Heritage Project Co-ordinator

Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Portsmouth 100: Your Museum, Your Stories, Your City is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to fund a new exhibition and extensive community engagement work.

Portsmouth 100: Your Museum, Your Stories, Your City

Project Summary/ Background

In 2026 there will be a year-long centenary celebration, marking 100 years since Portsmouth was officially granted city status. The programme will feature numerous events throughout the year, celebrating the city's rich heritage, culture and community.

The Portsmouth 100: Your Stories, Your Museum, Your City will create two ambitious and inspiring exhibition displays across our two main ground floor gallery spaces at Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery, co-curated with local communities to reflect the city’s last 100 years. By uncovering lesser-known stories and amplifying diverse voices, we aim to foster a stronger sense of place and identity. The project will actively involve communities in shaping the displays, ensuring they feel represented and heard. As part of the city’s centenary celebrations, it will attract new audiences including residents and visitors and build lasting partnerships.

Further information about the centenary celebrations can be found at www.visitportsmouth.co.uk/portsmouth-100/

Further information about Portsmouth Museums can be found at www.portsmouthmuseums.co.uk

Your new role

This is aunique opportunity to play a key role in Portsmouth’s most ambitious heritage project, celebrating 100 years of city status through community stories, exhibitions and digital innovation. The role is based at Portsmouth Museum.

As Project Co-Ordinator, you’ll be at the heart of “Portsmouth 100: Your Museum, Your Stories”, ensuring the project is delivered on time, on budget, and with maximum impact. Undertaking overall coordination of the project you will monitor the project plan, including arranging board meetings, providing updates, identifying risks and ensuring the project is delivered on time and within budget which you will manage. You will oversee the successful rollout of exhibitions, oral history projects, pop-up museums and digital resources. Supporting the Heritage Engagement officer in volunteer training and community outreach you will ensure timely payments to suppliers and volunteers and liaise with the national lottery heritage fund, submitting grant reports and payment claims. Occasional weekend and evening working may be required.

Who is the person summary:

With a passion for heritage and community impact you will have strong project management experience, excellent organisational and multitasking skills whilst working to deadlines. A confident communication, you will have experience of managing budgets and reporting progress on these, as well as being proficient in Microsoft officer. It would be advantageous to be familiar with archive research, digital storytelling and have experience of creating website content. A knowledge of Portsmouth's history and communities would be desirable.

For full details, please review 'who is the person' on the job profile below attached.

Additional Information

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

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We offer hybrid working with the expectation to attend the office minimum 2 days a week (pro rata for part time), this remains flexible, depending on the role and subject to business needs.

You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person'points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that you will be successful.

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