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Flintshire Libraries and Leisure Limited, trading as Gwella, is a Local Authority Trading Company (LATC), wholly owned by Flintshire County Council, which manages leisure centres, libraries and heritage services via an Agency Agreement. As an independent organisation, Gwella works co-operatively with the Council to deliver valued and sustainable community services.
Gwella employs circa 250 employees and 100+ relief workers. The organisation has an annual turnover of approximately £11 million per annum, with more than two million customers a year visiting and/or using its services.
Gwella manages four leisure centres (in Buckley, Deeside, Flint and Mold), seven libraries (in Broughton, Buckley, Connah’s Quay, Deeside, Flint, Holywell and Mold), sports development, the National Exercise Referral Scheme (NERS), museum and heritage services, and nearly 200 outdoor children’s play areas.
This is a unique opportunity to shape and drive a commercially focused, socially driven organisation. You will:
• Set / deliver the strategic vision for growth and operational excellence.
• Lead talented teams across leisure, libraries and community services.
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with the council, key stakeholders and the wider community.
• Drive financial sustainability, service innovation and customer excellence.
• Champion a culture of empowerment, inclusion and continuous improvement.
You will be an inspiring and entrepreneurial professional with:
• A proven track record of success in your field.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience of driving business growth and operational efficiency.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, ideally within a public sector environment or arm’s length organisation.
• A passion for delivering services that make a real difference to people's lives.
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to lead and influence through vision, collaboration and results.
Why Join Us?
• Influence and shape services that are vital to our communities.
• Work as part of a dedicated, forward-thinking team.
• Genuine opportunity to innovate and grow the business.
Visit www.gwella.wales/careers
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Executive
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Business Development and Sales
* Industries
Libraries
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