Centre Development Manager

The Ahoy Centre; Kingston near Lewes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community charity organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Centre Development Manager to oversee land-based operations and enhance engagement with the community. This varied role involves managing facilities, leading a volunteer program, and driving venue hire opportunities. The ideal candidate will have a passion for community service and experience in facility management, ensuring the charity can meet user needs effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in facility management.
• Strong leadership skills for managing volunteers.
• Ability to develop community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Manage land-based facilities and reception services.
• Oversee venue hire and development of new relationships.
• Lead the volunteer program to enhance charity operations.

Job description

Job Title – Centre Development Manager

Job purpose – This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Charity with our land-based operations and development. It blends managing our site, along with growing the charity through greater engagement. It is a varied role with the potential to utilise and develop a wide range of skills. You will become a central figure for the charity.

Key Responsibilities

The Ahoy Centre has a great location on the banks of The River Thames in Deptford. We have a boat yard full of boats, a fantastic hall with a great view, a superb rowing and fitness gym, classrooms and other meeting spaces. We would be looking to you to manage the land-based assets, but also at the same time develop their use so that they can deliver for the charity.

You will manage the land-based facilities on a day-to-day basis, ensuring they are meeting the needs of our users. This will include managing our reception services.

You will manage our venue hire. This will involve overseeing our current users, ensuring a good service and generating new income by developing new venue hire relationships.

Over the next year, we are embarking on some significant venue capital improvements, so you will oversee the delivery of these in conjunction with other team members.

You will also lead our volunteer programme. We currently have some great volunteers, but we need more. You will manage our current volunteer offer and recruit new volunteers, so that they have a great experience, while at the same time deliver for the charity.

You will be part of the management team and you will work closely with the Watersports Manager, ensuring the smooth running of our activities.

The role will be a combination of public facing and internal, so you will be comfortable operating in both environments. You will be equally at ease working as part of a team as well as on your own.