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Are you an enthusiastic, experienced & driven Adventure Manager? Excel Recruitment is now recruiting for our client based in Galway, with a unique adventure and accommodation development set within 20 acres of mature woodlands. If you have an imaginative and innovative approach to work, then this may be the role for you!

Responsibilities of an Adventure Manager:

• Develop new systems and strategies to ensure the safe, successful, and profitable running of the Adventure Department.
• Responsible for the management, recruitment, and monitoring of the Adventure team.
• Manage and oversee the Adventure team training, content, delivery standards, and team development.
• Responsible for performance management/appraisal of all Adventure team members.
• Responsible for ensuring labour costs of the Adventure department meet budgeted KPIs.
• Responsible for planning appropriate programmes of outdoor activities for guests.
• Ensuring Adventure team members adhere to safety regulations, that equipment and facilities are safe and that guests are clearly and professionally instructed in safety procedures.
• Attend and report at management and revenue team meetings.
• Assessing risk and acting upon any issues arising from this assessment.
• Purchasing, checking, maintaining, and preparing activity equipment.
• Dealing with the financial management of the department, such as projections, costing, and invoicing.
• Ensure up-to-date records for incident and safety audits, maintenance logs
• Working closely with management in respect of insurance and other statutory requirements as well as working closely with other managers and departments.

Requirements of an Adventure Manager:

• Qualifications and experience in a variety of outdoor activities including at least two full and relevant instructorships such as RCI, CWI or ERCA.
• Up-to-date First Aid qualification.
• Previous management role in a similar business / similar experience.
• 3rd level Qualification in a related subject such as business management, outdoor education, leadership, recreation, or sports-related course. This would be desirable.
• This role will require some weekend work.

Should this role be of interest, apply below or contact Kate on 087 702 0581.