About The Role Contract: Permanent Salary: £39,513 - £43,693 Hours: 37 Location: Hereford Closing Date: 31/08/2025 The role Are you passionate about the role culture plays in wellbeing, identity and place? Are you a skilled collaborator who can turn strategy into action? This is an exciting time to join Herefordshire Council as we invest in cultural infrastructure and support the county’s creative growth. You'll join a dynamic team working to embed arts, heritage and culture across health, education, economy and placemaking. We’re delivering a bold programme of cultural development, from the museum and library redevelopment to Our Place and expanded partnership working through the Herefordshire Cultural Partnership. Our ambition is for a Herefordshire where everyone can shape and enjoy cultural life. This role is vital to supporting that vision and strengthening the cultural sector through joined-up planning, targeted investment and inclusive programming. What will you be doing? As Cultural Development Officer, you’ll take a leading role in delivering the county’s Cultural Strategy and strengthening Herefordshire’s cultural ecosystem. You will: Support the Herefordshire Cultural Partnership and deliver the Cultural Strategy implementation plan Manage cultural grant schemes and funded programmes, including Our Place (Arts Council England) Build collaborative relationships with artists, organisations, funders and communities Embed culture in public health, planning, economic development and tourism initiatives About You You will have: Proven experience of managing and developing cultural programmes Excellent knowledge of the cultural sector and funding environment Strong partnership and communication skills The ability to manage grants, monitor impact, and deliver strategic plans This is an ideal role for someone looking to make a difference in a rural place with big ambitions. We Offer A competitive salary, holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes: Starting Salary of £39,513 - £43,693 Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS) Career progression: clear pathways to progress Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum. Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling Payment of professional membership fees Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts. Why Choose Us? You will probably have heard a lot about how beautiful it is in terms of countryside and open spaces (and it is!) but there is so much more going on here, including world-class cultural assets like the Mappa Mundi, vibrant theatres and a thriving food and drink sector. One of Herefordshire’s biggest assets is the strong and diverse communities. Our Talk Community approach brings that together supporting people to help themselves, encouraging them to help their communities and identifying how communities can help individuals. Our ambitious transformation programme aims to further build on this to offer an all-age approach. We’re excited about the potential of what we can achieve for the benefit of all residents of Herefordshire, stronger together and building brighter futures. To find out more about what it’s like to live, work and thrive at Herefordshire Council please visit our dedicated recruitment website: www.spiritofherefordshire.com. Don’t meet all parts of the job description? Herefordshire Council is committed to strengthening a diverse and inclusive work environment which reflects the communities of Herefordshire. If you are looking at the next stage of your career and have a broad base of fieldwork experience, we can provide supportive and welcoming opportunities to help you develop your professional, management & supervisory skills. Reasonable Adjustments Our recruitment process runs in partnership with Hoople Resourcing. If you require any reasonable adjustments or alternative methods for the online application process, please contact the resourcing team by email: enquiries@hoopleresourcing.co.uk. Creating an inclusive workplace Employee Network Groups play an important role in strengthening the voices of employees at Herefordshire Council. Embedded in the Council's values is a commitment to listen to people's views and needs. Employee Network Groups are a collective of colleagues who often share identities, life experiences or cultures and who come together to initiate positive change in their work place. Our groups include: Black and Asian Staff Networking Group, LGBTQ, Parents & Carers, Climate and Nature Emergency, Diff-abilities and Armed Forces/ Veterans. For more information on our Employee Network Groups please click here. How to apply To apply for a position, please upload an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement demonstrating your experience, skills and abilities for the role Be sure to include reference to the job description and person specification!. If you are successfully shortlisted, Hoople Resourcing will contact you via email to arrange your interview and/or assessment. They will confirm the date, time and location of your interview, so please keep an eye on your email inbox. Good luck, we’re looking forward to meeting you! Community Wellbeing is connecting and belonging to the place where you live, feeling safe and having pride in your community. Stronger Together, Building brighter futures Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role. To apply, please submit your CV and complete the supporting statement within the application form, referring to the job description & person specification, detailing how you meet the specific requirements of the role. The Council plan sets out how we will make our contribution to achieving a better and more successful Herefordshire, please see the link below to find out more: Herefordshire Council Plan 2024-28