Description:
The Creative Communities Engagement Officer 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 Coordinator in the Library Headquarters, 98 Avenue, Clones, Co. Monaghan H23 RW70. 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.
The key responsibilities of the post include, but are not limited to:
- Working with Monaghan County Council Culture and Creativity Team to deliver the strategic priorities in Monaghan 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 local 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 via the Creative Ireland portal;
- Arrange and manage yearly schedule of meetings for the Culture and Creativity Team;
- Attend relevant Creative Ireland Programme quarterly meetings and others as they arise;
- Provide data, briefing and updates to senior managers in Monaghan County Council and the Creative Ireland Programme officials as requested;
- Local citizen engagement campaigns through marketing and social media platforms to ensure greater understanding of Creative Communities programme locally.