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Venue Manager
| Posting date: | 20 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £48,843 to £49,998 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 August 2024 |
| Location: | Various Locations In Redbridge |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ000108 |
Summary
Type: 40hrs per week
Location: Hainault Forest Country Park, Romford Road, Chigwell,
IG7 4QN and Fairlop Waters Forest Road, Barkingside, IG6 3HN.
Vision Redbridge is a Charity and non - profit organisation working on behalf of the London Borough of Redbridge, in charge of delivering a wide range of Leisure and Culture services to the Redbridge Community. Our Parks and Open Spaces team are in charge of maintaining some of Redbridge’s most beautiful nature spots including Fairlop Waters, Hainault Forest and Valentines Park, alongside many others in the Redbridge area.
Redbridge has been successful in securing over £7m for the restoration and redevelopment of Hainault Forest which is now completed and are now looking at the future vision for Fairlop Waters. We are looking for an experienced Venues Manager to manage our commercial businesses at Hainault Forest and Fairlop Waters.
About the role:
You will be empowered to lead, motivate and engage an operational team at Hainault Forest and Fairlop Waters to deliver high-quality services that meet the needs and expectations of our customers. This is an exciting new role which will offer a wide range of opportunities and challenges to develop the visitor facilities on both sites. Working on the edge of London, in a beautiful landscape with fabulous views, this role will offer great job satisfaction at these unique and inspiring green spaces.
You will manage a team of venues staff, at both Hainault Forest and Fairlop Waters, which includes a converted Victorian barn for events and functions, 2 cafés, banqueting suite, educational interpretation space, artisan workshops and a market space. You will have highly developed commercial skills, focused on driving customer sales and experience.
Desirable Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have venue and site management experience, sound people management and partnership skills, knowledge of events and functions and an understanding of food and beverage services. You will be motivated and have developed organisational skills, ability to plan and think decisively. A good understanding or previous management experience of working in a green space is desirable.
For further information regarding the role please email – Kevin.Wackett@visionrcl.org.uk
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
In return, we can offer the successful candidate a company pension scheme, annual performance rewards, generous annual leave, employee assistance programme and GP referral scheme. In addition, we offer our staff free gym, swim and spa membership at all Vision sites; Corporate Health Cash Plan (which provides free access to essential health care and valuable health and wellbeing services); employee recognition scheme; cycle to work and electric leasing car scheme.
Location: Hainault Forest Country Park, Romford Road, Chigwell,
IG7 4QN and Fairlop Waters Forest Road, Barkingside, IG6 3HN.
Vision Redbridge is a Charity and non - profit organisation working on behalf of the London Borough of Redbridge, in charge of delivering a wide range of Leisure and Culture services to the Redbridge Community. Our Parks and Open Spaces team are in charge of maintaining some of Redbridge’s most beautiful nature spots including Fairlop Waters, Hainault Forest and Valentines Park, alongside many others in the Redbridge area.
Redbridge has been successful in securing over £7m for the restoration and redevelopment of Hainault Forest which is now completed and are now looking at the future vision for Fairlop Waters. We are looking for an experienced Venues Manager to manage our commercial businesses at Hainault Forest and Fairlop Waters.
About the role:
You will be empowered to lead, motivate and engage an operational team at Hainault Forest and Fairlop Waters to deliver high-quality services that meet the needs and expectations of our customers. This is an exciting new role which will offer a wide range of opportunities and challenges to develop the visitor facilities on both sites. Working on the edge of London, in a beautiful landscape with fabulous views, this role will offer great job satisfaction at these unique and inspiring green spaces.
You will manage a team of venues staff, at both Hainault Forest and Fairlop Waters, which includes a converted Victorian barn for events and functions, 2 cafés, banqueting suite, educational interpretation space, artisan workshops and a market space. You will have highly developed commercial skills, focused on driving customer sales and experience.
Desirable Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have venue and site management experience, sound people management and partnership skills, knowledge of events and functions and an understanding of food and beverage services. You will be motivated and have developed organisational skills, ability to plan and think decisively. A good understanding or previous management experience of working in a green space is desirable.
For further information regarding the role please email – Kevin.Wackett@visionrcl.org.uk
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
In return, we can offer the successful candidate a company pension scheme, annual performance rewards, generous annual leave, employee assistance programme and GP referral scheme. In addition, we offer our staff free gym, swim and spa membership at all Vision sites; Corporate Health Cash Plan (which provides free access to essential health care and valuable health and wellbeing services); employee recognition scheme; cycle to work and electric leasing car scheme.
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