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Building Bridges in Burnley is a partnership of faith organisations who are working with others to celebrate diversity, to promote dialogue and activities to develop understanding, to achieve equality and justice.
New Job Opportunities within Building Bridges in Burnley
Programme Manager -
Roots and Horizon Heritage Project
JOB TITLE: Programme Manager, Roots and Horizons Heritage Project
CONTRACT: Fixed term until January 2029
HOURS: 24 hours per week (equivalent to 3 days)
LOCATION: Burnley (with some opportunity for hybrid working)
SALARY: Full time equivalent £35,000 (Actual £21,000 for 3 days per week)
RESPONSIBLE TO: Chair of Board of Trustees
RESPONSIBLE FOR: Heritage Curator, Creative Facilitators, Freelance Consultants and Volunteers
DEADLINE TO APPLY: Monday 2nd February 2026 at 5pm
APPLICATION: CV and Covering Letter
Building Bridges in Burnley is seeking to appoint a Programme Manager to lead on an exciting 3 year creative heritage project Roots and Horizons, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The programme will explore, celebrate and sustain both the 25 year heritage of Building Bridges in Burnley and the heritage of our Grade II Listed venue as it is restored and repurposed for future generations. The Programme Manager will play a significant lead role in the management and development of the programme which has three key areas of focus; saving heritage, creative community engagement and organisational development.
We are looking for an experienced project / programme manager who has worked within the heritage, arts, voluntary, community or faith sector. You will have delivered or managed community projects in past roles and will have experience managing small teams, budgets and partnerships. Through the organisational development strand of this project, you will be given the opportunity to grow your strategic experience including fundraising, evaluation, environmental impact and governance.
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Heritage Curator -
Roots and Horizon Heritage Project
JOB TITLE: Heritage Curator, Roots and Horizons Heritage Project
CONTRACT: Fixed term until January 2029
HOURS: 24 hours per week (equivalent to 3 days)
LOCATION: Burnley
SALARY: Full time equivalent £28,000 (Actual £16,800 for 3 days per week)
RESPONSIBLE TO: Programme Manager
RESPONSIBLE FOR: Local Historian and Volunteers
DEADLINE TO APPLY: Monday 2nd February 2026 at 5pm
APPLICATION: CV and Covering Letter
Building Bridges in Burnley is seeking to appoint an experienced Heritage Curator to work on an exciting 3 year creative heritage project Roots and Horizons, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The programme will explore, celebrate and sustain both the 25 year heritage of Building Bridges in Burnley and the heritage of our Grade II Listed venue as it is restored and repurposed for future generations. The Heritage Curator will be embedded in this heritage - collating, collecting, documenting, digitising and archiving this heritage to make it accessible for future generations.
We are looking for a heritage professional who has experience of delivering heritage projects with local communities and has a passion for heritage and community engagement. You will have experience of collating, documenting and digitising archive materials, curating exhibitions and delivering oral history projects. You will build strong relationships with project partners, heritage organisations and local historians and have the opportunity for professional development within the 3 year role.
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About Us
BBB is an interfaith organisation created after the 2001 ‘serious disturbances’ in Burnley, to enhance awareness and understanding between different Faith Groups. The organisation advocates diversity and aims to promote social cohesion through interfaith activities. It was initiated through discussions between the Bishop of Burnley and other clergy and Muslim community representatives in the locality of the disturbances, specifically to assess the situation and explore ways in which to mitigate the existing, and prevent future, inter-community problems. Initial informal meetings eventually culminated in the formation of BBB as a registered charity in 2002. Since then we have been working tirelessly to promote cohesion and interfaith dialogue across the town of Burnley and beyond.