Senior Community, Participation & Volunteering Manager

We are looking for a Senior Community, Participation and Volunteering Manager to work across the Kedleston and the Children's Country House at Sudbury portfolio. These properties continuing to adapt and develop to meet the needs of existing and growing audiences. This is an exciting time to join the team to lead on, and support this work.

What it's like to work here

The Children's Country House, having always been popular with families, has put children and young people at the heart of all that it does and continues to develop so everyone can discover their inner young person and engage with a country house differently. Kedleston, one of the finest 18th century estates, showcases and celebrates art and design, and we are ambitious to ensure this inspires creativity and wonder, as well as celebrating the cultures and people represented in the significant South-East Asian museum collection. Both properties in the portfolio have passionate teams ambitious to ensure we end unequal access to nature, beauty, culture and history. Participation from our volunteers and engaging local communities are key priorities in shaping all that we do.

What you'll be doing

You'll lead on, and support the teams, in realising the ending unequal access ambition and ensure a 'people first' approach that enables meaningful participation from the local community and ensures an excellent volunteering experience. You'll shape and find new ways for people to engage with the properties and the work that takes place there.

Reporting to the General Manager, you will manage a brilliant team of four across the portfolio, as well as working closely with the wider teams who are incredibly passionate and ambitious to deliver public benefit.

You'll be required to work regular weekends and some bank holidays.

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:

• excellent understanding of good practice in community engagement and participatory practice, and experience of applying it in a range of contexts.
• excellent understanding of volunteer engagement and experience of innovating volunteering and increasing wider participation
• think strategically and demonstrate strong analytical skills. Able to use data and insight to prioritise, make effective choices and decide when and how to engage different audiences
• significant experience of partnership working
• able to build effective and collaborative working relationships with leaders and wider teams, and to coach people to increase their confidence/capability and increase community engagement and participation - including volunteering.

Additional criteria for all other applicants:

• experience of developing creative programmes of engagement activities responding to local audience and stakeholder needs.
• experience of developing and managing grant funded programmes and initiatives

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