Reports to: Head of Technical and Operations

Responsible for: Housekeeping Supervisor, Casual staff, Volunteers

Key relationships: Front of House & Events Manager

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: Up to £30,000, dependent on experience

Location: Market Place, Newbury. And other Corn Exchange venues as required.

Holiday entitlement: 20 days per annum, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 25 days, plus bank holidays (Pro rata if part time)

The Corn Exchange houses a 400 seat theatre, a 40 seat cinema and a busy café bar: We are seeking an organised and proactive individual to oversee the seamless operation of the Trust's building and facilities and the smooth working of the Front of House activities.

The Operations Manager is a new role, created to bring together a range of responsibilities that have previously sat with different individuals in different departments into one integrated role with overall responsibility for ensuring our buildings are safe, efficient and welcoming to all. You will work closely with key colleagues (particularly the Head of Technical and Operations and Front of House and Events Manager) to achieve this, but accountability for providing a welcoming first-class audience experience in a safe and well-resourced environment will rest with this role.

Working for the Corn Exchange is varied and rewarding with no two days being the same. You will be someone who enjoys working with people and will have had experience of managing a large team. You will enjoy the challenge of creatively solving problems, dealing with the unexpected and thinking on your feet. You will also be proactive and experienced in dealing with third party service providers and contractors and understand how to run a public building.

We believe this role is a great progression route for someone with experience in a management role within a busy arts or leisure venue to step into a key leadership role and broaden their experience. We offer training and development opportunities to all our staff members alongside a focus on wellbeing for all our employees, and it goes without saying that you will need to be enthusiastic about the arts and entertainment and providing great customer service. This is a great time to join the organisation as we take on a capital development project, to open a new arts and wellbeing hub in 2024 to house our learning and participation activity.

For more information please take a look at the full job description available here: https://cornexchangenew.com/vacancies/op... including the person specification. If you wish to apply for the post, please send a CV and covering letter detailing relevant experience and interest in the role, along with completed Equal Opportunities and Applicant Details forms, to Rita Butler at recruitment@cornexchangenew.co.uk by 9am on Friday 30 June 2023. We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates before this date and encourage you to apply early as applications will close as soon as the position is filled.