Business Officer

Employment Type

Part time 27 hours per week, Permanent.

Location Hybrid
· United Kingdom(multiple locations) Newcastle
· York
· Manchester We offer hybrid working where you will be based in the office and from home

Team Regions - North East

Seniority Junior

• Closing:11:59pm, 4th Oct 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

8.01 (12132)

Summary

We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.

Historic England have two fantastic opportunities for you to join us as our Business Officer based in York or Newcastle.

This is a part-time (27 hours per week - please note, our full time working hours are 36 hours per week), permanent post, based in Newcastle Manchester or York with hybrid working.

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 jobs pages or contact us to find out more.

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit
pension scheme to which we make 28.97% employer contributions, 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 Business Management Team provides support across the local teams’ work and will take a proactive role in service delivery through managing the delivery of grant-aid and advisory services and dealing directly with our customers.

As part of this team, you will assist colleagues in Development Advice and Partnerships teams in the delivery of Group and corporate targets. You will facilitate the efficient provision of statutory and other advice and will manage individual grants, including assisting with negotiations and complying with procurement and financial administration procedures. You will support the Local Leadership team in responding to external and internal requests for information and briefings.

Who we are looking for

Experience in working with the public

Experience in implementing Business Processes

Numeracy and Analytical Skills

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 recruit men 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…