Senior Engagement Manager (Wales) - Welsh Essential

ArtsJobs; Wales; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading funder of UK's heritage is seeking a Senior Engagement Manager in Wales. This full-time position emphasizes high-level communication in both Welsh and English, with a focus on engaging stakeholders and encouraging applications for heritage funding. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills, particularly in Welsh. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to inclusive heritage initiatives, with interviews conducted in both languages.

Qualifications

• Communication skills in Welsh and English are essential.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement preferred.
• Ability to encourage applications using Heritage Fund Investment Principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead Welsh and English stakeholder engagement in north Wales.
• Encourage applications and provide pre-application advice.
• Organize and attend events related to funding opportunities.

Skills

High-level communication skills (Welsh and English)

Stakeholder engagement

Data-driven approach

Job description

Mon, 22 Sep 2025">published - Mon, 22 Sep 2025

Job Summary

We are currently recruiting for a full time Senior Engagement Manager on a fixed term contract (12 months) as a homeworker based in north Wales. This role can be undertaken as a Secondment opportunity, subject to our agreement with your current employer.

Job Description

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 new strategy Heritage 2033. We ensure that money from the National Lottery makes a decisive difference for people, places and communities.

Communication skills (spoken and written) at a high level in Welsh and English is essential for this role. We encourage applications to be submitted in the Welsh language. Applications submitted in Welsh and English are treated equally. Interviews will be held in Welsh and in English.

This is an exciting time to join the Heritage Fund team in Wales. The post-holder will lead on our Welsh and English stakeholder engagement in north Wales, particularly around our Heritage Place and Heritage in Need: Places of Worship Strategic Initiatives. The post-holder will also take a data led approach to encouraging new applications that take all four Heritage Fund Investment Principles into account, offering pre-application advice, organising and attending events and contributing to our marketing and communications activity.

If you are excited about helping ensure that heritage is inclusive and accessible to everyone, for now and future generations, then we want to hear from you.

We encourage applications to be submitted in the Welsh language. Applications submitted in Welsh and English are treated equally. Interviews will be held in Welsh and in English.

• Applications close at midnight on 12 October 2025.
• Interviews are expected to take place on 24 October 2025.

Job Overview

• Job Title: Senior Engagement Manager (Wales) - Welsh Essential

About The National Lottery Heritage Fund

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder of the UK’s heritage. The projects we fund create lasting and positive change for people and communities and we believe that heritage has a crucial role to play in contributing to a more equal society.