Resourcing Assistant

Heritage is for everybody, and we are here for heritage.

Heritage lives in places and people, memories and stories, artefacts and traditions. It can connect us all to the past, and to each other. It can make us happier, strengthen every community, and help shape society for the better. Everybody should be able to enjoy the benefits it brings.

That's why, as a charity, we care for over a million objects and hundreds of historic sites in every part of England, from international icons to local treasures. And it's why we open them up, share their stories and find new ways for everybody to enjoy, learn, play and create.

We are looking for a full or part time Resourcing Assistant to join our resourcing team within People and Culture working in excess of 32 hours per week. You can be home based or at our central York office, although, this is not essential as long as you are able to travel to York on a regular basis. Occasionally, you will be required to travel nationally for meetings with the occasional overnight stay.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys supporting a busy team and is excited to help our people and culture department drive forward recruitment and resourcing.

The Benefits

- Salary from £23,896 p.a. (pro rata if part time) depending on skills, experience and location

- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata, rising to 28 days after 3 years

- Matched pension contributions up to 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 six friends and family members

- 25% discount in our shops and cafes

- Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave

- Options to buy additional leave

- An inclusive working atmosphere everybody is supported from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs

- Opportunities to go to some of our great live music and history events

As Resourcing Assistant, you will be critical to the running of our resourcing team. You will be the first point of contact across 3 inboxes, providing information and support to the wider team, our employees and applicants, escalating issues when required. You will be comfortable using an applicant tracking system (ATS) / recruitment system which includes logging issues, liaising with our supplier support desk and seeing issues / errors through to conclusion providing outstanding support and guidance.

This is a varied role in which you will also work with our Resourcing and occupational health officer to support the running of our Mental Health First Aid network with things such as monitoring MHFA certification and updating our communication channels with events and information.

To be considered as a Resourcing Assistant you'll need:

- to able to organise, plan and prioritise efficiently

- strong IT skills with applicant tracking system (ATS) experience

- to enjoy working as part of a busy and geographically dispersed team

- to be comfortable building rapport with our people

Interviews will be held in the week of 4th August 2025. If you would like to talk to us e.g. about workplace adjustments or working patterns, please contact Lisa Brigham, Senior Resourcing Adviser via [email protected]. No agencies please.

To apply, please answer the questions and submit your CV and cover letter, of which neither should be longer than 2 sides.

Please note: if we receive sufficient applications who meet the essential criteria we may close this vacancy early. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Find out more about us and what we do: You can also meet some of our people and hear about why they enjoy working with us:

Everybody's welcome at English Heritage

Forget the stereotypes. It takes thousands of people from every background to care for England's heritage and open it up for everybody to enjoy. We're looking for every type of person with every kind of skill and experience, and we're committed to making sure that English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work. You can connect with others through our EDI networks as a member or ally. These include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Health and Wellbeing.

We take wellbeing seriously. We are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role. To support this, we have a network of Mental Health First aiders, regular information and awareness events, unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Programme and work with our people to implement reasonable adjustments.