Duty Manager Grants and Funding

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	10 Mehefin 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Competitive
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	10 Gorffennaf 2025
Lleoliad:	Leigh, WN7 4JY
Cwmni:	inploi
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	75707865

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Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

The Hub

Leigh Sports Village

Sale Way

Leigh

WN7 4JY

Salary: Grade 6, £28,624 - £31,586 per annum.

37 hours per week

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role:

Leigh Sports Village is a pioneering multi-sector development and is now one of the finest sporting hubs in the Northwest. The Sports Village provides state of the art facilities for sport, education, wellbeing, leisure, and culture and serves the local community and the region.

We are looking for a committed individual with a passion for sports and leisure industry with the drive to make a real difference. As Duty Manager for the on-site Youth Hub, you will join our Management Team reporting to the Site Operations Manager. You will also support Leigh Sports Village’s Arena and Pennington Flash site where necessary.

Day to day you will work as part of a team of Duty Managers responsible for the effective, efficient, and safe operation of the Youth Hub as well as having sole responsibility for identifying funding opportunities and applying for grants to generate additional revenue streams for the Hub and Leigh Sports Village (and partner) offer. You will also supervise casual staff members whilst on duty.

Your role is key to ensuring the Youth Hub delivers a safe environment for all users and by securing funding it will secure the longer-term sustainability of the Youth Hub for years to come.

About you:

Candidates should have a knowledge and experience of working within the relevant area: Sport, education, wellbeing, leisure, and culture.

The ideal candidate will display the Be Wigan Behaviours and be positive, courageous, kind and accountable and be able to work well as part of a diverse team that works across a wide range of business areas. You will need to be self-motivated, driven and solution focused in your approach and demonstrate that you have excellent ability to build effective partnerships.

You must be able to demonstrate the following essential requirements:

• Experience working within the sports and leisure industry.
• Experience of identifying and submitting funding and grant applications.
• Experience of securing funding.
• Possession of a recognised Leisure Management qualification, Level 3 or equivalent (alternatively candidates must demonstrate an equivalent level of skills and experience).
• First Aid at work certificate (or ability to obtain within first 3 months of employment).
• Recognised gym qualification (or ability to obtain within first 3 months of employment).
• Leadership Experience.
• Good customer service skills.
• GCSEs (A-C) Maths & English.
• High standard of organisation and communication skills.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

Leigh Sports Village is an exciting place to work with ambitious plans to develop sports, education and leisure opportunities for all.

The vision for the campus is:

“To be the number one venue for health, education, sport & events. Ensuring that wellbeing, sporting culture and educational opportunities are equally available to all, through engagement and co-production with our local communities.”

Successful candidates who are eager to pursue a career in sports, wellbeing, youth services, leisure and culture will find this a highly rewarding, exciting opportunity in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

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Should you require more information about the role, please do not hesitate to contact Mark Holden m.holden@wigan.gov.uk or 07717 646 581.

Priority Candidates Interview date: Tuesday 8th July 2025

Interview date: Friday 11th July 2025

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

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