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Check my CVWe are seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Operations to lead on several transformational projects across the organisation, reporting directly into the Chief Executive.
Our focus over the next 12 months will be re-setting the vision, purpose and goals and repositioning our brand under a new operating model.
The successful candidate will take full operational responsibility for the provision of young people services, to strategically shape and improve the quality of breaks, and develop new approaches to ensure that all young people receive the best possible experience at Go Beyond.
You will be a dynamic, creative and an effective manager, with a proven track record of working in a senior role that places people at the centre. You will have strong commercial acumen, able to spot opportunity, build strong business cases and work closely with the Chief Executive, Senior Leadership Team and Board of Trustees to deliver against the strategy.
Scope & Purpose:
The Director of Operations will direct, coordinate, and lead the internal structure of our organisation, based on company policies, goals, and objectives to ensure an efficient working environment and that deadlines are met consistently.
The Director of Operations will lead all aspects of our facilities across the organisation, including the upkeep, care, maintenance, health and safety and fire safety regulations for all centres, retail shops and head office.
Committed to Go Beyond’s vision and values, the Director of Operations will inspire, motivate, and empower others, building a high-performance culture across the organisation.
To succeed in this role, you must be able to demonstrate:
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience at a senior management level within the charity sector
• Proven track record of implementing high-level strategy and initiatives across a complex range of stakeholders, including Trustees
• A thorough knowledge of best practise, governance and safeguarding policies relating to the care of young people and staff
• Extensive experience of people management – recruitment, onboarding, and performance management to drive results
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience managing multi sites, remote working to deliver results aligned to charity goals
• Experience of working closely with funders and building effective relationships, across all stakeholders
• The ability to deliver business targets, with a focus on the growth and development of services across the organisation
• Responsive to external funding opportunities and delivering results
• Demonstrable experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously and timely
• Excellent budget and decision-making skills
• Extensive knowledge & management experience of Health & Safety, fire safety regulations and law – IOSH/NEBOSH level
• Significant experience in improving ways of working, reviewing, and implementing new systems, processes, and cost-effective initiatives across a number of sites
• Procurement – a track record of reviewing service contracts, suppliers regularly to reduce costs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and develop staff
• Plan and deliver high level business wide communications including board reports
In line with our values, we are looking for someone who is:
• Value and outcome driven, with a positive, “can do” attitude with a passion to deliver projects
• A leader with the ability to see a problem, step in and then step out when appropriate
• A coach who is driven by the personal development of all of those around them
• A strategic, highly motivated thinker with the ability to thrive in ambiguity
• Highly collaborative with fantastic facilitation skills
• Enthusiastic with a sense of pride in the work delivered and the quality of how it was delivered
• An open and honest individual who both welcomes and provides feedback in a way that is constructive and thoughtful
Our Mission
Go Beyond is the charity giving children and young people across the UK who experience serious challenge... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Interim CEO at Proper Job CIO: We have a vacancy for an experienced senior manager for a temporary role of CEO (6 months maternity cover) for our thriving environmental charity. You will have overall responsibility for running an effective charity and working towards Proper Job’s vision. This is a “holding” role, with no substantial development work planned during the next 6 months. Providing stability, engendering confidence throughout the team, and overseeing the routine everyday work of the charity will be the main focus. Supporting the charity’s recovery from the impact of the pandemic and consolidating its core purpose and relationship with the community. To be responsible for the management of the Resource Centre, Uptown and our educational workshops. To make sure that the organization as a whole is well organised, resourced sufficiently and that the charity is fulfilling its objectives. To provide a strong link between the board of trustees and the staff team. To directly manage any volunteers or self-employed workers who are contributing to the work of the charity. To continue our presence/ interest in any partnership working or community groups.
The Charity
Proper Job is a successful, community-led environmental charity, located in the small, Dartmoor town of Chagford in West Devon. It’s a locally rooted response to a global issue; that of wasted resources and the profound disconnect between what we buy and what we throw away. It aims to reclaim and retain these wasted resources on behalf of its community, challenging and changing perceptions in the process. By doing so, it also demonstrates to the world the level of change thats possible to effect from a grassroots level.
Proper Job has three arms: a community reuse centre on the edge of the town that takes people’s unwanted items for reuse, composting and recycling (The Resource Centre), and another that’s a second- hand clothes and homeware boutique shop in the centre of town, that sells the best seasonal items donated to the centre (Uptown). The third arm is a programme of in-person and online educational outreach work in line with Proper Job’s charitable objectives. As such, they address the way we live in the world and the value we place on its resources, and seek to define a better, healthier future for people and planet.
The candidate
You will have experience in a senior role in the charity or education sector or comparable organisation. You will be confident in all aspects of human resources, financial management and public relations. You will be able to quickly build professional relationships and have the experience to line manage and support our employees and volunteers creating stability and harmony across the different teams. You will have excellent problem-solving skills and be resilient, calm and effective when issues arise. You will understand the importance of a safe working environment, clear boundaries and strong customer and community relationships.
The normal working hours for this role are 24 per week and the salary is £28-£30K pro rata
The role is based at Proper Job Resource Centre in Chagford, with some home working when possible.
Application by C.v. and covering letter by 5 p.m. on Monday 8th March.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 10th March – Friday 10th March
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.