Event Manager

2 weeks ago

Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Freedom Leisure Full time
At Freedom Leisure we can offer a friendly working environment that brings lots of variety every day.


We are a not-for-profit leisure trust with we have a strong purpose and commitment to support our local communities and hard-to-reach groups encouraging them to become more active, contributing to improved lives.

From Swimming lessons, to walking football and everything in-between we are driven to provide fun and welcoming sessions to support the whole community to be active, both within our leisure centres and in the local community.

We are looking for an Events Manager to join our friendly and professional team.

We are looking for someone who has a good awareness of the industry, someone who is able to bring new and exciting ideas to the team.

Ideally you will have good interpersonal skills, able to negotiate and persuade people, both internally and externally. Working and leading the team, you must have a team orientated approach to work.

Duties


To contribute to and understand the business and budgetary performance of the centrenTo be a proactive member of the teamnTo be primarily responsible for generating new event and conference business.nMaintaining existing bookings with high standards that exceed customer expectationnManage all aspects of the event on the day to ensure everything runs smoothly.

nCommunicate Event plans to all team membersnTo actively manage and develop and motivate a team of operational staffnTo support the day to day duty management and running of the leisure facilities to the highest standardnTo support general daily operations where required


The good thing is that we provide you with full training and great potential for career progression, we have over 100 facilities across England and Wales - many of our staff have built successful careers with us because they love the having a positive impact in their local communities and enjoy the variety that the role provides.


In the event that a high volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date.

Please apply as soon as possible if interested.

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday - Sunday

Requirements

Experience of problem solving, organisational and customer servicenExperience in managing bookings and administrationnAn awareness of industry developments, new activities, trends and researchnCommercial awareness which translates into contributing to a successful and financially viable operationnA passion for the industry demonstrated through continuous professional developmentnGeneral computer user skillsnStrong people management skillsnGood verbal and written communication skillsnExcellent time management skills, able to deal with a number of priorities at oncenTeam orientated approach, able to work across organisation boundaries and demonstrate interest and be supportive of the work of staff and colleaguesnTo be able to work flexibly with a level of autonomy and decision making confidencenAble to think on your feet and respond to variable demandsnMobility to travel across sitesnWell developed interpersonal skills, able to negotiate and persuade people both internally and externally

Desirable

Experience in selling and promotion of facilitiesnExperience in the Events industrynAn understanding of identifying staff training & development requirements and identifying development opportunities

Benefits

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind, so what can we offer you?

My Staff Shop, our very own staff benefit scheme, gives employees access to a great range of benefits. Get discounts on cinema tickets, travel bookings, high street e-vouchers, gift cards, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spendingnDiscounted Staff membership (including family members)nIncremental holidaysnEmployee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counsellingnCompany pensionnVarious insurance and saving schemesnFinancial advicenCycle-to-work and Car Leasing tax-efficient schemes (salaried staff only)nAll this as well as fully funded training and career progression opportunities in a team working environment

Closing date: 7th June 2024

Salary:
up to £25,158 per annum

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