The National Lottery Heritage Fund is recruiting for a full time Head of Museums, Libraries and Archives Policy based in any of the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s offices across the UK able to sustain frequent travel to London.  

This role provides policy leadership for the Heritage Fund’s work across museums, libraries and archives, ensuring the Fund’s work is evidence-led, responds to identified needs and delivers impact across the UK.

Based in the Heritage Fund’s UK-wide policy team, the postholder will be our senior policy professional and lead advocate for museums, libraries and archives. Our Heads of Policy are required to lead high-level relationships, develop and articulate policy to government and lead our relationships across sectors, partners and stakeholders, actively shaping the funding landscape and strategic opportunities for museums, libraries and archives.   

The full job description and person specification are available on the Heritage Fund's website. The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest single funder of the UK’s heritage. The projects we fund create lasting and positive change for people and communities and help sustain the UK's unique heritage. We are a non-departmental public body accountable to Parliament via the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).