Chief Operating Officer

Chief Operating Officer
Leeds City Centre, West Yorkshire (hybrid working, with travel to Bradford)
About Us
Leeds Community Foundation supports charities and voluntary groups across Leeds and Bradford, addressing inequalities and working together to support those that need help the most.
We have distributed over £60 million in grants to date across Leeds and Bradford, enabling positive change in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in our communities.
We’re now looking for a Chief Operating Officer to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 35 hours per week. There may be some need to work outside of normal office hours for which time off in lieu will be given.
The Benefits
- Salary of £60,000 - £66,000 per annum DOE
- Pension (contributions start at 4%)
- 25 days’ holiday, rising with length of service, with discretionary additional leave over Christmas
- Paid volunteering time
- Employee Assistance Programme
- A commitment to your personal development and training
- Regular team away days
- Internal wellbeing initiative and mental health first aiders
- Two discretionary wellness days per year
If you are a high calibre leader with an understanding of the non-profit sector and strategic experience of business operations and of leading change, this is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in our charity.
You will be pivotal in driving our operational efficiency, using your expertise to grow our organisation and develop your portfolio of experience within the charity/voluntary sector.
So, if you want to create positive and lasting change for the people of Leeds and Bradford, we want to hear from you.
The Role
As Chief Operating Officer, you will act as a deputy to the Chief Executive and oversee and manage the efficiency of our operations.
In this brand new position, you will be pivotal in leading the implementation of our five-year strategy to improve our operational efficiency and diversify our income streams.
You will collaborate with key team members to drive growth and sustainability, ensuring that our processes are community-centric, as well as building strong relationships with donors and partners.
Leading efficient processes and systems across our organisation, you will develop a decision-making structure that speaks to our values and oversee the end to-end customer journey for donors and community organisations. Additionally, you will ensure we are able to meet our ambitions to modernise our operations and governance by making sure we have the capacity to build relationships and continue our community work.
Within your first two years in this role, you will:
- Ensure alignment between the execution of our strategy and our operational activities
- Develop an organisation-wide monitoring and reporting system
- Facilitate our transformation to an insight-led and learning organisation
- Apply an agile solution mindset to operational challenges
- Secure efficiencies across all our work and processes
About You
To join us as our Chief Operating Officer, you will need:
- Senior management experience within a charity or similar organisation
- Proven experience of supporting and implementing business strategy in a senior leadership or consulting role
- Experience of leading systems and changes to process and culture
- Experience of developing effective user-focused operational systems, policies and processes
- The ability to develop budgets for new projects and partnerships, with strong financial acumen
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
The closing date for this role is 24th March 2024.
Other organisations may call this role Operations Director, MD, Managing Director, Director, or COO.
Leeds Community Foundation is an equal opportunities employer. The communities we serve are very diverse and we aim for our staff team to reflect those communities. We particularly encourage applications from people from communities experiencing racial inequity, who are currently under-represented within our staff team. All applications will be considered solely on merit. As such, we redact details that may identify any protected characteristics on job applications.
So, if you’re looking for a role where you will help create real change as the Chief Operating Officer, please visit our vacancies page for more information and to apply. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.