London (Hybrid)
£70k - 80k per year
Contract
Job description

Interim COO (9 to 12-Month FTC)

Location: London/Hybrid | Salary: Up to £80k FTE (part-time considered)

We’re delighted to be working with a national education and youth-focused charity to recruit an Interim COO for a 9 to12-month fixed-term contract.

This is a high-impact, senior leadership role focused on completing a major organisational transformation, including the design and implementation of a new Target Operating Model (TOM). Reporting to the CEO, you’ll play a key role in shaping how the organisation delivers its programmes and services going forward.

The Role

  • Lead the development and delivery of a new Target Operating Model
  • Provide commercial and analytical insight to support strategic decision-making
  • Work collaboratively across teams to embed change in a sensitive and inclusive way
  • Support Board-level discussions, presenting options and recommendations
  • Ensure programmes are delivered effectively, sustainably, and with strong impact

About You

  • Commercially minded, with a background in consultancy, strategy, or transformation
  • Experience working within the charity or not-for-profit sector
  • Strong track record of leading organisational change or transformation projects
  • Confident operating at senior leadership and Board level
  • Collaborative, pragmatic, and able to bring people with you through change

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of a national charity, ensuring it is set up to deliver meaningful impact at scale.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so please apply without delay. 

 

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Organisation
Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists View profile Organisation type Recruitment Agency Company size 21 - 50
Posted on: 18 March 2026
Closing date: 28 March 2026 at 11:59
Job ref: 47387
Tags: Operations, Governance / Management