Inspector of Historic Buildings

**Working for the Civil Service**:
The Welsh Government's recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

**Vacancy Details**:

Group
Economy, Treasury and Constitution Group
Branch
Cadw, Historic Environment
Salary range
SEO - £41,700 - £49,370
Actual starting salary
£41,700
Work pattern
-Type of opportunity
Permanent
Location of Post
North Wales
Interview dates
TBC

**Purpose of Post**:
Cadw is the Welsh Government’s historic environment service, working for an accessible and well-protected historic environment for Wales.

We do this by:

- helping to care for our historic environment for the benefit of people today and in the future
- promoting the development of the skills that are needed to look after our historic environment properly
- helping people to cherish and enjoy our historic environment
- making our historic environment work for our economic well-being
- working with partners to achieve our common goals together

This role sits within the Historic Environment branch and encompasses a range of duties related to protecting, conserving and sustaining the built historic environment in Wales. The focus is on casework connected with the management of change to listed buildings, both through the consent regime and through grant schemes.

**Key tasks**:
Across north Wales to:

- Provide specialist advice on grant schemes for historic buildings
- Provide advice on inheritance tax exemption cases to HMRC
- Liaise with a range of external organisations involved in the management of the historic environment, and to provide general advice on historic interest/conservation to building owners, agents, Local Planning Authorities and other stake-holders
- Work closely with local authority conservation teams, contributing to training and mentoring where appropriate

In general to
- Draw on technical knowledge to provide specialist advice on good conservation practice relating to traditional building materials and techniques.
- The post-holder will at times be expected to pick up case-work pressures across Wales when need arises.

**Development opportunities**:
Cadw encourages staff to pursue opportunities for continuous professional development as well as supporting specific learning and development activities linked to business needs.

The role offers the opportunity work to within a professional organisation committed to developing and promoting Wales’ historic environment. The role involves working closely with a range of local stakeholders in order to manage change within the historic environment and maximise the potential of heritage assets for the community.

**Closing Date**:

16/06/2023, 16:00

**Eligibility**:
Posts recruited to as part of this recruitment campaign are broadly open to UK nationals, those with right to remain and work in the UK and those that meet the Civil Service Nationality Rules only. Check your eligibility here:

- UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK
- Nationality rules - GOV.UK

**Equality and Diversity**:
The Welsh Government is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. This is underpinned by the Equality Act 2010 and will be adhered to at each stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure that these commitments are also embedded in our day-to-day working practices with all our customers, colleagues and partners.

We are committed to being an anti-racist organisation and increasing diversity in the Welsh Government by removing barriers and supporting all our staff to reach their potential. We are committed to recruiting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people and disabled people who are currently under-represented in Welsh Government.

We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Disability Confident Level 3 (Leader) organisation. Key to supporting this work and providing peer support are five Board sponsored Staff Networks (Disability Awareness and Support (DAAS); Minority Ethnic Support Network (MESN); Mind Matters (Mental health and well-being); PRISM (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex +) and Women Together.

**Disability Confident**:
The Welsh Government has adopted the social definition of disability, in which it is recognised that barriers in society act to disable people who have impairments or health conditions, who are neurodivergent or who use British Sign Language. We are committed to removing barriers so that all (or potential new) staff can perform at their best.

We guarantee to interview any disabled person who meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence, at each stage of the assessment process before interview, which demonstrates you generally meet the job description r