Tennis Development Manager - Southend parks

Fusion Lifestyle has just taken over the management of the Southend group of leisure centres and facilities which has opened up an excellent opportunity for a Parks Tennis Development Manager. This is a newly created role and will be key in developing the Southend parks tennis programme, driving participation and sales and raising awareness throughout the local community.

Fusion is a leading Sports, Leisure and Fitness operator. A registered charity, the company mission is to bring health and wellbeing to communities across the UK. With a breadth of facilities from Gym & Fitness studios to Outdoor Adventure and Watersports, the business is continually growing and investing in the transformation of venues at the heart of the community. In addition to 95, and counting, dynamic venues offering mainstream & specialist sports and leisure, the business has also recently launched two exciting new brands; Total Football (5 a side league venue), Bickel's Yard (proprietary café concept) and who knows what else is in the pipeline.

As this is a new role to the division, it is a great opportunity to really make your mark on the business and the communities where we operate. As the Parks Tennis Development Manager you will be responsible for creating and driving the overall sales strategy, developing a structured tennis programme for all ages and abilities, planning and organising outreach events and establishing and growing relationships with local schools, council colleagues and governing bodies.

In order to be successful, you MUST:

* Possess previous experience of managing a tennis programme and/or experience of high performance in a sales environment
* Have knowledge of national tennis initiatives and sports funding opportunities.
* Have knowledge and experience of securing external funding.
* Possess experience of writing marketing strategies and implementing a marketing campaign.
* Have the ability and knowledge to carry out risk assessments and monitor and comply with health & safety requirements relating to sports and sports equipment

Based in Southend, Essex, with some travel throughout the division, this role is full time, paying £23-25K depending on experience.

The benefits Fusion employees enjoy:

* 22 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
* Gym membership
* Pension Scheme
* Eye test (DSE users)
* Childcare vouchers
* Cycle to work scheme
* Sick pay
* And more.

In line with the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Act, all applicants will be expected to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK if invited to interview.

Fusion Lifestyle recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce and we therefore welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community.