Chief Operating Officer

Bild

Chief Operating Officer

£59,000 - £69,000

Permanent, full-time

Remote with at least one office-based day per week in person / in office

Since 1971 Bild has  championed the human rights of people with learning disabilities. We want a society where everyone enjoys the same rights and opportunities.

For over 50 years we have protected and supported the rights of people with learning disabilities. In partnership with others, we identify and share best practice to help build a more inclusive society. We seek to empower and enable people to thrive. We work with people with lived experience to support organisations and their staff to build inclusive environments and communities.

The Bild Group - Bild, the Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) and Bild Association of Certified Training (ACT) - are three independent charities with their own governance arrangements, who share the same common goal. The Group shares support functions including communications, finance and HR.

Our Chief Operating Officer is a newly established role to have oversight of all Bild operations and those of the Restraint Reduction Network, a charity

with an ambitious vision to eliminate the unnecessary use of restrictive practices in health and social care and education

The responsibilities of the COO are multifaceted. In addition to being the lead for the efficient functioning of the organisation, the role is responsible for ensuring that all grant funded projects are run smoothly and are completed on time and within budget. This includes our traded services such as workplace training and qualifications programmes.

The role deputises for the Chief Executive and is responsible for HR and future workforce planning as well as business development across the group.

We are seeking a senior manager with relevant sector experience – charity, disability, health, social care, education – who has held responsibility for multi-programme and project management delivered in co-production with stakeholders and partners. Your responsibilities will have included the development of a sustainable income generation programme, the production of funding bids and reporting to funders.

Your wider people management experience will have included multi-disciplinary team leadership and involvement in, or leading, wider people and organisational development interventions.

Closing date: 27th June at 10am

First Interviews: Week beginning 8th July 2024

Second Interviews: Week beginning 15th July 2024