Experience

Clifton House Belfast
• United Kingdom
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Heritage Officer

  • Oct 2022 - Present

Belfast Telegraph
• United Kingdom
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Columnist

  • Jan 2022 - Present


Historical Belfast Podcast

• Podcaster

  • May 2020 - Present

  Described in one review as a 'Belfast Tardis', Historical Belfast is Belfast's one and only history podcast on the airwaves. Hosted by historian Jason Burke, it provides an accessible and entertaining insight into the fascinating history of Northern Ireland's capital city, once proclaimed as 'the Athens of the North'. ​"Close your eyes and step back in time... one can almost feel and touch the people, and the atmosphere of old Belfast! Packed with interesting information looking at important and sometimes forgotten events of Belfast history. Balanced, witty and fluid!" (Apple Podcasts Reviewer) Show less



Historical Belfast Walking Tours

• Tour Guide

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  Founded in 2015, and now recommended by TripAdvisor, Historical Belfast Walking Tours are a unique and exciting way to explore the hidden history of Belfast. Historical Belfast Walking Tours invites you to Step Back In Time into the wonders of our history, and will demonstrate that, far from being boring, history is inspiring and enjoyable as well as complex and challenging. This is your chance to view the city of Belfast from a new perspective, an historical perspective. Historical Belfast Walking Tours hopes that by engaging more people with the history of the city that, together, we might all begin to take a little more pride in our surroundings. Led by historian and guide Jason Burke, you will be in the hands of a passionate, knowledgeable, and experienced guide. As a history post-graduate, Jason has created 5-star reviewed tour content of academic quality fused with entertainment and local wit. Show less



Linen Hall Library

• United Kingdom
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Events and Exhibitions Programmer

  • Jan 2020 - Oct 2022

  Developing and delivering the events and exhibitions programme for one of the most important and historic institutions in Northern Ireland. Doing so in a way that enables politically (and historically) sensitive matters to be engaged with in a safe and respectful environment.Striving to achieve excellence across all events, exhibitions and messaging.From May 2021 – March 2022 I oversaw the Linen Hall’s ‘Ireland Divided’ project which marked the centenary of partition and the creation of the Northern Ireland state. Show less

• Community Engagement Officer

  • Jun 2018 - Jan 2020

  Development and delivery of a major exhibition (‘Anonymous Was A Woman’) and a coinciding events & learning programme.Development and delivery of a community engagement programme in collaboration with PRONI on the theme of ‘Women in the Archives’.



Northern Ireland Assembly

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Parliamentary Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2018

  Research and construction of speeches for use in the N.I. Assembly chamber as well as construction of oral and written questions to N.I. Executive ministers. Management of MLA’s diary. This involved arranging meetings with MLAs, Executive ministers, MPs, senior civil servants, lobby groups, councillors, business and community representatives. In the past I have, for example, arranged and taken part in meetings with the Secretary of State for N.I. and the Irish Foreign Affairs Minister. Preparation and dissemination of MLA press releases as well as management of social media platforms. Show less



National Museums NI

• United Kingdom
• Museums
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visitor Guide

  • Sep 2009 - Jun 2016

• Education Facilitator

  • Dec 2010 - May 2012


Unionist Centenary Committee
• Project Co-Ordinator

  • May 2012 - Oct 2012