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Job Title: Creative Instigator
Contract Type: Temporary – 10 months
Salary: £29,245 to £36,547
Grade: FC07
Hours: 36 Per Week
Location: Iona House, Kirkcaldy
Job Reference: ON000457

We are OnFife and as Fife’s largest cultural organisation and we specialise in making jaws drop, hearts warm, eyes light up and imaginations run wild. We work with a huge range of partners, artists and creatives and our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places. An ambitious leadership-oriented charity, we’re built on strong values, and those values make us who we are – Fearless, Inviting, Fair and Exciting.

As an employer, we offer a local government pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and flexible working opportunities. If you need to travel for work, we can provide pool cars if you’re near head office or pay travel expenses so you are not out of pocket! Along with this, you can also access discounted gym/swim memberships and other employee benefits.

The Role 

Supporting the Head of Creative Development on creativity and innovation leadership across OnFife, inclusive of supporting our teams in Cultural Heritage & Wellbeing and Programming and liaising closely with our Customer Engagement team in the development, delivery and promotion of a range of exciting and relevant creative activities and opportunities for the people of Fife.

You will also develop work in partnership with stakeholders through high quality and innovative practice, researching and developing funding & sponsorship opportunities, lead the delivery of the EDI programme and work with the Creative Development team on its creative vision and framework.

This role is full-time, with evening and weekend work required on occasion. You will also be required to support the Design Suite at Adam Smith Theatre and work at any of our venues throughout Fife as needed. This is a rare opportunity to join a busy creative team and help shape and deliver an exciting service with/for the people of Fife!

The full description can be found on our current vacancies page.

About You

You’ll be an innovative thinker, collaborator, leader, and supporter. You’ll have experience of multitasking in a creative project management environment, as well as curating exciting and engaging programmes and working at busy, yet welcoming events.

You’ll have varied experience of engaging communities and facilitating exciting activities online and in venues. You should enjoy working as part of a team as well as independently. You’ll also be confident using a range of creative technology and handling budgets.

As the remit of this role is Fife wide, you will ideally have a driving license, or access to transport, and due to the nature of work you will be expected to be a member of the PVG scheme (we can facilitate this if you aren’t a member yet).

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more information about this role before applying, please contact Dan Brown, Head of Creative Development for an informal chat. Please download and complete our application form when you’re ready to apply. Return this along with a completed equal opportunities form to our HR Team. Contact details and the application pack can be found on our current vacancies page on our website.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 7 December 2023

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.

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