Property Experience Curator

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 10%

Free National Trust entry

Season ticket loan

EV car lease

Perks at work discounts

Holiday allowance 32 days

Job summary

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is seeking a Property Experience Curator to lead inclusive audience-led engagement and care of historic collections at a key heritage site. The role shapes interpretation, programming and learning with a strong emphasis on accessibility and community involvement.

You will lead a team, foster collaboration with volunteers and partners, and contribute to wider business planning while ensuring compliance with Trust standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading inclusive teams delivering great visitor experiences.
• Proven ability to plan strategic visitor experiences that drive growth and satisfaction.
• Experience in audience-led interpretation and inclusive programming.

Responsibilities

• Provide curatorial leadership blending history with audience insight.
• Oversee collections care, compliance and conservation priorities.
• Develop and deliver partnerships with community and educational organisations.
• Lead and develop the team, including volunteers and interns.
• Contribute to business planning and duty management to grow visitors.

Skills

Inclusive leadership

Strategic planning

Audience insights

Curatorial storytelling

Partnership building

Team development

Job description

We’re looking for a Property Experience Curator to lead audience-led engagement and collections care at one of our most significant heritage sites. This is a key leadership role, shaping inclusive experiences, interpretation and programming that connect people with history and culture in meaningful ways.

For more information or an informal chat around the role, please reach out to Claire on [e-mail].

What it's like to work here

The Lanhydrock estate comprises a grade 1 listed mansion set in a 12 hectare garden and surrounded by 360 hectares of countryside. The property is currently presented at its late Victorian zenith when it was the home of Thomas, 2nd Lord Robartes, his wife Mary and their large family who were looked after by a staff of 80. The property offers a fascinating insight into the workings of a country estate, both above and below stairs.

The property welcomes around 500,000 visitors a year to its wider estate and 40,000 users to the trails.

Your focus will be on creating a visitor plan that uses audience insight and research to deliver experiences that are inclusive, inspiring and evidence-based.

Collections care will sit at the heart of your work, ensuring compliance with Trust standards and statutory requirements while overseeing conservation projects and building capability within your team.

You’ll provide curatorial leadership that blends historical significance with audience insight, shaping interpretation and storytelling that reflects diverse perspectives.

Dynamic programming and presentation will be developed to respond to evolving audience needs, supported by marketing and communications plans that drive engagement and are audience-led.

Partnerships will play a key role - you’ll work with community, cultural and educational organisations to co-create experiences and share knowledge through networks, research and publications.

Leading and developing your team will be central, embedding a culture of inclusion, collaboration and continuous learning, and maximising opportunities for volunteers, interns and apprentices.

As part of the property leadership team, you’ll contribute to business planning and duty management, ensuring visitor growth, repeat visits and satisfaction targets are achieved. Team work, collaboration and modelling leadership values will be core to role.

Who we're looking for

To deliver this role successfully, you'll need:

• Experience in inclusive leadership and team development leading for a positive, inclusive and productive environment for staff and volunteers in delivering great visitor experiences.
• Experience in strategic visitor experience planning with the development and delivery of a visitor plan that drives audience growth, satisfaction, and repeat visits.
• An understanding of audience-led interpretation and engagement delivering inclusive, insight-driven interpretation and programming that reflects diverse perspectives and enhances access to heritage.
• Experience of collections care and conservation leadership to maintain high standards in collections care and conservation, ensuring compliance and long-term planning.
• Skills in developing curatorial content through collaborative research and inclusive storytelling that connects people with place.
• Experience in networking and building partnerships that enhance programming, research, and audience engagement.

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

Lanhydrock, Lanhydrock, Bodmin, PL30 4DE

Documents

Property Experience Curator - Grade 6.pdf

Requirements

Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK

Additional information

Closing Date: 11 October 2026

Interview Date: 05 November 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.