Trainee Manager Scheme London

at  GLL

GLL is currently recruiting for our 2025 Graduate Trainee Manager intake to join us in either London, Hertfordshire or Belfast. As a Graduate Trainee Manager, you will have a genuine passion for leisure, sport, and fitness, and will be interested in leisure management. If this resonates with you, then the GLL Graduate Trainee Manager programme could be for you. The Graduate Trainee Manager opportunity is open to external Leisure Graduates across the UK and existing GLL staff (a degree is not a requirement of internal candidates).
Working for GLL is more than just a job. It represents a pathway to building a career with the largest charitable social enterprise in the UK.
The programme starts in September 2025 and is available across GLL’s regional hub locations including London, Hertfordshire, and Belfast. In addition to our regional hub locations, there will be opportunities to work in our other partnerships throughout the two-year programme. We will collaborate with you on placement locations that align with both the business needs and your preferences, based on your hub location. The remuneration package is subject to the location offered.

YOU WILL NEED A DEGREE OR EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATION (A LEVEL 5 SPORTS, LEISURE OR BUSINESS-RELATED QUALIFICATION IS AN ADVANTAGE) AND BE:

• Customer-focused
• Business-driven
• Committed to a career in leisure management
• Share our social enterprise values
• Flexible
• Willing to travel within the UK
• Hard-working
• A competent swimmer
• Capable of embracing this fast-track programme

ABOUT GLL:

As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.
Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.
One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.

We offer two different types of work arrangements:

• A permanent employment contract - part time and full time
• A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool

If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work, and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you.
So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.
Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Gold Award employer.
However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.
We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.

The Recruitment Process**

• Apply for the vacancy.
• Your CV will be reviewed.
• You will be sent a link to complete an application.
• If your CV has been successful, you will be invited to telephone interview.
• If the answers to your telephone interview is successful, we will then invite you to an Assessment Day.
• Offers will be made within 2 weeks of attending the assessment centre

Please refer the Job description for details