15 Oct
Countryside Properties
Belfast
Salary £16,594 per annum
Location James Brown & Sons Funeral Directors - Belfast
The Vacancy
- Diary Manager - Part time (22.5 hours per week)
- £16,594 per annum
- James Brown & Sons Funeral Directors - Belfast
- Part Time
- Working hours 22.5 per week Monday to Friday between 08:00 to 20:00
We offer a sensitive, professional service to the families in our care and are proud to be part of the Funeral Partners family. Together, we are leading the way in setting new standards of excellence within the profession.
Our people are key to our success, they bring a wealth of experience from both inside and outside the Funeral industry and, as an organisation, we really know what it means to work as a team. But, don’t take our word for it,
what our people say about working for Funeral Partners.
The Opportunity
Professional and organised, our Diary Managers are responsible for overseeing the scheduling, co-ordination and management of the diary in order to deliver the highest level of client service and operational efficiency, working alongside our team of Funeral Directors, Funeral Arrangers and Funeral Service Operatives in our Northern Ireland Region to ensure every little detail is just right. They co-ordinate the diary effectively to ensure the optimum use of all resources and that budgetary requirements are met.
They assist with building and maintaining the image of the business within the local community and have knowledge of local customs and practices within the local community. They also communicate ideas that they feel would benefit the client and the business, ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and act as an ambassador for the company at all times.
They have a place on the out of hours,
and on-call rota, which provides an opportunity to earn additional payments.
Being a Diary Manager can be an opportunity to make a real difference to families during a difficult time in their lives. To learn more about this important role, go to our Careers page.
What We Offer
Working in one of our local Funeral Partners’ Branches you’ll enjoy the satisfaction of working within a small local team alongside the all the benefits of a much larger national company. We have family friendly policies and can offer flexible working as well as:
- Comprehensive training for all our roles and opportunities to achieve industry recognised qualifications.
- Full uniform
- Opportunities to work within the local community
- Reward and recognition scheme
- Regular feedback surveys and opportunities to join project groups
- Employee assistance service
In addition to your salary, you will also receive:
- 23 days annual leave, increasing to 26 days with service, plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
- An opportunity to join our Annual Reward Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Pension
- Family and friends discounts
- Christmas vouchers
- Eye care
- Refer a friend scheme
About You
You will need a Full UK manual driving license, Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office (email and Word), strong numeracy and literacy skills and proven problem-solving abilities. Ideally you will have funeral industry experience, experience in fleet management and logistics and some supervisory or leadership skills.
You may have worked in the Funeral industry for many years or maybe you’re looking for a new challenge. For us it’s more important that you have the right skills and attributes because we will give you all the training you need. Come and join us, we will give you all the tools you need to be a success.
For further information about Funeral Partners, please visit our web site http://corporate.funeralpartners.co.uk/
Please ensure that you fully complete the online application form and include your last 5 years employment/education/gaps history, we are unable to progress applications that are not fully completed onto the next stage of the selection process.
Funeral Partners Ltd is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to contact our HR team on 0118 9406900 or via email **@funeralpartners.co.uk for any assistance.
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The Company
Funeral Partners is the third largest funeral services provider in the UK, with over 240 funeral homes, almost 1000 employees overseeing over 20,000 funerals annually.
The Benefits
Comprehensive training for all our roles and opportunities to achieve industry recognised qualifications.
Life Assurance
Pension
Cycle to Work Scheme
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Colleagues
Comprehensive training for all our roles and opportunities to achieve industry recognised qualifications
Permanent Colleagues
23 days annual leave, increasing to 26 days with service - plus bank holidays
Permanent Colleague
Life Assurance Policy
All
Colleagues
Pension
All
Colleagues
Cycle to Work Scheme
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Colleagues
Christmas Voucher
Documents
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▶️ Diary Manager - Part time (22.5 hours per week)
🖊️ Countryside Properties
📍 Belfast