Expert

Rīgas valstspilsētas pašvaldības Pilsētas attīstības departaments

LATVIJA, Dzirnavu iela 140, Rīga, Rīga, Lotyšsko

Riga City Municipality (Reg. No. 90011524360) institution Riga City Municipality Department of City Development invites applications for a permanent position in the Office for the Preservation of Cultural and Historical Heritage Expert in the field of cultural heritage The Riga City Municipality Department of City Development is the leading institution of Riga City Municipality in the field of strategic development of Riga city, ensuring balanced development planning of the capital and promoting the competitiveness of the city's economy. The Office for the Preservation of Cultural and Historical Heritage of the Department of City Development ensures the protection of locally significant cultural monuments, and promotes, identifies and supports the preservation, research and promotion of Riga's unique and diverse cultural and historical heritage. If you are ready to join our team, we invite you to apply! We will entrust you with: • monitoring and controlling the preservation of locally significant cultural monuments and compliance with protection standards; • participating in the assessment of construction intentions for locally significant cultural monuments in accordance with applicable cultural monument protection regulations. Preparing work permits for locally significant cultural monuments; • maintaining the documentation database of locally significant cultural monuments and the collection of informative documentation available to the Office; carrying out activities related to updating, supplementing, renewing and recording of said documents; • conducting research of potentially culturally and historically valuable heritage objects, preparing reports for determining the level of cultural and historical value of objects; • conducting inspections of locally significant cultural monuments; preparing or supplementing documentation records, documenting the work performed; participating in the acceptance of objects into operation; • preparing information for owners (managers) of cultural monuments regarding the use and preservation of cultural monuments and the prevention of violations of protection standards; • consulting within the scope of your competence owners (managers) and the public regarding questions of cultural heritage preservation; • providing suggestions for the preparation of Riga territory planning, local plans, detailed plans and their amendments; participating in their review and discussion; • participating in the development of proposals for the preservation and development of significant cultural and historical heritage objects; • participating in projects related to cultural and historical heritage; • preparing and providing suggestions for the development of regulatory act drafts; • preparing draft responses, administrative acts and reference materials. We expect: • higher education in architecture or art history, with desirable additional education in the field of cultural heritage; • knowledge of regulatory acts necessary for the performance of job duties; • good practical skills for working with Word, Excel, Outlook software and office equipment; • work experience corresponding to the position competencies - 2 years / professional experience corresponding to the position competencies; • ability to prepare business correspondence documents – knowledge of record management principles; • effective planning skills; • professional communication skills; • knowledge of the state language. We offer: • compensation of 1950 EUR (before tax payment); • dynamic, creative and responsible work in a modern work environment; • opportunity to gain valuable work experience in a team with professional and responsive colleagues; • opportunity to supplement knowledge and skills and participate in the preservation of Riga city's cultural heritage; • flexible work time organization and remote work options; • health insurance policy after the trial period; • additional leave up to 10 days. Candidates meeting the stated requirements are requested to send application documents (a motivated cover letter, a description of life and previous work experience (CV) in Latvian, a copy of the document certifying education) with the indication "Expert in the field of cultural heritage" by September 28, 2026 (inclusive) to the Human Resources Department of the Administrative Management of the Riga City Municipality Department of City Development, 140 Dzirnavu iela, Riga, LV-1050 or by e-mail: [email protected] Phone for inquiries: 67105472; e-mail: [email protected] Thank you for your interest and please note that only applications containing all the specified documents will be reviewed. We will contact candidates who are selected for the second round of personnel selection. More information about the services provided and the scope of work of the Office for the Preservation of Cultural and Historical Heritage is available here: https://www.rdpad.lv/kulturvesturiska-vide/ Your personal data processor is Riga City Municipality (Department of City Development of Riga City Municipality). Address: Ratslaukums 1, Riga, LV-1539. The purpose of personnel selection is to identify the most suitable candidate with whom the municipality can establish employment relations. More information about the processing of the candidate's personal data is available in the Regulations on Personnel Selection Privacy Policy.