John Gray Centre
The John Gray Centre is a new building which will house the Haddington branch library, the East Lothian local history centre, a museum and exhibition space, and the East Lothian archives. The Centre will be created in converted listed buildings on Lodge Street in Haddington.
We are delighted to announce that East Lothian Council has been awarded £1.39 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund for the John Gray Centre.
You can download the Business Plan which was submitted as part of the Stage One Application to the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Vacancies
There are currently two vacancies for the new John Gray Centre being advertised - Centre Development Officer and Heritage Resource Development Officer. For more details and to apply, go to the My Job Scotland website. Closing date is 8th August 2010.
The Heritage Resource Development Officer will research, plan, write and create a range of integrated digital materials to encourage public access to the museum, archive and local history collections, to support learning, understanding and pleasure and to facilitate exploration of the collections and resource discovery; to produce the materials to agreed published standards; and to work with colleagues to ensure that the information provided in the materials meets the needs of users.
The John Gray Centre Development Officer will encourage use of the John Gray Centre resources through a proactive programme of outreach and community development activity. To develop and co-ordinate the programme of activity in line with the priorities and objectives detailed in the John Gray Centre Project business plan. To network with local groups, organisations and Council staff to maximise the impact and benefits of the John Gray Centre Project for a wide range of users.
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