Culture Derby Director

Culture Derby is a new strategic development agency that will provide leadership to drive the growth and impact of the culture and creative sectors in the city. It will work as an advocate and champion in decision making groups and broker meaningful public and private sector partnerships to increase investment for culture’s role in social, economic and placemaking outcomes for Derby.

We are seeking to appoint the inaugural Director for Culture Derby to oversee its inception and establish it as a key driver for cultural growth in the city. This is a temporary role with funding confirmed for a two year period. The role will lead Culture Derby, set vision and direction, build strategic relationships with stakeholders, and act as a champion for the role of culture in achieving city ambition and community outcomes.

The successful candidate will be an experienced and driven cultural leader with a strong entrepreneurial approach. They will be a skilled communicator and confident negotiator with a proven track record in building cross sector partnerships and delivery of complex cultural projects with measurable impacts.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a highly motivated individual to shape a new strategic cultural agency at a critical time for the sector within a changing political, social and economic context. If you have a passion for the transformational impacts of culture and the experience to drive forward our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.