Committee Member for London and South

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 new Committee member to join the Committee for London and South from April 2026.

This is an exciting opportunity for individuals with an enthusiasm and commitment to heritage and the good outcomes that heritage delivers for communities and people to become involved in the Fund's work. The role will give you experience in grant-giving, consensual decision-making. As one of the only UK-wide Lottery funders, being a committee member will give you a unique insight into how a national organisation works and give you experience of working towards one national strategy whilst also striving to achieve local priorities. 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 on 7 December 2025.
• Interviews are expected to take place on 24 February 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

Disability Confident employer

We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for every vacancy. We always endeavour to make reasonable adjustments and special requirements can be discussed and arranged before an interview.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund pledges to provide an inclusive working and learning environment for our people which prioritises fairness, equality, diversity and inclusion as well as dignity and respect for all. We will create a workspace where intimidation, discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation are not tolerated and actively prevented and opposed.