Senior Busines Engagement Manager
| Posting date: | 23 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £39,420 to £43,800 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | Loughborough, Leicestershire |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
About Us
Our Purpose and Vision
As the recognised national governing body for swimming, artistic swimming,diving and water polo in England, Swim England helps people learn how to swim, enjoy the water safely, and compete in all our sports.
Our Vision is to champion a healthy and successful nation through swimming and aquatic activity. The ability to swim is a life-skill that isessential to keep us safe in, on and around water. It is one of the nation’s most popular recreational activities enjoyed by millions ofpeople in England.
Swim England, through aquatics, is uniquely placed to tackle inequalities and support health and wellbeing given the activities’ accessibility to people of all ages and abilities.On top of this, aquatics is made up offour amazing Olympic and Paralympic sports with our network of clubs and talent pathways supporting people to realise their full potential in the water.
In March of this year, we published in full the findings of an independent listening research report commissioned as part of our pledge to create a better future for everyone involved in aquatic sports. We are committed to only recruiting individuals who are as passionate as we are about being on this journey.
To find out more about what we do to work towards achieving our vision,download the full candidate pack from the job description button.
To find out more about what it’s like to work with us and the Swim England family visit our website and download a summary of our employee benefits here.
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced Team and Customer Relationship Manager with strong people management experience to join our team on a permanent full time basis working 35 hours per week. This is an exciting opportunity working within our busy Business Engagement department, which supports the leisure sector with their aquatic needs.
Reporting to the Head of Business Engagement, the purpose of the Senior Business Engagement Manager is to lead and manage a team of Business Engagement Managers (x7 direct reports) to deliver against team and individual KPIs ensuring a high performing, high functioning team culture.
The successful candidate will also oversee all team projects and external relationships while building and maintaining key relationships personally, collaborating on all team strategies and plans as well as day to day delivery and work programmes.
To find out more about the role, download the full Job Description and Person Specification document.
About You
In order to be shortlisted for the next stage in the process you must demonstrate within your application how you meet the following essential criteria:
Extensive knowledge of the leisure sector, workforce development and
recruitment in the leisure sector as well as sport development.
An ability to lead and manage a team, drive productivity and the successful
achievement of KPI’s.
Excellent organisation and project management skills
Experience of liaising with partner organisations and providing solutions to their
problems with an innovative approach.
Desirable
Previous experience working operationally in the leisure sector would also be advantageous.
So if you feel you have the suitable skills and attributes for this position then we would like to hear from you.
Please be advised that we cannot offer visa sponsorship and that you must have right to work in the UK to apply or be considered for this role. If you are a non UK/EU National, you must have an appropriate working Visa to undertake employment. You must also be working within the UK to apply or be considered for this role, due to the public liability insurance Swim England holds.
Swim England is committed to inclusion and embracing the spirit of all equalities legislation. As a Disability Confident Employer, we actively encourage applications from disabled people. We recognise that the diversity of our workforce is not reflective of today’s society and we are currently operating a pilot scheme whereby applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds can opt into our guaranteed interview scheme. Candidates that have opted into the scheme will be guaranteed an interview provided that they have demonstrated, within their application, that they meet the essential criteria for the role. When completing the application, applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to ‘Opt In’ to the scheme, by ticking the box.
Where possible, Swim England will always make reasonable adjustments for accessibility to anyone who requires it. If you would like any of the documentation in a different format or would like to apply in a different way please get in touch via careers@swimming.org. All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process, in line with the Equality Act 2010. However, the organisation may employ positive action where candidates from underrepresented groups can demonstrate their ability to perform the role equally well.
Swim England is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
For an informal discussion about the role, please make contact via careers@swimming.org and we will put you in contact with the relevant Hiring Manager.
Please be aware that we use parsing software to extract key information fromyour CV, which you are able to review and edit within the applicationform. It is advisable to provide a simple text CV (i.e. no tables,images of text etc) to aid the transfer of information. Please review the information in your application form prior to submitting.
