Description
Would you like to help deliver a ground-breaking project with the UK’s UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) Designations? We are looking for a professional who can join us in assisting in implementing our National Lottery Heritage Fund Project: Local to Global 2.
This project is exploring devolved power sharing among UNESCO Sites to help build their resilience and adaptability through openness and collaboration.
This is an important and exciting role in administrating and coordinating the successful delivery of the approved purposes of the UKNC's Grant Agreement with the National Lottery Fund. You will be line managed by the Project Implementation Manager and support the ambitions of the project by coordinating events and communications across the national network of natural, cultural and built heritage sites. An essential function to this role is to log and report project progress to key stakeholders at the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the UKNC's core team and Board of Non-Executive Directors. You will be highly organised, confident in collating reports and budgets and have experience of the demands of National Lottery Heritage Funded projects.
- Experience of undertaking qualitative research interview, with confidence in engaging external stakeholders and partners.
- Strong planning and organisational skills, including the ability to deliver online and in-person events.
- Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with partners, stakeholders, and networks.
- Integrity, respect for confidentiality, sound judgement, and diplomatic communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities.
- Ability to produce accurate work to tight deadlines, with meticulous attention to detail.
- High level of IT skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), web conferencing platforms, and social media literacy.
- Good working knowledge of the UK's heritage and/or cultural sector.
- Relevant professional qualifications and/or undergraduate degree, or equivalent experience.
- Administration of the planning and delivery of a national level, high-profile project.
- Support research delivery by coordinating data gathering and conducting external stakeholder interviews, as part of a major study with Creative PEC.
- Assist in drafting quarterly reports to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the UKNC Board.
- Lead on communications support, including drafting website and news content, social media updates, and project reports.
- Assist the Project Implementation Manager in the day-to-day organisation of meetings, workshops and events, both virtual and in person. This includes an annual series of workshops and events taking place on location in our UNESCO Sites across the UK.
- Support with the logistics and delivery of the Talkshop series.
- Support with preparing payment requests to the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
For more information about this part-time role, please find the Job Description on our website at https://unesco.org.uk/news/type/vacancy . If you are interested in the position, please send a covering letter explaining why you are the right person to help make this project a success, together with your CV to [email protected] .
This role is part-time: 3 days per week, 21 hours per week flexible.