Grants Manager (Regional Grants)

Be Applied Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; 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 a Grants Manager (Regional Grants) to join the Grants Team in a hybrid role across multiple locations in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on managing regional grant schemes, supporting HARCF and PWRF programmes, and delivering value-for-money outcomes within a dynamic heritage context.

The candidate will contribute to the delivery of Historic England's strategic grants plan, work with regional teams, and engage external partners.

Qualifications

• Experience in the historic environment or heritage sector.
• Experience and proven track record in grant management and/or major financial management.
• Experience in line management and working under pressure.
• Experience prioritising and assessing grant applications for value for money and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to delivery of HE grants strategy and regional grant schemes.
• Support central administration of HARCF and PWRF grants.
• Advise regional teams on grant delivery and monitoring.
• Collaborate with Grants Team, regional teams and external partners.

Skills

Grant management

Stakeholder engagement

Budget oversight

Leadership/line management

Analytical skills

Job description

Location Hybrid ·United Kingdom(multiple locations) Newcastle · York · Manchester · Birmingham · Swindon · Bristol · Portsmouth · Cambridge Inclusive with hybrid working where you are based between the office and home

Team Regions - Grants

Seniority Mid-level

• Closing:11:59pm, 28th Oct 2026 GMT

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

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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 Grants Manager (Regional Grants).

This is a full time, permanent position.

The location of this role is either Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) or Cambridge, 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.

To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here .

What you will be doing

This post forms part of the Grants Team, which brings together management of our Places and People & Research grant schemes, as well as support for time-limited Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) funded grant programmes, which currently includes the Heritage at Risk Capital (HARCF) and Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF) from 2026 to 2030.

As our Grants Manager (Regional Grants), working with Grants Team colleagues, regional teams and other Groups, you will make a major contribution to the successful delivery of the Historic England Strategic Plan 2026-31.You will take a proactive role in the central administration and delivery of the grants delivered by Historic England’s regional teams, specifically the Places grants and regional People grants, and advise and support the central and regional teams delivering the HARCF and PWRF.

Who we are looking for

Experience in the historic environment, heritage or a heritage related field

Experience and a proven track record of grant and/or other major financial management

Experience of line management and/or effective management skills exercised in a high‑pressure environment

Experience in prioritising and assessing grant applications and designs especially in terms of value for money and outcomes

Ability to communicate persuasively and diplomatically with staff at all levels, and with colleagues and a diversity of external partners, both verbally and in writing, in a manner which instils and inspires confidence

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: 13th November 2026

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