Cultural Development Officer

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Location: SLLC Headquarters, Floor 5, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton

Hours: 35 hours per week

Shift Pattern: Monday - Thursday, 8.45am - 4.45pm (1 hour unpaid break), Friday 8.45am - 16.15 (30 minutes unpaid break)

Salary Band: £42,228 - £43,158 per annum

Duration: Fixed term until 31 March 2029

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South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture (SLLC) is seeking to appoint a Cultural Development Officer to lead the development and delivery of our cultural strategy across South Lanarkshire.

This exciting role will play a key part in recognising and celebrating the unique identity of each town and village, supporting a place‑based approach to cultural development. Working closely with local communities, the postholder will help shape and deliver a strategy that reflects local heritage, history, arts and culture, while recognising the vital contribution of Arts, Libraries and Museums within our communities.

A key responsibility of the role will be the administration and delivery of a community grants scheme, designed to support community-led cultural activities and events that share and celebrate local identity, creativity and heritage.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a place-based cultural strategy for South Lanarkshire
• Manage and administer a community cultural grants programme
• Engage, consult and collaborate with local communities and partners
• Support and enable community-led cultural activities and events
• Work closely with SLLC’s Community and Education Team
• Collaborate with Arts, Libraries and Museums development teams to align cultural objectives

About You

You will have:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A proven track record in project management
• Experience of community engagement and consultation
• The ability to build productive partnerships across sectors
• A passion for culture, heritage and community development

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to cultural life across South Lanarkshire, supporting communities to celebrate their heritage and creativity while shaping a vibrant and inclusive cultural future.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation responsible for the delivery of leisure and cultural activities on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme.
• To increase the value of their pension pot, employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address

Foreign Police Check - Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable if you have lived or worked for 3 months or more (consecutively) abroad in the last 10 years.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the British Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.