Project Officer

Summary It is an exciting time to join the National Trust. The ambition for outdoor experiences through to the year 2030 has been agreed and we are now at the point of realising this ambition through the creation of an outdoors programme of work.
Within this programme, we have a role for a Project Officer for Walk Programming to join the national Outdoor Experiences team, on a two-year fixed term contract or internal secondment opportunity. This is an incredible opportunity for someone to support thedevelopment of projects designed to increase access to the outdoors for diverse communities.
Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon, however there will be an opportunity to agree hybrid working arrangements which strike the right balance for you and the Trust.What it's like to work here We’re bigger than you think, we’re morecomplicated than we appear and we’re larger scale than you’d imagine. We’ve got passionate people in all our teams, and we’ve got so much more we want to achieve. We’re for everyone, forever and we really mean that.
What you'll be doing You’ll work closely with the Outdoor Experiences team to support a project to build capacity in organisations delivering walks for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. Working with partners, the project will deliver a new trainingpathway for walk leaders, enabling them to offer more walks to more people. Specific goals are to:

- Increase the number of qualified leaders from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds
- Increase the number of participants in walking activities from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities
- Develop a community of walk leaders connected to the National Trust, to provide equally positive experiences for people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities in the outdoors
This is a new project and you’ll be supporting all phases including product development, testing, evaluation and roll-out. Organisation and communication are key. Your role will be to ensure our project work and communication channels are up to date and thatwe are delivering information and actionable messages to all stakeholders.
The project sits within our broader Group Walks Project to develop training resources around walk programming. The Project Officer role will include opportunities to be part of and contribute to this work too.
Who we're looking for 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.For this position we’re looking for someone who has:

- Experience of project delivery and support, planning timelines, coordinating meetings, document production and distribution, project communication, data gathering
- People and influencing skills, the ability to engage, listen, co-create and build relationships with a variety of stakeholders, both internally and externally
- Advocacy, you’ll be keen to champion equality, inclusion and diversity in the outdoors, have links into or experience working with diverse communities and be confident to promote the goals of the Outdoor Experiences programme
- Confidence working with stakeholders, gathering input and to suggesting creative solutions to help answer the project brief
- Creativity, to be able to think ahead and adopt different approaches as the project evolves
- Development, you’ll be keen to learn, grow and pick up responsibility early on
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 audienceswe 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 properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
- Tax free childcare scheme
- Rental deposit loan scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Perks at work discounts i.e. gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
- Flexible working whenever possible
- Employee assistance programme
- Free parking at most locations
- Independent financial advice

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