Church Building Strategy & Conservation Adviser

London Diocesan Fund; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 leave days

Employer pension 15%

Death in service 3x

Enhanced maternity leave

Season ticket loan

Cycle to Work

Health insurance

EAP counselling

Eye test allowance

Volunteer days

Job summary

London Diocesan Fund seeks a Casework & Building Strategy Adviser to provide specialist advice on conservation, repair, alteration and sustainable management of church buildings across the Diocese of London.

Based in London with hybrid working, you will support parishes through Faculty processes, DAC considerations and funding applications, helping secure a long-term sustainable future for historic church buildings.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant discipline.
• Experience in building conservation, planning, heritage consultancy or conservation project management.
• Experience working with historic buildings and conservation projects.
• Experience providing written advice on building proposals.
• Strong understanding of historic buildings legislation, planning processes and conservation principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist conservation, planning and building advice to parishes on church building projects.
• Support PCCs in developing proposals from initial concept through to Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) consideration.
• Advise on Faculty applications, heritage matters, conservation requirements and project planning.
• Build effective relationships with Historic England, statutory consultees and other heritage stakeholders.
• Support churches in developing projects and funding applications by providing technical and conservation expertise.
• Undertake site visits and provide practical advice to parishes across the Diocese.

Skills

Building conservation

Heritage planning

Conservation project mgmt

Written advice

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Job description

London Diocesan Fund seeks a Casework & Building Strategy Adviser to provide specialist advice on conservation, repair, alteration and sustainable management of church buildings across the Diocese of London.

Based in London with hybrid working, you will support parishes through Faculty processes, DAC considerations and funding applications, helping secure a long-term sustainable future for historic church buildings.