ROLE PROFILE

POST: SALARY: Administration Manager 25-28k OnSide Chief Executive

REPORTING TO: Main Purpose

To manage the administrative and HR function for OnSide and act as PA to the Chief Executive and secretariat for the Board of Trustees. This is a unique role at the centre of an exciting organisation it will be stimulating, challenging and incredibly rewarding.

Context of the Role OnSide is a new charity established to create youth centres, modelled on the highly successful Bolton Lads and Girls Club, in other towns in the North West. It is driven by private sector business leaders and secured funding to build five new Youth Zones in Oldham, Carlisle, Blackburn and North Manchester, all of which will be open early 2012. Each Youth Zone is a 5m building project with state-of-the-art facilities for a wide range of sporting, artistic, cultural and general recreational activities as well as targeted services. Open 7 nights a week, at weekends and during school holidays, the Youth Zones will provide a safe meeting place for young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, where they can, for a nominal entrance fee, participate in a wide range of positive activities. OnSide is responsible for managing the building projects, establishing sustainable business plans for each Youth Zone, forming local, stand-alone boards and providing the practical support and expertise to enable them to run their clubs for the long-term benefit of the young people in their area. OnSides vision has spread amongst other towns and cities with a fifth Youth Zone in Wigan due to open early 2013 and a pipeline of four other projects already in place.

The Role of the Administration Manager The Administration Manager will manage the support organisation for OnSides operations. In addition to the overall management of the office, responsibilities will include:

Maintaining office systems, relationship management systems and data collection and retrieval systems Acting as personal assistant to the Chief Executive Providing the secretariat service for the OnSide board and administrative support for its members Managing OnSides communications by phone, letter and email. Providing administrative support for events. Performing the HR function for the OnSide team and taking responsibility for the recruitment of Youth Zone staff Supporting new Youth Zone boards

Person Specification Good candidates for this role will be high achievers, with excellent IT and English skills, plenty of initiative and a successful track record encompassing all-round administrative and management experience. They will be highly organised individuals with the ability to manage office systems and contact databases, and use them effectively. Candidates must have experience of managing recruitment and should, ideally, have experience of the wider HR function and of providing support at Board and Chief Executive level. They will also demonstrate a commitment to the goals and drivers behind OnSide. It is important that candidates have the ability to cope with multiple demands and deadlines, the ability to work quickly and to a consistently high standard and the ability to contribute to the successful development of OnSide and of the individual projects. They must be able to write fluently, to think clearly and to grasp new concepts quickly. Also of great importance is the candidates ability to establish a rapport and communicate effectively with stakeholders, at all levels and from all sectors because keeping them engaged is critical for OnSide to continue to achieve its goals.

General This job is based at OnSides office in Atria, Bolton. It will involve some travel and work outside normal hours. Job reference: 12.01 Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Friday 10th February 2012 Interviews: 15th February 2012

To apply, please download our application form. We will not consider any application which is not submitted on this form. OnSide is an Equal Opportunities employer. Download our Equal Opportunities policy. For further information: HR@onsidenorthwest.org Tel: 01204 362128

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