Public Engagement Manager (North East/Yorkshire)
Historic England
public engagement
strategic communications
social media
parliamentary liaison
brand management
media relations
You will lead and be responsible for local public engagement in Historic England’s North East and Yorkshire region. Reporting to the Head of Regional Public Engagement, who is based in London, you will deliver Historic England’s strategic communications and engagement activity, ensuring our vision and mission are well understood and supported across the region, and building widespread support for Historic England’s mission using traditional and social media, and liaising with MPs and their offices. You will be one of six Public Engagement Managers working for Historic England (HE).
You will work closely with the Head of External Affairs who has matrix responsibility for the parliamentary work of the Public Engagement Managers. Working side by side with colleagues in the North East and Yorkshire region, as well as our national media, campaigns and content teams, you will ensure that HE’s brand continues to grow and gain positive recognition among key audiences and that we are in a two-way conversation with them about the future of their local historic environment, and how everyone can help protect it.
media relations
public affairs
communications
stakeholder
influencing
collaboration
- Excellent knowledge of media relations or public affairs
- Experience of successfully creating and delivering a communications, parliamentary or stakeholder plan
- Excellent knowledge of what makes a strong media story
- Experience of influencing and collaborating with a wide range of partners
- Experience of influencing MPs / their staff or stakeholders
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Training + Development- apply via the applied platform, answering competency and suitability questions
- provisional interview scheduled for the week commencing 17 november 2025
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- The organization offers grants, advice, manages listed building classifications, and maintains records of historical sites, contributing to the preservation of the nation's identity.
- Its projects frequently involve the rehabilitation of ancient monuments, the revitalization of historical cityscapes, and the protection of culturally significant locations.
- The entity also engages in innovative projects that integrate modern development with heritage preservation, promoting sustainable expansion while maintaining historical integrity.
- Through its efforts, major landmarks such as Stonehenge and the Tower of London have undergone significant restoration.
- An emphasized aspect of its strategy is public participation, providing resources and guidance for individuals, communities, and local authorities to contribute to heritage preservation.
- Passionate: Showing enthusiasm; Using evidence to establish credibility; Explaining why what you are talking about matters, to inspire action; Delivering high standards and taking pride in the quality of your work; Encouraging others to share what they care about; Celebrating success; Using Historic England’s vision, purpose, values and corporate plan as the context for your work; Being generous and supporting people who take the initiative; Making criticism constructive
- Curious: Taking responsibility for keeping your skills and knowledge up to date; Enabling others to learn and support them through cascading opportunities, constructive feedback, mentoring and coaching; Finding out about the wider context for your work, other parts of Historic England and seeking out others’ knowledge and experience; Being confident about your own skills and knowledge, and being willing to share them with others; Seeking feedback on your strengths and weaknesses, and learning from your mistakes; Reviewing and reflecting on successes and failures and sharing your insights; Being open to making changes and doing things differently; Understanding and addressing your unconscious bias
- Collaborative: Agreeing common objectives and being willing to amend your own priorities; Being clear about the benefits of collaboration and keeping processes proportionate; Involving the right people at the right time; Understanding when to delegate and when to escalate; Doing what you say you will do to time, budget and agreed standards; Communicating progress, challenges and changes to stakeholders; Making timely decisions; Supporting decisions agreed collectively; Recognising the efforts of others and saying thank you; Being aware of the impact you have on other people
- Open: Seeking, using and responding to feedback; Admitting mistakes and changing things if they don’t work; Being honest when you need help and being supportive if someone asks you for help; Listening to and understanding your audience, and finding out what they want and need; Engaging new audiences e.g. by enabling image descriptions; Actively seeking new perspectives, being respectful and making an effort to understand others’ motivations and practices; Being open to new ideas and ways of working e.g. digital collaboration tools; Understanding your audience: communicating creatively and accessibly, and adapting your style where needed; Explaining your decisions; Using plain English
- Responsible: Putting our stakeholders at the centre of what we do and being polite and helpful; Maintaining respect and appreciation for others at all times, no matter what their role, specialism, age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, disability, educational or religious background is; Being fair and consistent; Leading by example and role modelling good practice; Challenging poor behaviour and supporting others to do so; Complying with the law and our own rules – know it, apply it, monitor it; Providing value for money for the tax payer – spending every £ as if it was your own; Taking courageous decisions and supporting others to do the same; Using the public value framework to increase the impact of your work; Being an ambassador for the whole of Historic England; Keeping your diary up to date, making it available to others and turning up on time; Maintaining a good work life balance, and looking after your own and others’ wellbeing
Net Zero by 2040
Climate Commitment Target
Committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2040, aligned with global climate goals.
90% Emission Reduction
Emission Reduction Goal
Aims to reduce emissions by at least 90% by 2040 compared to the baseline footprint.
2022 Baseline Published
Carbon Footprint Initiative
Published baseline carbon footprint in 2022 with clear future milestones.
- Climate Change Strategy vision: by 2040 heritage will enable sustainable living, resilience, job creation, global influence, protected character and adaptation
- Provides guidance to heritage organisations on procurement, waste reduction, digital sobriety, sustainable travel, biodiversity, and offsetting to support sector-wide net zero transition
- Strategy actions: share knowledge by 2023; provide retrofit guidance by 2024; invest in research; share knowledge on carbon reduction & biodiversity
546 respondents
Survey Participation
During the pilot of the Heritage Sector Workforce Diversity Survey conducted between April and June 2024, 546 individuals participated.
90% White
Ethnic Representation
Of the participants, 90% identified as White, highlighting significant underrepresentation of other ethnic groups.
67% full-time contracts
Employment Status
67% of the workforce holds full-time permanent contracts, with this number dropping to 50% among disabled respondents.
20% disabled workforce
Disability Representation
Almost 20% of the workforce identifies as disabled, with 25% identifying as neurodivergent.
- Survey highlighted under‑representation of Black staff in senior roles; internal roundtables scheduled early 2025 to set action plans; next survey planned for 2026
- Less than 10% had a parent in routine/semi-routine manual or service occupations, indicating low social mobility
