THE COORDINATION TEAM

The Coordination team of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage site comprises three officers:

• Two Co-ordinators (Heritage and Development)
• Business Services Assistant

The Team is hosted within Derbyshire County Council and supported by the Economy, Transport and Communities Department. There is a clear synergy with this department in respect of conservation and planning and economic development.

The officers support and work with a range of Groups which include professional staff and members from the Partnership. These are:

• Strategic Board
• Technical Group
• Conservation and Planning Group
• Other Working Groups and Task and Finish Groups

 Roles within the Coordination Team

• Business Services Assistant – Gwen Wilson (gwen.wilson@derbyshire.gov.uk) 01629 536831
• First point of contact for enquiries relating to the World Heritage Site.
• Administrative support to the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Team.
• Administrative support for: The DVMWHS Strategic Board and Technical Group.
• Coordinating the WHS team activities.
• Supporting the co-ordination of Discovery Days and other events, including design of brochures, leaflets and analysis of feedback.
• Updating DVM website. Adding content to other DVM social media sites, ie Twitter and Facebook page.

Heritage Coordinator – Adrian Farmer (adrian.farmer@derbyshire.gov.uk) 01629 536830

• Conservation.
• Development of volunteer engagement.
• Planning issues (including strategy response support for director).
• Monitoring (annual report, KPIs, management plan review).
• Communications (including newsletter and visitor guide).
• Promoting cohesion within the WHS (including physical – ie transport, hubs/clusters).
• Research (including content of publications).

Other duties:

• Coordinating and supporting the team’s work to ensure projects meet objectives agreed with UNESCO.
• Emergencies – Flooding, Fire etc.
• Support the co-ordination of Discovery Days Festival and other events.
• Lead officer for Conservation & Planning Group.
• Lead officer Collections Working Group.
• WHS Speaker Development.

Development Coordinator – Sukie Khaira (sukie.khaira@derbyshire.gov.uk) 01629 536833

• Economic Development.
• Tourism Development.
• Marketing.
• Funding Bids Coordination and Support.

Other duties:

• Volunteer Development.
• Branding Supervision.
• Product development with Mills.
• Co-ordination of Discovery Days Festival and other events.