BECOMING BECONTREE

Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we will collect oral histories to tell the story of Becontree, marking one hundred years of the estate’s history. The memories shared with us will be used to inform an exhibition, educational workshops in schools and youth centres, and reminiscence sessions for long-term residents of the estate.

JOB VACANCY

We are seeking someone with experience of charitable fundraising and an understanding of business operations and policies in small charities. This role is flexible; we would like to give the right candidate the opportunity to bring their excellent knowledge of fundraising and experience in the charities sector to Eastside.

The successful applicant will take forward a strategy to develop and enhance our community heritage provision, and manage a small team of project officers.

ECH has been working in East London for over 21 years. During this time we have become one of the country's leading community heritage organisations. We established the Hidden Histories Archive, which today contains over 4000 irreplaceable, digitalised oral histories of Londoners.

Please download the job description and application and monitoring forms provided here.