Lawyer

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Contract: Fixed Term part time (30 hours per week for 12 months)

Location: Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 2NA

Ref: IRC46382

Working as part of a large in-house team for a Charity can provide new opportunities, job satisfaction and a real sense of contributing to a cause you believe in. Attitude and commitment to the Trust and the charitable sector are just as important as your experience or background.

The role will give any successful applicant the opportunity to have an interesting and varied property focused work portfolio and the chance to gain experience in other in-house areas.

Please note -this is a fixed term contract due to end when the previous employee returns from maternity leave. At this point we cannot confirm exactly how long this contract will last, but it is unlikely to be more than 12 months.

We provide the best possible working environment for you throughout the building whilst also promoting and fostering a sociable Heelis Community. Do great things for us and we’ll do great things for you and your career.

Heelis is the Central Office for the National Trust; it was named after one of the Trust’s biggest benefactors Mrs William Heelis, There are approximately 500 staff from across the Trust’s directorates, including the Executive team and the Director General, are based here.

Heelis was designed to be highly sustainable and has won a number of nationally recognised awards, designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects in 2005, this architectural gem uses timber from our woodlands and wool from Herdwick sheep grazed on Trust farmlands, to help make Heelis a unique working environment.

About the role

 As a Lawyer within the team you will be expected to support a number of properties within a Region including working with and advising Estate Managers and Property Staff on acquisitions, disposals and a variety of leases and licence agreements.

In addition you may be asked to provide support on general legal queries associated with properties operating as part of a conservation charity such as; fundraising events, repairs, loans and complaints.

This in-house role supports the operational activities of the Charity and you may be called upon to turn your hand to new areas of a law and research. The work the team undertake is diverse and often requires a practical solution or to give assistance evaluating risks and opportunities.

About you

Tobe successful in this role you’ll have a recognised professional legal qualification and be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience gained in practice in the following areas:

• Rural estate management, including leases (agricultural, commercial, residential), easements, enforcement of restrictive covenants, registered commons and the acquisition of freehold or leasehold property.
• Have a good ability to think laterally and horizon scan, to seek opportunities and identify potential threats to the Trust’s charitable objectives and statutes.
• Be confident in your own decisions and comfortable delivering quality work to deadlines.
• Be a self-starter with a drive and desire to learn and be involved in a variety of work.
• First-class communication skills with the ability to get on well and enjoy working with people on all levels in and outside the Trust.

The package

Looking after you

• Health cash plan – from as little as £2.81 per month for you and your dependents
• Pension contribution match up to 10%
• EAP and proactive Health and Wellbeing
• Discounted gym membership

Looking after your career

• Grow your career through professional training courses across the Trust
• Develop your skills with an internal secondment
• Pay review linked to values and behaviours, commitment to progression
• Income protection due to illness

Unique to us

• Work in some of the most beautiful, iconic and unique locations in the UK
• Free entry to NT properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• 20% off in our retail and catering outlets
• Discount up to 35% off a National Trust holiday cottage booking

To apply for this role or for further information, please follow: http://bit.ly/2jeLxRY

Closing date: 30^th January 2017

Interview date: 15th- 16th February 2017