Archive Digital Development Officer

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.

We are seeking a new Archive Digital Development Officer to join us.

We are the nation's Archive of England's historic environment. We commit to be open, relevant and reflective of all stories and places so we can better knowledge of the historic environment and how it has shaped our rich and diverse cultural identities. We curate a dynamic collection that tells the story of the collective memories and lived histories of places in England.

What you will be doing

As a member of the Historic England Archive team (HEA), you will contribute to the better understanding of our collections and you will ensure that the content and assets are shared in accessible, inspiring and engaging ways with a diverse range of audiences. Through your work, you will also aid the delivery of material for the purposes of income generation and improved access.

The Archive Engagement and Projects team is responsible for engaging a diverse range of people with our collections and content.

By working closely with colleagues across the Archive and the Public Engagement Team, you will be responsible for Archive websites and developing open and engaging access to our collections, to meet the needs of a range of users. You will also manage processes to increase the availability of our content through external partnerships.

What we are looking for:

• Experience in website and systems management in an Archive, Heritage or related sector.
• Experience of investigating, reporting and escalating website and systems issues and specifying change requests.
• Experience of working with users to understand and document their requirements.
• Knowledge of the principal uses of Historic England's collections by a range of users.
• Good knowledge of the technical issues surrounding the management of online data sets.
• Excellent team-working skills.

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, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

We are dedicated to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to aid 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 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 wants 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 .

If you would like to discuss the vacancy further, please contact for further details.

Provisional interview dates - w/c 5th February 2024.
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