Summary

Historic England works to improve lives by championing and protecting the historic environment.  Our vision is a heritage that is valued, celebrated and shared by everyone, that people connect with and learn from, and that we are proud to pass on to future generations.An exciting opportunity has arisen at Historic England and we are looking for a

motivated, innovative, and collaborative Regional Director to join our London and South East Region.

The Regional Director is the senior representative of Historic England across London and the South East of England and a powerful and public advocate for Historic England, the historic environment and the positive part heritage plays in society. They lead Historic England staff based in the region to improve lives by championing and protecting the historic environment.

What you will be doing

As Regional Director you will be a public advocate for Historic England and for heritage, building effective relationships with key regional influencers across central, regional, and local government and the private, voluntary and community sectors to ensure that the historic environment plays a full role in sustainable growth in London and the South East.

You will lead the effective delivery of Historic England’s engagement, advice, grants, research and programmes across London and the South East in line with Historic England’s strategy, policies and guidance and our KPIs and income targets.

You will be responsible for developing and leading a high-performing regional team which includes a broad range of specialisms and expertise.  You will ensure the effective management of staff and resources, ensuring legal obligations and the expectations set out in our policies are met.

You will lead an effective approach to evaluation to help ensure that our work in the London and South East Region achieves and demonstrates maximum impact. You will inspire innovation and look at ways to do things differently, constantly evolving to result in best practice.

You will play a key role in the development of Historic England strategies, policies and projects in the regional team.  As part of our Regions Leadership Team, you will also help to further develop the strategic direction for the organisation and play a key role in strategic resource planning across Historic England.

Our key areas of focus include levelling up, climate change, the continued invigoration of our High Streets and how heritage can support sustainable growth.  It will be the role of the Regional Director to create and develop the thinking that can drive forward these important agendas across London and the South East.

What we are looking for

·       Experience of influencing and collaborating with a wide range of partners.

·       Experience of creating and leading multi-disciplinary teams.

·       Experience of initiating and leading projects within a strategic framework. 

·       Broad knowledge of the history and historic environment of England.

·       Excellent written and spoken communication skills capable of spanning range of audiences including media.

·       Strategic thinking and creative problem-solving skills.

·       Commercial acumen.

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 26% contributions, a generous 28 days holiday (holiday increases to 30 days after two years and then 33 days after five), 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. We want to make sure that our people better reflect the demographics of the communities in which we work, enabling us to benefit from a diverse range of perspectives and recruit from the widest pool of talent.

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.

Historic England want all of our candidates to feel supported 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 our executive recruitment partners for further information; Rebecca Jones and Jonathan Swain by email at historicengland@mcleanpartnership.com

How to apply

You are not required to complete the Applied application form for this vacancy.

Please provide an up-to-date CV with a supporting statement of your credentials and suitability for the role by Friday 17th February 2023 at 6.00pm. These can be emailed through to historicengland@mcleanpartnership.com

Deadline date: 6.00pm, Friday 17th February, 2023