ENSEMBLE MANCHESTER Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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As Project Manager, you will have strategic and operational accountability to the charity’s trustees for the financial and operational performance of ‘Connecting to Our Cameroonian Roots’ project. You will work closely with heritage and project partners and will be supported by Project Staff, Sub-Project Team Leaders and trained volunteers.
The purpose of the Project is to capture key aspects of Cameroonian culture from the minds of migrants to Greater Manchester in the 1960s, creating accessible digital records and:
1. Training/instructional videos
2. Supply and sourcing information.
Important benefits are:
1. Ensuring knowledge of key aspects of Cameroonian culture doesn’t die when the original migrants – most aged 70+ - pass
2. Enthusing a new generation of the diaspora with a deeper understanding of their roots and a desire to keep Cameroonian culture alive and relevant
3. Better enable this new generation of young people to share their history with their indigenous peers, breaking down boundaries as a result
4. Build bridges between the Francophone and Anglophone Cameroonian diaspora in Greater Manchester – communities that have drifted apart
5. Enhance connections with the diaspora for other West African nations and act as a template for documenting and sharing distinctive features of their cultures and heritage.
Material generated by the Project will be showcased in a number of community events over the duration of the Project and all project material will be archived at the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE (Race Archives and Community Engagement) Centre (at The Manchester Central Library), selected elements uploaded to a dedicated website and shared with partners and local schools.
Main purpose and role
To ensure the smooth running and success of the project and the achievement of the Lottery Heritage approved purpose.
Essential skills
1. Experience of oral history recording techniques/collection and methodology
2. Fluent English and French speaker with understanding of various barriers to participation in heritage projects
3. People and Project Management Skills
4. Efficient organizer with ability to assess risks and mitigate accordingly
5. Computer Literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, social media and website updating)
6. Patience, tact and diplomacy
7. Able to work flexible hours, including weekends when needed to meet deadlines
8. Experience in National Lottery project Management and reporting
Tasks and responsibilities
1. Take a lead role in planning the project according to the previously devised strategy ensuring risk assessment and measures to mitigate are given clear consideration
2. Reduce barriers to participation and encourage a wider range of people from Francophone African background to get involved in heritage
3. Recruit 6 Project Leaders, 7 sub-project Team Leaders and 12 volunteers to assist with project delivery including oral history recording, community engagement projects, desk-based research, the 7 cultural history themes (food, art, music & song, stories & literature, dress & clothing, rituals & ceremonies and language) and community showcase events
4. Provide training for the young volunteers on utilizing heritage themes to develop creative performances and showcase these at community events
5. Oversee the preparation and send a brief about the research to recruited interviewees well in advance so they can prepare for the interview
6. Film at least fifty oral histories from older Cameroonian people concerning the importance of various traditions in Cameroonian history and culture
7. Work closely with Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE (Race Archives and Community Engagement) Centre for project guidance in the collection, recording and archiving of cultural history
8. Ensure project activities are delivered as planned, within scope and approved budget
9. Deposit all project materials at the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Archive and make these accessible on a dedicated website, project partner’s websites, and local school libraries
10. Prepare archives for donation to the Manchester Central Library and the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE (Race Archives and Community Engagement) Centre
11. Collaborate with the selected third-party organisation to set up monitoring and evaluation systems that will evidence the assumption that preserving traditions and rituals help descendants from the original Cameroonian immigrants to this country improve their wellbeing, contribute in heritage maintenance and success in a variety of areas, from academic achievement to identity formation
12. Follow assigned detailed project plan, track progress and ensure the project midpoint and final report are delivered on time
13. Manage any changes to project scope, project schedule and project costs if required using appropriate verification techniques
14. Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders and Funders
15. Produce a video documentary of the project
16. Carry out any other tasks assigned by the trustees within the general remit of the post.
Additional Responsibilities of Post
1. Project administration, Financial Management and Reporting
2. Budget Management, reporting to charity trustees, making contractual payments to project staff & sub-project Team Leaders and expenses payments to volunteers
3. Make contractual payments to third parties
4. Ensure that appropriate procurement processes are followed for all expenditure
5. Partnership management
6. Reporting. Submitting reports to management committee when necessary
7. Set up and maintain record keeping systems
8. Create and maintain database of key contacts
9. PR & Marketing
10. Issuing relevant press releases
11. Overseeing writing for and updating Ensemble website & social media feeds on project progress.
To apply send a CV and register of interest to info@ensemblemanchester.org for further information contact Melanie Ngangen on 07424941770
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Temporary
Job function
Project Management and Information Technology
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