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Strategic Development agent for the Oral History Network of Ireland:Job description:Job location: Remote Job location: Work in the house/Ireland (6.5 Month Full-Time, Remote Working function, Immediate / Soon as possible start) The Oral History Network of Ireland (hereafter OHNI) is seeking to recruit a Strategic Development agent toundertake a strategic review of OHNI's work to date and assess OHNI's positioning in the Irish oral heritage landscape. The review will include desk-located research, focus group discussions and stakeholder consultations. this function is funded by the Heritage Council of Ireland Organisation Support Fund 2024. About OHNI OHNI is the national advocacy body for oral history and oral heritage in Ireland.It was established in 2011 as a volunteer- run limited company with charitable status. Itacts as an umbrella organisation for groups, institutions and individuals collecting and preserving oral history. OHNI's aims include offering advice and support, providing a space for oral historians to share practices and ideas at a national level, and developing best practice standards and training for oral history collection, analysis and preservation. The function If you would like to work as a member of a supportive team; if you have a passion for history and heritage, are a competent researcher, and a confident communicator with excellent interpersonal expertise, this function may be for you. Key Responsibilities The responsibilities specified below are not intended to be exclusive or restrictive and some flexibility in the allocation of specific tasks will be required. » Undertake a strategic review of OHNI in collaboration with the OHNI Board and Steering Committee. » Conduct desk located research to identify national and international oral history organisations and to use these to benchmark OHNI's current governance, capacities, and programme of activities. » Compile a comprehensive list of the potential national and international funding sources significant to oral history / heritage in Ireland. » Compile a summative list of the strategies and policies significant to oral history and heritage in Ireland. » Compile a list of recently completed and continuing oral history projects across Ireland. » Identify and collate a list of the key oral history collections in museums, archives, local studies collections and local heritage sites. » Develop, plan, publicise and facilitate a series of focus group discussions, stakeholder consultation workshops and sessions online and in person (one of these consultations to take place during the OHNI Conference 21 -22 June 2024). » Compile and collate feedback and work with OHNI members and committee to identify key challenges and future opportunities. » Identify gaps in OHNI membership and governance demographics, training provision and supports for oral heritage. » Plan, organise and take responsibility for a heritage week event (on one day during the week 17th - 25th August 2024) that includes a feedback session for members and the wider heritage community. » Draft a written report on work undertaken for The Heritage Council. » Undertake administrative and other tasks related to the prosperous outcome of this project. » Work collaboratively and in a manner supportive of equality, diversity and inclusion. » Undertake health and safety tasks and responsibilities appropriate to the post. For full details of selection criteria and application requirements please see the full job description availablevia the ?Apply' button above. The closing date for applications is 5.00pm Irish Time, Friday 26th April 2024. It is intended that shortlisted candidates will be interviewed online on the week starting the 6th May. Skills:
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