Development Manager, Sheffield City Council

We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity to join the Culture Sheffield team at Sheffield City Council as our development lead for Culture Programmes.

You will lead on delivering city-wide strategies and programmes that grow and deliver Sheffield's Culture Strategy. You will play a key part in driving strategic culture investment, developing significant partnerships, and ensuring alignment across stakeholders and delivery partners. Your work will support long-term sector growth, innovation, and sustainability.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Drive forward Sheffield's strategic culture investment plans to facilitate growth and capacity building across the sector.

• Lead on the planning, development, and delivery of strategic culture interventions including funding programmes, city-wide initiatives, and cultural infrastructure frameworks.

• Develop, manage, and nurture partnerships with culture organisations, higher education institutions, community groups, funders (including Arts Council England), and internal council departments.

• Champion evidence-based cultural policy and practice by embedding robust evaluation, insight, and impact measurement into all activities.

• Advise and support cultural institutions, event organisers, and practitioners on areas such as organisational development, fundraising and capital planning.

• Provide strategic leadership and day-to-day management of culture programmes, including programme evaluation and performance monitoring.

• Coordinate sector stakeholders alongside the Culture Strategy Action Group and other cultural networks to deliver the Culture Strategy, ensuring momentum, collaboration, and accountability across the city.

• Oversee effective risk management and ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to a high standard.

• Manage and develop team members as appropriate, supporting professional development and high-quality delivery.

Applications close 23:59 23/03/2026