Leisure Operations Manager

With up to 200 indoor and outdoor activities available, Center Parcs is the perfect place for families to try something new together. The Leisure team plays a key role in ensuring families feel confident, safe and happy during their activity, whatever their age or ability.

There are many opportunities in the Leisure team, and our offering of activities continues to grow. From donning an eye patch in Pirate and Princess Adventure, to whizzing around a track in Quad Bike Safari or scaling the forest canopy in Aerial Adventure, our focus is on delivering a quality experience that guests will remember, whether it’s their first or fiftieth time.

LEISURE OPERATIONS MANAGER LONGFORD FOREST | C€59,400 + 12% bonus scheme

Reporting to the Leisure Services Manager, you’ll support every aspect involved with the commercial management and day to day operational activities of the division, ensuring we provide our guests with great memories, whatever their age or abilities. With a focus on excellence in service delivery, the achievement of financial targets and the development of business opportunities (and colleagues alike), you’ll also agree and enjoy specific responsibilities that will underpin and help fulfil wider divisional targets and objectives.

As you can imagine, this is a key leadership role, requiring a Leisure Industry professional with substantial relevant experience in a similar operational management capacity, who has a proven ability to lead, motivate and develop a diverse team. Already an excellent communicator, relationship builder and organiser, you should also have a fair degree of commercial know-how, including a good grasp of budgetary and financial controls. In addition, a leisure management qualification or willingness to work towards one, would be welcome.

HOURS OF WORK

You will be contracted to work 160 hours per 4-week period on a flexible basis. This means that your days and hours of work could vary each week. As our village is open 365 days of the year, your working hours will include public / bank holidays and during Christmas and / or New Year on a rota basis.

ABOUT YOU

Essential requirements:

• Analytical and organisational skills
• Excellent people management skills
• The ability to motivate and lead a diverse Leisure management team
• A good standard of education and computer literacy

Desirable requirements:

• Management experience within the Leisure industry
• Knowledge and experience of budgetary and financial controls
• A leisure management qualification or willingness to work towards one

ABOUT THE BENEFITS

Center Parcs is a fantastic place to work and the benefits are as impressive as they are unique. Here are just a few:

• Management Bonus Scheme
• Pension Scheme with Life Assurance
• Colleague Recognition and Reward Scheme – offering a choice of Center Parcs and High Street vouchers
• Free use of our leisure facilities
• Discounted Center Parcs breaks
• 20% discount in our restaurant and retail outlets
• Access to Perks at Work Portal - offering a wide range of retail and leisure discounts
• An Employee Assistance Program - providing support on financial, health and legal matters
• Excellent opportunities for career development and progression with the opportunity to gain externally recognised qualifications

If this sounds like your ideal job, then we’d love to see your application.

Closing date: 30 Jan 2025 at 12 Noon

Interviews to be held: W/c 3rd Feb 2025

Please note this vacancy may close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. Early submission of your application is therefore encouraged.

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We recognise that we’re all at our best when we’re being ourselves. We are committed to building a culture that champions diversity, equity and inclusion, where everyone is treated fairly and with respect. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want them to feel valued for their individuality, thrive in our business and share a sense of belonging. We place a lot of value on recruiting based on behaviours rather than prioritising qualifications or experience. Please let us know if you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process.