Senior Project Co-ordinator

We're looking for a Senior Project Co-ordinator to join our internal Consultancy team in Northern Ireland, as we work to deliver projects in an ever more efficient way.

Our ambitious portfolio of projects is grouped by theme under the national Grouped Project initiative and includes visitor infrastructure and compliance projects which will help to improve access to the places we look after and protect our environment.

We look after numerous houses and collections, along with vast areas of coastline, countryside and green spaces, for everyone’s benefit - with our staff, members, volunteers and supporters, we’re the biggest conservation charity in Europe.

We know that we can't serve our diverse audiences without first celebrating the diversity of our people. That's why we work hard to create an inclusive culture where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We welcome and value difference. If you are able to flourish in a complex and collaborative working environment, are eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others, keen to learn and develop, and are committed to supporting the National Trust to deliver its aims and objectives, we'd love to hear from you.

We’re bigger than you think, we’re more complicated than we appear and we’re larger scale than you’d imagine. We’ve got dedicated people in all our teams and we’ve got so much more we want to achieve. We’re for everyone, forever and we really mean that.

The National Trust Consultancy is a multidisciplinary team of experts - a flexible and deployable resource of specialist skills and experience in every field of our work. Our purpose is to deliver the Trust’s Strategy by providing a great service to properties and collaborating across boundaries to make things happen.

Your contractual location will be at our Rowallane Garden hub in Saintfield, but the role will involve supporting a Project Manager working on projects across Northern Ireland. As such, you’ll be required to work flexibly and should expect to spend a proportion of your working week travelling to and working at Trust properties across Northern Ireland for site meetings and a proportion working remotely from home. There will also be occasional travel to England/Wales for project and programme meetings when required.

You'll be working alongside and supporting the Project Manager on a variety of construction and compliance projects as they progress through each stage of the project lifecycle. Examples include visitor welcome buildings, car park and driveway upgrades, delivery of trail networks and sewage system upgrades. Activities will include amongst others, data management and sharing, project reporting, supporting procurement and budget management.

As a programme team we'll be working with a broad range of external stakeholders and internal specialists, so you'll have the opportunity to work with people at all levels as well as to develop project and programme technical expertise.

• You'll have good people and stakeholder management skills with ability to create and maintain strong working relationships.
• You'll have strong written and verbal communication skills including good IT skills.
• You'll have knowledge of budgets, finance and be able to collate, maintain, analyse, and prepare data for reporting purposes.
• You'll be able to multi-task and to successfully handle multiple priorities and deadlines.
• The ability to work well both in a team and on your own initiative.
• Practical experience of providing project management support and advice.

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)

• Tax-free childcare scheme

• Rental deposit loan scheme

• Season ticket loan

• 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

• Independent financial advice

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