This role is vital as you will be responsible for project managing and overseeing the first two years of the heritage project, managing the relationship with members, stakeholders, partners, experts, and project reporting.

You will map progress against the initial aims of the project, and scope and support additional opportunities to seek funding and develop the project in other areas.

This post also has line management responsibility for the part-time Heritage Volunteer Coordinator post. You will ensure they are fully supported to engage and recruit volunteers to the project, that accessibility and inclusion is embedded into volunteering, support training requirements. Collaboratively with the CEO you will define volunteer engagement KPIs, and work with the coordinator to see KPIs are delivered.

Requirements

• Qualification/s or demonstrable experience in project management, archiving or other relevant fields.
• Qualification within the heritage sector
• Experience of project report writing to a high standard
• Experience in line management
• Experience of grant and/or contract management
• Experience Fundraising

The Scottish Women’s Institutes is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We are working towards improvements with equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging within our staff and volunteer base.

The SWI is an organisation that’s all about people, and connection. The heritage project is incredibly exciting and milestone in the SWIs history, we need to ensure the membership base and others with an interest in preserving this heritage can be involved.

This role is vital will be responsible for recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers. This will include assisting with the archiving and cataloguing of the physical collection, collecting, transcribing and cataloguing the oral history of the SWI and other emerging opportunities for volunteer roles as the project develops.

You will ensure that accessibility and inclusion is embedded into volunteering, any necessary reporting is undertaken, and that engagement KPIs are delivered.

Requirements:

• Experience of working in a customer facing environment or a wide range of stakeholders
• Experience of working with volunteers
• Experience of volunteer management

The Scottish Women’s Institutes is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We are working towards improvements with equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging within our staff and volunteer base.