Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors, as interdisciplinary Conservation Professionals & heritage employers see public & personal benefits

Posted on 15/05/2026 by IHBC Admin

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IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly said: ‘Our IHBC NewsBlog posts regularly review the diverse career opportunities in heritage, conservation and related areas, all as posted on our IHBC Jobs etc service.’

‘This round again demonstrates the variety of roles that employers are looking to the IHBC for help to fill.  They recognise the same service standards and values captured in our Charter-linked discussions:  delivering public benefit by supporting competence and best practice in conservation practice across the built and historic environment, while highlighting how IHBC credentials can help your career, whatever your discipline or career level.’

‘A core focus for us is on interdisciplinary built and historic conservation, so we both demand and support cross-discipline and cross-sector engagement.’

‘Yet our success in supporting members’ conservation practice and networks means that our Jobs etc service can reach far beyond our specialist core network. That success also means that our approach to conservation skills and competence can play a critical role in employers’ evaluation of the abilities and the potential of candidates.’

‘As regular readers of these NewsBlogs know, career opportunities on the IHBC Jobs etc. service typically range widely across sectors, skills, employers, locations and roles.  However all reflect a common objective: to secure the right person for the post.  They also share a strategy as they target IHBC members, their skills and our wide-ranging networks.

Advertisers and subscribers see the value here too, including our:

• targeted and responsive user service:

• dedicated full webpage advert

• customised emails to nearly 3K subscribers

• IHBC Jobs etc homepage posting with logo

• IHBC website homepage with prominent link to IHBC Jobs etc

• promotion on IHBC’s social networks (c.33k)

• feature posts on IHBC’s ‘NewsBlog’ email alerts (c.3K subscribers)

• Review of advertisements on IHBC’s NewsBlogs (subject to service capacity) and

• an exclusive feedback service on circulation and social media posts performance.’

‘So this service makes sure that our posts reach the right people, whatever their level, sector or practice area.  The jobs advertised confirm that too.’

‘This round boasts opportunities that represent the wide range of conservation-related skills needed across government, national and third sectors – including as volunteers.  Key roles in this NewsBlog range from Cadw’s Head of Monument Conservation to a Conservation Trustee role in English Heritage, as well as calls by The Royal Household for a Senior Building Surveyor and Building Surveyor.

Consultant roles are also sought, as Neath Port Talbot Council issued a tender for a Conservation Management Plan.

Altogether these capture just how our Jobs etc service – and IHBC credentials – can benefit your career, whatever you specialism, as well as your business, whatever your size!’

‘Core users are, of course, those operating in local government, and they are also well represented this round.  Such posts typically reach across a range of areas that impact on conservation standards and, especially with these employers, public benefit.  Most notable too are areas around heritage control, as well as regeneration and, of course, design.  These include senior posts such as Surrey’s ‘Principal Historic Buildings Officer’, Ashford’s Senior Conservation Officer as well as Peterborough’s Historic Environment and Design Team Leader and, in Norwich, a Conservation and Design Officer. 

The wide awareness of Conservation’s fundamental link to holistic management – from control and regeneration to design – represents an important awareness by employers of the holistic compliance the IHBC captures in our conservation practice standards, assessment and regulatory priorities.’

‘That breadth is also embedded in the cross-discipline balance sought by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, as it calls for a Heritage/Senior Heritage Officer (Building Conservation) Career Grade post.

‘Our direct financial support for conservation and related posts from charity employers – a user group to which we offer our subsidies up to c.25% – also helps attract employers that prioritise both value and public benefit in their appointments.

Both Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust’s call for an Architectural Support Officer and The Friends of Friendless Churches (FoFC) search for an Estate Officer represent recognition from their sector.

‘However, for any charity our Jobs etc service costs are easily justified, even before the reductions.  Most Trustees understand how our service addresses regulatory concerns around transparency and credibility in appointment processes, and the associated risk management that charities must consider as they make such huge investments in appointments, and today more than ever!’

‘Widening this focus from conservation-led amenity-focussed employers to encompass heritage-linked employers with no less substantial community priorities, Church bodies, we also have informed bodies that see the value and benefits in accessing the IHBC’s skilled networks.  For this round the Church of England (Birmingham) seeks a Diocesan Advisory Committee and Pastoral Secretary, the Diocese of Chelmsford an Historic Church Buildings Support Officer and the Diocese of Chichester a Church Buildings Team Leader.

In the private sector, employer interest in competitive services that reach across the spectrum of roles encompassed by the IHBC’s accreditation – the IHBC’s Conservation Cycle, and our Areas of Competence – is also very evident, and at the same wide spectrum of career grades.

So in this round Iceni Projects’ call for a Heritage Graduate/Consultant has potential as a starter role, against which Aurora Heritage Planning’s Heritage Consultant call might represent a more substantial post, and Stantec’s Heritage Planning Director correspond to the most senior role.

‘To find out more on our accreditation standards and processes, our MATE and related sessions are designed help career-focussed, conservation-conscious practitioners secure IHBC accreditation, and at minimal cost.  These events guide members and networks on how to align their skills, knowledge and experience with the IHBC’s own interdisciplinary assessment of conservation competence, a system aligned with national and international conservation practice standards.’

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  • Special reductions for posts specifying skills in conservation (10%) and heritage (5%)
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  • 2700+ specialist and personal contact network (IHBC members and non-members) by individual email
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