You will be solely responsible for the bookkeeping and management reporting for The Yacht Week. NOTE – You must be eligible to work in UK.

Start Date ASAP

We are a fast growing sailing holiday and lifestyle company with a young and lively culture based in Parsons Green, London. Every year we organise events for young people from across the globe to meet up for a week to experience the most epic sailing holiday the world has seen.

You will be running the day-to-day financials of our companies in the UK, Sweden and Croatia. You need strong financial accounting and management skills and you will enjoy everything from presenting management information at board level to running the actual accounts. You need to be well organised and have a fantastic work ethic. Ideally you will have worked in the finance department of a small/medium sized business and appreciate the entrepreneurial spirit.

The company turns over several million pounds and has doubled its turnover yearly since it started. The work environment and tasks change from day to day. You should be prepared for an adventure, not a 9 to 5 job. Working with The Yacht Week will be an amazing experience and there will be a lot of opportunities to develop your position within the company.

We are looking for someone to help build a solid financial platform for the company that can cope with rapid growth and international expansion. This will require full dedication and passion!

We are looking for:

• Someone seeking a permanent role
• Strong bookkeeping experience
• Experience dealing with HMRC
• Experience in a start-up
• International experience (running accounts and filing financial accounts in different countries)
• Experience with electronic bookkeeping software

We are not looking for:

• No bookkeeping experience
• Over-qualified
• Looking for a short-term job
• Only practiced bookkeeping outside of the UK
• Afraid to make decisions and take responsibility

Tasks:

• You will be responsible for the books during the working day
• Bookkeeping using online-based software
• Payroll / superannuation / PAYG
• Accounts payable and receivable
• VAT returns
• Bank and balance sheet reconciliations
• Monthly reports
• General administration tasks
• Domestic & international bank transfers

Qualities:

• Intelligent
• Attention to detail!
• Self-motivated
• Dedicated
• Organised
• Patience
• Autonomous

Skills:

• University education
• At least 3 years experience of bookkeeping in the UK
• Strong numerical skills and knowledge of accounting software
• Experience of working in Croatia and/or Sweden is a bonus
• Enjoys and finds motivation in occasionally repetitive tasks
• Excellent problem solver
• Comfortable at working under pressure
• Capacity to understand the underlying business while not forgetting the finer details
• Fluent English (speaking and writing)

Work Environment

You will be based in the London office, however during the following weeks you may be working on site:
Between June and September you may be based (this is optional) on the Crew Boat in Croatia and manage on-site financials.

Application Process

1. Email CV and cover letter to joinus@theyachtweek.com
2. If selected we conduct a preliminary interview with you over the phone
3. If selected the final interview will take place in London
4. Start ASAP

Salary

Gross 1750GBP Monthly

Contact

joinus@theyachtweek.com
Office (UK): +44(0)7867 558628

HR Internship

Application deadline 15 Feb 2012

Internship Duration: Present – 27th June, 2012 (travel expenses & lunch paid)

General Description

A 4 month internship as a Human Resources Assistant with review for an extension through the summer. You need to be a fun and outgoing person, whilst being very organized and love working and “getting things done”. Meeting new people and travel should be one of your passions. Your desk is always tidy and all your papers are always stored in files/folders. The company has doubled its turnover yearly since it started in 2006. The work environment and daily tasks change from day to day. Prepare yourself for an adventure, not a 9 to 5 job. Working with The Yacht Week will be an amazing experience and there will be a lot of opportunities for other positions as the company grows. We are looking for someone who is really good at organizing and managing a HR department.

Tasks:

• Recruit personnel for the Croatian event taking place this summer
• Act as the main contact for recruitment
• Selecting ideal candidates
• Collaborating with the rest of the team to identify potential candidates
• Planning daily activities for the Croatian event taking place this summer
• Organizing the summer events
• Organizing the respective teams working on each event
• Plan the logistics

If you are successful in filling your duties, you will have the opportunity to be one of the event managers in Croatia this summer.

Qualities:

• Intelligent
• Organized
• Good social skills
• Service minded
• Dynamic

Skills:

• University education
• Computer literate
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. You also need to be very articulate and have a great attention to detail.
• Excellent problem solver
• High stress tolerance
• English fluent (speaking and writing)
• Additional languages are useful

Work Environment

London Office (February to June)

Application Process

1. Email CV and cover letter to joinus@theyachtweek.com
2. If selected we will interview you over the phone or Skype
3. If selected the final interview will take place in London
4. Internship will start in February 2012

You need to be available for an interview at 1-2 days notice in London. We will not reply to any applicants that do not fit the requirements.

Contact

joinus@theyachtweek.com
Office (UK): +44 (0)207 384 2000

Country Manager

Application on-going

How to apply:

• Write a covering letter explaining how you will achieve the company’s goals and future sales including your promotions strategy – who will you target and how

About the job:

• You will start from scratch, on your own or in a team of 2-3people (depending on your preferred strategy)
• Build a marketing strategy and organisation
• Ensure that the brand image is portrayed correctly
• Find partners to help you achieve your desired goals

Background:

• Business
• Marketing
• Sales
• Event planning
• Team management

Character:

• Charismatic
• Energetic
• Entrepreneurial
• Social leader

You should be able to:

• Effectively promote brands and events
• Recruit and manage
• Plan parties and events
• This position is ideal for a young professional with an extensive social network

Working with our international team, your responsibilities will include:

• Plan strategies to market The Yacht Week brand
• Conduct the marketing campaign in your area
• Recruit and manage Brand Ambassadors
• Plan extraordinary parties to raise awareness about The Yacht Week
• Reaching sales goals
• Providing excellent customer service
• All work is part-time and commission based

The Yacht Week Country Managers typically combine this part-time role with their other full-time jobs, recognising the long-term potential to grow into greater responsibilities and opportunities with The Yacht Week as we expand.

Contributing attributes:

• Speak and write fluent English and another language
• Been on The Yacht Week already
• Sailing and drivers license
• Lived abroad

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Brand Ambassador 2011

Application on-going

Promote the event at your university or in your region!

A Brand Ambassador (BA) will lead a joint marketing campaign in his/her area to help promote The Yacht Week. The BA’s will work along side the Country Manager who has the overall responsibility for marketing and sales.

Working with The Yacht Week is inspirational and requires good social skills as well as know how in marketing and sales. This field of work allows you to put your academic knowledge to work in day to day life.

It’s a great deal of fun for sure!!!

Note: The Brand Ambassador is unpaid. However, if performance goals are met flights and accommodation will be covered.

Please fill out THIS FORM to take a first step in applying for the position.

Apply Here
or contact the Country Manager directly for more info and application.

Film Production

Application on-going

Are you a rising music video producer star? Let us know… we are currently looking for a talented individual to edit and/or shoot and produce our upcoming trailer content.

We are expecting a trailer equivalent to a Hollywood-produced action blockbuster or music video. Our 2010 trailer has over 1.6 Million views on YouTube. It is critical to have a touch and feel for rhythmical visuals. We only have 90 seconds to reflect the experience and convince the viewer. We promise a great adventure, exciting scenes and a great time.

Please fill out THIS FORM to take the first step in applying for the position.

Apply Here

Contact erik@theyachtweek.com for questions.

Photography

Application on-going