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Assistant Manager (Events)

Employer
GLL
Location
Bethnal Green, East London
Salary
Up to £34,270 per annum + Bonus after qualification period
Closing date
16 Nov 2018

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Job Details

GLL is looking for an Events Manager to ensure the smooth day to day running of the bar and event operations of York Hall in Bethnal Green. York Hall is a neo Georgian, grade II listed building in the heart of east London. The venue is internationally known for hosting professional boxing events but is also a respected conference and live music venue. This role falls within our Better Venues business division - one of GLL's fastest-growing areas.

You will thrive on making our clients and guests feel special whether they are high profile, public figures or not. This is a largely hands-on role where you'll provide support to the wider events team, as well as to clients before, during and after events with the view to retaining their business on the back of our excellent service. You will be part of a team that you'll inspire with your accuracy around health and safety procedures, security, operations and stock management. With bar sales making up a large percentage of overall income, it will be your remit to ensure sales targets are met and service is always of a high standard.

Promoting the centre as a venue of choice, you'll need to be on the ball with all aspects of your centre, location and the leisure industry as a whole, from managing teams to consumer trends. In return, we will develop and train you to sharpen your skills in this diverse Events Manager role. Your previous experience working in the events industry will have taught you that this isn't a 9 till 5 job. With events running late into the night, you could be working shifts that don't finish until 3am where you'll be expected to close the building.

As you'll provide the overall leadership and management of the events at York Hall, you will have proven experience of managing and running events at a high profile venue. You'll be comfortable both managing and delegating to stakeholders at all levels from senior personnel and head office to your local venue support team. Friendly and likeable but able to command respect, you will be confident giving tours of the venue to potential clients, customers, answering phones, managing a team of events assistants and planning duty rotas. Ideally you will have a mix of operational and sales experience from an event or bar-related background. It would be beneficial, although not crucial, for you to be a Personal Licence holder and have a First Aid at Work qualification.

In return, we offer a range of benefits that you'd expect from the UK's largest leisure provider:

  • Pension schemes
  • Ride to work scheme
  • Discounted membership at our leisure centres
  • The opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we're run plus associated social events
  • Career pathways
  • Ongoing training and development to help you to be the best

If you think you'd be a good fit for this role, apply now.

All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.

To be shortlisted for the role, internal applicants will need to demonstrate their commitment to GLL by becoming a Society member where eligible.

About Us
GLL is the UK’s largest leisure provider and one of the first and largest leisure social enterprises. Our aim is to get more people, more active, more of the time whilst making leisure and community facilities accessible and affordable. We partner with local authorities to run leisure centres, swimming pools, libraries, children’s centres, spas, events spaces and world-class sporting venues such as the Copper Box Arena and London Aquatics Centre on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - all under our Better brand. As a not-for-profit organisation, we’re different. Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are an Investors in People Silver Award employer.

GLL is an equal opportunities employer.

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