Policy Adviser - Community Wellbeing, HISTORIC ENGLAND

What You Will Be Doing

The Policy Adviser (Community Wellbeing) will be an integral part of a team providing Historic England’s advice to government and organizational strategy on public policy that delivers strong community outcomes through heritage thereby improving people’s lives. You will support our approach to issues such as health and wellbeing, youth, inclusion and civil society to ensure the social and economic value of heritage and its role in making successful places is fully realized.

You will facilitate the team’s engagement with DCMS other government departments on community work, enabling effective, influential relationships. You will coordinate activity that supports our strategic direction, evidence-based insight and sector leadership, to influence policy-making in a way that ensures mutually beneficial communities, places and heritage.

You will assist our work with relevant partners, both within and outside the heritage sector, to enable their constructive engagement in the process. You will work collegiately with others in the Place Policy Directorate, alongside colleagues across the Policy and Evidence Group and Regions Group, supporting delivery of high quality advice and the design of impactful community programs.

You will be outcome-focused and will help ensure our policy engagement is targeted towards achieving our corporate priorities in the most effective and efficient manner.

Who we are looking for

• An academic or professional qualification in a relevant discipline
• Proven experience of gathering evidence and undertaking research and analysis
• Evidence of policy work in a relevant field
• Able to take personal responsibility for their own work and see things through
• Confident and adaptable communication style
• Experience of stakeholder and relationship management

Benefits

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.

Qualifications and Experience

• An academic or professional qualification in a relevant discipline
• Proven experience of gathering evidence and undertaking research and analysis
• Evidence of policy work in a relevant field
• Able to take personal responsibility for their own work and see things through
• Confident and adaptable communication style
• Experience of stakeholder and relationship management

Equal Opportunity

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.

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.

Provisional Interview Dates

Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description: https://historicengland.org.uk/media/l4nbxdw2/pe-policy-adviser-community-wellbeing-jd-jun-2026.odt