Heritage Officer
1 month ago
We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value, and care for them.
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We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Historic Environment Record Officer as part of the Greater London Archaeological Advisory Service Team.
The Greater London Archaeological Advisory Service Team supports the management of change by providing access to information relating to the historic environment of London. The team maintains and develops the Greater London Historic Environment Record in line with national standards and benchmarks, ensuring that it contributes to the effective use of the planning system at strategic and local levels, and provides advice to owners and others on the sustainable management of the historic environment.
As part of this team, you will assist the HER Manager by continuously maintaining and developing the Historic Environment Record (HER) for London in accordance with the London HER Development Plan. You will contribute to promoting and ensuring accessibility to the London HER to foster understanding and promote good stewardship of the historic environment of the capital, including responding to enquiries for searches of the record and assisting with the management of volunteers.
What you will be doing
- Assist the HER Manager with building effective working relationships with historic environment specialists and other partners to identify relevant sources of information relating to the historic environment, and ensure that it is incorporated into the London Historic Environment Record.
- Work with the Greater London Archaeological Advisers and other partners to negotiate the acquisition of appropriate data for inclusion in the Record.
- Assist with the implementation of the London Historic Environment Record Forward Plan by ensuring that prioritized information is interpreted appropriately and entered accurately onto the record using informed and accessible language in line with defined data standards and guidelines.
- Reply to enquiries and requests for information relating to the Historic Environment Record, applying any charging regime in accordance with agreed protocols.
- Supervise volunteers, including placement students, to the HER in collaboration with the HER Projects Officer.
- Support proactive engagement with the community to share information and promote the value of the historic environment as part of the HER Development Plan.
- Be an effective advocate for the benefits for local places of conserving heritage assets.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties commensurate with the grade and competencies required of the post requested by line management.
Please note that this role will require occasional attendance at community meetings which are usually held at evenings or weekends.
Who we are looking for
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject or significant experience in a relevant field.
- Experience of working with Historic Environment Records including problem-solving within a historic environment context.
- Developed ICT skills in databases and GIS systems, including the ability to accurately input and check computer data.
- Able to clearly, accessibly, and rapidly synthesize information relating to the historic environment.
- Understanding the role and future development of Historic Environment Record Services.
- Ability to manage competing work priorities.
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 recognize 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 us
We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 28% 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 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 our organization at this level.
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