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Position: Sector Lead – Culture, Creative, Visitor Economy (opens in a new window)

We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Salary: £48,738-£54,143
Grade: F17
Contract: Permanent
Reports to: Head of Culture & Creative or Head of Visitor Economy
Location: Chesterfield (with hybrid working)
Directorate: Strategy and Inclusive Growth

The successful candidate will normally be appointed at the minimum point of the salary band, unless exceptional circumstances apply.

About EMCCA

East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) brings partners together to help make theEast Midlands more prosperous, sustainable and fairer. We are an evolving organisation, moving our focus towards delivery against our Corporate Plan and building the people, systems and capability needed to turn our ambitions into results.

This makes itan exciting time to join us. You will have the opportunity to contribute to adeveloping organisation, shape how we work and help deliver meaningful outcomes for our region.

About therole

As Sector Lead– Culture, Creative, Visitor Economy, you will play a key role in developingEMCCA’s strategy, policies and programmes to drive growth across the culture,creative and visitor economy sectors and maximise the benefits of devolution for the East Midlands.

Working closely with the Head of Culture & Creative and Head of Visitor Economy, you willlead and contribute to policy and programme development and delivery, balancing longer-term strategic thinking with the need to respond effectively to emerging opportunities and priorities.

You will workwith colleagues across EMCCA and build strong relationships with local,regional and national partners to align activity, secure investment and develop opportunities for the region. This is an opportunity to help shape EMCCA’sapproach to sector growth and make a tangible contribution to a more vibrant,prosperous and inclusive East Midlands.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the development and commissioning of policies and programmes that support growth across thecreative, cultural and visitor economy.
• Manage strategy and programmedelivery across the sector, ensuring activity is delivered against agreed budgets, targets and KPIs and aligned with the Corporate Plan and East Midlands Growth Plan.
• Prepare business cases, budgets and delivery schedules that support effective programme delivery and achieve value for money.
• Develop creative, culture and visitor economy growth priorities aligned with the regional growth planand translate these into innovative programmes and initiatives.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external partners, including central andlocal government and organisations across the culture, creative, sport and visitor economy sectors.
• Convene local and regional stakeholders to coordinate activity, develop new opportunities and maximise the impact of investment across the region.
• Analyse data and provide clear reporting, policy briefings, presentations and advice to support effective decision-making by senior leaders.
• Represent EMCCA at local, regional and national meetings, events and networks, advocating for the region and identifying opportunities to support growth and investment.

What you'll bring

• Experience in a similar role developing and delivering policy and programmes within a complex environment.
• Strong experience of programmedelivery, including managing activity against agreed objectives, budgets,targets and KPIs.
• Experience of preparing business cases, budgets and delivery plans to support successful programmes and initiatives.
• A strong track record of building effective working relationships with a wide range of internal and external partners.
• Creative, strategic and analytical thinking, with the ability to assess complex issues,…