Head of Participation Programmes
| Posting date: | 25 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50,736 to £56,239 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | plus generous benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Historic England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Head of Participation Programmes where you will create, develop and lead ambitious, accessible and inclusive programmes that support Historic England’s corporate strategies and increase active participation among existing and new audiences.
Working with Participation Programmes team members, and colleagues across Communications and Public Engagement, you will plan and deliver an engaging series of activities – often working in partnership with creative and arts organisations to do so - that deliver Historic England’s participation ambitions, aligning with our strategic vision, audience priorities and overall purpose.
You will make connections with partners and networks to deliver programmes that get us noticed and resonate with audiences. You will bring innovation, vision and creativity to shape the participation programmes we deliver and inspire people to understand, enjoy and care for their history and heritage. Rooted in increasing our social impact, and demonstrating heritage’s positive role in society, you will create programmes that support people’s wellbeing and connection to place.
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 - Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth and Cambridge.
Salary
National: £50,736 - £54,560
Cambridge: £52,298 - £56,239
What you will be doing
Strategy
Lead and develop public facing participation programmes as a core strand of Historic England’s Active Participation approach, helping the public engage with, and participate in, the historic environment.
Be responsible for innovative, proactive and integrated programmes that bring Historic England’s stories to life, connecting people to place so they discover and enjoy their local heritage.
Deliver a coherent, curated and themed set of participative activities that engage people in Historic England’s public-facing work, grow our audiences and shape how we work with people in the future.
Coordinate cross-organisational activity that delivers public facing activity and supports long-term corporate strategies such as our wellbeing and inclusion, diversity and equality strategies, and other corporate priorities outlined in the corporate plan.
Leadership
Inspire, lead and motivate the Participation Programmes team to develop innovative public engagement activities in line with audience insights and the broader Active Participation and Connected Communities strategic approaches.
Be an active member of the Communications and Public Engagement Leadership Team, working collaboratively with peers to deliver against corporate priorities.
Deliver innovative, audience-led public engagement programmes and projects that support broader Government Policy and emphasise our social impact.
Test and pilot new ways of working, that develop Historic England’s approach to Active Participation.
Co-Lead the National Blue Plaques Scheme alongside Regions colleagues, ensuring effective delivery, stakeholder engagement and community value.
Delivery
Effectively manage, monitor and allocate budget for participation programmes projects and programmes, in line with finance policy and procedure. Apply and deliver projects within Historic England’s Public Value Framework.
Develop a rolling three to five-year plan of programmes, including our cultural programme, ensuring they benefit from long lead times and good cross-group planning processes.
Working with relevant colleagues, co-ordinate cross-group programmes of activity that support the work of the Participation and Learning department (Archive and Library, Inclusive Heritage and Communities, Heritage Schools).
Actively evaluate, track and monitor the impact of our programming activity, including setting KPIs and other measures of success.
Partnerships
Cultivate, broker and manage partnerships to co-deliver specific programmes of activity, promote partnership working and increase awareness of Historic England among priority audiences.
Create and maintain a good network of contacts from across all relevant sectors.
Learning
Stay up-to-date on sector developments, partnerships and news with a view to placing Historic England at the heart of best practice programming expertise
Cross-Group Working
Be a public engagement ambassador across the organisation, including joining groups and boards as required and as agreed with the Participation & Learning Director.
Management
Effectively line manage the Participation Programmes team, ensuring all members of the team are supported, empowered and have the skills and experience they need to deliver against their job descriptions.
As a manager, ensure our legal obligations and the expectations set out in our policies are met, including health & safety, equality & diversity, finance, procurement, information security, etc.
Be an exemplar for the Historic England values and behaviours.
Where necessary, work flexibly to cover strategic issues in response to changing national organisational and group priorities.
