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 Events Officer.

What you will be doing

This role will help organise a variety of different events that are for Historic England stakeholders, media and specialist audiences. In this role, you will help organise events that support the work of the Communications and Public Engagement Group by delivering events at key project milestones. You will also support events for the Chairman and Chief Executive as directed by the Head of Strategic Events and Portfolio. You will be the main day-to-day contact for suppliers and stakeholders and will help manage all the elements connected with the events.

As our Events Officer, you will plan and execute approximately 6-12 events a year that are varied and differ in size and scope. Looking after both in-person and online events for the CPE Group, with a particular focus on events that support the Group’s priority projects and programmes.

You will be working with the Head of Strategic Events and Portfolio to support events for, and with, the Chief Executive and Chairman.

Who we are looking for

• Experience of managing or supporting events from initiation to evaluation for stakeholders and specialist audiences (this role does not manage public facing events)

• Experience of working with a variety of suppliers and stakeholders to deliver events

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Proven experience of being solutions focussed and able to adapt to emerging situations calmly and in a proactive manner

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% 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.

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.

Interview dates: Week commencing 29th July 2024 - Virtual

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

https://historicengland.org.uk/media/v3vcsdy0/events-officer-updated.odt