Historic Places Regeneration Officer - 0.5 FTE


Company:	Historic England
Salary:	£33,594 to £33,594 a year, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	York
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 3 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	6 Nov 2026
Closing date:	22 Nov 2026

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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 Historic Places Regeneration Officer.

This is a part time (18 hours per week), permanent position.

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.

To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here.

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.

Regeneration Officers make full use of Historic England’s breath of expertise and tools, including grants (both Historic England and Defra funded) and the heritage at risk programme, and they work with external partners to transform the heritage that matters to communities through heritage led regeneration.

Essential requirements

Who we are looking for 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.

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