Land Use & Stewardship Delivery Partner

National Trust; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

National Trust is seeking a Land Use and Stewardship Delivery Partner to lead a joint land-use programme across parts of the 8 Hills Regional Park, funded by Bournville Village Trust. The role splits time between office, site and home, working with Restore Nature Specialist Delivery Team to deliver ambitious landscape objectives.

You’ll develop shared visions, evaluate land assets, and deliver practical, high-impact plans while building relationships with tenants, partners and councils.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in land-use planning and farm business viability.
• Strong knowledge of grants, environmental schemes and funding interactions.
• Proven ability to lead staged, gated change programmes.
• Ability to translate ambitious goals into practical, high-impact plans and delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder management across partners and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the staged land use programme across the 8 Hills area, coordinating with National Trust and Bournville Village Trust.
• Provide technical land-use expertise, assess opportunities for habitats and sustainable farming, and model financial implications.
• Commission ecological assessments and monitoring, and manage relationships with tenant farmers.
• Communicate progress and milestones to internal and external stakeholders at appropriate levels.

Skills

Land use planning

Stakeholder engagement

Ecological assessments

Financial modelling

Programme delivery

Cross-organisational collaboration

Communication

Change management

Job description

Location: Clent Hills, Hagley Wood Lane, Hagley, B62 0NL

Contract Type: 18 month fixed-term contract

Reference: IRC176037

Closing Date: 4th October

Salary: £44,499 per annum

We’re looking for a Land Use and Stewardship Delivery Partner to lead a jointly owned programme of land use change across parts of the proposed 8 Hills Regional Park in the Bromsgrove district, south of Birmingham. This is a partnership role with Bournville Village Trust, who are funding the position, and you'll bring to life both organisations' shared ambitions for these landscapes. Internally, you’ll be known as a ‘Land Use & Nature Delivery Partner’.

You’ll work within the National Trust’s Restore Nature Specialist Delivery Team, working with regional colleagues, property teams and partners to achieve project goals. You’ll also have a named lead at Bournville Village Trust, with accountability to both organisations for your programme of work. You’ll work across the 8 Hills area between the National Trust office at Hagley and Bournville Village Trust office. This is a visible role and your time will be split between office, site and home working.

You’ll lead the staged BVT land use programme at Chadwich and Groveley, developing a shared vision, grading land assets, creating long-term land use plans and supporting early delivery. You’ll provide technical land use expertise to identify opportunities for nature-rich habitats, sustainable farming systems and integrated public access, while building an understanding of the financial implications of future land use options. You’ll commission and manage ecological assessments and monitoring, build trusted relationships with tenant farmers, and provide advice on Agri-environment and woodland schemes.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Deep understanding of farming systems, farm business viability, tenure and grant funding
• Knowledge of environmental issues, access, habitats and nature recovery
• Proven ability to build or critically interrogate site-level financial models, understanding how grants interact and funding works
• Experienced and confident managing staged and gated change Programmes
• Expert at translating ambitious goals into practical, high-impact plans and delivery, engaging partners and stakeholders at the right time and in the right sequence
• Skilled at working collaboratively across organisational boundaries, bringing together partners, colleagues and different perspectives to develop solutions and deliver outcomes
• Ability to effectively communicate at all levels, internally and externally
• Confidence in independently developing work Programmes across several objectives at once