Permanent position, full-time 36 hours per week Salary: £46,208 + Benefits (2019 pay award pending, + London weighting may apply) Location: flexible with preference for Historic England office, London – The Atrium Building, Cannon Bridge House, 25 Dowgate Hill, London, EC4R 2YA Closing date: 29 …

Salary: annual equivalent of £30,000 p.a. Location: flexible (home or office based) Initial contract: 18 months from commencement of the project. Closing date for applications: Friday 26th April 2019 World Heritage UK [Alliance member] is a young, modern and agile charitable organisation with a bright future …

Fancy working in a palace or a castle, looking after precious artefacts or finding ways to get people excited about their local history? Historic England is now accepting applications for its Heritage Training Placements for 2019. These 8-week summer training placements are a brilliant introduction …

Start date: as soon as possible. Place of work: The Heritage Alliance, 5-11 Lavington Street, London, SE1 0NZ Reporting to: The Chief Executive Hours per week: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday Salary: £32,000 p.a. We are seeking an outstanding person to take up …

Start date: as soon as possible. Place of work: The Heritage Alliance, 5-11 Lavington Street, London, SE1 0NZ Reporting to:  Head of Policy and Communications Hours per week: Part-time, 17.5 hours (equivalent to 2.5 days) Salary: £25,000 pro rata to £12,500 This is an exciting …

The informal meeting of the EU Ministers of Culture took place on 16 April 2019, at the Palace of Parliament, in Bucharest.The meeting addressed two topics: Financing and innovation for the cultural and creative sectors and Learning from the past, building our future: Europe’s cultural heritage in the spotlight. In …

The moving images of Notre-Dame on fire have made us all appreciate the importance of buildings as symbols, of the cultural heritage in general, and of the vital need to protect that heritage. As the British Council pointed out, the UK can and should build on …

The Environmental Audit Committee’s pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Environment (Governance and Principles) Bill identifies serious concerns with proposed legislation to protect the environment if the UK leaves the European Union. The report describes the bill as lacking coherence, with many Government departments exempted from …

Funding cuts threaten further growth of £10.8bn sector, warns chair of Arts Council England Arts and culture have overtaken agriculture in terms of its contribution to the UK economy, according to research from Arts Council England. ACE’s chair, Sir Nicholas Serota, is warning that continuing cuts threaten …

Giving to Heritage was The Heritage Alliance’s exciting training programme for fundraisers in the heritage sector, which ended in 2017, but its legacy led to many successful heritage projects and initiatives (see the full report on Giving to Heritage programme here). Working in partnership with the Institute …

The Heritage Alliance is currently putting together a project on the important role of heritage places and organisations in underpinning and supporting the creative industries. This project includes the publication of a report and a launch event. We are currently seeking funding and sponsorship for …

The April #HeritageChat was led by  the CIfA Voluntary and Community Special Interest Group and explored how the legacies of archaeological community engagement in place making can be improved. Discussions focused on what exactly is meant by ‘place making’ in this context and what it means to …