Assistant Centre Manager
Belfast
Innovation Factory is a pioneering community hub just 10 minutes from Belfast city centre, offering a wide variety of dedicated office space, shared workspaces, and conference facilities. Our members are an eclectic mix of motivated entrepreneurs looking to start their own projects, and established companies looking to develop and grow – all benefitting from the exchange of knowledge between themselves and our inspiring in-house business support team.
We are pleased to announce that a vacancy has arisen for an experienced Assistant Centre Manager to join our fantastic team! This part-time post is a key role in enhancing the operational performance, customer experience and the ultimate financial performance of the centre. Oxford Innovation Space operates a network of innovation centres that provide flexible workspace including offices, laboratories 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 support the Centre Manager to create a successful innovation centre locally, regionally and nationally by selling and marketing the product offering whilst enhancing its reputation for excellence. You will also deliver a market leading service to the Innovation Centre community in facilities, support and collaborative connections.
This is a part-time role, working 22.5 hours per week. We are flexible in when these hours are completed and happy to discuss further at interview stage.
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
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
Able to communicate effectively and engaging with relevant stakeholders and high-level contacts
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
IT literate with good Microsoft Office skills
What’s in it for you?
Salary of up to £28,000 pa, pro rata, depending on experience
25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays, pro rata
Permanent health and life insurances
Flexible benefits package comprising: Contributory pension of up to 5%
Ability to increase or decrease amount of annual leave
Ability to increase or decrease amount of life assurance cover
Private medical and dental insurance and 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
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 Assistant 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.