Heritage Researcher - Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council - Mossley Mill
Great opportunity to secure immediate work in the Public Sector on a temporary basis - if you come from an environmental/ operations background, apply today to find out more!
About this role:
- £18.85 per hour
- Mossley Mill
- Monday to Friday
- 37 hours per week
- Up to one year
- Please note deadline for applications for this vacancy is 10.00am on Friday 6th March. However, you can register your interest for current and upcoming Council vacancies by applying today.
What you'll be doing in this role:
- To support the implementation of the Council’s ‘Our Historical Borough’ programme, a cultural and community development initiative of the PEACEPLUS, Local Community Action Plan.
- Assist the team working on ‘Our Historical Borough’ with the development and implementation of a series of Trails under a set list of subject areas as outlined in the Local Community Action Plan, including identifying the key sites for inclusion in these Trails.
- Plan and undertake the necessary research to develop a full understanding of the sites included in each trail and a suite of information, images, references, etc to form a potential online archive to provide additional narrative for each site.
- Engage with community and heritage groups and Elected Representatives across the Borough to uncover relevant heritage stories and interesting facts as part of the trail development process.
- To conduct and compile original research including significant historical and cultural buildings, landscapes, communities and areas of specific interest in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough.
- Create and develop a verified database of historical and cultural research covering the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough.
What you'll need for this role:
- Applicants must have a postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline e.g. History, Heritage, Culture, Archaeology.
- Minimum of 2-years recent experience in conducting historical/ heritage related research.
- Good organisational and time management skills.
- Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
- Self-starter, with the proven ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Full current driving licence or, if a disability prevents driving, access to a suitable form of transport to enable the duties of the post to be carried out in full.
- Available to work outside normal working hours as and when required.
If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you! Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply – we may have other suitable roles for you. Apply online, email [email protected] or call Gillian on 028 2563 1555 to find out more.
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