2 Year Fixed-term contract

Are you interested in working with local communities and delivering a community archaeology programme in England's largest National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site? We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team to lead our ‘Stepping into History’ project, funded through the Landscape Enhancement Initiative, part of National Grid’s Visual Impact Provision project.

You will engage the local community, recruit a team of volunteers and train and support them to carry out a range of desk and field-based activities including archival research, dry stone wall condition surveys, walkover survey, geophysics, level 2 survey, test-pitting and excavation. You will play an important part helping us to restore and enhance traditional features, contributing to our spectacular landscapes and rich cultural heritage.

What’s it like to work with us?
Our people are passionate about the landscape and proud of the role they play to look after it and help a wide range of people enjoy it. We are innovative and agile in our approach to work, ensuring we get the best from our resources.

We’re a medium size organisation, which puts us in a good position to be adaptive and able to act on our decisions. What’s more, our staff know each other and can quickly form workplace relationships to make great team players and problem solvers.

We operate a hybrid way of working combining working from home and days at our office base at Wayfaring House, Kendal. You’ll be provided with a laptop to enable you to access our secure IT network when working remotely.

The role
Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
• Actively engage our communities to understand their needs and work collaboratively with other staff
• To negotiate, organise and manage the delivery of defined environmental, recreation, cultural heritage, archaeological and transport management projects and initiatives that realise multiple public benefits
• Provide advice, guidance and support to landowners and land managers in ways that deliver enhanced and sustainable environmental management
• Supervise, coordinate, and practically implement areas of work and specific activities with volunteers, contractors and fellow staff (including apprentices) to achieve our objectives and support our partners.

About you
You will have a good degree in archaeology or a related subject, or equivalent relevant expertise. You will be able to develop and implement community archaeology projects and have expertise in field archaeology to at least senior supervisor level. You will have good team-working, communication and interpersonal skills, a disciplined approach to work, good time-management skills and the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines. The project may involve weekend and some evening work.
Please read the attached role profile for the full person specification on this post.

About us
The Lake District National Park Authority looks after this unique corner of England and UNESCO World Heritage Site. We encourage people to protect, connect and grow as well as supporting those who live and work here. Our staff include rangers and field workers, advisers at our visitor centres, planners and ecologists.

Working with us, you’ll enjoy
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Electric car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Free parking in our carparks
• Paid time off so you can volunteer
• Subsidised healthcare scheme
• Commitment to wellbeing

We’re happy to talk about flexible working – let us know if you want to find out more.

See our website for a complete list of our employee benefits.

Contact
For an informal chat and to find out more, please contact Eleanor Kingston (Lead Strategy Advisor: Historic Environment) on 01539 792712 or eleanor.kingston@lakedistrict.gov.uk

We reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive sufficient applications, so please apply early to avoid missing this opportunity.

Diversity and Inclusion
As an equal opportunities' employer, the Lake District National Park Authority is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination based on age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

Disability Confident Employer
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide evidence in your application which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required under each of the essential criteria, as well as meeting any of the qualification, skills or experience defined as essential.