Community Centre Manager

An opportunity has arisen for a Community Centre Manager to join the Gateshead Community Corps (Church). This vital role plays a central part in achieving the mission's goals within the local community. Working in a complex environment, the manager will oversee the day-to-day operations of the mission programme, manage the corps' business resources-including finances, staff, and buildings-and ensure all procedural and statutory compliance requirements are met.

You will serve as an active and visible leader both within the corps and throughout the broader community. Building and maintaining effective working relationships with stakeholders-including programme participants, The Salvation Army, local councils, other charities, and religious organisations to better meet the needs of the community. You'll also be responsible for staying informed about all new Salvation Army programmes and initiatives, making sure any opportunity to enhance the mission is acted upon.

Managing contracts with third-party providers will also fall under your remit, ensuring all services meet required standards.

• Proven strong experience of successfully managing a complex and busy setting serving the needs of the community, showing compassion and understanding to all programme participants
• Demonstrable strong experience of successfully integrating and delivering multiple and diverse programmes to meet operational objectives
• Proven strong financial management skills with previous experience of managing budgets, developing spending plans, and delivering financial reporting as required
• Strong practical knowledge and experience of relevant compliance requirements related to areas including health and safety, safeguarding, data protection, equality and diversity
• Demonstrable excellent communication (written, verbal, and presentational) and interpersonal skills, with the proven ability to convey information effectively to a wide range of audiences and develop strong, successful, and collaborative working relationships
• Proven good experience of successfully managing employees/volunteers to deliver objectives, developing and training staff and actioning performance management processes where required
• Strong experience of using Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) Outlook, Teams, finance systems, HR systems and social media to perform and enhance your duties
• The ability to work flexibly to deliver the requirements of your role such as evening work/weekend work