Information & Engagement Manager – closing date 25 July 2023

Contract: Full time, 2 years, Summer 2023 – Summer 2025.

*This role is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to National Lottery players*

About the role:

The rare opportunity to connect history with the present and future, you will manage and deliver project activities for our ‘Reading emPOWERed’ project. You will expand learning opportunities about the history of wind and water power and their contemporary relevance for Reading people. You will engage local communities representing a range of backgrounds and experiences with our historical records to discover and value their wind and waterpower heritage.

Key responsibilities:

1. Ensure successful project delivery, monitoring the project and supporting evaluation.
2. Build narratives and produce promotional and educational resources covering social, economic and technological history to widen engagement, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity for different interest levels.
3. Recruit and manage project interns and volunteers.
4. Create impact case studies.

You will have:

1. A good degree and excellent writing and research skills.
2. Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a wide range of people.
3. Passion for history.
4. Commitment to education and lifelong learning.
5. Organisation skills, and be dependable and independent.

* For the full job description and person specification, visit: https://new.millsarchive.org/careers/ *

Address Line 1
Watlington House
Address line 2
44 Watlington Street
Town
Reading
Postcode
RG1 4RJ
Contract type
Full timeTemporary, Contract, or Project
Location
Central Reading
Salary
£30,000
Contact
Elizabeth Bartram, Director
Main contact telephone
01189502052
How to apply

* For the full job description and person specification, visit: https://new.millsarchive.org/careers/ *

Please send your CV and a covering letter (referring to the person specification) to Elizabeth Bartram: liz.bartram@millsarchive.org

Deadline: 12pm Tuesday 25th July.
1st interviews: Thursday 27th – Friday 28th July.
2nd interviews: Monday 31st July-Tuesday 1st August.

Open for applications from
3 July 2023
Closing date for applications
25 July 2023
Will my application be acknowledged?
All applicants, successful or otherwise, can expect to receive a reply from us in due course