Project Officer

We have an exciting **new **opportunity where you'll be really able to shape this role yourself. Expertise of the Project Officer role is all about relationships in and with the local farming community.

As we develop our long-term ambitions in the Yorkshire Dales and deliver existing projects around more trees in the landscape and peat restoration, we are looking for you to join us in delivering project objectives around **Development/Feasibility for Landscape Recovery **to time, cost and quality. You'll move at pace to make a change for people, nature and climate in our uplands, maintaining positive relationships and building new ones, working with and through a wide range of farmers, colleagues and partners.

**Hours**:Part time 30 hours per week, mainly Monday to Friday and we are flexible as to when you work these hours. Some evening and weekend working will be required, for which time in lieu can be taken.

**Salary**:FTE £32,250pa Actual £25,800pa

**Contract**:Fixed term for 2 years

What it's like to work here:You’ll be working as part of the property team at Malham, including a Countryside Manager and Countryside Team, Facilities and Business Support teams as well as a General Manager as the Client for the project. We work closely with our Estate Manager and Rural Surveyor who are the key points of contact for our farm tenants.

Your contractual place of work will be the **National Trust office at Malham. **Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at farms and other National Trust places. We’ll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for most of your working week.

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What you'll be doing:As the farm liaison for the project, you’ll work closely with tenants and neighbours to deal with questions and concerns, encouraging our farmer’s input into planning and testing our approach and ensuring plans work for each farm. Building a collaborative and trusting relationship at an early stage will be critical. You'll work with our countryside and let estate teams, contractors, facilitators and statutory stakeholders. You’ll pull on the knowledge and expertise of property, estate management and consultancy colleagues.

We mean it when we say it’s a varied role. One typical day might include carrying out an initial meeting and questionnaire on a farm or with a landowner to discover their aims and objectives, and then summarising the results to help plan next steps. On another day you may be meeting with our Estate Management team, sharing outcomes of conversations with farmers with colleagues on the project or property, or working with others to plan workshops to bring our farmers together around a particular topic. A blend of being out at farms and working with stakeholders, colleagues in consultancy and let estate teams and on property means you’ll be comfortable with a wide range of people and approaches, turning your hand to a variety of tasks every day.

You’ll need to engage with our funder, partners and community groups on occasion. You’ll also plan work with contractors to ensure we have the resources needed to bring our plans to life.

**Please also read the role profile attached to this advert.**

Who we're looking forWe hope you'll have demonstrable skills in diplomacy, empathy, discretion and **synthesising information for the right audience **with a strong ability to lead through others, through challenge and support.

You'll have a strong understanding of farming challenges and opportunities, particularly for access and **wildlife through Landscape **. You'll have a desire to make a difference, show initiative and contribute to the core values of the Trust.

The packageThe 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
- EV car lease scheme
- Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
- Flexible working whenever possible
- Employee assistance programme
- Free parking at most Trust places

Requirements :Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK
Fixed Term p/t (30 hrs pw for 24 mo)