Community & Participation Manager

National Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Community & Participation Manager to engage with communities in the Peak District. This role offers the chance to lead exciting projects that foster community-led initiatives and promote nature recovery. You'll collaborate with various stakeholders, enhancing their confidence and skills in community engagement. With a focus on inclusivity and diversity, this position provides a unique opportunity to make a positive impact on both people and nature. Join a team dedicated to creating meaningful connections and experiences for all.

Benefits

Substantial pension scheme

Free entry to National Trust places

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme

Perks at work discounts

Holiday allowance up to 32 days

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Free parking

Qualifications

• Experienced in community engagement and involvement.
• Good communicator with proven ability to influence.
• Organised with strong planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead on developing community engagement plans.
• Build and diversify relationships with local communities.
• Plan and deliver practical sessions for community involvement.

Skills

Community Engagement

Communication Skills

Planning Skills

Volunteer Management

Collaboration

Job description

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Across the Peak District we’re working to transform the landscape for people, nature, and climate. Our vision is to provide meaningful and accessible ways for communities to connect with the work we’re doing to restore nature.

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Community and Participation Manager to lead this work, engaging communities in and around the Peak District.

You’ll work alongside both the Project team and Property Team ensuring communities are at the heart of our plans for nature recovery. You’ll be developing relationships, identifying opportunities for collaboration, and helping the wider team feel confident working with communities.

What it's like to work here

This is a great opportunity to work in a beautiful and diverse area of the country on a range of activities that will make a positive impact and help protect nature for future generations.

Based at the High Peak Estate Office, your standard working week will be 37.5 hours including some weekends, bank holidays and evenings.

What you'll be doing

You’ll lead on developing our community engagement plan for an exciting new project creating community-led growing nurseries in and around the Peak District.

You’ll understand and advocate for the needs of communities and partners, creating opportunities that are more relevant and accessible to more people, and removing barriers to getting involved. You’ll pro-actively build, grow and diversify relationships with local people, community groups and partners, ensuring we get the best outcomes for people and nature to thrive together. You’ll be great at building trusted relationships with a range of stakeholders, both internal and external.

Working closely with the Volunteering & Community Manager, Project Manager, Countryside Manager and Property Team, you’ll build the confidence and skills of the team to work with communities, using coaching, training and workshops. You’ll work with others to plan and deliver practical sessions for people to get involved with, both on and off site. You’ll gather case studies to share best practice and develop guidance and resources to help teams to engage with communities.

You’ll use community mapping and data to guide your planning and to influence others, identifying opportunities and prioritising your efforts where they can have the most benefit.

Who we're looking for

We’d love to hear from you if you’re:

• experienced in community engagement and involvement, as well as broader participation and working with partners
• someone who loves working with volunteers, and who understands the legal differences between staff and volunteers
• a good communicator; good at getting on with people from all backgrounds, with a proven ability to influence
• flexible and collaborative, a team player who’s happy to lead on and work with other people’s agendas towards a shared goal
• an organised person with good planning skills
• able to coach and support people, and used to managing, supervising and working alongside volunteers and community partners
• experienced in planning and delivering community engagement activities and practical volunteering sessions

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)

• 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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Public Relations and Management

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

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