Opportunities

We are always keen to hear from members who would like to get involved in helping the Society. Whether you bring a specialist skill or just enthusiasm, please do get in touch as we would be pleased to hear from you.

Current Vacancy: Lecture Secretary

We are looking for someone to help organise the monthly lectures from initial contact with prospective speakers, to promotion of the talks and organisation at the time of the presentation. 

Talks should be spread across history and archaeology throughout the year, and can cover any subject ideally but not necessarily with a local link. Two annual events, the W Alan and Joan North Lecture, held in March, should relate to Imperial Rome, and the John Scarborough Lecture, usually held in September, the High Medieval period.

The lecture secretary will need to liaise with the venue where the lecture is being held to book the event and make arrangements for refreshments, put together annual programme details in both printed and online formats and look for opportunities to promote the events as widely as possible, liaising with the membership and newsletter secretaries as required. The lecture secretary will need to put speakers and our treasurer in touch so that speakers can be paid. Historically lectures have been at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery on New Walk, but the venue is not currently available and we are using alternatives including the Rattray Lecture Theatre at the University of Leicester, and the Guildhall, Leicester. Hopefully we will be able to meet at the Jewry Wall museum once it has reopened in 2025.

Some technical ability would be useful to help speakers load up their presentations onto the lectern laptop, and, as we intend to record lectures where possible, some understanding of cloud recording would be helpful.

Other members of the Committee will assist with the delivery of lectures, and you will be part of a wider team.

As a Secretary of the Society you will be expected to attend some of our committee meetings which are held on a weekday in the late afternoon/early evening in Leicester, on a bi monthly basis.

If you are interested in this position or would like more information, please contact LAHS Secretary Jim Butler at secretary@lahs.org.uk.