Events Officer

Be Applied Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Historic England is seeking an Events Officer to join the Communications and Engagement Group in London. This full-time, permanent role offers hybrid working with a mix of office and home days and a strong benefits package.

The role involves organising diverse events for stakeholders, media and specialist audiences, coordinating with suppliers, and supporting high-level engagement activities. Excellent organisational and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing or supporting events from initiation to evaluation for stakeholders and specialist audiences.
• Experience of working with a variety of suppliers and stakeholders to deliver events.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Organise events for Historic England stakeholders, media and specialist audiences.
• Deliver events at key project milestones and Blue Plaque unveilings.
• Support events for the Chairman and co-CEOs as directed by the Head of Strategic Events and Group Operations.
• Be the main day-to-day contact for suppliers and stakeholders and help manage all elements connected with the event.

Skills

Event planning

Vendor coordination

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Job description

Location Hybrid ·London, UK Inclusive with hybrid working where you are based between the office and home

Team Communications and Public Engagement - Strategic Events and Portfolio

Seniority Mid-level

• Closing:11:59pm, 4th Oct 2026 BST

Perks and benefits

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

Candidate happiness

8.01 (12079)

Job Description

Summary

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 Events Officer.

This is a full time, permanent position.

The location of this role is London, inclusive with hybrid working.

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.

What you will be doing

You will help organise a variety of different events that are for Historic England stakeholders, media and specialist audiences. You will help organise events that support the work of the Communications and Engagement Group by delivering events at key project milestones and Blue Plaque unveilings. The role will also support events for the Chairman and co-CEOs as directed by the Head of Strategic Events and Group Operations. The postholder will be the main day-to-day contact for suppliers and stakeholders and will help manage all elements connected with the event.

Who we are looking for

Experience of managing or supporting events from initiation to evaluation for stakeholders and specialist audiences (this role does not manage public facing events)

Experience of working with a variety of suppliers and stakeholders to deliver events

Highly organised with excellent attention to detail

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Proven experience of being solutions focussed and able to adapt to emerging situations calmly and in a proactive manner

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 [e-mail] 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 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.

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 wants 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 [e-mail] if you have any recruitment queries.

At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application 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.

At Historic England, we value the expertise and individuality each candidate brings and want to hear about this in your own words. If you require the use or AI tools or other resources to support your application, we ask that all information is factually accurate, original, and reflects your own experience. To best represent yourself, we encourage you to write in your own words and use AI-generated content only as inspiration—not as direct input.

Provisional interview dates: 14th October 2026.