The Children's Country House at Sudbury is the first heritage experience of its kind for the National Trust, where the Hall, Museum and Garden put children and families at the very centre of the experience. Joining us as Collections and House Manager at this exciting time will mean leading your team to provide high quality and efficient day to day care, documentation and management of Sudbury and its collection. Our collection is vast and varied as it includes the Museum of Childhood collection.

You'll have the skills and experience to collaborate with curators, conservators and our visitor experience team, an innovative problem solver and a key interest in curatorial development.

What it's like to work here:This vacancy is included in a trial of the ‘Disability Confident’ scheme (level 1).

If you have a disability, and your qualities, skills and experience are a good fit with the 'Who we're looking for' section below, we will guarantee you either a telephone or face to face interview. Please contact us at adjustments@nationaltrustjobs.org.uk, when you apply, to let us know, quoting the reference number for this vacancy.

Every member of our team is focused on engaging children with heritage and making our work as playful, accessible, and inclusive as possible. We have the highest standards of conservation and care for our collections, and we carry out this purpose with and for the children who visit us. Our offer is unique, deeply authentic, and profoundly impactful and so is the team that work here.

You'll manage a small team, report to the General Manager. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you'll be responsible for the effective operation of the overall property, the delivery of the property business plan, contribution to long term strategies and lead projects for your work area. You'll also cover Duty Management, so weekend working is part of the role.

What you'll be doing:You'll be responsible for daily care and conservation, manage Collections Managements Systems and lead on data collection and storage. You'll take care of our historic items, collections and spaces by creating monitoring systems alongside our conservators, and implementing them with your team. You'll develop our collections and decide what is used for display and engagement in each room.

Alongside this you'll contribute to plans for access and engagement, working with other heads of department to focus on the visitor experience. You'll manage a team of staff and volunteers and work with the wider property team to support the volunteer journey.

Who we're looking forWe'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Experience of managing a collection
• Experience with interpretation of collections
• Passion for giving families a great visitor experience
• Leadership experience
• Attention to detail
• The ability to work well in a team
• Flexibility and adaptability in approach

The packageThe 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)

• Tax free childcare scheme

• Rental deposit loan scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Perks at work discounts i.e. 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 locations

• Independent financial advice