Countryside Manager

Leading a team of 12 Rangers, you'll be supported by property and consultancy colleagues including a Woodland Project Manager, Peat Project Manager, Ecologist, Farming Advisor and Estate Manager and the wider portfolio leadership team. 

As part of the Property Leadership team you'll help shape the wider Peak District portfolio in terms of commercial success and engagement with our supporters.

You'll join our team of countryside professionals including the Lead Ranger in the White Peak, Lead Ranger at Longshaw and a Site Manager delivering a RSPB/NT partnership in the Eastern Moors. The Peak District is one the key National Trust landscapes that will help deliver on our organisation’s nature and carbon strategy – needless to say there are lots of opportunities to make things happen. 

What you'll be doing

As the Countryside Manager you'll lead your team to help support our vision. It's an exciting challenge, as we're managing change to ensure the landscape is resilient to the impacts of climate change and able to help respond to the nature crisis.

You’ll work at a strategic level to lead and deliver our plans to enhance the landscape, whilst balancing this with growing demand from our supporters to access and enjoy the outdoors.

Your team will play a lead role in managing and improving access, delivering conservation projects and engaging with our visitors in the outdoors. Given the changes to how people use the outdoors you will review how your team operates to ensure we are best placed to engage.

A key aspect of your role will be to work together with a range of organisations and our tenants– we cannot do everything ourselves and if we are to work at pace we must collaborate with others. 

Who we're looking for

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• The ability to lead a diverse team
• Excellent communication skills with experience in partnership management
• Delivered change and results in a leadership role
• A strong understanding of nature conservation and access management
• Customer awareness and takes pride on delivering excellent customer service
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements and other compliance issues relating to the countryside and visitor activities

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
• Perks at work discounts i.e. 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 locations
• Independent financial advice