Are you ready to become a cornerstone of our forward-thinking team? We’re looking for a dynamic Manager who embodies leadership excellence and strategic prowess. In this pivotal role, you’ll use your experience to guide our team through the ever-changing industry landscape, ensuring successful collaboration on every project.

This post will help support the long term sustainability of DHI and especially to ensure the centres are managed effectively ensuring maximum benefit to the local community while remaining financially sustainable.

You would be part of a new staffing structure to include a Centre Manager and Centre Administrator alongside other Centre workers.

The aim of these roles would be to develop the centre through new projects / increased bookings / a new marketing plan and to develop a long term strategy for the venue to benefit the local community.

Requirements

• Ability to inspire, motivate, and lead a team effectively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication to convey ideas clearly and facilitate understanding among team members.
• Capability to prioritize tasks, manage time efficiently, and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
• Aptitude to analyse situations, identify issues, and develop effective solutions promptly.
• Capacity to make sound decisions under pressure, considering various factors and potential outcomes.
• Strong relationship-building skills to foster a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances, strategies, and business needs.
• Relevant experience in a managerial or leadership role, with a proven track record of achieving results and driving team performance.

DHI Venue Manager

Duties:

• Room Booking Management
• Preparing rooms for venue hire
• Ensuring policies and procedures are maintained and followed
• Licence requirements are reviewed and kept up to date
• Developing a long term plan for the centre ready for the venue lease review
• Managing venue staff and volunteers

Working with others:

• Networking
• Meeting and developing partnerships with local community organisations

Marketing and PR:

• Website review
• Improving and increasing social media presence
• Posters / leaflets
• Developing a digital mailing list

Financial Management:

• Help oversee the financial management of the centre
• Working with the DHI financial manager

Building Management:

• Managing building maintenance
• Venue Health and Safety and Risk Management:
• Handling customer inquiries and resolving issues
• Daily / weekly H&S checks
• Risk assessments for the venue / activities

Fundraising:

• Applying for external grant funding
• Planning and developing new projects with funding streams
• Project Management of externally funded projects

Training:

• Establishing a training programme for staff and volunteers

Other areas -Outcomes ideas:

• Increased long term bookings, generating more income (so these roles could be self sustaining in the future)
• New booking system
• A new marketing plan
• Stronger financial sustainability
• Increased range of services for the local community
• Improved venue management
• Improved H&S management systems
• And generally supervising staff and overseeing daily operations. Setting goals and objectives for the team. Delegating tasks and assignments to team members. Providing guidance and support to team members. Also to assist the general management of DHI in whatever way deemed necessary.

The post is presently part-time leading to a full-time Job

Part time ( Shift - work ) 30 hours per week

Pay £30,000