Vacancy for Operations Manager at Newark & Sherwood District Council (covering daily operation across Newark Castle, the National Civil War Centre and Palace Theatre Newark)
Salary: NS8 £24,920 – £26,446 per annum
Job type: 30 Hours Per Week, Permanent
Newark and Sherwood District Council is situated in the historic market town of Newark, in the heart of Nottinghamshire. We’re proud of our vast district and our national attractions including the National Civil War Centre, the Castle, Southwell Minster and Sherwood Forest. We’re easily accessible by both road and rail and we boast some of the nicest parks and green spaces in England. We’re an ambitious, forward thinking Council with strong values and a culture of doing our absolute best to serve our customers.
Do you want to help people to enhance their lives through history, culture and the arts in an operational role?
As an Operations Manager, you will be part of the team ensuring the smooth delivery of the cultural programme, events, exhibitions and daily operation across Newark Castle, the National Civil War Centre and Palace Theatre Newark.
Within the Operations Team, you will be responsible for Events Management. This will involve developing and organising our events offer across the National Civil War Centre, Palace Theatre and Newark Castle (including conferences, weddings and room hire), working with the participation team to put on participator events and line-managing our Bar and Event Team.
You will be a strong team leader, with a background of operational management in a heritage setting. This is an exciting time to join the team, with a real chance to develop and direct our commercial venue hire across our historic sites.
We offer a competitive salary, enrolment in the local government pension scheme, flexible hours, a generous annual leave entitlement that increases with service, a whole host of family-friendly benefits, 1 days’ paid volunteering leave, and discounted membership at one of our four gyms in the district. You will be working with a professional, committed and experienced team who are passionate about supporting us to deliver the objectives as outlined in our Community Plan
For an informal chat or more information, please contact Rose Maxwell, Senior Operations Manager on 01636 655733 or via email: rose.maxwell@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk.
To apply please visit: https://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/jobs/ where you can view the vacancy and apply online. For queries, please email: recruitment@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk
Veterans/family of forces/ex-forces, those in care/care leavers, and candidates who declare disabilities (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) will be guaranteed interviews provided they have demonstrated that they meet the essential criteria of the post as detailed in the Person Specifications on their application forms.
Interviews – week commencing 18 July 2022
