The Rockfield Centre Operations Manager

Hours: 25 hours per week, arranged according to business need

Pay: £20 per hour

Responsibilities

• Oversight of daily operational activities.
• Line management of the centre’s operations staff.
• Run a weekly staff meeting, with minutes forwarded to the Trustees.
• Provide a monthly report to the board of Trustees, detailing centre activities, staffing, and issues requiring attention.
• Work with the board of Trustees to agree a forward work plan and align day‑to‑day activities with longer‑term strategic goals.
• Utilities management.
• IT service management.
• Health and safety management.
• Lease management.
• Develop project concepts.
• Complete funding applications.
• Report on project status to board and externals.
• Manage project budget and timing.
• Emergency back‑up for operations staff.
• Occasional events management.

Qualifications

The candidate will ideally hold a personal licence and a PVG or be willing to obtain these. The role requires flexibility, regular multi‑tasking, and a willingness to be primarily office‑based whilst regularly called upon to complete hands‑on tasks. The role also requires a can‑do attitude coupled with the ability to say no as required. Awareness of financial systems and SAGE is an advantage.