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About the Role
As we scale, we are looking for a Head of Operations to provide operational leadership to ensure the charity operates effectively, compliantly and sustainably in line with its mission and ethos. Working closely with the CEO, you will support the translation of the vision into reality by building strong foundations, enabling effective delivery, and supporting the scaling of the organisational from a regional base to a nationally impactful charity.
This is a pivotal role shaping how BeSpace grows. You will lead on strengthening systems, people, governance and operational delivery embedding accountability, and continuous improvement.
In this role, you will:
Strengthen governance, risk and compliance
· Develop and maintain robust governance frameworks and ensure legal and regulatory compliance
· Embed effective risk management processes
· Oversee key compliance areas including safeguarding, GDPR and reporting
Build operational systems and infrastructure
· Develop and implement scalable systems, processes and internal controls
· Improve data management (including CRM) and strengthen reporting
· Contribute to ensuring operational readiness to support national growth
· Work with external providers on IT and financial system integration
Lead people, culture and organisational development
· Oversee recruitment, onboarding and retention of a high-performing team
· Strengthen performance management and accountability frameworks
· Support and foster a values-led, healthy team culture aligned with BeSpace’s mission
Enable delivery, impact and growth
· Strengthen operational support for programme delivery and expansion
· Support the translation of strategic ambitions into practical systems and ways of working
· Improve data insight to inform decision-making
· Support development of fundraising infrastructure.
Contribute to wider organisational life
· Work collaboratively across the team to support evolving priorities
· Act as an ambassador for BeSpace’s values and Christian ethos
About You
We are looking for someone who:
· Has experience in operations, programme or an organisational role with increasing responsibility or has had operational leadership, ideally within a growing or changing organisation
· Has good experience in developing systems, processes and organisational infrastructure
· Can work closely with a CEO to translate vision into operational delivery
· Has excellent organisational and project management skills
· Is proactive, collaborative and relational leader who builds strong teams and culture
It would be a bonus if you:
· Are an experienced operational leader motivated by impact, flexibility, and supporting the growth of a mission-led organisation
· Have significantly enabled the scaling of a regional organisation to national growth operationally.
· Have experience in fundraising systems or donor management
Thank you!
Part-funded by a generous donation from Backstage Trust, this is a new and pivotal role designed to transform Theatre Centre's fundraising capacity by strengthening systems, increasing income diversity, and building long-term financial resilience. The postholder will play a key role in helping the organisation capitalise on its artistic impact and case for support, while building momentum towards its 75th anniversary in 2028.
This role will keep us focused on our development strategy and will have support from across the whole company: the Board, Executive and the core TC team. We have been steadily building our foundations and have some good funding relationships in place, committed individual givers, a strong, evidenced case for support, some incredible stats and feedback and above all an inspiring and exciting programme of work to offer for young people, artists and teachers across the country.
Our Development Manager will help us to bring in resources so that we can continue share our high-quality, specialist work as far as we can. We see development as a collaborative effort and we understand the need for the whole team to support development, that effective fundraising needs to be resourced with realistic timelines and expectations.
About the Role
Contract type: Fixed term to March 2028
Hours: 30 hours per week (0.8 FTE) - we're happy to discuss flexible working patterns that work best for you.
Salary: £24,000 per year (based on £30,000 per year pro rata)
Location: This role can be hybrid or predominantly home based, with some time spent working with colleagues in the office. Theatre Centre is based near Three Bridges station at Unit 4 Crawley Business Centre, Stevenson Way, Crawley, RH10 1TN.
Job Requirements
- A strong affinity with Theatre Centre's mission and a passion for creating opportunities for young people through the arts.
- A values-driven approach, with commitment to equity, inclusion, social justice and environmental responsibility.
- Collaborative, open and transparent working style.
- Comfortable working in a changing environment.
- Proven experience of fundraising within an arts organisation.
- Strong strategic thinking skills.
- Good written communication skills, including the ability to develop compelling cases for support and reports.
- Good understanding of the financial context of this work.
- Experience of building and managing relationships with funders, donors and stakeholders.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills, including data management.
- Experience of monitoring and reporting to demonstrate impact.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, work flexibly under pressure, and meet deadlines.
Job Responsibilities
The Development Manager will lead delivery of a phased fundraising strategy:
Phase 1 - Foundation: Build on our strong systems and processes and give us consistency in fundraising delivery, including building a robust pipeline of Trusts & Foundations and developing place-based income in Crawley and the Gatwick area.
