Enterprise Manager

Full-time, 40 hours per week

Flexibility is required depending on events and timings

St Nicholas’ School is a thriving, forward-looking independent day School for girls aged 3 - 16 and boys 3 - 7. Set within 30 glorious acres of Hampshire countryside, the School enjoys modern, well-resourced classrooms, small classes and excellent academic results. Pupils at St Nicholas’ School are highly motivated and keen to learn.

St Nicholas’ School seeks to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and well organised Enterprise Manager, who is responsible for the management of commercial events at the school. You will plan, advertise and oversee the organisation of external events and lettings, with the aim of generating income for the school.

This is an exciting opportunity for a professional and competent representative of St Nicholas’ School, as this is a high profile role.

The successful candidate will be report directly to the Headmistress.

The post holder will:

Commercial activity

• Create an overall strategy for generating commercial income which complements the ethos of St Nicholas’ School.
• Identify opportunities for generating commercial income, ensuring a blend and balance of high quality activities.
• Be strategic and proactive in initiating contact with potential customers.
• Meet with potential customers to show the facilities available.
• Oversee and manage all external events and hires, while being on site throughout (or in negotiation, organising for others to be on site).
• Disseminate relevant information, such as brochures and literature, and help to produce the content where appropriate.
• Ensure all relevant marketing and social media content is up-to-date.
• Work with all stakeholders, including the SMT, Registrar, Brand Manager, Maintenance, Catering etc.
• Review and update any relevant venue/food/hire costs year on year; through undertaking market research of local competitors.
• Help to develop the school’s standing in the local community.

Events Management

• Prepare for adequate planning time and have experience in event management.
• Appropriate levels of staff supervision at external events.
• Liaise with the SMT in regard to the school’s events, to foresee any future clashes of the external and internal school events.
• Liaise with the facilities team and catering team as appropriate to book in events and hires.
• Ensure that risk assessments are completed in accordance with school’s policies for events and hires.
• Ensure all documentation including contracts, DBS checks, insurance, mission statements are in place before each hire.
• Ensure the school’s Safeguarding Policy is adhered to when necessary for all events and hires.
• Monitor progress of event-planning to ensure their efficient delivery and completion progress towards completion.
• Undertake effective evaluation and constant review of events to maximise sales within a competitive market.
• Understand the school’s premises licence and licensing objectives.
• Communicate with any external bodies as appropriate.

Communications and relationships

• Ensure excellent communication and fast response with clients regarding events, including follow ups on enquiries to help create more bookings.
• Meet with the Head and Bursar each week.
• Ensure the discussion and transmission of events issues, requirements and agreed procedures to all relevant parties.
• Support effective communication and conclusions of meetings and any other documentation or memos to the relevant members of staff.
• Be aware of the school’s events-related information on the school website/ social media, ensuring this is up-to-date.
• Co-ordinate with all staff involved in the school’s internal events, to avoid clashes etc and to enable both internal and external events to take place.
• Liaise with the maintenance team regarding use of the buildings for bookings and related Health and Safety issues.
• Liaise with the Catering Manager regarding hospitality needs where appropriate.

Finance

• As necessary, with the Head and Bursar, manage appropriate income and expenditure.
• Contribute to budgeting as required, including staff/food/building costs in relation to external events.
• Prepare any quotes for clients.
• Liaise with accounts for invoicing.
• Log and keep up-to-date information of income from external events.
• Research competitors pricing to remain competitive in the surrounding market.

We offer

• motivated, enthusiastic and ambitious pupils
• a friendly and supportive team of teachers
• well-resourced facilities
• a professionally stimulating and collaborative working environment
• a commitment to professional development, including excellent CPD.

Closing date: 31 August 2024.

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the vacancy when a suitable candidate has been appointed. Therefore, early applications are recommended to avoid disappointment.

The School is an equal opportunities employer.

Safeguarding

The School and its staff are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The School is registered with the DBS and successful applicants will be required to complete successfully the Disclosure procedure at the Enhanced level. It is an offence for any person barred from working with children to apply for this post.

All applicants will also be required to complete a criminal records self-declaration form. Please note that you are not required to disclose convictions or cautions that are ‘protected’, as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If you have a conviction and are not sure whether is it ‘protected’, please visit the Gov.UK link below:

https://www.gov.uk/tell-employer-or-college-about-criminal-record/check-your-conviction-caution