We're looking for a Restore Nature Delivery Manager to lead nature restoration partnerships across Wiltshire. This role is central to achieving the National Trust's strategic ambition to restore nature at scale, working collaboratively with National Trust specialists, external partners and communities. Working in partnership with external organisations across Wiltshire, you'll have a key role in delivering our ambition for "30 by 30" on Trust land and with others. You'll be responsible for enabling and coordinating delivery through multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring our work is impactful, inclusive and sustainable. Please include a cover letter within your application outlining any relevant skills & experience. What it's like to work here Wiltshire is a distinctive and ecologically significant county, supporting one of the largest concentrations of calcareous (chalk) grassland in England, with an estimated third of the national total. It also contains a suite of high-value habitats of national and international importance, including chalk streams, species-rich grasslands, and ancient semi-natural woodlands. These habitats are closely interwoven with a rich cultural landscape, most notably the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site, alongside a wider network of historic monuments and archaeological features. The county's natural and cultural heritage has co-evolved over millennia, shaped by long-established farming systems that continue to influence landscape character, ecological function and wildlife. This context presents a significant opportunity to deliver landscape-scale nature recovery, reconnecting habitats and restoring ecological processes in ways that also support farming resilience, public access, and cultural heritage. In this outward-facing and strategic role, you will work collaboratively with established partners while identifying and developing new relationships to help realise these opportunities and drive integrated, place-based delivery. What you'll be doing You will be a driving force for nature recovery across Wiltshire. You'll lead and coordinate the delivery of nature restoration projects and programmes, ensuring alignment with our Strategy. You'll facilitate collaboration across teams, integrate expertise and best practice, and continuously evolve our delivery methods. You'll manage risk, maintain compliance, and ensure delivery meets agreed quality, cost and time parameters. You'll also play a key role in influencing stakeholders, unlocking funding opportunities, and driving change to restore nature at scale. Who we're looking for We'd love to hear from you, if you are: highly experienced in nature conservation, working in protected landscapes, and in partnership with others resilient and experienced in working effectively with external partners skilled in managing large complex projects and budgets confident in leading a diverse team able to show examples of where you've successfully managed change adept at negotiating, influencing and communicating good at involving all kinds of people, sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm, and giving great service keen to make a difference, show initiative and work towards a sustainable future overseeing compliance and liaising with contractors The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places
Apr 22, 2026
Full time
We're looking for a Restore Nature Delivery Manager to lead nature restoration partnerships across Wiltshire. This role is central to achieving the National Trust's strategic ambition to restore nature at scale, working collaboratively with National Trust specialists, external partners and communities. Working in partnership with external organisations across Wiltshire, you'll have a key role in delivering our ambition for "30 by 30" on Trust land and with others. You'll be responsible for enabling and coordinating delivery through multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring our work is impactful, inclusive and sustainable. Please include a cover letter within your application outlining any relevant skills & experience. What it's like to work here Wiltshire is a distinctive and ecologically significant county, supporting one of the largest concentrations of calcareous (chalk) grassland in England, with an estimated third of the national total. It also contains a suite of high-value habitats of national and international importance, including chalk streams, species-rich grasslands, and ancient semi-natural woodlands. These habitats are closely interwoven with a rich cultural landscape, most notably the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site, alongside a wider network of historic monuments and archaeological features. The county's natural and cultural heritage has co-evolved over millennia, shaped by long-established farming systems that continue to influence landscape character, ecological function and wildlife. This context presents a significant opportunity to deliver landscape-scale nature recovery, reconnecting habitats and restoring ecological processes in ways that also support farming resilience, public access, and cultural heritage. In this outward-facing and strategic role, you will work collaboratively with established partners while identifying and developing new relationships to help realise these opportunities and drive integrated, place-based delivery. What you'll be doing You will be a driving force for nature recovery across Wiltshire. You'll lead and coordinate the delivery of nature restoration projects and programmes, ensuring alignment with our Strategy. You'll facilitate collaboration across teams, integrate expertise and best practice, and continuously evolve our delivery methods. You'll manage risk, maintain compliance, and ensure delivery meets agreed quality, cost and time parameters. You'll also play a key role in influencing stakeholders, unlocking funding opportunities, and driving change to restore nature at scale. Who we're looking for We'd love to hear from you, if you are: highly experienced in nature conservation, working in protected landscapes, and in partnership with others resilient and experienced in working effectively with external partners skilled in managing large complex projects and budgets confident in leading a diverse team able to show examples of where you've successfully managed change adept at negotiating, influencing and communicating good at involving all kinds of people, sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm, and giving great service keen to make a difference, show initiative and work towards a sustainable future overseeing compliance and liaising with contractors The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places
We're looking for a Mid-Level Giving Lead (Officer) to join our ambitious Public Fundraising team on a 12-month parental leave cover, working part-time (3 days a week, 22.5 hours), within the Individual Giving team. Now is an exciting time to join us as we review and develop new and existing products - embedding a proactive, insight-led and supporter focused culture. You'll play a key role in shaping and developing our mid-level programme and products (including National Trust Patrons). You'll work with and support the Mid-Level Managers, reporting into the Head of Individual Giving to ensure the programme is developed to grow income from our £1k - £25k audience. In developing and delivering the mid-level giving programme, you'll bring expertise in strategic thinking and ability to take a personal approach, as well as engage supporters with mass communications across multiple channels, including email. You'll use your creative thinking and problem-solving skills to work with others to establish and implement new ideas, ensuring we're set up to achieve key targets. You'll have experience in developing mid-level asks, being data led and building engagement journeys with an audience-first approach. You'll appreciate the ambition and drive to deliver growth through our wider Public Fundraising and Philanthropy teams, and work closely with other colleagues across the charity to optimise the lifetime value of our donors. You'll work closely with others to ensure we meet annual recruitment and renewal targets. You'll design and implement a renewal plan to ensure donors give on an annual basis. You'll use data and insight to evaluate performance, identifying ways to optimise the programme, tracking and monitoring on a regular basic. You'll be someone who can effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to champion the role Public Fundraising plays at the National Trust. You'll enjoy monitoring donor trends, being data-led, and testing and learning across mid-level giving. What it's like to work here You'll be working in a newly formed team with the Head of Individual Giving , contributing to building on the success of the current programme, whilst highlighting opportunities to grow and develop ensuring we reach our exciting fundraising goals. Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon, and you'll be expected to attend the office. However, there is flexibility on where you work at other times. You will be required to work at a National Trust location for 40-60% of your working week. This will be discussed further at interview. What you'll be doing As our Mid Level Giving Lead, you'll use data and insight to evaluate performance, identifying ways to optimise the programme, regularly reporting progress to the Head of Individual Giving. You'll support the Mid-Level Giving Managers on the development and delivery of mass stewardship activity; as well as developing processes to retain more personal communications depending on donor giving levels and preferences. You'll support the Mid-Level Giving Managers to implement new strategies to grow unrestricted income from our mid level audiences and design and implement a renewal plan to ensure donors give on an annual basis. Managing a small portfolio of active donors and prospects you'll delivering thoughtful, tailored engagement plans that deepen relationships and increase lifetime value. You'll utilise your relationship building and influencing skills to gain buy-in and support for mid-level giving and fundraising across the organisation. Who we're looking for You'll bring: Equivalent practical experience of working in mid-level giving, major donor fundraising, a fundraising team, or a high value commercial environment; successfully working to targets across a diverse portfolio. Strong project management experience including success in growing income through mid-level giving asks (or similar) and products using supporter insight. An articulate and confident manner with the ability to build relationships and networks with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels, understanding who to work with to get things done. Working in collaboration with a range of internal stakeholders to deliver supporter journeys, communications and collateral. Experience of successfully managing and developing supporter relationships over time. A proactive problem solving mindset, you'll be a self-starter with a high level of self-motivation and be able to prioritise workload in a dynamic environment. The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places
Apr 22, 2026
Full time
We're looking for a Mid-Level Giving Lead (Officer) to join our ambitious Public Fundraising team on a 12-month parental leave cover, working part-time (3 days a week, 22.5 hours), within the Individual Giving team. Now is an exciting time to join us as we review and develop new and existing products - embedding a proactive, insight-led and supporter focused culture. You'll play a key role in shaping and developing our mid-level programme and products (including National Trust Patrons). You'll work with and support the Mid-Level Managers, reporting into the Head of Individual Giving to ensure the programme is developed to grow income from our £1k - £25k audience. In developing and delivering the mid-level giving programme, you'll bring expertise in strategic thinking and ability to take a personal approach, as well as engage supporters with mass communications across multiple channels, including email. You'll use your creative thinking and problem-solving skills to work with others to establish and implement new ideas, ensuring we're set up to achieve key targets. You'll have experience in developing mid-level asks, being data led and building engagement journeys with an audience-first approach. You'll appreciate the ambition and drive to deliver growth through our wider Public Fundraising and Philanthropy teams, and work closely with other colleagues across the charity to optimise the lifetime value of our donors. You'll work closely with others to ensure we meet annual recruitment and renewal targets. You'll design and implement a renewal plan to ensure donors give on an annual basis. You'll use data and insight to evaluate performance, identifying ways to optimise the programme, tracking and monitoring on a regular basic. You'll be someone who can effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to champion the role Public Fundraising plays at the National Trust. You'll enjoy monitoring donor trends, being data-led, and testing and learning across mid-level giving. What it's like to work here You'll be working in a newly formed team with the Head of Individual Giving , contributing to building on the success of the current programme, whilst highlighting opportunities to grow and develop ensuring we reach our exciting fundraising goals. Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon, and you'll be expected to attend the office. However, there is flexibility on where you work at other times. You will be required to work at a National Trust location for 40-60% of your working week. This will be discussed further at interview. What you'll be doing As our Mid Level Giving Lead, you'll use data and insight to evaluate performance, identifying ways to optimise the programme, regularly reporting progress to the Head of Individual Giving. You'll support the Mid-Level Giving Managers on the development and delivery of mass stewardship activity; as well as developing processes to retain more personal communications depending on donor giving levels and preferences. You'll support the Mid-Level Giving Managers to implement new strategies to grow unrestricted income from our mid level audiences and design and implement a renewal plan to ensure donors give on an annual basis. Managing a small portfolio of active donors and prospects you'll delivering thoughtful, tailored engagement plans that deepen relationships and increase lifetime value. You'll utilise your relationship building and influencing skills to gain buy-in and support for mid-level giving and fundraising across the organisation. Who we're looking for You'll bring: Equivalent practical experience of working in mid-level giving, major donor fundraising, a fundraising team, or a high value commercial environment; successfully working to targets across a diverse portfolio. Strong project management experience including success in growing income through mid-level giving asks (or similar) and products using supporter insight. An articulate and confident manner with the ability to build relationships and networks with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels, understanding who to work with to get things done. Working in collaboration with a range of internal stakeholders to deliver supporter journeys, communications and collateral. Experience of successfully managing and developing supporter relationships over time. A proactive problem solving mindset, you'll be a self-starter with a high level of self-motivation and be able to prioritise workload in a dynamic environment. The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places
In this Senior Insurance Manager role, you'll lead the development and delivery of our organisation-wide insurance strategy. This high-impact role will be responsible for ensuring our organisation and our supporters are appropriately protected, while securing best value from our insurance arrangements. As our internal lead on all insurance-related matters, you'll play a pivotal role within the Finance Directorate working closely with colleagues across the organisation, as well as senior leaders, external brokers, insurers and specialist providers. What it's like to work here We're bigger than you think, we're more complicated than we appear and we're larger scale than you'd imagine. We've got passionate people in all our teams, and we've got so much more we want to achieve. We're forever, for everyone and we really mean that. We don't want to stop at 5.5 million members and we want everyone to feel welcome and enjoy access to our places, so we need to reach new audiences in ways that are meaningful and relevant to them without losing the hearts and minds of those that are already with us. As this is a national role, there is flexibility on your contractual place of work. Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at other National Trust places. We'll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for 40-60% of your working week. What you'll be doing You'll be responsible for leading the insurance strategy, aligning insurance arrangements with organisational risk appetite and long-term objectives. You'll optimise insurance programmes and contracts, ensuring they are fit for purpose, responsive in the event of loss and deliver value for money. You'll own and manage relationships with brokers, insurers, loss adjusters and uninsured loss recovery specialists, including tendering and performance management. Alongside this, you'll provide assurance and expert advice to senior stakeholders, including the Executive team, Audit & Risk Committee & Board of Trustees. Who we're looking for You can view the full role profile in the attached document. We'd love to hear from you if you have: Extensive knowledge of leading an insurance capability, with extensive experience of the insurance market and insurance provision in a large and complex organisation. Proven experience providing sound technical advice on insurance-related matters to all parts of the organisation including the most senior leaders. Experience working with complex insurance programmes and third-party providers A pragmatic, risk-based mindset with strong commercial awareness Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capability Strategic thinking and the ability to see the bigger organisational picture Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places
Apr 22, 2026
Full time
In this Senior Insurance Manager role, you'll lead the development and delivery of our organisation-wide insurance strategy. This high-impact role will be responsible for ensuring our organisation and our supporters are appropriately protected, while securing best value from our insurance arrangements. As our internal lead on all insurance-related matters, you'll play a pivotal role within the Finance Directorate working closely with colleagues across the organisation, as well as senior leaders, external brokers, insurers and specialist providers. What it's like to work here We're bigger than you think, we're more complicated than we appear and we're larger scale than you'd imagine. We've got passionate people in all our teams, and we've got so much more we want to achieve. We're forever, for everyone and we really mean that. We don't want to stop at 5.5 million members and we want everyone to feel welcome and enjoy access to our places, so we need to reach new audiences in ways that are meaningful and relevant to them without losing the hearts and minds of those that are already with us. As this is a national role, there is flexibility on your contractual place of work. Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at other National Trust places. We'll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for 40-60% of your working week. What you'll be doing You'll be responsible for leading the insurance strategy, aligning insurance arrangements with organisational risk appetite and long-term objectives. You'll optimise insurance programmes and contracts, ensuring they are fit for purpose, responsive in the event of loss and deliver value for money. You'll own and manage relationships with brokers, insurers, loss adjusters and uninsured loss recovery specialists, including tendering and performance management. Alongside this, you'll provide assurance and expert advice to senior stakeholders, including the Executive team, Audit & Risk Committee & Board of Trustees. Who we're looking for You can view the full role profile in the attached document. We'd love to hear from you if you have: Extensive knowledge of leading an insurance capability, with extensive experience of the insurance market and insurance provision in a large and complex organisation. Proven experience providing sound technical advice on insurance-related matters to all parts of the organisation including the most senior leaders. Experience working with complex insurance programmes and third-party providers A pragmatic, risk-based mindset with strong commercial awareness Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capability Strategic thinking and the ability to see the bigger organisational picture Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places
We're looking for a Directorate Plan Delivery Manager to help bring clarity, coordination and momentum to our Finance Directorate's priorities and planning. You'll be part of the senior leadership team and translate strategic goals into clear, deliverable plans, ensuring the right focus, resources and information are in place at the right time. You'll be central to how we track progress; support decision making and communicate our work across organisation wide. You will also co-develop and co-deliver our People plan to support those across the Directorate, working with other planning roles in the wider Finance & IT team. What it's like to work here Reporting to the CFO, you'll be part of a Finance Directorate, that includes IT planning resources, that supports the organisation to plan effectively, make informed decisions and deliver meaningful impact. The team works collaboratively across multiple specialist areas, bringing together planning, analysis, risk management and communication to ensure our financial leadership is strong, transparent and well-coordinated. Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon and there will be an expectation for you to attend the office for 40-60% of your working week. However, there is flexibility on where you are based at other times. This will be discussed in more detail at interview. What you'll be doing You'll coordinate the development and delivery of the Finance Directorate's plan, ensuring it reflects organisational priorities and is supported by clear resourcing and realistic timelines. Working closely with senior leaders, you'll help shape priorities, monitor progress, and ensure risks and dependencies are well understood. You'll also work with budget holders to ensure our financial planning is reflected in our plan and vice versa. You'll oversee reporting on behalf of the Finance Leadership Team, ensuring information is timely, accessible and useful for decision making. This includes working with project leads across the directorate to identify challenges, highlight opportunities and escalate issues when needed. Communication will be an important part of your role. You'll support the development and delivery of the directorate's communications plan, helping ensure colleagues feel informed, connected and engaged with the work we're delivering. You'll also coordinate the directorate's contribution to organisational planning communities, sharing insight and learning with peers across other teams. You'll also lead the directorate risk management process, helping ensure we have appropriate oversight and governance in place to support safe and confident delivery. You'll be an essential part of the 'glue' that is required to keep a large team aligned, motivated and clear in their role in delivering the strategy. Who we're looking for You'll bring: Knowledge of business planning, tracking and monitoring processes, with experience providing accurate inputs to deadlines Strong commercial awareness and ability to understand key business drivers Good understanding of project management lifecycles, governance and delivery practices Knowledge of communications and stakeholder management, with the ability to influence and negotiate at all levels Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and build effective relationships across a matrix structure Good understanding of how to communicate to wide audiences well, through a number of mediums, including creating a communications & stakeholder plan Experience developing and delivering business/finance plans and managing projects to tight timelines A delivery focused mindset, with strong MS 365 skills The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places
Apr 22, 2026
Full time
