Director of Operations

The Director of Operations reports to the CEO, and attends all Board meetings.

Overall Purpose

The Director of Operations is responsible for governance and operations for Edinburgh City Mission. With specificoversight of finance, fundraising, IT, HR, communications, building management and governance; including DataProtection; Safeguarding and Health & Safety. As such, they lead & line manage the Operations team andwill regularly report to the Board on all aspects of their role.

Hours of Employment

35 hours a week, worked flexibly with at least 4 days a week in the office. Hours will vary due to occasional staffmeetings, training, events, etc.

Occupational requirement

Edinburgh City Mission is committed to sharing the Christian gospel with the people of Edinburgh. It is essentialthat every member of the team personally own, communicate and implement the aims and objectives of the Mission,sharing the Mission’s core beliefs and values to the public. Therefore there is a requirement for thepost-holder to be an evangelical Christian.

Way of working: you are expected to:

• Actively participate in the life of the Edinburgh City Mission team.
• Act in a professional manner at alltimes.
• Work in accordance with the Aims and Values of Edinburgh City Mission.

Operations, IT and Communications:

• Line manage the Operations team (currently 4 FTE)
• Responsible for assessing Edinburgh City Mission’s ITand other technology needs and sourcing these as required.
• Provide ongoing management of technologyneeds.
• Provide strategic direction of communications channels (content to be shaped by CEO)

Health & safety and building management:

• Manage the office facilities at Washington Lane
• Responsible for negotiating and managing businesscontracts, services and leases of equipment.
• As Health and Safety Officer, develop, maintain and reporton health and safety policies and procedures for both the office and the outreach teams.
• Manage andreport any health and safety incidents appropriately.
• Oversee investment property
• Oversee the day to day finance operation of the charity.
• In liaison with the Finance Trustee, draft andmanage the budget and accounts for auditing.
• Oversee the payment of bills, invoices, expense claims,payroll processing etc.
• Oversee the reconciliation of the accounts and tracking of income &expenditure of funds (using Xero)
• Oversee the implementation of the fundraising strategy & managethe fundraising team
• Oversee organisation wide event management

Governance:

• As safeguarding officer, you are responsible for developing, implementing and reviewing the organisation’ssafeguarding policies and procedures to ensure they reflect the most recent laws andregulations.
• Respond to safeguarding issues, providing advice and support to staff and liaising whereappropriate with the Local Authority and other relevant agencies.
• Named contact for the VSDS DisclosureScotland scheme, overseeing the PVG scheme for all relevant staff and volunteers involved in regulatedwork.
• As data protection officer you will ensure all personal data within Edinburgh City Mission isgathered, stored and processed in line with current legislation.
• Manage and report on key risks withinthe organisation.
• Keep up to date with charitable governance requirements, informing the Board of anychanges before they are implemented.

HR

• Oversee the HR function
• Ensure strategic alignment between overall vision, finance and peopleplans

Changes to the above may be made by the Board, with prior notice, in discussion with the post-holder.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The successful post holder will have evidence of these characteristics:

• Knowledge of Scottish charitable governance
• Experience of working in the charitable sector
• Able to develop and implement strategic plans but also respond to rapidly changingsituations
• Able to work collaboratively, understanding the complex needs of a range ofstakeholders
• Experience of reporting to a Board of Trustees
• Evangelical Christian and activelyinvolved in a church
• Enthusiastic about the aims of Edinburgh City Mission

Preferred:

• Professional level qualification in one of Finance, IT, HR or other operational area

Any queries to the same address, or contact Joy on .

In your covering letter, please include answers to the following questions:

• What would you bring to this role?
• What church do you go to and what is your involvement there?

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