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Grimsby, England, United Kingdom

To manage the implementation of the Football Development Plan in partnership with leagues, clubs and community groups that use the facility. This included meetings with stakeholders to monitor progress, offer support, advice and guidance and to report back to the Football Association on progress as required.To support the local football community including clubs, leagues and associated groups to grow and develop by assisting them in working towards FA Charter Standard Accreditation, developing new teams, increasing membership, training coaches and officialsTo manage a diverse team covering a 7 day per week set of services that includes grounds maintenance, educational services, activity programs, commercial activities and overall site management/maintenance.To manage a team of both professional and non-professional staff, requiring a broad range of skills and ability and also supported by a network of casual staff called upon at busy times. In addition responsible for developing and managing a network of volunteers, providing support to various football leagues and clubs that have a particular interest in the use of the facility.To identify and develop appropriate external funding sources to support ongoing development across the Bradley Playing Fields site through Football Foundation, completing any M&E for the funding receivedTo manage the effective relationship between the facilities management/football development function and the Cultural Operations Team who will be responsible for the management of the bar, kitchen and social areas.To develop and deliver short term business plans for the facility that meet corporate requirements and also the requirements of the Football Association.Deliver cost effective procurement in line with the corporate procurement strategy and guidelines.Build rapport with internal customers and regulars to ensure the highest customer satisfaction is achieved.

Grimsby, England, United Kingdom

Operations Consultant 2007-2010Responsible for seven restaurants in the Grimsby, Cleethorpes & Skegness area. With overall accountability for over 400 employees and a combined annual turnover of over 23 million across the relevant stores. The job role was to make the stores and staff evolve with the ever developing business. Key roles were:To provide leadership, advice and inspiration to a team of very busy store managersTo have great organisational skills to be able to balance the busy work schedule, whilst being able to prioritise correctly and multi task between roles requiredTo train and develop store managers whilst providing role related support, coaching for them to fulfil their role and to aid in their personal development further. Budget controls through the various restaurants whilst maintaining the required standards set by the operational standards teamDevelop business plans with revenue building drivers built into the plan to develop the business further year on yearDevelop and implement training systems which were store specific and relevant depending on store manager experienceDeliver ongoing training to store managers on new products/systems launched by the companyComplete in house training on the managers being developed to ensure the procedures and awareness was the same across the groupCompleting external audits on all aspects ranging from training, profitability to health and safetyRestaurant Manager 2002-2007Responsible for everything inside the restaurant, from recruiting the right people to optimising profits along with developing the staff to the correct level. Developing assistant managers and shift managers through thorough training, day by day and also on the expected standards and systems that were put in place The role is critical to the smooth running of the operation of the restaurant with a great amount expected from the leadership skills if you want to excel