Business Officer; Inheritance Tax Exemption

Employment Type

Full time 6 Month Fixed-Term Contract.

Location Hybrid
· United Kingdom(multiple locations) Bristol
· Swindon
· York
· Newcastle upon Tyne
· Manchester
· Portsmouth
· Cambridge
· Birmingham Inclusive with hybrid working where you are based between the office and home

Team Regions
- Central

Seniority Junior

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

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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 Business Officer Inheritance Tax Exemption.

This is a full time, 6 month fixed term position.

The location of this role is national, inclusive with hybrid working. You will be based in one of our following offices and/or from home
- Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) or 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.

As part of the team, the Inheritance Tax Business Officer will assist colleagues in the Central Region Team and all Regions Teams in the delivery of Group and corporate targets, with a specific focus on Inheritance Tax Exemption casework. They will support the day-to-day management of Inheritance Tax casework, liaising with stakeholders within the organisation and support the updating of the central tracker.

Ability to analyse complex information and present it in a clear, accessible format.

Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities and use initiative.

Ability to communicate effectively and build productive working relationships with a range of stakeholders.

Aptitude for implementing detailed business processes

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

Historic England is a Disability Confident Leader and normally offers guaranteed interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role, where it is practical and appropriate to do so. We want all candidates to shine in the recruitment process, so please tell us what we can do to help you show us your very best self. For more information, please visit our Everyone is Welcome page , or contact us at recruitment if you have any recruitment queries.

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. Please visit our…