Senior Programming & Partnerships Officer

This role is advertised for the purposes of maternity cover, which is anticipated to have a duration of at least 9 months.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Programming & Partnerships Officer to continue the development of the North Coast’s community, heritage, funding and commercial partnerships; telling our story through innovative programming. You’ll be working with the committed and talented teams across property to develop and deliver a programme of events, activities and exhibitions that bring the stories, history, collections, and conservation work of the North Coast to life for our visitors. You’ll explore opportunities for fresh and dynamic ways to present our property, both in-house, and by forging relationships with outside commercial and community partners.

What it’s like to work here

The North Coast portfolio has numerous properties in the portfolio;

• Mussendun Temple & Downhill: a large cliff top demesne with historic ruins and Mussendun Temple overlooking the Bishops Gate Gardens.
• Portstewart Strand: a two-mile stretch of golden sand, which is one of Northern Ireland’s finest beaches, as well as an important nature conservation site.
• White Park Bay: one of the most photographed beaches and a designated habitat.
• Cushendun: a charming village steeped in character and folklore.

We look after a wide and diverse range of land, coastline, historic mansions and much more. The North Coast team are looking for a proactive, creative person to join them, who will plan, create and deliver the annual programme of events and activities across the North Coast.

The role requires a level of flexibility to work some weekends and occasional evenings in alignment with the events programme.

What you’ll be doing

As Senior Programming & Partnerships Officer, you will lead within the property leadership team to develop the portfolio strategy and approach to partnerships & programming. With proven leadership qualities you will integrate and involve the wider team to deliver engagement opportunities at the property. Identifying and implementing ways in which to work strategically with community, funding and commercial partners to bring our places to life.

Whether you’re planning, delivering or evaluating the offer, you’ll always be thinking about the showcasing our properties, to widen our audience and deliver our financial and business growth objectives of the North Coast property business plan. And you’ll be doing it in a collaborative, empathic way – being able to adapt your plans and style to the needs of partners, team members, and audiences.

You’ll play a significant role in shaping and delivering a year-round public engagement programme of visitor experiences and participation opportunities including identifying new community, cultural and commercial partnerships. You’ll make sure that programmes and events are shaped by our audiences’ needs and interests, you’ll evaluate and feed learning into future plans to enable continuous improvement and innovation.

Who we’re looking for

• Experience of producing high-quality, creative projects and innovative, accessible visitor programming.
• Experience of working with community, heritage, funding and commercial partners to produce events and activities within the arts, culture, heritage or visitor attraction sector
• Experience of referring to audience data and feedback to improve and develop an offer, connecting people with art, culture, nature, heritage and the outdoors and ensuring these assets deliver more benefit to audiences
• Experience of building, maintaining and developing partnership relationships in order to offer engagement opportunities to audiences of visitors, volunteers or community participants
• Strong people skills, enabling good working relationships with those in your team and across the property. Experience of working with external agencies, funding bodies, contractors and organisations
• Experience in delivering high standards of personal service and leading by example to motivate others. Able to respond to varying pressures, difficult situations and complaints
• Experience of forecasting and analysis. Record of setting and delivering performances targets, comparing income generated versus spend