Development Manager
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Job Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary:per annum (prorata for parttime)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week Full time
Contract Type: Maternity Cover Fixed term for 12 months / Secondment opportunity
Closing Date: Monday 2nd June 2025
Interview Date(s): WC 9th June
Do you want a job where no two days are the same We are seeking a dynamic and committed professional to join our Cultural Participation Team within Culture Leicestershire.
About the Role
Culture Leicestershire encompasses Leicestershire County Councils Library Collections and Learning Heritage and Cultural Participation services.
Our shared vision is to Create space to spark imagination celebrate communities and enhance wellbeing.
Together we deliver a diverse inclusive accessible and engaging cultural offer focussing on health and wellbeing building great communities improving opportunities and helping to build a strong local economy. We are a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) supporting the delivery of the County Councils strategic outcomes and Arts Council Englands Lets Create strategy.
This role primarily involves overseeing the participation projects across our library network whilst also being responsible for our Culture To you and Home Library Services. We are therefore seeking a flexible person who through our dedicated teams can navigate our exciting community cocreated projects and programmes to achieve high quality outcomes for all our participants and audiences. In this role knowledge of cultural participation as a key tool for community engagement will be crucial.
Please note interview for this role will take place during the week of 9th of June 2025
Specifically the role of the successful applicant will be to direct and be responsible for:
the successful delivery and development of our Art council funded participation projects in Leicestershire libraries (Creative Expressions in Libraries) and potentially some elements of Heritage Services projects.
the ongoing development and piloting of our volunteer delivered Culture to You programme that lends museums resources directly into the homes of socially isolated people and delivers cultural activity in local community venues. The pilot is currently running in Oadby and Wigston
the gathering of evaluation for the above and meeting all targets agreed with Arts Council
the continuing provision and expansion of our county wide Home Library Service offering a volunteer led at home library book delivery and collection service to eligible clients
managing and supporting a small cohort of staff who coordinate and organise the above activity. The work of the team includes commissioning creative practitioners on a regular basis.
contributing to team and wider service initiatives and changes as they arise
the financial oversight of all programmes
report on team activity and advise the Senior Leadership Team on potential development challenges and opportunities
About You
To apply for this post you must:
Have a degree or equivalent level qualification or demonstrable experience of the items listed
Experience of leading developing and planning cultural programmes
A high level of knowledge around community engagement good practice policy and procedures
Experience of direct working with community groups
Experience of working with diverse range of partners to develop and deliver shared outcomes
Experience of managing a budget
Experience of managing a team
You must also have an understanding of and commitment to equality diversity and inclusion.
In addition we expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for termtime working parttime hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact:
Brian Kennedy 0
Amanda Hanton 0
For more information on the job role visit more information about Culture Leicestershire visit our website to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement and covering letter as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning(select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: applying for this post you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
