The Heritage Engagement and Volunteer Manager will work with all DLWP teams to develop and deliver the participatory archiving and heritage interpretation strands of The National Lottery Heritage Fund Activity Plan as well as co-ordinate and deliver a diverse pool of DLWP volunteers. The role includes working with partners to deliver Heritage engagement events and community archiving as well as actively recruiting and managing volunteers to support the programme. The ideal candidate will have experience of working with communities to co-create and deliver heritage projects, working with and interpreting archive and museum collections and managing and motivating volunteers. Full job description here: https://www.dlwp.com/about-us/jobs/ The Heritage Engagement and Volunteer Manager is a key role in The National Lottery Heritage Fund supported Transforming Heritage: Creativity, Community and Skills Activity Plan (2027/28). The role will work with all teams to develop and deliver the participatory archiving and heritage interpretation strands of the Activity Plan as well as co-ordinate and deliver a diverse pool of DLWP volunteers. Taking the learnings from the Activity Plan, the role will embed and deliver participatory and heritage strands and volunteer management in the future of the organisation. For The National Lottery Heritage Fund Activity Plan: Further responsibilities found here: www.dlwp.com/about-us/jobs/ If you need further information to help with your application, please contact Sally Ann Lycett, Director of Audiences and Programme on [email protected]. Please send your CV, letter of application and equal opportunities form to [email protected] by 5pm on Friday 13 November.Job Summary
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o Work with DLWP teams to co-ordinate the recruitment of a diverse range of volunteers from the community and National Lottery Heritage Fund priority audiences to support all National Lottery Heritage Fund Activity heritage engagement strands. Target: 360 volunteers and 8057 volunteer hours over two years.
o Work with the Archive Project Manager and Bexhill Museum to present and deliver heritage and archive volunteer activity, events and exhibitions both on and offsite. This research and discovery will inform flagship activities The People's Exhibition, The Bexhill Play, The Heritage Garden as well as resources for schools and the new DLWP Archive.
o With the Digital Content Creator, ensure that project activity is recorded/documented.
o Work with the Evaluation Team to ensure that all activity is evaluated and meets KPIs.Useful Links
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