Our Centre Manager James has been offered an opportunity to work towards naturalising as a Dutch citizen and has come to the decision that this is something he can't turn down. We wish James all the best in his new venture and with this news we are recruiting for a new Centre Manager.

The newly refurbished, Parthian Climbing Manchester has the foundations to become one of the busiest climbing centres in the UK, and we are looking for a candidate with the passion and drive to make this happen. 

We have been the market leader in delivering a fun, inclusive and rewarding indoor climbing experience since we opened in 2005. We offer 'Climbing for Everyone', building a passionate community that inspires and grows the next generation of climbers. Climbing is one of the fastest growing lifestyle sports in the UK and Europe and our centre gives people of the area the ability to embrace the climbing experience, community, and lifestyle that we love.

As our Centre Manager you must have experience in managing and leading a passionate team to attain any targets or goals set. You must be highly motivated and have the desire to run the site as an individual business, using our Senior Management team to support you. Your key role in addition to building a great team will be generating new business, identifying, and capitalising on any and all opportunities to make the business commercially successful as well as delivering marketing initiatives to attract new and returning customers. Additionally, the commercially astute Centre Manager will be responsible for the profitability of the centre.

You will be responsible for creating an atmosphere where customers can have fun, relax, meet new friends and old, and improve their fitness in an inclusive climbing environment, underpinned by the highest standards of safety, customer service and positive team engagement. Open every day from morning until late evening, managing our centres requires an energetic and self-motivated person, able to motivate a team and ensure our customers have a fantastic experience during every visit leaving them looking forward to their next.

Parthian Climbing Manchester is the original Parthian Climbing site, and we are excited about developing and expanding our heritage site. The Parthian Climbing Manchester Manager will be well supported by an experienced company management team and will play a key role in the future development of the company. We will provide training and development to ensure that they flourish in the role and grow with the company.

Our offer to the Manager:

• Free climbing (of course!)
• Great salary: £28k-30k
• Competitive and achievable bonus
• Funded training and qualifications to achieve success
• Flexible working week (full-time role is 40 hours)
• Fun and supportive working environment
• Industry standard holidays and pension contributions
• Trade discounts on climbing equipment and clothing
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Our Vision:

We offer climbing for everyone, building a passionate community that inspires and grows the next generation of climbers. 

Our Mission:

We are a strong business that's part of the local community. We have quality climbing facilities for everyone to enjoy, extraordinary expertise and staff with a passion for climbing that makes our customers feel welcome, wanted and inspired. 

Our Values:

Quality

•  Safety is at the forefront of everything we do
•  We take pride in our centres and our staff

Inclusive

•  We make climbing accessible for all
•  We are positive and encouraging 

Rewarding

•  We inspire our customers
•  We champion our staff

Authentic

•  We are real climbers
•  We are built on our heritage 

Fun

•  We enjoy what we do
•  We help our customers enjoy climbing 

Application closing date is Monday 25th April 2022. First interviews will be held remotely via Teams on Thursday 28th April 2022. We will then hold second interviews week commencing Monday 2nd May 2022 in Manchester. 

We look forward to hearing from you soon about this exciting new job vacancy.