Heritage Centre Project Manager

£42,840 - £46,041 per annum

Fixed Term December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Newham Council for a Project Manager to lead a National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) project to transform the Grade II listed Canning Town Old Library (CTOL), into a new heritage centre for the council’s Heritage Service.

Newham is a vibrant, diverse borough, with a strong sense of community spirit.  It is home to the UK's newest cultural quarter, East Bank, at the heart of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. East Bank is a unique collaboration between cultural institutions, world leading universities and the people of the Olympic boroughs. Comprising BBC Music Studios, London College of Fashion, Sadler’s Wells East, University College London and V&A East.

Newham is also home to the Royal Docks, one of the most significant regeneration projects in the UK with culture and community and its heart. 

Newham is one of the youngest and most diverse boroughs in England.  Home to the largest urban regeneration site in Europe, Newham boasts a vibrant and thriving culture and community.

About the Role

The Project Manager is integral to the CTOL project, managing the NLHF elements including preparation and application to NLHF for the Delivery Phase grant, managing new staff and consultants, development of fundraising, commercial and partnership strategies, overseeing development and delivery of communications and engagement plans. The role will work closely with Regeneration colleagues who are managing the capital element of the project.

The post holder will have budget responsibility and be trained in appropriate financial systems to allow you to process payments.  The post holder will be expected to effectively keep records and cost reports for a large and financially complex project to multiple stakeholders. The post holder will be line managed by the Arts, Heritage and Events Manager but will be accountable to project governance boards, commensurate with the scale and ambition of the project.

About You

The post holder will be creative, enthusiastic with excellent project management and communications skills.  They will bring with them the ability to work comfortably with a variety of people, including residents, Councillors, community groups, cultural stakeholders and consultants.

This role is fixed term initially until December 2025, with the aim to extend until September 2026 (dependent on NLHF Delivery Phase grant funding being successful – the decision of which will be received in December 2025).

The closing date is Sunday 19 May 2024 and interviews are scheduled for the week beginning 27 May 2024.

Due to the timescale of the project, the successful candidate would ideally start by the end of June 2024, but equal consideration will be given to those who have a longer notice period.

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Closing date: 19th May 2024

Additional Information

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The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east.  It is well connected  by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.

Newham has a large housing regeneration programme that will build over 1,000 new council homes by 2022.