We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.
Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Head of Portfolio Development.
This is a Full Time, Permanent post.
Salary is dependent on location.
National £52,765 per annum
Greater London+ £54,390 per annum
Inner London £57,714 per annum
The location of this role is National where we offer hybrid working, you will be based in one of our following offices and from home - London, Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth (Fort Cumberland) and Cambridge.
We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 28% 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
Working with team colleagues and senior leaders across the organisation, you will drive the development of new initiatives, from initial triage and Treasury Green Book business case development to mobilisation, ensuring benefits management is embedded from the start.
The role sits within Business Improvement Group, a dynamic part of Historic England committed to enabling innovative delivery, developing Historic England as an organisation and focusing its performance.
Who we are looking for
* Proven experience in portfolio and pipeline development and leadership in a complex, large scale organisational environment.
* Experience of developing or leading Treasury Green Book business cases.
* Experience of developing or leading an approach to benefits management in a complex organisation.
* Experience of mobilising delivery teams at pace.
* Strong financial and commercial acumen, including experience in income generation and new business development.
* Accreditation in Better Business Cases Foundation, Management of Portfolios (MoP).
* Strong problem-solver with ability to deal with pressure and challenge.
* Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage at an executive level.
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 just won the Gold Award from MIND, 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.
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