Portfolio Manager

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty; Swindon; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 10%

Free entry to NT places

Season ticket loan

EV car lease

Perks at work discounts

Holiday allowance

Job summary

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is seeking an experienced Portfolio Manager to shape, coordinate and enable the delivery of the Financial Growth Portfolio. You will support senior stakeholders, manage governance, risks and dependencies, and drive value and momentum across the portfolio.

You will be based at our Swindon HQ with flexible location for other days, and will work 40–60% of your time away from the office as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience shaping, coordinating and enabling delivery of strategic portfolios.
• Ability to manage governance, risks and dependencies across initiatives.
• Strong analysis, reporting and decision-support skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planning, reporting, governance and review activities for the Financial Growth Portfolio.
• Provide insights and reporting to support decision-making.
• Identify risks, issues, dependencies and opportunities and escalate as needed.
• Build relationships across portfolios, regions and countries to align priorities.

Skills

Portfolio management

Governance

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Planning & reporting

Tools

Office tools

Job description

Fixed Term f/t (37.5 hrs pw to 30/09/28)

Swindon

8124.4 km from Dhaka

Ends: Sep 6th

Ref: IRC179453

Portfolio Manager 48,000 pa

NEW Posted 24th Aug

Summary

We’re looking for an experienced Portfolio Manager to help shape, coordinate and enable the delivery of the National Trust’s Financial Growth Portfolio, a key part of our ten-year strategy.
You’ll play a pivotal role in enabling the work of the portfolio, helping senior stakeholders navigate challenges, understand risks and dependencies, maintain momentum and stay focused on delivering outcomes.

What it's like to work here

You’ll work as part of the Financial Growth Portfolio, supporting strategic delivery across a broad range of growth priorities and reporting to the Head of Planning & Programmes, with a functional connection into the Strategic Portfolio.

As a member of the wider portfolio, programme and project management community, you’ll have opportunities to share learning, develop best practice and contribute to the continued evolution of strategic delivery across the Trust.

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

You’ll help ensure that the Financial Growth Portfolio operates efficiently, effectively and in line with agreed governance and delivery frameworks.

Working closely with initiative leads, sponsors and senior stakeholders, you will support the effective governance, coordination and delivery of the Financial Growth Portfolio. This includes overseeing planning, reporting, risk and dependency management, providing insightful analysis and decision support, coordinating governance and review activities, and ensuring actions are followed through. By building strong relationships across portfolios, regions and countries, you will help connect teams, align priorities, identify risks and opportunities early, and drive continuous improvement to maximise value for the Trust.
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, skills and experience, shaped by different roles, sectors or career paths, and the judgment to apply them effectively at scale;

• Manage and coordinate the Financial Growth Portfolio, maintaining oversight of progress, priorities, risks and dependencies.
• Coordinate portfolio planning, reporting, governance and review activities.
• Provide clear analysis, insight and reporting to support decision-making.
• Identify, track and escalation risks, issues, dependencies and opportunities.
• Support governance forums and ensure actions and decisions are followed through.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and enable effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Drive continuous improvement in portfolio management, reporting and governance practices.

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

Portfolio Manager - Grade 5.pdf

Requirements

Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK

Closing Date: 06 September 2026

Equal Opportunities 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.