Summary We're looking for an exceptional General Manager to lead our Northern Ireland Urban property group. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to shape the future of some of our most special places in Belfast and across Northern Ireland - including Divis & Black Mountain, Patterson's Spade Mill and Derrymore, among others. You'll also play a pivotal role in defining and delivering our Urban ambition as we enter our next strategic period (2025-2035). In this role, you'll drive and direct change across a broad and varied portfolio, ensuring our new 10-year strategy comes to life. You'll bring confidence in understanding diverse audiences within both urban and green space contexts, and you'll use that insight to strengthen the impact of our work. This is a unique opportunity to lead at a regional level, and we're looking for an accomplished leader who is passionate about people, committed to performance, and dedicated to elevating the experience of every visitor. As the key leadership position within this property group, you'll operate with significant autonomy - inspiring and motivating your team, translating strategy into action, and delivering excellence across a wide range of operational areas. You'll help foster an inclusive, positive culture where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. And you'll be doing it all for an organisation you can truly believe in, as we continue caring for special places for everyone, for ever. What it's like to work here The NI Urban group has a dedicated and committed team, with ambitious plans underpinned by a strong sense of purpose. Find out more about what it's like to work here in the Information Pack attached to this vacancy. Your contractual place of work will be the National Trust office at Belmont Tower. Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at other National Trust places. We'll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for 40-60% of your working week. What you'll be doing This is a role where no two days or weeks will be the same. As well as having an eye on the day to day, you'll have a plan for the future in line with the national and regional strategy. As part of a successful wider General Manager team across Northern Ireland, you'll work with our internal Specialist Delivery teams and external partners to achieve our goals and champion our cause message. You'll manage a Property Leadership Team, each with their own specialty, using your motivational style to inspire them to deliver outstanding results across all areas of the property group, generating the funds to invest back into further conservation and development. Alongside General Management, you will champion, shape and lead the Urban ambition for the region, identifying possibilities and making relevant connections to guide our focus. Who we're looking for We're looking for a dynamic leader who can navigate multiple complex challenges while maintaining a focus on excellence. You must be able to drive and direct change across a diverse remit. The scale of this role means you'll need to be brilliant with finances, people and projects. You'll need to know when to delegate, and when to take ownership. Everything you do will be in harmony with our values and ambitions, but it will also make perfect commercial and financial sense. With a wide range of skills in your toolkit, you'll need to demonstrate the following skills and experience; Relevant sector experience such as working in environmental management, urban planning, urban greenspace and parks or urban development You can demonstrate strong networking and stakeholder management skills, developing effective partnerships with external organisations to deliver strategic outcomes A forward-thinking approach sharing your compelling vision with internal and external stakeholders You have a track record of dealing with ambiguity or uncertainty, identifying opportunities, determining priorities, and shaping ambition Natural motivator and coach, you demonstrate an ability to set stretching targets and drive performance, helping your Team achieve their full potential General Management in an urban context with public benefit at the heart of all we do Both conservation and commercially minded, you'll have an understanding of what makes a great visitor experience and will be keen to make sure your high standards are evident in all parts of the operation Applications from redeployees are assessed against the minimum criteria for the role. In your application, please provide details of how you meet the minimum criteria below: experience leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams, including volunteers and specialists proven success in developing and delivering long-term plans aligned to organisational goals and priorities understands how to manage budgets, generate income, and deliver financial targets demonstrable ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders understands and applies health & safety, compliance, and risk management practices experience leading change and delivering projects that improve performance or outcomes demonstrates a commitment to inclusion and creating relevant, accessible experiences for diverse audiences 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 NIJobs Ends: Mar 29th To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. 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