Project Officer

Summary3
*** INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
*** We’re looking for a Project Officer to join us on a fixed term contract until the end of February 2028.You’ll support our strategic programme of work involving natural landscapes in our care. Landscapes with the biggest opportunity to restore and make more space for nature, reducing the impacts of climate change, and working with partners and communities. You’ll be working centrally, with national lead specialists, within the fields of nature Monitoring, Data and Research.

You’ll also work directly with regional and property teams coordinating various activities across the wider Restore Nature network.

What it's like to work here3

The National Nature Network Delivery team is a small, energetic and tight-knit team, with a wide reach. We provide the over-arching coordination across a number of strategic work streams seeking to accelerate the scale and pace of conservation delivery across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

This is a chance to work at the heart of our national approach to Restore Nature. Joining our team will allow you to support the development, implementation and roll-out of some key programme outputs and will allow you to develop your own experience of working within multi-disciplinary projects and work streams.

As this is a national role, there is flexibility on your contractual place of work. Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at other National Trust places. We’ll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for 40–60% of your working week.

What you'll be doing3

You’ll be working in collaboration with a small number of national leads in different teams to ensure our Restore Nature portfolio is able to get the best outcomes for nature, carbon and people.

You’ll help manage workstream activities and take responsibility to lead on central delivery activities including the management of a small budget allocation.

You’ll play a key role in the roll-out of a nature monitoring framework across the organisation, to help us track progress towards our strategy and put in place the processes and support needed to make monitoring work effectively. You’ll coordinate actions supporting project governance, stakeholder engagement and communications, acting as a central point of contact.

The role will also be responsible for planning and coordinating wider engagement activities directly with regional and property teams to support organisational transition.

Who we're looking for3

Previous project management involvement and experience.

Strong organisational and planning skills, and the ability to work well under pressure.

Knowledge of budgets, finance and co-ordination of projects.

Experience of record keeping.

Ability to work as part of a team sharing learning and ideas.

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Relevant experience or interest in the specialist/ technical support area. (Restore Nature)

Experience of managing multiple work streams

The package3

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 (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.
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most Trust places

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