Phase 2 - Private Phase: Expand individual giving by deepening relationships, developing major donors, and securing multi-year funding partnerships.
Phase 3 - Public Bring together all strategic and fundraising priorities in our 75th year, amplifying them into a public campaign that advocates for our change-making work.
If you'd like more information you're welcome to visit our website and download the job pack.
ACCESS AND INCLUSION
We are particularly keen to hear from applicants from communities that are underrepresented in the cultural workforce, particularly when considering disability, class and ethnicity, and people whose lived experience reflects the communities we work with. We guarantee to interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the post and have a budget to support access.
Registered Charity
6 - 10
Collaborating with young people to write a better future
Thank you!
Department: People, Culture and Leadership Hub (PCL) Hub
Contract type:12 month Fixed Term Contract or secondment
Salary Level: Circa £46,453 per annum
Location:Home Based (UK wide travel as required)
Reports To:Programme Manager
The fire and rescue sector is undergoing a major transformation in how it defines, develops and assures professional competence. This role sits at the heart of that change.
We are looking for a highly organised and motivated Competence Co‑ordinator to support delivery of the NFCC Competence Reform Programme—helping ensure that people across the sector have the right knowledge, skills and behaviours to keep communities safe.
About this role
Working closely with the NFCC Competence Programme Manager, you will play a critical role in coordinating and supporting the development of national competence frameworks, tools and guidance.
You will collaborate with NFCC Hubs, fire and rescue services, and subject matter experts to translate the NFCC Model of Competence into practical, consistent and high‑quality outputs that can be used across the sector.
This is a varied and hands‑on role combining programme coordination, stakeholder engagement and content development.
Key Responsibilities
Programme coordination & governance
- Support planning and delivery of the Competence Reform Programme
- Maintain programme documentation (plans, trackers, risk logs, action logs)
- Coordinate meetings, agendas, minutes and follow‑up actions
- Prepare reports and updates for boards, committees and governance groups
Competence framework development
- Support NFCC Hubs to design, test and refine competence frameworks
- Coordinate subject matter expert input and feedback processes
- Ensure frameworks align with the NFCC Model of Competence
- Maintain version control, development records and publication readiness
Training tools & guidance
- Contribute to the development of:
- Training materials
- Learning resources
- Implementation guidance
- Templates and toolkits
- Translate technical content into clear, practical guidance
- Support creation of slide decks, FAQs and facilitator notes
Stakeholder engagement & implementation
- Support engagement with fire and rescue services and national stakeholders
- Maintain accurate records of consultation and feedback
- Assist with communications, briefings and presentations
- Support implementation and adoption of competence frameworks
About you
You are a highly organised and collaborative individual with strong communication skills and experience supporting structured programmes or content development projects.
Essential experience
- Developing frameworks, guidance, training materials or similar products
- Working with subject matter experts to produce clear written outputs
- Managing documentation such as plans, trackers, logs or reports
- Supporting meetings, governance processes and stakeholder engagement
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisational and IT skills (Microsoft Office and collaboration tools)
Desirable experience
- Learning & development, HR, organisational development or workforce planning
- Competence frameworks or professional standards development
- Programme or project delivery in complex environments
- Experience in the fire and rescue sector or other public/emergency services
- Knowledge of UK fire sector governance or national standards
Qualifications (desirable)
- CIPD Level 3 / 5 or equivalent experience
- Project or programme management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, AgilePM)
What you’ll bring
- Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Confidence working with a wide range of stakeholders
- Analytical thinking and ability to synthesise complex information
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
- A proactive, collaborative and improvement‑focused mindset
If this sounds like the kind of opportunity that you would be interested in; please have a look at the Job Description and apply.
How to apply:
Please complete the application form via the ‘apply now’ button below. CV’s will NOT be accepted for this position.
Closing Date:31st July 2026
Interviews & Exercise:Week commencing 24 August 2026 (via Microsoft Teams)
NFCC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and will require a DBS check to be completed prior to commencing in post.
NFCC is committed to being an inclusive employer. We comply with the Equality Act 2010, and we believe that everyone deserves to work in safe environments that are free from bullying, harassment and discrimination, abuse, and harm, where they feel supported, welcome, and able to thrive.
NFCC acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice, all staff are expected to share this commitment.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
NFCC is an independent membership association and the professional voice of UK fire and rescue services.
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