HERITAGE TRUST NETWORK
Job Title: Development and Outreach Officer for Wales
Salary: pro-rata of £30,000 p.a.
Hours: part time (20 hours per week) with a 3-month probationary period
Reporting to: Development and Outreach Manager
Holidays: pro-rata of 25 days per year plus 3 days shutdown between Christmas and New Year and Wales public holidays
Pension: as per statutory auto-enrolment requirements
Location: working from home or from an agreed shared workspace anywhere in Wales
Who You Are
You are a self-motivated and hard-working team member who is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. 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. You are a natural people-connector and your interest in regeneration, heritage and sustainability in the built environment is evident, as is your willingness to help those who are rescuing, restoring and reusing older buildings.
Role
This is an important role within Essential Networks: a major development and resilience project for Heritage Trust Network, our members and UK heritage. The post-holder will be responsible for developing the Network in Wales including undertaking targeted outreach activity, recruiting new members, supporting existing members, organising events and developing partnerships. The Development and Outreach Officer will be supported by the Development and Outreach Manager, Programme Manager, Chief Executive, other UK staff and the Wales Committee.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify community organisations in Wales who are restoring and managing historic sites (or are concerned about, or wish to re-use, local historic sites) and promote the benefits of Network membership to them in order to provide access to support.
- Provide advice, information, signposting and facilitation of peer support to Network members in Wales.
- Develop and maintain regular contact with Network members in order to understand their needs and ambitions, to support them and signpost them to other sources of support.
- Work with the Communications Officer to regularly issue a Wales e-newsletter to inform members of specific Wales events and opportunities.
- Promote the achievements of Network members in Wales through the production of case studies, articles, presentations and through social media.
- Work with the Programme Manager, Wales committee and, where relevant, the Business Development Manager, to plan and organise Network events in Wales.
- Organise and co-ordinate Wales Committee meetings. When required, organise recruitment to the Wales committee.
- Act as a point of contact for the Network in Wales and work with the Wales Committee to represent the organisation Network on networks, forums and committees as required.
- Work with the Wales Committee to make and maintain contact with existing and potential partner organisations in the voluntary and private sectors, local and Wales Government and explore how we can work together to promote and support community heritage.
- Work with the Communications Officer and Wales Committee to improve awareness and understanding amongst statutory organisations, other agencies and funders, as to how Network members can deliver community cohesion, economic regeneration and wellbeing objectives and save heritage sites at risk.
- Provide regular reports to the Programme Manager, the Board and the Wales Committee, on your work.
- Each year, in consultation with the staff team, board and Wales Committee identify possible potential outreach projects and research their potential. Identify and agree at least one to pursue.
- Undertake research to identify organisations in the outreach target group, contact them and inform them about the outreach project and the wider benefits of Network membership.
- Arrange one-to-one meetings with outreach beneficiary organisation, give advice and signpost to other sources of support.
- Organise peer learning and networking events, online and in person for the outreach beneficiary organisations.
- Produce communications, articles, guidance documents and case studies in the Welsh and English languages.
General Responsibilities
- Work as a supportive member of the Network team, covering for colleagues where required, and ensuring activities are complementary and deliver the Network’s Strategy and Business Plan.
- Help to champion the rescue and reuse of historic buildings, structures and places; particularly by charities, social enterprises and community organisations.
- Ensure that all Network activities and communications to members are accessible, inclusive and of a high standard.
- Represent the Heritage Trust Network at online and in-person events.
- Carry out duties in a transparent manner (e.g. using the Network’s internal calendar system, storing digital files in agreed shared places, logging activity on the CRM), and utilise the Network’s agreed digital systems and protocols, and all other policies and procedures.
