Summary

Rangers play a hugely significant role at the National Trust, thinking long term to look after our special places and making a real difference for nature, climate and people. Leading the delivery of the National Trust’s Land Outdoors and Nature strategy at landscape scale; we are looking to recruit an inspirational Lead Ranger to join the Longshaw team.

Working with a network of colleagues, this role is supported by National Trust property and consultancy colleagues, alongside the General Manager and wider portfolio leadership team. The role is challenging and rewarding in equal measure, putting you at the front line of conservation in the UK and playing a key role in the Trusts outdoor ambition offering long term benefits to nature and people.

We're offering a salary in the range of £28,400 to 30,000 for this role.

What it's like to work here

Longshaw sits in the Peak District National Park and offers great variety, with the ranger team looking after 630ha of woodland, wood pasture, moorland, grasslands and species rich meadows.

What you'll be doing

As Lead Ranger, you'll be responsible for leading a team of Rangers who care for the landscape. You’ll plan, develop and coordinate a wide range of capital and cyclical management tasks and commission specialist contractors and continually develop a programme of conservation, access and engagement projects. You'll use your leadership skills and experience in countryside management to drive forward our landscape vision and ambitious plans for conservation and visitor engagement.

This role offers a great opportunity for someone with a balance of leadership, practical and engagement skills.

Please also read the full role profile attached to this advert

Who we're looking for

To deliver this role successfully, you’ll be a proven leader and thrive on delivering exceptional care for our environment and our visitors.

We're looking for someone who is:

• An inspirational leader with the ability to lead a team to deliver effectively
• An excellent communicator with experience in stakeholder management
• Experienced in project management
• Experienced in relevant land, conservation and access management
• Customer aware and take pride on delivering excellent customer service
• Organised and self-motivated, confidently able to manage a demanding workload with competing pulls on your time
• Confident in managing budgets, finances, income generation and contracts
• Knowledgeable in 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.

Wherever you’re from, and whatever your background, we want to hear from you – and it doesn’t matter if you’re jam first, cream first, or even if you don’t like scones at all. Everyone is welcome.

Benefits for working at the National Trust include:

• Flexible working whenever possible

• Free parking at most locations

• Free entry to our properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary