Full time (35 hours per week):
9 am to 5 pm Monday to Thursday, the office closes early on Fridays - 9 am to 3 pm in Summer months and 9 am to 1 pm on Fridays in Winter months
LOCATION:
SALARY:
BENEFITS:
Between two sites; Willesden (NW10) and North Finchley (N12) circa of £40,000 pa
20 days holiday, plus Statutory Bank Holidays
& Jewish festivals when they fall on your normal working day
Childcare Vouchers
Stakeholder Pension
1 MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
The Project Coordinator will develop the Willesden Jewish Cemetery Heritage Project.
Willesden Jewish Cemetery is a late Victorian Jewish cemetery containing the graves of 26,000 plus individuals. It is unique in terms of British Jewish heritage and has graves of some of the most notable individuals emanating from the Anglo-Jewish community. The United Synagogue is working to preserve this heritage.
You will be ensuring the delivery of an Activity Plan, Conservation Plan, Management and
Maintenance Plan and an Interpretation Plan for a Heritage Lottery bid ready for sign off in July
2017 and for submission in September 2017. You will complete the Management and
Maintenance Plan with the Board and oversee the delivery of the other plans. You will be expected to work with top professionals within the US and expert(s) in Jewish Heritage to develop a full set of plans for the implementation stage of the project and a stage 2 HLF Lottery
Bid
This will include planning in order to achieve the restoration of the Park as set out in the bid to
HLF, a fully worked out education and activity programme, exhibition design and the redesign of the Jews Garden.
2 POSITION IN ORGANISATION
The Project Coordinator will be line managed by Head of Social and Capital Projects on day to day basis and reports to the US Heritage Committee.

3 SCOPE OF JOB
NATURE & SCOPE
You will be responsible for ensuring the coordination of the development stage of the Willesden
Cemetery Project for Delivery Stage Application to the Heritage Lottery Fund.
You will oversee the work of the following consultants on day to day basis ensuring that consultants submit according to time, within the timeline set out by the project board:
 Education Consultant who will to deliver Activity Plan and Interpretation Plan with you
 Conservation Consultant to deliver a Conservation Plan;
 Architect and US QS to take submit the project at RIBA 3 plans;
 Consultants for landscaping;
 Exhibition specialist;
 Access & horticulturalist who will feed into the above plans.
Working with US Burials and US Social and Capital Partnerships you will draw up an activity plan
(although some of this has been done initially following an internal audit of the site).
The plan will look at two areas: the restoration of the ground and the development of greater accessibility through both encouraging guides and developing education projects to increase visitor numbers.
This will be carried out and then developed by the US Burials team and US Social and Capital
Partnerships. The US Burials team will work with you to carry out both the Maintenance and
Management Plan and the Conservation Plan to the site in conjunction with a heritage specialist.
You will develop an Interpretation Plan to look at how best to improve visitor numbers and increase access to the cemetery.
You will work with Heritage Experts to develop a visitor development strategy that opens up access to the site whilst ensuring the security of graves. This will be done with the advice of the Community Security Trust who already partner with us on major security issues. The
Education Coordinator will produce a clear plan and strategy as to how best recruit and train guides from the local communities; engage with schools (mainly those studying about Jewish heritage and culture); engage with local authorities on how best to promote the new resources locally; and to encourage London's Jewish communities, especially United Synagogue members, to champion this heritage.
You will also look at how best to develop a sustainable business model for the park in the future.
This will be done as part of the work.
The Activity Plans and Interpretation Plans will both need to go out for consultation to cultural and heritage stakeholders within the Jewish heritage community, the United Synagogue community at large and local stakeholders and will need to be signed off by the governance structure of the United Synagogue before processing to an application for the delivery date.
This will then allow for revision and the development of the final Project Business Plan to ensure long term sustainability of the project.
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4 DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
 To coordinate and write up the Activity Plan; Interpretation Plan; Management and
Maintenance Plan and Conservation plan
 To coordinate the operational logistics of the development stage including consultation with the wider community, general public and heritage experts
 To maintain and develop a relationship with all stakeholders
5 GENERIC OTHER DUTIES
Must be:
 Committed to the aims of the United Synagogue and act as an ambassador for the organisation.
 Comply with The United Synagogue’s policy and procedures and code of expectations.
 Bring to the attention of senior staff any health and safety requirements, which become obvious. In the event of any immediate danger, to take the appropriate action to reduce risk to physical danger to employees, members, contractors, volunteers, children, parents, visitors or staff.
 Work collaboratively with other colleagues across the organisation to ensure the United
Synagogue can achieve its vision, mission and strategy.
 Undertake appropriate training as requested by your line manager in conjunction with the Human Resources Department. And be committed to own continuous professional development.
 Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the Chief Executive or other designated senior staff and any other reasonable duty as may be assigned consistent with the nature of the job and its level of responsibility. that is
 Undertake such other duties that occasionally fall within the purpose of the post.
 Maintain high levels of discretion and confidentiality at all times.
This job description is not prescriptive; it merely outlines the key tasks and responsibilities of the post. These key tasks and responsibilities are subject to change. Any changes will be made in consultation with the post holder.
This post requires a valid and current enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate (formerly CRB) that is satisfactory to the United Synagogue
. Please ensure that you complete the United Synagogue Application Form Part 2 appropriately.
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QUALIFICATIONS
PERSON SPECIFICATION
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 Proven project management skills
 A good understanding of the Jewish community
 A working knowledge of the Jewish community
EXPERIENCE
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 Substantial project management experience
 Stakeholder relationship experience.
 Experience of developing project plans
 Experience of being part of team, being able to undertake tasks on all levels.
 Proven experience as a proactive team member contributing to the success of the wider team and organisational goals.
 Knowledge of Jewish and/or Heritage sector
 Knowledge of Interpreting Jewish Heritage
QUALITY AND OPERATIONAL STANDARDS
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 Ensure that work produced is of a high standard and meets the department’s key performance indicators
 Report on key performance indicators to the Head, Social and Capital Partnerships as required.
 Ensure upmost confidentiality in dealing with a diverse network of donors.
BUILDS THE CREDIBILITY OF UNITED SYNAGOGUE TO EMPOWER STAFF AND
MANAGERS TO FULFIL THEIR ROLES EFFECTIVELY
 Share with others within US and amongst stakeholders.
 Personally demonstrate the organisation’s values building trust with managers and staff within United Synagogue and proactively contributing to the organisation’s success.
 Be proactive in identifying opportunities for own professional development.
SKILLS
 Good attention to detail
 Excellent communication skills
 Planning skills
 Ability to work to set deadlines and prioritise accordingly
 Excellent interpersonal skills
 Good report writing
 Strong computing skills and substantial experience of using Microsoft Word, Excel and
Outlook.
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