Project Development Officer – Stricklandgate House, Kendal

Stricklandgate House Trust is seeking an experienced Project Development Officer to lead and manage a National Lottery Heritage Fund Project: Stricklandgate House 4 Sustainable Heritage: Where heritage meets the day-to-day (SGH4SH).

A development grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund is helping to redevelop and enhance Stricklandgate House to become a heritage and community hub, in addition to strengthening its core business supporting the Third Sector.

The Project Development Officer will helps shape a reimagined building featuring exhibition space for heritage and culture, a community hub in the centre of Kendal and a strengthened Third Sector hub. They will lead the design of a programme of heritage activities in collaboration with heritage organisations and shape the community hub which will deliver community facing activities and events.

Heritage information and interpretation will feature on site and the building will be enabled to move to net zero.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with substantial experience in project management, heritage, community engagement and the third sector.

Location: Kendal, Cumbria possibility for flexible working

Salary: £35,000

Closing Date: 12 noon 15th September

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