Project Manager (Heritage)

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Job description

In 2025 Rotherham has become the world’s first Children’s Capital of Culture, designed and delivered by local children and young people aged 0-to-25. This ambitious initiative is a game changer for the borough: a spectacular Festival Year that will create positive and long-lasting change for communities across Rotherham.

Children’s Capital of Culture have applied to the National Heritage Lottery Fund (NLHF) to deliver a brand-new borough-wide heritage project: You’re Not From New York City, You’re From Rov’rum.

This project will recruit 25 x 16-to-25-year-olds to become ‘Heritage Producers’. Our Heritage Producers will work across each of Rotherham’s 25 wards to plan and run events and activities that celebrate and document local communities’ culture, stories and heritage.

The stories that are shared and creative outputs that are produced will:

• be accessioned into the Rotherham Archives, so they can be preserved and enjoyed for generations to come
• influence a major new creative commission, which will tour across the borough in January 2026
• be celebrated by ward-based outputs designed and delivered by each Heritage Producer. This will range from creating tapestries, murals, podcasts and publications, to running open mics, celebration events, or community meals!

Children’s Capital of Culture are now seeking an experienced, organised and committed Project Manager to join our creative and passionate team.

The Project Manager will have a key role in delivering the You’re Not From New York City, You’re From Rov’rum project. They will:

• Support the 25 Heritage Producers to run creative activities that collect and celebrate local people’s stories, histories, and cultures; this will include planning and delivering bimonthly training sessions for the full Heritage Producer cohort, as well as offering a consistent first point of contact for each Heritage Producer.
• Collaborate with wider partners to ensure the project’s safe and successful delivery. This will include: the Rotherham Archives and Local Studies team; 25 x community host organisations who are linking the Heritage Producers to the venues and organisations within their ward; and the creative team who are delivering the large-scale creative commission that will debut in January 2026.
• Lead on overall coordination and management of the project, including managing the project’s risk register, processing project expenditure, and feeding into the project’s monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

Do you have experience of delivering quality skills and talent development projects for young people, and are passionate about co-production and youth voice? Are you an experienced and organised project manager, able to nurture positive working relationships with diverse partners? Are you excited about being part of a creative and committed staff team that’s making amazing things happen in Rotherham? Then we would like to hear from you!

When submitting your application, please remember to give examples in the ‘Skills and Experience’ section that clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria listed in the Job Description.

If you would like to arrange an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Sarah Christie, Programme Manager for Children’s Capital of Culture, on [e-mail].

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