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Sent on behalf of Lyn Gash. The request We are looking to appoint a consultant for a few days work across the next few months to assist us in developing a robust and engaging training plan for 4 potential trainees working across three organisations: St Edmundsbury Heritage Services, Suffolk Archaeology Service, and Suffolk Record Office – all based in Bury St Edmunds. The consultant will need to be knowledgeable about the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and relevant policy documents, especially those relating to training, skills and competencies in museums, archaeology and archives. The context We have been given a stage 1 pass from the Heritage Lottery fund for a project that will eventually employ 4 people as trainees. We hope to give the trainees a rounded experience of the heritage sector by them working across each organisation within a year-long contract, by providing professional training and mentoring, by supporting them in an accredited work-based training programme and by ensuring they have work programmes that meet NVQ requirements, are interesting to the trainees and integrated into our wider work. There will be a particular focus on making collections accessible through digital means. How to apply Applicants are asked to submit a CV together with a short covering letter by email explaining how they are suited to the work to Lyn Gash, Museum Development Manager, Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, Russell Rd, Ipswich, IP1 2BX [log in to unmask] 079 02 80 13 94 – by 8th July. She is also able to forward details of the full HLF application if desired and is happy to respond to informal telephone enquiries in advance of this. A decision will be made by 15th July and work would need to start promptly. Lyn Gash, Museum Development Manager, Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, Russell Rd, Ipswich, IP1 2BX 01473 265241 [log in to unmask] Specification for Adviser to heritage organisations based in Bury St Edmunds developing a Training Plan for the project ‘Developing Heritage Skills for the Digital Age’ Who is commissioning the work St Edmundsbury Heritage Services St Edmundsbury Heritage Services is the lead organisation in the HLF ‘Skills for the Future’ application ‘Developing Heritage Skills for the Digital Age’. The project is a partnership training project made up of three heritage services based in Bury St Edmunds - the museum, archaeology and archive services. Who the adviser will work with most closely Lyn Gash, Museum Development Manager based in Suffolk County Council, Ipswich – [log in to unmask] 01473 265241 She is the project officer for the project and is responsible for doing all research, document writing and liaison between partners. A Project Steering Group includes Alan Baxter from St Edmundsbury as the Project Manager, Abby Antrobus from SCC Archaeology Service and Kate Chantry from the Suffolk Record Office. The Work Required The adviser will be required to support the development of a training plan to be written by Lyn Gash by · Liaising with the steering group and understanding the ambition and wider context of the project · Providing contacts and advice where necessary to develop the project’s Training Plan and by this ensuring the Plan’s impact and viability is maximised · Providing constructive feedback on drafts of the Training Plan and its supporting documents to ensure the plan is well structured and makes best use of the resources available to the project We expect the work to occur between July -September 2013 (this timeframe is not negotiable), to involve a briefing at the beginning of the work and there-after communications through telephone and email, and to take about 5-6 days overall, although times will be spaced out fairly evenly between July and September. The Context The project’s ambition is to develop the capacity of heritage organisations to diversify their workforce, to bridge the gap between traditional documentation knowledge and new technology and to increase the capacity in this part of the region for heritage organisations to support NVQs in this area of work. The project will train 4 people with no previous heritage training or qualifications in effective documentation and digital technology and accredit their learning through an Accredited Assessment Centre. It will provide a mix of in-house, joint and freelance training opportunities within a context of work-based practice. It will also support staff to act as effective supervisors &/or trainers, and will help the heritage organisations work more closely together for the future, especially over sharing collections practice and knowledge. See the project’s Application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for full details. Payment & terms Payment will total £1,800, be in two parts and supplied within 30 days of the submission of a bill. Payment 1 (£750 + travel costs) will be made after the adviser has · Reviewed the successful project application to the HLF · Attended a face to face meeting with the steering group · Provided an initial report to Lyn Gash providing clear guidance on what further research and work she should do and where she can find the necessary information. The report should also highlight any issues the Plan should take account of beyond the HLF guidance. Payment 2 (£1,050) will be made after the adviser has · Provided constructive feedback on the first draft of the Training Plan · Responded to email &/or telephone queries as necessary · Pro-actively encouraged &/or supported Lyn Gash in her work Many thanks, Victoria Goodwin Archivist Bury St Edmunds Record Office 77 Raingate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AR Tel: 01284 741206 www.suffolkheritagedirect.org.uk One-stop gateway to Suffolk Record Office's catalogues and Suffolk's heritage collections This message and any attachments accompanying it are intended for the named addressee only, and may contain information which is privileged, confidential or prohibited from disclosure or unauthorised use. Any use, reproduction, distribution, disclosure or modification of this email message or its attachments other than by its intended recipient is strictly prohibited by the sender. If you have received it in error, I apologise and ask that you delete it and inform me immediately. 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