Programme Support Officer

The National Lottery Heritage Fund

As the largest funder for the UK’s heritage, our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.

We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to past.

Our mission is to use our expertise to support and champion the UK’s heritage and demonstrate the transformative potential of National Lottery funding through delivering our new strategy Heritage 2033. We ensure that money from The National Lottery makes a decisive difference for people, places and communities.

We are currently recruiting for a full time Programme Support Officer on a permanent contract based in any of the Heritage Fund’s officers in the UK (Hybrid Working). A list of our offices is available on our website.

The primary purpose of this post is to work with Project Managers and the Head of Projects to manage and facilitate the efficient and effective running of the project management service and to oversee the management of internal projects related to the delivery of our strategic ambitions. Providing support to senior management and the wider team across a range of issues to ensure delivery of the Heritage Fund’s ambitions.

If you are excited about helping ensure that heritage is inclusive and accessible to everyone, for now and future generations, then we want to hear from you.

• Applications close at 23:59 on 15 February 2026.
• Interviews are expected to take place on 2 March 2026.

Our Values

Our Values and Behaviours sit at the heart of our work and are central to how we recruit. How you demonstrate our Values is just as important to us as your skills and experience.

• Inclusive of all aspects of heritage, people and communities
• Ambitious for our people, communities and heritage
• Collaborative by working and learning together
• Trusted for our integrity, expertise and judgement