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 has an exciting opportunity for you to become our Assistant Business Manager in the South West team.

National salary range: £30,155 – £30,300 pro-rata

Greater London + salary range: £33,356 - £35,000 pro-rata

What you will be doing

The Assistant Business Manager will support the Business Manager in providing feedback to the Local Leadership team on operational and grants budgeting, designation casework, and in ensuring compliance with agreed practices and standards. They will provide quality assurance in relation to our listing, advisory and grant work. They will lead the Listing coordination function of the Business Support teams and be responsible for developing the team’s capabilities in the delivery of designation casework, grant-aid and advice.

What we are looking for:

Experience of managing complex business processes or projects

Ability to work under pressure and meet challenging deadlines

Effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to handle customer queries and complaints with tact and courtesy

Ability to work positively and constructively as part of a team

Previous experience of financial management

Line management experience and an understanding of the associated responsibilities

Ability to influence peers and senior colleagues

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 offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 26% 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.

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.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

Historic England want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at ResourcingTeam@Historicengland.org.uk if you have any recruitment queries.

Provisional virtual interview dates: week commencing 15th January 2024.

To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.