{"id":47778,"date":"2026-08-25T14:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47778"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:53:08","slug":"career-conscious-in-conservation-ihbcs-jobs-etc-spans-disciplines-levels-sectors-from-conservation-professionals-to-early-career-in-craft-landscape-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47778","title":{"rendered":"Career conscious &#038; in conservation? IHBC\u2019s \u2018Jobs etc.\u2019 spans disciplines, levels &#038; sectors, from Conservation Professionals to early career, in craft, landscape, architecture &#038; more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To connect employers\u2019 needs with practitioners\u2019 skills, the IHBC regularly updates our <em>NewsBlog<\/em> readers on the wide-ranging opportunities in our \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/\"><em>IHBC<\/em> <em>Jobs<\/em> <em>etc.<\/em><\/a><em><u>\u2019<\/u><\/em> service, so <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.us2.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=a070a4d0cff28adddef6cffe7&amp;id=069bc4b57e\">sign up for free alerts<\/a> and tell your boss or team how our low-cost service helps them and brings public benefits too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eepurl.com\/dhK9l1\">Sign up for the IHBC Jobs etc email alert<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?page_id=23\">ADVERTISE YOUR JOBS WITH THE IHBC: SEE SUBSIDIES AND MORE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>See IHBC\u2019s events supporting member applications<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/join\/affiliate\/index.html\"><em>HERE<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">See more on HESPR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IHBC Director Sean O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018Our IHBC <em>NewsBlog<\/em> posts regularly review the diverse career opportunities in heritage, conservation and related areas, all as posted on our <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/\"><em>IHBC Jobs etc<\/em><\/a> service.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018This round again demonstrates the huge variety of roles that employers are looking to the IHBC for help to fill, here highlighted by four current roles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Locker &amp; Riley Heritage Ltd. calling for Plaster Ceiling Inspectors and Trainee Inspectors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Historic England, seeking an Architectural Investigator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aberdeen City Heritage Trust\u2019s call for a Senior Project Officer, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exmoor National Park\u2019s opening for a Heritage Projects Officer (Heritage at Risk)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All recognise the same service standards and values captured in our Charter-linked discussions, as we deliver public benefit by supporting competence and best practice in conservation, management and care across all aspects of the built and historic environment.&nbsp; As such they highlight how IHBC credentials and services can help your heritage-linked career, whatever your discipline or career level.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018A core focus for us is on interdisciplinary built and historic conservation, so we both demand and support cross-discipline and cross-sector engagement.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018At the same time, our success in supporting members\u2019 conservation practice and networks means that our <em>Jobs etc<\/em> service can reach far beyond our specialist core network. That is why our approach to conservation skills and competence plays such a critical role in employers\u2019 evaluation of the abilities and the potential of candidates.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018As regular readers of these NewsBlogs know, career opportunities on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/\"><em>IHBC Jobs etc.<\/em><\/a> service typically range widely across sectors, skills, employers, locations and roles.&nbsp; However all reflect a common objective: to secure the right person for the post.&nbsp; They also share a common strategy, as they target IHBC members, their skills and our wide-ranging networks.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employers and subscribers see specific strengths too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?page_id=23\">targeted and responsive user service<\/a>:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dedicated full webpage advert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>customised emails to nearly 3K subscribers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\">IHBC <em>Jobs etc<\/em><\/a> homepage posting with logo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IHBC website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/\">homepage<\/a> with prominent link to <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\">IHBC Jobs etc<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>promotion on IHBC\u2019s social networks (c.33k)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>feature posts on IHBC\u2019s \u2018NewsBlog\u2019 email alerts (c.3K subscribers)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=40078\">Review of advertisements<\/a> on IHBC\u2019s <em>NewsBlogs<\/em> (subject to service capacity) and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an exclusive feedback service on circulation and social media posts performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Targeted reductions for charities, conservation focus, multiple posts and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018So this service makes sure that our posts reach the right people, whatever their level, sector or practice area.&nbsp; The jobs advertised confirm that too.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018This round boasts opportunities that represent the wide range of conservation-related skills needed across government, national and third sectors \u2013 including, as noted above, Locker &amp; Riley Heritage calling for Plaster Ceiling Inspectors and Trainee Inspectors; Historic England, seeking an Architectural Investigator, Aberdeen City Heritage Trust\u2019s call for a Senior Project Officer, and Exmoor National Park\u2019s opening for a Heritage Projects Officer (Heritage at Risk).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Altogether these capture just how our <em>Jobs etc<\/em> service \u2013 and IHBC credentials \u2013 can benefit your career, whatever you specialism, as well as your business, whatever your size!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Core users are, of course, those operating in local government, and they are also well represented this round.&nbsp; Such posts typically reach across a range of areas that impact on conservation standards and, especially with these employers, public benefit.&nbsp; This round sees both Stratford-on-Avon and Cheltenham calling for Conservation Officers, North Yorkshire\u2019s call for a Senior Conservation Officer and Hart\u2019s search for an Assistant Conservation Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The widening awareness of Conservation\u2019s fundamental link to holistic management \u2013 from control and regeneration to design \u2013 represents an important awareness by employers of the holistic compliance the IHBC captures in our conservation practice standards, assessment and regulatory priorities.\u00a0 Three posts this round from charities capture that understanding: War Memorials Trust&#8217;s Conservation Officer posting, Churches Conservation Trust\u2019s call for an Estate Officer, North, and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust post for a Conservation Builder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Widening this focus from conservation-led amenity-focussed employers to encompass heritage-linked employers with no less substantial community priorities, Church bodies, we also have informed bodies that see the value and benefits in accessing the IHBC\u2019s skilled networks.