Programme Co-ordinator - National Trust : Job Details

We’re looking for a Programme Coordinator to work with the Head of Curatorship, one of our Senior National Curators and a Development Specialist to manage the design, delivery and evaluation of an ambitious development programme for National Trust Curators.

This role is offered on a full-time fixed term contract basis for 12 months. 

As Europe’s largest conservation charity and one of the world’s largest art and heritage collections, we want to ensure our expert curatorial teams have the knowledge, ambition and inspiration to share our stories with everyone.  

At the National Trust we are passionate about nature, history and beauty. This is a national role, and you’ll be able to draw on the experience, skills and expertise of colleagues who are specialists in every field of our work. 

Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon and there will be an expectation for you to attend the office. 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. 

Reporting to the Development Specialist - Curation and Experiences, you will work as part of a team to manage, design, deliver and evaluate an ambitious plan for curatorial development.  

You will be responsible for providing high quality professional programme support to the Development Specialist for Curation and Experiences, ensuring the smooth running of the programme, its support systems and processes. 

The programme includes a range of activities across different channels, such as on-line masterclasses, professional networking, international trips and conferences. The Programme Coordinator will play a key role in ensuring all programme activities are integrated and communicated and that the agreed outcomes for each development activity are met. 

It is a complex and ambitious programme with different strands and multiple stakeholders which will require excellent programme coordination skills along with the ability to work with and engage a dispersed team. In addition to the Curatorial Development Programme, there might be opportunities to support professional development for other job families.

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what is possible in this role. We’d love to hear from you if you have:

•Experience in providing programme support to enable programmes to meet objectives and deliver agreed outcomes. 

•Organisational and planning skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities and manage your time effectively. 

•Experience or interest in People Development.

•Ability to communicate with clarity, employing a range of methods and approaches, including materials and presentations 

•Confident liaising with a range of colleagues, providing a consistent point of contact internally and externally, to ensure a high level of customer service for the programme 

•Experience of collating, maintaining, analysing and preparing data to provide reports, including evaluation and finance reports to internal and external stakeholders.  

•Finance management and record keeping. In this role you will monitor invoices and purchasing procedures, reporting at regular intervals on progress against programme budget.  

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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