National Countryside Manager – Filming & Locations

We’re looking for a National Countryside Manager – Filming & Locations to join our team part-time. This is a unique opportunity to work with the National Trust, caring for landscapes, coastlines, and historic sites so people and nature can thrive.

You’ll support and advise on filming across the outdoor places we care for in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. With our Filming & Locations team growing, it’s an exciting time to help shape and manage commercial filming at National Trust sites.

What it's like to work here

This role involves travel across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland to meet partners. With over 150 new filming enquiries each month and multiple productions on-site daily, you’ll work closely with internal consultants, Operational Risk Business Partners, and central and operational teams, even when working remotely. We're open to discussing a working pattern at interview stage, but please note there will be a requirement to join our team meetings on a Wednesday.

As this is a national role, there is flexibility on your contractual place of work. 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

You’ll oversee filming at the outdoor places we care for, ensuring the right people are involved at the right time. You'll make sure activities comply with legislation and uphold National Trust conservation standards, providing guidance from proposal to evaluation.

You’ll manage ecological consultants and rangers supporting on-site filming and apply lessons learned to improve best practices. There’s also scope to network externally and promote our filming work.

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what is possible in this role.

Who we're looking for:

• proven experience in land, conservation, and access management, with relevant qualifications (or equivalent vocational experience) in countryside management, nature conservation, or ecology
• an understanding of ecological management, habitats, species, and practical land management
• knowledge of nature conservation, environmental issues, and relevant legislation, including biosecurity and animal welfare
• awareness of health, safety, and compliance requirements in a countryside setting
• some experience supporting filming and photography in natural environments
• project management, planning, and prioritisation skills
• ability to build positive, collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

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
• 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