Heritage Trust Network is recruiting for a new post of Heritage Trainee (Scotland) for a fixed term of 6 months. This exciting post has been designed to help the successful applicant develop on-the-job skills, knowledge and networks to help them gain early-career access to the heritage sector. The role is funded by Historic Environment Scotland and National Trust for Scotland.

Post: Heritage Trainee (Scotland), full time (37 hours p/w)

Application deadline: 12 noon, Monday 14^th August 2023

Location: Working from home or from an agreed shared workspace anywhere in Scotland.

More information and application details here: https://www.heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk/historic-environment-scotland-funding-provides-new-heritage-trainee-post/

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Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) truly values a diverse workforce and wishes to make careers in the heritage sector more accessible to people from all communities.  It also aims to help ensure everyone feels the palaces and heritage are for them and make them accessible and relevant for all. 

To help achieve this, HRP is pleased to support two scholarships for UK-based students from groups that are under-represented in the heritage sector to study part-time on the MA in Heritage Management, jointly established with Queen Mary University of London. 

The scholarships will cover your fees, allowing you study the course part-time over two years, commencing in September 2023. 

The deadline for applications will be Friday 7 July 5pm. For further information regarding the Scholarships and the application procedure please contact Prof John R Davis at john.davis@hrp.org.uk For further information on the MA Heritage Management see: https://www.hrp.org.uk/about-us/research/ma-in-heritage-management/#gs.tf1zad   

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Are you a senior conservation officer, or a senior planning or design officer with responsibilities for conservation in a local authority? Or do you work in a heritage or conservation planning based private practice with a particular interest in contributing to the wider heritage and conservation sector?

The Historic Towns and Villages Forum (HTVF) www.htvf.org is seeking people with expertise and experience to join its Board, contributing to the development of its influence and activities, and creating further links with other organisations.
 
The HTVF is currently a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. The Board meets around four times a year, in Oxford, London and virtually. Board members lead specific aspects of the Forum’s activities, and promote wider interest in the benefits of membership and participation in the services it offers. The HTVF’s members include local authorities, town and parish councils, civic and amenity groups, national advisory bodies, consultancies and private companies, plus individuals. The Forum has begun the process of becoming a charity to align our constitution more closely with our aspirations, and to raise the profile of our activities with future supporters. Experience and an interest in becoming a Trustee in due course will be helpful.
 
Through its events programme, the HTVF addresses the strategic and current interests of its broad membership, and the opportunities and challenges presented to those managing change in historic places and settlements. The HTVF also provides best practice guidance and undertakes action-research projects.

If you are interested, please send your details including a CV to the Chair of the HTVF, Steven Bee, and the Executive Director, Louise Thomas: htf@kellogg.ox.ac.uk

Expressions close 22 May 2023

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Heritage Trust Network is recruiting for a new post of Heritage Trainee (Graduate) for a fixed term of 6 months. This exciting post has been designed to help the successful graduate develop on-the-job skills, knowledge and networks to help them gain early-career access to the heritage sector.

Working alongside our staff team, the successful applicant will develop engaging content for our digital channels; support staff with planning, promoting and delivering events; support the processing of members’ casework queries; review and update Toolkit and the website; undertake member research and data entry; attend Board meetings; support the co-ordination and development of the youth forum and undertake site visits accompanied by a member of staff.

The post is perfect for someone who has recently graduated and has an interest in heritage and the regeneration of communities through the use of historic buildings, structures and spaces. Training and equipment will be provided.

Full details of the job and how to apply are in the recruitment pack. Please tell us if you require the details in a different format.

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Monday 15th May.

The post is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thank you to players of the National Lottery.

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There is an open campaign to appoint six new Trustees to the Board of the Wallace Collection. The six roles being recruited to are:

• Academic/curatorial/conservation
• Architecture/buildings
• Fundraising (at least one role)
• International
• Human Resources 

The Wallace Collection, as you may know, is a collection of the fine and decorative arts formed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by four successive Marquesses of Hertford and the 4th Marquess’s son, Sir Richard Wallace.  It was left to the British nation in 1897 and opened as a national museum in June 1900 in Hertford House, Manchester Square, W1, a Grade II listed building in central London. The museum is internationally famous for its collection of French eighteenth-century art, European and Asian arms and armour and for its Old Master paintings.

It is managed by a Director who reports to a board of Trustees appointed by the Prime Minister and is financed by a combination of grant-in-aid from the central government and self-generated income.

Closes 3 May 2023

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Closes 4 May 2023

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DCMS is seeking to appoint new Non-Executive Board Members (NEBMs), including a new Chair of the DCMS Audit and Risk Committee. The successful candidates will exercise their role through influence and advice, supporting as well as challenging the Executive team and Ministers to continuously improve. 

In DCMS we are lucky enough to work on some of the most exciting, positive and important policies for the future of the UK. We have a critical role in driving growth and enriching the lives of people and communities and supporting the UK’s world-leading sectors that contribute so much to our economy, way of life and our reputation around the world including supporting culture, arts, media, sport and civil society. We champion sport for all at every level; our world-leading cultural and creative industries; and enhance the cohesiveness of our communities. As a Non-Executive Member you will have the opportunity to help us shape what is an exciting agenda, particularly at a time when we are taking centre stage with events that shape our national identity and future.

