Venue Manager

**WA, East Fremantle Community Precinct, 6158**
- Lead a team at a landmark new sporting & hospitality venue
- Make a real difference to the community - Full time role
- Great opportunity with a growing and entrepreneurial organisation

**The Role**

As the Venue Manager of the East Fremantle Community Precinct which incorporates a Bar & Cafe, Function Centre, Fitness Centre, associated Football Oval, Bowling Greens and Croquet Greens you will be responsible for the venue’s operational, financial and program deliverables. You will develop and execute plans through engagement with the venue's leadership team, key stakeholders and the Town of East Fremantle.

With experience in hospitality, food & beverage, venue, sports, financial and risk management, you will be responsible for driving the precinct’s overall success.

**About You**

You are a hands-on front of house focused leader who motivates and inspires their team through your own personal customer focused approach. You are passionate about food & beverage, sports and leisure. You will be able to share insights into how you have successfully shaped high performance teams into business actions.

This position will suit someone who is quick to build relationships with local patrons and sporting clubs and be willing to try new things to drive revenue through the venue.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Management of a multi-faceted hospitality, sports and leisure venue
- The ability to develop and maintain a high performing team - with passion and

enthusiasm
- Strong guest first focus
- Achievement of budgeted performance targets
- Maintain a high value relationship with the Town of East Fremantle
- Develop and maintain high value relationships with the key stakeholders which include resident sporting clubs and school and community groups
- The ability to build lasting local and community-based relationships

Essential Skills and Qualifications
- A minimum 2 years' experience in managing a large hospitality and/or sports venue with food and beverage operations
- Financial literacy - strong controls of COG, wages and expenses
- Highly developed communication skills with a flair for positive influencing and negotiating win-win outcomes
- Thorough understanding of modern technology systems (POS, Office 365), stock and licensing compliance
- Sound knowledge of health and safety legislation - Experience in planning and execution of operational, financial and people plans to successful outcomes
- Approved Managers Card
- RSA
- Current CPR Certificate
- Current First Aid Certificate
- National Police Check

Desirable
- Previous experience in community engagement
- Relevant qualifications
- Large-scale event planning and management

**About the Venue**

The new East Fremantle Community Precinct will be a welcoming and vibrant local space where sports, leisure and recreation thrive together, thereby delivering a new model for the integration of an iconic WAFL club into the community, guided by the mantra:
“A facility for people of all ages and interests with a Community at its heart”

The venue offers a café, full-service restaurant and bar and large function centre along with a range of leisure activities for children and adults of all abilities, including a state of the art fitness centre incorporating gym, group fitness, indoor cycling and Reformer Pilates.

**About the Perks**

With an attractive salary to attract the right applicant you will be eligible to earn a bonus of up to 10% of your salary by achieving your key performance indicators.

**The Company**

Belgravia Leisure is part of the Belgravia Health and Leisure Group (BHLG) and is the fastest growing leisure organisation in Australia. Our core areas of business and facilities stewardship include health clubs, wellness and spa, golf, aquatic and sporting venues in 250 locations across Australia and New Zealand.

We are committed to providing a child safe environment. Please refer to our child safety framework. Successful applicants will be required to obtain a national police check and a Working with Children check.