You will have a plan for the future, in line with the national and regional strategy. You’ll be part of a successful wider GM team across The North, and you’ll work with our internal Consultancy and external partners to achieve our goals and champion the National Trust’s causal message. You’ll manage a Property Leadership team made up of a number of Heads of Department, each with their own specialism. You’ll need to bring a positive, empowering attitude to the team, which includes over 100 staff and nearly 500 volunteers.  Your inspirational style will motivate them to deliver outstanding results across all areas of the property. 

Who we're looking for

You’ll be working with your team to create an inclusive culture, and a warm welcome, for our staff, volunteers, visitors and partners.  You'll need to come up with ways to attract new visitors and repeat visits.  The beautiful estate at Quarry Bank offers the opportunity to deliver against the National Trust’s Land and Nature targets.  You’ll be confident managing people, projects and money.  You’ll need to know when to delegate, and when to take ownership. Everything you do will be aligned with our values and ambitions, but it will also make perfect commercial and financial sense.

You’ll need to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Similar sized leadership experience ideally gained in the heritage or leisure sector – or evidence that you can adapt .

• You’ll be highly visible to your staff and volunteers, and able to share your vision in a clear and compelling way

• You’ll be a natural motivator and coach with an ability to set high standards and stretching targets, helping your Heads of Department achieve their full potential

• You’ll be adept at planning and prioritising, and the sort of person who can keep a cool head while balancing the urgent with the important

• You’ll turn strategy into operational reality: with an understanding of what makes a great visitor experience

• You’ll need to be a confident communicator and natural collaborator, adept at building effective working relationships with a wide variety of colleagues, neighbours and partners

• You will be comfortable managing operational risk, understand the underpinning need for compliance and know what it means to hold others to account

• Experience of managing projects would be an advantage.

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 to