Bexley Council, in partnership with The Friends of Lesnes Abbey and Woods (FOLAW), has secured funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) to mark the 500th anniversary of the dissolution of Lesnes Abbey. Lesnes 500 will be a 2-year programme of events, activities and small capital programme commencing May 2025, concluding in April 2027.
Bringing your experience of externally funded community participation programmes, formal and informal learning, working with volunteers, event delivery and working in partnerships, your focus will be to ensure the successful and high-quality delivery of the project’s activities. You will work closely with the project partners and diverse local communities surrounding the park and the London Borough of Bexley to deliver the various strands of the project.
The Project Manager will oversee the whole programme, and will be responsible for:-
- Overseeing partnerships and commissioned elements of the programme
- Marketing the programme, liaising with partners and Bexley Communications Team
- Chairing Lesnes 500 Steering Group comprising of a representative from each Partnership project
- Managing the Evaluation Strategy and budgets including reporting to NLHF
- Ensuring each element of the programme meet Health and Safety requirements
- Ensure that the grant funding is used in accordance with funding guidelines.
Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.
2 Years Fixed Term
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lindsey Weaver, Partnerships and Activities Manager, 020 3045 4580, [email protected]
Candidate Profile
We are looking for candidates who:-
- are educated to degree level in a relevant subject area eg heritage and culture or equivalent professional experience.
- have experience of delivering National Lottery Heritage Funded or equivalent programmes, event and programme development.
- can work with a range of partners and managing partnership agreements
- have experience of working with volunteers
- have experience of marketing across different social media platforms, writing copy for web content and communications, liaising with graphic design teams to create promotional material
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).