed and the results achieved;
4. specific competence relating to the collections and/or body of works of the museum or museums for which the candidate has submitted an application;
5. experience in the conception and implementation of communication projects;
6. experience in the conception and implementation of fundraising projects;
7. experience in the management of boards of directors and/or scientific advisory committees;
8. experience in the drafting and implementation of agreements with both public and private parties;

c) additional competences:
1. actual knowledge of and ability in the use of technologies, particularly those pertinent to the museum context;
2. ability to communicate with all stakeholders, both internal and external to the institution;
3. knowledge of the Italian language;
4. knowledge of other languages;
5. knowledge of the Italian cultural heritage, with particular emphasis on the collections held in the museum of museums for which the application was made;
6. knowledge of the organisation of the Ministry and the Italian administrative system.

The Board, during its first sitting, may identify further assessment criteria.


12. How will the criteria adopted by the Board be weighted?
The Board, during its first sitting, will establish and communicate the specific weighting assigned to each assessment criterion, it being understood that the greatest weight shall be given to the possession of proven professional qualifications in the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage as well as documented high level experience in the management of cultural institutions and sites.


13. Where can the documents and/or forms required to submit an application be found, as well as any updates on how the procedure should take place?
All documents are available from the Ministry’s website, at the following address: http://www.beniculturali.it/museitaliani.


14. How can further information and/or clarifications be obtained?
Further information and/or clarifications may be requested by writing to the following e-mail address info-musei@beniculturali.it.


15. Which Office oversees the procedure?
The Office responsible for the procedure is the Directorate General for Organisation; the person in charge of the procedure is Dr. Marisa CALVINO (email: info-musei@beniculturali.it).


16. When will the selection procedure be completed?
The procedure shall be completed by July 31, 2020
If necessary and owing to specific and reasoned requirements connected to its operation, the Board may request an extension of this period.