Internal Communications Officer

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 Internal Communications Officer.

This is a full time permanent contract position.

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.

As our Internal Communications Officer, you will support the delivery of Historic England’s Internal Communications Strategy. Our Internal Communications goal is to convene conversation and share information to create a well-connected internal community who have pride in their organisation. You will play an important role in bringing the vision and values of the organisation to life, in a way that engages and inspires colleagues to contribute towards our success.

• Experience of writing and creating audience-led content
• Experience of translating complex information into content suitable for a wide audience
• Experience of editing content for web and using intranets/Content Management Systems
• Experience of working in internal or external communications
• Experience of collaborating with a range of partners, internal or external
• Experience of using email marketing systems

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.