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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND INTERPRETATION CONSULTANT, Beam

  •  East Midlands
  •  Â£15k-20k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes June 16, 2025
  •  Kate Watson
  •  kate@beam.uk.net
  • #Education

Description

Job Summary

Delivery of community engagement activity to gather heritage stories and development of interpretation content for A Sense of Chesterfield project.

Job Description

Are you passionate about heritage and engaging with communities? Do you have interpretation skills and love storytelling?

If so, we need your creative skills and energy for this exciting opportunity to develop a heritage arts trail through Chesterfield town centre - 'A Sense of Chesterfield' project, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

We are seeking to commission an experienced consultant to engage with and gather heritage stories from the community, engage volunteers and carry out research to feed into the development of the trail content. The consultant will consolidate their findings to shape the overall theme of the trail and lead on the interpretation plan and content for physical and digital content.

A Sense of Chesterfield will focus on celebrating the heritage of Chesterfield in unique and engaging ways in public spaces as part of the regeneration of the town centre. People will learn more about heritage through researching their place, collecting stories and then sharing these with a wider audience. It will be led by Chesterfield Borough Council and guided by a Project Steering Group.

The project will develop a fun tactile, accessible heritage trail across Chesterfield town centre incorporating display panels augmented by digital interpretation enabling visitors to explore lesser known heritage stories. The trail will be enhanced by a range of public art interventions that express a contemporary interpretation of the heritage stories.

A Sense of Chesterfield is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to The National Lottery players.

Application Deadline: Midnight - Monday 16 June 2025

Timeframe: July 2025 - July 2026

Job Requirements

REQUIREMENTS

  • Conduct research in museums and archives and with local heritage interest groups/ organisations using the themes and heritage focus outlined in the Heritage Fund application as a starting point
  • Engage volunteers to support this research
  • Organise and deliver engagement opportunities to gather heritage stories from the local community and to share heritage stories sourced via research. (The Public Artist will codeliver a number of workshops.)
  • Liaise with the Public Artist to feed research and stories to help inform their design development for heritage inspired artworks to augment the trail
  • Inform the brief for the Audio, Video, Digital Specialist who will be employed to attend sessions to capture the process and collate a bank of content to be utilised for online and audio aspects of the trail e.g. photograph archive materials, conduct oral history interviews ensuring that relevant permissions are obtained.
  • Refine and consolidate the research and advise on the

Job Responsibilities

SERVICES AND OUTPUTS

  • The role of the Community Engagement and Interpretation Consultant is central to the success of A Sense of Chesterfield and they will work closely with the Project Manager from Beam throughout.
  • The consultant will gather the heritage stories that will form the content of the trail through research and community engagement.
  • The consultant will also consolidate this content to form the basis of the physical and digital interpretation content.

FEES Total £18,700+ VAT if applicable - minimum of 32 days + delivery of X10 Events/Workshops including delivery costs/materials + up to £500 expenses (See brief for full details)

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How to Apply

Please download the brief for details.

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