HERITAGE ENGAGEMENT MANAGER in Althorne

Althorne Full-Time On-site

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St Andrew's Church, Althorne, Essex

Region: East of England

Salary / Fee: From £50,700 to £50,700 The budget is £50,700; this has been calculated based on £325 per day, with a maximum of 156 days over the three-year Delivery Phase (3 years @ 1 day per week)The Heritage Fund makes quarterly payments in arrears in the Delivery Phase; monthly payments may be possible subject to agreement with the Heritage Fund. We will endeavour to pay fee invoices monthly, subject to cash flow.

We require the Heritage Engagement Manager to oversee the effective delivery of the Activity Plan of the Heritage Fund Delivery Phase as set out in our Delivery Phase application and supporting documents. This will include:

The Heritage Engagement Manager will be expected to deliver all the activity and interpretation elements of the project as set out in the Activity Plan, as specified in the Action Plan for Activities and as illustrated in the Interpretation Designs Proposals. These documents provide dates for the delivery and completion of individual activities and the interpretive scheme
The Heritage Engagement Manager will be managed on a day-to-day basis by the Project Lead on behalf of St Andrew’s Althorne Parochial Church Council and the Project Board. They will be supported by the Project and Finance Coordinator.
The Heritage Engagement Manager will provide written and /or verbal reports to the Project Board Group at regular intervals
The period covered by this brief will run for three years, from the consultant’s appointment (January 2027) until the completion of all Delivery Phase evaluation (November 2029)
The Heritage Engagement Manager will ensure that all activities and interpretation are delivered to budget

Specific Tasks for the Heritage Engagement Manager include:

To liaise with all relevant project partners and consultants in the delivery of activities and interpretation, notably:
The Project & Finance Coordinator
The ‘Althorne Unlocked’ Project Board
The Essex Wildlife Trust
The Essex Record Office
The project Architect, Digital Consultant, Interpretive Copywriter, Graphic Designer & Illustrator and Evaluation Consultant
To manage the creative process of and those responsible for producing the ‘Althorne Unlocked’ interpretive scheme. This will include managing the Interpretive Copywriter and Graphic Designer / Illustrator
To ensure that the ‘Althorne Unlocked’ interpretive scheme is created in partnership with the community in Althorne, reflecting its views, ensuring involvement in the creative process and responding to the feedback received during the project’s Development Phase
To ensure that the component elements of the scheme link together and are ‘tested’ with the community before production and installation
To liaise with The Essex Wildlife Trust and ‘Althorne Active’ gardening group to deliver the ‘Wildlife In A Country Churchyard’ programme of nature engagement and wellbeing activities to be delivered in the churchyard, including the creation of a mini-meadow and Sensory Garden
To liaise with the Project Board, project professionals (i.e. the Architect, Ecologist), contractors and partners to deliver the ‘Hard Hat’ Day (and linked talks) for the local community
With the Project Board and PCC, to encourage new and existing volunteers to engage with the Delivery Phase
To deliver an Interpretive Training Session for volunteers and project partners, exploring the new ‘Althorne Unlocked’ interpretive scheme created during the project and to understand the styles and ambition with which it was created
To deliver and co-ordinate bi-monthly heritage engagement sessions at the church hall and when possible at the church, including living history and storytelling for all ages
To deliver quarterly volunteer activity and interpretation briefing/training sessions
To manage all sub-contractors and freelancers engaged to deliver project learning activities and interpretation
To ensure that all new resources are thoroughly ‘tested’ with the local community and partner organisations and are suitable for their key target audiences
To support the Digital Consultant in the mapping of churchyard graves, war memorial digitisation and the creation of the new St Andrew’s Althorne heritage website ensuring that Heritage Fund digital guidance is followed and that open licences are obtained and website accessibility requirements are met.
To support the Architect and freelance photographer in the photographic and video record of the capital works
To co-ordinate the publicity and promotion of the project in liaison with the Project Board and to support the project celebration event in late 2029
To report to the Project Board and the PCC at regular intervals

GENERAL

Throughout their appointment we expect the Heritage Engagement Manager to:

Provide regular updates on progress, as agreed at the Heritage Fund start up meeting
Attend Project Team meetings, including Heritage Fund Progress Meetings, capital works site meetings (when appropriate) and Project Board meetings
Be available onsite as required
Present progress reports at Delivery Phase meetings
Liaise with the Project Board to ensure the above plans are well integrated with the capital proposals
Work with the Project Board to develop and review the project timetable, milestones, and risks
Escalate any changes, issues or concerns that fall out of the project scope to the Project Board
Ensure that all documentation including digital outputs conforms to Heritage Fund guidance and operating in accordance with the policies and within the budget and delegated authority levels agreed by the PCC

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