Strategic Heritage Producer & Publication Lead

Post Title: Strategic Heritage Producer & Publication Lead

Salary: 

0.3 FTE of £36,000 PAYE or 0.3 FTE of £42,480 freelance .

Hourly pay rate £19.78 PAYE or £23.34 freelance.

Total project pay (across 90 weeks) = £18,692.31 PAYE or £21,028.85 freelance

Hours:0.3 FTE (1.5 days / 10.5 hours per week) across 90 weeks, over a 2-year project period

Contract:  Fixed-term (90 Weeks across 2 Years)


Reports to:  Deputy CEO

Application Deadline : 17th September 2026

Interviews 24th or 25th September 2026

About the role

Seasons of Migration: Preserving Middle Eastern New Year Traditions in Newham is a National Lottery Heritage Fund project capturing the intangible heritage, oral histories, craft, fashion, and culinary traditions of Newham's transient Middle Eastern diasporas.

To deliver this project, the project leadership is split into two co-lead roles:

• Heritage Community Producer (Existing Role): Leading hyper-local community engagement, participant recruitment, and workshop facilitation.
  
• Strategic Heritage Producer & Publication Lead (This Role): Leading on overall project overview, planning and strategic direction; leading strategic partner management (V&A Storehouse, London College of Fashion, Newham Heritage Centre, Everyday Muslim), archival workflow compliance, evaluation frameworks, and the end-to-end production, editing, and distribution of the Interactive Heritage Celebration Publication (with Custom House Bookshop).
  

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Strategic project planning
2. Strategic Partner & Stakeholder Management
3. Publication Lead
4. Archival Compliance & Legacy
5. Co-Curation & Exhibition Oversight
6. Evaluation & Reporting
7. Budget & Risk Governance

Summary of Person Specification

(For full person specification, please click on 'apply for the role')

The person specification is a picture of skills, knowledge and experience required to carry out the job.Please use the full list in the job description to format your application. 

1. Project Management: Proven track record of initiating, delivering, and evaluating complex, multi-partner heritage or cultural projects within strict deadlines and budgets.
   
2. Strategic Partnership Working: Strong background in building and maintaining high-level relationships across national museums, academic institutions, and local authority archive services.
   
3. Publication & Editorial Production: Demonstrated experience managing print and digital publications, including text editing, layout co-design, and asset preparation.
   Evaluation & Governance: Experience implementing evaluation frameworks (Theory of Change) and tracking social impact KPIs.
   
4. Financial Management: Skill in tracking grant budgets, Full Cost Recovery allocations, and procurement guidelines.
   
5. Communication: Exceptional written English and presentation skills, with high computer literacy.
   
6. Safeguarding & Policy: Knowledge of trauma-informed practice, health & safety, risk assessments, and equal opportunity frameworks in multicultural communities.
   

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this job, please send in:

• a CV 
  
• cover letter outlining your interest and how your experience matches the person spec (no longer than 2 x A4 sides)
  

Email your application to vacancies@rosettaarts.org by the deadline of 17TH September 2026 at 5pm. Please put "APPLICATION Strategic Heritage Producer & Publication Lead " in the subject line of your email.

Additionally feel free to accompany your application with a video explaining your experience & suitability (no longer than 5 minutes) via wetransfer to vacancies@rosettaarts.org by 5pm on 17th September 2026

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