Strategic Lead: Hospitality & Retail

Job Purpose

Innovation and creativity will drive your Strategic Leadership of our Hospitality team. The focus for this team is to develop and deliver a hospitality function that provides high quality facilities and services that are ambitious and outward facing, whilst maximising the impact on our customers and visitors. Your leadership will ensure the implementation of the Hospitality Plan, whilst responding to modern trends and aspirations. Across the team, you will also develop sustainable pathways that encourage lifelong participation in food and beverage. Please see the attached Job Specification and Key Activities which outline all responsibilities and duties for this post. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR INTERVIEW, CANDIDATES MUST DEMONSTRATE ON THE APPLICATION THAT THEY MEET ALL ESSENTIAL CRITERIA OF THE ATTACHED JOB SPECIFICATION.

Rate of Pay

Rate of Pay: £53071 - £58003 Hours of work will be 35 hours a week as per the attached work pattern. East Ayrshire Leisure offers a blended model of working to office-based staff, empowering them with the flexibility to work in ways or locations that best suits their circumstances and the task at hand. The workstyle for this post has been designated as ‘flexible’. This means that due to the nature of the role it is expected that 50-79% of the working week will be office-based. The successful applicant will be able to work at different/multiple locations, including working from home or travelling directly from home to external appointments approximately 1-2 days per week.

Responsibilities and Our Values

By improving the enjoyment, quality of life, health and wellbeing of communities and visitors to the area and by providing a ‘Solid Foundation for Growth’, you will strive to exceed the expectations of our Strategic Vision, Corporate Delivery Plan and Leisure Facility Strategy and in doing so promote and recognise the importance of our vision and values; • Being honest and demonstrating integrity at all times • Engaging and inclusive with our people, partners and stakeholders • Striving for continuous improvement by being ambitious and aspirational in all that we do • Taking responsibility and being accountable for our organisation and our service delivery

Additional Information

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level. The post you have applied for requires you to complete a Criminal Conviction Declaration Form listing any live offences. Any information that is disclosed on a Criminal Conviction Declaration Form will require to be discussed before a formal offer of employment is made. If you require further clarification please refer to www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.