Community, Participation & Volunteering Manager - Stockport Summary If you’re someone who gets energy from people, loves building relationships, and believes that everyone should have access to nature, beauty and history, this could be your next adventure. We’re looking for a warm, collaborative, community minded leader to help shape the next chapter of Lyme’s ambitions. This is a role for someone who thrives with lots of plates spinning, enjoys working with a huge variety of people, and wants to make a real and lasting difference. What it's like to work here Lyme is a place full of life, connection and possibility. From the sweeping moorland to the gardens, woodlands and historic house, it’s a much loved landscape where thousands of people come to walk, breathe, learn and belong. You’ll join a friendly, supportive team who care deeply about the work we do and the communities we serve. We’re proud to be a place where everyone should feel welcome — and you’ll play a major role in helping that feel true on the ground. You’ll work closely with colleagues across the property, with volunteers, and with a wide range of local partners. Expect plenty of variety, teamwork, and the chance to bring big ideas to life. What you'll be doing This role is all about people first, last, and always. You’ll help ensure our communities, partners and volunteers feel welcomed, valued and genuinely involved in everything we do. You’ll put community voices at the heart of our decisions, helping us understand what local people need, want and dream of. You’ll build meaningful relationships with groups of all sizes, champion inclusive volunteering, and help create a culture where collaboration, confidence and participation truly flourish.You’ll also work to open up access by understanding barriers and finding creative ways to remove them so more people can enjoy nature, heritage and culture. Through co creation, partnership working and trying new approaches, you’ll help us grow community and participation work that feels ambitious, authentic and rooted in place.On any given day, you might be designing community led activities, mentoring colleagues on good volunteering practice, meeting partners off site, attending an evening event, supporting weekend engagement, or celebrating successes with the team. This is hands on work ideal for someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves and building something meaningful with people, not just for them.As part of the property leadership team, you’ll guide and influence how we shape our community, participation and volunteering programme now and into the future. Who we're looking for Warm, people centred and brilliant at building trust Experienced in community engagement, partnerships or participatory practice Skilled at leading through change with empathy and clarity Excited about inclusive volunteering and civic participation Strategic, curious, collaborative and open minded Comfortable balancing long term vision with hands on delivery Someone who loves the idea of connecting people to place in thoughtful, inclusive and future focused ways The package 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 (for roles that meet the salary criteria) 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 Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you.