General Manager - Jewellery Designers & Landowners

Two Skies is looking for a unique individual. We need someone who enjoys a varied and challenging role which includes supporting a successful ethical jewellery business and helping us to manage a hub of businesses and craft activities based in our farm steading buildings. The 200-year-old farm is on idyllic 23acre site overlooking Kinghorn Loch in Fife and both the farm and the jewellery business are run on strong social and environmental principles.

The right person will enjoy the challenge of strategic work for the company in addition to a range of practical tasks to ensure that our vision is achieved. The post offers a lot of scope for the right individual. In turn Two Skies is looking for the flexibility and skills to juggle a variety of number of tasks.

NB: A full job description is available upon requested to interested candidates.

Strategic and operational

· To work as part of the management team to help achieve the vision and strategy for Craigencalt Farm and Two Skies

· To help develop the operational planning and logistics to enable that vision to be achieved.

· To oversee office operations to ensure that targets are met, all protocols are in place and planning for any trade shows and events are carried out in a proper and timely manner.

· To ensure that appropriate contractors are selected and all protocols for contractors are in place.

· To oversee shop operations to ensure that targets are met and all protocols are in place.

· To oversee and support online and wholesale operations.

· Ensuring that adequate insurance is in place for all operations and coordinating any insurance matters.

HR

· Assisting the MD in recruiting the best possible staff for Two Skies.

· Taking the lead on all recruitment matters including advertising, interviewing and HR compliance.

· Assisting in inducting and training staff to a high standard in all aspects of their roles.

· Handling any minor disciplinary matters in line with company policies and working with the MD to resolve more serious breaches.

· Keeping HR records up to date and ensuring that all data protection compliance requirements are adhered to.

· To support the work of other relevant staff as required and appropriate.

Health & Fire Safety

· Ensuring all statutory Health, Safety & Fire Safety are up to date.

· Supervise daily and annual compliance in the office and farm environment.

· Manage contractor checklists to ensure appropriate due diligence has been conducted prior to work contactor schedule of work commencement.

· Manage annual maintenance of office, HMO, and farm related fire extinguishers.

· Management of intruder alarm and annual maintenance.

Commercial & Residential Tenant Management

· Manage all aspects of residential and commercial leases. This includes:

· Advertising for any new tenants.

· Drafting leases and keeping accurate and up to date records of all farm leases.

· Acting as the first port of call for tenant queries.

· Addressing any minor tenant issues by listening, gathering information, and seeking to resolve the issue wherever possible.

· Addressing any concerns, in the first instance, where a tenant has failed to comply with any conditions of their lease.

· Notifying management of any necessary repairs to buildings or rooms occupied by tenants.

· Manage the HMO, liaise with the authorities and ensure full compliance with all requirements.

· Ensure that all tenants are familiar with Craigencalt Health & Safety requirements.

General

· Deputising for the MD where appropriate.

· Assisting the MD with scheduling meetings and appointments if required.

· Taking minutes of meetings as necessary.

· Arranging regular staff meetings and ensuring that minutes are taken.

· Assisting with contract negotiations with vendors and suppliers to ensure annual maintenance objectives are met.

· To ensure the Company's annual stocktake is managed appropriately.

Additional Work

· Whilst this indicates your principal responsibilities, you may, from time to time, to meet the needs of the company, be asked to perform other tasks within your skills and responsibilities.

· Proof of the right to work in the UK.

· Good business acumen.

· Strong management skills and previous experience of supporting small teams.

· Be a problem solver and have a `can do attitude'.

· A flexible approach to work and the ability to work autonomously.

· A self-starter who can work without supervision.

· Excellent people skills and the ability to forge good customer relations.

· Entrepreneurial flair to understand and implement good selling techniques.

· Good IT skills.

· Have excellent people skills and the ability to forge good customer relations.

· Strong oral and written skills, and the ability to communicate well with others.

· Be a self-starter who can work alone but also as a member of a small team.

· Have an ability to work to tight deadlines where necessary.

· Excellent organisational, prioritisation and problem-solving skills.

· Able to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task effectively,

• Certificate of Higher Education (preferred), Health & Safety: 1 year (required)


• HR: 1 year (required)


• Supervising experience: 1 year (required)


• Customer service: 1 year (required)


• Management: 1 year (required)


Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)
  
  Pulled from the full job description


• Company pension


• Employee discount


• On-site parking, Company pension


• Employee discount


• On-site parking


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday