Business Manager at a Leading Recreation Centre and Theatre Company - George Houston Resources

George Houston Resources - Our client, a leading recreation centre and theatre company, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Manager

Location: Lekki phase 1, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Brief

• This is a highly responsible professional position that includes managerial work, planning, organizing, and directing the brand, marketing and sales activities of the organisation.
• The employee will work within general methods and procedures and exercises considerable independent judgment to select the proper course of action.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Improve Brand visibility and rating and create top of the mind awareness across customers, performance artists and audiences.
• Put in place customer service standards and institute a customer engagement/ feedback mechanism that includes customer reviews and customer-related statistics
• Update Brand manual Company manual and all sales/ brand assets required to sell the company
• Create a stakeholder mapping and customer/ audience database
• Generate new business products, services, leads and contacts and convert them into profitable revenue streams.
• Using knowledge of the market and competitors, identify and develop the company’s unique selling propositions and differentiators.
• Create target market
• Understand the business strategy and create a Market plan, Target market list and alignments
• Create, Manage and Sell the organisation’s programs, services, products and facilities
• Develop alignment – offering unique selling proposition
• Plan and manage a comprehensive entertainment program and special events.
• Prepare and manage annual budget plans and financial reports that account for revenues and expenditures.
• Build strategic alliances with the spectrum of players and relevant groups within the industry and solidify mutual expectations of performance and growth - these may include joint productions or barter relationships
• Complies with Policies, Protocols, and Procedures;
• Works with Social Media Officer to ensure alignments
• Performs public relation duties; responds to complaints, prepares news releases, information and marketing bulletins or other publicity on recreation activities;
• Market the Centre’s programs and attain planned financial targets.
• Ensures updates of the website, brochure, and social media; and develop alternative funding sources for programs and improvements
• Coordinates programs with department staff and other agencies and organizations.
• Studies local conditions and develops immediate and long-range plans to meet recreational and entertainment interests of relevant age groups;
• Market company’s end-to-end solutions, services and products and provide feedback and information on market and creative trends.
• Provide timely and accurate progress reports and business trends in prescribed formats and intervals to track progress, exploit possible business opportunities and develop new services, products, and distribution channels.
• Identify opportunities for campaigns, services, and participation platforms or channels that will lead to an increase in visibility and revenues.
• Serves as technical adviser and advises CEO/ Board on strategic plans
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or Higher Diploma in Arts and Entertainment Management, Business and Management of Entertainment / Recreational Spaces, Business Administration or any other related field.
• At least four years of progressive experience in a similar position is required

Knowledge, Skills &Abilities:

• Knowledge of the rules, regulations and policies relating to maintaining recreational and entertainment spaces
• Have a fair understanding of the operations of recreational areas, restaurant/ eating areas and entertainment sites.
• Knowledge of strategic planning, budgeting and revenue generation and cost optimisation
• Knowledge of the processes involved in accounting for receipts and expenditures and budget estimates.
• Knowledge of current recreational needs, entertainment interests, trends, and facilities.
• Knowledge of audience building and public relations techniques.
• Ability to analyze and appraise facts and precedents in making management decisions.
• Ability to organize, evaluate, and present and communicate information effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work late nights, weekends and holidays
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, relevant agencies, various stakeholders including the public, government, embassies, organisations that offer grants, corporates etc
• Ability to work independently within frameworks, policies and budgets
• Has a natural flair for various genres of entertainment.

Computer Skills:

• Tools & Equipment Used Personal computer including Microsoft suite, collaborative tools.

Salary

• N80,000 - N100,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date
30th August, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.