Full time Project Co-ordinator at National Trust
Job Description
The Children’s Country House at Sudbury is the first heritage experience of its kind for the National Trust, where the Hall, Museum and Garden put children and families at the very centre of the experience. Joining us as Project Coordinator at this exciting time will mean supporting the team to deliver a high quality experience for our visitors. This will include organising meetings, supporting budgets, maintaining stock, and much more.
You’ll have the skills and experience to manage your own time effectively, work with and alongside others and work towards deadlines.
What it’s like to work here:This vacancy is included in a trial of the ‘Disability Confident’ scheme (level 1).
If you have a disability, and your qualities, skills and experience are a good fit with the ‘Who we’re looking for’ section below, we will guarantee you either a telephone or face to face interview. Please contact us at [email protected], when you apply, to let us know, quoting the reference number for this vacancy.
We opened as a new experience in October 2022, we are still learning lots about what it means to be The Children’s Country House at Sudbury.
Every member of our team is focused on engaging children with heritage and making our work as playful, accessible, and inclusive as possible. Our offer is unique, deeply authentic, and profoundly impactful and so is the team that work here.
Your role will be within our Business Support team and you will work across the property to provide support to deliver the next phase of The Children’s Country House project.
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What you’ll be doing:You’ll be responsible for supporting the project to reach the next phase of its delivery. You’ll work alongside the Senior Leadership Team and the wider Sudbury team to ensure the smooth running of all Children’s Country House projects, making certain that we achieve our ambitions. You’ll support open and productive communication, record keeping and administration, whilst being prepared to get stuck into the nuts and bolts of project delivery when needed. Through building strong relationships, you’ll support the productivity of all members of the project team, as well as reporting regularly to your line manager.
- Experience in project co-ordination and working as part of project delivery teams
- Flexible, customer focussed approach with demonstration of good service standards for clients and colleagues alike
- Good organisational skills and attention to detail
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, including in writing
- Willingness to work alongside volunteers and able to support volunteers to perform at their best
- Ability to multi-task and work in collaboration with others
- Ability to work well in a team
- Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Office)
The packageThe 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)
- Tax free childcare scheme
- Rental deposit loan scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Perks at work discounts i.e. 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 locations
- Independent financial advice
Location :Ashbourne
Closing Date :Aug 20th
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