Programming & Partnerships Officer


    Location
    Yorkshire
    Date

    NATIONAL TRUST

    We’re looking for an enthusiastic individual to deliver a varied programme of commercial and visit-driving events to a diverse visitor audience.

    Working across Ormesby Hall in Middlesbrough and Nunnington Hall near Helmsley, this job is fast-paced and requires resilience and good time management to achieve all outcomes.

    You’ll be required to work evenings and weekends. You also sometimes may be required to work at Roseberry Topping, North Yorkshire.

    What it’s like to work here

    Working mainly at Ormesby Hall and Nunnington Hall, you’ll be part of the Visitor Experience team, reporting to the Experience & Visitor Programming Manager and working closely with the Senior Visitor Experience Officer at Ormesby Hall and the Visitor Experience Officer at Nunnington Hall. You’ll plan, deliver and evaluate a varied programme of events, from food festivals to murder mysteries and work with partners to create new and exciting visitor programmes, helping to drive income and raise awareness of the sites.

    Home of the Pennyman family for nearly 400 years, this classic Georgian mansion, with its Victorian kitchen, attractive gardens and estate walks. Ormesby Hall captures the spirit of the intimate home of Colonel Jim Pennyman, the last of the Pennyman line, and his arts-loving wife Ruth, as well as the stylish legacy of the 18th-century character ‘Wicked’ Sir James Pennyman – so named because of his extravagant lifestyle and his gambling with the family fortune.

    What you’ll be doing

    Together with your team, you’ll be devising and running a programme of events and activities throughout the year with partnerships at their heart.

    You’ll be focussed on building these local partnerships with a range of businesses and organisations. Your role will include responsibility for some budgets and will be supervising volunteers.

    In this role you’ll regularly act as duty manager. Being a duty manager at Ormesby Hall, you’ll be responsible for opening and closing the property and being the first port of call for any queries that day. You’ll also be expected to respond to radio calls and will manage the volunteers on duty.

    Who we’re looking for

    We’d love to hear from you if you’re:

    • experienced in running events and activities, and/or working with community partners
    • familiar with audiences in the areas of heritage, culture, arts and the natural environment
    • used to running small partner-led projects within the heritage and arts sectors
    • able to measure and assess results, and show their impact
    • good at talking and listening to, and getting on with, all kinds of people
    • someone who puts people first, and understands what’s needed for everyone to receive great customer service
    • flexible and happy to work with different teams and partners, and to go wherever you’re needed to balance the workload of your team

    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.