Appointments will be made by the Secretary of State. NEBMs provide advice on the operational implications and effectiveness of policy proposals and support getting policy translated into results. Ministers alone will decide policy, with advice from officials.

More information can be found on the Role Details DCMS webpage on gov.uk

Closes 7 Apr 2023

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Wren300 is a multifaceted celebration of the life and work of the renowned British architect, mathematician, astronomer and scientist Sir Christopher Wren, marking the tercentenary of his death in 2023, and seeks volunteers.

See Wren300 Volunteer Researcher roles

See Wren300 Volunteer Conservation Assistants

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The NHIG Award for Heritage Metalwork Conservation seeks to recognise and celebrate excellence in ironwork conservation as an inspiration to all.

The judges will be interested in:

• Appropriateness of materials and techniques used

 • Extent to which loss of original fabric was minimised

• Quality of craftsmanship

To enter, please use the form below. You will need to:

• provide a brief description of the ironwork
• outline the work carried out
• explain what approach was taken and why 
• send images (min. 3, max. 6) separately by file transfer

A panel of experienced judges drawn from members of the NHIG Council and the WCB Craft Committee will assess the entries.

The judging panel will visit shorlisted projects so please ensure that access to the site is possible.

The NHIG will publicise competition entries and outcomes as examples of good practice to inspire others. Please ensure that all permissions have been sought prior to entry and that images have been cleared for use.

Who Can Enter?

Entries can be submitted by anyone closely connected with a project, although the award will be presented to the practitioner who carried out the work. Members of the judging panel are NOT eligible to enter. A maximum of three submissions can be made per person/team.

Opening/Closing Date

The 2023 Application Round will open on 10th March 2023 and close on 31st May 2023.

Final Decision

The decision of the judging panel is final. The panel will not enter into any correspondence regarding the decision. 

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The 2023 Spring Conference of the Vernacular Architecture Group will be held in Stockport, Greater Manchester, from Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 April 2023. During the day members will tour the locality, visiting and interpreting lesser traditional buildings. Lectures and discussions will be held in the evenings. The visits will cover Stockport’s medieval centre and the village of Warburton (Wednesday), halls and barns of north Manchester (Thursday) and Fairfield Moravian settlement and halls south of Manchester (Friday). The conference will be based at Bredbury Hall Hotel.

Bursaries available, applications close 3 March 2023

Main Conference Website

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Applications Close 10 March 2023

Link to further information and how to apply

Time Commitment: The time commitment is around one day per week (including attendance at events), spread across the year. The main Board meets four times a year (plus one for the accounts if necessary) and there are sub committees covering Nominations, Finance & Investment, People and Audit & Risk, as well as working groups on Diversity & Inclusion and Digital & Technology, which usually meet twice a year and to which the Chair is invited but may not always attend.

Please note this role is not remunerated. 

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Who Are Your Heritage Heroes?

It’s time to nominate the volunteers that are the heroes of your organisation. Now in their 12^th year, the Heritage Heroes Awards, sponsored by specialist heritage insurer Ecclesiastical, are the Heritage Alliance’s celebration of the outstanding contribution Britain’s heritage volunteers make to society. 

Volunteers play a vital role in protecting and championing the UK’s heritage. From caring for rural heritage sites to checking in on empty heritage buildings during lockdown. From capturing our cultural heritage to devising new ways of working remotely. Volunteers’ skills, passion, and commitment have proven to be more crucial now, than ever before. 

This Year’s Categories

Alongside Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Hero 2022 Award, our special category for this year is Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Storyteller Award, designed to specifically recognise those who helped bring untold stories to light on the heritage project/organisation they supported in 2022.

Closes 15 Jan 2023

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Applications Close 31 January 2023

The Building Conservation Summer School bursary is available to a limited number of aspiring building conservation professionals who fulfil the criteria and who would not otherwise be able to attend if a bursary was not awarded to them. There will be a selection process, which may include an online interview.

The bursaries are available to those who intend to seek a career in the building conservation sector. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socio-economic backgrounds and beliefs.

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INTBAU Qatar and Caravane Earth Foundation are pleased to announce an opportunity for an architectural apprenticeship, which will involve learning and working alongside Professor Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil. Born in Egypt and having practised throughout the Middle East, El-Wakil is known worldwide for his use of traditional form and technique, his use of the materials beneath his feet, and his deep veneration for local craftsmanship. El-Wakil’s projects in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Lebanon, and the UK have earned him, amongst others, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and the Richard H. Driehaus Prize.

Candidate Specification

In its true and ancient sense, an apprenticeship is an opportunity to learn through observation and practice, with apprentices giving of themselves to receive knowledge acquired over years of practice and handed down from generation to generation.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following three things.

-an interest in going beyond technical detail, to understand the philosophy and wider narrative of building

-an understanding of natural materials, and through them an engagement with craft and craftspeople

-knowledge of geometry as a language that underpins design

For more information about how to apply for these apprenticeships, please download the candidate specification in full and the application form here.

Interested candidates should complete the application form and submit it along with the attachments outlined on the form. Applications should be sent to i.mouawad@caravane.earth by 31 January 2023.
The same email address can be used for any questions.

You can find out more about the Chapter in Qatar here, and Caravane Earth Foundation on their website.

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