Role details
We currently have a fixed term vacancy for a Project Officer to join our Culture, Heritage and Sport team, with background in creative industries.
We are seeking a talented and committed individual to join the Culture, Heritage and Sport team. This will be an opportunity to develop experience and impact in the creative industries, a priority sector, as well as supporting the wider work of the team. The successful candidate will play a key role, supporting activity through policy, investment, and convening and championing, including a suite of creative industries support and skills training initiatives to improve the resilience and diversity of the sector. This includes a key focus on the creative industries, with priority sectors fashion & textiles, games, immersive live experience, music, and screen.
The postholder will also contribute to the delivery of key regional strategies, including the West Yorkshire Plan, Mayoral Pledges, the Local Growth Plan, and the Creative Industries Cluster Action Plan. As powers and responsibilities continue to be devolved, the role will support efforts to target resources effectively and deliver strategic, collaborative interventions to further develop the region’s culture, heritage, sport and creative industries sectors as well as supporting engagement with the Mayoral office.
The role will involve working closely with colleagues across the Inclusive Economy Directorate, particularly within Education and Skills and Business, as well as with wider Combined Authority teams including Research and Intelligence, Place, Marcomms, and the Mayoral Office. The postholder will also engage with a wide range of external partners, including the five West Yorkshire Local Authorities (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield), Arm’s Length Bodies, such as Arts Council England and Sport England, Government departments, sector organisations, and local communities. This includes maintaining strong working relationships with the Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP).
