Heritage Officer

Heritage Officer

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 dependent on experience

Company Description

Maritime Belfast Trust was established in 2007 to preserve and promote Belfasts maritime heritage. Our primary objective was overseeing the delivery of the Titanic Belfast visitor attraction, and we are the owners and guardians of the building, including managing the operator contract. Titanic Belfast has become an international icon, welcoming over 10 million visitors and generating an economic impact of £430 million.

The success of Titanic Belfast has enabled us to work on other projects. We led on the restoration of the former Harland & Wolff Drawing Offices, now Titanic Hotel Belfast, acquired the SS Nomadic and incorporated it into the Titanic Belfast experience, and preserved one of the rarest lighthouse optics in the world, now publicly displayed on Belfasts waterfront as the Great Light.

We also developed the award-winning Maritime Mile, an exciting Blueway for the city, representing one navigational mile of water and 10 kilometres of accessible, connected waterfront.

In October 2025 the Belfast Historic Waterfront was officially designated a Heritage Place by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, one of only 15 across the UK and just two in Northern Ireland in recognition of the areas national heritage significance. Maritime Belfast Trust is the lead partner for Belfast Historic Waterfront. This designation, creates a unique opportunity to place local communities at the heart of how the citys waterfront is understood, protected and shaped.

Purpose of Job

The Heritage Officer will play a key role in delivering the Belfast Historic Waterfront Heritage Place programme funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. As part of the Maritime Belfast team, the postholder will help coordinate activity, partnerships and outputs across the Belfast Historic Waterfront Heritage Place, with a particular focus on supporting the development of a Conservation Management Plan, the Belfast Historic Waterfront Plan, the extension of the Belfast Story Plan, outdoor museum and associated restoration, interpretation and public display projects.

Essential Criteria

• Third-level qualification in heritage, regeneration, conservation or a related field OR
• A minimum of 2 years relevant experience gained within the last 5 years in heritage projects, conservation or regeneration delivery
• Good IT skills including ability to confidently use MS Office suite
• Excellent communication skills (Oral and Written)
• Ability to work as part of a team

Closing Date: 7th September 2026 at 12 noon.