Development Officer

Gloucestershire County Council; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25.5 days rising to 30.5

LGPS

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)

Cycle to Work

Green Car Scheme

Employee discount schemes

Occupational Health service

Career development opportunities

Local Government Pension Scheme

Family friendly benefits

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council's Gloucestershire Libraries is seeking a Development Officer (Community Connection & Inclusion) to lead marketing, audience development and new memberships across the service. The role focuses on campaign management, income generation from donations, trusts and grants, and developing countywide initiatives with communities, partners and funders.

Fluency in English and a proactive, team-oriented approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience of projects and project management.
• Marketing, communications and branding experience.
• Income generation knowledge (donations, trusts, grants).
• Data and insights: reporting and interpreting data.

Responsibilities

• Marketing and communications planning for all aspects of the library service.
• Income generation from donations, memberships, trusts and grants.
• Develop and promote countywide initiatives linked to audience development and new memberships.

Job description

The role of Development Officer (Community Connection & Inclusion) is one of four Development Officers within the Gloucestershire Libraries team. This role will lead on the holistic promotion of the core elements of the library service including campaign management around audience development profiles and encouraging new memberships. Some of the key target areas include communication with young people (13 to 21 year olds), new residents as well as diverse community groups.

The Development Officer will work within the Development Team with very clear aims and objectives which will include:

• -Marketing and communications planning for all aspects of the library service
• -Income generation from a range of sources, including donations, memberships, trusts and grant applications.
• -Develop and promote the countywide initiatives linked to audience development and new members working with communities, partners and funders to support continuation and evaluate impact.

We are seeking someone who has had previous experience of projects and project management, as this is an important element at the centre of the role. Other experience that is relevant and essential includes:

• -Marketing, communications and branding. We do a lot of design and development in-house so some hands‑on creative skills will be an important element
• -Income generation. All projects are self‑funded so some awareness and knowledge of trust and foundations, donations and legacies.
• -Data and insights. As projects are very audience/customer driven - we are looking for someone who has a clear understanding of reporting and interpreting data

On top of these elements, a proactive, positive team player with a vision and understanding of this specific age group and target audience., It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service

• -An option to purchase additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• -Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• -Career development and qualification opportunities
• -Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• -Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• -Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
• -An in‑house Occupational Health service
• -Employee discount scheme
• -Cycle to Work scheme
• -Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• -Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.