Head of Operations
Birmingham, West Midlands

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Our client values equality, diversity, and inclusion. They want to be an organisation that tackles any structural discrimination or prejudice. They are actively trying to increase diversity in their organisation and encourage applications from all sections of the community. As users of the disability confident scheme, they guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

The role

Reporting to the CEO, the Head of Operations is responsible for IT, HR, Finance and the Office(s) for our client. This role is part of their senior management team.

To be considered as the Head of Operations you must be able to:

- Develop strategic long-term plans to ensure that our client’s infrastructure is safe, secure and well supported.
- Develop and acquire systems that enable our client to become a fast-paced organisation and lead in their field.
- Manage an Operations budget to include resources for IT, Finance, HR and Office management.
- Work with other departments to assess and ensure their operational needs are met.
- Ensure our client adheres to best practice in charity management and complies with relevant company law and charity regulations.
- Evaluate organisational risk and monitor ongoing risk assessments.
- Be responsible for health and safety policies and practices.
- Facilities management of current property and planning for future needs.
- Manage properties owned by our client.
- Manage the Intellectual Property portfolio for our client.
- Ensure staff are fully briefed on HR and organisational policies and training provided when necessary.
- Along with the SMT, ensuring delivery of the EDI strategy
- Manage the Intellectual Property Portfolio
- Holiday cover for reports, including office-based support (Birmingham)

Project management

- Oversee key projects to enable transformative change for our client’s organisation. These could include office moves, new IT developments, commissioning key suppliers.
- Providing timelines, sourcing and managing suppliers and reporting to key stakeholders.

What our client offers

- A fun and supportive team
- A solution-focused atmosphere and hard-working environment
- Flexible working hours
- Employee Assistance Programme and health cash-back scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Animal companion compassionate leave
- Ethical pension scheme (5-7% employer contribution)
- Death in service benefit
- 28 Days’ leave + 8 Bank Holidays (25 days’ annual leave & 3 closure days)

Additional information

This is a permanent role (37.5 hours per week) with a salary banding of £44,624 - £47,665 per annum.

This role will require working from the office as well as being home based due to the nature of the position and cover. The successful candidate must be willing to travel to our client’s head office in Birmingham.

The application deadline is 5pm on the of 28th August.

Interviews will be held on the week of the 5th of September.

It is a condition of your employment that, as far as is possible and practicable, you adhere to a plant-based diet and lifestyle.

Find out more about what it is like to work for our client by reading their recruitment pack.

So, if you can ensure our client’s continued success as a Head of Operations, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency