Youth Engagement Officer

Employment Type

Full time 2 Year Fixed-Term Contract

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

Salary £26,919 - £28,752 (GBP) Pro-rata, dependent on location, plus generous benefits

Team Communications and Public Engagement - Participation Programmes Team

Seniority Junior

• Closing:11:59pm, 22nd Nov 2026 GMT

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 Youth Engagement Officer.

This is a Full Time, 2 Year Fixed-Term Contract.

The location of this role is either Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) or Cambridge, 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 .

What you will be doing

As our Youth Engagement Officer, you will support the development and delivery of Historic England’s work with the youth sector, helping more young people, particularly those who face barriers to participation, to benefit from engagement with local heritage.

Working under the guidance of the Youth Engagement Manager, you will provide practical support for partnerships, projects, training, resources, communications and evaluation.

You will help gather and share the perspectives of young people and support colleagues and partners to develop inclusive approaches to youth engagement.

This is an early career role offering supported experience across heritage, youth engagement and programme delivery.

You will be encouraged to build your knowledge, confidence and professional networks through varied work, training and development opportunities.

Who we are looking for

Some experience of supporting projects, events, learning, participation or engagement work; organising tasks, information or activities; meeting agreed deadlines; and using standard digital tools to support communication, meetings, documents and record keeping.

Experience of working collaboratively, building positive relationships, and communicating clearly and respectfully with different people.

A clear interest in youth engagement, heritage, communities or learning, together with a willingness to develop knowledge and skills in these areas.

A clear commitment to inclusion and safeguarding, and to creating opportunities for young people who face barriers to participation.

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…