Hours: full time, 35 hours per week Salary: £20k The Diocese of Ely is seeking to appoint a full-time apprentice Church Buildings Advice Assistant to work with the Diocese’s historic churches in Cambridgeshire and West Norfolk. The successful candidate will work with an established and …
Supporting Leadership – Call for participants
Participants are currently being sought to take part in an online survey for Supporting Leadership, a new research and knowledge exchange project, led by staff at Oxford University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums, aiming at gathering information about the role of executive and administrative assistants in …
European Heritage Awards 2020 – Call for Entries
Europa Nostra is now calling for entries for the European Heritage Awards 2020. Up to 30 remarkable heritage achievements from all over Europe will be awarded. Of those, 4 laureates will receive a Grand Prix and €10,000 each; one will be granted the Public Choice Award, chosen …
Old Royal Naval College – Consultation Survey
The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich recently completed its £8.5 million Painted Hall conservation project, which has now formed a template for the site’s future ambitions. Their vision is to build an excellent cultural destination, whist also safeguarding the site’s future. New strategic plans set out …
Valuing Landscapes in the Lakes
Natural England is supporting a Cumbria University student’s MSc research project in the Lake District National Park, which is looking a people’s perceptions of and preferences for changes in landscape character and landscape features that are of cultural value. The research is also using Participatory …
National Trust – Contractor for Conservation Management Plan: Osterley Park and House
Expressions of interest are sought by the National Trust for a contractor to prepare a Conservation Management Plan for Osterley Park and House, Middlesex. The site includes nine listed structures (5 at Grade I), a significant collection and a Grade II* Park and Garden. The aim …
7 Most Endangered Programme: Call for Nominations
The 7 Most Endangered programme identifies threatened monuments and sites in Europe and mobilises public and private partners – on a local, national and European level – to find a viable future for those sites. Europa Nostra runs this programme in partnership with the European …
GLAM – Projects Officer
Location: Oxford Salary: £28,660 – £34,189 p.a. Closing Date: 02 Aug 2019 Oxford University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums contain some of the world’s most significant collections and comprise: the Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, Bodleian Libraries, Botanic Garden & Harcourt Arboretum, History of Science …
Arts Council England and Local Government Association publish Museum Handbook
The Local Government Association (LGA) and Arts Council England have collaborated on a handbook on local museums, Making the most of your museums: A handbook for councillors. This timely resource makes the case for the importance of local museums in their communities and beyond, as well as …
National Trust to Divest from Fossil Fuels
The National Trust [Alliance member] has announced its intention to divest its portfolio from all fossil fuel companies over the next three years, as part of its wider environmental measures to mitigate the effects of climate change. Hilary McGrady, the National Trust’s Director General, stated that: “We know our …
Heritage Lincolnshire – Chief Executive
Location: Based Heckington, Lincolnshire Salary: circa £50,000 Heritage Lincolnshire [Alliance member] operates from the Humber to the Wash across the historical county of Lincolnshire with the objective to advance the education of the public in all matters relating to Lincolnshire’s rich and diverse heritage and to …
The Architectural Heritage Fund gets additional £300 K boost for the newly launched Heritage Impact Fund
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has announced that the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland has contributed £300,000 toward the HIF, adding to the funds already provided by the AHF [Alliance member], the National Lottery Heritage Fund [Alliance member] and …