Digital Officer

Reference
1095860

Branch
Canterbury Christ Church University

Start date
26/05/2025

Duration
Other - See Job

Hours and days
1-2 days a week. Please see job for more

Dress code
Not Applicable

Rate of pay
£16.44

Holiday rate
£1.98

Role
IT Officer for 'Let's do the time walk again: Exploring the East Kent coast through digital heritage', funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund. You will work with the project team to: create the template for 4 websites across the partner museums; provide technical training and ongoing support for volunteers; maintain the websites for the duration of the project; answer email queries. 

Duties and responsibilities

The post holder will: design a website model using github; provide full documentation for training and reference purposes; train volunteers to develop and maintain sites for use in a digital heritage project. The post holder will be required to work across 4 museums, training up to up to 10 volunteers in each. 

Effective communication and relationship management across multiple and varied stakeholders is a key requirement of this role. Reporting to the Project Leads, the post-holder will be required to interact and work cooperatively with the wider team to ensure high-quality project management support. 

Skills and experience

The successful applicant will demonstrate skills in coding and design, time management, and project delivery, as well as the ability to communicate with non-specialists of varying abilities.

We would like to hear from candidates who can demonstrate these skills, an eagerness to learn and a flexible and adaptable approach to work.

Skills and experience

• Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent work experience
• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage and prioritise a challenging and varied workload whilst working to deadline
• Experience of web design and maintenance
• Relevant professional level experience 
• Experience of working with diverse groups
• Project management and training experience would be an advantage

Location
CCCU, Canterbury

Additional information
This is a hybrid role, with designated days based in the museums and remaining hours in the museums or WHF according to the needs of the project.