Location: Hybrid · United Kingdom (multiple locations) York · Manchester · Newcastle. Hybrid working where you are based between the office and home. Team: Regions – North. Seniority: Senior.
- Closing: 11:59pm, 26th Jul 2026 BST
Perks and benefits
- Work from home option
- Wellness programs
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Additional parental leave
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Paid emergency leave
- Sabbatical opportunities
- Mentoring/coaching
- Payroll giving
- Salary sacrifice
- Team social events
- Team lunches
- Extracurricular clubs
- Cycle to work scheme
Job Description
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 Assistant Business Manager (North).
This is a full time, permanent contract position.
The location of this role is York, Manchester or Newcastle, 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 Assistant Business Manager, you will support the Business Manager in providing feedback to the Local Leadership team on operational and grants budgeting, designation casework, and in ensuring compliance with agreed practices and standards. You will provide quality assurance in relation to our listing, advisory and grant work. You will lead the Planning coordination function of the Business Support teams and be responsible for developing the team’s capabilities in the delivery of statutory casework, grant-aid and advice.
Who we are looking for
- Experience of managing complex business processes or projects
- Experience of working positively and constructively with others to deliver projects or services
- Effective communication skills to reach a variety of audiences
- Ability to effectively manage competing priorities / work under pressure to meet deadlines
Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.
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. 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 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. You can contact us by email at recruitmentTeam@Historicengland.org.uk if you have any recruitment queries.
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