We're looking for a Directorate Plan Delivery Manager to help bring clarity, coordination and momentum to our Finance Directorate's priorities and planning. You'll be part of the senior leadership team and translate strategic goals into clear, deliverable plans, ensuring the right focus, resources and information are in place at the right time. You'll be central to how we track progress; support decision making and communicate our work across organisation wide. You will also co-develop and co-deliver our People plan to support those across the Directorate, working with other planning roles in the wider Finance & IT team. What it's like to work here Reporting to the CFO, you'll be part of a Finance Directorate, that includes IT planning resources, that supports the organisation to plan effectively, make informed decisions and deliver meaningful impact. The team works collaboratively across multiple specialist areas, bringing together planning, analysis, risk management and communication to ensure our financial leadership is strong, transparent and well-coordinated. Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon and there will be an expectation for you to attend the office for 40-60% of your working week. However, there is flexibility on where you are based at other times. This will be discussed in more detail at interview. What you'll be doing You'll coordinate the development and delivery of the Finance Directorate's plan, ensuring it reflects organisational priorities and is supported by clear resourcing and realistic timelines. Working closely with senior leaders, you'll help shape priorities, monitor progress, and ensure risks and dependencies are well understood. You'll also work with budget holders to ensure our financial planning is reflected in our plan and vice versa. You'll oversee reporting on behalf of the Finance Leadership Team, ensuring information is timely, accessible and useful for decision making. This includes working with project leads across the directorate to identify challenges, highlight opportunities and escalate issues when needed. Communication will be an important part of your role. You'll support the development and delivery of the directorate's communications plan, helping ensure colleagues feel informed, connected and engaged with the work we're delivering. You'll also coordinate the directorate's contribution to organisational planning communities, sharing insight and learning with peers across other teams. You'll also lead the directorate risk management process, helping ensure we have appropriate oversight and governance in place to support safe and confident delivery. You'll be an essential part of the 'glue' that is required to keep a large team aligned, motivated and clear in their role in delivering the strategy. Who we're looking for You'll bring: Knowledge of business planning, tracking and monitoring processes, with experience providing accurate inputs to deadlines Strong commercial awareness and ability to understand key business drivers Good understanding of project management lifecycles, governance and delivery practices Knowledge of communications and stakeholder management, with the ability to influence and negotiate at all levels Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and build effective relationships across a matrix structure Good understanding of how to communicate to wide audiences well, through a number of mediums, including creating a communications & stakeholder plan Experience developing and delivering business/finance plans and managing projects to tight timelines A delivery focused mindset, with strong MS 365 skills The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places
We're looking for a Communications and Advocacy Director to lead our integrated external and internal communications, media engagement, multimedia production, and advocacy and policy functions. You'll be responsible for work that inspires millions, protects our reputation and maintains public trust, advocates for our cause among policy and political audiences, and brings our charitable purpose to life for people from all walks of life. You'll manage talented people, collaborate across the organisation and with partners from across the UK, and help drive our strategy and public impact. You'll need to be comfortable in a large variety of situations and a job that throws up new challenges every day. Internally you'll be known as Campaign & Communications Director. Salary: £94,500 - £105,000 dependant on experience. What it's like to work here You'll join a supportive, collaborative senior leadership environment at one of the most recognised and trusted charities in the UK. Your skill and expertise will be critical to our success and you'll have real influence. Reporting directly to the Director of Communications & Fundraising, you'll be a key member of the Communications and Fundraising Senior Leadership Team, working alongside experienced, strategic leaders who share a strong sense of purpose, partnership and ambition. Together, you'll help shape the organisation's direction, impact and reputation, while contributing to a leadership community that is committed and forward-looking. Your contractual location will be one of our offices in either Swindon or London and there will be an expectation for you to attend the office regularly. However, there is flexibility on where you are based at other times. You will be required to work at a National Trust location for 40-60% of your working week. This will be discussed in more detail at interview. What you'll be doing In this senior leadership role, you'll lead our communications, campaigning and advocacy functions, integrating disciplines to maximise impact and ensure consistent, compelling storytelling across all channels. You'll guide and inspire expert teams, fostering collaboration, and a culture of learning and innovation. You'll shape and protect our reputation, advise our Executive Team, Director General and senior leaders, and build strong internal and external partnerships. You'll oversee high-quality multimedia output, drive behaviour changes campaigns, strengthen our national media presence, and ensure an audience-first approach that supports deeper engagement, participation and support. You'll champion joined up working across marketing, fundraising, public engagement and regional teams, helping deliver outstanding audience experiences. As a visible, strategic leader, you'll play a key role in bringing our strategy and values to life for staff, volunteers and the public. Who we're looking for You'll bring; Extensive knowledge and experience of communications and/or advocacy campaigns and a track record of successful implementation. Confidence as a decision-maker and able to deal with high-stakes situations, listening and acting swiftly when issues arise. Understanding of how institutions and major brands work, and the communications methods that protect and enhance them. Sound knowledge of audience insight and evaluation and experience applying it to improve performance. Proven feel for the zeitgeist and understanding of how an established institution can respond to emerging trends while staying true to its purpose and values Strong grasp of diversity and inclusion issues and their application for diverse audiences and in the workplace Previous experience collaborating and co-creating with internal and external partners and suppliers. Creative thinker who is able to identify and manage opportunities both day-to-day and for the long-term. Significant and extensive experience of leading a communication, campaigns or related function in a large and complex organisation or agency and proven ability to realise multiple business benefits from communications and campaigns. Extensive experience of reputation management, including advising senior stakeholders on building a media presence and managing contentious issues and crisis communications. The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. • Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary • Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) • Rental deposit loan scheme • Season ticket loan • EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) • Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts • Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. • Flexible working whenever possible • Employee assistance programme • Free parking at most Trust places
Apr 21, 2026
Full time
