Could you be our Development and Outreach Officer for Northern Ireland?

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We are recruiting a part time Development and Outreach Officer for Northern Ireland, thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Department for Communities Northern Ireland.

This is an important role within Essential Networks, a major development and resilience project for the Heritage Network, our members and UK heritage. The post-holder will be responsible for developing the Network in Northern Ireland including undertaking targeted outreach activity, recruiting new members, supporting existing members, organising events and developing partnerships. The Development Officer will be supported by the UK Operations Manager, Development and Outreach Manager, Chief Executive, other UK staff and the Northern Ireland Committee.

Who you are

You are a self-motivated and hard-working team member who is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. Team spirit and excellent customer service runs throughout everything you do from timely communication with colleagues, to the satisfaction of a job well done when supporting members and building relationships. You are digitally literate, confident in using and receiving training in new tech platforms. You are a natural people-connector and your interest in regeneration, heritage and sustainability in the built environment is evident, as is your willingness to help those who are rescuing, restoring and reusing older buildings.

We encourage applications from those who are located in Northern Ireland.

Salary: £30,900 pro rata per annum

Hours: part time (20 to 28 hours per week dependent on candidate’s availability) with a 6-month probationary period

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on 16th March 2026

Recruitment pack (the link to the relevant online application form is included in the recruitment pack):

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