Senior Community, Participation & Volunteering Manager

National Trust; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent conservation organization is seeking a Senior Community, Participation and Volunteering Manager to lead community engagement initiatives in the Bristol area. The role requires strong analytical skills and experience in volunteer engagement. Successful candidates will have a solid understanding of community practices along with the ability to build collaborative relationships. The position offers a variety of employee benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and more.

Benefits

Substantial pension scheme up to 10%

Free entry to National Trust places

Rental deposit loan scheme

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme

Discounts on gym memberships and more

Holiday allowance up to 32 days

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Free parking at most Trust places

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of good practice in community engagement and participatory practice.
• Experience innovating volunteering and increasing wider participation.
• Ability to use data and insight to make effective choices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the Community, Participation and Volunteering offer across the property group.
• Engage with local communities including Bristol and North Somerset.
• Manage partnership working and community engagement initiatives.

Skills

Community engagement

Volunteer engagement

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

Partnership working

Relationship building

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Community, Participation and Volunteering Manager for the Bristol Property Group. This new role sits within an Ending Unequal Access prioritised property group and will work as part of the Property Leadership Team. The role will lead the development of the Community, Participation and Volunteering offer across the property group and reach outwards into our local communities including Bristol and across North Somerset to broaden our community participation and engagement. The role is full time and will require regular weekend and bank holiday working. The role includes rotational property group duty management responsibilities.

Applications from redeployees are assessed against the minimum criteria for the role. In your application, please provide details of how you meet the minimum criteria below:

• Excellent understanding of good practice in community engagement and participatory practice, and experience of applying it in a range of contexts.
• Excellent understanding of volunteer engagement and experience of innovating volunteering and increasing wider participation
• Think strategically and demonstrate strong analytical skills. Able to use data and insight to prioritise, make effective choices and decide when and how to engage different audiences
• Significant experience of partnership working
• Able to build effective and collaborative working relationships with leaders and wider teams, and to coach people to increase their confidence/capability and increase community engagement and participation - including volunteering.
• Additional criteria for all other candidates:
  Willingness to engage beyond the property portfolio, including active involvement in the local community, partnerships, and outreach initiatives.
  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)
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme
• 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.
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most Trust places