Graduate Opportunity CEO Support - Altrincham Golf Course & Driving Range - Altrincham, Manchester

Trafford Leisure is looking for an outstanding person to join our team, in the role of Graduate CEO Support.  We promise a challenging but rewarding role within a Community Interest Company (CIC) that would be adding real value to the Trafford and wider Greater Manchester residents.

Trafford Leisure is a community interest company, we exist to benefit the Trafford community and we are committed to being a responsible and sustainable employer.   We are the largest operator of sports and leisure facilities in Trafford, operating eight indoor facilities, one golf course and driving range, and 31 outdoor football pitches, attracting over 2 million visits and employing a workforce of over 300 people. Our team support, guide and motivate people and communities to get healthy and be active and we want YOU to become part of this fantastic team.

As the business recovers from COVID and we look forward to the future Trafford Leisure has a lot to be excited about. Alongside our recent £ 7 million development of Urmston (Fitness & Wellbeing in Trafford, Greater Manchester) which opened last year, Trafford Council will be continuing their investment plan into indoor Leisure in Trafford. Altrincham, Sale and Stretford’s Leisure Centre’s will be refurbished turning these busy but tired facilities into modern, inspiring, fit for purpose Centre’s under the continued roll out of Trafford Leisure’s new brand .

The new brand, which embodies our purpose and will ultimately help us achieve our Vision of making Trafford the most active place in England, can now be seen and experienced at  Urmston for the first time and we look forward to rolling out these positive changes to the rest of the Trafford Leisure estate.

So as you can see, exciting times are ahead!

The role:

We are looking for a graduate CEO Support to assist, grow and develop with the Chief Executive.  Our CEO is not looking for a traditional PA role, as well as carrying out some day-to-day administration tasks, the successful candidate will liaise with partners, and stakeholders and support strategy, projects, governance, and campaigns in which the Chief Executive is involved.

The ideal candidate will be forward-thinking, able to work well in a team, have excellent communication skills, demonstrate personal resilience, a flexible approach to work, have an interest in sport, physical activity and health, a commitment to helping the company achieve its aspirational vision of being the most active place in England.

The role will be engaging and challenging and will offer the right candidate various opportunities to develop their skills and knowledge and gain experience across all aspects of the business, growing professionally with support from the CEO and Senior Team across Trafford. Over the next 5 years, all our local leisure centre’s in Trafford will be refurbished and rebranded with our new brand of move and this new role in the organisation will have the exciting opportunity to support the CEO closely with the investment projects and workstreams.

Essential Criteria:

Experience & knowledge

• Educated to degree level

Skills & Abilities

• excellent writing and report skills with the ability to communicate complex issues in a clear, concise manner,
• an organised person with an ability to prioritise and work to deadlines

• ability to learn a new area of knowledge swiftly and effectively,
• a proactive approach to researching new topics and innovative thinking
• analytical skills and the ability to make a sound judgement based on the evidence presented
• ability to work on own initiative
• ability to thrive and work effectively in a busy environment,
• ability to use relevant ICT, Microsoft office 365 and maximise the use of technology to improve support to the CEO and wider Senior Leadership Team.  This individual must be proficient technically in order to support the development of the Leadership Team.
• a positive phone manner and excellent verbal presentation and listening skills.

The expectation of our graduate trainee will be raised as the successful candidate improves their knowledge and understanding of the field in a role that we envisage will grow and develop with the right candidate. High quality of written work will be expected early on as this is a key component of the post. The successful candidate will receive induction and training with a view to ensuring that you are able to progress after a period of two years in Trafford Leisure or across GM Active, subject to achieving the required competency levels and adherence to contractual terms and conditions of employment.

The tasks above are the key aspects of the role which must be fulfilled as a priority. However, once they are being delivered to a good level, there are ample opportunities for development and progression. The role could be extended to cover any of the following, depending on the knowledge, abilities, skills, and performance of the post holder:

• Represent Trafford Leisure at external meetings
• Produce well researched, focused, clear and concise reports and policy briefing papers for the Trafford Leisure Board and other partners
• Produce well researched, focused, clear and concise reports and policy briefing papers for the wider Senior Leadership Team
• Accountable for the governance of Trafford Leisure CIC
• Development of new policy and strategy for Trafford Leisure CIC

These additional roles may be rewarded with increased pay as the role evolves with the individual.

A full induction programme will be put in place and overseen by the CEO and Head of People to help introduce you to your role and our organisation.

Location:                     

Your primary location will be Head Office although you could be expected to work from our various sites across Trafford although we are happy to work flexibly with you.

What you can expect from us….

Our business is led by a small, passionate and professional group of individuals.  We work together to support and lead our dedicated teams across the organisation which despite its size and number of locations has a fantastic family feel.  We are excited to be welcoming a new team member into the business and relish this opportunity to develop and grow as individuals, a team and a business.

In addition to a fantastic working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference to the residents across Trafford you can also expect to  be rewarded with;

• Salary of £19k-£20k (FTE)
• A progressive, structured and supportive environment in which to work, grow and develop
• Pension scheme
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays, raising to 27 days after 5 years’ service, plus 8 days bank holiday
• Company sick pay
• Health and Ride 2 Work schemes
• Complementary Fitness Membership for you
• Heavily discounted Fitness Membership for up to 5 of your Family & Friends
• Employee health scheme through SimplyHealth and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 access to a GP and Confidential Counselling, Employee Assistant Programme and as an employee could claim back up to £1150 per year of healthcare costs
• Access to the Perk at Work Discount scheme

 The closing date for this role is 1st August 2022.