The Chief Executive of the Charity Comission, Helen Stephenson CBE, delivered a welcome plenary at the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council’s 2019 Biennial Conference this week, during which she highlighted the need to change regulation of charities in line with changing needs in society. In her speech, Stephenson …
World Heritage UK CIO – Nominations for Appointment to the Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is reviewed each year. There will be one remaining vacancy on the Board by the time of 2019’s AGM. Nominations are invited from anyone who is a representative of an organisation which is a Member of the CIO or is an …
ICON – Administration & Advertising Officer
Closing date: 30th July 2019 at 11.00pm Interviews: 21st August 2019, London Starting date: 5th September 2019 Salary: £25,000-£27,000 per annum pro rata. Icon (the Institute of Conservation) [Alliance member] is looking for an enterprising and efficient administrator to increase their advertising sales and undertake …
Diocese of Ely – Church Buildings Advice Assistant
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 …