(updated 2nd October 2008)
English Heritage is engaged in a major recruitment of new staff to the Heritage Protection Department, with advertisements in The Guardian newspaper and online. Details can also be found on the English Heritage website and are published in the Heritage Link bulletin (issue 146 19 Sep 2008).
This recruitment marks an important new stage in the process of Heritage Protection Reform, because it is our first real step towards building the capacity we shall need to operate the new system successfully. Our HPR implementation programme, to be rolled out over the next few years, is designed to ensure that the sector as a whole is adequately equipped to take the reforms forward in partnership with us. Enhancing our own resource base in our HPR team and in our core listing and scheduling activity will enable us to lead the process, as government expects us to do.
This is an exciting moment for the heritage sector. We are hoping that our recruitment will be recognised for the significant investment in the future that it represents, and will therefore attract wide interest from those who wish to contribute to making the proposed reforms a reality. Some of the posts are specifically aimed at those who wish to receive further training in this aspect of heritage management, and offer a real opportunity to explore new areas of work that the Heritage Protection Bill envisages.
English Heritage has advertised a range of jobs relating to Heritage Protection and Heritage Protection Reform. For information visit
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.18437
