We seek an experienced, confident and enthusiastic individual to support the roll out of the national strategy for Scotland’s historic environment, Our Past, Our Future. You will assist in promoting the strategy, in identifying and establishing the structures needed to deliver the strategy, in coordinating strategy delivery, and in monitoring and reporting on activity. You will have excellent planning, communication and facilitation skills and will engage with a wide variety of partners and stakeholders across Scotland. Benefits of working with Historic Environment Scotland Enrollment onto a Civil Service Pension scheme – 28% employer contribution 25 days annual leave, pro-rata (increasing to 30 days after 3 years) 11.5 public holidays Reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions Support for further education and personal development Study leave for work-related courses Flexible working hours (where appropriate) Free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests) Free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties Key Responsibilities of this role Planning and organising Undertake the detailed planning activity required to support delivery of the strategy on the ground and provide advice and support to others in planning activity to support strategy delivery. Coordinate the strategy delivery groups as required, including scheduling meetings, writing agendas, taking minutes and any follow up work between meetings. Manage the organisation and running of strategy related events, including event planning and programming, engagement with presenters, and creation of facilitation guidance and briefing packs. Provide programme administration support, including day-to-day management of systems and processes to support effective and timely monitoring and delivery of various programme elements. Provide support to the National Strategy team and Strategy and Policy Team as required to meet wider team objectives related to business requirements. Stakeholder engagement and communication Manage stakeholder mapping activity to understand the reach of the strategy and identify opportunities to involve new audiences and delivery partners. Facilitate engagement and consultation with partners and stakeholders at national, regional and local level to establish effective delivery, evidence gathering and reporting mechanisms. Promote the strategy to a wide range of audiences in and outside the historic environment sector, using various media. Manage correspondence and consistent messaging with stakeholders in connection with the strategy, its implementation, delivery and successes. Reporting Day-to-day responsibility for content development, collation, and management of strategy webpages, ensuring new information is posted in a timely manner. Work with the National Strategy Programme Manager and the National Strategy Data Analyst to prepare reports, papers, briefings, and presentations for various stakeholders as required. Key requirements of the role Demonstrate experience of supporting programmes or complex projects involving multiple groups, partners and stakeholders. Demonstrate the ability to work across multiple areas while prioritising competing demands and delivering tasks within tight deadlines. Demonstrate experience of facilitation and engagement at meetings, workshops or other events, including delivering presentations to different audiences. Demonstrate ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders to support programme or project delivery. Demonstrate experience of being resourceful and proactively seeking out solutions. Demonstrate excellent written skills in various formats with proven ability to present complex information accessibly. Advanced Microsoft Word skills: including creation of bespoke styles, and advanced formatting. Experience using collaborative working tools such as Microsoft TEAMS, Trello, Miro, SLIDO and SharePoint. As part of our People Plan, we are dedicated to attracting, recruiting and developing a diverse Board, workforce and volunteer base. We welcome applications from individuals who can demonstrate their current right to work in the UK.