Operations Manager

Operations Manager, New Forest Mencap

Job Title: Operations Manager, New Forest Mencap
Industry: Charitable Sector
Location: New Milton, Hampshire
Salary: £35,000 per annum pro rata 3 days per week

Job Description:
New Forest Mencap is a small but growing charity covering the New Forest in Hampshire. We are looking to recruit an experienced, progressive and innovative manager with relevant experience and skills to oversee and deliver an exciting programme of service development supporting people with a learning disability.
Your key responsibilities include:

• Delivering the core objectives and goals of New Forest Mencap. monitoring progress and recommending new developments to enhance our work.
• Managing a team of 4 part time staff, including inductions and appraisals and regular meetings
• Providing advice and support to the Gateway Clubs and the Mencap Charity shop
• Acting as designated safeguarding lead for New Forest Mencap
• Writing and submitting grant reports to funding bodies, liaising with programme leads and clients.
• Reporting to the chair of trustees, attending trustee meetings and providing regular reports as required.
• Ensuring efficient and effective running of 2 sites and managing within agreed budgets and expenditure.
• Ability to manage confidentiality and in compliance with GDPR requirements.

Benefits:

• Pension scheme
• Flexible schedule
• On-site parking at main premises

Skills and experience required:

• Appropriate qualification, successful experience of managing in charitable/voluntary sector
• Knowledge and understanding of the learning disability community
• Experience of developing effective partnerships
• Experience of successful team management
• Ability to prioritise and organise effectively and efficiently
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to multitask and maintain budgets

Excellent communication and customer service skills
Job Type: Part time, fixed term contract, 2 years in first instance
Application: Please email opsmanager@newforestmencap.org for application form and further information.

Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 26th January 2024