Area Operations Manager - North East Area 3

RNLI; North Norfolk, Mablethorpe; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the RNLI as an Area Operations Manager responsible for leading and managing teams to ensure safe, inclusive, and effective lifeboat services across the North East region. You'll inspire volunteers and staff, oversee operational effectiveness, and collaborate with a passionate team dedicated to saving lives at sea.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Outstanding pension scheme with contributions up to 16%

Life Insurance

Health and dental cash plan option

Qualifications

• Proven experience in people management in operational environments.
• Experience in the marine environment preferred.
• Ability to manage safe and effective service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage staff across multiple lifeboat stations.
• Ensure compliance with RNLI policies and procedures.
• Conduct assurance activities to maintain safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

People Management

Job description

About us

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue, and our crews need a dedicated, talented team behind them, and that is where you come in.

We are looking for an Area Operations Manager to join our North East regional team, who will be responsible for visibly leading and managing the people across your designated area, to ensure you are delivering a safe, effective and inclusive lifeboat service.

The Benefits

• Salary:£41,242 to £48,520 (dependent on experience)
• 26 days’ annual leave (plus Bank Holiday days)
• Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
• Life Insurance
• Health and dental cash plan option

About the role

As Area Operations Manager, working alongside an Area Technical Manager you will provide leadership, direction and support to your teams in an active maritime operational environment, looking after both full time staff and volunteers.

Working as a part of the North East regional team you will be a credible people manager used to leading in an operational maritime environment. You will:

• Provide leadership, direction, management and guidance to a group of lifeboat stations, ensuring they are operating in line with RNLI values, policies and procedures, to deliver the core lifeboat service.
• Inspire, lead, support, coach and develop your team, promoting interpersonal relationships, in order to create an inclusive environment for all RNLI people.
• Collaborate with other colleagues within the North East region to deliver the RNLI’s lifesaving service and objectives through operational support, education, influence and education.

About you

The role of the RNLI Area Operations Manager is to provide support and management to our lifeboats within the North East. This includes –Happisburgh ,Cromer , Sheringham , Wells , Hunstanton , Skegness andMablethorpelifeboat stations. Each of these stations is managed by a volunteer Lifeboat Operations Manager, with the majority of boat and shore crew being volunteers.

In addition to providing day to day support to your stations, you will be busy carrying out assurance activities at your stations throughout the year, in order to ensure that they are being run in a safe and legally compliant way.

You will be an experienced people manager and have experience in the marine environment, although you will not be a formal part of the lifeboat crews, you will be expected to go afloat with your team, as you are ultimately accountable to the Regional Operations Lead for the operational effectiveness and safety of your station teams.

You will be expected to provide leadership, direction and support to your teams in an active operational environment, looking after both full time staff and volunteers.

Working as a part of the North East Regional team you will be a credible people manager used to leading in a fast moving operational environment. You will:

· Inspire, lead, support, coach and develop your team of staff and volunteers, promoting interpersonal relationships, in order to create an inclusive environment for all RNLI people.

· Actively manage and be responsible for the safe and effective delivery of the RNLI’s lifesaving services through all aspects of a defined assurance framework.

· Collaborate with other managers within the North East Region to deliver the RNLI’s lifesaving service and objectives through operational support, influence and education.

We are looking for a genuine team player who can bring their skills and experience to help deliver lifesaving services in this area. This is not a 9-5 job; for you it will be a passion, being prepared to work in the evenings and occasional weekends to support your stations and volunteers at a time that suits them. You will also be on a 8-10 week duty rota, and will be prepared to turn out to support your stations when they need you, sometimes at unsociable hours.

The successful candidate will need to live within the area covered by these stations.

As part of the role, the successful candidate will be expected to travel throughout the RNLI North East Region for meetings and to support other regional managers as well as undertake occasional travel within the UK and Ireland.

So, if you are ready for your next exciting challenge as our new Area Operations Manager, and if you consider yourself to be someone who is a natural leader who can inspire and motivate a team of dedicated people then please apply via the button shown.