{"id":44017,"date":"2025-09-05T17:58:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T16:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=44017"},"modified":"2025-09-05T17:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T16:58:55","slug":"career-conscious-in-conservation-ihbcs-jobs-etc-reaches-across-disciplines-levels-sectors-boasts-a-first-time-confirmation-of-ihbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=44017","title":{"rendered":"Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC\u2019s \u2018Jobs etc.\u2019 reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, & boasts a \u2018first time\u2019 confirmation of IHBC\u2019s pan-sector locus: no \u2018conservation\u2019-titled job this round!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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To connect employers\u2019 needs and practitioners\u2019 skills, the IHBC updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our \u2018IHBC<\/em> Jobs<\/em> etc.<\/em><\/a>\u2019<\/em> service, so sign up for free alerts<\/a>, and tell your boss or team how our targeted subsidies for adverts, outlined below, helps them too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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IHBC Director Sean O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018Our IHBC NewsBlog<\/em> posts regularly review the diverse career opportunities in heritage, conservation and related areas, all taken from our IHBC Jobs etc<\/em><\/a> service.  This round, more than ever, demonstrates the increasing variety of roles that employers are looking to us to for help to fill, and the many ways we try to help conservation skills and outcomes, as we have no posts with \u2018conservation\u2019 in the title.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018The recent success in our Petition for Charter exploration centres on permission from the Privy Council Office to Petition for a Charter, as noted HERE<\/a>.  That formally registers at least the credibility of our case for our \u2018unique\u2019 and \u2018interdisciplinary\u2019 conservation profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means that this round I am actually delighted to highlight what I think is a unique moment in our NewsBlog<\/em> updatesfrom our Jobs etc<\/em> service: the first time we have round of job posts with no title including the word \u2018conservation\u2019.  Crucially, this doesn\u2019t mean we don\u2019t have conservation in the roles –  far from it – it only means that the skills that our members have are, increasingly, recognised as critical core skills for many roles beyond core conservation practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018As regular readers of these NewsBlogs know, career opportunities on IHBC<\/em> Jobs<\/em> etc.<\/em><\/a> typically range widely across sectors, skills, employers, locations and roles.  However 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 only reflects the role the IHBC\u2019s model of conservation skills and competence \u2013 our Conservation Cycle \u2013 plays in assessing the competences, and the potential, of candidates.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018This round posts include titles and terms such as Heritage, Archaeology, Landscape, Biodiversity, Design, Townscape and more that headline the roles, but no \u2018conservation\u2019.  As noted, there are reasons to be proud of this broad inclusivity \u2013 presuming it doesn’t happen too often \u2013 especially with the initial charter review behind us to give confidence.   In essence, this round offers an entirely independent confirmation of a point that has pervaded these NewsBlog updates: that the IHBC offers a truly unique and firmly interdisciplinary reach, access and relevance to all users, beyond the conservation professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed just as the legislative infrastructure and policies differ across countries \u2013 as I noted in my last update \u2013 so too this week we can see that practices and principles vary across disciplines.  Yet the IHBC\u2019s conservation accreditation model and linked interdisciplinary services and standards remain relevant across all because they are underpinned by commonly-recognised international practice standards, notably through our Conservation Cycle model.  Clearly, our Jobs etc<\/em> service is very special \u2013 just check out the terms and benefits on the site! But it\u2019s our practice standards, and their unique and fundamental interface with interdisciplinary practices, that means the service actually is relevant to start.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018With the current round of posts also marking an another uptick in opportunities for our IHBC member networks, I am delighted to highlight again our direct financial support for conservation posts on our service.   And I\u2019m continuing our particular focus on charity jobs and employers, a user group to which we offer our most generous subsidies, from c.25%, and that\u2019s only to start!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charity employers this round that could access the 25% advertising fee subsidies by offering conservation-led roles include Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust\u2019s call for a Principal Historic Buildings Officer, and the Canal & River Trust for a Heritage Advisor.  They job titles don\u2019t mention conservation itself, but the reduction recognises the fundamental place of charitable objectives and public benefit in the enhancing conservation outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly as regards value for money, for any charity  our Jobs etc<\/em> costs for advertising projects are easily justified, even before the reductions!  This is because the service addresses the priorities in transparent and credible appointment processes and so secures those critical risk management benefits that trustees\u2019 must always register in their decisions to pay to find the right person for the job!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Church bodies advertising directly with us also can access these same 25% charity-linked reductions without the need for a \u2018conservation\u2019 title in the post.  Those qualifying this round include call from St Cuthbert\u2019s Church, Darlington for a Project Manager (client side); the Diocese of Leeds for a Net Zero Church Buildings Officer and Salisbury Cathedral offering a Freelance Archaeologist Opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IHBC\u2019s subsidised support for conservation doesn\u2019t end with charities and church bodies though.  Subject to job titles, job descriptions and skills requirements, we also offer subsidies of up to 10% for \u2018jobs specifying conservation roles and accreditations\u2019.  These reductions can be accessed by both public and private sector employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly these incentives have limited applications of the 10% reduction for \u2018conservation\u2019 job titles or accreditations this round, as none apply!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But with the right specification of conservation accreditation roles and skills, jobs with a more general heritage focus also can qualify for some reductions, typically 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So across public and private sectors we can see opportunities for 5% reductions in advertising costs for Cardiff\u2019s Principal Heritage Officer (Planning) and Planner (Heritage); both East Suffolk\u2019s and Monmouthshire\u2019s Heritage Officer roles; Malvern Hills & Wychavon\u2019s Assistant Heritage and Archaeology Officer and Leeds\u2019 Team Leader \u2013 Heritage, Landscape and Biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And for the private sector the reduction is open to Donald Insall Associates\u2019 Senior Heritage and Townscape Consultant role; Stephen Levrant\u2019s Senior Built Heritage & Townscape Consultant and HCUK Group\u2019s Heritage Consultant \u2013 Associate Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A post not qualifying for these skills-based reductions, but nonetheless is welcome and appreciated by us, and valued by the lead, is Lambeth Council\u2019s call for a Design Review Panel Panellist (consultant).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember also too that IHBC\u2019s HESPR<\/a> scheme, offers members one Jobs etc<\/em> post free each year, and it\u2019s transferable!   So why not check out our HESPR scheme to see if it suits you.  As a sole trader, for example, you can transfer the benefit, worth hundreds, to a deserving body or a future project partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This round of posts offers sound evidence on how our service \u2013 and the subsidies it offers \u2013 helps make a real impact on conservation-related matters, regardless of sector, disciple or level. At the same time, these postings confirm just how cost-effective the IHBC\u2019s Jobs etc<\/em> service actually is for anyone smart enough to take advantage.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Our 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\u2019s<\/em> Jobs etc.<\/em> <\/em>service, and how to get the best value from it.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Just 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\u2019s accreditation model, the IHBC\u2019s Conservation Cycle, our IHBC Areas of Competence<\/a>, and the skills represented there.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018To find out more on our accreditation matters, our MATE<\/a> 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\u2019s own interdisciplinary assessment of conservation competence, a system aligned with national and international conservation practice standards<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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