Land Use & Stewardship Delivery Partner 44,499 pa

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is seeking a Land Use and Stewardship Delivery Partner on an 18-month fixed-term contract. You will lead a jointly owned land-use programme across parts of the 8 Hills Regional Park, in collaboration with Bournville Village Trust, focusing on nature-rich habitat outcomes and sustainable farming systems.

Hybrid working with a mix of site visits and office/remote work, travel across the 8 Hills area is expected.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of farming systems and farm viability.
• Knowledge of environmental issues, habitats and nature recovery.
• Ability to build or interrogate site-level financial models and funding.
• Experience managing staged and gated change programmes.
• Able to translate ambitious goals into practical, high-impact plans.
• Collaborative working across organisational boundaries to deliver outcomes.
• Excellent communication at all levels, internal and external.

Responsibilities

• Lead the staged BVT land use programme at Chadwich and Groveley.
• Develop a shared vision and long-term land-use plans; assess opportunities for nature-rich habitats.
• Manage ecological assessments and monitoring; build relationships with tenant farmers.
• Support the wider 8 Hills programme by sharing learning and maintaining stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Farming systems

Environmental issues

Financial modelling

Programme management

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-organisational collaboration

Communication

Strategic planning

Job description

We’re looking for a Land Use and Stewardship Delivery Partner to join us on an 18-month fixed term contract, leading a jointly owned programme of land use change across parts of the proposed 8 Hills Regional Park in the Bromsgrove district, south of Birmingham.

You’ll be joining at an exciting time, as our ambitious new strategy “People and Nature Thriving” sets out how we will restore nature at scale to create 250,000 hectares of nature-rich habitats within and beyond the National Trust landholdings by 2035. Much of this work will be through working in collaboration with other landowners. This is a partnership role with Bournville Village Trust who are funding the position, and will have a focus on their land holding, which sits within the 8 Hills area. You’ll bring to life both organisations' shared ambitions for these landscapes.

First interviews will be held on Tuesday 13th October 2026.

For more details, please see the attached 'IRC176037 - Additional Information' document, or for an informal conversation about the role please contact [e-mail]. Internally, you’ll be known as a 'Land Use & Nature Delivery Partner'.

What it's like to work here

You'll work within the National Trust’s Restore Nature Specialist Delivery Team, with a variety of regional colleagues, property teams and partners to achieve the project goals. You’ll also have a named lead at Bournville Village Trust, with accountability to both organisations for your programme of work.

This is a visible role, combining site visits with flexible working. You’ll work across the 8 Hills area as part of the project team, located between the National Trust office at Hagley and Bournville Village Trust office.

With hybrid working, your time will be a combination of working at the office, being out and about on site, and working from home. You'll have a dynamic working week and will need to travel throughout the area for meetings. We’ll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust or Bournville Village Trust site for 40–60% of your working week.

What you'll be doing

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 help 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. You'll also support the wider 8 Hills programme by sharing learning across the landscape and working collaboratively across both organisations to deliver a shared programme of work, review progress and maintain stakeholder engagement.

Who we're looking for

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

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 (for roles that meet the salary criteria)
• 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.

National Trust place

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

Documents

• IRC176037 - Additional Information.pdf
• Land Use & Nature Delivery Partner - Grade 5.pdf

Requirements

Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK

Additional information

Closing Date: 04 October 2026

EqualOpportunities Statement

The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination. You can read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here .

Safeguarding Statement

The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment processes to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre.