The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a Project Officer to support our exciting Art of Family Life
project.
This exciting Project Officer role will coordinate the delivery of the ‘Art of Family Life’ project funded by the
National Lottery Heritage Fund. This role will take an innovative approach to bringing together heritage
learning to positively impact on the wellbeing of people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds living in
Scotland. Key tasks of the role will include recruiting volunteers and sessional workers to support an oral
history collection programme. This will be followed by a creative process to explore how the heritage of family
life among families from refugee backgrounds can be curated and shared publicly.
What does the role involve?
- Promoting the programme to a wide range of audiences including with refugee led community
organisations
- Coordinating with project partners and supporters including Oral History Centre at the
University of Strathclyde, Common Ground at the Centre for Contemporary Arts and Glasgow Life and organising
project events
- Recruiting and supporting sessional workers volunteers to promote and engage project
activities
- Collect project impact data and support reporting to funder(s) on progress and
finances
Requirements
What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?
- Good knowledge and understanding of volunteering
- Experience of working within the
heritage/cultural/community sector
- Experience of developing and delivering events and
activities
- Experience of developing partnerships and maintaining relationships with external
organisations
Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the
wellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comes
into contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The
successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures (proof of eligibility to work in the UK,
proof of residency and satisfactory employment screening, including a Disclosure check and two most recent
references) along with 3-year renewals of Disclosure checks. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post,
you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.