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Culture Derby Coordinator, Derby City Council

  •  East Midlands
  •  Â£25k-30k (pro rata)
  •  Part time
  •  Closes July 17, 2025
  •  Alix Manning-Jones
  •  Alix.Manning-Jones@culturederby.co.uk
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Description

Job Description

The Culture Derby Coordinator will play a key role in the start-up and development of Culture Derby, a new strategic development agency to drive the growth and impact of the culture and creative sectors. Working closely with the Culture Derby Director the role will lead on small project activity and provide coordination for meetings and events involving a range of partners and stakeholders. The Culture Derby Coordinator will have responsibility for day-to-day functions of Culture Derby including building effective networks, project monitoring and evaluation, reporting to funders, administrative tasks and supporting communications and marketing.

The role is for 18.5 hours per week with a requirement for some evening and weekend working. The temporary contract will run up to 31 March 2027.

Job Requirements

To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have...

  • Experience of working within the culture or creative sectors
  • Experience of project coordination and delivery within culture or creative sectors
  • Confidence in hosting and organising events
  • Experience of producing marketing and communication materials including press release and social media content
  • Experience of monitoring and evaluation of project activity and reporting findings
  • Excellent IT and digital literacy skills with confidence in utilising a range of communication channels
  • Confidence in creative thinking, problem-solving and decision making

Job Responsibilities

In the role of Culture Derby Coordinator, here's an example of what you'll be doing to make an impact:

  • Coordination of small arts and cultural projects from planning and development stages, through to delivery and evaluation.
  • Support Derby's creative communities through developing networks, sharing information and encouraging collaboration
  • Work with artists and small cultural sector organisations, supporting them to access skills development activity and participate in creative opportunities.
  • Support operations of Culture Derby including, coordination of meetings, producing reports, shaping content for communications channels and providing administrative support.

How to Apply

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website

The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 17 July 2025. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held: 23 July 2025 at Chapel Street Arts Centre (formerly Deda), 19 Chapel Street, Derby DE1 3GU

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