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

Posted on 29/04/2025 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.’

‘We have had an especially busy time this round, but we continue our particular focus on charity jobs, a user group to which we offer targeted subsidies, from c.25%, and that’s only to start!’

‘As regular users know, 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, employers target IHBC members, their skills and our wide-ranging networks.  That reflects the role the IHBC’s model of conservation skills and competence – our Conservation Cycle – plays 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 on our service.’

Employers in this round that could access the 25% advertising fee subsidies include are offering a huge variety of conservation-linked roles include Stirling City Heritage Trust’s call for a Trust Manager, and linked to that, its hosted service, The Traditional Buildings Health Check, which seeks a Building Professional or Tradesperson for the role of Traditional Buildings Inspector /Trainee Inspector.  From the last round we also have such noteworthy posts as English Heritage’s  Conservation Trustee, The Landmark Trust’s Senior Projects Surveyor/Architect (North) and the Churches Conservation Trust’s call for an Estate Officer, South East.

Church bodies advertising directly with us also can access these reductions, so Gloucester Diocese’s Church Buildings Officer and Assistant DAC Secretary, and both The Diocese of Sheffield’s call for an Assistant DAC Officer and St George the Martyr’s call for a Client Project Manager could also qualify.

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’. With the right specifications, these below could include a 10% fee reduction: Kirklees Council’s call for a Senior Conservation Officer, South Downs National Park post of Conservation Officer, Waverley’s Senior Conservation Officer and Stroud’s Specialist Conservation Officer.

With the right conservation roles and skills specified too, these below could qualify for the reduction: Broadland DC & South Norfolk’s Heritage Officer; Leeds City Council’s Senior Heritage Officer, Winchester’s Historic Environment Officer, London Brent’s  Principal Heritage Officer, Monmouthshire’s Principal Heritage Officer.

Similarly both Historic England’s Inspector of Historic Buildings and Areas post and the Historic Estate Conservation Committee (4 posts), The Royal Household’s Senior Building Surveyor, as well as Hackney Council’s Hackney Design Review call, could all – specified accordingly – secure discounts.

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 RPS’s Senior Director/Director – Built Heritage and Cotswold Archaeology’s Principal/Senior Heritage Consultant, as well as James Mackintosh Architects’ call for a Senior architectural technician; PURCELL’s Senior Heritage Consultant, and from the last round, Iceni’s Consultant/Senior Consultant, Built Heritage and Townscape, and Graduate Consultant, Built Heritage and Townscape, the Pegasus Group’s Heritage Consultant and Heritage Consultant (Archaeology) as well as HCUK Group’s Heritage Consultant – Associate Director  and Mott MacDonald: Built Heritage Consultant.

Of course where employers are members of IHBC’s HESPR scheme, they also get one Jobs etc post free each year (transferable too!), so why not check out which if the above are HESPR members, and look at the scheme to see if it suits you too!

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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Join HESPR and get one free IHBC Jobs etc post each year – transferable too, so even sole traders can get profile by offering their fee IHBC Jobs etc post to BPTs or other deserving conservation charities.

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