Summary

We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.

Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Listing Coordinator where you will assist colleagues in the Listing team in the delivery of targets and priorities. In this role you will coordinate and administer listing casework for the whole of London and the South East.

What you will be doing

To act as the initial point of contact for customer enquiries concerning listing, ensuring high standards of customer service at all times. Ensuring effective communication with owners and other stakeholders.

To assist colleagues in the Listing team by acting as a first point of contact for listing application enquiries; processing listing casework from application to notification (including updating the National Heritage List for England) to nationally agreed principles of selection and procedures.

Managing casework via the Unified Designation System (UDS), including validation, undertaking supporting research as required, briefing on hot or significant cases on receipt, coordination of initial and full assessment by Listing Advisers to agreed deadlines, notification of decisions and new listings to applicants and other stakeholders.

Undertaking project work and day-to-day project support for the strategic listing programme, as agreed with the Listing Team Leader. Liaising with Information Specialists on data collection, mapping and data standards issues.

Contributing to cost-estimation for Enhanced Advisory Service (EAS) cases in liaison with the Listing Team Leader and Senior Advisers, and monitoring contract progress. Liaising closely with colleagues in the National Listing Team in Policy and Evidence to ensure effective delivery of casework to the Department for Digital, Cultural, Media & Sport (DCMS).

To assist the delivery of all Corporate Plan activities as agreed with line management.

To be a positive advocate for the work of Historic England.

To undertake any other reasonable duties commensurate with the grade and competencies required of the post requested by line management.

Who we are looking for

• Good numeracy and analytical skills

• Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative

• Good oral and written communication skills

• Previous experience of working in a team environment

• Proven experience of working directly with members of the public

• Enthusiasm for the historic environment and its management

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having just won the Gold Award from MIND, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.

We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.

Why work for Historic England

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 28% contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

Historic England want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at recruitmentTeam@Historicengland.org.uk if you have any recruitment queries. 

To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.

Likely interview date: 2nd May 2024 - London

Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description –

https://historicengland.org.uk/media/hail1c1k/listing-coordinator.odt