3431 - Chief Inspector of Historic Buildings and Monuments

Job summary

The Chief Inspector of Historic Buildings and Monuments leads Cadw’s Historic Environment Inspectorate branch with responsibility for managing the delivery of strategic policy and statutory functions supporting the protection and conservation of the historic environment of Wales.

The Historic Environment Inspectorate comprises Historic Buildings, Parks and Gardens and Ancient Monuments and Archaeology Inspectors, policy and protection administration, grants and information management teams.

Job description

The Chief Inspector plays an important professional leadership role within Cadw and the wider heritage sector of Wales. As a member of the Cadw Senior Executive Team, the Chief Inspector is responsible for setting policy and strategic direction for conservation and historic environment protection and management, producing guidance and overseeing implementation.

Person specification

• To play a strategic leadership role within Cadw, contributing to the senior leadership and executive team, representing the division and deputising for the Chief Executive as appropriate within the Welsh Government and wider fora and networks.
• To direct and manage the Historic Environment Inspectorate, setting strategic direction and business plans to maximise performance to deliver divisional targets and compliance with Welsh Government requirements, reporting to Cadw CEO and Cadw Internal Board.
• To lead the provision of Cadw’s statutory functions in respect of conservation and protection of historic assets including oversight of planning, consent and advisory services and networks and forums upon which Cadw is represented.
• Responsibility for the monitoring and expenditure of Historic Environment branch budgets including strategic development and delivery of revenue and capital grant programmes, supporting those who own, manage or conserve designated historic assets across Wales.
• To lead the development and implementation of architectural and technical sectoral standards and principles for the conservation of the historic environment of Wales. This includes the consent processes for Listed Buildings and Scheduled Monuments.
• To oversee and lead the protection of historic assets of national significance, including setting priority and strategic direction for designation programmes and their implementation.
• To lead the work of the Branch in its role in the conservation and presentation of Cadw’s historic properties in care. This will include ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and Cadw’s published Conservation Principles.
• To play a leading role in developing and fostering strategic partnerships and networks to promote conservation, protection and understanding of the historic environment.
• Setting standards and overseeing the implementation of programmes of work undertaken by third sector bodies in receipt of revenue Grant funding from Cadw and supporting the monitoring of the work programme of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.
• To play a leading role in the recording, documentation and management of knowledge and information relating to the historic environment of Wales.
• To provide advice to the Welsh Ministers, Welsh Government departments and senior Cadw colleagues on matters relating to historic environment conservation and protection.
• To maintain and develop professional links and networks with relevant professions in Wales and further afield.

Licences

Do you have a valid UK Driving Licence?

Qualifications

Do you have a professional qualification in a heritage-related discipline or membership of a relevant professional body e.g. heritage, building conservation, planning.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• A thorough and up to date knowledge of the protection and conservation of, and legal framework for the historic environment, preferably in Wales.

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Welsh Government, like all other Government Departments use Success Profiles when we recruit. For each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job. It raises performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

The selection process and stages are:

Number of Stages:2 stage processStage 1Application FormStage 2Interview

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Cadw.HR@gov.wales
• Email : Cadw.HR@gov.wales

Recruitment team

• Email : Sharedservicehelpdesk@gov.wales

Further information

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition. Please see the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles on the Commission's website.

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and wish to make a complaint please email complaints@gov.wales. Please ensure that you refer to the vacancy reference number.

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Welsh Government, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: info@csc.gov.uk.