Apply for our Policy Officer Role at Historic Houses
Passionate about heritage, keenly interested in policy-making and driven to make a difference to the future of the UK’s historic environment? Join our team!
Key Details:
Location: Historic Houses HQ, London
Salary: £35,000 per annum + benefits.
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday).
Contract: Permanent
Reports to: Director of Policy & Public Affairs
Closing date: Sunday 9th August 2026
About our team
We’re a small, friendly, dynamic team based out of a busy London head office. We’ve all come from different professional backgrounds, but we share a strong common purpose: to ensure the special places we represent stay alive and accessible for generations to come.
Our dedicated policy team (Director of Policy & Public Affairs, Parliamentary & Public Affairs Officer, Policy Officer and External Affairs & Communications Officer) works closely with government, stakeholders and politicians across the political spectrum to shape and influence policy for the benefit of heritage and tourism.
This role is particularly focused on heritage sector policy – both in terms of getting to grips with the fine detail of the broad range of policy affecting heritage, but also managing Historic Houses’ relationships with our colleagues across the heritage, tourism, environmental and creative industries sectors.
No two days at Historic Houses are the same, and this is a particularly exciting time to join our small, high-impact team. We work hard to deliver for our members and raise the profile of independent heritage across Westminster, Holyrood, Cardiff and Stormont, but we have plenty of fun whilst doing so!
About you
We’re looking for a bright, proactive Policy Officer with a passion for the special places we represent, a keen interest in advocacy and sharp attention to detail. If you’re energised by the opportunity to make a real difference in policy-making, and keen to champion the future of our historic environment, we want to hear from you.
A genuine interest in heritage and culture is really important, but direct experience of working in a heritage policy role is not essential; we’re more interested in your skills and aptitude to make a real impact in this role and can support you in developing the specialist and technical knowledge required.
Application details
The closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Sunday 9th August 2026.
If you wish to apply, please read through the full job description and email your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to Fiona MacConnacher, Director of Policy & Public Affairs: [email protected]
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