This is an exciting opportunity to join the Edinburgh World Heritage (EWH) Board and contribute to ensuring that Edinburgh is an inspirational and empowering place to live, work, study or visit – no matter who you are.
EWH are looking for new Board trustees with drive and enthusiasm who are:
- Passionate about Edinburgh and the Old and New Towns of the Edinburgh UNESCO World Heritage Site;
- Interested in how to connect and engage all people in our heritage;
- Skilled and experienced in one or more of the following areas:
- Conservation and maintenance of the built environment;
- Legal;
- Finance;
- HR;
- Events;
- Fundraising
The purpose of EWH is to pro-actively protect and champion the Edinburgh World Heritage Site for current and future generations through the conservation of historic buildings, delivering improvements to the public realm, developing a new climate emergency programme and engaging people directly with the rich heritage of the city.
As a trustee you will be responsible for the strategic direction of the organisation and stewardship of public and charitably-given funds, supporting and adding value to the work of its professional team in conservation, engagement and capacity building. They are looking for people from a broad range of backgrounds, demographics and cultures to steer and inform their work, aiming for inclusivity, richness of experience and diversity on the Board and in their workforce. Particularly welcome are applications from young people or those interested in applying for their first trusteeship. Appropriate support, including induction and training, will be given.
Board meetings occur four times a year and there is an annual away day for trustees and staff to discuss current issues. Board trustees are also expected to play a role in at least one of the organisation’s committees or groups.
Details of the current Trustees, staff and initiatives are available on their website and full details of the post may be downloaded from here.
To express interest in joining the Board, please apply here
Closing date: 10am on Monday 9 December 2024
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Heritage Trust Network is seeking a Marketing & Communications Officer.
This role is being created as part of the Essential Networks project delivery phase. Essential Networks is a major development and resilience project that will transform the Network’s ability to empower people to rescue and reuse historic buildings and spaces for the benefit of their communities. It will run from November 2024 to March 2029.
This post is ideally suited to someone who has developed marketing and communications skills through work in heritage, culture, community development or regeneration. Additional skills would include being able to think strategically, collaborate with colleagues to co-design campaigns, and get involved in day-to-day content development and delivery. This role would suit a self-motivated and hard-working team member who is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, where team spirit and excellent customer service runs throughout everything you do from timely communication with colleagues, to the satisfaction of a job well done when supporting members and building relationships. An interest in regeneration, heritage and sustainability in the built environment is evident as would be a willingness to promote the work of the Network. More information and application pack can be found here
Location: Working from home or from an agreed shared workspace anywhere in the UK
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Status: full time (37 hours per week) with a 3-month probationary period
Closing date: 12noon on Monday 6 January 2025
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Heritage Trust Network is seeking a Business Development Manager.
This role is being created as part of the Essential Networks project delivery phase. Essential Networks is a major development and resilience project that will transform the Network’s ability to empower people to rescue and reuse historic buildings and spaces for the benefit of their communities. It will run from November 2024 to March 2029.
This post is ideally suited to someone with experience in community heritage, culture and regeneration, and a background in social enterprise and/or the development of income-earning services within the context of a heritage, cultural or membership organisation. Additional skills would include being financially literate and able to communicate a product or service offer and to pitch a proposal to prospective customers. More information and application pack can be found here
Location: Working from home or from an agreed shared workspace anywhere in the UK
Salary: £35,000 per annum
Status: full time (37 hours per week) with a 3-month probationary period
Closing date: 12noon on Monday 6 January 2025
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Are you Passionate about heritage, keenly interested in policy-making and driven to make a difference to the future of the UK’s historic environment?
Historic Houses are looking for a Policy Officer, based near their London head office.
Historic Houses represents around 1,450 historic houses, castles and gardens in independent ownership across the UK and, as a membership association, enables independently owned historic houses and gardens to speak with one powerful voice. It does this through policy and public affairs activity, marketing and promotion, and technical advisory services.
