Heritage Project Manager
We are looking for a Heritage Project Manager to join our team to work on an exciting new heritage project called Lost & Found which is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The project is based in Deptford where a cohort of young adults are offered a paid traineeship and mentoring programme aimed at providing real benefit to their onward progression within the heritage sector. The trainees investigate the heritage of the Thames and C19 maritime London using mudlark finds. Their research provides the basis for exhibitions, short films, and a publication.
The Project Manager for Lost & Found will work with our Director, Adrian Evans, and will be responsible for all elements of the project’s administration and delivery, ensuring that the project meets its objectives and that it comes in on time and within budget.
Terms & Conditions
- Fixed term: April 2025 – January 2026 (10 months).
- Part-time role: 3 days a week.
- PAYE Salary: £24,000 pa (£40,000 FTE).
- Holiday Allowance: 20 days pa (FTE holiday allowance = 25 days + 8 Bank Holidays).
- Pension: TFT will make a statutory 3% contribution into a recognised pension scheme on completion of the probationary period; employees contribute 5%.
Apply to Adrian Evans on the below email with a cover letter and CV by February 27th.
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Adrian Evans
Adrian founded the Thames Festival in 1997 and has been its director ever since. He enjoys being fully immersed in the foibles, characters and peculiarities of the River Thames. His background was in producing music and cutting-edge theatre in unusual locations, after that he went on to produce Archaos, the enfants terribles of the circus world, and from there to producing open air festivals on London’s South Bank. He was Pageant Master of the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant.
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