Hybrid – Works part in the office (Gun Wharf) and part from home (Hybrid)
Contract, Full time
No DBS check required
Range 4 - £29,793 - £35,410 per annum
37 hours
This opportunity is currently being offered on a fixed term contract basis of 6 months; however, if budgets allow the contract length may be extended and/or become permanent, though this is not guaranteed. If an internal council employee wishes to apply for this role, a secondment opportunity may be considered (please state this on your application).
Medway Council is seeking a Medway Heritage Place Project Officer with a thorough understanding of the heritage landscape, experience of collaborative partnership working with communities as well as with the heritage and voluntary sectors, and a strong track record of project coordination.
The position will play a central role in delivering the first phase of the Medway Heritage Place programme and will support Medway’s heritage community to shape a long-term ambition for heritage in Medway, strengthen Medway’s existing heritage offer and work with communities, groups and organisations to develop new ideas and approaches and unearth new stories which deserve to be told.
Medway is one of nine places to benefit from investment as part of The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s national Heritage Places initiative. The initiative responds to local need and opportunity, supporting places to use heritage to build pride in place, inspire local communities and power regeneration.
The role will focus on engaging Medway communities and groups, promoting grant funding opportunities, supporting grant funding recipients and project administration including supporting project evaluation, monitoring and reporting.
Medway Heritage Place is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we are able to bring Medway’s stories alive in new ways for new audiences and support this new role.
In return we offer you:
We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency. Our declaration fits into our http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.
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