Creative Communities Engagement Officer

Louth County Council; Leinster; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government body is seeking a Creative Communities Engagement Officer to actively engage with various directorates and personnel. Responsibilities include administrative tasks and working occasionally outside normal hours. Ideal candidates will be proactive and collaborative, contributing to the Creative Ireland Programme.

Qualifications

• Proactive engagement with internal and external personnel.
• Ability to work outside of normal office hours.
• Competence in day-to-day administrative duties.

Responsibilities

• Engage with relevant directorates and personnel.
• Report to the Creative Ireland Coordinator.
• Complete administrative tasks as required.

Job description

Overview

The Creative Ireland Programme is an all-of-government initiative committed to enhancing access to, engagement with, and enjoyment of Ireland’s culture and creativity. Within the broad range of available definitions, creativity is considered as a set of innate abilities and learned skills; the capacity of individuals and organisations to transcend accepted ideas and norms and by drawing on imagination to create new ideas that bring additional value to human activity. The vision of the Creative Ireland Programme 2023 - 2027 is to mainstream creativity in the life of the nation so that individually and collectively, in our personal lives and in our institutions, we can realise our full creative potential thereby promoting individual, community and national wellbeing. The Creative Ireland Programme delivers through collaboration and partnership. It promotes understanding of the value of creativity in all its forms whether through the arts, culture, heritage, creative industries.

Responsibilities

• The Creative Communities Engagement Officer will be a key member of the Culture and Creativity team responsible for engaging proactively with relevant directorates and personnel, internal and external.
• The person will report to the Creative Ireland Coordinator in Louth County Council.
• The position may from time to time require work to be conducted/completed outside of normal office hours.
• The position will involve day-to-day administrative duties.

Additional details

Further details about the Creative Ireland programme can be found at the following links: