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Vistors Centre Retail Manager - Peterborough

Employer
Nene Park Trust
Location
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Salary
£21,965 to £24,035 (pro-rata) per annum, dependent upon experience
Closing date
5 Nov 2018

Job Details

Vistors Centre Retail Manager - Peterborough

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Nene Park Trust for an enthusiastic individual to play a fundamental role in the development and delivery of the retail offering at the Visitor Centre and at Nene Outdoors.  

We are looking for a person to inspire, lead and manage a team of staff and volunteers to play a key part in providing a great retail and visitor experience. You will be an important member of the Operations Team, delivering a high quality service from the Visitor Centre in Ferry Meadows Country Park.   

The Retail Manager will be part of a team that strives for excellence in all the services it provides – from park management and maintenance to a range of services for its visitors who now make a million and a half visits each year.  

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a retail environment with knowledge of retail management, experience of planning, purchasing and merchandising stock and, of course, management skills and the ability to deliver high levels of customer care.
 
This exciting role is a permanent, part-time position working 25-30 hours per week over a seven-day trading operation. The salary advertised is full time equivalent and pro-rated accordingly.
 
Further info: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our visitors so applicants must be willing to provide references from previous employers and undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check.   

For an informal discussion please contact our Visitor Services Manager Clare Rayment on 01733 234193.

For further information and to download an application pack please see our website https://www.nenepark.org.uk/vacancies  

Closing date for applications:  9am Monday 5 November 2018
 

Company

Nene Park Trust is the registered charity which looks after Nene Park in its entirety. Established in 1988 to ensure that the Park would be managed and protected forever, the Trust looks after all maintenance, coordination of the Park's activity programme and administration of commercial properties in the Park.

The Trust was provided with a 999 year lease on the land and was endowed with commercial properties and other assets which now generate some of the income required to maintain the Park.

The core purpose of the Trust is to:

  • Provide facilities for recreation, education and leisure
  • Establish parkland facilities
  • Conserve and safeguard wildlife
  • Preserve, restore and develop park features (infrastructure)

Our strategy aims to focus on our charitable objectives and in the Trust 'behaving' like a charity - not only to provide a more enjoyable Park and a better service to our visitors, but also to take full advantage of our charitable status through the development of fundraising and seeking voluntary and partnership support.

Nene Park Trust's charitable objective is:

To provide for the recreation of the public by the provision of a Park for the benefit of the inhabitants of Peterborough and visitors with the object of improving the conditions of life for such persons.

Our vision is:

To be the region's favourite Park, providing a permanent haven for heritage and wildlife and a wide choice of recreational activities for the people of Peterborough and the wider community.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01733 234193
Location
Ham Farm House
Ham Lane
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE2 5UU
GB

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