Head of Commercial Development

Employment Type

Full time Fixed-Term Contract until August 2028

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

Team Communications and Engagement - Philanthropy & Income Development

Seniority Senior

• Closing:11:59pm, 7th Sep 2026 BST

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 Head of Commercial Development.

This is a full time, fixed-term contract until August 2028.

The location of this role is either York, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, Cambridge, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth or London, inclusive with hybrid working.

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.

To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here .

This role plays a key part in strengthening Historic England’s commercial capability and supporting sustainable income growth.

It has significant cross-organisational reach, influencing how income generation is approached and delivered while ensuring alignment with the organisation’s mission and public responsibilities.

The Head of Commercial Development is a new, senior leadership role within Historic England, responsible for leading the implementation and ongoing evolution of the organisation’s income generation strategy.

In the role, you will bring demonstrable commercial expertise and a strong track record of achieving measurable commercial success to help Historic England translate strategic intent into structured, deliverable programmes that grow and diversify non-government income. Working across the organisation, you will shape compelling commercial offers, support senior leaders to embed consistent approaches to income generation, drive, evaluate and celebrate the achievement of ambitious growth targets, and ensure activity aligns with Historic England’s public purpose and values.

Leading the Income Development team, you will establish and embed a clear, repeatable approach to developing and scaling products and services, working collaboratively with senior stakeholders to deliver sustainable income growth.

The role sits within the Philanthropy & Income Development Department and contributes to organisational performance, innovation and continuous improvement. The role is recruited on an initial two year fixed term basis, with the option of it becoming permanent subject to evaluation.

Significant experience in commercial development, business development or income generation

Demonstrable track-record of achieving measurable revenue growth in a commercial setting

Experience of implementing strategy into delivery, translating high-level objectives into practical, scalable activity

Experience of managing external partnerships, suppliers or commercial relationships, including involvement in negotiations

Skilled in building and evaluating business cases, value propositions and commercial propositions

Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders

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…