Job Details
Fixed Term f/t (37.5 hrs pw to 28/02/27)
Swindon
52.5 mi from Woking
Ends: Oct 25th
Ref: IRC180800
National Collections Manager, Training & Standards 44,499 pa
Summary
***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***
We’re looking for a National Collections Manager, Training & Standards to join our Collections Management and Care Development team on a 3-month fixed-term contract.
This role is a great development opportunity for an experienced collections professional. You’ll play a key role in strengthening collections management practice across the organisation by coordinating training programmes, developing professional networks, and supporting the implementation of standards and guidance. Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you’ll help build capability, promote consistency and support a sustainable approach to collections management and care.
What it’s like to work here
Reporting to the Senior National Conservator: Training & Development, you’ll play a key role in supporting our senior national team members to programme the review and training of collection management procedures, ensuring consistency and accessibility.
- Be part of a newly forming team at an exciting time of change
- Make a meaningful impact on how collections are managed and cared for
- Work with colleagues across the Collections Access, Conservation and Management Team
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 coordinate the refresh of our internal collections management and care resources, working with a range of stakeholders to develop content and manage delivery.
You’ll liaise with external designers and our internal team to produce a suite of templates and a style guide that will govern our content refresh approach.
You’ll deliver training sessions and follow-up support to embed the use of these new products, helping to improve consistency across the department.
You’ll work with team leads and provide resource to update our internal staff intranet pages and transfer existing content into a new structure
You’ll progress the National Trust Conservation Studio support for collections training, supporting the development of a new e-learning offer.
You’ll provide additional support for the existing National Collections Manager, Training & Standards, who has acting-up duties.
Who we’re looking for
You’ll bring a broad range of the following knowledge, skills and experience, shaped by different roles, sectors or career paths. Please use your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria below:
- Degree-level qualification in a collections-related subject or significant equivalent experience.
- Experience of collections management within a museum, heritage or historic environment.
- Strong understanding of collections management standards, documentation and systems.
- Experience coordinating training programmes or professional development activity.
- Knowledge of programme or project management and delivering improvements.
- Strong communication, relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience supporting standards, compliance or accreditation activities and driving continuous improvement.
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)
- Season ticket loan
- EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria)
- 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.
National Trust place
Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2NA
Documents
National Collections Manager, Training & Standards – Grade 5.pdf
Requirements
Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK
Additional information
*Internal Applicants only*
Our colleagues work for the National Trust in many locations and sometimes don’t have easy access to internal vacancy listings. Using the internet ensures we can reach as many of our colleagues as possible. We appreciate that this can be frustrating for external talent. Do note that some roles are released externally after an initial period of time.
Closing Date
25 October 2026
Interview Date
29 October 2026
Equal Opportunities Statement
The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination. You can read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here .
Safeguarding Statement
The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment processes to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre.
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