Job profile

Directorate: Place
Hours: 37 hours a week
Contract Type: Temporary for 2 years - Contract will be through the Council’s third-party payroll provider, it will NOT be employed directly by Derby City Council.
Location: The role is based in Derby; however, elements can be undertaken on a home-working or hybrid basis. Travel across the East Midlands and nationally will be required

Job Summary
The role will take a strategic lead in the start-up and growth of Culture Derby, a new cultural development agency for the city. The role will provide leadership and direction, support the sustainability of the cultural and creative sectors, and generate new activity that meets the needs of the people and communities of Derby.
Job Description
Culture Derby is a new strategic development agency that will provide leadership to drive the growth and impact of the culture and creative sectors in the city. It will work as an advocate and champion in decision making groups and broker meaningful public and private sector partnerships to increase investment for culture’s role in social, economic and placemaking outcomes for Derby.
We are seeking to appoint the inaugural Director for Culture Derby to oversee its inception and establish it as a key driver for cultural growth in the city/ drive the organisation forward. The successful candidate will lead Culture Derby, set vision and direction, build strategic relationships with stakeholders, and act as a champion for the role of culture in achieving city ambition and community outcomes.
The successful candidate will be an experienced and driven cultural leader with a strong entrepreneurial approach. They will be a skilled communicator and confident negotiator with a proven track record in building cross sector partnerships and delivery of complex cultural projects with measurable impacts.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a highly motivated individual to shape a new strategic cultural agency at a critical time for the sector within a changing political, social and economic context. If you have a passion for the transformational impacts of culture and the experience to drive forward our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.
For further information on the role and how to apply please download the job information sheet below – CV Applications only
Next Steps
The closing date for this vacancy is at 12 Noon Monday 16th December 2024. Any CV's received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Interviews will take place on 8 and 9 January 2025.

Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.

Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at [email protected]. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/

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