Vacancy - Community Engagement Manager (Applications Closed)
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED
Fixed fee of £12,000 over approx. 12 months
We are looking for a freelance Community Engagement Manager to help build new relationships with local audiences and support co-creation of a digital resource focusing on oral histories and the ‘Secret Listeners’.
Trent Park House, in Enfield, is recognised by Historic England as being of significance on a par with Bletchley Park. One of London's grandest houses, it was home to the 'Secret Listeners' during World War II - a story that has remained hidden in the house for over 70 years The Trust is currently working on establishing a musuem across the restored stately rooms on the ground floor and the atmospheric basement alongside a digital museum which will feature a digital gallery of individual Secret Listeners, learning resources for schools, and additional video content including local migration stories and behind-the-scenes insights into the lead up to opening the House to the public. Through adopting a co-created approach to the collection of oral histories and other materials for the Digital Museum, the team will work closely with heritage partners and local communities, particularly those with migrant heritage, to build local relationships and exchange skills.
You will work closely with the Learning and Access consultant, Oral Historian, Academic Research Lead and other team members, you will play a crucial role in forging new and sustained relationships with local communities and building participant skills in historical research and collecting oral histories. This is an important role within the Digital Museum project, funded by a grant from the National Heritage Lottery Fund.
You will recruit, lead and develop two groups of local participants, utilising links with community organisations. One group will work with the Oral Historian and heritage partners to participate and develop skills in interviewing and recording relatives of the Secret Listeners, Middlesex College alumni, and local residents with memories of the House.The other group will work with the Academic Research Lead and heritage partners to participate and develop skills in conducting research into documentary evidence of the Secret Listeners to provide insights into individual experiences of migration to Britain, work at Trent Park House and post-war lives and identify others for interview.
You must have at least 3 years experience of designing and delivering co-creation programmes in a cultural setting, including experience of working with underrepresented communities in a heritage context. You will have demonstrable understanding of audience-focused approaches and tailoring activity and digital resources to audience need, knowledge of best practice in community engagement, including diversity and inclusion agendas and excellent organisational skills.
