Culture Projects Officer Grade 6 (£34,416 - £35,448)
Culture Projects Officer Grade 6 (£34,416 - £35,448)
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Culture Projects Officer
Were looking for an outstanding and enthusiastic Culture Projects Officer to play a key role supporting the Croydon Council culture team in the delivery of arts and heritage events creative wellbeing and library service engagement.
We are a small team who have been building on the legacy of London Borough of Culture (LBoC) celebrating Croydons unique culture and communities through family events; outdoor arts; concerts; exhibitions; visual arts textiles and crafts; grant programmes; creative wellbeing projects and much more.
Were now preparing for our second LBoC legacy year which alongside large and medium scale events such as Croydon Harvest A Very Croydon Christmas and Open House will have a special focus on composer Samuel ColeridgeTaylor and an exciting outdoor programme in partnership with the National Gallery. Our Creative Wellbeing colleagues will be running a year of commissioning and grants supporting communities across the borough. Our Library and Museum Teams will also be evolving their offer including new outreach and public programmes.
Youll be a dynamic project administrator with a strong interest and preferably experience in arts and culture. Key tasks will be supporting safe and effective event management; managing evaluation data and records; supporting event marketing including managing the photo library and photo permissions; administering grant programmes and panels and coordinating the Cultural Attache staff network. You will have a good understanding of the value of culture in supporting regeneration and wellbeing objectives. A commitment to inclusive working is essential.
You will have good people skills as you will need to work closely with a wide range of people including artists creative practitioners communities internal colleagues and external partners. Excellent numeracy skills attention to detail and good organisation are critical.
You will have the ability to hit the ground running work flexibly and manage a busy event schedule. The role requires some weekend and evening working particularly August October 2025 when a working pattern of Tuesday Saturday may be preferable.
The role is initially offered on a oneyear fixed term basis with the potential for further extension subject to funding.
Full time 36 Hours
To view the Culture Projects Officer role profile please click here
Closing date 16 May 2025 @11:59pm
Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding Statement Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home or elsewhere remotely for the rest of the time. As users of the disability confident scheme we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role. Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Contract
