Job detail for Research Coordinator

Summary

Historic England is the public organisation that brings new life to heritage to build a better future for every place and everyone.

Historic England has a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Part Time Research Coordinator.

This is part time, permanent role.

The location of this role is either York, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, Cambridge, Swindon, Bristol, Portsmouth or London, inclusive with hybrid working.

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 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

The primary purpose of this post is to support the Research Development Team in their work to grow Historic England’s reputation as an Independent Research Organisation (IRO) through successful partnerships with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), IROs and other research bodies.  You will assist the team to develop research strategy, build relationships, submit high quality research funding proposals, monitor successful applications through post-award stages, including research dissemination, and run our Arts and Humanities Research Council–funded Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) and other doctoral programmes.  You will also provide occasional and pre-defined direct project support for the delivery of externally funded research.

Working closely with the Head of Research Development, Research Partnerships Manager (pre-award) and Research Manager (post-award), you will engage with staff across Historic England and externally to help build research opportunities and income in line with our corporate plan and research strategies.

Who we are looking for

• A high-quality qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent relevant experience

• Experience of supporting partnerships between organisations, ideally within in a research context

• An understanding of the Higher Education sector and research

• Demonstrable commitment to supporting early career skills development

• Experience in project and/or information co-ordination

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent organisational skills

Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.

Historic England is a Disability Confident Leader and normally offers guaranteed interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role, where it is practical and appropriate to do so. We want all candidates to shine in the recruitment process, so please tell us what we can do to help you show us your very best self. For more information, please visit our Everyone is Welcome page, or contact us at recruitmentTeam@Historicengland.org.uk if you have any recruitment queries.

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 within Historic England at this level.

Historic England wants 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: w/c 9th November 2026

Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description –

https://cms.historicengland.org.uk/media/obefc2qb/pe-research-coordinator-jd-jun-2026.odt