Policy Manager – Creative Industries and Festivals

Scottish Government OGD Recruitment; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Scottish Government OGD Recruitment is seeking a Policy Manager for Creative Industries and Festivals on an Expression of Interest basis. The role supports policy development across screen and broadcasting, plus festivals policy and the creative industries workforce, with hybrid working requiring 40 percent in person time.

This post sits within the Culture and Historic Environment Division, and collaborates with public bodies to deliver commitments in the Programme for Government.

Job description

This is an Expression of Interest (EOI) opportunity, available on a lateral move basis only. Applications are open to Core Scottish Government employees only.

Job Title – Policy Manager – Creative Industries and Festivals

Working Arrangement – Staff in roles compatible with hybrid working should spend 40% of their contracted working time working in person at their contractual workplace. More information can be found within Hybrid Working Policy .

Grade – B3

Advert type – level transfer

Duration – Permanent

Eligibility – Expressions of interest are invited from substantive colleagues on level transfer from Core SG only.

Skilled Worker Sponsorship not being offered

Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available for this role. As a result, we are unable to appoint candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK.

Overview

Creative Industries and Festivals represents some of the most important elements of culture that support the economy. The screen sector is forecast to reach £1bn GVA by 2030, creative industries has grown at four times the rate of the rest of the economy over the past decade, and the major Edinburgh festivals alone are forecast to deliver gross economic impact of more than £4.2 billion in Scotland over the next five years.

This Creative Industries and Festivals Unit leads the Scottish Government’s focus on this area, this includes policy development across screen and broadcasting, festivals policy and delivery, and creative industries workforce, as well as supporting the work undertaken directly by our public bodies such as Creative Scotland, Screen Scotland and Visit Scotland.

The unit is also responsible for the high profile delivery of manifesto and Programme for Government commitments. These include: setting up Screen Scotland as an independent body; the establishment of a Film and TV School; expansion of funding to enhance the ambitions of Scotland's arts festivals, and; the piloting of a minimum income for artists.

As a cross-cutting role, the post holder will build, develop and maintain strong relationships with partners across creative industries, screen, festivals as well as the broader culture sector and beyond, helping to support and enhance some of our country’s most significant national and international assets.

Working across these three areas will provide the post holder with an exciting array of both short-term focused projects, long-term policy development as well as leading on elements of Ministerial and stakeholder engagement.

The Culture and Historic Environment Division as a whole is responsible for: sponsoring culture public bodies and organisations such as Historic Environment Scotland, Creative Scotland and the national collection bodies; ensuring everyone can participate in and enjoy culture; and creating the conditions for creative people and businesses to thrive.