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Job opportunity - Race Director


Ourea Events


Location

Kendal, Cumbria | United Kingdom


Job description

JOB DETAILS

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to take a key leadership role in the business delivering the course operations of our world-class events. The successful candidate will have many years of race management experience and an intuitive understanding of our events and adventure sports activities in the mountains. The type of person we are seeking will understand that the hard work of being a successful Race Director comes from meticulous planning and preparation beforehand. With a natural attention to detail, this is someone who excels under the pressure of an immovable event deadline.

There will be an extended handover period with Shane Ohly (who has been the Race Director for all our events since 2012), throughout the 2024 event season to ensure that the ethos and culture associated with our events remain consistent.

This role is based in our Kendal office with ad hoc working from home possible. This role will also require a commitment from the candidate to attend our events in person and spend time away from home meeting stakeholders and working on course operations. Additional and adjusted responsibilities to those listed should be expected in keeping with an ever-evolving small business. The successful candidate would also be entitled to the company pension scheme, TOIL payments for any days worked on events, and the company bonus scheme. There is a generous annual leave allowance.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Event Planning

Our Race Director is the lead person in the business planning the course operations and securing the necessary permissions for each event. This role includes:

Event Delivery

Our Race Director is the lead person in the business delivering the course operations at each event. This role includes:

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Mandatory

Desirable

We recognise that no one candidate is likely to have all the desirable experience outlined below, and therefore we’ll take an open-minded view about the skills and experience of all candidates and how they relate to this role.

CANDIDATE APPLICATIONS

Questions. Informal questions are also welcome via the email address below.

Applications. Applications are accepted by email with a covering letter showing your suitability for the role and how you meet the job description, and a CV to [email protected]

Interviews. Interviews will be held in person at our Kendal office on 16th, 17th and 18th August 2023. An outline of the interview questions will be sent out in advance, along with a short task to prepare.

Autumn Events and Start Date. We will require the successful candidate to visit us at the Montane Dragon’s Back Race® (4th to 9th of September) and/or Salomon Skyline Scotland® (16th and 17th September) so that they have a sense of our events prior to starting their role in the Autumn of 2023.


Job tags

Permanent employmentFull timeSummer workWork at officeFlexible hoursRotating shift


Salary

£28.35k per annum

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