Administrative
Assistant Arts Officer
€50,206 - €60,051 (includes 2nd LSI)

Annual Salary
Wicklow
Permanent and Temporary

Job Summary

Qualifications
Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms have: In the event that an offer of employment is made, the candidate will be required to submit all relevant Educational Qualifications in order to meet the requirements above.

Duties
The main work of the Assistant Arts Officer in conjunction with the Arts Officer and based on work programme priorities will be to:

• Support the arts office with high level administrative skills, working within agreed policy and procedures of Wicklow County Council.
• Collect information and evidence to inform decision making and priority setting across the arts service.
• Administer and manage specific programmes and associated budgets as appropriate.
• Develop programmes, support schemes and initiatives in response to funding streams as these arise.
• Coordinate an artist development programme and capacity building supports.
• Develop and maintain partnerships and close working relationships with appropriate external agencies, networks, and individuals, ensuring clarity over respective aims, roles, and responsibilities, including the Arts Council, CREATE Ireland, Age and Opportunity, Music Generation National Office, the HSE, TUS, LEO.
• Champion and support the Arts in Wicklow to reduce social exclusion and promote cultural understanding.
• Work with Communications personnel and corporate section staff of Wicklow County Council to ensure maximum visibility for arts activities, while also ensuring relevant protocols are met.
• Represent the office at public meetings and cross departmentally where appropriate.
• Develop the artist newsletter and retain a contacts database of clients / artists
• To carry out other duties as may be assigned from time to time and to deputise for staff at a more senior level when required.

The above specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

Desirable Skills & Experience
The ideal candidate should have:

• An ability to demonstrate competence in Delivering Results, Performance through People and Personal Effectiveness.
• A recognised qualification as outlined above.
• Experience of working effectively and autonomously with culture and arts companies, working in partnership to develop programmes, producing programmes, and talks and/or programming arts projects and events.
• Experience of documenting and evaluating arts activities.

Competencies for the post
Key Competencies for the post include the following and candidates will be expected to demonstrate sufficient evidence within their application form of competence under each of these.
Please provide an example, giving consideration to the role and essential requirements outlined in the Candidate Information Booklet. Responses should not exceed 600 words. Please aim to provide your best evidence in this section, as the below information may be used for shortlisting and/or interview purposes.

Key Competencies for the post of Assistant Arts Officer are set out as follows:

• Delivering Results
• Performance through People
• Personal Effectiveness
• Relevant Knowledge & Experience

Human Resources Department