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The Club Manager will provide clear day-to-day operational leadership across the Club, bringing together golf operations, clubhouse and bar, catering, administration and visitor activity. Working closely with the Chairman and Management Committee, the postholder will turn agreed priorities into practical plans, lead and support staff, monitor performance and identify opportunities to grow income, improve efficiency and strengthen the Club’s future.
The Club Manager will have delegated authority, within limits approved by the Committee, to manage routine operational matters. This is expected to include staff deployment and rotas, operational purchasing and supplier decisions, service standards and customer-service resolutions, and recruitment and training recommendations
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Location:Wearside Golf Club, Coxgreen, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, SR4 9JT
Description:
The Club:
Founded in 1892, Wearside Golf Club is a proud and welcoming private members’ club in Sunderland, bringing together a loyal membership, a highly regarded golf course and a friendly clubhouse.
The Club is looking ahead to its next stage of development. We are seeking an energetic, commercially minded and people-focused leader to help build on the Club’s traditions while improving performance, service and the overall member and visitor experience.we’re looking for an ambitious, commercially minded Club Manager to help shape our future.
The Role:
The Club Manager will provide clear day-to-day operational leadership across the Club, bringing together golf operations, clubhouse and bar, catering, administration and visitor activity. Working closely with the Chairman and Management Committee, the postholder will turn agreed priorities into practical plans, lead and support staff, monitor performance and identify opportunities to grow income, improve efficiency and strengthen the Club’s future.
The Club Manager will have delegated authority, within limits approved by the Committee, to manage routine operational matters. This is expected to include staff deployment and rotas, operational purchasing and supplier decisions, service standards and customer-service resolutions, and recruitment and training recommendations
Key Responsibilities
- Club Operations & Leadership
- Hospitality & Catering
- Members, Visitors & Service Standards
- Staff Leadership & Development
- Health, Safety & Compliance
- Golf Operations
- Driving Range Development & Commercial Launch
What we are looking for:
You might already be managing a golf club, leading a hospitality business or running operations in another customer-focused environment. What matters is your ability to lead people, think commercially and deliver an outstanding experience.
We’re looking for someone with the ambition to do more than maintain the status quo. Someone ready to build on our proud traditions and help drive the Club forward.
- Demonstrable experience in operational management and leading or supervising staff.
- Commercial awareness and evidence of improving income, service, efficiency or financial performance.
- Confidence working with budgets, costs, management information and performance measures.
- Strong organisation, prioritisation, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a customer- and member-focused approach.
- Practical understanding of staff management, workplace health and safety and operational compliance.
- A proactive, visible and adaptable leadership style, able to build trust and hold people accountable.
We are offering:
- £38,000 basic salary
- £7,600 performance-related bonus
- GCMA membership
- The opportunity to lead a well-established members’ club with exciting plans for the future
- A genuine chance to grow visitor and society income, strengthen our hospitality operation and help develop our driving range
- The opportunity to influence how the Club operates, performs and develops
Closing Date: 27/11/2026
Additional Information:
Use the contact information above to contact us for more information
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