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• Braintree
• Posted 3rd Sep 2010
• 
• Posted by: Caleeda
• Salary: £40000 per annum + +10% performance related bonus
• Job Type: Permanent
• Address: 10 Eastcheap
  London
  EC3M 1HF
  
• Contact: 0203 179 1290
• Reference: 881874
• This job has been viewed 133 times since it was posted.

Job Description

The role would be very suited an experienced regional manager looking for career progression and wanting to join a team of senior managers to contribute to this ever growing company. The company is one of the most well respected organisation in the industry with a strong proven track record of success both financially and operationally.

The location for this role requires someone who is flexible with travel and able to manage nurseries covering both Suffolk and the Essex regions. You will work part of a team of Regional managers, contributing to strategic thinking within the organisation and feedback to the operations team within the organisation.You will be responsible for overseeing the childcare and business management of a portfolio of 5 nurseries, ensuring commercial success in line with the company’s vision and values. Driving the Nursery Managers in delivering a quality childcare service which is compliant with the OFSTED standards, meets customer’s expectations and maximizes opportunities to attract potential service users. You must provide strong leadership skills so that all are clear about what is expected of them and to create a momentum to realise the goals and targets for the portfolio. The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• €¢Leading and managing a diverse staff team

• €¢All childcare and operational aspects of the nursery in your portfolio

• €¢Customer services - Customer relations & satisfaction, customer attraction and retention

• €¢Business management – To ensure all nurseries within your portfolio achieve financial targets, manage operating costs and ensure viability and profitability The successful person for the role will have the following qualifications and experience:

• €¢The job holder must be experienced to effectively manage the financial and commercial aspects of a multi site business.

• €¢Must have relevant management experience in a customer related business and a sound knowledge of the national standards for day care. The job holder will also be required to have a sound knowledge of the children’s act.

• €¢The job holder must be PC literate

• €¢Must have a clean driving license as the job holder will be operating in a mobile environment.

• €¢The job holder must have strong management and leadership skills and the ability to prioritise a demanding workload in a dynamic and growing business.

• €¢Good financial acumen with the ability to manage budgets across a multi site business

• €¢Good numerical skills with the ability to interpret and analyse monthly management information including sales and occupancy targets

• €¢Must have people management experience with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• €¢Judgement Skills

• €¢High degree of problem solving

• €¢Analytical approach

• €¢Has accountability for dealing with escalated issues You will work within overall business objectives, procedures, and legal framework but will have a high degree of autonomy on how these are implemented and managed within their portfolio.