Centre Development Manager

Organisation: The AHOY Centre
Salary: 36,000-38,000
Location: The Ahoy Centre, Borthwick Street, SE8 3JY
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 6 January 2026
Interview date: 11 January 2026
Job Description: This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Charity with
our land-based operations and development. It blends managing our
site, along with growing the charity through greater engagement. It is
a varied role with the potential to utilise and develop a wide range of
skills.
You will become a central figure for the charity.

The Ahoy Centre has a great location on the banks of The River
Thames in Deptford. We have a boat yard full of boats, a fantastic hall
with a great view, a superb rowing and fitness gym, classrooms and
other meeting spaces. We would be looking to you to manage the
land-based assets, but also at the same time develop their use so
that they can deliver for the charity.
You will manage the land-based facilities on a day-to-day basis,
ensuring they are meeting the needs of our users. This will include
managing our reception services.
You will manage our venue hire. This will involve overseeing our
current users, ensuring a good service and generating new income by
developing new venue hire relationships.
Over the next year, we are embarking on some significant venue
capital improvements, so you will oversee the delivery of these in
conjunction with other team members.
You will also lead our volunteer programme. We currently have some
great volunteers, but we need more. You will manage our current
volunteer offer and recruit new volunteers, so that they have a great
experience, while at the same time delivering for the charity.

You will be part of the management team and you will work closely
with the Watersports Manager, ensuring the smooth running of our
activities.
The role will be a combination of public facing and internal, so you
will be comfortable operating in both environments. You will be
equally at ease working as part of a team as well as on your own.
How to apply: Please send a CV and covering letter (no more than two sides of A4) to david.reader@ahoy.org.uk . In your covering letter, please address the person specification criteria listed. https://ahoy.org.uk/current-vacancies/