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 Training Adviser in our Sector Resilience and Skills Team.

This is a Full Time, Permanent post, with hybrid working.

The location of this role is National where we offer hybrid working, you will be based in one of our following offices and from home - Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) and Cambridge. 

Remote working, with occasional office visits, will also be considered.

Salary:

National - £32,616 per annum

Greater London+ - £36,078 per annum

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 28.97% employer 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.

To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here.

What you will be doing

This role will support the Sector Resilience & Skills Team in Historic England to develop their online training offer. 

You will support the design, development and delivery of training – including eLearning, webinars and workshops – aimed at improving the skills and knowledge of those engaged in the understanding, protection and management of the historic environment.  You will work with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from within and without Historic England and use your experience in instructional design, authoring and facilitation to turn content into accessible learning for varied audiences. 

You will work in a team of Training Advisers, each with their own projects.  You will work in a flexible manner and collaborate across projects. 

Who we are looking for

• Experience in designing and delivering eLearning resources and webinars in industry recognised eLearning software packages such as Adobe Connect and Articulate Rise 

• Experience in designing and delivering training courses, both online and in person 

• Knowledge of training techniques and theories, such as learning styles, evaluation theories and how these apply to eLearning and webinars

• Understanding of the value of knowledge sharing and the mechanisms and tools to support it

• Experience of managing projects, events or activities 

Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.

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 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. 

At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.

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

Provisional interview dates: 27th August 2025

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

https://cms.historicengland.org.uk/media/qweogvza/training-advisor-jd.odt