Overview
Now, we are seeking an exceptional Director to lead Painshill into its next chapter. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of one of the United Kingdom's most remarkable landscape gardens. Working in close partnership with the Board of Trustees, you will safeguard Hamilton's vision while driving a forward-thinking strategy, elevating Painshill's profile as a world‑class heritage destination and ensuring its long‑term sustainability.
Responsibilities
You will lead across every aspect of the organisation, inspiring a dedicated team of staff and volunteers, enhancing visitor experience throughout the landscape garden, and growing income through membership, fundraising, partnerships and commercial activity. This will sustain public engagement and conservation, opening up the transformative power of this extraordinary landscape to wider audiences for generations to come. From education programmes and community engagement to events, retail and filming, you will harness every opportunity to broaden Painshill's reach and impact.
Qualifications
A strategic, inclusive and enterprising leader who combines commercial acumen with a genuine passion for heritage, culture, landscapes and horticulture. The ideal candidate brings credibility and the ability to inspire others around a shared purpose.
Additional Information
Perrett Laver has been engaged to support this appointment and will conduct an executive search process in parallel with the public advertisement of the role. Painshill is a Grade I listed garden, an internationally celebrated masterpiece of the eighteenth century. The 160‑acre landscape welcomes about 200,000 visitors a year and is supported by King Charles 111 as Patron.
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