Job description
C&C Search is currently recruiting an Operations Director for a highly respected, purpose-led organisation, offering a senior leadership role with significant influence across the business. Offering a strong leadership role, strong influence across the business, excellent benefits, hybrid working and the opportunity to shape and lead core operations at a strategic level.
This organisation operates in a complex, externally facing environment, working closely with senior stakeholders to influence outcomes and deliver long-term impact. Seeking an Operations Director who will oversee business Operations, Administration, IT and HR Management.
All about the role and company I would be working for!
Position: Operations Director – reporting directly to the Chief Executive, with responsibility for leading the operations and administration function and managing a small operations team
Salary: £80,000 – £90,000
Hybrid set up: 2 - 3 days in the London office
Benefits: Competitive benefits package, inclusive and healthy work-life balance, flexible hybrid working, supportive leadership team, strong organisational values, and a collaborative culture
What they do: This organisation is a well-established, not-for-profit organisation that work closely with senior stakeholders to influence outcomes and deliver long-term impact.
Size of company: A small medium enterprise
Company culture and what makes them great to work for:
This is a values-driven, inclusive and purpose-led organisation with a collaborative and professional culture. Employees are trusted, supported and empowered, with a strong emphasis on wellbeing, flexibility and high-quality work. The Operations Director will be a highly trusted senior leader with real influence across the organisation, combining strategic oversight with hands-on delivery.
Key responsibilities for this Operations Director position:
For this role C&C Search is acting as an employment agency.
At C&C Search, diversity, equity and inclusion are at the core of who we are and how we operate. Our commitment to these values is unwavering – across all our work in recruitment, and in our training and development programmes. C&C Search fosters a culture of inclusion and belonging and has a deep commitment to being a part of creating a fairer society through partnering with clients who are also committed to a seat at the table for everybody. We work with companies that are committed to reflecting our communities, where people can bring their authentic selves to work. We know that having varied perspectives helps generate better ideas, better businesses and better societies. There is much to be done, but together we can achieve equality for all.
This organisation operates in a complex, externally facing environment, working closely with senior stakeholders to influence outcomes and deliver long-term impact. Seeking an Operations Director who will oversee business Operations, Administration, IT and HR Management.
All about the role and company I would be working for!
Position: Operations Director – reporting directly to the Chief Executive, with responsibility for leading the operations and administration function and managing a small operations team
Salary: £80,000 – £90,000
Hybrid set up: 2 - 3 days in the London office
Benefits: Competitive benefits package, inclusive and healthy work-life balance, flexible hybrid working, supportive leadership team, strong organisational values, and a collaborative culture
What they do: This organisation is a well-established, not-for-profit organisation that work closely with senior stakeholders to influence outcomes and deliver long-term impact.
Size of company: A small medium enterprise
Company culture and what makes them great to work for:
This is a values-driven, inclusive and purpose-led organisation with a collaborative and professional culture. Employees are trusted, supported and empowered, with a strong emphasis on wellbeing, flexibility and high-quality work. The Operations Director will be a highly trusted senior leader with real influence across the organisation, combining strategic oversight with hands-on delivery.
Key responsibilities for this Operations Director position:
- Lead, mentor and develop the operations and administration team, setting clear priorities, objectives and ways of working
- Oversee the smooth and effective running of all core operational, administrative and office functions
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex or sensitive operational and administrative matters
- Serve as the primary internal lead for outsourced HR, Finance and IT providers, ensuring strong governance, service quality and effective controls
- Manage financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance monitoring, working closely with finance partners
- Oversee workplace management, health and safety, business continuity planning and operational risk management
- Drive continuous improvement across systems, processes and ways of working to increase efficiency and resilience
- Support senior leaders to operate effectively by ensuring high-quality executive and organisational support
- Proven experience in a senior Operations Director, Head of Operations or senior administration leadership role
- Strong financial and commercial acumen, with experience working with a FD or Management accountant to managing budgets, forecasts and financial performance
- Confident people manager with experience leading and developing small teams
- Experience working with outsourced HR, Finance and IT partners
- High levels of discretion, professionalism and emotional intelligence
- Excellent organisational judgement and stakeholder management skills
- Advanced MS Office skills, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- A calm, proactive and solutions-focused approach in a fast-paced environment
For this role C&C Search is acting as an employment agency.
At C&C Search, diversity, equity and inclusion are at the core of who we are and how we operate. Our commitment to these values is unwavering – across all our work in recruitment, and in our training and development programmes. C&C Search fosters a culture of inclusion and belonging and has a deep commitment to being a part of creating a fairer society through partnering with clients who are also committed to a seat at the table for everybody. We work with companies that are committed to reflecting our communities, where people can bring their authentic selves to work. We know that having varied perspectives helps generate better ideas, better businesses and better societies. There is much to be done, but together we can achieve equality for all.