As an experienced Engagement Lead working within the Arts, Culture and Heritage sector, you will support a portfolio of heritage led projects, ensuring delivery within time, cost and quality standards. You will work closely with the Heritage Place Manager, and the Culture and Heritage team of colleagues, partners, stakeholders and funders contributing to the development of a focused approach to Barking and Dagenham's new designation as a Heritage Place. Your role includes supporting the following key aspects of the Heritage Place designation; scoping project requirements, co-ordinating new The National Lottery Heritage Fund bids, project administration and budget management to ensure compliance with council policies, legislation and funders. Your role will provide coordination, administration and supporting the delivery of projects that form part of the Heritage Place Programme over the next two years. Additionally, you will support wider internal and external stakeholder engagement by regularly attending and scheduling stakeholder meetings, you will ensure project performance and delivery align with financial and funding management frameworks. Working with the Heritage Commissioner and the Heritage Place Manager, the Heritage Engagement Officer will be central to achieving and delivering a Heritage engagement programme for the residents and communities of Barking and Dagenham. This new post is part of the Borough's designation as a Heritage Place by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The Heritage Places Initiative is a long-term, strategic investment in up to 20 different places across the UK as set out in the Heritage Lottery Fund's Heritage 2033 strategy. The aim is to make heritage integral to plans that are making local areas better places to live, work and visit. Barking and Dagenham was part of six new Heritage Places announced in October 2025, joining a previous nine other areas, towns and cities which were announced in 2023, to deliver transformational projects and programmes over the next 8-10years: Barking and Dagenham, London You bring at least 3-5 years of experience in managing, facilitating, and delivering effective engagement and participation programmes with residents, communities, stakeholders and partners via regular events and activities, building and maintaining networks with local communities, partners and organisations within an arts, cultural and heritage setting. You have the skills to identify, support and work in partnership with local sector partners leading specifically on heritage engagement with key community partners including families and young people. Demonstrating an inclusive style, you embrace diversity and have experience of facilitating and delivering engagement programmes across a range of cultural, community and heritage sites, including museums, historic listed buildings, green spaces and community locations. As a result you have knowledge of data protection issues, particularly GDPR. https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/council-jobs/details.html?jobId=7697&jobTitle=Heritage%20Place%20Engagement%20Officer (Apply by midnight on 24 May 2026)Job Summary
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We seek exceptional applicants who will support a new programme of projects, Heritage Lottery Fund bids and Borough wide resident and community engagement. Job Responsibilities
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