Project Officer for The Reinterpretation of The

Reference:
23-25608

Job title:
Project Officer for the reinterpretation of the Lloyd George Museum

Directorate:
Economy and Community Development

Service:
Museums and Galleries

Closing date:
23/11/2023 10:00

Job type/Hours:
Temporary (see job advertisement) | 22 Hour

Salary:
£14,565 - £15,961 a year

Pay Scale:
S1

Location(s):
Lloyd George Museum, Criccieth

**Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this **Information Pack**

Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.

For further information about this post please contact **Nest Thomas on 01286 679098**

Application forms and further details available from, Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH

Tel: 01286 679076

**CLOSING DATE: 23/11/23**

**Funded by a Levelling Up grant**

**Personal attributes**:
**Essential**:
Ability to work as part of a team.

Ability to work independently.

Ability to communicate effectively and to share information clearly.

Good interpersonal skills and excellent organisational and negotiation skills

Ability to work to a timetable and deadlines.

Is motivated.

**Desirable**:
**Qualifications and relevant training**:
**Essential**:
Degree or equivalent qualification

**Desirable**:
Degree in History, Politics or other relevant field.

**Relevant experience**:
**Essential**:
Experience of preparing heritage and political interpretation materials

Experience of working with community groups and facilitating consultation sessions

Previous experience of working in a museum, gallery or community heritage environment

Experience of administering and organizing meetings

Experience of organizing and planning activities

Experience of monitoring and gathering feedback

Experience preparing and presenting reports

Experience of managing a small budget

Experience promoting and marketing activities.

**Desirable**:
**Skills and specialist knowledge**:
**Essential**:
An understanding of the history and culture of Gwynedd.

Understanding of political history and current politics

Good IT skills including e learning and to develop digital resources

Research skills

Full driving licence

**Desirable**:
Be familiar with the museum sector

**Language requirements**:
**Listening and Speaking - Higher**:
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.

**Reading and Understanding - Higher**:
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal.

**Writing - Higher**:
Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).

**Purpose of the post**:

- Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
- Assist with the Levelling Up funded project to reinterpret the Lloyd George Museum.

**Responsibility for functions**:
**Main duties**:

- To assist the Project Manager in the development of a Levelling Up Funded project to reinterpret the Lloyd George Museum and to report day-to-day on the project
- Assist the Project Manager to reinterpret the David Lloyd George Story
- Research as needed to aid the interpretation
- Conduct consultation activities with the public either on site, in a location outside the Museum or virtually
- Assist the Project Manager to produce high quality project documents, including but not limited to: the relevant Briefs, project plans, the risk log and progress reports.
- Assist on different aspects related to the project including the research and interpretation.
- Act proactively to drive the project forward
- Carry out all the relevant work tasks to ensure that the project is successfully completed aiming to achieve the project's objectives as effectively and efficiently as possible
- Be a point of contact for project subcontractors and monitor their work on site
- Assisting the Project Manager to reach all the necessary outputs and results, within cost, time and quality limits
- Assist in identifying creative and innovative solutions to obstacles and implement them successfully
- Collaborate closely with the community and carry out consultation tasks regarding the project
- Report to the Project Manager and monitor the risks within the project, solving problems and issues that arise, and taking remedial action, or maximizing important issues
- Assist the Project Manager to report on the progress of the project
- Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at