At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic team in preserving and promoting England's heritage.
- Company: Historic England, a champion of cultural heritage with a commitment to diversity.
- Benefits: Hybrid working, wellness programmes, enhanced parental leave, and team social events.
- Other info: Inclusive employer with a focus on personal circumstances and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on heritage while enjoying a flexible work-life balance.
- Qualifications: Leadership experience, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Location Hybrid · United Kingdom (multiple locations) Manchester · York · Newcastle
Inclusive with hybrid working where you are based between the office and home.
Perks and benefits:
- Work from home option
- Wellness programs
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Additional parental leave
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Paid emergency leave
- Sabbatical Opportunities
- Mentoring/coaching
- Payroll giving
- Salary sacrifice
- Team social events
- Team lunches
- Extracurricular clubs
- Cycle to work scheme
Job Description Summary:
Historic England is the public organisation that brings new life to heritage to build a better future for every place and everyone. Historic England has a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Listing Team Leader (North).
What you will be doing:
As our Listing Team Leader (North), you will support the Regional Director and Head of Region in the delivery of corporate priorities relating to designation in the Region and to support the national post of Head of Listing in designation decisions. You will support team members in managing national and regional priorities relating to casework, projects and programmes and to sustain Historic England’s status and reputation as an expert organisation.
Who we are looking for:
- Ability to undertake expert judgements according to nationally consistent principles of selection and to communicate this effectively through written advice.
- An ability to manage complex issues combined with excellent analytical skills.
- Experience and success in leading, managing and motivating a team with diverse skill and responsibilities.
- Ability to build strategic relationships and partnerships at a national and local level to promote and achieve Historic England’s interests and objectives.
- Good advocacy skills and an ability to communicate persuasively both internally and externally.
Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.
Equal opportunity and inclusion:
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 won the Gold Award from MIND for workplace wellbeing in seven consecutive years, 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.
Why work for Historic England:
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 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 recruitmentTeam@Historicengland.org.uk if you have any recruitment queries.
Hiring process:
At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role. At Historic England, we value the expertise and individuality each candidate brings and want to hear about this in your own words. If you require the use of AI tools or other resources to support your application, we ask that all information is factually accurate, original, and reflects your own experience. To best represent yourself, we encourage you to write in your own words and use AI-generated content only as inspiration—not as direct input.
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