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Current Vacancies - The Trust currently has two vacancies for a Project Manager and a Curator. Details below;-
PROJECT MANAGER TO MANAGE THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF THE REGENERATION OF HISTORIC BLETCHLEY PARK Closing Date: 23 December 2009
1.0 Background to Bletchley Park The Bletchley Park Trust rescued the unique and internationally important site of Bletchley Park from redevelopment and turned it into a vibrant and popular museum and unique educational resource.
A major redevelopment and modernisation programme is currently being implemented at Bletchley Park. Our project is an exciting and long overdue regeneration of historic Bletchley Park to create an improved exciting and innovative museum and centre of education worthy of the site’s unique heritage. Our project will preserve the unique heritage of this important site whilst improving the layout and accessibility of the site. Our project will improve life long learning opportunities at Bletchley Park. Our project will renovate historic buildings currently at risk of collapse. We will alter and rationalise the layout of the site to improve safety and accessibility, make best use of the buildings and renovate buildings at risk. We will continue to preserve the unique site and buildings. We will enhance interpretation and collection management to improve both access and learning to our important and unique heritage. We will extend and improve our schools provision in a specially designed on-site education centre with exciting new learning programmes. We will reach a broader audience through an innovative and far reaching community and schools outreach programme. We will open up the grounds for additional community use, thus encouraging still further involvement with our heritage. The Trust will fund the regeneration through a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund and a fundraising programme. A copy of the outline plan for the regeneration of historic Bletchley Park is available here.
3.0 The Brief Following a successful Round 1 HLF bid Trustees are now seeking to appoint a Project Manager to manage the day-to-day running of the development phase of the work. The overall funds allocated to the development phase of the project are £612,692 (including VAT). This will include all design activity and application processes. A separate tender process will then run for the implementation phase of the regeneration project should the Round 2 HLF bid be successful. The overall value of the project is anticipated at £6M. The purpose of this brief is to set out the roles and responsibilities of a Project Manager within this major heritage project. The brief has been prepared by the Director of the Bletchley Park Trust, Simon Greenish, in consultation with Trustees.
• Tendering, selection and documentation of: Public sector procurement standards will apply.
• Development of:
• Day-to-Day Project Management:
• Deliverables o Programme on time, to quality and to budget. It must be noted that the current tender is for development work only and any contract will only run to the submission of the Round 2 HLF Bid. An offer at this stage does not in anyway suggest continuing work during the delivery of the project should the Round 2 bid be successful. The Bletchley Park Trust seeks an experienced project management consultant with significant experience of heritage projects and experience of the HLF. The successful applicant will require • A thorough understanding of the ethos, governance and guidance to be followed in a heritage project.
6.0 Payment Schedule for Selected Project Manager Payments will be made following invoicing on a monthly basis. The payment terms will be 30 days and a retention of 10% of the agreed fee, which will be released at the end of the project on satisfactory delivery of all deliverables.
7.0 Working Practices The successful bidder will be required on site on a significant number of occasions as required by the project. These will include consultation with local stakeholders, meetings with the project team, consultation with Project Director and the museum team. Free access to the site, parking and office accommodation with basic connectivity and facilities will be available to the Project Manager for the duration of the development phase.
• How the process will be managed to achieve project outputs.
9.0 Selection Criteria We are not obliged to accept the lowest offer. Offers will be assessed on the basis of best value against the following criteria. • Price.
10. Dates Your offer should be submitted by 1000hrs on 23 December 2009. Should you be invited to interview, interviews will be held on Friday 15 January 2010 where the Company should be represented and the Project Manager should also attend.
11. Other Information Any queries should be addressed to: Simon Greenish or by email to sgreenish@bletchleypark.org.uk
Curator, Bletchley Park Trust Closing Date: 23 December 2009
Background to Bletchley Park The Bletchley Park Trust rescued the unique and internationally important site of Bletchley Park from redevelopment and turned it into a vibrant and popular museum and unique educational resource.
A major redevelopment and modernisation programme is currently being implemented at Bletchley Park. Our project is an exciting and long overdue regeneration of historic Bletchley Park to create an improved exciting and innovative museum and centre of education worthy of the site’s unique heritage. Our project will preserve the unique heritage of this important site whilst improving the layout and accessibility of the site. Our project will improve life long learning opportunities at Bletchley Park. Our project will renovate historic buildings currently at significant risk of collapse. We will alter and rationalise the layout of the site to improve safety and accessibility, make best use of the buildings and renovate buildings at risk. We will continue to preserve the unique site and buildings. We will enhance interpretation and collection management to improve both access and learning to our important and unique heritage. We will extend and improve our schools provision in a specially designed on-site education centre with exciting new learning programmes. We will reach a broader audience through an innovative and far reaching community and schools outreach programme. We will open up the grounds for additional community use, thus encouraging still further involvement with our heritage. The curators post is being recruited as part of the project and will play an integral role in delivering the benefits of improved interpretation, educational value and collection management.
Key Responsibilities
We are also currently looking for volunteer guides and stewards. For more information please contact Sarah Preston on 01908 272658
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