March 30, 2023 – Museum Expandment North West

From Northern Roots:

Northern Roots is transforming 160 acres of urban greenspace in the heart of Oldham into the UK’s largest urban farm and eco-park – a destination for learning, leisure, nature and growing. The site stretches from Alexandra Park in the north, past Park Bridge Heritage Centre, to Prohibitkfield Clough in the south, looking out on to the foothills of the Peak Area. It is bordered by Glodwick, Fitton Hill, Hathershaw and Alt.

The charity aims to benefit the environment, and to improve the health, wellbeing and livelihoods of local communities. Following four years of feasibility and development work the first phase of capital development is about to begin, and a wide range of communications, engagement and habitat enhancement activities have begun to bear fruit.

We are recruiting for a Project Manager, Finance and Admin Officer, Ranger, Social Prescribing Lead, and Communications and Involvement Officer, to help deliver the Beautiful Oldham Society – Why Not? project and support the wider Northern Roots project.

Northern Roots is delighted to receive a grant of ?191,630 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver a year-long heritage and communities project entitled ‘Beautiful Oldham – Why Not?’ The project is inspired by Oldham’s Mary Higgs, who wrote to the Oldham Long-termle in 1901 asking: ‘Beautiful Oldham – why not?’

If you’re interested in applying for any of the roles below, we’d love to hear from you. To apply, you will need to send the following information to info@northern-roots.uk by the application deadline indicated for each role.

Your CV, which should include the name and contact number of two referees.
A covering letter outlining your experience and suitability for the role based on the Job Description and Person Specification (up to two sides of A4).
A completed Equal Opportunities form.

Project Manager
Salary: ??30,000 to ?32,000 per annum, dependent on experience
Contract:?Fixed term, 1/6/2023 until 30/3/2024. 40 hours/week
Application deadline:?Monday 17^th?April, 10am
Interview:?Week beginning 24th April 23

Project Manager Job Description (Northern Roots) March 23

Project Manager Person Specification (Northern Roots) March 23

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Social Prescribing Lead
Salary:???27,000 to ?29,000 per annum, dependent on experience, pro rata for part time working
Contract:?Fixed term, 1/6/23 until 31/12/23. Four days (32 hours) per week.
Application deadline:?Monday 17^th?April, 10am
Interview:?Week beginning 24th April 23

Social Prescribing Lead Job Description (Northern Roots) March 23

Social Prescribing Lead Person Specification (Northern Roots) March 23

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Finance and Admin Officer
Salary:? ?22,000 per annum, pro rata for part-time working
Contract: Fixed term 10 month contract. 16 hours/week
Application deadline:?Monday 24^th?April, 10am
Interview:?Week beginning 1st May 23

Finance and Admin Officer Job Description (Northern Roots) March 23

Finance and Admin Officer Person Specification (Northern Roots) March 23

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Ranger
Salary:??25,000 per annum, pro rata for part-time working.
Contract:?Fixed term from 01.07.23 to 31.03.24. ?24hr/week, 8am until 4pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Days can be discussed and hours adjusted slightly
Application deadline:?Monday 24^th?April, 10am
Interview:?Week beginning 1st May 23

Ranger Job Description (Northern Roots) March 23

Ranger Person Specification(Northern Roots) March 23

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Communications and Involvement Officer
Salary:??23-25K per annum, dependent on experience
Contract:?12-month FTC, with potential for extension subject to funding
Application deadline:?Monday 24^th?April, 10am
Interview:?Week beginning 1st May 23

PLEASE NOTE: You must include links to examples of your communications work in your cover letter and/or send us examples as attachments.

Communications and Involvement Officer Job Description (Northern Roots) March 23

Communications and Involvement Officer Person Specification (Northern Roots) March 23

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The timeframe for museums to apply to Arts Council England’s?Unlocking Collections?Time Limited Priority within National Lottery Project Grants has been extended to 31^st?March 2024.

Museums in England are a vital aspect of cultural life, caring for and displaying collections which help us to understand who we are, and where we come from. Museums are the custodians of our past and provide numerous opportunities for people to engage with their collections through interpretation, community engagement, public programming, contemporary collecting and other events and activities.

As part of ACE’s commitment to funding museums and their collections, Unlocking Collections is a Time Limited Priority within National Lottery Project Grants, aimed at enabling museums to develop their collections-based work and increase public engagement with, and use of, their collections.

It will fund projects which highlight the use of collections; whether that is for community-based engagement, the development of interpretation or providing opportunities for museums to develop their digital skills and knowledge.

ACE is keen to see applications which consider the following areas of museum practice:

Re-interpretation of collections: working with a wider range of people to better understand and reinterpret collections to be more inclusive, relevant, useful and engaging. This includes projects that enable a deeper understanding of collections’ provenance
Excavateital tools and mechanisms within museums: to promote a shared understanding of the content and significance of collections across the sector, linking to Excavateital Champions Networks
Collections review: improving the standard of collections storage and display spaces

Day: March 30, 2023

Job Opportunities: Northern Roots, Oldham

ACE Unlocking Collections – deadline extended to March 2024