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 Policy Adviser (Listing) as part of our Heritage Protection Team.

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 and Cambridge. 

Salary

National: £30,155 -£31,912 pro-rata

Greater London+: £33,356 - £35,301 pro-rata

What you will be doing

As part of Historic England’s Heritage Protection Team, you’ll support the Senior Listing Policy Adviser and other colleagues to review and develop policy and guidance about the National Heritage List for England (the NHLE).  You’ll also prepare briefings, undertake research and develop and coordinate strategic projects to assist the development of the NHLE.

Your work will support the organisation’s wider objective to improve the quality, consistency and speed of designation decisions, whilst also ensuring the social and economic value of heritage and its role in making successful places is fully realised.

Who we are looking for

• Experience working or volunteering in the museums, culture or heritage sectors

• A commitment to inclusion, diversity and equality and to ensuring heritage is accessible and inclusive

• Ability to work independently when required and manage a varied workload with tight deadlines

• Ability to build positive relationships and work with colleagues in different areas of the organisation as well as external stakeholders

• Experience in managing or co-ordinating projects

• Ability to write well for different audiences

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.

Interview dates: Week commencing 15th July 2024 - Virtually

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

https://historicengland.org.uk/media/baofn5p3/policy-adviser-listing.odt