Project Co-ordinator- Unlocking North East Jewish Heritage
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Please see advert text
Advert Start Date:
25/10/2024
Advert End Date:
08/11/2024 23:59
Salary:
£31,586 - £34,314 per annum, pro rata. (£18,951 - £20,402 actual salary)
Job Category:
Arts / Tourism / Culture
Employment Location:
North East England
Further Information
Project Coordinator- Unlocking North East Jewish Heritage
3 days per week (0.6 FTE)
Fixed term for 12 months (January 2025 – December 2025)
Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums (TWAM) is a major regional museum, art gallery and archives service managing a collection of nine museums and galleries across Tyneside and the Archives for Tyne and Wear.
Tyne & Wear Archives are delivering a project called Unlocking North-East Jewish Heritage which has created an online resource to tell key stories of the North-East Jewish communities and to widen access for academics. The innovative location-based platform enables us to tell complex stories using items from multiple collections and allow the now lost Jewish communities of North-East England to be understood in their geographic, social and civic context. This project is currently in its third year and information about it is available here: https://twarchives.org.uk/about-us/unlocking-north-east-jewish-heritage
The project will continue to develop, populate with digitised collections, and maintain a digital platform that enables the stories of the Jewish communities of North-East England to be told, broadening engagement with the Jewish history of the region. We have developed a map/location based digital solution for archives discoverability which is designed to tell human stories through places. It also shows complex narratives in a visually compelling way, allowing users to interactively explore digitised records. Over the next 12 months we are recruiting a Project Co-ordinator to further develop the resource through work with community partners, academics and other regional heritage organisations.
We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate with an interest in the history of the Jewish community in the North East, experience of planning and delivering projects and excellent research skills. You will have experience of engaging with communities and be confident promoting the resource to diverse audiences. You will also have experience of writing reports and excellent organisational and time management skills, experience of working with academics and supporting research and an ability to work on your own initiative and in a team. It will also be essential to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and demonstrate strong IT skills.
More information about working at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums can be found on your Jobs page Jobs | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (twmuseums.org.uk)
For any queries, please contact hrrecruitment@twmuseums.org.uk