The Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust (GGAT) is a charitable company with the stated object of educating the public in archaeology. The Trust provides strategic and development control advice to twelve unitary local authorities in south Wales, advises a wide range of other statutory bodies, maintains the Historic Environment Record for the area, carries out outreach in the communities of south Wales, and undertakes archaeological work under contract. The Trust currently employs twenty-two staff, has a cohort of long and short-term volunteers, and a budgeted turnover for 2018-2019 of £785,000.
GGAT is seeking a new Chair to provide leadership to the Board of Trustees in developing the strategic direction of the Trust to ensure that it can continue to deliver its object effectively at a time of potential challenge and change.
Further details including a full job description and person specification can be found at www.ggat.org.uk/trust/vacancies.html.
Interested candidates are warmly invited to submit a CV with a short covering statement of why they are interested in the role, and to submit these by 31 October 2018. Interviews are likely to be held in Swansea in mid-November. Advice on methods of application submission is also provided at the above link.
