Arts Development Officer

Job Title: Arts Development Officer 
Location: Town Hall, Reigate (Hybrid working)
Salary: £28,725 - £30,657 per annum (from 1 April 2025)
Hours: 36 hours per week
Basis: Full Time, Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2027

About the Role

The Arts Development Officer role sits within the Leisure Service and is responsible for developing and increasing opportunities for people to engage and participate in the arts. This will encourage collaborations, providing expert advice and securing external arts funding.

The role will be responsible for facilitating new creative and artistic opportunities for the borough, playing a key role in building our arts sector whilst working closely with our Leisure and Culture team.

This role is a fixed term contract until 31^st March 2027.

Some of the responsibilities include:

• Identify areas to the council that the arts is not reaching, and provide solutions to resolve this, for the benefit of members of the community.
• Develop an arts calendar to ensure that we are providing events and opportunities across a wide portfolio of venues for all residents.
• Support and device communications channels for arts and culture borough wide through newsletters and social channels.
• Seek funding opportunities to support projects and on application and roll out of initiative.
• Attend regular departmental, local authority and partnership meetings, e.g., Arts Council meeting and Community Development Network meetings.
• Evaluate and monitor projects using performance indicators, maintaining records and produce written reports. Working within set budgets to deliver the events and services associated with the role.

About the Person

• Keen Interest in the Arts.
• Experience at delivering a programme of events.
• Passion for generating a community cohesion via the arts and promote wellbeing through the arts.
• Good organisational skills.
• Team Player while also being motivated in lone working.
• Drive to make a difference.
• Ability to build and create a good working relationship with internal and external partners.
• Flexibility in approach.
• Experience in communicating and marketing events.
• Full UK Driving License with access to a vehicle.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check with Child Barring. 

Staff Benefits

In exchange for your expertise, experience, and enthusiasm, we will offer support in continuing your personal and career development, in addition to providing a wide range of employment linked benefits.

We provide you with competitive annual leave and contribute 15% towards the LGPS pension scheme. You will also have access to a range of discounts including local and high street stores, and salary sacrifice schemes including a cycle lease scheme, and ‘Better’ leisure centre membership.

Additional Information

For an informal discussion about the role, please call Craig Penrose and Leisure Operations manager on 01737 276276.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, supporting the guaranteed interview scheme for disabled and ex-armed forces candidates, who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Closing date: Monday 21^st April 2025 at 23:59

Interview date: Thursday 29^th April 2025

Values and Behaviours

Our great working environment and the values and behaviours of every individual and team in the Council, help to evolve the culture of our organisation to become more commercial, innovative and embracing of change.

Successful applicants to our career opportunities will be able to demonstrate they share the values and behaviours we seek in our organisation.

See 'Who we are' as a council, to find out more about us.