We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in London to assist with the appointment of a Head of Culture, Events, Heritage and Tourism, on a 6-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £39.90 - £50.21 per hour

Responsibilities:

• To be responsible for the strategic commissioning of services that deliver against the priorities and outcomes of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in relation to culture, heritage and tourism.
• To be the lead officer for the implementation of new, innovative and creative cultural, heritage and tourism projects that support the priorities and outcomes of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
• To take lead responsibility on the client side for the development and provision of efficient, effective and customer-focused client services ensuring that the relevant providers are fulfilling their duties as part of their service level agreements to deliver cultural, heritage and tourism services.
• To take the lead in delivering and developing the Councils corporate and community Events programme. To lead on the implementation and delivery of the councils priorities in relation to events and to take responsibility for achieving a commercial income from them, where possible.
• To provide strategic guidance and advice to members and officers across the council and stakeholders on events and to ensure that the Council discharges it statutory duties in respect of event planning.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Substantial experience as a senior manager in a culture, events, heritage of tourism role or holding a recognised qualification and relevant experience. 
• Experience of strategic planning, decision making and influencing strategic decision-makers in the culture, events, heritage or tourism sector, including experience of developing and implementing strategies and policies.
• Experience in management and delivery of large, complex and successful culture, events, tourism or heritage projects from concept to implementation.
• Experience of working in the culture, events, heritage or tourism sector, including up-to-date knowledge of key sector legislation and strategies, funding regimes and key personnel of key agencies in the sector.
• Experience in delivery of successful bids for external funding from third parties in the culture, events, tourism or heritage sectors.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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