Project Manager; Partnerships & Programming

Are you a project manager with a talent for building partnerships and participation that bring creative ideas to life? Are you passionate about engaging urban communities and creating opportunities for people to get involved in nature and heritage? If so, we’ve got a brilliant opportunity for you!

Our London & South East (LSE) Ending Unequal Access team is developing an exciting cultural programme to strengthen and amplify our work to reach new audiences, inspire more people to engage with culture and address unequal access to nature, beauty and history.

We’re looking for a Project Manager to lead our cultural programme, including Blossom and a range of other creative partnerships including our work with Glitch, Transport for London and Black Pride

This is a full time role (37.5 hours per week), permanent contract

Salary: £48,965

The advertised salary is inclusive of the Inner London weighting allowance of £4,465 per annum

Intended interview dates:

First interview (online) – 25/27 March

Second interview (in person) – 7/8 April

We will aim to be flexible with interview dates where possible. Dates may be brought forward for redeployees due to notice periods.

What it's like to work here

LSE’s Ending Unequal Access delivery team is part of our ambitious strategy to play a bigger role in cities to provide more equitable access for a wider range of people. We work with partners, within communities and with colleagues across the Trust to address unequal access to nature, beauty and history, and to put inclusion and diversity at the heart of our programme.

Building on our successful work in , we are expanding this work across the region.

We’re supportive of hybrid working. You’ll have a base in our London office (Savoy Hill House near Victoria Embankment Gardens) and get to spend time at some of our beautiful places; there may also be opportunities to work at partner locations. There’s flexibility around your hours of work and opportunities for professional development.

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 doing

You’ll lead the development of a cultural programme and creative partnerships, scoping, developing and leading activity that uses nature and the natural environment to connect people to cultural heritage in towns and cities and inspire people to take action for nature and climate. You’ll work with a range of partners, funders, organisations and communities to make projects happen and deliver demonstrable impact, at scale, for people and place;

mobilising National Trust’s operational teams and delivery partners to support your work.

Building on our work since 2024, you’ll co-create a calendar of activities that involve and engage diverse audiences; secure profile and publicity; and evaluate the programme. Sharing lessons learnt from our work, you’ll measure impact in order to shape a longer-term programme of cultural engagement in key places across the region.

You’ll be part of the Ending Unequal Access Specialist Delivery Team and line manage a small team of project and creative professionals. Working with the wider team, you’ll cultivate partner relationships and manage collaborative activity. Due to the nature of the work we do and the experiences we offer, you will occasionally need to work evenings and weekends and be happy to travel.

Who we're looking for

Please include a cover letter with your application.

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

• Proven track record in developing and leading partnership and programming events and projects, working with partners, artists, communities and contractors.
• Experience of managing complex external stakeholder relationships, in particular projects with multiple funders,…