Planning & Delivery Executive

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 10%

Free entry to National Trust places

Season ticket loan

EV car lease

Perks at work discounts

Holiday allowance 32 days + purchase

Job summary

National Trust is seeking a part-time Planning and Delivery Executive to join the Planning and Delivery team in the Communications and Fundraising directorate. You will plan and deliver communications and fundraising campaigns from initial brief through to evaluation, translating audience needs and organisational goals into practical campaign plans.

Based at the Swindon head office with 40–60% on-site attendance, this hybrid role offers flexible working patterns and opportunities to collaborate

Qualifications

• Experience delivering integrated marketing and communications campaigns.
• Account management or project management skills.
• Experience managing tasks and multiple stakeholders at any one time.
• Experience managing a set budget and delivering to budget.
• Ability to build good relationships internally and externally.
• Demonstrate problem solving skills.
• Demonstrate a good knowledge across the full mix of marketing and communications channels.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver communications and fundraising campaigns from initial commission through to evaluation.
• Work with stakeholders to understand audience needs and organisational goals, translating these into practical campaign plans.
• Manage delivery across channels, coordinate contributors, monitor progress and keep stakeholders informed.
• Champion high standards of delivery and service, ensuring campaigns are delivered on time, within budget and using agreed processes and systems.
• Support a test-and-learn approach, capture learning and share insights to inform future campaigns.
• Provide support on larger or longer-term campaigns led by colleagues in the wider planning and delivery team.

Skills

Campaign delivery

Account management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Multi-channel marketing

Job description

We’re looking for a part-time (22.5hrs per week) Planning and Delivery Executive to join our newly formed Planning and Delivery team in the Communications and Fundraising directorate. You’ll play a key role in delivering and shaping campaigns to support our strategy.

What it's like to work here

You will be part of the Planning and Programmes Team within a collaborative and supportive directorate. The team works closely with colleagues across marketing, communications, audience and engagement, creative, data and external suppliers to deliver joined-up campaigns. Ways of working are structured but flexible, with shared systems and processes that support consistency while allowing space for creativity and learning. There is a strong emphasis on working together, sharing insight, and supporting one another, particularly on larger or more complex pieces of work. The environment encourages curiosity, openness to different perspectives and a commitment to delivering quality outcomes.

Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon and there will be an expectation for you to attend the office. However, there is flexibility on where you are based at other times. You will be required to work at a National Trust location for 40-60% of your working week. This will be discussed in more detail at interview.

What you'll be doing

In this role, you will plan and deliver communications and fundraising campaigns from initial commission through to evaluation. You will work with stakeholders to understand audience needs and organisational goals, translating these into practical campaign plans. You will manage delivery across channels, coordinate contributors, monitor progress and keep stakeholders informed. You will champion high standards of delivery and service, ensuring campaigns are delivered on time, within budget and using agreed processes and systems. You will support a test-and-learn approach, capture learning and share insights to inform future campaigns. You may also provide support on larger or longer-term campaigns led by colleagues in the wider planning and delivery team.

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all of the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what’s possible in this role.

Who we're looking for

You’ll bring a broad range of the following knowledge,skillsand experience, shaped bydifferent roles, sectors or career paths, and the judgment to apply them effectively at scale;

• Experience delivering integrated marketing and communications campaigns.
• Account management or project management skills.
• Experience managing tasks and multiple stakeholders at any one time.
• Experience managing a set budget and delivering to budget.
• Ability to build good relationships internally and externally.
• Demonstrate problem solving skills.
• Demonstrate a good knowledge across the full mix of marketing and communications channels.

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

Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2NA

Documents

Planning & Delivery Executive - Grade 7.pdf

Requirements

Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK

Additional information

Closing Date: 04 October 2026

Interview Date: Week commencing 12 October 2026

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 .

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.

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early and therefore we encourage you to apply for this position early.