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 Historic Environment Record Officer.

This is Full Time, 12 months Fixed-Term Contract based in London with hybrid working.

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

The Greater London Archaeological Advisory Service Team supports the management of change by providing access to information relating to the historic environment of London. The team maintains and develops the London Historic Environment Record in line with national standards and benchmarks, ensuring that it contributes to the effective use of the planning system at strategic and local levels, and provides advice to owners and others on the sustainable management of the historic environment.

As part of this team, you will support the HER Manager by continuously maintaining and developing the Historic Environment Record (HER) for London in accordance with the London HER Development Plan. You will contribute to promoting and ensuring accessibility to the London HER to foster understanding and promote good stewardship of the historic environment of the capital, including responding to enquiries for searches of the record and assisting with the management of volunteers. You will also support colleagues in the GLAAS team with the initial appraisal, recording and assessment of planning applications.

Please note that this role will require occasional attendance at community meetings which are usually held at evenings or weekends.

Who we are looking for

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject or significant experience in a relevant field

• Developed ICT skills in databases and GIS systems, including ability to accurately input and check computer data

• Good knowledge of English Archaeology

• Able to clearly, accessibly, and rapidly synthesise information relating to the historic environment

• Good oral and written communication skills

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: 09th and 10th June 2025 - in person in London

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

https://cms.historicengland.org.uk/media/a4rkzsg2/historic-environment-record-officer-london.odt