Heritage Transformation Lead

North Northamptonshire Council; Chester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Benefits Scheme

Wellbeing support

HMRC travel rates

Employee Network Groups

Job summary

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking a creative, commercially minded leader to drive the Chester House Estate's long-term future. You will own the 5-Year Master Plan, coordinate governance changes, and oversee a transitioning arrangement with a charitable Trust while ensuring the Council retains ownership.

This strategic, hands-on role requires change leadership, strong financial modelling, stakeholder engagement and a track record of income generation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of leading organisational change or development in heritage, culture, tourism, charity or public sector.
• Strong business-planning and financial skills, including building and interrogating financial models and budgets.
• Track record of generating income through fundraising, grants, sponsorship and/or commercial development.
• Understanding of charitable structures, trading subsidiaries / CICs and governance.
• Experience building partnerships and engaging stakeholders, including senior leaders and funders.
• Ability to work independently and manage a complex, multi-strand programme to time and budget.
• Excellent communication, influencing and report-writing skills.
• Strategic thinking combined with practical, hands-on delivery.
• Graduate qualification or equivalent experience, and commitment to continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the 5-Year Master Plan for the estate with capital priorities and programming, and work with partners to deliver milestones.
• Drive the governance review into practical delivery, including setting up the Trust and a linked social enterprise.
• Develop the business plan and five-year financial model, building on the estate's income growth.
• Grow income through fundraising, grants, sponsorship, membership and commercial partnerships.
• Build partnerships across heritage, education, commercial and community sectors.
• Manage the Heritage Fund-supported programme and coordinate specialist consultants.

Skills

Change leadership

Financial modelling

Fundraising income

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Programme management

Communication & influencing

Strategic thinking

Graduate qualification

Education

Graduate qualification

PRINCE2/APM/MSP

Job description

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking a creative, commercially minded leader to drive the Chester House Estate's long-term future. You will own the 5-Year Master Plan, coordinate governance changes, and oversee a transitioning arrangement with a charitable Trust while ensuring the Council retains ownership.

This strategic, hands-on role requires change leadership, strong financial modelling, stakeholder engagement and a track record of income generation.