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With support from B\u00f2rd na G\u00e0idhlig, we are delighted to announce an opportunity to join the Hebrides People team as a Gaelic Officer, during a very exciting time for the centre. Read on to learn more about the opportunity and for details on the application process. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Job Title:                Gaelic Officer
Employer:              Hebrides People Visitor Centre
Location:               Northton, Isle of Harris
Contract Type:     Fixed term to 31\/03\/2028
Hours:                    35 hours per week
Salary:                   \u00a330,000 per annum

About Northton Heritage Trust<\/strong>
Northton Heritage Trust, based in Northton in the Isle of Harris, oversees the Hebrides People Visitor Centre, which has accumulated more than 60 years of genealogical and social research focusing on the Outer Hebrides communities. The Trust is currently entering an important phase, marked by comprehensive redevelopment of the visitor centre and its exhibitions. You are invited to join the team during this transformative period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out more about our work, explore our website www.hebridespeople.com. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job Purpose<\/strong>
Northton Heritage Trust (NHT) recognises the Gaelic language as central to the future delivery of its services in Harris, with particular emphasis on promoting and celebrating local culture and heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NHT currently offers Gaelic classes in partnership with UHI North, West and Hebrides, for which there is continued demand, with ambition to expand and enhance them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trust is also planning to develop new exhibitions featuring Harris and St Kilda as part of an upcoming major redevelopment of the visitor centre, working in collaboration with academic partners. These exhibitions will initially present materials in Gaelic before translating them into English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversations with other community organisations in Harris have highlighted the absence of a unified strategy to support Gaelic as a living language island wide. NHT recognises the opportunity for partnership working with community landowners and other stakeholders to explore options, conduct consultations, and develop a Gaelic language plan, helping to secure, as much as possible, the future of Gaelic in Harris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main Duties and Responsibilities<\/strong>
The key functions of the Gaelic Officer Role at NHT would be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n