National Projects Coordinator

LGBT Jobs; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension

28 days holiday

Corporate discounts

Free English Heritage site entry

Development opportunities

Job summary

Historic England is seeking a National Projects Coordinator to support Portfolio Development and Delivery, coordinating major portfolios and programmes across the organisation. The role involves AI-assisted project coordination and close collaboration with Project and Programme Managers within Historic England.

The position is full-time and national with hybrid working; you will be based in one of the listed offices or from home.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation and time management skills.
• Experience of project coordination or support within projects or programmes.
• Excellent digital skills and confidence in using Microsoft 365 and other digital productivity tools such as Power BI.
• Ability to assimilate, interpret and utilise data to support informed decision-making and improve efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the running of Portfolio Development and Delivery (Portfolio) for major portfolios, programmes and projects.
• Work with Project and Programme Managers to provide AI-assisted coordination of projects and support for programmes across the portfolio.
• Support the delivery of organisational priorities through effective portfolio coordination.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Time management

Project coordination experience

Data interpretation

Tools

Microsoft 365

Power BI

Job description

Location: Bristol, UK Cambridge, UK Portsmouth, UK Swindon, UK Manchester, UK Birmingham, UK York, UK Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Highlighted points for this job

national role with hybrid working

location flexibility across multiple offices

focus on project coordination and support

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 National Projects Coordinator

This is a full time, permanent position.

The location of this role is national, inclusive with hybrid working. You will be based in one of our following offices and/or from home - Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) or Cambridge.

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 below.

What you will be doing

To contribute to the running of Portfolio Development and Delivery (Portfolio), which has responsibility for Historic England’s Unified Portfolio and Delivery Pipeline and for managing major portfolios, programmes and projects of organisational significance.

Portfolio sits in the Corporate Services Group, ensuring Historic England is an adaptable, fundable and sustainable organisation that delivers for heritage by facilitating joined up working, inspiring, challenging and equipping people, nurturing innovation and productivity, managing grant spend and growing income.

This role involves working closely with Project and Programme Managers at all levels within Historic England to provide AI-assisted coordination of projects and support for programmes across the portfolio.

Who we are looking for

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation and time management skills
• Experience of project coordination or support within projects or programmes.
• Excellent digital skills and confidence in using Microsoft 365 and other digital productivity tools such as Power BI.
• Ability to assimilate, interpret and utilise data to support informed decision-making and improve efficiency

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 your 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 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 see your very best self. You can contact us by email at [e-mail] if you have any recruitment queries.

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Provisional interview dates: 12th November 2026