Centre Manager - United Kingdom - Oxford Innovation Space

Description

We are pleased to announce that an opportunity has arisen for a Centre Manager to join our Southend Centre, Launchpad. Located on the new Airport Business Park right by London Southend Airport, we provide purpose-built workspace including offices, workshops, coworking, and a range of meeting and conference spaces. This is an exciting opportunity to join us in a varied and involving role with lots of support available. We will provide a great environment for our customers: fledgling and small businesses which will be supported in their growth plans in a centrally located, flexible and inspirational environment.

This full-time post is a key role in enhancing the sales, community engagement, operational and ultimate financial performance of the centres. Oxford Innovation Space operates a network of innovation centres that provide flexible workspace including offices and workshop facilities and business support services to companies throughout the UK. Our clients are start-ups, high growth SMEs, investors and also public sector organisations that contract with us to deliver innovation centres and programmes to business.

The successful candidate will report to the Commercial Manager (South) and will be supported by an Assistant Centre Manager and Customer Experience Assistant, as well as a Business Growth Manager who will provide business support to customers in the centre. The Centre Manager should expect to work directly and closely with the Commercial Manager and other members of the senior management team.

Essential experience:

• Experience in the operational running of an asset of the size, character and quality of an Innovation Centre
• Previous experience in an office environment preferred
• Refined networking skills demonstrated through the ability to maximise revenue opportunities
• Clearly identifiable leadership skills in order to manage a team within a service environment, ensuring overall performance is maximised
• Evidence of excellent negotiation skills within previous roles

Personal Competences:

• Attention to detail/completer finisher
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• Good communication skills, tactful and persuasive
• Highly self-motivated and proactive with a desire to contribute to the company more widely
• Client and customer services focussed
• Ability to work under pressure and multitask
• Motivate, lead and delegate tasks to team.
• Team player and team leader

What's in it for you?

• Salary of up to £42,000, depending on experience, per annum
• 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Flexible benefits package comprising:
  • Contributory pension
  • Ability to increase or decrease amount of annual leave
  • Ability to increase or decrease amount of life assurance cover
  • Private medical and dental insurance
  • Health screening
  • Bicycle purchase
  • Charitable Giving
  • Electric vehicle scheme
• Friendly, informal and flexible working environment - so you can make the most of your home and your work life

We've also got access to a whole load of discounts so you can save money on high street favourites and holiday providers.

If you think you could be a great member of team and would like an exciting opportunity in return, then this is the role you have been looking for – click 'apply' today to become our new Centre Manager or to find out more information about the role. We would love to hear from you

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we would advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.