We're looking for a Communications and Advocacy Director to lead our integrated external and internal communications, media engagement, multimedia production, and advocacy and policy functions. You'll be responsible for work that inspires millions, protects our reputation and maintains public trust, advocates for our cause among policy and political audiences, and brings our charitable purpose to life for people from all walks of life. You'll manage talented people, collaborate across the organisation and with partners from across the UK, and help drive our strategy and public impact. You'll need to be comfortable in a large variety of situations and a job that throws up new challenges every day. Internally you'll be known as Campaign & Communications Director. Salary: £94,500 - £105,000 dependant on experience. What it's like to work here You'll join a supportive, collaborative senior leadership environment at one of the most recognised and trusted charities in the UK. Your skill and expertise will be critical to our success and you'll have real influence. Reporting directly to the Director of Communications & Fundraising, you'll be a key member of the Communications and Fundraising Senior Leadership Team, working alongside experienced, strategic leaders who share a strong sense of purpose, partnership and ambition. Together, you'll help shape the organisation's direction, impact and reputation, while contributing to a leadership community that is committed and forward-looking. Your contractual location will be one of our offices in either Swindon or London and there will be an expectation for you to attend the office regularly. However, there is flexibility on where you are based at other times. You will be required to work at a National Trust location for 40-60% of your working week. This will be discussed in more detail at interview. What you'll be doing In this senior leadership role, you'll lead our communications, campaigning and advocacy functions, integrating disciplines to maximise impact and ensure consistent, compelling storytelling across all channels. You'll guide and inspire expert teams, fostering collaboration, and a culture of learning and innovation. You'll shape and protect our reputation, advise our Executive Team, Director General and senior leaders, and build strong internal and external partnerships. You'll oversee high-quality multimedia output, drive behaviour changes campaigns, strengthen our national media presence, and ensure an audience-first approach that supports deeper engagement, participation and support. You'll champion joined up working across marketing, fundraising, public engagement and regional teams, helping deliver outstanding audience experiences. As a visible, strategic leader, you'll play a key role in bringing our strategy and values to life for staff, volunteers and the public. Who we're looking for You'll bring; Extensive knowledge and experience of communications and/or advocacy campaigns and a track record of successful implementation. Confidence as a decision-maker and able to deal with high-stakes situations, listening and acting swiftly when issues arise. Understanding of how institutions and major brands work, and the communications methods that protect and enhance them. Sound knowledge of audience insight and evaluation and experience applying it to improve performance. Proven feel for the zeitgeist and understanding of how an established institution can respond to emerging trends while staying true to its purpose and values Strong grasp of diversity and inclusion issues and their application for diverse audiences and in the workplace Previous experience collaborating and co-creating with internal and external partners and suppliers. Creative thinker who is able to identify and manage opportunities both day-to-day and for the long-term. Significant and extensive experience of leading a communication, campaigns or related function in a large and complex organisation or agency and proven ability to realise multiple business benefits from communications and campaigns. Extensive experience of reputation management, including advising senior stakeholders on building a media presence and managing contentious issues and crisis communications. The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. • Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary • Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) • Rental deposit loan scheme • Season ticket loan • EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) • Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts • Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. • Flexible working whenever possible • Employee assistance programme • Free parking at most Trust places
We're looking for a Head Gardener to lead a team of staff and volunteers and to guide the care and future development of the gardens across the North Warwickshire Portfolio consisting of Baddesley Clinton, Charlecote Park, Packwood. As part of the role you are expected to undertake Duty Manager responsibilities and you'll be working weekends and Bank holidays on a rota pattern. Please provide a cover letter and CV when applying for this role . What it's like to work here The North Warwickshire Portfolio is a combination of 3 sites with historically different gardens, one being a listed Grade II garden, Packwood House. The portfolio has recently merged so we are in the midst of setting up new team dynamics and bringing in portfolio ways of working. You will be heading up a team of experienced, dedicated and creative gardeners. Your role will entail strategic and seasonal planning of the garden, and working hand in glove with the Ranger team for the wider landscape. You will manage a team across the 3 sites, have a vision and higher level view whilst maintaining visibility and hands on where feasible. What you'll be doing As our Head Gardener, you'll be managing a team of 8 staff and 50 volunteers. You'll also lead any projects to restore or rework areas of the garden, giving you the opportunity for hands-on creativity and a dynamic approach to gardening. You'll work with colleagues from other departments to make sure that people visiting can experience everything that makes this garden so special, including its stories, its challenges and the wildlife to be found within it. Your priority will be to make sure that everyone feels welcome here. You'll demonstrate inclusive leadership and work with others to make the changes needed to improve access to the garden. You'll have a close working relationship with experts from the Trust's internal consultancy, as well as working with and learning from others beyond the Trust. As a senior leader, you'll be expected to work some weekends and bank holidays on a rota. Who we're looking for We'd love to hear from you if you're: experienced in managing a varied/listed garden in all seasons able to draw on your excellent knowledge of plants and plant care comfortable talking to all kinds of people and sharing your knowledge and expertise used to managing operational risk and compliance requirements relevant to horticulture qualified to RHS level 3 or above (or the equivalent vocational experience). The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places
Apr 21, 2026
Full time
We're looking for a Head Gardener to lead a team of staff and volunteers and to guide the care and future development of the gardens across the North Warwickshire Portfolio consisting of Baddesley Clinton, Charlecote Park, Packwood. As part of the role you are expected to undertake Duty Manager responsibilities and you'll be working weekends and Bank holidays on a rota pattern. Please provide a cover letter and CV when applying for this role . What it's like to work here The North Warwickshire Portfolio is a combination of 3 sites with historically different gardens, one being a listed Grade II garden, Packwood House. The portfolio has recently merged so we are in the midst of setting up new team dynamics and bringing in portfolio ways of working. You will be heading up a team of experienced, dedicated and creative gardeners. Your role will entail strategic and seasonal planning of the garden, and working hand in glove with the Ranger team for the wider landscape. You will manage a team across the 3 sites, have a vision and higher level view whilst maintaining visibility and hands on where feasible. What you'll be doing As our Head Gardener, you'll be managing a team of 8 staff and 50 volunteers. You'll also lead any projects to restore or rework areas of the garden, giving you the opportunity for hands-on creativity and a dynamic approach to gardening. You'll work with colleagues from other departments to make sure that people visiting can experience everything that makes this garden so special, including its stories, its challenges and the wildlife to be found within it. Your priority will be to make sure that everyone feels welcome here. You'll demonstrate inclusive leadership and work with others to make the changes needed to improve access to the garden. You'll have a close working relationship with experts from the Trust's internal consultancy, as well as working with and learning from others beyond the Trust. As a senior leader, you'll be expected to work some weekends and bank holidays on a rota. Who we're looking for We'd love to hear from you if you're: experienced in managing a varied/listed garden in all seasons able to draw on your excellent knowledge of plants and plant care comfortable talking to all kinds of people and sharing your knowledge and expertise used to managing operational risk and compliance requirements relevant to horticulture qualified to RHS level 3 or above (or the equivalent vocational experience). The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places
