Heritage Engagement Project Officer

**Job Title : Heritage Engagement Project Officer**
- **Number of posts 1**:

- **Job Ref Oct 10**:

- **Location of Job Court Hey Park L16**:

- **Rate of pay 27,580**:

- **Contracted Hours per week 35**:

- **Working Days: Monday to Friday Shift Pattern: 9am to 5pm**:

- **Closing Date 12th October**
- **Background to the Role**

The Knowsley Golden Thread Heritage project builds on the successful delivery of One Knowsley’s two-year Knowsley Heritage Grant pilot project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and completed in September 2023.

Heritage is the ‘golden thread’ that runs through all aspects of Knowsley communities, evidenced by the diverse range of Knowsley Heritage Grant funded projects ranging from Natural Heritage to Community Archaeology.

The Knowsley Golden Thread Heritage project will further engage and inspire the Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise Sector (VCFSE) in Knowsley to identify, explore and engage with their locally relevant heritage.

Our Communities Of Practice (COP) and VCFSE led approach, we will enable and facilitate access to heritage, supported by a Heritage Network providing a knowledge pool of expertise, sector experience and guidance, as well as drawing on experiences and skills of those who have benefited from the Knowsley Heritage Grant programme to encourage and support others in the community, many who may not have engaged with heritage before, to take that first step. A participatory budget will enable COP’s to with our support engage with Heritage to develop and deliver community led heritage projects.

Learning from the Knowsley Heritage Grant project has provided us with a roadmap to successful engagement of Knowsley communities based on a principle of holistic problem solving, cultural sensitivity, networking, collaboration and skills development, which embeds understanding driving empowerment and agency. We aim to engage a broader range of ages, ethnicities and social backgrounds, more disabled people, including groups who have never engaged with your heritage before.

**Purpose of the Role**
- Working closely with the Heritage Engagement Manager, you will provide ongoing support and development of the VCFSE in the borough, building and supporting relationships across the sector, championing collaboration, and providing project support within the Knowsley Golden Thread Heritage Programme and to the VCFSE communities of practice for heritage to enable collaborative and resilient community led heritage project activity.

**Key Responsibilities and Tasks**
- To provide support to the programme delivery within project management principles
- To support the Knowsley Golden Thread Heritage programme, data monitoring and regular reporting including impact reporting
- Scheduling of tasks, organising meetings and events
- Support the facilitation of Communities of Practice
- Support the development of strong networks and partnerships in support of the programmes aims and objectives.
- Be an ambassador for the programme, promoting opportunities and delivering key messages whilst maintaining positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

**Skills required**
- Organisational Support and Development
- Accurately capture and record project related activity
- Identify and enable a range of opportunities for VCFSE groups and organisations to develop their knowledge and skills to participate within the programme.
- Support organisations to prepare collaborative community heritage project plans and proposals
- Partnership and Networking Development
- Assist with the coordination and facilitation of Heritage Communities of Practice across Knowsley.
- Support groups to network with other VCFSE groups and organisations and link into partnerships and strategic priorities for Knowsley that are relevant to their work.
- Build positive working relationships with VCFSE groups and organisations, statutory partners, commissioners, and funders.

**Communication**
- Monitor, gather evidence and report on agreed outcomes from all relevant aspects of the project - this will contribute towards monitoring and evaluation processes, annual reports and marketing and communications.
- Collect and communicate relevant information to colleagues and VCFSE groups and organisations.

**Capacity-Building**
- To build the capacity, capabilities and resilience of the Knowsley VCFSE, to contribute towards positive outcomes for people living in Knowsley now and into the future within the aims and objectives of the Knowsley Golden Thread Heritage Programme.

**General**
- Work as part of the team with other staff at One Knowsley.
- Implement and follow One Knowsley policies and procedures.
- Maintain accurate records specified for your areas of responsibility across organisational systems.
- Undertake any training necessary and participate in the organisation’s supervision and appraisal system and identify further training and personal development needs.
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