The Mill is seeking an experienced project manager and oral history practitioner to manage the Tales from The Mill oral history project during summer 2021. The Mill is a volunteer-led community hub founded 10 years ago by the local community in the old St James Street local library building in this diverse area of Walthamstow. The project will seek to uncover and record the stories of The Mill and the local people who have helped to create the charity and make it a success. The project is funded by players of the National Lottery through Awards for All.
The purpose of the role:
To manage the Tales from The Mill oral history project, part of The Mill’s 10th anniversary celebrations, a series of events and activities taking place in summer/autumn 2021.
Contract:
£5000 fee for approx. 25 days work between July and December 2021 (freelance) agreement
The project – Tales from The Mill:
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of The Mill in 2011, we want to record this important piece of recent local history whilst still fresh in people’s minds, inspire others to community action and be a catalyst for community togetherness and celebration post-pandemic. We will collect, explore, create and celebrate shared stories and shape a community identity together. The Project will involve training for a small team of volunteers in oral history interviewing and transcription, collecting interviews from diverse people involved in The Mill past and present, collating archive of audio, film, photography and art with new material, creating a small publication, curating an exhibition from the material, a community celebration event to launch the exhibition, create content for The Mill’s website.We have received funding for this work from the National Lottery Community Fund’s Awards for All programme.
Your Tender
Please read the Call for Tender for details of the role responsibilities and skills and experience required: Tales from The Mill PM call for tenders (pdf)
To make a bid for this work, please submit an expression of interest to people@themille17.org by 5pm on 14 June 2021. This should include:
- A covering letter explaining why you are interested and consider yourself suitable for the role and how you meet the requirements outlined above
- A short CV, highlighting similar and related work undertaken
For any queries or questions please contact Natasha McFadzean, Centre Manager at natasha@themille17.org
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