Business Support Officer for Historic and Botanic

We're the organisation that looks after England's most important buildings and monuments, making sure our country's amazing history is available for everyone to enjoy. From world-famous prehistoric sites to grand medieval castles, Roman forts to a Cold War bunker, we bring the history of England to life.
Are you looking for a part-time role working from home with a friendly team? We are looking for someone with a keen eye for detail and an interest in the historic gardens and horticulture sector to provide business support to the Historic and Botanic Garden Training Programme (HBGTP). The role is a part-time, 13-month fixed term maternity cover working 21.6 hours per week from home.
Managed by English Heritage the Historic and Botanic Garden Training Programme (HBGTP) was founded in 2006 and provides work-based gardens training placements for those seeking a career in horticulture. Trainees spend 12 months working alongside professional garden teams in notable historic gardens. Placement gardens vary from English Heritage gardens such as Audley End in Essex through to private estate such as Aldourie Castle in Inverness. This exciting opportunity will involve working closely with the HBGTP Manager on everything from website and social media content, to event planning and recruitment.
The Benefits
- Salary from £25,906, depending on location
- 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays pro rata rising to 28 days after 3 years
- Matched pension contributions up to a maximum of 10%
- Flexible hours
- The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector
- Apprenticeship opportunities
- Subscriptions to professional bodies
- Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to 6 friends / family members
- 25% discount in our shops and cafes
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental leave
- Options to buy additional leave
- An inclusive working atmosphere where everyone from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs will be supported
- Opportunities to go to some of our great live music or history events

You will provide business support for the Historic and Botanic Gardens Training Programme (HBGTP). The role is varied covering a wide range of tasks from assisting with HBGTP trainee and placement garden recruitment to providing website and social media content and updates.
As Business Support Officer for the HBGTP you will combine your excellent communication and organisational skills with a strong eye for detail, whilst managing a varied workload with competing deadlines. With gardens located around the UK, the post offers the flexibility to work from home, with occasional overnight stays and travel required to attend meetings and events at other sites.
To be considered as HBGTP Business Support Officer, you will need:

- Administration or personal assistant experience
- Record and documentation management experience
- Social media and website content management experience
- High level of competency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Interest in gardens and history

Everyone is welcome at English Heritage. We are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage. By joining us, you will be part of a charity that is already on an exciting journey to tell everyone's story with an inclusive working atmosphere where everyone from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs will be supported. To support this work, we have a number of EDI networks that you can join as either a member or ally. These networks include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Specific Issues.