General Manager - Events and Entertainment

Your Trust; Milnrow; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Your Trust in Rochdale area is seeking a General Manager - Events and Programming to lead the development and delivery of a dynamic events portfolio across our venues. You will oversee programming, production, box office and partnerships, ensuring safety, high standards and robust income generation while guiding a multi-site team.

This role requires extensive senior operations experience in events, strong budgeting skills, and a track record of building collaborations with internal and external

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject.
• Extensive senior events or entertainment experience.
• Proven track record managing venues in the entertainment industry.
• Experience leading multi-site teams.
• Ability to build partnerships with internal and external organisations.
• Strong event marketing and scheduling experience.
• Experience budgeting and operating under tight financial constraints.
• Ability to develop and manage a full events programme across venues.
• Knowledge of music and events industry, including contracting.
• Experience managing large, complex budgets.
• Strong coordination skills and flexible across evenings/weekends/bank holidays.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, delivery and growth of the Events and Entertainment Team across Your Trust venues.
• Provide operational leadership and ensure events are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
• Maintain commercial viability and maximise income generation.
• Oversee programming, technical production and box office operations.
• Deliver a diverse portfolio of professional, community, cultural and sporting events.
• Grow audiences and participation and strengthen community engagement.
• Contribute to the organisation's financial sustainability and reputation.

Skills

Event management

Budget management

Team leadership

Partnership development

Marketing & scheduling

Communication skills

Time management

Flexible working hours

Venue operations

Education

Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent experience

Job description

When you join Your Trust as a General Manager - Events and Programming you will be part of a charity based in Rochdale that aims to support every member of our diverse community to live their best life; inspiring them to be healthier, happier and creative people.

What's in it for me?

As a General Manager - Events and Programming we can offer you:

Salary: Band 7, £44,072 - £49,389 per annum (pro-rate for part time hours)

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Heywood Civic, Middleton Arena and other sites as required

What will my role be as a General Manager - Events and Programming?

The purpose of the role is to lead the development, delivery and growth of the Events and Entertainment Team across Your Trust venues. This includes providing operational leadership, ensuring events are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard while maintaining commercial viability and maximising income generation, overseeing programming, technical production and box office operations to ensure the successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of professional, community, cultural and sporting events that grows audiences and participation, enhances customer experience, strengthens community engagement and contributes to the financial sustainability and reputation of Your Trust.

What do I need to have?

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject or qualified by experience
• Extensive experience in a senior events or entertainment role
• Proven and successful experience of managing venues within the entertainment industry
• Proven and successful experience of managing teams across multiple disciplines and sites
• Experience of cultivating and managing positive partnerships and relationships with both internal and external organisations
• Proven abilities in event marketing and scheduling
• Experience of managing budgets and operations within tight financial circumstances and competing priorities
• Ability to develop, oversee and manage delivery of a full programme of events across all venues
• Knowledge of the music and events industry, including deal negotiation, contracting and event production
• Knowledge of managing large and complex budgets
• Ability to co-ordinate tasks to deliver activities and events smoothly
• Able to work flexibly including evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays
• Excellent communication; both oral and written and excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management skills

All applications must be made using the Your Trust Online Application Form as we do not accept CVs.

As an organisation we encourage an environment which is inclusive to all therefore we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with all different kinds of life experiences.

If you have any interest in / or experience in any of the following: Sports Coach, Community Work, Health & Fitness, Customer Service then we would love to hear from you.

If you have any queries please call 01706 926215.

All positions are subject to a DBS Check appropriate to the role

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