Youth Engagement Officer

Historic England; Swindon, Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 28.97% employer contributions

28 days holiday

Corporate discounts

Free entry to English Heritage sites

Job summary

Historic England is inviting applications for a Youth Engagement Officer. This is a Full Time, 2 Year Fixed-Term Contract. The role offers hybrid working across multiple locations, with a focus on engaging youth and widening participation in heritage activities.

The Youth Engagement Officer will support partnership development, training, resources and evaluation, while helping gather young people's perspectives and creating inclusive engagement approaches.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting projects, events or engagement work with deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate clearly with various people.
• Interest in youth engagement, heritage, communities or learning; willingness to develop skills.

Responsibilities

• Support development and delivery of Historic England’s youth work; help more young people participate.
• Provide practical support for partnerships, projects, training, resources, communications and evaluation.
• Gather and share young people's perspectives and support inclusive approaches to youth engagement.

Skills

Project support

Collaborative work

Youth engagement

Inclusion & safeguarding

Job description

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 Youth Engagement Officer.

This is a Full Time, 2 Year Fixed-Term Contract.

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.

What you will be doing

As our Youth Engagement Officer, you will support the development and delivery of Historic England’s work with the youth sector, helping more young people, particularly those who face barriers to participation, to benefit from engagement with local heritage.

Working under the guidance of the Youth Engagement Manager, you will provide practical support for partnerships, projects, training, resources, communications and evaluation. You will help gather and share the perspectives of young people and support colleagues and partners to develop inclusive approaches to youth engagement.

This is an early career role offering supported experience across heritage, youth engagement and programme delivery. You will be encouraged to build your knowledge, confidence and professional networks through varied work, training and development opportunities.

Youth Engagement Officer

Company: Historic England

Salary: £26,919 to £28,752 a year, pro rata

Hours: Full-time

Location: Swindon, SN2 2EH

Working pattern: Hybrid - 3 days remote

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 5 Nov 2026

Closing date: 22 Nov 2026

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 Youth Engagement Officer.

This is a Full Time, 2 Year Fixed-Term Contract.

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

Salary

National: £26,919 pro-rata

Cambridge: £28,752 pro-rata

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

As our Youth Engagement Officer, you will support the development and delivery of Historic England’s work with the youth sector, helping more young people, particularly those who face barriers to participation, to benefit from engagement with local heritage.

Working under the guidance of the Youth Engagement Manager, you will provide practical support for partnerships, projects, training, resources, communications and evaluation. You will help gather and share the perspectives of young people and support colleagues and partners to develop inclusive approaches to youth engagement.

This is an early career role offering supported experience across heritage, youth engagement and programme delivery. You will be encouraged to build your knowledge, confidence and professional networks through varied work, training and development opportunities.

Essential requirements

Who we are looking forSome experience of supporting projects, events, learning, participation or engagement work; organising tasks, information or activities; meeting agreed deadlines; and using standard digital tools to support communication, meetings, documents and record keeping.Experience of working collaboratively, building positive relationships, and communicating clearly and respectfully with different people.A clear interest in youth engagement, heritage, communities or learning, together with a willingness to develop knowledge and skills in these areas.A clear commitment to inclusion and safeguarding, and to creating opportunities for young people who face barriers to participation.

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