Telling Our Own Story Engagement Officer

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Warwick; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading organization in Warwickshire is seeking an Engagement Officer to lead community heritage projects. This role involves inspiring communities, developing training programs, and promoting local heritage. The position is part-time, fixed-term, and requires a passion for heritage and community engagement.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Agile working

Generous annual leave entitlement

Access to employee benefits platform

Qualifications

• Passion for community heritage and identity.
• Ability to inspire and bring communities together.

Responsibilities

• Lead community engagement initiatives across Warwickshire.
• Develop and deliver training programs for heritage preservation.

Skills

Community Engagement

Heritage Preservation

Training Development

Job description

About the Team and the Role:

Having secured a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Heritage & Culture Warwickshire are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Engagement Officer to lead the second phase of an exciting and innovative project working with communities across Warwickshire. The successful candidate will be supported by members of the archivist team, including the Engagement Archivist, previous recipient of Warwickshire County Council’s Star Award for Diversity & Inclusion, and the Senior Archivist, who will line manage the position.

They will work with existing partners and identify and work with a wide variety of communities to support communities in:

• appreciating the value of their heritage and identifying where it is recorded
• capturing, collecting and storing their heritage
• sharing their heritage more widely – making it available within their community and beyond

They will also update and enlarge the directory of archives held within communities and promote their use to make more people across Warwickshire aware of these records and increase the number of people accessing the county’s diverse heritage.

Key Requirements:

This role will suit someone who can inspire individuals and bring communities together and who has a passion for demonstrating the importance of heritage in community identity and the need to safeguard it for future generations. The successful candidate, in conjunction with the Engagement Archivist, will develop and deliver a training programme to inspire and equip communities to look after and record their own collections. We are looking for someone with energy and imagination to make the most of a short-term contract and leave a lasting legacy for the people of Warwickshire.

The post is fixed term (two years) part time (30 hours per week) and not suitable for home working.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below;

Telling Our Own Story Engagement Officer

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them?

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, and we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

For further information or to discuss this role, please contact Richard Lewis, Collections & Development Manager, at [e-mail] or 01926 738950.

Closing date: 19^th May 2025

Interview date: 28^th May 2025

Should you require application forms in an alternative format/language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

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