Llenyddiaeth Cymru | Literature Wales
Job Vacancy: Creative Support
Permanent, part-time role (flexible hours, average of 22.5 hours per week)
To start as soon as possible
Salary: £24,500 pro rata
Closing Date: Monday 5 May 2025
Interviews: Thursday 15 May 2025
Location: We are a collaborative team that works across Wales, with offices in Llanystumdwy and Cardiff. We work in a hybrid fashion; attendance at one of the offices is occasionally required but a large proportion of this role can be delivered whilst working from home. If attendance at the office might prevent you from applying for any reason, please email us to discuss your situation further.
Llenyddiaeth Cymru | Literature Wales aims to be an inclusive organisation, committed to welcoming candidates from a wide range of backgrounds. We assess applications on the strength of potential, and we will take positive action by guaranteeing an interview to every applicant who meets the suitability requirements of the role and who notes in their application that they identify as under-represented within the literary sector.
The role of Creative Support
Are you looking to get your foot in the door of the literary sector? Have you previously faced barriers accessing the arts and culture? Are you passionate about literature and its potential to transform lives? Then this job may be for you!
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and creative team to support the administration and delivery of Llenyddiaeth Cymru | Literature Wales’ projects and wider programme, which aims to create a Wales where literature empowers, improves, and brightens lives.
The Creative Support will work closely with the Artistic Director and creative project managers, learning from their expertise as we work to ensure our programmes benefit the writers and communities we work with across Wales. You will support application processes and the delivery of flagship schemes, including our writer development programme, Representing
Wales and Writing Well, our programme supporting the development of literary facilitators.
This work will include devising surveys to gather feedback on our activities and making recommendations for improvements, liaising with writers and facilitators, administering applications and designing case studies to communicate the impact of our work.
Key areas of delivery:
* Supporting the Creative Team to devise and deliver flagship schemes and community-based projects.
* Communicating with participants and liaising with writers, facilitators and artists.
* Administrating application processes, including logging and acknowledging applications.
* Devising and disseminating surveys (via Survey Monkey) to gather long-term feedback from participants, and creating reports and making recommendations for improvements to our processes and systems.
* Gathering and analysing data, and creating case studies that demonstrate organisational impact.
* Preparing suitable information packs for individuals and groups taking part in our activity, including courses at Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre.
* Supporting colleagues with hosting webinars.
* Supporting the Artistic Director and creative project managers at external meetings.
* Taking and disseminating notes at monthly Creative team meetings.
* Any other tasks, as required.
Reporting to: Creative Manager
Suitability for the role
We’re looking for someone who has:
* An interest in literature, and the power of the arts to address social justice issues.
* The ability to multitask and to prioritize responsibilities.
* The ability to think creatively, problem solve and be organised.
* Clear, sensitive, and positive communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
* A positive attitude towards the Welsh language and bilingualism. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role.
* Working knowledge and confidence using Survey Monkey, Zoom and Microsoft Office suite (or similar).
Any job offers will be made subject to an appropriate DBS check.
This is an entry-level role and we provide on-the-job and external training to all our staff members to help them reach their potential