Who we are looking for
Ability to deliver work to support strategic frameworks
Participation programme experience
Experience of leading change and supporting innovation
Leadership and people management
Building and managing effective partnerships and networks
Interview dates: week commencing 3rd June 2024 - MS Teams
Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description –
https://historicengland.org.uk/media/pcrmyl2f/head-of-participation-programmes.odt
Working with Participation Programmes team members, and colleagues across Communications and Public Engagement, you will plan and deliver an engaging series of activities – often working in partnership with creative and arts organisations to do so - that deliver Historic England’s participation ambitions, aligning with our strategic vision, audience priorities and overall purpose.
You will make connections with partners and networks to deliver programmes that get us noticed and resonate with audiences. You will bring innovation, vision and creativity to shape the participation programmes we deliver and inspire people to understand, enjoy and care for their history and heritage. Rooted in increasing our social impact, and demonstrating heritage’s positive role in society, you will create programmes that support people’s wellbeing and connection to place.
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 - Newcastle, York, Manchester, Birmingham, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth and Cambridge.
Salary
National: £50,736 - £54,560
Cambridge: £52,298 - £56,239
What you will be doing
Strategy
Lead and develop public facing participation programmes as a core strand of Historic England’s Active Participation approach, helping the public engage with, and participate in, the historic environment.
Be responsible for innovative, proactive and integrated programmes that bring Historic England’s stories to life, connecting people to place so they discover and enjoy their local heritage.
Deliver a coherent, curated and themed set of participative activities that engage people in Historic England’s public-facing work, grow our audiences and shape how we work with people in the future.
Coordinate cross-organisational activity that delivers public facing activity and supports long-term corporate strategies such as our wellbeing and inclusion, diversity and equality strategies, and other corporate priorities outlined in the corporate plan.
Leadership
Inspire, lead and motivate the Participation Programmes team to develop innovative public engagement activities in line with audience insights and the broader Active Participation and Connected Communities strategic approaches.
Be an active member of the Communications and Public Engagement Leadership Team, working collaboratively with peers to deliver against corporate priorities.
Deliver innovative, audience-led public engagement programmes and projects that support broader Government Policy and emphasise our social impact.
Test and pilot new ways of working, that develop Historic England’s approach to Active Participation.
Co-Lead the National Blue Plaques Scheme alongside Regions colleagues, ensuring effective delivery, stakeholder engagement and community value.
Delivery
Effectively manage, monitor and allocate budget for participation programmes projects and programmes, in line with finance policy and procedure. Apply and deliver projects within Historic England’s Public Value Framework.
Develop a rolling three to five-year plan of programmes, including our cultural programme, ensuring they benefit from long lead times and good cross-group planning processes.
Working with relevant colleagues, co-ordinate cross-group programmes of activity that support the work of the Participation and Learning department (Archive and Library, Inclusive Heritage and Communities, Heritage Schools).
Actively evaluate, track and monitor the impact of our programming activity, including setting KPIs and other measures of success.
Partnerships
Cultivate, broker and manage partnerships to co-deliver specific programmes of activity, promote partnership working and increase awareness of Historic England among priority audiences.
Create and maintain a good network of contacts from across all relevant sectors.
Learning
Stay up-to-date on sector developments, partnerships and news with a view to placing Historic England at the heart of best practice programming expertise
Cross-Group Working
Be a public engagement ambassador across the organisation, including joining groups and boards as required and as agreed with the Participation & Learning Director.
Management
Effectively line manage the Participation Programmes team, ensuring all members of the team are supported, empowered and have the skills and experience they need to deliver against their job descriptions.
As a manager, ensure our legal obligations and the expectations set out in our policies are met, including health & safety, equality & diversity, finance, procurement, information security, etc.
Be an exemplar for the Historic England values and behaviours.
Where necessary, work flexibly to cover strategic issues in response to changing national organisational and group priorities.
Who we are looking for
Ability to deliver work to support strategic frameworks
Participation programme experience
Experience of leading change and supporting innovation
Leadership and people management
Building and managing effective partnerships and networks
Interview dates: week commencing 3rd June 2024 - MS Teams
Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description –
https://historicengland.org.uk/media/pcrmyl2f/head-of-participation-programmes.odt
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