Volunteering & Community Manager

2 weeks ago


Northumberland, North East England, United Kingdom National Trust Full time

Are you someone who loves bringing people together? Does the stunning Wallington estate excite you and the thought of sharing it more widely for greater public benefit? You could be our next Volunteering and Community Manager and take up this rewarding opportunity to engage and reach out to a new and more diverse group of people.

Wallington holds national significance, with enormous potential to make land use changes at a landscape scale, directly responding to the crisis in nature and climate change. You'll be a critical component to the success of this, with a unique opportunity to influence and co create the plan, bringing people and nature, right at the heart of our work. We foresee significant opportunities to build our volunteer community developing a diverse and flexible offer with our stakeholders whilst working collaboratively to strengthen our partnerships, delivering our shared ambitions together. collaboratively to identify and resource.

To hear more about this unique opportunity from Wallington's General Manager Sally please click here.

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week, your working pattern would cover some regular weekend working and bank holidays

Salary: £32,995pa

Contract: 2 year fixed term

Interviews: 1st interview 23rd September - we would prefer to conduct face to face interviews, however we can accommodate virtual interviews for those who would like to apply but live outside of the area and would relocate for this role. 2nd interview will be required to meet our property leadership team

What it's like to work here

Wallington is a special place to many families and a key player in the North East attractions. Located 35 minutes north of Newcastle, this stunning rural estate covers 20 square miles and remains the largest agricultural estate ever left to the National Trust. Wallington is home to 15 tenant farming families with a further 75 residential tenants. Cambo is the estate village with an active village hall and local school. Further close communities include Scots Gap, Kirkwhelpington and Middleton whilst the towns of Morpeth and Rothbury are within a 20 minute drive.

You’ll Report directly to the General Manager and join Wallington’s Leadership team, with 7 other departmental heads. Working collaboratively, you will be developing and delivering Wallington’s strategic plan to ensure people are at the heart of our work. You'll lead on delivering our ambition to be an inclusive and accessible place to visit, volunteer and work.

What you'll be doing

The starting point for the role will be to focus on cultivating meaningful relationships with our local community. It is vital that we listen to our partners and stakeholders to better understand the part we can play in supporting their needs while also fulfilling our ambition and developing opportunities as part of the long-term development of Wallington.

You'll lead the offer for the existing 120 active volunteers within the visitor hub and take the leadership team on a journey embedding a more diverse, inclusive volunteer offer, supporting all aspects of our work, across the 7-day week. As we embark on a landscape scale project, “Wilder Wallington”, transforming land for people and nature to thrive you will lead on our engagement and involvement of stakeholders to restore nature and increase access.

Who we're looking for

You'll bring a proven track record of passion, experience and learning from other projects you have facilitated and led. We would especially love to hear from people with the following skills/experience:

• Understanding of good practice in volunteering, volunteer management, community engagement, participation, and partnership working

• Understanding of innovation in volunteering and different approaches to participation

• Practical and successful experience in developing and implementing innovative approaches to volunteering

• Strong knowledge of relevant legislative requirements relating to the role – including the legal distinctiveness of volunteering

• Able to build effective and collaborative relationships with property leadership peers and their teams, and partners

• Able to maintain existing, and develop new relationships with community groups and external stakeholders

Please include a cover letter with your application.

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.



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