We're looking for two brilliant and motivated freelancers to join our growing team as we prepare for our brand new museum opening in London, Summer 2026.
🎓 Archive Research Lead, Sharing Stories Project
Our Archive Research Lead will train, facilitate and support Volunteer Historians to collect archival research on Trent Park’s wartime history, uncovering recently unclassified information.
This role is crucial to help us train local Volunteer Historians in the identification and capture of previously uncovered new information from the archives at The National Archives in Kew and the Imperial War Museum about Trent Park House and its use in WW2.
Archive Research Lead: Fixed fee of £3,900 (freelance @ £300/day x 13 days to include providing training and attending workshop drop-ins over approx. 13 months.
Download the Archive Research Job Description Here.
🎓 Oral History Project Lead, Volunteer Historians project
Trent Park House of Secrets is seeking to appoint a freelance Oral History Project Lead who will train and support our Volunteer Historians in collecting oral histories, ideally both in audio and video format, from Middlesex College alumni and local residents with family memories of the House.
Oral History Lead: £14,000 (£350/day x 40 days) plus additional £1,400 to run the training sessions, over approx. 10 months April 2026 to January/February 2027.
Download the Oral History Job Description Here.
Deadline for Applications | Monday 2nd March, 9am
Short-listed candidates will be interviewed remotely, by MS Teams or Zoom. The provisional date for interviews is the 20th March 2026.
These roles are part of the Sharing Stories project is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to share the stories of Trent Park House with more people.
