Following a successful year as the Liverpool City Region’s Borough of Culture in 2022, which included the opening of Shakespeare North Playhouse, Knowsley is looking forward to building on the ambition for culture, creativity and visitor economy and impacting positively on key priorities for a successful Knowsley.
Knowsley is a priority area for Arts Council England and Heritage Lottery and has excellent strategic relationships with both. It has a new Creative People and Places programme with St Helens, through the award-winning organisation Heart of Glass, and has a very supportive and ambitious Council Leadership and a committed Borough of Culture Steering Group. Knowsley also has a new organisation, Shakespeare North Playhouse https://shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk/ – Shakespeare North Playhouse, as well as an exciting and developing cultural and creative sector, and a major visitor attraction in Knowsley Safari.
The borough is steeped in a rich history and heritage and this short film from the start of Knowsley’s year as Borough of Culture shines a light on just some of this.
They now have an exciting opportunity for a new Head of Service for Culture and Visitor Economy to join a dynamic Senior Officer cohort as the lead officer with responsibility for delivering the emerging Cultural Strategy and Delivery Plan for Knowsley, managing and leading the culture teams and being the Council’s strategic Cultural and Visitor Economy lead for Knowsley.
For further details and the Job Description and Person Specification, please visit
https://ats-knowsley.jgp.co.uk/vacancies/222435
If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please email paula.williams@knowsley.gov.uk Interim Assistant Executive Director (Culture and Communities)
Closing date: Monday, 16 January 2023