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'A Road to Freedom . . .'

Post: Project Coordinator

Location: Northampton

Project Background

'A road to Freedom is a project initiated by Churches Together in
Northampton which unites schools in the Excellence Cluster and community
groups working with English Heritage and the Northampton Black History
Association, in order to explore the history of slavery, abolition and
slavery today. The project will work with young people from four schools
and a community group in Northampton to create performances acknowledging
the bicentenary in March 2007, of the parliamentary act which abolished the
trans-Atlantic slave trade. The first of these events will take place on
Sunday 25 march, 2007.

This is a heritage project that will use archive material, personal stories,
music, visual presentations and drama to explore and reflect the history of
the black resistance and struggle and the involvement of ordinary working
people and prominent figures in the abolition movement, including those in
the Northamptonshire area.

The project coordinator will oversee all aspects of the project including
coordinating participatory workshops in the schools and the community, event
management of the performances, documentation and evaluation of the
activities, organise the recording of the activities and the event, carrying
out research , developing suitable materials to share with participants and
the general public on the history of the issues as well as marketing and
publicising the activities to diverse communities.

A Road to Freedom... acknowledges that slavery is apart of all our
histories. It invites participants to be part of a journey rather than
suggest that issues are resolved. The choice and style of music and
development of performances will be rooted in the cultural interests of the
participants and facilitated by the project coordinator.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Project Co-ordinator

1. Job title: Project Co-ordinator

2. Fee: £4,000 to include out of pocket expenses including travel. This will
be a freelance contract.

3. The fee is based on approximately 28 days to be worked between February
and August, 2007.

4. Responsible to: A project Steering Group which will include Churches
Together, and representatives from the schools, English Heritage and the
Northampton Black History Association.

5. Responsible for: All the duties involved in event management relating to
the performances. Coordinating and liaising with schools and workshop
leaders to ensure all project aims and objectives are fully met,
facilitating the recording of a project DVD, Ensuring that a understanding
of the heritage issues are embedded in all aspects of the work and
documenting and evaluating the project to a specified model.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Work

1. Organise the development and delivery of the historic learning activities
and performances according to project brief which may include liaison with
and management of other project workers.

2. Carry out suitable historic research where necessary

3. Under take collaborative planning with the full involvement of project
participants.

4. Take responsibility for practical organisation of the project, engaging
the broadest possible community support at every stage including promoting
participation and the event to culturally diverse audiences.

5. Take responsibility for helping to define outcomes at the earliest
possible stage of the project, and develop momentum towards the delivery of
these outcomes on time and to budget.

6. Employ personal skills and motivate the contribution of other people's
skills towards achieving the most satisfactory possible outcomes, in terms
of both quality and community participation.

7. Ensure that project outcomes are shared as widely as possible, both
within the host communities for each project, and more widely.

8. Promote the project activities and events widely via a variety of media
to the general public in a positive and culturally sensitive way and connect
different community groups, where this is appropriate and acceptable to
participants.

9. Complete the project with a positive outcome which will promote a
longer-term interest in Black and local history.

Organisation

10. Maintain systematic plans and records of project work, including full
financial records kept in accordance with agreed procedures, photographic
records of the activities and events, carry out evaluation tasks and bring
these together in an end of project report.

11. Liaise regularly with the Steering Group, reporting on progress and
contributing towards joint planning and evaluation under their overall
leadership of the project.

12. Ensure that Equal Opportunities Policies, Child Protection Policies and
Health and Safety Policies are fully implemented in all areas of the project
including carrying out and recording Risk Assessments for all activities.

13. Undertake any other reasonable tasks that may be required to contribute
towards the success of the project.


Person Specification

We are seeking a self-employed project coordinator who is able to start
immediately, enthusiastic and highly motivated, who can demonstrate:

Experience of managing similar projects;
The ability to deliver events on time and to budget in a short
space of time;
An interest in heritage (knowledge of Black history would be an
advantage);
Experience of working with diverse communities and a range of
partners;
Experience of working to a project Steering Group;
Experience of working with professional artists;
Experience of working with designers and printers- preferably
including experience of translating community work into print ready
material;
Experience of monitoring and evaluation;
Excellent communication skills;

It would be highly desirable if the coordinator had existing networks within
the black communities within and around Northampton.

Application Process

Please send:
a letter of application outlining your reasons for wanting to join
in with the project, your experience and suitability for the post;
a recent Curriculum Vitae;
Evidence of recent CRB checking;
Names and addresses of 2 people willing to discuss your work on
similar projects.


Submissions should be made as Word documents as attachments via
e-mail to :

Norma Pearson, Outreach Officer for English Heritage in the East Midlands
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Deadline for submissions: noon on Friday 2 February 2007.

Informal enquiries may be made to Norma Pearson on 07990 787906.

We welcome applications from diverse communities and disabled people.

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