Area Operations Manager - IR1 - Temporary (up to 6 months) Internal only

Area Operations Manager - IR1 - Temporary (up to 6 months) Internal only

Internal vacancy

About us

Our purpose is simple, to save lives at sea. For 200 years our crews have been risking their lives to save those who are in danger of drowning, and our crews need a dedicated, talented team behind them, and that is where you come in.

We are looking for an Area Operations Manager to join our Ireland regional team, who will be responsible for visibly leading and managing the people across your designated area, to ensure you are delivering a safe, effective, and inclusive lifeboat service.

About the role

As Area Operations Manager, working alongside an Area Technical Manager you will provide leadership, direction, and support to your teams in an active operational environment, looking after both full time staff and volunteers.

Working as a part of the Ireland regional team you will be a credible people manager used to leading in an operational environment. You will:

• Provide leadership, direction, management, and guidance to a group of lifeboat stations, ensuring they are operating in line with RNLI values, policies, and procedures, to deliver the core lifeboat service.
• Inspire, lead, support, coach and develop your team, promoting interpersonal relationships, to create an inclusive environment for all RNLI people.
• Collaborate with other colleagues within the Ireland region to deliver the RNLI’s lifesaving service and objectives through operational support, education, influence, and education.

About you

The role of the RNLI Area Operations Manager is to provide support and management to our lifeboat stations in area IR1, covering; Portrush, Red Bay, Larne, Bangor, Donaghadee, Portaferry and Newcastle. Each of these stations is managed by a volunteer Lifeboat Operations Manager, with most of the boat and shore crew being volunteers.

In addition to providing day to day support to your stations, you will be busy carrying out assurance activities at your stations throughout the year, to ensure that they are being run in a safe and legally compliant way.

You will be an experienced people manager with proven success in managing teams. Some experience in the marine environment would be an advantage. Although you will not be a formal part of the lifeboat crews, you will be expected to go afloat with your team, as you are ultimately accountable for the operational effectiveness and safety of your station teams, reporting to the Regional Operations Lead.

You will need to live within the area covered by these stations.

As part of the role, the successful candidate will be expected to travel throughout the RNLI Ireland Region for meetings and to support other regional managers as well as undertake occasional travel within the UK.

So, if you are ready for your next exciting challenge as our new Area Operations Manager, and if you consider yourself to be a natural leader who can inspire and motivate a team of dedicated people then please apply via the button shown.

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