Fix Fells Partnership Manager

IRC
177165 - Fix the Fells Partnership Manager

Grasmere - RO, The Hollens, Ambleside, LA22 9QZ

In this uniquely exciting role you will lead the award-winning Fix the Fells partnership project, essential to both the National Trust and Lake District National Park Authority’s core strategic purposes. Working together we have been successfully repairing and maintaining the Lake District’s upland path network for 25 years.

You’ll be joining a great team of people with a wealth of expertise and experience in this area of work, who are highly motivated and passionate about protecting the Lake District’s upland environment for nature and people.

Salary: £29,297 per year (£36,621 full-time equivalent), based on 30 hours per week.

Contract Duration:
Fixed Term until September 2027

Working Pattern: 30 hours per week

Your office will be amongst the Lake District Fells, with varied working days often out and about with teams and partners. You will have a high degree of autonomy to decide where you apply your time for greatest effect, working from different locations to maximise impact and visibility.

You will work across teams, with our restore nature team, specialist internal consultants and day to day with colleagues in the Lake District National Park Authority, as well as other partners, that we work in conjunction with to look after our landscapes.

You’ll be employed by the National Trust in Cumbria on behalf of the Fix the Fells partnership.

Fix the Fells is a partnership of the National Trust, Lake District National Park, Natural England, Lake District Foundation and Friends of the Lake District. For more information on Fix the Fells visit:
Fix The Fells – Caring for the Lake District’s mountain paths and landscape.

You’ll be responsible for securing funding upwards of £500,000 per year by maintaining and growing existing sources and developing new innovative income streams. You’ll be responsible for promoting the benefits of the work for nature and people, to grow support from users of the fells to corporate bodies and everything in between.

You’ll oversee the delivery of the Fix the Fells strategic plan which is delivered in collaboration with the five partnership organisations. You will work closely with Fix the Fells Lake District National Park (LDNP) ranger and National Trust (NT) lead ranger, supported by a team of 13 NT Rangers and 130 LDNP Fix the Fells Volunteers, to deliver the aims of the strategic plan.

You’ll manage the finances and report on progress to the Partnership Board and funders, supporters and other stakeholders.

You will provide excellent leadership to oversee the transition of Fix the Fells into the National Trusts Restore Nature strategic priority ensuring the benefits of Fix the Fells work are fully integrated into restore nature KPIs and strong collaboration between Fix the Fells and restore nature projects.

Your exceptional leadership and partnership experience will enable us to collaboratively build on the previous 25 years work, whilst looking ahead to engage with the changing needs of society who want to enjoy the Lake District, as we tackle the nature and climate crisis.

You’ll be a:

• Highly motivated, self-managing, environmental professional with a passion for people and nature
• With proven experience of partnership working, working with volunteers and income generation
• With a knowledge of countryside management and an understanding of the complexity of the Lake District Landscape designated for both its natural and cultural heritage
• Diplomatic and effective leader who achieves collaboration and cohesion amongst partners, staff, volunteers and a wide variety of stakeholders
• With exceptional interpersonal skills with experience of managing people, including volunteers
• Whilst this role doesn’t currently manage anyone directly, though that could change, wider leadership and advocacy is a crucial part of the day-to-day work

Becky Powell | Restore Nature Project Manager & Team Leader | Becky - who this role will report in to.

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