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The Student Services department is here to ensure that students at Essex experience a kick ass membership and have access to high quality Venues, Retail Offerings, Events, Catering outlets and an SU run Lettings Department. They are supported by the Facilities Department who oversee maintenance and cleaning. No two days in the department are the same and the department embraces the Work Hard, Play Hard ethos. It is a fast paced, dynamic and challenging department that consistently strives to deliver its vital stats to ensure students at Essex have the best time while here.
Reporting to the Deputy Director (Services) you will be building a strategy to grow the business across our 1200 capacity nightclub and small club/social space. Under your remit no two days will be the same.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
SENIOR MANAGER SPEC
Essential
Desirable
Strong management experience in a relevant field at a middle or senior level
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Holds a professional or management qualification or degree in a related area, or willing to undertake
Experience of leading and inspiring others in achieving organisational objectives
Experience of all aspects of Line Management, including recruitment, development, performance management and appraisal
Previous experience of project management and evaluation
Previous experience of setting and managing budgets and producing financial and statistical reports
Evidence of successfully achieving against organisational targets
Operational knowledge of risk assessments, health and safety and safeguarding considerations in relation to relevant activities
Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills
Excellent problem solving, negotiating and influencing skills
Ability to build and maintain effective networks internally and externally
Good IT skills i.e. word, access, excel
JOB ROLE SPEC
Hold (or able to hold) a Personal Licence (NCPLH) and an SIA badge
Understanding of the unique Student Market
Proven ability to deliver high quality, value services to customers
Proven ability to drive Footfall through a variety of promotional techniques and experience of overseeing Marketing for a licensed trade operation
Ability to respond to changing customer needs
Proven ability in producing a varied and vibrant nightclub program of events and overseeing Entertainment led events.
Cash handling, reconciliation and stock management experience
The Students' Union is committed to Equality and Diversity
WHAT YOU’LL GET
You’ll get to be part of a vibrant and exciting organisation that thinks the place you work should be amazing.
You’ll be joining an unconventional family where everyone is passionate about doing the best for our members and achieving our ambitious vision of becoming the world’s most student-centred organisation.
We believe in creating a workplace where you can be the very best, and if you‘re the sort of person who wants to get stuck in to everything they do, then you’re really going to shine here.
As a member of the Senior Manager team you’ll get a competitive salary starting at £35,845 – £41,527 in return for a nominal 35 hour working week and generous opportunities to take time off.
We’re a very social organisation, running everything from staff netball and 5-aside football teams to a book club and regular evenings out - getting your work life balance right is really important to us.