Can you lead to team to look after a portfolio of holiday cottages in Dorset? You will be responsible for the successful operation of 15 unique and special holiday cottages ranging from a tiny cottage sleeping two guests to a substantial, historic house sleeping 12. The geographical spread is across Brownsea island, the isle of Purbeck and Weymouth. The Holidays Manager is responsible for the financial performance of their portfolio (focusing on sales performance and cost control), managing maintenance and budgets (working with internal colleagues and external contractors), leading a team (including recruitment, induction, day to day management), ensuring compliance and meeting the National Trust's brand standards to ensure we deliver an excellent experience for our guests. What it's like to work here You'll be part of the Holidays team based at the National Trust Purbeck office at Currendon Farm between Studland and Corfe Castle. There's a lot of travel between the holiday cottages and the office so you'd need to be local, ideally living in Swanage, Poole, Bournemouth or the wider Dorset area. Having your own car is essential. No two days will be the same. Your days will be busy, dynamic, and demanding with a mix of office work, cottage visits and time with your team. There's a lot to do and it is very rewarding work. The hours are 37.5 per week - you will organise the rota with your colleagues to provide management cover 6 days a week (as the operational team does cottage changeovers on a Saturday). You may need to cover one Saturday in 3 with a day off during the week. This is a permanent position, with the opportunity to progress. You will be part of a regional management team in the South area and part of the national Holidays team. What you'll be doing The Holidays Manager role is critical to the success of our holidays operation. The aim of the National Trust's Holidays team is to maximise business returns so that the contribution can be reinvested in our conservation work. What you'll focus on: consistent delivery - ensuing all elements of the operation are set up and running efficiently. leading the team - recruiting, developing and supporting your team. achieving high levels of guest satisfaction - excellent standards of housekeeping, pro-active maintenance and incident response. strong financial performance safety and compliance - ensuring the team are completing day to day management of risks and following the Trust's processes. developing the business - working with colleagues on the marketing of your cottages and identifying potential opportunities. Who we're looking for Applications from redeployees are assessed against the minimum criteria for the role. In your application, please provide details of how you meet the minimum criteria below: A proven ability to lead, coach and motivate multi site teams, with excellent communication, relationship building and influencing skills. A flexible, customer focused approach and confidence working with partners, suppliers and varied internal teams. Sound financial capability, including budget management, forecasting, financial controls and delivering commercial targets. Understanding of housekeeping, maintenance standards and property presentation. Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and bespoke systems. A valid driving licence and willingness to travel across a wide geographic area Strong operational leadership gained in a hotel, hospitality or similar service led environment, supported by a relevant qualification at NVQ/QCF Level 3 or equivalent. Ability to manage operational risk, with strong knowledge of Health & Safety, compliance and emergency procedures. Experience contributing to business plans, overseeing small projects and supporting new holiday developments. The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places
Apr 21, 2026
Full time
Can you lead to team to look after a portfolio of holiday cottages in Dorset? You will be responsible for the successful operation of 15 unique and special holiday cottages ranging from a tiny cottage sleeping two guests to a substantial, historic house sleeping 12. The geographical spread is across Brownsea island, the isle of Purbeck and Weymouth. The Holidays Manager is responsible for the financial performance of their portfolio (focusing on sales performance and cost control), managing maintenance and budgets (working with internal colleagues and external contractors), leading a team (including recruitment, induction, day to day management), ensuring compliance and meeting the National Trust's brand standards to ensure we deliver an excellent experience for our guests. What it's like to work here You'll be part of the Holidays team based at the National Trust Purbeck office at Currendon Farm between Studland and Corfe Castle. There's a lot of travel between the holiday cottages and the office so you'd need to be local, ideally living in Swanage, Poole, Bournemouth or the wider Dorset area. Having your own car is essential. No two days will be the same. Your days will be busy, dynamic, and demanding with a mix of office work, cottage visits and time with your team. There's a lot to do and it is very rewarding work. The hours are 37.5 per week - you will organise the rota with your colleagues to provide management cover 6 days a week (as the operational team does cottage changeovers on a Saturday). You may need to cover one Saturday in 3 with a day off during the week. This is a permanent position, with the opportunity to progress. You will be part of a regional management team in the South area and part of the national Holidays team. What you'll be doing The Holidays Manager role is critical to the success of our holidays operation. The aim of the National Trust's Holidays team is to maximise business returns so that the contribution can be reinvested in our conservation work. What you'll focus on: consistent delivery - ensuing all elements of the operation are set up and running efficiently. leading the team - recruiting, developing and supporting your team. achieving high levels of guest satisfaction - excellent standards of housekeeping, pro-active maintenance and incident response. strong financial performance safety and compliance - ensuring the team are completing day to day management of risks and following the Trust's processes. developing the business - working with colleagues on the marketing of your cottages and identifying potential opportunities. Who we're looking for Applications from redeployees are assessed against the minimum criteria for the role. In your application, please provide details of how you meet the minimum criteria below: A proven ability to lead, coach and motivate multi site teams, with excellent communication, relationship building and influencing skills. A flexible, customer focused approach and confidence working with partners, suppliers and varied internal teams. Sound financial capability, including budget management, forecasting, financial controls and delivering commercial targets. Understanding of housekeeping, maintenance standards and property presentation. Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and bespoke systems. A valid driving licence and willingness to travel across a wide geographic area Strong operational leadership gained in a hotel, hospitality or similar service led environment, supported by a relevant qualification at NVQ/QCF Level 3 or equivalent. Ability to manage operational risk, with strong knowledge of Health & Safety, compliance and emergency procedures. Experience contributing to business plans, overseeing small projects and supporting new holiday developments. The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places
