Venues Manager

2 days ago

Lancashire, United Kingdom Hays Accounts and Finance Full time

Your new company
I am currently working with a public sector organisation to support the recruitment of a Leisure and Commercial Venues Manager. This organisation's priorities and ambitions include the promotion of healthy and happy communities, whilst being co-operative and kind.
Your new role
This role reports into the Chief Officer of Environment and Place and has supervisory responsibility for four direct reports. The Leisure and Commercial Venues Manager will manage the continuous development, improvement and success of all commercial venues through effective planning, budget management, and staff management. This person will lead the development and implementation of the services business plan by working with all relevant stakeholders.
37 hours per week- flexitime offered.
To summarise, you will:

Be responsible for providing regular reports to the Chief Officer highlighting performance against targets including new business. You will assist in setting new targets which maximise financial performance and reduce operating costs. Reports to include customer and stakeholder feedback and cost analysis.
Working with various organisations to ensure the success of such key events for the community. Ensuring a commercial approach to programming enables rapid response to change in market demands in order to maximise financial performance. This will include supporting and working closely with the central marketing and corporate teams in coordinating marketing, sales and public relations activities.
Monitors' financial performance and efficiency of own team ensuring delivery of work within budget and prepare and submit bids for external funding as an when opportunities arise to maximise the use of these funding opportunities to deliver additional services not funded by corporate budgets.
Staff management responsibilities to include management of all direct reports, annual appraisals and regular coaching and mentoring. Leading on staff recruitment, including providing details to management team, ensuring high quality induction processes are in place and probationary reviews are carried out on time.

What you'll need to succeed
Essential:

Project management skills.
Experience in cost analysis.
operational experience in a given venue or event
Experience leading and implementing change.
Strong numerical, report writing and verbal communication skills.
Effective time management.
Flexible and self-motivated- able to juggle a varied and broad workload and meet deadlines, often under pressure.
Able to work collaboratively to achieve targets.
Experience of providing good customer service to a wide range of users.
Desirable:
Educated to degree level or with a good standard of education.What you'll get in return

Salary progression from £42,403 to £46,464 (pending additional pay award)
Generous annual leave allowance - 27 days increasing to 32 days after 5 years service. As well as the opportunity to purchase extra holidays.
Local Government Pension Scheme - employer contribution of 16.3%
Family Friendly polices
Employee Assistance Programme
Home and Electronics discount scheme
Discounts on days out
Discounts on activities and retailWhat you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
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