Summary

Are you someone who loves bringing people together to help solve problems and realise opportunities? Do you value working with local and wider communities through developing mutually beneficial long-term relationships? 

We’re looking for a Community and Volunteering Manager to join our team at Wallington. 

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 fantastic opportunity from Wallington's General Manager Sally please click.

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: 19th July - - 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.

What it's like to work here

Welcoming over 250,000 visitors a year, 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.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, you'll work as part of the Wallington Leadership team, working collaboratively in 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

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)

•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

•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