BOG Project (Great North Bog Restoration Project ) needs an established leader and manager. This project is ambitious in terms of the multi millions pound spend but also in terms of time, the shortness of time to deliver. One of the key skills needed to make this work is that ability to make relationships work. These specialist relationships cross many boundaries and are intertwined.  There are two key tasks for this full time role:

 Firstly: to lead and manage the delivery of the project torestore1000 hectares of peatland across Cumbria and Lancashire over the next 2 years.

 Secondly: to undertake a piece of work across National trust landholdings in the north to explore and develop future peatland restoration funding opportunities.  To work with our operational team helping to develop and deliver further projects, to share expertise and to grow opportunities to deliver our wider strategic ambitoins for peatland restoration and reducing climate impact.

 Over the next two years this will be  a ‘turn-key’ role to help us undertake some fantastic delivery but also to help set us up for success into the long term

 There is scope for flexibility in working patterns, short days, whole days,- the key for us is to find someone who can bring agility, clarity and focus to this exciting and meaningful peatland recovery work.

Please see attached background additional information.

Interviews will be held online 14th December. Given the breadth of this role those who live outside of the area but would like to apply. Internal secondments are also welcome to apply. 

If you have any questions about the role please contact: [email protected]

What it's like to work here

Leading a small core project team this 0.6 FTE role will sit within the National Trust consultancy alongside other landscape-scale project managers and Land & Nature specialists. based at our Grasmere Hub this will be a hybrid working role that covers the project delivery areas in Cumbria and the Forest of Bowland.

As part of the Great North Bog Partnership this role will work with a range of partners and National Trust operational teams as well as our national specialists. In addition, this role will connect in with the network of other peatland activity right across the north of England in order to help scope future work.

This is exciting work making positive transformational changes to the condition of our peatlands that will have real impact for our nature and our climate

What you'll be doing

• Leading a small core project team you'll take a partnership approach with key Great North Bog project delivery partners
• Being a credible and trusted voice in these partnerships, you'll maintain and strengthen integrated partnership working
• You'll ensure efficient funds management so that all project funds are allocated and spent on time and project changes and risks are managed to ensure effective alignment of resources and objectives in delivery of the Peatland Restoration project outcomes
• You'll engage regularly with key stakeholder groups, providing updates on our collective progress and seeking feedback to continually improve our performance
• As a strong ‘voice’ for Peatland restoration across the Great North Bog you'll advocate confidently for peatland restoration activities and build momentum through credibility and energetic engagement
• Building and co-ordinating effective and impactful communications plan. Working with partners you'll deliver inspiring engagement interventions that build momentum for Great North Bog
• Over the two-year period you'll build a strong legacy both in terms of learning but also in terms of identified potential next stages

 We have added some additional focus elements to this role in order that we can offer a full time position. 

Undertake a focused piece of work that will

• improve our knowledge and understanding of our peatland assets and their condition in the north
• improve our ‘readiness’ for future funding opportunities
• support the development of peatland ambitions within our priority operational areas in the north and grows the peatland skills and expertise within our core peatland property teams
• Provide additional capacity and expertise to support the delivery of other emerging Discovery Grants in the north region

Who we're looking for

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Experience of successfully delivering complex end to end project/programme management, including defining resources, leading procurement securing project teams and matrix management across multiple projects/programmes

• A recognised project (AMP PMQ/Prince) or programme management (MSP) qualification or working towards one, we are happy to support

• Evidence of ongoing CPD in your career to date

• Excellent problem solving and influencing skills, able to confidently work with senior leaders

• Experience of managing complex and difficult external stakeholder relationships