Overview
Historic England are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.
This is a full-time, 12-month fixed term post for the Stakeholder Engagement and Briefing Transformation Lead in the Chief Executive’s Office. The role is flexible across our offices, with expectation of some time in the London office.
Location and type
Location: Hybrid · United Kingdom (multiple locations) Portsmouth, Bristol, City of, Swindon, Cambridge, Birmingham, Newcastle upon Tyne, London, York, Manchester. We offer hybrid working with time in the office and at home.
Employment Type: Full time, 12 month fixed-term contract
Salary
National £45,000 per annum; Cambridge £48,000 per annum; Inner London £50,000 per annum
What you will be doing
This is a particularly exciting moment to join Historic England, as we enter a new chapter under the leadership of our recently appointed CEO. In this pivotal role within the Chief Executive’s Office, you will drive transformation by creating and leading the innovative Briefing Hub—an engine for strategic thinking and impactful engagement.
Your leadership will play a key role in shaping how Historic England communicates with clarity and influence, delivering a dynamic and coordinated approach to briefings and stakeholder engagement.
You’ll have the opportunity to design and implement best-in-class processes for briefings and speechwriting—raising the quality of our messaging and strengthening our voice. By bringing teams together, you’ll foster collaboration that inspires creativity, consistency, and purpose. Under your guidance, our engagement with stakeholders—from government representatives to leaders in the cultural sector—will be bold, effective, and unforgettable.
Who we are looking for
* Extensive experience of writing briefings, speeches and reports at Executive level
* Proven experience of managing complex projects
* Strong stakeholder engagement management skills, with both internal and external people
* Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, negotiate and collaborate
* Demonstrable digital and analytical skills with the ability to process and evaluate data effectively
Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
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 just won the Gold Award from MIND, 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. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.
Why work for Historic England
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, and particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.
You can contact us by email at recruitmentTeam@Historicengland.org.uk with any recruitment queries.
We use a hiring system called Applied, a behavioural science-backed platform. We do not use CV applications for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role. The use of AI or automated tools is not permitted in our recruitment process.
Provisional interview date: 14th October 2025
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