Activity Plan Consultant (NLHF)

This consultant role will work closely with Towner staff, the professional team and other project consultants, to research and develop a full NLHF Activity Plan with an accompanying Action Plan table appendix, in accordance with the latest NLHF best practice Activity Plan guidance.

Key Deliverables as follows:

• Review and follow up on ideas and outline proposals for project activities, including with external stakeholders and current Learning Team partners.
• Work with the Audience Development Manager to capture thorough, additional audience consultation and development to inform the Activity Plan proposals.
• Contribute to development of interpretation and exhibition design plans to ensure that proposals will meet a broad range of audience needs identified through the activity planning.
• Develop, cost and agree detailed plans for project activities, including target audiences, in consultation with local people, potential audiences, partners, volunteers and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with the Business Planning Consultant on target audiences and visitor number forecasts as well as feeding into site management planning.
• Coordinate with the Evaluation Consultant on activity outputs and outcomes to inform development of an Evaluation Framework.
• Prepare the draft Activity Plan and appendices, (in accordance with NLHF guidelines, funding priorities for this project and the Approved Purposes of the Development grant) for an NLHF Development Phase Review (likely March 2027)
• Prepare the final draft Activity Plan and Action Plan for Towner Executive sign off, in time for submission with the Second-Round application (expected to be May 2027).
• Provide progress updates for BRF Project Board meetings.
• Attend Project Board and other relevant meetings as required, to report on progress and to seek decisions.