Director of Fitness & Training

Job Details DescriptionOur Mission: MNP Community & Sport Centre is passionate about sport, people, and community. Our Vision and Values: We are a world-class sport and fitness facility that inspires individuals and athletes to achieve their goals and dreams. We achieve this through the people who work here, and through our values of safety, legendary service, excellence, and innovation. MNP Community & Sport Centre empowers its people to continually exceed the expectations of our members, creating meaningful and unique experiences, which sets us apart from the competition. Reports to: Chief Program Officer What’s In It For You:

• Free facility access based on hours worked plus a variety of free and discounted programs & services.
• Employee recognition program.
• Annual staff events including BBQs, Corporate Challenge, December holiday party and many more.
• Free parking and close to transit with a C-train and bus stop steps away.

What You’ll Do:

• In conjunction with the CPO, sets strategic direction, and structure for the organization’s Fitness & Training portfolio
• Functions within a strategic and policy framework established by the CPO, CEO and the Board
• Provides leadership and direction to the portfolios managers (Manager of Fitness and Manager of Performance & Training ) and their teams including hiring, training, mentoring, coaching, and performance management
• Accountable for managing (through direction and coordination), activities consistent with established mission, goals, objectives, and policies
• Develops, implements and monitors the financial operating and capital budgets for the portfolio
• Develops new and / or evolving programming and services based on the strategic plan, customer feedback, customer-centered initiatives, competitive analysis, and research on current trends
• Develops, implements and monitors strategic and operational plans, processes and procedures in accordance with organizational and portfolio goals in order to improve and standardize business activities
• Cultivates existing and current relationships central to business need with key stakeholders, both internal and external
• Develops, implements, and monitors operational processes and procedures to ensure attainment of business plans, budgets, established timeframes and departmental improvements
• Contributes to organizational strategy and policy development
• Responsible to actively monitor and question the business practices, with the ultimate goal of ensuring the ongoing protection of the Lindsay Park Sports Society

Other:

• Be an effective public relations person for MNP Community and Sport Centre and communicate effectively and courteously with staff, public, board members and sport partners
• Be an effective, contributing member of the Senior Leadership Team
• Be accountable to each member of the Senior Leadership Team
• Chair the monthly Manager’ Meeting on a rotating basis with other Directors
• Actively contribute to facility-wide teamwork and collaboration
• Act as Facility Supervisor (e.g., Fire Warden) on designated shifts
• Ensure facility-wide safety and emergency procedures are followed
• Build relationships with Leaders of like facilities to share information and gather competitive intelligence
• Participate as the Dryland operational support for LEAP (Leisure Expansion Aquatics Project), providing subject matter expertise on facility design, equipment planning, operational readiness, and the guest experience to ensure new spaces support current and future programming needs
• Collaborate with cross-functional project teams, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders to support project milestones, commissioning activities, operational planning and a seamless transition into new or renovated fitness and training spaces.
• Lead department-specific readiness initiatives for LEAP, including equipment procurement and commissioning, staffing plats, operating procedures, training and change management to ensure successful launch and ongoing operations.
• Perform other duties as required

Committees:

• Senior Leadership Team Meetings

What You’ll Need: Specialized Skills and Knowledge:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrates expertise in providing organizational and department leadership.
• Financial acumen to make sound business decisions and to provide accurate and detailed financial information
• Highly effective project management, prioritization, multi-tasking and time management skills
• A well-defined sense of diplomacy including solid negotiation, conflict resolution and people management skills
• Proactive - ability to analyze and anticipate problems before they present themselves
• Strong decision making and critical thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge with the Avocado system will be considered an asset as well sport and recreation operational experience and certifications

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in a related area such as Business Administration, Sport Administration, or equivalent, with a preference for a Master’s degree.
• Recognized as an expert in business operations and team development with a minimum of 5 years of managerial experience in an environment with multiple business units/departments.
• Has networks in the sport and recreation, fitness and/or health industries.
• Demonstrated expertise in providing organizational and department leadership.
• Financial acumen to make sound business decisions and to provide accurate and detailed financial information.
• Highly effective project management, prioritization, multi-tasking and time management skills.
• A well-defined sense of diplomacy including solid negotiation, conflict resolution and people management skills.
• Accountability for results and driving change.
• Proactive - ability to analyze and anticipate problems before they present themselves.
• Strong decision making and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of recreation software such as Avocado, Intelligenz, Technogym, etc. will be considered an asset as well as sport and recreation operational experience and certifications.

Our Commitment To Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion: We value the uniqueness and perspectives of all employees and are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to create a feeling of belonging for all of our team members at MNP Community & Sport Centre. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates. MNP Community & Sport Centre provides support in its recruitment process to candidates with disabilities; including accommodation, that takes into account candidates’ accessibility needs. Please connect with our Human Resources team if you require accommodation within the recruitment process. _All candidates applying to MNP Community & Sport Centre must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions._Qualifications 0" style="display: none;"> Skills 0"> 0"> 0" style="display: none;"> Behaviors 0"> 0"> : 0" style="display: none;"> Motivations 0"> 0"> : 0" style="display: none;"> Education 0"> 0"> 0" style="display: none;"> Experience 0"> 0"> 0" style="display: none;"> Licenses & Certifications 0"> 0">