Audience Development and Engagement Manager
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
11/01/2023
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 07/02/2023 23:59
Salary:
£42,503 to £46,549 p.a. Grade 13
Job Category:
Arts / Tourism / Culture
Employment Location:
Your normal place of work will be County Hall, but you may be required to work at any Council workplace within County Durham-plus hybrid working
Further Information
Durham County Council’s Culture Service is seeking a new member for our senior team. Unified by a strong sense of place, our cultural programmes have authentic roots from brass bands, and our industrial past, to our strong religious and political history, and breath-taking landscapes. Our service looks after key cultural programmes, and venues including theatres, museums, libraries and archives as well as festivals and events including Lumiere, Brass and Durham Book Festival. Our goal is to improve cultural access and through creativity develop empowered communities with growing civic pride and greater wellbeing.
To help us achieve this we’re seeking an experienced Audience Development & Engagement Manager who will develop our capacity to understand, reach and grow audiences. You will lead on the development and implementation of integrated plans to grow audiences and participation across culture, libraries and heritage to achieve both economic and community objectives.
You’ll be customer-centric and an excellent communicator able to build and maintain partnerships with key internal and external partners, organisations, customers and stakeholders.
We are looking for someone who will challenge, innovate and revolutionise our approach to audience development and who will bring fresh thinking and creative business approaches to help us achieve our goals.
Essential Requirements:
Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in cultural management, tourism, public relations, marketing or communications
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
We are a proud equal opportunities employer and recognise the value of difference, having a diverse talented workforce brings new ideas and new perspectives, which will facilitate growth and improvements to services.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from disabled people and can provide support throughout the recruitment process, for more information please refer to the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion page on our website.
Durham County Council currently operates a hybrid working policy where a model of 2 days in the workplace and 3 days at home/remote will apply. This model is pro-rated for part time roles and arrangements are at managers discretion, alternatively you can work all of your contracted hours within the workplace if you prefer.
To arrange an informal discussion about the post please contact Sarah Glynn Strategic Manager Culture email sarah.glynn@durham.gov.uk
Interviews are to be held as soon as possible on a date to be confirmed.
Apply on-line via the jobs portal or for further assistance contact the Human Resources & Employee Services Team PESREG@durham.gov.uk - tel. no. 03000 264469 / 264798 / 264778 / 264764
Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK’ as you will not be notified by any other means.
Anyone currently listed on the Durham County Council Redeployment Register who is interested in being considered for this vacancy should contact the Human Resources and Employee Services Team. Please note that in this case the interview date must be prior to your end date.
In line with the County Council’s Recruitment & Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Any information provided on CVs will not be considered for short-listing purposes.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.