General Manager - Sports, Leisure and Fitness - Oxford OX2

£40,000 + excellent benefits

We are looking for a General Manager to assume commercial and operational responsibility for a state-of-the-art sports, leisure and fitness centre in North Oxford.

This high usage centre has benefited from a recent refurbishment making significant improvements to the gym, studios and changing rooms giving the incoming General Manager a great platform to move the business forward.

You would be working for an ambitious progressive Leisure Trust who are on a mission to increase the health, well-being and physical activity levels of the communities they serve. They continue to invest in their teams, their facilities and services, and are adding more centres to their business so this is a fantastic opportunity to develop and advance your career in the future.

Benefits

• 21 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays + your birthday off
• Up to 6% employer matched pension contribution.
• Life assurance up to 2x base salary
• Free on-site carpark.
• Financial support for the Oxford City congestion charge if driving.
• Free gym membership and big discounts on clubs, programmes, F&B and retail.
• Ongoing investment into your professional development with additional qualifications and courses and advancement opportunities.

Overview of the role

• Lead and manage the Duty Manager teams, including recruitment, development, and performance management.
• Develop a culture of service excellence with your teams, ensuring customers have an incredible customer experience.

• Take responsibility for the day-to-day operations and health and safety of the centre to ensure it is clean, safe, compliant and in great working order.

• Working with the fitness and aquatics teams to drive sales and improve retention.
• Manage the budgets and delivering the business plan.

The ideal candidate:

• Passionate about delivering a great customer experience and increasing the health and wellbeing of your community.
• Comprehensive experience in managing multi-faceted sports/leisure/recreational/ fitness venue operations including health and safety and ideally swimming pool operations.
• Experience in coaching, developing, leading and organising large teams as a senior manager probably Club Manager, Centre Manager or General Manager.
• Have your own transport or living close to Oxford for easy access to the centre.

For more information, please click apply and we will be in contact with you promptly if you have the right level of experience.