National Blue Plaque Scheme Coordinator in Manchester

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 National Blue Plaque Scheme Coordinator. This is a Part Time, Fixed-Term Contract until 10th June 2026 working 18 hours a week. 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 (Fort Cumberland) and Cambridge.

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 28.97% 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.

What you will be doing:

• The National Blue Plaque Scheme Coordinator is a key member of the National Blue Plaques team. In this role, you will be responsible for the smooth running of the scheme, supporting the Head of Participation Programmes to ensure all aspects of the programme are delivered effectively.
• You will monitor the public blue plaques inbox, responding to e-mails and escalating any that need the attention of the Head of Participation Programmes.
• You will support the Head of Participation Programmes to run the annual nomination process, from helping to make sure we get the most diverse range of people being nominated for a plaque through to the sifting process and shortlisting.

Who we are looking for:

• Good experience in administrative processes
• Competence in standard IT packages (Word, Excel) and some experience of working with graphic and design packages (e.g. Adobe Illustrator, InDesign)
• Comfortable with innovating, trying new ways of working and the uncertainty that accompanies this
• Constructive and collaborative approach – inspiring internal and external stakeholders, achieving buy-in through communicating passion, logic, insight and purpose
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including strong negotiating and influencing skills
• Excellent organisational skills

Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.

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 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.

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.

Provisional virtual interview dates: w/c 23rd February 2026.