Heritage Manager, Church of the Annunciation Marble Arch

· To become acquainted with all project documentation and acquire a sufficient knowledge of the detailed complexities of the objectives of the Project to be able to oversee it to a successful conclusion.

· To be proficient in Excel, and be able to ensure budgets and cashflows are kept up to date establishing an effective cost management system to approve consultant payments/ invoices and maintaining a record of expenditure.

· To maintain a project risk register updated monthly in conjunction with the Design Team and other consultants.

· To follow closely a detailed Project Grant Chart, encompassing all Project milestones.

· To establish other project management systems and procedures that ensure the smooth running of the Project, presenting them to the Project Steering Group for approval and then implementing them.

· To ensure all members of the Project Steering Group are aware of the tasks and responsibilities attributed to them and also to the Design Team.

· To establish a meeting structure, laying down procedures for convening, chairing, attendance, function, frequency and responsibility for recording of meetings and circulation of information (Design Team and Project Steering Group meetings) and to act as the focal point of contact between the Project Board and the Design Team.

· To establish effective communications and a clear and visible distribution of information. Of particular importance is a requirement to have regular meetings with the Chair of the PCC and the Sharing Our Future Steering Group Chair.

· To participate in regular Design Team meetings to monitor progress and identify any problems or issues.

· To develop a Project Change Control strategy, establishing an appropriate method for managing and controlling change on the project.

· To check that all appointed consultants and contractors fulfil their contractual obligations.

· To work with the BSL Community Support Worker to build effective relationships with BSL stakeholders and partners associated with the Project.

· To procure all consultants required, compiling tender enquiries, identifying possible tenderers, agreeing tender lists, managing the consultant tender process, coordinating the evaluation of tender submissions and compiling tender reports.

· To ensure consultant contracts/ letters of appointment are prepared, providing feedback to unsuccessful tenderers if required.

· To coordinate and review all financial matters with the appointed Quantity Surveyor and Annunciation Treasurer and to ensure that all necessary NLHF financial requirements and conditions are met.

· To oversee the Development Phase Evaluation

Skills and attributes

· A strong empathy with the D/deaf Community.

· Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to speak and write effectively, compellingly, and persuasively.

· A commitment to leading real lasting change for the Annunciation and resulting implementation of change/improvement processes.

· Ability to manage multiple projects while managing competing priorities.

· Ability to manage budgets and allocate resources effectively and responsibly.

· Ability to manage volunteers and deploying them on the project where required.

Qualifications and Experience

· Relevant professional qualification(s) (or equivalent experience).

· Demonstrable ongoing commitment to professional development.

· Experience of working with places of worship and or heritage sites to deliver specific outcomes, and preferably experience of working with the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

· Experience of working with a wide range of partners across sectors, at national, regional and local levels.

· Experience of delivering regeneration initiatives and projects.

· An ability to demonstrate a good understanding of current conservation principles and techniques.

· Demonstrable experience of procuring and managing consultants and contractors and managing successful contract negotiations.

· A sound general business understanding including an appreciation of current market trends and activities in the heritage sector.

If you are D/deaf and would like to apply for this role we can offer an informal conversation about the role via zoom – and can also provide a BSL interpreter for that conversation. If someone wishes to apply via BSL in a video recording, we will accept that form of application. We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates and are especially keen to hear from candidates with BSL backgrounds and whose backgrounds are currently under-represented in the heritage sector. We are an inclusive organization and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone and there shall be no discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex and gender, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.