Libraries Development Officer
Library

Salford Community Leisure
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
Salford
M27 5DA


Libraries Development Officer – SME Champion, Build-a-Business 
Grade: 6, £13,521 - £14,789
Working Hours: 18 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed-term contract to 31 July 2023 
Closing date for applications: 27 June 2021, 6.00 pm
Interviews will be held in July and it is expected that the successful candidate will start in August 2021. 

 
Salford Community Leisure (SCL) is committed to Building a Great Place to Work. With over 500 employees servicing more than 3 million customer visits at 40 venues across the city each year, we exist to enhance the lives of people living in Salford through providing sport, leisure and cultural opportunities. We pride ourselves on recruiting the right people with the right values into the right roles. We are looking for professional, respectful, knowledgeable, passionate and solution-driven people to join our team as we strive to deliver excellence to our customers.

Build-A-Business in Greater Manchester (GM) Libraries is a programme led by the Business & IP (BIPC) Centre, Manchester, to support start-up businesses and new entrepreneurs in developing the insight, skills and confidence they need to start and grow successful businesses. This two-year project will include tailored workshops, networking events and access to the BIPC Manchester and online business resources. It will be delivered by the BIPC Manchester and a network of 8 Greater Manchester library services in partnership. This is a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) project, with match funding contributions from other organisations.

An SME Champion is being appointed for each of the 8 GM authorities. This postholder will plan and organise all the project activities in Salford, mainly at Eccles Library. These will include marketing and SME outreach, monthly workshops, record-keeping, administration and quarterly reports in line with ERDF monitoring systems. Some delivery of events will also be involved. The role will require the gaining of practical knowledge of the library service’s resources for businesses, COBRA (the Complete Online Business Reference Advisor) in particular:

You will need enthusiasm, energy and resilience, in addition to excellent people and communication skills and experience of working successfully with partners. You must have very good administrative skills and be able to manage projects and programmes of activities. You should be able to deliver workshops and activities and to quickly acquire and use the knowledge appropriate for the project, the ability to demonstrate and explain business information to the city's small business sector. You should have excellent IT skills, including in Excel and using specialist database systems, and the ability to organise and work to deadlines and schedules.

An understanding of businesses and the resources available to support them would be an advantage.

You should also be committed to demonstrating the Salford Community Leisure behaviours.

Hours will be flexible according to the demands of the project and will include evenings and weekends.

For an informal discussion about this role please e-mail:  chris.farey@scll.co.uk  and leave a telephone number for us to contact you on.

If you wish to be considered for this please e-mail the attached application form to: chris.farey@scll.co.uk , detailing how you meet and demonstrate the skills, experience, knowledge and behaviours outlined in the Job Description.

Application Form.docx
Job Description and Person Specification.docx 

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr

For more information on Salford Community Leisure visit our website: www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk
 
Please note: CVs will not be accepted 



Location
Salford Civic Centre
Vacancy Description
 
Salford Community Leisure
Salford Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
Salford
M27 5DA


Libraries Development Officer – SME Champion, Build-a-Business 
Grade: 6, £13,521 - £14,789
Working Hours: 18 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed-term contract to 31 July 2023 
Closing date for applications: 27 June 2021, 6.00 pm
Interviews will be held in July and it is expected that the successful candidate will start in August 2021. 

 
Salford Community Leisure (SCL) is committed to Building a Great Place to Work. With over 500 employees servicing more than 3 million customer visits at 40 venues across the city each year, we exist to enhance the lives of people living in Salford through providing sport, leisure and cultural opportunities. We pride ourselves on recruiting the right people with the right values into the right roles. We are looking for professional, respectful, knowledgeable, passionate and solution-driven people to join our team as we strive to deliver excellence to our customers.

Build-A-Business in Greater Manchester (GM) Libraries is a programme led by the Business & IP (BIPC) Centre, Manchester, to support start-up businesses and new entrepreneurs in developing the insight, skills and confidence they need to start and grow successful businesses. This two-year project will include tailored workshops, networking events and access to the BIPC Manchester and online business resources. It will be delivered by the BIPC Manchester and a network of 8 Greater Manchester library services in partnership. This is a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) project, with match funding contributions from other organisations.

An SME Champion is being appointed for each of the 8 GM authorities. This postholder will plan and organise all the project activities in Salford, mainly at Eccles Library. These will include marketing and SME outreach, monthly workshops, record-keeping, administration and quarterly reports in line with ERDF monitoring systems. Some delivery of events will also be involved. The role will require the gaining of practical knowledge of the library service’s resources for businesses, COBRA (the Complete Online Business Reference Advisor) in particular:

You will need enthusiasm, energy and resilience, in addition to excellent people and communication skills and experience of working successfully with partners. You must have very good administrative skills and be able to manage projects and programmes of activities. You should be able to deliver workshops and activities and to quickly acquire and use the knowledge appropriate for the project, the ability to demonstrate and explain business information to the city's small business sector. You should have excellent IT skills, including in Excel and using specialist database systems, and the ability to organise and work to deadlines and schedules.

An understanding of businesses and the resources available to support them would be an advantage.

You should also be committed to demonstrating the Salford Community Leisure behaviours.

Hours will be flexible according to the demands of the project and will include evenings and weekends.

For an informal discussion about this role please e-mail:  chris.farey@scll.co.uk  and leave a telephone number for us to contact you on.

If you wish to be considered for this please e-mail the attached application form to: chris.farey@scll.co.uk , detailing how you meet and demonstrate the skills, experience, knowledge and behaviours outlined in the Job Description.

Application Form.docx
Job Description and Person Specification.docx 

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr

For more information on Salford Community Leisure visit our website: www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk
 
Please note: CVs will not be accepted