Head of Investment (North)

The National Heritage Memorial Fund; Guiseley; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A national heritage organization is seeking a Head of Investment (North) to lead grant activities across Northern England. This role involves managing the Investment Team, ensuring a strong pipeline of applications, and collaborating with leadership on budget allocations. The ideal candidate will promote inclusive heritage opportunities and work with a hybrid model, spending part of the week in regional offices and part working from home. A commitment to diversity and inclusion is central to the organization's values.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all grant activity across England North.
• Manage the Investment Team and maintain a strong application pipeline.
• Collaborate with the Director, England North to oversee budget allocation for grants.
• Promote inclusive and accessible heritage opportunities for all generations.

Skills

Leadership

Grant management

Collaboration

Inclusive practices

Job description

Job Summary

Vacancy Type: Permanent / Full Time
Salary: £59,423 to £68,533 (R6)
Location: Any of the Heritage Fund's offices in the North - Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle (Hybrid Working)
Application Deadline: Sunday, December 14, 2025

The National Lottery Heritage Fund

As the largest funder for the UK's heritage, our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.

We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to past.

Our mission is to use our expertise to support and champion the UK's heritage and demonstrate the transformative potential of National Lottery funding through delivering our strategy Heritage 2033. We ensure that money from The National Lottery makes a decisive difference for people, places, and communities.

Head of Investment (North)

The primary purpose of this post is to lead and manage all grant activity (including National Lottery and other sources) across the England, North area. This post will manage the "Investment" Team and work with the Head of Engagement to ensure a strong pipeline of applications. The post will also work closely with the Director, England North, to manage the budget allocation for grants in the North of England.

• Lead and manage all grant activity across England North.
• Manage the Investment Team and maintain a strong application pipeline in partnership with the Head of Engagement.
• Collaborate with the Director, England North to oversee budget allocation for grants.
• Promote inclusive and accessible heritage opportunities for all generations.

Application Dates

• Applications close on 14December 2025.
• Interviews are expected to take place on 9 January 2026.

Our Values

• Inclusive of all aspects of heritage, people and communities.
• Ambitious for our people, communities and heritage.
• Collaborative by working and learning together.
• Trusted for our integrity, expertise and judgement.

Flexible Working

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has offices all over the UK and we champion a flexible approach to working where this supports our business needs. We have formally adopted a hybrid working approach. This means that most employees will work from their contracted Heritage Fund office twice a week at minimum. Time spent on site visits to projects or other meetings based at another Heritage Fund or external office are counted as part of those two days. The other days in the week employees may work from home.

Disability Confident Employer

We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for every vacancy. We always endeavour to make reasonable adjustments and special requirements can be discussed and arranged before an interview.

EEO Statement

The National Lottery Heritage Fund pledges to provide an inclusive working and learning environment for our people which prioritises fairness, equality, diversity and inclusion as well as dignity and respect for all. We will create a workspace where intimidation, discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation are not tolerated and actively prevented and opposed.