Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, while posts from charities get c.25% off

Posted on 04/04/2025 by IHBC

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IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly said: ‘Our IHBC NewsBlog posts regularly review the diverse career opportunities in heritage, conservation and related areas as posted on the IHBC Jobs etc service.  This round continues to demonstrate the variety of roles that employers are looking to us to for help to fill.  And this round again too, we have a special focus on charity jobs, a user group that we offer targeted subsidies, from c.25%, and that’s only to start!’

‘Career opportunities on IHBC Jobs etc. typically range widely across sectors, skills, employers, locations and roles.  But all reflect a common objective and strategy: in order to secure the person they need they target IHBC members, their skills and our wide-ranging networks.  That all reflects the role the IHBC’s Conservation Cycle model of skills and competence can play in assessing the competences, and the potential, of candidates.’

‘And as current round of posts marks an uptick in opportunities for our IHBC member networks, I am delighted to highlight again our direct financial support for conservation posts.’

Service users in this round that could access the 25% advertising fee subsidies include The Landmark Trust, which seeks a Senior Projects Surveyor/Architect (North); Churches Conservation Trust, calling for an Estate Officer, South East, The C20, which seeks a Head of Casework, as well as, from the last round, Flint House Police Rehabilitation in their search for a Head of Estates and Gardens and English Heritage who looking for a Conservation Trustee (a voluntary role).

Church bodies advertising directly with us also can access these reductions, so The Church of England: Closed Church Buildings Case Officer post also could secure that reduction.

The IHBC’s subsidised support for conservation doesn’t end with charities, nor even with the public or private sectors, as we also offer subsidies of up to 10% for ‘jobs specifying conservation and heritage accreditations’. Subject to that, such subsidies are available to both of those sectors as well, and with the right specifications, all of these could include a 10% fee reduction: Cotswold’s Assistant Conservation and Design Officer and Landscape Officer posts; Kirklees Senior Conservation Officer and Stroud’s Specialist Conservation Officer as well as Somerset’s Conservation Officer.  Possible too would be Monmouthshire’s call for a Principal Heritage Officer and Newport’s call for the same role title, Principal Heritage Officer, as well as Amber Valley’s post for a Heritage Officer, though with less specific conservation roles these could be less likely to qualify for the reduction.

A broad spread of disciplines and roles is clearly evident across the above posts, and continue into the private sector posts where again, subject to job descriptions, reductions may be secured.

These include Avalon’s Associate/Director (Heritage), Iceni’s Consultant/Senior Consultant, Built Heritage and Townscape, and Graduate Consultant, Built Heritage and Townscape, as well as, from the Pegasus Group, their calls for a Heritage Consultant and Heritage Consultant (Archaeology).  Calls from HCUK Group for a Heritage Consultant – Associate Director and Mott MacDonald, for a Built Heritage Consultant also could secure such reductions subject to job descriptions.

This round of posts offers sound evidence on how our service – and the subsidies it offers – helps make a real impact on conservation-related matters, regardless of sector, disciple or level. And despite the lower numbers of opportunities than past rounds, all these postings confirm just how cost-effective the IHBC’s Jobs etc service actually is for anyone smart enough to take advantage.’

‘Our great value is a special strength in a sector that is invariably populated by price-sensitive employers, so please make sure your boss knows to use the IHBC’s Jobs etc service, and how to get the best value from it.’

‘Just as the roles here re-affirm the core public interest priorities that underpin this IHBC service, they also capture the broad spectrum of roles encompassed by the IHBC’s accreditation model, the IHBC’s Conservation Cycle, our IHBC Areas of Competence, and the skills represented there.’

‘To find out more on our accreditation matters, our MATE and related sessions help career-focussed, conservation-conscious practitioners secure IHBC accreditation at minimal cost. These guide members and networks on how to align their skills, knowledge and experience with the IHBC’s own interdisciplinary assessment of conservation competence, a system aligned with national and international conservation practice standards.’

Current and recent posts (some now closed) on IHBC Jobs etc include:

IHBC Jobs etc offers advertisers:

  • Special reductions for posts specifying skills in conservation (10%) and heritage (5%)
  • Additional reductions for charities (25%)
  • Even more reductions for bulk sales (just ask!)
  • Free cross-promotion in IHBC’s HESPR ‘Weekly News and tender Alert’, where relevant
  • IHBC Jobs etc posts feature regularly on the ever popular IHBC NewsBlogs
  • Circulation data feedback as standard.

IHBC Jobs etc offers:

  • 2700+ specialist and personal contact network (IHBC members and non-members) by individual email
  • Feature page, illustration and summary on the IHBC Jobs etc website
  • IHBC website homepage link
  • IHBC’s social networks (c.18,000 core users; c.27,000 extended links)

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