Head of International and External Affairs

7 months ago

London, United Kingdom The National Archives Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 341399**Salary**:

- £48,108 - £54,000- per annum- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- TNA - CEO**Type of role**:

- Governance
- Strategy
- Other**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- London, London (region), TW9 4DUAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- The Head of International & External Affairs is The National Archives’ senior liaison for our international work and leads the International & External Affairs function within CEO’s Office. They ensure that our key international and strategically important external relationships are maintained and developed and that The National Archives is connected at the right levels and in the right forums to advance its strategic vision, Archives for Everyone.
- Working closely with the Chief Executive and Keeper and other senior leaders, they play the key role in ensuring that The National Archives systematically identifies, explores and exploits opportunities to advance its strategic goals around international working and global leadership, within the context of wider Government strategies for cultural diplomacy and ‘soft power’.
- The Head of International & External Affairs coordinates work, across the organisation and externally, to position The National Archives as an influential leader and partner in the international and intergovernmental arena. As the first and subsequently coordinating point of contact for many of our most important and very senior stakeholders (including but not limited to national archivists, executive-level officials of international bodies, overseas dignitaries and other VIPs) they act as an ambassador for The National Archives, building a network of advocates for its work and ensuring that The National Archives makes and maintains the relationships it needs to fulfil its potential as a 21st Century national archive.
- The Head of International & External Affairs has line-management responsibility for the Strategic Relations Coordinator (and as appointed any other members of the International & External Affairs team) and matrix-management responsibility for other members of The National Archives’ staff engaged in delivering key projects and events led from the International & External Affairs function.**Job description**:

- Full job description attached (see below).**Person specification**:
This is a full time post. However, requests for part-time working, flexible working and job share will be considered, taking into account at all times the operational needs of the Department.

A combination of onsite and home working is available and applicants should be able to regularly travel to our Kew site for a minimum of 60% of their work time.

We would particularly like to encourage applicants from backgrounds currently underrepresented in archives, including those who identify as Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT+), from Black, Asian and minority ethnic cultural backgrounds, those who are neurodivergent, and those with hidden or visible disabilities.

**How to apply**:
You will be asked to provide details of your work experience and write a personal statement. In your personal statement please explain, using examples, how you meet each of the essential criteria given below. You may draw on knowledge, skills, abilities, experience gained from paid work, domestic responsibilities, education, leisure interests and voluntary activities. Please note selection for interview will largely be based on the information you provide in this section. Ideally your personal statement will be about 1000 words.

Essential criteria:

- Significant experience, with demonstrable impact at a senior level, of international engagement on behalf of a cultural, heritage or similar body
- A proven ability to conceive, plan and deliver stakeholder-focused events and other projects that enhance corporate reputation and further strategic objectives
- Exceptional relationship management skills with the proven ability to build and maintain positive networks and collaborative relationships with strategically-vital senior-level stakeholders, acting as an ambassador for The National Archives in key forums
- Strong analytic and research skills allied to a demonstrable track-record as a strategic thinker, with the capacity to ‘see the big picture’ and translate insight and analysis into action
- Excellent judgement and decision-making, with a proven ability to think quickly to evaluate options and decide on the best course of action
- Exceptional and demonstrable organisational skills with a proven ability to operate effectively in roles with a very high degree of autonomy, using initiative to solve problems and broker solutions
- Strong leadership and management s

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