The Committee meets four times a year and takes decisions on applications between £100,000 and £2million. They also provide a crucial local perspective on requests for larger grants and targeted initiative decisions which come before the UK Board. Members will have opportunities to meet inspiring people involved in projects and will also represent HLF at openings and events, acting as a champion for the value of heritage to modern life.

We welcome interest from people with a range of backgrounds and experiences who can demonstrate that they can apply their skills to, and have enthusiasm for, these roles.

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has committed £342million across the North East to more than 2,240 heritage projects which have supported and contributed to communities, regeneration, tourism and the economy and which have helped to look after and open up our heritage for everyone to enjoy.

Your involvement in the committee could help support projects like the one illustrated – BAM! Sistahood! is a project which is engaging different generations of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee women to research, document and design digital platforms to promote and increase understanding of their cultural and political heritage.

View our Committee recruitment page for further details and to apply.

The deadline for applications is Thursday 4 June 2015.