Overview
Volunteer Trustees sought for Sheffield Heritage Charity | Sheffield General Cemetery Trust
The Trust is seeking Trustees to oversee Research and interpretation – telling the stories; Landscape experience in ecology/biodiversity; and experience in raising funds by grant bids.
What difference will you make?
As part of the Trustee team you will support and shape our strategic direction, contribute to specific fields of expertise, and help ensure the smooth and safe operation of the Trust. Using past and present skills and experience, you will help ensure that the Charity achieves its core purposes and safeguard its future. Like the many people who have been involved over the past 35 years, you will be a custodian of an ever-changing historic site and continue the story of a well-loved and unique green space near the heart of Sheffield.
Commitment to diversity: We are committed to increasing the diversity of our Board. We welcome applications from people from a BAME background or people with a disability. We also place importance on ensuring that young people are represented on our Board and encourage applicants who are between 18 and 35 years of age to apply.
What are we looking for?
Trustees ideally should have general organisational/business experience, but we are looking for people with specific skills and knowledge in: Research and interpretation – storytelling; Landscape – biodiversity net gain/ecology; and raising funds via grant applications. This does not preclude people with relevant organisational experience from applying.
What will you be doing?
The Sheffield General Cemetery is a fascinating and historic 13-acre green space in the heart of Sheffield. Opened in 1836 and closed in 1976, it is a public park owned by Sheffield City Council and is home to 87,000 residents who helped build the City of Sheffield. It is one of only two Grade 2* listed landscapes in Sheffield and contains 10 listed buildings and monuments. It is also a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) and Local Wildlife Site (LWS).
In 1989 local residents formed a group to save the Cemetery from dereliction, and since 2003 the Sheffield General Cemetery Trust has taken that vision forwards. The Trust is volunteer-led with almost 100 volunteers and 3 part-time staff. SGCT has restored the Grade 2* listed Gatehouse and Samuel Worth Chapel, which are now in daily use. The Chapel is the hub for our activities, fundraising events, and is available for hire and community events, while the Gatehouse is home to a popular holiday let and our office and stores. SGCT maintains its two buildings, and its landscape teams maintain and improve the site for our ~200,000 visitors each year. We also organise a wide range of fundraising events, research and publish publications and exhibitions, deliver guided tours, and we raise funds to support these activities. The Cemetery site has benefited from a Sheffield City Council National Heritage Lottery Funded project that helps maintain the Cemetery for the next 100 years and improve interpretation of the site. SGCT’s core aims are to develop the Cemetery as a heritage, environmental, and education amenity for Sheffield. We seek to increase our Trustee team to achieve this.
Seniorities, Roles and Functions
* Seniority level: Not Applicable
* Job function: Public Relations, Writing/Editing, and Strategy/Planning
* Industries: Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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