Provisional interview dates:
1st Stage - Wednesday 26th June 2024 (Online)
2nd Stage - Wednesday 3rd July 2024 (in person, SportPark Office, Loughborough)
No Agencies Please
Our Purpose and Vision
As the recognised national governing body for swimming, artistic swimming,diving and water polo in England, Swim England helps people learn how to swim, enjoy the water safely, and compete in all our sports.
Our Vision is to champion a healthy and successful nation through swimming and aquatic activity. The ability to swim is a life-skill that isessential to keep us safe in, on and around water. It is one of the nation’s most popular recreational activities enjoyed by millions ofpeople in England.
Swim England, through aquatics, is uniquely placed to tackle inequalities and support health and wellbeing given the activities’ accessibility to people of all ages and abilities.On top of this, aquatics is made up offour amazing Olympic and Paralympic sports with our network of clubs and talent pathways supporting people to realise their full potential in the water.
In March of this year, we published in full the findings of an independent listening research report commissioned as part of our pledge to create a better future for everyone involved in aquatic sports. We are committed to only recruiting individuals who are as passionate as we are about being on this journey.
To find out more about what we do to work towards achieving our vision,download the full candidate pack from the job description button.
To find out more about what it’s like to work with us and the Swim England family visit our website and download a summary of our employee benefits here.
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced Team and Customer Relationship Manager with strong people management experience to join our team on a permanent full time basis working 35 hours per week. This is an exciting opportunity working within our busy Business Engagement department, which supports the leisure sector with their aquatic needs.
Reporting to the Head of Business Engagement, the purpose of the Senior Business Engagement Manager is to lead and manage a team of Business Engagement Managers (x7 direct reports) to deliver against team and individual KPIs ensuring a high performing, high functioning team culture.
The successful candidate will also oversee all team projects and external relationships while building and maintaining key relationships personally, collaborating on all team strategies and plans as well as day to day delivery and work programmes.
To find out more about the role, download the full Job Description and Person Specification document.
About You
In order to be shortlisted for the next stage in the process you must demonstrate within your application how you meet the following essential criteria:
Extensive knowledge of the leisure sector, workforce development and
recruitment in the leisure sector as well as sport development.
An ability to lead and manage a team, drive productivity and the successful
achievement of KPI’s.
Excellent organisation and project management skills
Experience of liaising with partner organisations and providing solutions to their
problems with an innovative approach.
Desirable
Previous experience working operationally in the leisure sector would also be advantageous.
So if you feel you have the suitable skills and attributes for this position then we would like to hear from you.
Please be advised that we cannot offer visa sponsorship and that you must have right to work in the UK to apply or be considered for this role. If you are a non UK/EU National, you must have an appropriate working Visa to undertake employment. You must also be working within the UK to apply or be considered for this role, due to the public liability insurance Swim England holds.
Swim England is committed to inclusion and embracing the spirit of all equalities legislation. As a Disability Confident Employer, we actively encourage applications from disabled people. We recognise that the diversity of our workforce is not reflective of today’s society and we are currently operating a pilot scheme whereby applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds can opt into our guaranteed interview scheme. Candidates that have opted into the scheme will be guaranteed an interview provided that they have demonstrated, within their application, that they meet the essential criteria for the role. When completing the application, applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to ‘Opt In’ to the scheme, by ticking the box.
Where possible, Swim England will always make reasonable adjustments for accessibility to anyone who requires it. If you would like any of the documentation in a different format or would like to apply in a different way please get in touch via careers@swimming.org. All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process, in line with the Equality Act 2010. However, the organisation may employ positive action where candidates from underrepresented groups can demonstrate their ability to perform the role equally well.
Swim England is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
For an informal discussion about the role, please make contact via careers@swimming.org and we will put you in contact with the relevant Hiring Manager.
Please be aware that we use parsing software to extract key information fromyour CV, which you are able to review and edit within the applicationform. It is advisable to provide a simple text CV (i.e. no tables,images of text etc) to aid the transfer of information. Please review the information in your application form prior to submitting.
Provisional interview dates:
1st Stage - Wednesday 26th June 2024 (Online)
2nd Stage - Wednesday 3rd July 2024 (in person, SportPark Office, Loughborough)
No Agencies Please
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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.