The Royal Docks is undergoing an exciting transformation. Once London’s gateway to the world, today the area is re-emerging as a major new residential, business and visitor destination. Cultural placemaking is key to the area’s regeneration and forms one of three pillars in the refreshed Royal Docks Delivery Plan (2024-2029).  Centre stage is a bold ambition to be London’s Cultural Engine, a world-class creative production centre that is internationally renowned for its distinctive and authentic cultural programme, making the Royal Docks an irresistible place to live, work and visit.

• We are looking for an inspiring and resourceful Cultural Placemaking Manager to join our Culture and Activation Team.  Reporting to the Head of Cultural Programme and Partnerships, the Cultural Placemaking Manager is one of two managers in the team, the other being the Creative Programmer who leads on Royal Docks Teams’ cultural programme. 
• The Cultural Placemaking Manager is a new post and an exciting addition to the team.  Working with cultural stakeholders across the Royal Docks, and with colleagues from the wider Royal Docks Team including Economic Development, Place and Marketing, you will support the development and cultural activation of Royal Docks neighbourhoods.  The focus of your work will be on maximising a cohesive cultural offer in the Royal Docks which boosts the visitor economy, always ensuring the prominence of the Royal Docks’ distinctive cultural vision and community wealth building principles.  You will develop opportunities across cultural partners’ offers, attract events and longer-term cultural projects to the area, and generate and produce Royal Docks events, installations and programme frameworks.  You will manage an Event Producer and will oversee and advise on the design and delivery of safe, high-quality Royal Docks events.
• You will need a proven track record of successful development, management, and delivery of place based cultural programmes and initiatives, and experience of developing collaborative, productive partnerships with cultural and creative organisations, cohesive programming, and collaborating on marketing and PR campaigns. Senior experience of event management, licencing, health and safety and production is essential.

Principal Accountabilities

1. Support the Head of the Cultural Programme and Partnerships with the ongoing development and implementation of the Royal Docks’ Cultural Placemaking Strategy
2. Work within a multi-disciplinary Royal Docks Team on the development and long-term place-based approach to culture and creative placemaking in key Royal Docks neighbourhoods

1. Collaborate with Royal Docks cultural partners and creative workspace facilities, to engineer the area’s developing programme, boosting local engagement, place awareness, and visitor footfall
2. Promote the Royal Docks as a venue for events and activities, and collaborate with colleagues, landlords and developers on meanwhile plans for key Royal Docks sites
3. Develop and produce Royal Docks Team events, projects, and installations in the public realm, and programming frameworks that support the burgeoning culture and leisure ecosystem
4. Embed the Royal Docks Team’s cultural vision and community engagement across all projects.
5. Oversee and advise on the design and delivery of safe, high quality Royal Docks events

More information

If you would like to know more about the role please contact Kate.Anderson@RoyalDocks.London to arrange to join an online briefing/Q&A session on Friday 19 April from 3-4pm.  The session will be recorded. If you are unable to attend but would like a recording after the session this can be made available to you.  

Please note all applications for this vacancy must be submitted via our online recruitment system. We do not accept CVs alone for this role. Please upload a supporting statement with a maximum of 1500 words to the ‘Additional Documents’ section of the form, ensuring you address the following technical requirements and competencies in your supporting statement. Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and supporting statement documents are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g. “CV – applicant name - 012345)  

The GLA Competency Framework Guidelines further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: GLA competency framework

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Technical requirements/experience/qualifications

1. Significant experience in successfully managing the development, delivery and evaluation of place based cultural programmes and initiatives
2. Evidence of building successful creative collaborations, professional and operational relationships with a wide and diverse range of cultural organisations, regional stakeholders and creatives.
3. Experience in collaborating with marketing teams on audience development strategies, and long-term and project-based marketing and PR campaigns
4. Significant knowledge of event management, safety, licencing and risk assessment.
5. Experience of financial management, procurement, and contract management.  Fundraising experience desirable.

Behavioural competencies

 Building and Managing Relationships …..is developing rapport and working effectively with a diverse range of people, sharing knowledge and skills to deliver shared goals

Level three indicators of effective performance

• Actively engages partners and encourages others to build relationships that support GLA objectives
• Understands and recognises the contributions that staff at all levels make to delivering priorities
• Proactively manages partner relationships, preventing or resolving any conflict
• Adapts style to work effectively with partners, building consensus, trust and respect
• Delivers objectives by bringing together diverse stakeholders to work effectively in partnership

Problem Solving ….is analysing and interpreting situations from a variety of viewpoints and finding creative, workable and timely solutions

Level three indicators of effective performance

• Clarifies ambiguous problems, questioning assumptions to reach a fuller understanding
• Actively challenges the status quo to find new ways of doing things, looking for good practice
• Seeks and incorporates diverse perspectives to help produce workable strategies to address complex issues
• Initiates consultation on opportunities to improve work processes
• Supports the organisation to implement innovative suggestions

This role is based at City Hall, in the Royal Docks (Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E16 1ZE).

GLA staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.

London's diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.

In addition to a good salary package, we offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme. 

Application closing date: 3 May 2024 at 23:59

We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.

Disability Confident employer scheme

The GLA is proud to be a Level 2: Disability Confident employer. We are committed to becoming a more inclusive and accessible organisation, and creating a truly inclusive and accessible workplace and culture for our disabled staff. We have named Disability Equality as a key corporate priority within our EDI Strategy. We welcome and encourage applications from disabled applicants. Should you wish to opt into the scheme, please let us know during your application.