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Head of Operations

Time and Talents

38,000 - 40,000

Permanent - Full-time

About this role

Time & Talents is at an exciting stage of development. Our income has grown substantially in the last 5 years and this growth has enabled us to develop our programmes and activities to reduce loneliness and social isolation in the local community by supporting more older adults, children and families. This new senior post is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in enabling the charity to deliver our strategy, driving the delivery and quality of our programmes, ensuring we are achieving our targets for the years ahead and are effectively evaluating and learning from our work. With direct reports for programme delivery, the post-holder reports directly to the Director and is a key member of the Senior Management Team. The role combines strategic thinking and operational activity, including hands-on management of internal operations such as human resources, IT, premises and administration. The post-holder will have an excellent track record of charity finance, leadership and operations. The post holder will work with the Director to ensure robust long-term planning, risk management and compliance.

For a detailed Job Description and Person Specification please visit the CharityJobs recruitment link: https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/head-of-operations/732550?tsId=8

Person description

You are passionate about the power of community to connect and support people. You have a track record in driving the excellent delivery of grant-funded community programmes in the third sector. You have demonstrable experience in charity finance, leadership and internal operations. You’re an emotionally resilient and experienced leader with a growth mindset and plenty of grit. You’re flexible, accountable, take responsibility, are highly organised and skilled in multitasking and balancing priorities.

About Time and Talents

Time & Talents is a lively, busy community centre in the heart of Rotherhithe, London SE16. Set in a leafy heritage building, and ‘T&T2’, our second venue in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, we offer something for everyone. With a history of 134 years of supporting people of all ages in Rotherhithe and Bermondsey, we bring people together for mutual support, fun and friendship, with a wide range of services and activities for older people and other adults, along with children and families’ programmes and a range of volunteering projects. We are at an exciting stage of development. Our income has grown substantially in the last five years and this growth has enabled us to develop our programmes and activities to reduce loneliness and social isolation in the local community by supporting more older adults, children and families.

We are an energetic, experienced, and passionate team of 15, with a strong sense of shared purpose and a lively sense of humour. You’ll have the chance to make a big contribution to a growing, ambitious and innovative organisation which has doubled its reach and impact in recent years.

How to apply

This role is full time, with flexibility for regular evening and occasional weekend working.

Time & Talents is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity, and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person that they are. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.
If you would like an informal chat about the job, please email [email protected] with your phone number and a suitable time for us to call.
The closing date is 09.00 on Thursday 25 March 2021.
All applications to be submitted online via CharityJob: https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/head-of-operations/732550?tsId=8

Send a CV and a cover letter of no more than two sides of A4, explaining why you want the job and how your experience relates to the job description and person specification.

IMPORTANT: We’ll use cover letters to assess applications alongside CVs. Please ensure you take the time to include a well-written cover letter as detailed above. We won’t assess applications without one.

INTERVIEWS: First round interviews will take place on 31 March and 1 April. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a second interview w/c 5 April.

COVID-19: the safety and wellbeing of our current and future employees remains a top priority, therefore interviews will be conducted remotely by video if necessary.

Please mention the London SE1 website when responding to this advert
This notice was posted on Friday 26 February 2021
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