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Operations Manager (maternity cover), Counterpoints Arts

  •  London
  •  £40k-50k (pro rata)
  •  Part time
  •  Closes January 19, 2025
  •  Annie Hall
  •  annie@counterpoints.org.uk
  • #Charity

Description

Job Summary

Counterpoints Arts is seeking someone to lead on Operations Management whilst our current Operations Manager is on maternity leave. This role is key to ensuring the smooth running of our charity’s operations, including overseeing day-to-day administrative, financial, and HR functions.

Job Description

The successful candidate will be highly organised, proactive, and have a strong background in charity operations or a similar role within the nonprofit sector. We are particularly interested in recruiting someone whose values align with the charity's mission and overall team culture.

Overall, the role involves ensuring smooth daily operations and charity compliance, managing office administration, supporting team productivity and wellbeing, and liaising with external stakeholders and suppliers.

  • £41,463.70 per year FTE, pro-rata to 4 days per week
  • Good employee benefits, including flexible working, access to an EAP programme, individual wellbeing budget, 28 days leave including bank holidays (pro-rata) and a dedicated training budget
  • March 2025 - March 2026 (one year)
  • Must be based in London and willing to work from our Hoxton office at least 3 days per week
  • Must have a current legal right to work in the UK.

Job Requirements

  • Proven experience in an operations or administrative management role within a charity, arts, or non-profit organisation.
  • Strong financial literacy and experience managing budgets.
  • Excellent attention to detail: Highly organised with a focus on accuracy, best practice and compliance.
  • Knowledge of HR processes, including recruitment, payroll, and fostering positive work culture
  • Ability to handle sensitive and confidential staff and organisational information
  • Excellent organisational and project/task management skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Highly literate in IT: experienced with Word, Excel, Google Workspace, Slack, and other organisational software.
  • Proactive and adaptable: able to take initiative, prioritise tasks, and adapt quickly to changing circumstances.
  • Collaborative with excellent interpersonal skills, capable of working with a range of colleagues stakeholders, suppliers and partners across the sector.
  • Passionate about org planning

Job Responsibilities

For more details on responsibilities please download the job description at:

https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Counterpoints-Art-Operations-Manager-Maternity-Cover-2024.pdf

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How to Apply

Please note that applicants must have a current legal right to work in the UK (this job does not qualify for the UK Skilled Worker Visa).

Please send the following documents to [email protected] by email with ‘Operations Manager (maternity cover)’ as the subject, by Sunday 19th January 2025:

● An up-to-date, comprehensive CV
● Covering letter (max one page) outlining how you meet the role and person specification
criteria
● A completed Equality Diversity Form. Please download, complete and attach to your
application from:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kVnuOe_7efN5ouTSf5LoWB6lcLQVPIIN/edit?usp =drive_link&ouid=102448692015900933682&rtpof=true&sd=true

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