Centre Manager

YMCA Heart of England; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused charity in Birmingham is seeking a Centre Manager to oversee daily operations. Responsibilities include managing a team, ensuring a welcoming environment, and promoting conference room bookings. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and organizational skills, with a commitment to community service. This full-time position offers a competitive salary of £35,000 per annum and various benefits including training opportunities and annual leave.

Benefits

Training and Development Opportunities

29 days annual leave including Bank Holidays

Free on-site car parking

Workplace Pension scheme

Life Assurance of 4 times your annual salary

Day off for your Birthday

Qualifications

• Experience in managing teams and building operations.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to promote and manage conference room hires.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations and team management.
• Ensure the building is safe, welcoming, and well-used.
• Drive bookings and promote services.

Job description

YMCA Heart of England are looking for a Centre Manager to join the team, at our YMCA Heart of England site in Erdington. Working on a full time, permanent basis, 37.5 hours per week and in return you will receive a competitive salary of £35,000 per annum.

YMCA Heart of England is a Christian charity providing a range of life-changing services for the local community. With a turnover of over £4m, we house over 300 young people, most of whom previously were homeless, and support them to get their lives back on track. We also care for pre-school children in our nursery and run various social enterprises to create employment and generate income for our charitable work.

With over 100 Staff and volunteers working for us and thousands of people using our many premises every year, we are an organisation committed to delivering the best possible service to our customers in line with our Christian ethos and values.

About The Centre Manager Role

You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the building and team, making sure everything runs smoothly and the space is welcoming, safe and well-used.

You’ll also manage and promote conference room hires in the Coppice building, located on the same site - helping to maximise use of our facilities and bring in income through external bookings.

This is a busy, varied role where you’ll lead a team of two, work closely with internal departments and tenants, and be the main point of contact for visitors and partners. You’ll also collaborate with the Head of Community and Youth Services to drive bookings and raise the profile of our conference offer and services.

What we Offer:

• Training and Development Opportunities
• 29 days annual leave including Bank Holidays plus an additional day after each year of completed service up to 5 days.
• Free on-site car parking
• Workplace Pension scheme
• 20 days sick pay
• Life Assurance of 4 times your annual salary
• Day off for your Birthday
  
  

The closing date is Friday 12th September 2025. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Interviews will take place on Monday 22nd September and Tuesday 23rd September.

If you feel you are the right candidate for this Centre Manager role, then please click ‘apply’ now!

YMCA Heart of England is an independent Christian charity, a registered provider of social housing, and affiliated to the national and international YMCA Movement.

As an organisation fully committed to the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, a thorough vetting process is carried out as part of the appointment process, including verification of any required qualifications, verification of identity, taking of references and a DBS check as appropriate.