Heritage Transformation Lead - Master Plan & Growth

North Northants; England; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Generous leave entitlement

Hybrid and flexible working

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Benefits Scheme

Wellbeing support

Travel rates (HMRC)

Career development opportunities

Job summary

North Northamptonshire Council seeks a strategic Transformation Manager for The Chester House Estate. You will drive the 5-Year Master Plan, shape governance, and develop a robust financial model to secure long-term sustainability.

You will build partnerships with universities, funders and sponsors while managing a multi-disciplinary team. You will lead income-generation strategies across fundraising, grants and commercial partnerships, ensuring delivery on time and within budget in a complex

Qualifications

• Experience leading organisational change, ideally in heritage, culture, tourism, charity or public sector.
• Strong business-planning and financial modelling skills.
• Track record generating income via fundraising, grants, sponsorship or commercial development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the 5-Year Master Plan for the estate, including vision, capital priorities and programming.
• Oversee governance development and set up of a charitable Trust / social enterprise.
• Develop business plan and five-year financial model with budgets and forecasts.
• Grow income with fundraising, grants, sponsorship and partnerships.
• Build partnerships with heritage, education, commercial and community sectors.

Skills

Organisational change leadership

Business planning

Financial modelling

Income generation

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Education

Graduate qualification

Tools

PRINCE2 / MSP / APM

Governance

Job description

North Northamptonshire Council seeks a strategic Transformation Manager for The Chester House Estate. You will drive the 5-Year Master Plan, shape governance, and develop a robust financial model to secure long-term sustainability.

You will build partnerships with universities, funders and sponsors while managing a multi-disciplinary team. You will lead income-generation strategies across fundraising, grants and commercial partnerships, ensuring delivery on time and within budget in a complex