Dewsbury Taking the Lead – Freelance Community Co-ordinator

In September 2019, the government invited 101 places to develop proposals for a Town Deal, as part of the £3.6billion Towns Fund. The Towns Fund is part of the government’s plan for levelling up the UK economy and the overarching aims of the Towns Fund are to driver the sustainable economic regeneration of towns and to deliver long term economic and productivity growth. Dewsbury was successful in its bid to secure £25m to deliver a broad range of projects delivered through the Dewsbury Town Investment Plan (see link at the bottom of the page)

Within this, a cultural programme has been established to:

•build on the towns textile heritage and future through WOVEN in Kirklees;

•support the growth of the existing music provision, from musicians and promoters to support the night time economy;

•support an emerging festival for the Town – the Festival of Conversations, led by Dewsbury based cultural organisations.

To help deliver this ambitious project, we are seeking a dynamic, solutions focussed individual, who has a strong track record in community engagement, collaboration and working with diverse partners, stakeholders and communities. Someone who is skilled in working across multiple strands of work and projects. We are looking for a freelance Community Co-ordinator to help deliver this ambitious project.

For further details, and to make an application please see the brief here: www.bit.ly/FreelanceCommunityCo-ordinator

Deadline to apply 0900 Tuesday 3rd May. Interviews week beginning May 16th.

NB Fees shown in brief are inclusive of all expenses.

For more information visit https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/regeneration-and-development/pdf/dewsbury-town-investment-plan-complete.pdf