Operations Manager

About The Company

Established in 1884, Leicester City Football Club is a leading Football Club, achieving outstanding success as Premier League champions in 2016. Following a period of growth, LCFC Community Trust is recruiting for an Operations Manager to devise and implement structures to ensure the smooth, effective running of all areas of LCFC Community Trust including the management and coordination of all operational aspects, policies and procedures.  

About The Role

Based at King Power Stadium the key duties of this role include:

• Maintaining and further developing links with all relevant LCFC departments and to develop, coordinate and manage an administrative support team.
• The Operations Manager will join the team of Senior Managers to develop, enhance and ensure quality, high impacting projects and programmes utilising the brand ‘Leicester City Football Club’.

• Ensure smooth, effective running of all areas of Leicester City Community Trust.
• Provide high quality administrative support to Managers, Coordinators and Trustees including tasks such as; organisation of meetings and events, preparation of papers and collation of reports, noting meetings including assuming the role of Clerk to our Board of Trustees.

Who We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will;

• Be educated to degree level
• Hold a Business Administration / Management qualification or equivalent
• Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a comparable role
• Have experience of developing and supporting a diverse team
• Have experience of developing relationships with a wide range of internal and external partners at all levels.

Contract Type – 12 month Fixed Term
Hours Per Week – 37.5 hours

Leicester City Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Leicester City Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, you may be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service and prior to taking up any role.

A shortlist of suitable applicants will be compiled shortly after the closing date and successful candidates will be contacted about the interview process.

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If you feel you have the qualities and experience we are looking for please apply by completing the application form and returning along with a copy of your CV and a covering letter, by email to recruitment@lcfc.co.uk

Closing Date – 28 August 2018