Operations Manager

Title: Operations Manager

Location: Kenwood, Hampstead, London, NW3 7JR

Salary: From £32,246 / 36 hours

Job type: Permanent

Ref: 15489

Would you like to use your passion for delivering exceptionally high-quality visitor experiences and be at the heart of telling English Heritage's story? If so, then join our Historic Properties team at Kenwood and play your part in helping visitors experience more of England's captivating past and preserve it for generations to come.

A hidden gem in London, Kenwood is situated on the edge of Hampstead Heath and surrounded by tranquil landscaped gardens. Our passionate team of volunteers welcome our visitors to the house with its breath-taking interiors and stunning world-class art collection.

You will work with the General Manager and other departmental Managers on site in leading the team at Kenwood to deliver an inspirational visitor experience that involves staff and volunteers and is financially sustainable through the achievement of agreed budgets. Your leadership style will demonstrate the English Heritage behaviours of Collaboration, Innovation and Empowerment in everything you do, where people thrive and are motivated to deliver inspirational visitor experiences and to care for this special place with the highest standards of conservation and presentation.

You'll work collaboratively with our internal team to oversee the delivery of all commercial activity; supporting three retail outlets, hosting exceptional private hospitality and commercial events, welcoming a filming and delivering an extensive events programme from family friendly sessions to festive trails.

We are looking for someone who can bring their experience of providing excellent visitor experiences and strong leadership skills to inspire our Visitor Assistants. You will be able to demonstrate exceptional organisational skills, independent working and be a confident communicator with visitors, external stakeholders and colleagues.

We strive to be an inclusive employer and are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage.

From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our shared heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible.

You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.

By joining us, you'll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our site a wonderful place to visit. You'll also be joining our charity, which through our 400+ historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year.

Benefits include:

• The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector
• Apprenticeship opportunities
• Subscriptions to professional bodies
• Free access to all English Heritage sites for you, another adult and up to 6 children (under 18 in the family group)
• 25% discount in our shops and cafes
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental leave
• 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays pro rata rising to 28 days after 3 years, with the option to buy additional leave
• Matched pension contributions up to a maximum of 10% which can be paid via salary exchange or salary deduction
• Flexible hours

First Round Interviews will be held on 11th & 12th June online via MS Teams.

Second round will take place on 17th June at Kenwood.

Closing date: 03/06/2024 23:59:59.

So, if you’d like to join us as an Operations Manager, please apply via the button shown.

Other organisations may call this role Operational Delivery Manager, Operational Team Leader, Operational Support Manager, Visitor Experience Manager, or Tourism Manager.