Summary
** Internal Applicants Only **
We're seeking an experienced and passionate Project Manager to join us for secondment until June 2025 on a part-time or full-time basis. This is an existing role working in partnership with a major food retailer partner where you will lead on an exciting new opportunity to develop a nature friendly, low carbon farming initiative.
Your contractual place of work will be the National Trust office at Heelis. 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, It is expected that the role can be delivered as home working, although occasional travel will be required to NT properties across the country and our supply chain partners HQ in London.
What it's like to work here
This is a brilliant opportunity to lead on what is potentially a revolutionary programme of activity for the Trust, working closely with a major food retailer to meet our objectives to become the landlord of choice for nature friendly farming, providing a catalyst for change across our tenanted land and beyond.
Working in partnership with multiple stakeholders from a range of disciplines within the Trust, relevant counterparts from our partner and organisations in their supply chain, as well as a number of our tenant farmers; you will develop a scheme which will see us adopt an approach to reduce and capture carbon and increase biodiversity, which can be rolled out across NT tenant farms.
What you'll be doing
Leading on all elements of this complex project, you'll be working closely with the Head of Let Estate (Project Sponsor), the National Trust's Farming Systems Consultant, Head of Environment Research & Data, Corporate Partnerships, as well as relevant individuals from our partner organisation. As Project Manager you will utilise teams from both organisations to develop the legal and financial models the programme requires. The project will also need developed skills in managing external consultants working on behalf of NT and our supply chain partner.
Key to your success will be building positive relationships with our tenant farmers, consulting with them throughout, ensuring our proposed models and approaches provide the right level of incentive. You will need to work with colleagues from both organisations to build positive relationships with our farm tenants, developing a package of training and support, providing the farmers with the support they need to meet the requirements of the programme.
We anticipate that the project will result in a joint branded product as well as a marketing campaign, which will communicate its provenance and sustainability. Therefore, you will need to work closely with the Marketing and Communications teams from both organisations as well.
Who we're looking for
You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached, this is just to provide a full picture of what is possible in this role, we'd love to hear from you if you are:
- Able to demonstrate experience of successfully delivering complex end to end project/programme management, including defining resources, leading procurement securing project teams and matrix management across multiple projects/programmes
- A Professional with technical knowledge and skills in project management demonstrated by a recognised project (AMP PMQ/Prince) or programme management (MSP) qualification
- Able to evidence ongoing CPD in your career to date
- A flexible thinker and problem-solver, skilled at negotiating and building productive networks, and confident in using your expertise to influence decisions with senior leaders
- A skilled communicator, with experience of managing complex and challenging situations with competing interests and a diverse range of people
- A leader for inclusion, who finds ways to create an inclusive culture
- Knowledgeable in land management and have an appreciation of the upcoming challenges facing farming.
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)
- Tax-free childcare scheme
- Rental deposit loan scheme
- Season ticket loan
- 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
- Independent financial advice
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