Heritage Partnerships Officer

Vacancy terms: Part-time (22.5 hours per week, 0.6FTE) fixed term contract for 36 months

Hours per week: 22.5

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dedicated and strategic-minded individual to join our team as Heritage Partnerships Officer. You will play a lead role in developing, nurturing and sustaining equitable partnerships with community groups, local authorities, and other stakeholders, to advance strategic and inclusive heritage-related initiatives across the region and beyond.

Reporting to the Director of the University’s newly established Heritage Hub, you will carry out research and stakeholder engagement to identify heritage need and interests regionally and remove barriers to access and participation. You will build and strengthen relationships with heritage stakeholders internally (e.g. working with Schools, the University’s Research Institutes and Centres and the ‘Universities Partnership’) and externally in support of the University’s new Strategy, to engage new and diverse audiences. 

In addition, you will pursue enterprise and grant funding opportunities to support partnership projects and activities, and assist in grant writing and reporting as needed. You will also represent the Hub in relevant forums, meetings, and networking events to raise awareness and foster collaboration. You will facilitate the sharing of resources, expertise, and best practices internally and among partners to spark new collaborations and maximise engagement and impact.

About you

You will have a thorough understanding of the heritage sector and stakeholder engagement processes. You will be able to build and maintain a strong network of internal and external stakeholders, regionally and nationally. You will have experience of applying for funding in the heritage or related sectors, and proven ability to manage budgets, deliver and evaluate multifaceted inclusive projects involving multiple stakeholders. 

Alongside this, you will have experience of developing and implementing a sustainable business model, possessing the highest standards of professional performance required to represent the Heritage Hub internally and to external audiences.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Professor Sarah Scott on sas11@leicester.ac.uk.

We anticipate that interviews will take place during week commencing 9 December 2024.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Advert closes midnight on: 01 December 2024

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