Programming & Partnerships Officer

We're recruiting a Programming & Partnerships Officer to join our Visitor Experience team within the Sissinghurst Portfolio, which also includes Smallhythe Place, Lamb House and Stoneacre.

Creativity, passion and a love of working with communities and connecting people with places is fundamental for this role to help everyone feel welcome and get the most out of their visit with us

What it's like to work here:Sissinghurst is a highly personal garden planned by two people whose artistry was matched by their plant knowledge and who had an individual point of view. To perpetuate a garden made by two such individuals requires gardeners not only with supreme horticultural knowledge and skill but also gardeners with vision, sensitivity and most importantly an instinctive feeling for the spirit of the place.

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What you'll be doing:You'll be working as part of a portfolio-wide Visitor Experience team, reporting to the Visitor Operations and Experience Manager to develop a programme with partnerships at its heart.

Concentrating on developing community partnerships to ensure everyone gets the most out of our places, you'll be leading on delegated activity within the visitor programme.

You'll plan, implement and deliver a programme of events and exhibitions across the portfolio, linking these events to the properties so that they are both relevant and appealing.

You'll be responsible for some delegated budgets and will provide daily supervision of volunteers.

Who we're looking forYou 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 of delivering visitor programming and/or working with community partners.
- Knowledge of audiences within the heritage, culture, arts and natural environment.
- Experience of delivering small partner led projects within the heritage and arts sector.
- Ability to measure and evaluate outputs and demonstrate impact.
- Excellent interpersonal and empathetic skills with people and love collaborating with different team members and partners.
- Proven flexible dynamic customer focused approach with experience in delivering high standards of customer service.

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 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

Requirements :Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK
Permanent f/t (37.5 hrs pw)