&nbsp; For this round the Diocese of Gloucester seeks a Church Buildings Casework Officer while the Diocese of Salisbury posts for a Heritage Buildings Support (Contract for Services).&nbsp; The Church of England \u2013 Suffolk is also calling for an Historic Church Building Support Officer (HCBSO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the private sector, employer interest in competitive services that reach across the spectrum of roles encompassed by the IHBC\u2019s accreditation \u2013 the IHBC\u2019s Conservation Cycle, and our <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/join\/applicant_guidance\/index.html\">Areas of Competence<\/a> \u2013 is also very evident, and at the same wide spectrum of career grades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So in this round John Gilbert Architects seeks a Senior Conservation Architect \u2013 Conservation &amp; Retrofit, Stantec a Senior Heritage Planner, Janus Conservation a Graduate Conservation Surveyor and Walsingham Planning a Heritage Consultant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018To find out more on our accreditation standards and processes, our <a href=\"https:\/\/mate.ihbc.org.uk\/\">MATE<\/a> and related sessions are designed help career-focussed, conservation-conscious practitioners secure IHBC accreditation, and at minimal cost.&nbsp; These events 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/toolbox\/recognised.html\">national and international conservation practice standards<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent Posts include: (NB: Some posts may no longer be live)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=11023\">War Memorials Trust: Conservation Officer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=11021\">Church of England \u2013 Suffolk: Historic Church Building Support Officer (HCBSO)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=11016\">John Gilbert Architects: Senior Conservation Architect \u2013 Conservation &amp; Retrofit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=11012\">Stratford-on-Avon District Council: Conservation Officer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=11006\">Locker &amp; Riley Heritage Ltd: Plaster Ceiling Inspectors and Trainee Inspectors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=11004\">Churches Conservation Trust: Estate Officer, North<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=10999\">Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: Conservation Builder<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=10997\">Historic England: Architectural Investigator<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=10995\">Stantec: Senior Heritage Planner<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=10991\">Aberdeen City Heritage Trust: Senior Project Officer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=10988\">Exmoor National Park: Heritage Projects Officer (Heritage at Risk)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=10985\">North Yorkshire Council: Senior Conservation Officer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=10983\">Cheltenham Borough Council: Conservation Officer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=10979\">Janus Conservation: Graduate Conservation Surveyor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=10977\">Diocese of Gloucester: Church Buildings Casework Officer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=10974\">Hart District Council: Assistant Conservation Officer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=10883\">Walsingham Planning: Heritage Consultant<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?p=10956\">Diocese of Salisbury: Heritage Buildings Support (Contract for Services)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See IHBC\u2019s recent update on its Charter explorations, with links, <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=43849\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.ihbc.org.uk\/\"><em>IHBC Jobs etc<\/em><\/a> offers advertisers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Special reductions for posts specifying skills in conservation (10%) and heritage (5%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional reductions for charities (25%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even more reductions for bulk sales (just ask!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free cross-promotion in IHBC\u2019s HESPR \u2018Weekly News and tender Alert\u2019, where relevant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.ihbc.org.uk\/\"><em>IHBC Jobs etc<\/em><\/a> <em>posts<\/em> feature regularly on the ever popular IHBC NewsBlogs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Circulation data feedback as standard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.ihbc.org.uk\/\"><em>IHBC Jobs etc<\/em><\/a> offers users:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2700+ specialist and personal contact network (IHBC members and non-members) by individual email<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feature page, illustration and summary on the <a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.ihbc.org.uk\/\"><em>IHBC<\/em> <em>Jobs<\/em> <em>etc<\/em><\/a> website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IHBC website homepage link<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IHBC\u2019s social networks (c.18,000 core users; c.27,000 extended links)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/?page_id=23\">Advertise<\/a> your jobs, work projects and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So you don\u2019t miss out on your perfect job, even if you are not a member, <a href=\"http:\/\/ihbc.us2.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=a070a4d0cff28adddef6cffe7&amp;id=069bc4b57e\">SIGN UP<\/a> for the emails alerts. <em>Remember: All IHBC members can opt in or out of the email alert service, and non-members are encouraged to sign up for free.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the full list on the <a href=\"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/\"><em>IHBC Jobs etc<\/em><\/a> service<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more on IHBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mate.ihbc.org.uk\/\">MATE<\/a> sessions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">HESPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more on the IHBC <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/toolbox\/guidance_notes\/index.html\">Guidance Notes<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/toolbox\/\">Toolbox<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For full details of the IHBC <em>Jobs etc<\/em>. Service and how to advertise see <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/resources\/IHBC%20Jobs%20etc%20third%20parties.pdf\">Terms &amp; Conditions etc<\/a>\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To connect employers\u2019 needs with practitioners\u2019 skills, the IHBC regularly updates our NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities in our \u2018IHBC Jobs etc.\u2019 service, so sign up for free alerts and tell your boss or team how our low-cost service &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47778\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[175,18,23,29,450,90],"class_list":["post-47778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-careers","tag-conservation","tag-expertise","tag-heritage","tag-ihbc","tag-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47778"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47779,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47778\/revisions\/47779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}