The Position:
The Creative Communities Engagement Officer (CCEO) will be a key member of the Culture and Creativity team responsible for engaging proactively with relevant directorates and personnel, internal and external. The person will report to the Creative Ireland Co‑Ordinator in Waterford City & County Council. The position may from time to time require work to be conducted/completed outside of normal office hours. The position will involve day‑to‑day administrative duties. The salary scale for this post will be analogous to the Grade V clerical administrative pay scale.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Working with Waterford City and County Council Culture and Creativity Team to deliver the strategic priorities in the Waterford City & County Council Culture and Creativity Strategy 2023‑2027 and Cruinniú na nÓg, through an annual programme.
* Liaison with local creatives, artists, organisations and staff across relevant directorates within the local authority to manage the development and delivery of a programme of projects and events. The aim is to encourage increased participation in creative and cultural activities locally.
* Liaison with creatives, artists, organisations and local authority staff involved in the delivery Cruinniú na nÓg, the national day of creativity for children and young people.
* Support the Creative Ireland Coordinator and Culture and Creativity Team in their objectives including broadening creative engagement locally, enhancing the strategic role of culture and creativity within local government, supporting collaborative actions and links to wider local authority policies of relevance to wellbeing, social cohesion and economic development.
* Support engagement between the local authority and the Creative Ireland Programme centrally including administration via the Creative Ireland portal.
* Arrange and manage yearly schedule of meetings for the Culture and Creativity Team.
* Attend relevant Creative Ireland Programme meetings, CCEO meetings and others as they arise.
* Provide data, briefing and updates to senior managers in Waterford City & County Council and the Creative Ireland Programme officials as requested.
* Develop and support applications and delivery of additional Creative Ireland Programme projects that arise in areas such as Shared Island, Health and Wellbeing & Youth.
* Local citizen engagement campaigns through marketing and social media platforms to ensure greater understanding of Creative Communities programme locally.
Useful background info
The Creative Ireland Programme is an all‑of‑government initiative committed to enhancing access to, engagement with, and enjoyment of Ireland's culture and creativity. Within the broad range of available definitions, creativity is considered as a set of innate abilities and learned skills; the capacity of individuals and organisations to transcend accepted ideas and norms and by drawing on imagination to create new ideas that bring additional value to human activity.
The vision of the Creative Ireland Programme 2023‑2027 is to mainstream creativity in the life of the nation so that individually and collectively, in our personal lives and in our institutions, we can realise our full creative potential thereby promoting individual, community and national wellbeing.
The Creative Ireland Programme delivers through collaboration and partnership. It promotes understanding of the value of creativity in all its forms – whether through the arts, culture, heritage, creative industries.
Further details about the Creative Ireland Programme can be found at the following links; https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/
Interim review of Creative Communities
Creative Communities information for each local authority
www.thisiswaterford.ie
Qualifications for the Post
CHARACTER
Each candidate must be of good character.
Health
Each candidate must be in a state of health such that it indicates a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
EDUCATIONAL STANDARD / desirable experience/knowledge and skills
* Have obtained a qualification at level 7 on the National Framework of Qualifications.
* Have significant work experience in a role relevant to this position in the public sector or independent creative sector, e.g., experience from the arts, heritage, libraries, community development or sustainable economic development.
* Have demonstrable knowledge of relevant national, regional and local policies and strategies of relevance to culture and creativity in local government, or ability to acquire same.
* Satisfactory knowledge and understanding of the Waterford City and County Council region and its socio‑economic make‑up.
* Leadership skills and experience in collaborating and working cross‑functionally with other teams and stakeholders and the ability to interact with staff at all levels in the organisation.
* Have excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation and organisational skills.
* Have strong understanding of the importance of systems, process and structures in enabling efficient delivery of an effective team with the ability to prioritise and multi‑task.
* Be able to demonstrate competence in influencing and negotiating, delivering quality outcomes and the ability to work in direct contact with a diverse range of stakeholders including agencies/bodies, voluntary groups, creative/heritage organisations, libraries and artists.
* Satisfactory ICT skills with comprehensive working knowledge of office productivity tools.
* Experience of budget preparation and management.
Human Resources Department
Waterford City & County Council
2nd Floor, Civic Offices
Dungarvan
Co Waterford
X35 Y326
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