Active Outdoors Development Co-ordinator

We are looking for an Active Outdoors Development Co-ordinator to join the team at Dunstable Downs. Your role is all about people – connecting with them, inspiring them and finding ways to make our sites accessible and welcoming to new groups. 

Hours: You'll work the equivalent of one day per week. This could mean working two half days however working hours are flexible and can be agreed with a time and day that suits you. Some weekend working will be required.

Salary: £12.24 per hour

Reporting to the Volunteering and Community manager, you'll be working in a team of four to ensure Dunstable Downs has a varied and ambitious calendar of events. You'll work closely with our Programming and Partnerships officer to bring in third party events that complement our National Trust-led events.

Your role will focus primarily on our third party engagement, leading the management of event licensing and allowing more people to come and enjoy our sites. You'll find new relationships and opportunities within our local community to host events at Dunstable Downs, ensuring our continued commitment to our community engagement strategy.

Understanding how and why we engage with our supporters is key. Working with our spirit of place and our visitor welcome team you will help to link everything we do back to our cause and the ongoing work we do.

Where required, you will act as a Duty Manager to ensure our visitors operations remain compliant, well-presented and well-staffed each day.

To deliver this role successfully, you'll have: 

•excellent teamwork skills

•excellent customer service skills and experienced communicator 

•experience of working with external and internal stakeholders  

•experience in supervising volunteers and an understanding of the volunteer journey

•knowledge of active outdoor sporting events, how they operate and how we can partner with them

•knowledge of health and safety compliance requirements and risk assessments

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)

•Rental deposit loan scheme

•Season ticket loan

•EV car lease scheme 

•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

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