Policy Adviser - (Heritage Sector Organisation Resilience

Historic England

Employment Type

Full time Permanent

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

Salary £32,616 - £37,451 (GBP) Band C plus generous benefits

Team Policy and Evidence
- Sector Resilience and Skills

Seniority Mid-level

• Closing:11:59pm, 30th Aug 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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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 Policy Advisor (Heritage Sector Organisation Resilience)

This is a full time permanent contract position.

The salary range for this role is £32,616 - £37,451 dependant on location and experience.

The location of this role is national, inclusive with 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 Policy Adviser (Heritage Sector Organisation Resilience) will be an integral part of a team providing Historic England’s policy and programme work to improve the resilience of the heritage sector in England, so that it is equipped with the knowledge, skills, infrastructure and resources required to allow heritage to fulfil its potential as a driver of good growth and good places.

Reporting to the Policy Manager (Financial and Physical Resilience), you will facilitate and coordinate the team’s engagement with key sector bodies to build a strong awareness of current and future policy changes and sector needs, to provide strategic direction for Historic England’s contribution to the delivery of the Heritage Sector Resilience Plan.

Working collegiately with others in the Sector Policy Directorate, and alongside colleagues from across the organisation, the role will engage with the members of the Historic Environment Forum (especially the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the National Trust, Historic Houses and The Heritage Alliance), as well as other heritage and culture sector agencies and bodies to ensure Historic England’s support offer is appropriately aligned and targeted to complement wider support available.

Who we are looking for

Awareness of important current issues associated with building capacity and sector resilience in the heritage sector

Experience of gathering evidence and using insight to inform the development of strategies

Strong written communication and influencing skills

Experience of building effective partnerships and managing strategic relationships

Project Delivery

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…