A dedicated policy team (the Director of Policy & Public Affairs, the Parliamentary & Public Affairs Officer, the Policy Officer and the Policy Adviser for Wales) work closely with government, stakeholders and politicians across the political spectrum to shape and influence policy for the benefit of heritage and tourism. The Policy Officer role is particularly focused on heritage sector policy – both in terms of getting to grips with the fine detail of the broad range of policy affecting heritage, but also managing Historic Houses’ relationships with colleagues across the heritage, tourism, environmental and creative industries sectors. No two days at Historic Houses are the same, and this is a particularly exciting time to join a small, high-impact team.
If you are a bright, proactive Policy Officer with a passion for the special places represented by Historic Houses and a keen interest in advocacy and sharp attention to detail, as well as being energised by the opportunity to make a real difference in policy-making, and keen to champion the future of our historic environment, you can find out more here.
Salary: £34,000 per annum + benefits.
Status: Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday) with occasional hours outside of these times.
Location: Based at Warwick House, 25-27 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0PP (hybrid working with regular office attendance). Also occasional travel to Historic Houses events outside London.
Closing Date: 9am on Friday 6 December 2024
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BEFS seeks to appoint a Head of Policy and Strategy to coordinate policy development initiatives.
This role involves leading on BEFS co-ordinated and strategic approach to policy and influencing strategic policy and legislation relating to the historic and built environment across Scotland. Key responsibilities include:
- Consultation: Co-ordinate and compile responses to strategic Government (and other key stakeholder) consultations on behalf of BEFS and BEFS Members.
- Advocacy: Develop shared statements (manifestos, legislative ‘asks’, written evidence to parliamentary committees etc) on strategic issues arising from within BEFS work.
- Events: Working with colleagues and external stakeholders, plan and facilitate stakeholder engagement events which inform policy development and produce written reports for these events.
- Secretariat: Act as secretariat to multiple working groups, preparing agenda and meeting papers, recording meetings and circulating minutes.
- Horizon-scanning: Undertake regular horizon-scanning through contact with Government and key stakeholders, to identify key issues of interest to BEFS Members.
- Communication: Provide colleagues with written material to communicate key messages arising from BEFS discussions (such as website content, blogs), and contribute strategic content to BEFS bi-monthly bulletin.
- Project development: Develop and shape projects (from initial idea to project brief) which will inform/evidence advocacy activity.
- Reporting: Provide and contribute to regular reports to funders and BEFS Board.
- Facilitation: Provide facilitation for Members events, workshops and stakeholder engagement.
- Team: Participate actively as part of a small and busy team, supporting and working with colleagues as necessary.
Person specification
Essential
- Strong ability to demonstrate breadth of sector knowledge, particularly across policy frameworks.
- Experience of the process of strategic policy and legislative development within Scotland, across the wider policy landscape.
- Strong analytical skills, with an ability to distil policy information and stakeholder opinions, across a broad range of policy topics/disciplines in the built environment sphere.
- Knowledge and experience of the historic and wider built environment sector, including key stakeholders and lead organisations.
- Highly self-motivated, able to work flexibly, balancing priorities as necessary.
- High attention to detail, with strong written and verbal communication skills, including facilitation experience.
- Advanced use of IT packages including Office 365 and Adobe etc.
Desirable
- Degree or post-graduate qualification (or equivalent experience) in built environment-related discipline (e.g., planning, conservation, surveying, archaeology, architecture) or public affairs.
- Experience of stakeholder engagement/facilitation skills.
- Confidence with online/remote working technologies and programmes such as Teams, Zoom. (Knowledge/familiarity of other programmes such as Miro, Eventbrite, SurveyMonkey, WordPress and MailChimp are also an advantage.)
BEFS expects all applicants to support the values, ethos and objectives of BEFS, demonstrating credibility and integrity, and proactively committed to championing equality, diversity and inclusion.
What we offer:
- Salary: £42,000 depending on experience.
- Permanent role, subject to organisational funding
- 37hrs per week with occasional evening events
- Home working with regular meetings in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
- Benefits package including pension, flexible leave, and more.
Are you the right person for this exciting challenge?
To download full job description and details on how to apply please click this link
BEFS is an equal opportunities employer. Please see our Fair Work and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion statements on BEFS website for more information.
Closing date for applications: 12 noon Friday 6 December
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