Creative Tendring is a new, district-wide cultural programme for Tendring. It''s an invitation to make creativity feel closer, more relevant and more welcoming, not something reserved for certain people or certain places, but something you can encounter in everyday life and be part of shaping. We are recruiting a Programme Director to lead the programme over its first three years. This role starts with a development phase: building deep relationships, listening widely, and co-designing a long-term cultural vision with communities across Tendring. You will then deliver the plan they help create, turning shared priorities into high-quality cultural activity on the ground. THE ROLE The Programme Director will be the founding lead for Creative Tendring. You''ll guide the programme from early-stage set-up into confident delivery, ensuring it is resident-powered, creatively bold, operationally strong and publicly accountable. You''ll work across Tendring''s towns, coastal communities and rural villages, helping more people experience, make and shape culture in the places they already spend time. This role is equal parts strategist, producer and relationship-builder. In the first phase, you will prioritise time on the ground: listening, meeting people, mapping local energy and building trust. You''ll translate what you learn into a clear plan for action, identifying the first focus areas, setting up community-led decision-making structures and co-developing the three-year business p