GCMA to Launch Recruitment Service from April

02 March 2017

From April 2017 the Golf Club Managers’ Association will deliver a recruitment service for golf clubs to advertise management vacancies, as part of the launch of the association’s new official journal, The Golf Club Manager.

As part of the association’s commitment to providing career opportunities for its members, the GCMA plans for its magazine and website to once again become the one-stop shop for golf club management vacancies, with adverts being posted online and circulated by email within 24 hours to over 1,200 serving golf club managers.

From vacancies for club managers to assistant secretaries, GCMA Recruitment will deliver an efficient, effective and targeted job advertising solution at affordable prices, with all revenue being reinvested in the association, for the ultimate benefit of the industry as a whole.

GCMA Recruitment’s focused assistance with composing and structuring job adverts based on extensive industry experience, will mean that managers will be able to identify vacancies that are most suited to them. Additionally, clubs should also receive better qualified applications.

The completely revamped monthly magazine, which will land for the first time on Monday 3 April, will offer unmissable educational content, GCMA news, interviews with key industry figures and job adverts.

GCMA chief executive Bob Williams explains more:

“GCMA members have access to the association’s professionally delivered educational pathway, which includes the Introduction to Golf Club Management training course and the ASQ L5 Diploma in Golf Club Management, and offers unrivalled opportunities for personal development. We are confident that GCMA Recruitment will be delivering a job advert to the most suitable and qualified candidates for the vacancy, advancing our ambition to continually increase professionalism within golf club management.

Our GCMA Recruitment service not only offers exceptional support and opportunities for employees advertising, but it will provide GCMA members with an accessible job search engine, providing relevant job adverts in one place. By supporting a club’s recruitment process, our aim is that together we can ensure that the management of a golf club continues to be a professional role for suitably qualified candidates.”

Advertising packages

Monthly adverts include website advertising for duration of vacancy and email to all serving GCMA golf club managers:

¼ page advert | £850 (+VAT)
½ page advert | £1450 (+VAT)
Full page advert | £2450 (+VAT)
Website only available for duration of vacancy and email to all serving GCMA golf club managers:

£750 (+VAT)

Some of the key features GCMA Recruitment include:

– Designated email to all serving GCMA golf club managers
– Targeting a skilled database of candidates
– Reliable industry knowledge to help with creating your job advert
– Invaluable support from start to finish
– Increasing recognition of the importance of GCMA membership
– Next day website listing and email to all GCMA members

If you wish to advertise a vacancy, please contact Amelia Brice: [email protected]

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