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About Us
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 become our Historic Places Adviser.
The Partnerships Team will support local communities (including through local authority partners) in appreciating the significance of their local historic environment and its potential to deliver benefits for the community by: promoting the effective use of the planning system at strategic and local levels; building capacity; engaging with communities to identify opportunities for enhancement; supporting networks; and championing Historic Places. The Team also supports the Development Advice team.
As part of this team, the Historic Places Adviser will work with local communities and partners to promote the appreciation of, and the potential to enhance, local historic areas so that the benefits both accruing to and derived from the historic environment are maximised. They will develop partnerships and identifying funding for ‘preserving or enhancing the character or appearance’ of Conservation Areas at Risk and other priorities, such as High Street Heritage Action Zones. They will also work on occasion with the Development Advice team, particularly where their master-planning and urban design skills are required, as well as contributing to national and local guidance. They will lead the HE contribution to Neighbourhood Plans in priority places.
What you will be doing
To take the lead on strategic discussions with the local authorities and key partners, including developers, on the management and enhancement of Conservation Areas, identifying potential sources of funding and opportunities for preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of Historic Places.
In liaison with colleagues, to support local communities in understanding the significance of their local historic environment and its potential to deliver benefits for the community in the context of neighbourhood planning.
To work with colleagues to support the development and maintenance of effective relationships with Local Authorities, other organisations and community groups to promote the sustainable management of Historic Places.
To support the delivery of the national and local HAR strategies, in particular assisting with the application of resources to Conservation Areas at Risk.
To contribute to the work of the Development Management team by providing expert advice where master-planning/urban design skills are required.
To support the delivery of our Corporate Plan, as agreed with line management.
To be an effective advocate for the benefits of local places of conserving heritage assets.
To undertake any other reasonable duties commensurate with the grade and competencies required of the post requested by line management.
Please note that:
- the role requires regular travel to sites not serviced by public transport.
- the role may require visiting/inspecting sites which is likely to require climbing scaffolding and negotiating confined space (e.g. Church roofs, etc.).
- the role will require occasional attendance at community meetings which are usually held at evenings or weekends.
- this is a Fixed Term, 18 Month post at full time, although HE is happy to discuss flexible working and/or job sharing.
What we are looking for
- A degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
- Proven track record in managing positive change to Historic Places
- Project management experience and track record in working with Local Authorities, developers, community groups and other stakeholders
- Excellent negotiating and influencing skills
- Excellent knowledge of the historic environment and its assets
- Specialist knowledge of applying urban design principles to area-based strategies (i.e. master-planning)
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. Historic England will consider secondments from other organisations. 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, 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 [email protected] if you have any recruitment queries.
Provisional interview dates: End of January 2023, at The Foundry.
To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.
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