Role Description

Role title: Revitalising Programme Manager

Team: Northumbria 01

Staff Framework level: Senior Adviser (S)

Reporting to: Lydia Speakman, Senior Adviser , Northumbria Area Team

Location:

Hours per week: 37 hours/week Fixed Term Appointment ending on 31st December 2022

It is Natural ’s policy to accommodate both full-time and part-time hours and other flexible working patterns

This role is available as a secondment

Closing Date: March 5th 2021

Role description

Key tasks/principal accountabilities:

Natural England is appointing a Programme Manager to lead the delivery of the Revitalising Redesdale Landscape Partnership, a National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) funded programme. Revitalising Redesdale is a £2.8 million programme celebrating Redesdale’s rich cultural heritage and protecting and enhancing the area’s landscape, archaeology and wildlife. The Programme began in January 2018 and runs until 31st December 2022.

The Manager will:

• Lead the ongoing strategic implementation of the Revitalising Redesdale Landscape Partnership Scheme. • Manage and coordinate overall delivery of the Programme to ensure that its objectives and targets are met. • Lead and manage project staff, including trainees, to ensure effective delivery of the Programme. • Manage, supervise and monitor the provision of specialist advice, sub-contractual arrangements and volunteer and partner contributions to ensure effective delivery of the programme. • Maintain overall responsibility for the budgetary position, including reporting financial positions and risks to the Programme Management Group/Steering Group and the Natural England Senior Responsible Officer. • Work with partners to identify and secure additional funding opportunities to support the delivery of the Programme. • Manage the preparation and submission of quarterly reports and claims to NHLF in a timely manner. • Prepare annual reports and a final report for publication, detailing the aims of the project, the activity undertaken, and the outcomes achieved. • Communicate the work of Revitalising Redesdale to all stakeholders, including the local community, in order to secure on-going support and involvement. This will include coordinating and attending events and shows, delivering presentations and using a range of promotional tools, including social media to raise the profile of the work. • Ensure health and safety good practice, and other necessary procedures are adhered to across all delivery of the Revitalising Redesdale Programme. • Be involved in specific project delivery, particularly related to interpretation and community engagement. • Prepare a legacy strategy for Revitalising Redesdale’s Programme to include the management measures to be put in place, with appropriate funding where required to protect the investment made in the natural and cultural heritage of the area. • Be prepared to adapt and managing the delivery of Revitalising Redesdale through, and coming out of, the Covid pandemic and the impact this has had and will continue to have on the team and partnership working, as well as the wider local community.

Technical/specialist knowledge/qualifications:

Essential:

• Knowledge and experience of landscape and heritage projects delivering multiple environmental outcomes. • Experience of high-level partnership working • Experience of project and budget management

Key Capabilities

Seeing the Big Picture – Practitioner

• Understand the application of delivery at a landscape scale; understand how biodiversity outcomes interact with landscape, geodiversity and access outcomes, and understand the use of the ecosystem approach to deliver these integrated environmental outcomes for the benefit of people and wildlife.

• Understand the importance of the historic environment in delivering environmental improvements, and that it is taken into account when objective setting or developing management plans for site specific or landscape setting

Collaborating & Partnership- Practitioner

• Build long term and sustainable partnerships

• Share knowledge and expertise with people in your network • Address challenging issues and manage conflict

Leading and Communication- Practitioner

• Be decisive and combine your personal judgement with evidence to inform decision- making. • Show innovation and creativity in finding solutions and encourage team members to do so in their day to day work within a framework of clear standards. • Use a coaching style and continual feedback to empower team members to take ownership of the delivery of their work. • Develop communication strategies and plans that deliver corporate objectives. • Use clear and appropriate language. • Understand and use digital (web; social media) channels.

Delivering at Pace– Practitioner • Manage and deliver your work to meet agreed targets and deadlines. • Show strong financial awareness by understanding your team’s financial position, highlighting risks and opportunities and taking management action if a material variance is likely to occur. • Make sure all team members (and contractors) are provided with the information, training and supervision in all aspects of Health and safety, relevant to their work so they understand and can carry out their personal responsibilities.

Additional information

Fur further information about Revitalising Redesdale see: www.revitalisingredesdale.org.uk

The project area covers the entire Rede catchment, a remote upland area of West in West , stretching from the Anglo-Scottish border at on the A68 to the confluence of the Rede with the North Tyne, near Bellingham.

The Revitalising Redesdale Landscape Partnership consists of 17 organisations: Natural England, Northumberland National Park, Northumberland Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency, MoD, Forestry England, Redesdale Society, Tyne Rivers Trust, Battlefields Trust, Northumberland County Council, Kielder Development Trust, Northumbrian Water, University of Newcastle Students’ Union, Otterburn, Rochester with , Elsdon and Corsenside Parish Councils.

The core project Partners who make up the Programme Management Group are : Natural England, Northumberland National Park and Northumberland Wildlife Trust.

A Driving Licence is essential for the role. Some occasional weekend work may be required.

Flexible working patterns will generally be accommodated unless stated otherwise.

Candidates with disabilities will automatically be put forward to the interview stage provided that they satisfy the minimum criteria for the role.

Closing date:5th March 2021

Job contact (Vacancy manager) Tel and email:

Lydia Speakman

Tel: 02082256763 Mob: 07554115627

Email: [email protected]

This post is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund