Project Manager
Employer: Campaign for National Parks
Location: Home based – within commutable distance to London/South East for monthly meetings in person
Working hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 per annum
Closing date: 18:00, Monday 6 April
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Why this role matters:
National Parks Reimagined invites us to imagine what’s truly possible for our National Parks - and to use that imagination as a catalyst for bold, positive change.
The project is made possible thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and we are recruiting a Project Manager whose purpose is to manage the development and delivery of our most ambitious project yet.
National Parks Reimagined will drive landscape recovery by bringing a more diverse range of people in caring for our shared natural and cultural heritage. By listening to and learning from young people, members of the public, and those working every day to realise nature-rich National Parks for everyone, we’ll scale up action.
The project is a catalyst for change, and we have 3 objectives to deliver by 2030:
• Intergenerational leadership - Supporting 500 young people to build the skills, confidence and opportunities they need to play a leading role in the future of Protected Landscapes, supporting an increase in diversity and representation in National Parks.
• A citizen-led mandate for change - Connecting 10,000 people from towns, cities and rural communities - with each other and with nature – so they can shape a collective vision for thriving National Parks and abundant ecosystems.
• A network for transformation - Creating a National Parks Network that brings together 1,000 change-makers to share knowledge, raise ambition and demonstrate what’s possible for nature-rich National Parks that belong to everyone.
The project will spark a radical, hopeful force for change – inviting everyone into the future of our National Parks, nurturing a culture of courageous leadership. If this excites you and you want to bring your energy, imagination and excellent project management skills to ignite this change – this role is for you!
Please find out more about the project on our website.
About you:
We are seeking a National Parks Reimagined Manager to manage the initial development phase of the project, working over the first 18 months with partners to scope and trial a range of exciting ideas and activities. This is a permanent project manager role, which is an important part of our organisational growth. The role will manage the development stage of National Parks Reimagined, and support the submission of a full project delivery phase application in November 2027. Subject to securing delivery phase funding and a role review, we anticipate the role would lead directly into managing the delivery phase of National Parks Reimagined (2028-2031).
You will play a pivotal leadership role to make the vision of a Reimagined future for National Parks a reality.
You will have a passion for heritage, relationship building and developing ideas and delivering project outcomes along with colleagues, partners and consultants.
You’ll have a keen eye for detail in the management of the project and a track record of managing projects, events and activities.
Our values are integral to everything we do and modelling these through your work on the project will be vital:
- Courageous & bold
- Collaborative & inclusive
- Constructive & dynamic
- Credible & trusted
The roles reports to the Head of Programme & Operations who you’ll work closely with, alongside all of our team, including leading the project steering group to ensure project delivery and success.
Objectives and tasks:
Project Management
- Be a champion for the project, able to encourage others to reimagine National Parks, bringing in new ideas and building relationships.
- Ensure the project is an exemplar for social justice, bringing in a more diverse range of people and partners as a core part of project design and delivery.
- Act as lead project manager, coordinating with the team, partners, stakeholders, funders and participants to successfully deliver the project, including the three core project activities: intergenerational leadership, citizen-led mandate for change, network for transformation.
- In the first 18 months of the role, ensure delivery of all of the development phase activities as per the project plan and timeline reporting to the project steering group and using project management tools as required.
- Support the submission of the delivery phase application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and support the fundraising team to develop and secure wider support for the project.
- Ensure the project is delivered on budget, working with our Head of Programmes & Operations and finance team to ensure robust financial management.
Stakeholder Relationships
- Lead on project partnerships, building relationships and developing opportunities to deepen project impact. This includes working with and supporting key project partners such as All the Elements, Young Wilders, National Park Authorities and Societies.
- Create partnership agreements for all project partners for submission with the delivery phase application.
- Establish new project partnerships and provide more opportunities to grow the existing partnerships and scope of the project.
- Facilitate knowledge exchange between project partners, building connections across England and Wales.
Project Engagement
- Act as the project spokesperson and communicate about the project at events, on social media and other opportunities as they arise.
- Ensure the project core messaging and brand is developed to attract new and wider audiences and partners to the project and wider organisation.
- Working closely with the Communications Manager, develop a communications plan for the project and create content to raise awareness of the project.
- Ensure social justice is embedded in project engagement, supporting our vision of National Parks that are equitable for all.
- Be a positive and proactive member of our team supporting colleagues and delivery of our overarching team objectives.
Essential skills and experience:
- Energy and engagement: interest in National Parks and the ability to spark excitement and enthuse people about the project internally and externally.
- Project management: proven ability to manage complex projects, including providing leadership to colleagues, oversight and delivery of key objectives, project planning and monitoring contracts and budgets. Excellent organisation skills and experience of using project management tools such as Gantt charts and MS Office tools.
- Partnerships and relationships: track record building relationships, working in partnership, working with communities and/or groups and ablility to motivate, influence and negotiate with others.
- Social Justice: experience and/or a good understanding of social justice and ability to build a foundation of social justice into project development, supporting wider organisational action on equity, diversity, inclusion and anti- racism.
- Resourcefulness: strong self-leadership and organisation skills, ability to lead and own an area of work, take initiative and drive forward a project with team working skills.
- Communications: ability to engage stakeholders online and at events, give presentations, act as a spokesperson and advocate about the project, support social media and create written content.
Other skills and experience that will be important in the role over time - you don’t need these now, but we do want to hear from candidates who are keen to develop in these areas with our support:
- Experience managing National Lottery Heritage Fund projects or similar.
- Staff management
- Financial management
- Contract management
- Safeguarding and volunteer management
Our benefits:
Flexible working - work/life balance is really important to us and everyone in our team has a flexible working arrangement so that our work fits in with our lives.
Home working – All staff join team meetings every other month in London, with occasional travel to National Parks across the UK. We pay your travel expenses from home.
Holiday Entitlement – 25 days year with an additional day per year of service up to 30, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure days
Pension – enhanced employer contribution (5%), with salary sacrifice scheme
Training and support provided
Independent wellbeing, personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme.
Make a big difference – we’re a small organisation and everyone in the team has a big say in what we do and how we do it.
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