We are working in partnership with Community First, a charity who enable individuals and local groups to be the difference they want to see in their local communities. Community First achieve this through connecting and engaging with the community, identifying where essential services could make a difference to peoples’ lives and facilitating this change through the actions of dedicated individuals and organisations.
The charity is now seeking a new Chief Operating Officer (COO) who will run and oversee all aspects of business operations, ensuring services are delivered on time, meet financial and output targets and deliver the required impact for our clients and beneficiaries. The COO will have strong commercial awareness and will drive the business performance of new and more established enterprises and services, optimising their commercial potential to generate a financial return.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:
* Experienced leadership and management skills with an empowering style
* Strong commercial background preferred
* Excellent financial and budget management skills
* Hands on attitude and a collaborative approach
* Experience in generating funding streams to sustain and expand
* Confident working with a board of trustees
The new Chief Operating Officer will take responsibility for identifying, developing and ...