Area Operations Manager - Kilrush to Achill Island Salary: €57,744 to €67,934 (dependent on experience) Vehicle: A vehicle will be made available to carry out your duties Contract type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Location description: Covering Kilrush to Achill Island, including Lough Ree and Lough Derg - You will need to live within the area covered by these stations.
Interview date: w/c 30th September Closing Date: 22-09-2024 The organisation Our clients purpose is simple, to save lives at sea.
For years, their crews have been risking their lives to save those who are in danger of drowning, and their crews need a dedicated, talented team behind them, and that is where you come in.
Our client is looking for an Area Operations Manager to join their Ireland regional team, who will be responsible for visibly leading and managing the people across your designated area, to ensure you are delivering a safe, effective, and inclusive lifeboat service.
The Benefits - Salary: €57,744 to €67,934 (dependent on experience) - 26 days annual leave (plus Bank Holiday days) - Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary) - Life Insurance - Health plan option About the role As Area Operations Manager, working alongside an Area Technical Manager, you will provide leadership, direction, and support to your teams in an active operational environment, looking after both full time staff and volunteers.
Working as a part of the Ireland regional team, you will be a credible people manager used to leading in an operational environment.
You will: - Provide leadership, direction, management, and guidance to a group of lifeboat stations, ensuring they are operating in line with our clients values, policies, and procedures, to deliver the core lifeboat service.
- Inspire, lead, support, coach and develop your team, promoting interpersonal relationships, to create an inclusive environment for all of our clients people.
- Collaborate with other colleagues within the Ireland region to deliver the organisations lifesaving service and objectives through operational support, education, influence, and education.
About you The role of the Area Operations Manager is to provide support and management to our clients lifeboat stations.
Each of these stations is managed by a volunteer Lifeboat Operations Manager, with most of the boat and shore crew being volunteers.
In addition to providing day to day support to your stations, you will be busy carrying out assurance activities at your stations throughout the year, to ensure that they are being run in a safe and legally compliant way.
You will be an experienced people manager with proven success in managing teams.
Some experience in the marine environment would be an advantage.
Although you will not be a formal part of the lifeboat crews, you will be expected to go afloat with your team, as you are ultimately accountable for the operational effectiveness and safety of your station teams, reporting to the Regional Operations Lead.
You will need to live within the area covered by these stations.
As part of the role, the successful candidate will be expected to travel throughout the Ireland Region for meetings and to support other regional managers as well as undertake occasional travel within the UK.
So, if you are ready for your next exciting challenge as our clients new Area Operations Manager, and if you consider yourself to be a natural leader who can inspire and motivate a team of dedicated people, then please apply via the button shown.
This post requires a valid driving licence.
Safeguarding Our client is committed to safeguarding; protecting a persons health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect.
They expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach.
The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.
This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role.
(England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).
Diversity Our client respects and values diversity of background, skills and perspectives within their teams, and consider it essential to help them deliver a world-class lifesaving service.
Our client is an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone.
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Skills: Operations Management Experience Excellent time management skills Experience in the marine environment