General Manager, Venue Operations
Location: Glasgow
Salary:£60,000 -
£80,000
Job Summary
This position will play a pivotal role in the operational
planning and delivery of competition and non-competition venues for
the XXth Commonwealth Games in 2014. The final phase in the
evolution of the role will be focused on coordinating an extensive
team of Venue Managers in the preparation, readiness testing and
operational delivery of an event on behalf of the Glasgow 2014
Organising Committee.
Main Responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of Venues, the General Manager, Venue
Operations will be responsible for the following:
• Develop and manage the Venues planning and operations
integrated program including, model venue planning, venue by venue
planning, test events and Games time planning.
• Integrate the planning processes across venue based functional
areas for example venue operations, venue workforce planning,
overlay and FF&E, venue technology, venue security, venue
transport, testing and readiness and sport.
• Coordinate and manage the planning and validation of venue
tasks and deliverables
• Capture and facilitate the resolution of venue specific
issues
• Design, manage and monitor the development of key tools such
as policies and procedures, project plans, emergency evacuation
plans, venue structure implementation and daily run sheets
• Understand the physical features and layout of a venue and the
special services or needs required by clients within that
location
• Monitor and report against the Venue Department’s planning and
delivery milestones
• Oversee the development of a venue communication program
• Develop and coordinate venue by venue specific training
• Monitor and review the budget for the venues department
Person Specification
Key skills, experience and competencies required:
• Candidates must have a proven track record in delivering
international sport Games or championships gained in a leadership
role
• Significant experience in the end-to-end delivery of
large-scale projects requiring an integrated approach
• Sound knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation
procedures with an innate ability to make difficult decisions
• Leadership – provides vision, direction and support to
employees and teams to enable organisational objectives to be
achieved
• Building Relationships and Networking – builds effective
working relationships with customers, partners and stakeholders in
order to facilitate joint-working
• Communication – proactively shares information with others and
does so clearly and concisely
• Delivers Results – drives to achieve an outstanding,
athlete-centred and sport-focused event of world-class
competition
• Commitment, Motivation and Drive – committed to delivering
Games which will be celebrated across the Commonwealth, generate
enormous pride in Glasgow and Scotland, and leave a lasting
legacy
Diversity and Inclusion
Glasgow 2014 is committed to recruiting a diverse and inclusive
workforce which brings a broad range of talents, skills,
experiences and cultural values which will enrich the experience of
the athletes, spectators, visitors and workforce that support the
Games. The approach being taken to the recruitment and management
of the workforce will promote and secure fair treatment, dignity,
respect and equal opportunities for every member of the
workforce.
Glasgow 2014 will work closely with its partners and
stakeholders to encourage women, black, Asian and minority ethnic
people, and people with a disability, to apply for employment and
volunteering opportunities with the Games.
Eligibility to work in the UK
Legislation dictates that all employees must have the right to
work in the UK. Please note that all non-EU nationals must have an
appropriate UK immigration permission before they can take up
employment.
We are legally obliged to ask you to provide appropriate
documents, such as your passport, visa or birth certification in
accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act
2006.
Closing date: Friday 7th October, 2011 at
5pm
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