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Title Volunteer & Engagement Team Site Coordinator (West Region) Location 1st Floor, Fermentation North, Finzels Reach, Hawkins Lane, Bristol, BS1 6JQ Salary £26,409 pro rata / 28.8 hours per week / Permanen Job type Permanent Ref 16164
Heritage is for everybody, and we are here for heritage.
Heritage lives in places and people, memories and stories, artefacts and traditions. It can connect us all to the past, and to each other. It can make us happier, strengthen every community, and help shape society for the better. Everybody should be able to enjoy the benefits it brings.
That's why, as a charity, we care for over a million objects and hundreds of historic sites in every part of England, from international icons to local treasures. And it's why we open them up, share their stories and find new ways for everybody to enjoy, learn, play and create.
We are looking for a Volunteer & Engagement Team Site Coordinator to join our team. The role is part time and permanent. You'll be on a part time basis, working 28.8 hours per week (4 days per week).
The Benefits
- Salary of £26,409 pro rata, depending on skills, experience and location
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata, rising to 28 days after 3 years
- Matched pension contributions up to 10%
- Flexible hours
- The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector
- Subscriptions to professional bodies
- Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends and family members
- 25% discount in our shops and cafes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave
- Options to buy additional leave
- An inclusive working atmosphere everybody is supported from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs
- Opportunities to go to some of our great live music and history events
This is a great opportunity for you to to make heritage relevant, exciting and accessible to all. Sitting in the West Regional Volunteer & Engagement Team, this role will support our mission by fostering strong connections between sites and their local communities.
Working alongside another West V&E Team Site Coordinator you will play a key role in the operational management of the Guided Tour and Free to Enter sites, including health & safety, site presentation and compliance. You will work alongside the Regional Volunteer and Engagement Manager supporting the management of formalised partnerships (such as Maintained Properties Agreements), and deputising when required.
This role can be based at our Bristol office, or homebased within the West Region. As many of our sites are remote and are spread across the West Region, a significant amount of travel is to be expected in this role, along with occasional (at least one day a month) weekend working.
As Volunteer & Engagement Team Site Coordinator, you will co-ordinate activity at the Guided Tour and Free to Enter Sites in the West Region, acting as a first point of contact for these sites. A key focus will be on ensuring that these sites are well cared for, well presented and safe by managing programmes of site checks, compliance activity and cyclical tasks.
You'll provide support to our team of Volunteer and Community Engagement Managers, assisting with volunteer related administration such as processing volunteer hours and expenses.
You will work closely with local partners by proactively developing strong working relationships, reviewing contracted relationships on an annual basis and ensuring the sites in your area thrive.
To be considered as a Volunteer and Engagement Site Co-ordinator, you'll need:
- Experience of working with external partners and community stakeholders.
- Experience of devising and delivering activities with volunteers, artists and freelancers.
- To have an understanding of the principles of good Health & Safety management.
- To have good organisational skills and the ability to manage own workload.
- To be able to prioritise and to show initiative.
Interviews will be held on 8th October at English Heritage's Bristol office (Fermentation House, Finzels Reach, Bristol. BS1 6JQ).
If you would like to talk to us e.g. about workplace adjustments or working patterns, please contact Ed McGregor, Volunteer and Engagement Manager, on ed.mcgregor@english-heritage.org.uk No agencies please.
Find out more about us and what we do: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/ You can also meet some of our people and hear about why they enjoy working with us: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/our-people/careers-with-us/
Everybody's welcome at English Heritage
Forget the stereotypes. It takes thousands of people from every background to care for England's heritage and open it up for everybody to enjoy. We're looking for every type of person with every kind of skill and experience, and we're committed to making sure that English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work. You can connect with others through our EDI networks as a member or ally. These include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Health and Wellbeing.
We take wellbeing seriously. We are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role. To support this, we have a network of Mental Health First aiders, regular information and awareness events, unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Programme and work with our people to implement reasonable adjustments.
You will need to refer to the following documents when completing your application.
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