Kent Downs National Landscape Manager, Putting Down Routes Project

This is a fixed term contact to 30th September 2026 

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Kent Downs National Landscape as a Project Manager for the Putting Downs Routes Project championing inclusivity and diversity in the countryside. 

We are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and we aspire to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

The North Downs Way National Trail Partnership is embarking on an exciting project that seeks make the countryside more inclusive & welcoming to all people. We want to both encourage new audiences to the trail and upgrade parts of the trail so that they are more accessible to a wider range of people. This will include working with Project Partners to develop new audiences, delivering enhancements on, and around the trail and supporting the recruitment and training of North Downs Way Ambassadors to make the trail more accessible to groups who currently do not use the North Downs Way.  

To be successful the post holder will have excellent project management skills with a clear passion for making the countryside a more accessible place for more people. Ideally you will have worked in the outdoors, countryside or heritage sectors and have a track record of successfully engaging with partners and communities. You will be able to demonstrate how you have delivered projects on time and to budget and are able to report and evidence your work for project funding purposes. You will be able to drive our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion objectives.  

The North Downs Way National Trail is hosted by the Kent Downs National Landscape Team, itself hosted by Kent County Council. You will benefit from the terms and conditions of the Council but operate independently and in support of the North Downs Way National Trail; building wide ranging relationships and collaborations. 

You will work either remotely or in the Kent Downs National Landscape office in Brabourne, Ashford, with a small and friendly professional team supported by a much wider partnership of people and organisations. We welcome flexible working to suit employee needs and job requirements. 

The post holder will be required to attend and organise regular events throughout the North Downs Way National Trail in Kent and Surrey and must be able to demonstrate that they can attend events and visit communities within this geography.  

The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.  

About The Company  

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.  People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across our service. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.   

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.  

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification

This post is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund

Interviews will take place w/c 1st April 2024.