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Arts Development Officer Bristol, England

Bristol City Council

Full Time Bristol, England 31099 - 34723 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Full time or Part time (up to 37 hours per week), Permanent.

Bristol City Council Arts Development are looking for someone to join the team.

Join the Arts Development Team and together we will play an integral role in contributing to, supporting, developing and advocating for the arts sector to ensure Bristol continues to be one of the UK’s leading creative cities.

Bristol City Council’s Arts Development Officers work within the Culture and Creative Industries team to support and the development and delivery of arts and culture across the city. We need people to join our team who are passionate about supporting the culture sector and making arts and culture accessible to all Bristol citizens. Our mission is to connect people through culture.

Our Priorities are:

Investment in the Bristol arts and cultural sector
Advocacy, support and communications
Strategic development, planning and project delivery

We are looking for a self-motivated, driven, and articulate individual/s with experience of arts/cultural development and grant giving. You will be joining a small team of dedicated and enthusiastic people who have a range of backgrounds and experience working across arts and culture. We take pride in being collaborative, open and working to ensure all voices heard.

Investment: You will manage key elements of the Cultural Investment Programme from managing the programme, assessing applications and monitoring investment and impact, to working closely with funded organisations across the city to make sure they are meeting the funding requirement and offering any support they may need.

Advocacy and support: You will help to develop and deliver the sector support that will be required over the foreseeable future as the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and wider economic challenges continue, and advocate for and support artists and organisations within the council and regionally. As part of this you will work collaboratively with the team to support clear communication and marketing, gather evidence and write reports, have a working knowledge of how the sector works and the ability to develop good working relationships.

Strategic development and projects: You will support the delivery of arts/culture programmes. For example we are working on a range of public art and public realm projects from commission connected to large cultural organisation to major development schemes across the city, and projects which will include fundraising, training and reporting. A key part of the role is to offer advice and guidance to artists and organisations.

You’ll be working with a range of people, communities and organisations, ensuring that projects are delivered in accordance with council policies and priorities. We work with teams from across the council as well as externally. The great strength of our team is the breadth of people we work with. We know that by working together with lots of people is how we can make things happen in the city. You will also oversee budgets, developing income generation models and submit funding applications that further support arts sector development.

You will be based at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery/Home working. We make sure that the place of work is accessible for everyone.

All full time posts can be considered for job share. If you would like to apply for a part-time position this will be considered.

The interview process will be a mixture of previously set tasks, questions in the interview and a practical task. You will also have a chance to meet the team as part of this process. We will make sure you have all the support you need to do your best in the interview, so if you are asked to an interview please tell us what access requirements you have.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

Interview dates: 18th and 19th July.

We are really looking forward to hearing from you. If you would like to talk about the job please contact the manager of the team - Elise Hurcombe, Arts Development Manager on [email protected]

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Young people, Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and Disabled candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.

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