Assurance Manager

Location Hybrid ·United Kingdom(multiple locations) Manchester · Birmingham · Swindon · York · Portsmouth · Newcastle · Cambridge · Bristol National - We offer hybrid working where you will be based in the office and from home Team Business Improvement - Strategic planning Seniority Mid-level Perks and benefits Work from home option Wellness programs Employee Assistance Programme Additional parental leave Enhanced maternity and paternity leave Paid emergency leave Sabbatical Opportunities Mentoring/coaching Payroll giving Salary sacrifice Team social events Team lunches Extracurricular clubs Cycle to work scheme Candidate happiness 7.99 (9576) Job Description Summary We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them. Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Assurance Manager. This is a Full Time, maternity cover. This role can be based from home. The start date for this role is 23rd February 2026. 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 (Fort Cumberland) and Cambridge. We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 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. To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here . What you will be doing As our Assurance Manager, you will be responsible for developing, managing, and continuously strengthening a decision-making (assurance) framework for Historic England, ensuring a structured approach to business case approval via the Portfolio Management Board. You will ensure that assurance activities provide oversight for Portfolio delivery, complementing corporate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and supporting the organisation’s ability to manage risk and realise benefits. This role is part of the Strategic Planning Team and sits within Business Improvement Group - a dynamic part of Historic England (HE) committed to enabling innovative delivery, developing HE as an organisation and focusing its performance. Who we are looking for Experience of assurance management, including development or management of assurance, governance and/or decision-making frameworks or processes Demonstrable experience of driving innovation and implementing new initiatives. Sound judgement, with the ability to anticipate issues and support strategic priorities. Ability to engage and influence colleagues at all levels, making challenging concepts and processes clear and actionable Highly collaborative, great with people, influencing and leadership skills, able to work with and get the best from team members and colleagues across multiple disciplines. Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria. 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 won the Gold Award from MIND for workplace wellbeing in seven consecutive years, we also recognise 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 Historic England 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 Historic England at this level. Historic England want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at recruitmentTeam@Historicengland.org.uk if you have any recruitment queries. At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role. At Historic England, we value the expertise and individuality each candidate brings and want to hear about this in your own words. If you require the use or AI tools or other resources to support your application, we ask that all information is factually accurate, original, and reflects your own experience. To best represent yourself, we encourage you to write in your own words and use AI-generated content only as inspiration—not as direct input. Provisional interview dates: Week commencing 12th January 2026 Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description – #J-18808-Ljbffr