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Development Manager

Contract Type: Temporary
Working Pattern: Full time
Advert Start Date: 28/07/2025
Advert End Date: 28/09/2025 23:59
Salary: Grade 12 £42,708 to £46,731 p.a. (Pay Award Pending)
Hours per week: 37
Employment Location: National Landscape Offices, Stanhope (hybrid working options available)
Number of posts: 1
Closing date: 28 September

Further Information
North Pennines Landscape Connections is a programme of work aimed at helping farmers and land managers work together to make the most of the new funding schemes which will help Nature Recovery and business resilience.

At the same time the programme aims to develop a monitoring framework to measure progress against nature recovery outcomes, land management changes and external factors such as climate change, and to co-ordinate and support a network of citizen scientists which contributes to this monitoring.

It will also support farmer hosts to develop relationships with groups and individuals who have previously struggled to access the countryside, and to build an active network of participants to support this process.
The Landscapes Connections programme is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The role of the Development Manager will be to lead on the development of a Stage 2 NLHF Connected Landscapes programme submission on behalf of the North Pennines National Landscape and its partners (including RSPB, Wear, Tyne and Eden Rivers Trusts and the Farmer Network).

If successful it is envisaged that the Manager will stay on in this role as the Programme Manager for the 8-year programme.

What is involved?

To lead on the development of a Stage 2 NLHF Connected Landscapes programme submission on behalf of the North Pennines National Landscape and its partners (including RSPB, Wear, Tyne and Eden Rivers Trusts and the Farmer Network).

To manage a small team of staff in this development phase, and co-ordinate the work of other staff and partners, towards the development phase goals.

To manage the programme of work specified in the Project Plan and the budget associated with it.

To provide the main point of liaison between the programme advisory and delivery partners, and to build and maintain good relationships between programme partners.

To develop the thinking, clarity and consensus required for the 2nd phase submission.

We encourage you to contact Andy Lees via email at andy@northpennines.org.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role.

What will I need?

You will need a degree or equivalent level qualification and experience of working on multi-partner project development and management relating to nature recovery/conservation.

Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria.

If successful, you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.

To apply please use the link Development Manager – Durham County Council – North East Jobs