Freelance Evaluator Consultant needed for our new Heritage Lottery project

Museums in Cambridgeshire (MiC) are looking for a Freelance Evaluator to evaluate a National Lottery Heritage funded Project called Fenland Changemakers – a project to engage new and existing volunteers within the Fenland and surrounding area. Delivery of activity will be undertaken by two freelance consultants and an arts partner.  The Evaluator will be involved in the Project Steering Group meetings and work with partners to identify measurements for project success.   The Evaluator will be responsible for updating the MiC committee when necessary as well as presenting their final report.   This is a 13 month project, which is due to start April 2021 and be completed by May 2022.  You will need to have strong experience of evaluation work and be able to work positively and flexibly within Covid guidelines. For more information see Evaluator brief 26-04

Budget: £4,000 including all expenses and the design/print of the report and toolkit documents x 100. Payment schedule to be agreed with appointed Freelancer.

Deadline for applications: 9am Monday 26^th April 2021

Virtual Interviews:  date to be confirmed

HOW TO APPLY

Process for applying:

Please send the following to emma.bunbury@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

·         A cover letter explaining why you are interested in this role and your relevant experience. Applications should include a proposal outlining how you would complete this evaluation and deliver according to the timescale and budget. Please cite examples of existing or previous similar work.

·         Your CV

·         Information of any commitments that would impact on delivery of the contract

·         Confirmation that you are registered as self-employed

Press release

Fenland Changemakers: Young Volunteers Make a Difference

Museums in Cambridgeshire secures National Lottery support

Museums in Cambridgeshire has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £61,100 for an exciting heritage project, Fenland Changemakers set in the Cambridgeshire Fens and Ramsey. This project has been made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project focuses volunteer engagement along with exploring local changemakers who have made a social impact in the area and will start April 2021.

Supported through The National Lottery Heritage Fund and working with our arts partners, 20/Twenty and Cambridgeshire County Council Essential Skills the project will engage local young people and families to lead on a volunteering training programme which will include research, exhibitions, training, social media and digital design.    A year-long project in two phases which will provide young people in Fenland & Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with new, flexible ways to get involved in volunteering at local museums, enabling greater diversity in the museum workforce and greater cultural equity between generations of local residents.

The first phase will improve the volunteering offer for young people across the well-established Fenland museum network comprising of Chatteris Museum, Whittlesey Museum, Thorney Museum, Wisbech & Fenland Museum, March Museum & Ramsey Rural Museum, introducing better safeguarding measures and opening up new opportunities to engage with collections and train in all areas of museum work. The second phase invites creative young people to discover their heritage through the stories and actions of Fenland’s great social reformers. Taking inspiration from these extraordinary stories our young Changemakers will lead on their own exhibition programme and a social action campaign reflecting their own interests and community concerns. These two phases will encourage our young Changemakers’ transition into the museum sector and facilitate relevance and resilience for the museums.

The expected result of the project is that museums will be better equipped to welcome young volunteers and our new recruits will become enthusiastic champions of their heritage and leaders in their communities.

Emma Bunbury from Cambridgeshire County Council and Museums in Cambridgeshire said “We are thrilled to have received this support thanks to National Lottery players and are confident the project will support young people and their local communities to explore their local changemakers whilst increasing their skills and opportunities within the Heritage sector.

About Museums in Cambridgeshire

The project is led by Museums in Cambridgeshire (MiC), an independent, constituted association of 30 accredited museums and 2 associated heritage organisations who work in partnership to deliver collaborative community heritage and museum projects.

About The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Using money raised by the National Lottery, we Inspire, lead and resource the UK’s heritage to create positive and lasting change for people and communities, now and in the future. www.heritagefund.org.uk.

Follow @HeritageFundUK on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and use #NationalLotteryHeritageFund  For further information, images and interviews please contact Emma Bunbury at Museums of Cambridgeshire on emma.bunbury@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Freelance Project Evaluator

Museums in Cambridgeshire (MiC) are looking for a Freelance Evaluator to evaluate a National Lottery Heritage funded Project called Fenland Changemakers – a project to engage new and existing volunteers within the Fenland and surrounding area. Delivery of activity will be undertaken by two freelance consultants and an arts partner.  The Evaluator will be involved in the Project Steering Group meetings and work with partners to identify measurements for project success.   The Evaluator will be responsible for updating the MiC committee when necessary as well as presenting their final report.   This is a 13 month project, which is due to start April 2021 and be completed by May 2022.  You will need to have strong experience of evaluation work and be able to work positively and flexibly within Covid guidelines. For more information see Evaluation brief

Budget: £4,000 including all expenses and the design/print of the report and toolkit documents x 100. Payment schedule to be agreed with appointed Freelancer.

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 6^th April 2021

Virtual Interviews:  w/c 12^th April 2021

HOW TO APPLY

Process for applying:

Please send the following to emma.bunbury@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

·         A cover letter explaining why you are interested in this role and your relevant experience. Applications should include a proposal outlining how you would complete this evaluation and deliver according to the timescale and budget. Please cite examples of existing or previous similar work.

·         Your CV

·         Information of any commitments that would impact on delivery of the contract

·         Confirmation that you are registered as self-employed

Freelance Volunteer Programme Consultant

Museums in Cambridgeshire (MiC) are looking for a Freelance Volunteer Programme Consultant to coordinate the volunteer engagement in a National Lottery Heritage funded project called Fenland Changemakers – a project to engage new and existing volunteers within the Fenland and surrounding area.  The coordinator will oversee the 13 month project, which is due to start April 2021 and be completed by May 2022.  The project involves working closely with our Arts partner, 20/Twenty and 6 museums.  You will need to have strong experience of working with volunteers, community engagement and project work.  In addition to be able to work positively and flexibly within Covid guidelines. For more information see Volunteer brief

Budget: £16,200 including all expenses see brief for more details.  Payment schedule to be agreed with appointed Freelancer.

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 6^th April 2021

Virtual Interviews: Tuesday 13^th April 2021

HOW TO APPLY

Process for applying:

Please send the following to emma.bunbury@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

·         A cover letter explaining why you are interested in this role and your relevant experience.  Applications should include a proposal outlining how you would complete this work and deliver according to the timescale and budget. Please cite examples of existing or previous similar work.

·         Your CV

·         Information of any commitments that would impact on delivery of the contract over the next 13 months

·         Confirmation that you are registered as self-employed

Following the emergence of the global COVID pandemic in early 2020 and the resulting short and long term impacts on the museums sector, MiC have developed this interim Support Plan for their members to respond to the immediate need of museums in Cambridgeshire. This plan is designed to support the immediate needs of the museums in Cambridgeshire for 2021 and beyond. For full details see the MiC Support Plan