This is a rare opportunity to lead one of the National Trust’s most iconic places. As General Manager for Hardwick Hall and Stainsby Mill, you’ll set the strategic direction for an internationally significant and high-profile Growth Portfolio, balancing commercial growth, conservation excellence and inclusive access, while accelerating our ambition to restore nature and connect more people to heritage.
You’ll be empowered to make bold, values led decisions that ensure Hardwick thrives for everyone, for ever.
What it's like to work here
Hardwick Hall is a unique and special place, welcoming large and diverse audiences and playing a vital role in the local visitor economy. You’ll lead a passionate and skilled team of staff and volunteers, working closely with regional and national specialists, local communities and partners. Collaboration, curiosity and inclusion are central to our culture, alongside a shared commitment to caring for nature, beauty and history.
Reporting to the Assistant Director, you’ll be the figurehead of the Harwick Estate, holding key stakeholder relationships on behalf of the organisation, both internally and externally. You’ll lead your teams in operating across a complex and dynamic commercial visitor operation, balancing the sensitivities of unique heritage assets with those of a working farmed landscape, developing and delivering exciting plans to deliver more for n...