Newham Heritage Month 2025 – Community Researchers

  • Contract
  • London

Newham Heritage Month


Job Summary

A paid opportunity to research and curate an exhibition in Newham’s new Heritage Centre.

Job Description

We are seeking 8 people who live in Newham to work as a small group of Community Researchers to research the history of Canning Town Old Library (CTOL). This project is a part of Newham Heritage Month (NHM) 2025 and will be shadowed by staff of the Heritage Centre, which is due to open in the former CTOL building in 2026.

The successful candidates will receive training and support to undertake archive research and oral history interviews, deliver events and create website records. This is a paid role focused on collecting stories from local people about the significance of the library, their experience of using the space and their memories of it.

We are calling this role a Community Researcher, recognising the value of people’s memories and the importance in preserving those memories for the future.

Informal online interviews will take place on the week commencing Monday 21 July.

The project induction will take place on the week commencing Monday 28 July.

Please note we are looking for a wide range of people, including people with no prior work experience in local history or heritage. The only requirement is that you are a resident of the London Borough of Newham.

Job Requirements

The right candidate will have:

  • An enthusiasm for and interest in Newham’s history and undertaking research
  • Be able to work in a small team and be proactive about communicating with team members
  • Have an interest in putting people at ease and listening to their stories
  • The ability to commit to the duration of the project. At times, this may only be a few hours per week
  • Committed to contributing to evaluation either through written feedback or via a short chat with our evaluator during the role
  • Access to a laptop and internet connection
  • No experience is necessary, though this might suit a previous experienced Newham Volunteer

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Newham Heritage Month 2025 – Community Researchers
  • Salary: £25k-£30k
    (pro-rata)
  • Hours:
    Part time
  • Role: Research
  • Contract: Temporary
  • Closing date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025

  • Location:

    London

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