Dear Candidate

Thank you for your interest in joining Crystal Palace Park Trust. We are a registered charity working with Crystal Palace Park’s current owner, the London Borough of Bromley, towards a handover of the park to the Trust effective 1 April 2023.

We seek a dynamic Park Manager who shares our commitment to the regeneration of Crystal Palace Park - a Grade II* listed park of significant heritage importance and international significance - and in engaging the local community in its future. The role offers an opportunity to join a small but growing charity at an exciting point in its evolution and to lead on establishing Crystal Palace Park as an exemplar in urban park management.

This position is an opportunity for the right person to join a growing and inspired organisation that is optimistic about the future and eager to effect positive change in Crystal Palace Park. We embrace a work culture that is supportive, celebrates success, and embraces continuing education and training as a critical component of actively supporting staff. Creativity and out of the box thinking are embedded in the Trust’s conception and success to date, and a continued embrace of these attributes by the Park Manager will be central to our ability to thrive. Accordingly, we seek applicants who share our passion, energy and excitement, who identify with the Trust’s mission and embrace the importance of this undertaking, and who believe that they will thrive in such an environment.

If you have the experience, skills, vision and leadership qualities that we are seeking, then we are eager to hear from you. Crystal Palace Park Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community.

The deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on 20 May 2022. I look forward to hearing from you. 

Sincerely,

Bill LoSasso

Chief Executive

Crystal Palace Park Trust 

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Position in organisation: Park Manager 

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer 

Location: Crystal Palace Park and offices at Anerley Business Centre

Salary: up to £56,000 depending on qualifications and experience 

Holiday entitlement: 25 days, plus statutory holidays, plus one further day for each completed year of service up to a maximum of 30 days.

To apply, please visit our website.

Recruitment timeline

Closing date: 20 May.

Shortlisting: 27 May.

First round interviews (panel format): week commencing 6 June

Walk around park for second-round invitees: week commencing 13 June 

Second round interviews (panel format, plus presentation): week commencing 20 June.

Notification of successful applicant: 27 June.

Expected start date: ASAP, but no later than 10 October.

Applicants are asked to please note the above dates and keep them available unless notified that their application has not been advanced.