Regional Business Support Manager, Boating
Job Purpose
Internal Job Title: Business Boating Manager (Wales & Southwest)
Advertised Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 (depending on experience) + car cash allowance (£5,100 p.a.) + benefits
Location: Gloucester office based with regular travel across our Wales & Southwest network required for internal and external meetings.
This is a rare opportunity to join our highly motivated, supportive and professional team. In this role, you are part of the regional management team.
The Canal and River Trust is the charity that looks after 2,000 miles of canals and 71 reservoirs across England and Wales. Every role in the Trust plays its part in making our waterways places where biodiversity thrives, where local communities spend time and improve their health, and where businesses flourish. If you share our values and our enthusiasm and you have the right transferable skills and attributes, we look forward to hearing from you!
We are currently looking for a Business Boating Manager ( Wales & Southwest ) . The role of Business Boating Manager is vital in the delivery of the best possible service to our business boating customers. These include hire and passenger boat operators, moorings and marina businesses, static businesses based on boats and roving traders. There are around 1100 business boating customers nationally and provide around £10 million in annual income from business licence fees, property rents and network access fees.
The role holder will effectively and efficiently manage, promote and develop business initiatives and property assets to contribute to the Trust's aims to increase the number of people using the waterways whilst protecting the integrity of the network.
Find out more about business boating here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/business-and-trade/business-boating
Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience
A Business Boating Manager is responsible for acting as 'account manager' for all those customers in their allocated geographical area, working closely with the estate and technical managers in the team. This involves providing information to new applicants, assessing new applications and identifying what they require from the Trust in order to set up their business in line with our published terms and conditions in a sustainable way.
Find a detailed job specification here: Regional Business Support Manager, Boating (WSW) - Full advert
To apply: click on the "Apply for this job" button and follow the process - complete the application form & upload current CV
If you have any questions about the role please contact CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk
What We Offer
In addition to your annual base salary of £40,000 - £45,000, we also offer Car Cash Allowance (£425 per month), a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits we are also open to flexible working arrangements. These include:
- Competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, where we will double your contribution to a maximum of 10%.
- 25 days paid holiday (plus paid Bank Holidays), increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
- Home working status with 'hub' facilities available should you need the flexibility to work outside of home.
- Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity after 1 years service.
- Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues, e.g. health, financial, well-being and domestic matters.
- Access to a range of employee benefits including store discounts, boating holiday discounts and holiday purchase scheme.
- 2 days paid volunteering leave per annum, allowing you to volunteer for a local community project etc.
- Free fishing facilities across our canal network.
At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.
All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.
When you join the Canal & River Trust you become a member of an engaged team working to preserve our heritage for future generations. Come and share your passion and knowledge with a team that makes a difference to millions of people every day.
Find out more about us on our website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us ]]>