We re looking for a Mid-Level Giving Lead (Officer) to join our ambitious Public Fundraising team on a 12-month parental leave cover, working part-time (3 days a week, 22.5 hours), within the Individual Giving team. Now is an exciting time to join us as we review and develop new and existing products embedding a proactive, insight-led and supporter focused culture. You ll play a key role in shaping and developing our mid-level programme and products (including National Trust Patrons). You'll work with and support the Mid-Level Managers, reporting into the Head of Individual Giving to ensure the programme is developed to grow income from our £1k £25k audience. In developing and delivering the mid-level giving programme, you ll bring expertise in strategic thinking and ability to take a personal approach, as well as engage supporters with mass communications across multiple channels, including email. You ll use your creative thinking and problem-solving skills to work with others to establish and implement new ideas, ensuring we're set up to achieve key targets. You ll have experience in developing mid-level asks, being data led and building engagement journeys with an audience-first approach. You ll appreciate the ambition and drive to deliver growth through our wider Public Fundraising and Philanthropy teams, and work closely with other colleagues across the charity to optimise the lifetime value of our donors. You'll work closely with others to ensure we meet annual recruitment and renewal targets. You'll design and implement a renewal plan to ensure donors give on an annual basis. You'll use data and insight to evaluate performance, identifying ways to optimise the programme, tracking and monitoring on a regular basic. You ll be someone who can effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to champion the role Public Fundraising plays at the National Trust. You ll enjoy monitoring donor trends, being data-led, and testing and learning across mid-level giving. The displayed salary is the pro-rata salary. The full-time equivalent is £36,619. What it's like to work here You ll be working in a newly formed team with the Head of Individual Giving , contributing to building on the success of the current programme, whilst highlighting opportunities to grow and develop ensuring we reach our exciting fundraising goals. As this is a national role, there is flexibility on your contractual place of work. Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at other National Trust places. We ll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for % of your working week. What you'll be doing As our Mid Level Giving Lead, you'll use data and insight to evaluate performance, identifying ways to optimise the programme, regularly reporting progress to the Head of Individual Giving. You ll support the Mid-Level Giving Managers on the development and delivery of mass stewardship activity; as well as developing processes to retain more personal communications depending on donor giving levels and preferences. You ll support the Mid-Level Giving Managers to implement new strategies to grow unrestricted income from our mid level audiences and design and implement a renewal plan to ensure donors give on an annual basis. Managing a small portfolio of active donors and prospects you'll delivering thoughtful, tailored engagement plans that deepen relationships and increase lifetime value. You'll utilise your relationship building and influencing skills to gain buy-in and support for mid-level giving and fundraising across the organisation. Who we're looking for You'll bring; Equivalent practical experience of working in mid-level giving, major donor fundraising, a fundraising team, or a high value commercial environment; successfully working to targets across a diverse portfolio. Strong project management experience including success in growing income through mid-level giving asks (or similar) and products using supporter insight. An articulate and confident manner with the ability to build relationships and networks with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels understanding who to work with to get things done. Working in collaboration with a range of internal stakeholders to deliver supporter journeys, communications and collateral. Experience of successfully managing and developing supporter relationships over time. A proactive problem solving mindset, you'll be a self-starter with a high level of self-motivation and be able to prioritise workload in a dynamic environment. The package The National Trust has the motto For everyone, for ever at its heart. We re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. • Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary • Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) • Rental deposit loan scheme • Season ticket loan • EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) • Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts • Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. • Flexible working whenever possible • Employee assistance programme • Free parking at most Trust places
Apr 15, 2026
Full time
We re looking for a Mid-Level Giving Lead (Officer) to join our ambitious Public Fundraising team on a 12-month parental leave cover, working part-time (3 days a week, 22.5 hours), within the Individual Giving team. Now is an exciting time to join us as we review and develop new and existing products embedding a proactive, insight-led and supporter focused culture. You ll play a key role in shaping and developing our mid-level programme and products (including National Trust Patrons). You'll work with and support the Mid-Level Managers, reporting into the Head of Individual Giving to ensure the programme is developed to grow income from our £1k £25k audience. In developing and delivering the mid-level giving programme, you ll bring expertise in strategic thinking and ability to take a personal approach, as well as engage supporters with mass communications across multiple channels, including email. You ll use your creative thinking and problem-solving skills to work with others to establish and implement new ideas, ensuring we're set up to achieve key targets. You ll have experience in developing mid-level asks, being data led and building engagement journeys with an audience-first approach. You ll appreciate the ambition and drive to deliver growth through our wider Public Fundraising and Philanthropy teams, and work closely with other colleagues across the charity to optimise the lifetime value of our donors. You'll work closely with others to ensure we meet annual recruitment and renewal targets. You'll design and implement a renewal plan to ensure donors give on an annual basis. You'll use data and insight to evaluate performance, identifying ways to optimise the programme, tracking and monitoring on a regular basic. You ll be someone who can effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to champion the role Public Fundraising plays at the National Trust. You ll enjoy monitoring donor trends, being data-led, and testing and learning across mid-level giving. The displayed salary is the pro-rata salary. The full-time equivalent is £36,619. What it's like to work here You ll be working in a newly formed team with the Head of Individual Giving , contributing to building on the success of the current programme, whilst highlighting opportunities to grow and develop ensuring we reach our exciting fundraising goals. As this is a national role, there is flexibility on your contractual place of work. Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at other National Trust places. We ll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for % of your working week. What you'll be doing As our Mid Level Giving Lead, you'll use data and insight to evaluate performance, identifying ways to optimise the programme, regularly reporting progress to the Head of Individual Giving. You ll support the Mid-Level Giving Managers on the development and delivery of mass stewardship activity; as well as developing processes to retain more personal communications depending on donor giving levels and preferences. You ll support the Mid-Level Giving Managers to implement new strategies to grow unrestricted income from our mid level audiences and design and implement a renewal plan to ensure donors give on an annual basis. Managing a small portfolio of active donors and prospects you'll delivering thoughtful, tailored engagement plans that deepen relationships and increase lifetime value. You'll utilise your relationship building and influencing skills to gain buy-in and support for mid-level giving and fundraising across the organisation. Who we're looking for You'll bring; Equivalent practical experience of working in mid-level giving, major donor fundraising, a fundraising team, or a high value commercial environment; successfully working to targets across a diverse portfolio. Strong project management experience including success in growing income through mid-level giving asks (or similar) and products using supporter insight. An articulate and confident manner with the ability to build relationships and networks with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels understanding who to work with to get things done. Working in collaboration with a range of internal stakeholders to deliver supporter journeys, communications and collateral. Experience of successfully managing and developing supporter relationships over time. A proactive problem solving mindset, you'll be a self-starter with a high level of self-motivation and be able to prioritise workload in a dynamic environment. The package The National Trust has the motto For everyone, for ever at its heart. We re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. • Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary • Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) • Rental deposit loan scheme • Season ticket loan • EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria) • Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts • Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. • Flexible working whenever possible • Employee assistance programme • Free parking at most Trust places
We're looking for a Project Curator to help us reimagine what Saltram means for Plymouth today. The Future Saltram Programme is the National Trust's commitment to open up this much-loved place like never before. Over the next few years we'll double the accessible outdoor space, deliver major improvements to visitor facilities, and-most importantly-work hand in hand with local communities to break down barriers to nature and heritage. As Project Curator, you'll lead the heritage and interpretation strand of our £6.2m Access to Nature and Heritage package, majority-funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. You'll shape how stories are told, how connections are made, and how Saltram's past and present come together to create a sense of belonging for new and existing audiences. You'll also play a key role across the wider programme, ensuring the historic environment is protected while being opened up in new ways. This is a fixed-term position until 31 August 2029. What it's like to work here Saltram is one of Plymouth's most treasured places-an "oasis in the middle of the city" where history, parkland, and community come together. With over 900,000 visits last year, it's one of the busiest National Trust properties in the country. You'll join a collaborative, energised team who work at pace, share challenges, and support each other to get the job done. It's a fast-moving, exciting time to be part of Saltram, with plenty of scope to make a real difference. What you'll be doing Reporting to the Project Manager, you'll be part of the Future Saltram team delivering the vision to end unequal access to heritage and nature. Your main focus will be the 'Stories of Saltram' project , which will open 511m of new, interpreted spaces in the Grade I house and Grade II stables. You'll also support visitor infrastructure improvements across the estate, including accessibility in the house. Working with built environment specialists and the wider National Trust curatorial team, you'll assess heritage significance and advise on impacts to collections, buildings, and landscapes. This is a unique opportunity to shape how people experience Saltram's history, ensuring it speaks to today's audiences while safeguarding it for the future. Who we're looking for We'd love to hear from you if you have: Proven experience in developing and delivering heritage, cultural, or interpretation projects to plans, timelines, and budgets. Ability to out stakeholders at the heart of decision making, including visitors, community members, academic partners, statutory bodies, contractors, and cultural audiences. Experience of undertaking or commissioning research and analysis to create inclusive and engaging outputs. Confidence in working with design professionals and planning processes, from concept to delivery. Strong communication skills to engage audiences through talks, tours, interpretation, and events. Relevant experience or qualifications in Art History, Museum Studies, or a related field. This is a chance to be part of a truly transformational project-helping to shape Saltram's future and redefine what a heritage estate can mean in a modern city. The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places
Oct 04, 2025
Full time
We're looking for a Project Curator to help us reimagine what Saltram means for Plymouth today. The Future Saltram Programme is the National Trust's commitment to open up this much-loved place like never before. Over the next few years we'll double the accessible outdoor space, deliver major improvements to visitor facilities, and-most importantly-work hand in hand with local communities to break down barriers to nature and heritage. As Project Curator, you'll lead the heritage and interpretation strand of our £6.2m Access to Nature and Heritage package, majority-funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. You'll shape how stories are told, how connections are made, and how Saltram's past and present come together to create a sense of belonging for new and existing audiences. You'll also play a key role across the wider programme, ensuring the historic environment is protected while being opened up in new ways. This is a fixed-term position until 31 August 2029. What it's like to work here Saltram is one of Plymouth's most treasured places-an "oasis in the middle of the city" where history, parkland, and community come together. With over 900,000 visits last year, it's one of the busiest National Trust properties in the country. You'll join a collaborative, energised team who work at pace, share challenges, and support each other to get the job done. It's a fast-moving, exciting time to be part of Saltram, with plenty of scope to make a real difference. What you'll be doing Reporting to the Project Manager, you'll be part of the Future Saltram team delivering the vision to end unequal access to heritage and nature. Your main focus will be the 'Stories of Saltram' project , which will open 511m of new, interpreted spaces in the Grade I house and Grade II stables. You'll also support visitor infrastructure improvements across the estate, including accessibility in the house. Working with built environment specialists and the wider National Trust curatorial team, you'll assess heritage significance and advise on impacts to collections, buildings, and landscapes. This is a unique opportunity to shape how people experience Saltram's history, ensuring it speaks to today's audiences while safeguarding it for the future. Who we're looking for We'd love to hear from you if you have: Proven experience in developing and delivering heritage, cultural, or interpretation projects to plans, timelines, and budgets. Ability to out stakeholders at the heart of decision making, including visitors, community members, academic partners, statutory bodies, contractors, and cultural audiences. Experience of undertaking or commissioning research and analysis to create inclusive and engaging outputs. Confidence in working with design professionals and planning processes, from concept to delivery. Strong communication skills to engage audiences through talks, tours, interpretation, and events. Relevant experience or qualifications in Art History, Museum Studies, or a related field. This is a chance to be part of a truly transformational project-helping to shape Saltram's future and redefine what a heritage estate can mean in a modern city. The package The National Trust has the motto 'For everyone, for ever' at its heart. We're working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It's important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we're for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too. Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18) Rental deposit loan scheme Season ticket loan EV car lease scheme Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Flexible working whenever possible Employee assistance programme Free parking at most Trust places