Historic Places Regeneration Officer

Historic England; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension (28.97% EE)

28 days holiday

Discounts

Free entry to English Heritage sites

Development opportunities

Job summary

Historic England is seeking a part-time Historic Places Regeneration Officer to support the delivery of priority regeneration places. The role is offered on a fixed-term contract to end March 2028 with hybrid working across Manchester, Newcastle or York.

The post collaborates with the Historic Places Regeneration Advisers and other colleagues, drawing on project management, engagement and design skills to deliver impactful projects. Flexible working is highlighted and inclusion is a priority.

Qualifications

• Experience of assessing, managing, delivering grant funded projects.
• Experience of working with grassroots/community organisations.
• Ability to solve problems and work creatively to achieve results.
• Ability to advocate for the value of heritage in place-based regeneration.
• Experience of partnership working.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of our programme for priority places, working with the Historic Places Regeneration Advisers and the team.
• Draw on project management/archaeological/urban design/community engagement skills to deliver impactful projects.

Skills

Grant management

Community engagement

Problem solving

Heritage regeneration

Partnership working

Education

Relevant degree

Job description

• Experience of assessing, managing, delivering grant funded projects
• Experience of working with grassroots / community organisations
• Ability to solve problems and work creatively to achieve results
• Ability to advocate for the value of heritage in place based regeneration
• Experience of partnership working

Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.

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 Historic Places Regeneration Officer.

This is a part time (28.8 hours per week), this is a fixed term contract until end of March 2028.

The location of this role is Manchester, Newcastle or York, 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

The Historic Places Regeneration Officer will support delivery of our programme for priority places, working closely with the Historic Places Regeneration Advisers and other colleagues in the Historic Places Regeneration Team. Regeneration Officers will draw on their skills, whether project management, archaeological, urban design, community engagement, etc., to deliver exemplary and impactful projects., 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.

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.

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.

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: 8th and 15th December 2026

Historic England only accepts applications through our authorised recruitment platform, Applied. We will never ask applicants to pay any fee or provide payment details during the recruitment process.