Assistant Director - National Trust : Job Details

Are you an inspiring and engaging leader? Are you committed to making history and nature accessible to everyone? Then this could be the senior leadership opportunity for you. From Yorkshires historic houses and gardens to its captivating landscapes and National Parks, you'll manage a team looking after truly outstanding places and collaborate with partners to connect these places with the communities to inspire people to support our work.

Salary: £67,236 with some flexibility depending on skills and experience.

Please include a cover letter with your application.

First stage virtual interviews will be held on 13th, 14th & 17th February 

Second stage face to face interviews will be held on 5th March 

Reporting to the Regional Director, you'll take strategic ownership of our activities across Yorkshire. You’ll also be part of the regional management team, working together to bring our national strategy to life at the places we care for and working with partners and communities to bring our ambitions to reality across the North of England.

As the role covers a wide geographical area, you'll regularly travel across Yorkshire and the broader region. This is a hybrid role working at our properties, regional hubs and from home with some national meetings in other parts of the UK.

First and foremost, you're an influential leader. You’ll support, coach and mentor an impactful team of General Managers, helping them to deliver their business plans, lead their teams, look after the places in their care, and collaborate with partner organisations and communities to make them more accessible and connected.

With ideas for what Yorkshire can contribute to regional and national ambitions, you'll be in charge of operations across this diverse portfolio. As a senior leader in the region, you’ll also manage large projects, working with specialists from all areas of the Trust and other organisations.

You'll lead for and champion specific areas of the Trusts new strategy as we develop the thinking and partnerships needed to achieve our ambitions, whether that be internally with other regional and central colleagues. Using your ability to build and develop positive relationships, you'll help shape and influence our approach nationally and regionally.

You’ll also play a key role in seeking out and cultivating external partnerships to enable us to have as much impact as possible in the delivery of our strategy across Yorkshire and the wider region.

You’ll champion an inclusive and fair approach to all and find new ways to provide access for all at the places you look after, engaging people with everything we do.

• inclusive leadership skills, with the ability to coach and mentor a widely dispersed team
• experience of leadership within a complex matrix structure
• credibility with external collaborators and partners, able to build and develop mutually successful and beneficial relationships
• strategic planning and delivery, including project and programme leadership delivery across a wide range of areas
• an understanding of the historic or natural environment, culture and heritage, and the challenges of managing visitors and conservation work
• understanding of financial planning and budgeting

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

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