Title: Head of Stonehenge
Location: Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7DE
Salary: From £64,189 p.a. depending on skills and experience
Hours: 36 hours per week, Permanent
We are looking for a Head of Stonehenge to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis. You will be based at Stonehenge, a World Heritage Site and the most visited English Heritage property, leading and managing a large and diverse team to deliver exceptional standards of visitor experience while driving strong financial performance.
Responsibilities
This role requires substantial operational expertise and sound judgement, with the ability to remain composed under pressure and make effective, timely decisions. You will provide strategic leadership across Operations, Retail and Food & Beverage, achieving revenue targets and managing complex budgets to support English Heritage’s wider sustainability goals. The Head of Stonehenge will also work with and lead a team of internal and external stakeholders, oversee the intricate operational arrangements for the summer and winter solstices and all seasonal gatherings, and hold ultimate responsibility for compliance and safety of the site, its visitors and its staff.
Qualifications
* Proven strategic and operational leadership demonstrated through leading large and diverse teams in a complex visitor-facing environment, ensuring consistently high standards of visitor experience, property management and operational performance.
* Strong commercial and financial acumen evidenced by achieving revenue targets across multiple income streams, managing complex budgets and balancing conflicting priorities to deliver a sustainable operating surplus. Demonstrated creative problem solving and proactive initiative to drive new commercial opportunities and improvements.
* High-level communication and external representation demonstrated through clear, authoritative communication and the ability to influence, engage and represent the organisation credibly at senior level.
* Sound judgement, governance and safety leadership reflected in strong analytical capability, confident decision making under pressure and proven experience ensuring compliance, robust internal controls and effective health and safety management.
* Inclusive and influential leadership shown in building collaborative cultures, motivating and developing teams, addressing underperformance and working effectively with diverse audiences, partners and stakeholders.
Benefits
* Salary from £64,189 p.a., depending on skills, experience and location
* 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata, rising to 28 days after 3 years
* Matched pension contributions up to 10%
* Flexible hours
* The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector
* Subscriptions to professional bodies
* Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends and family members
* 25% discount in our shops and cafes
* Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave
* Options to buy additional leave
* An inclusive working atmosphere where everybody is supported from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs
* Opportunities to attend some of our great live music and history events
Everybody’s welcome at English Heritage. We are committed to making sure that English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work. We take wellbeing seriously and are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role.
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