Role
Are you an organised, detail-oriented professional with a passion for social enterprise? Social Enterprise Scotland (SES) is looking for an Operations Manager to oversee our financial, HR, governance, and event management functions.
Application Notes
The Challenges Group is an international enterprise development organisation that delivers enterprising solutions to global challenges. The key global challenges we are helping to tackle are: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Gender Equality and Empowerment for all Women and Girls, Affordable and Clean Energy, Responsible Regenerative Consumption and Production, Good Health and Wellbeing. Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an integral part of our approach.
Everything we do is designed to maximise enterprises’ potential, so they can deliver extraordinary impact. We achieve this by improving their organisational capabilities through learning and leadership development for people; strengthening enterprises and their ecosystems; facilitating access to finance; and supporting innovation.
We operate globally, have offices in seven countries - Ghana, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the UK, Zambia, and Tanzania - and have been privileged to support more than 5,000 individual enterprises, across 78 countries, refined over 25 years of application since we started in 1999.
The Role
The Business Development Manager will work closely with the Business Development Director and the Senior Manager, Learning & Leadership. There may be opportunities to support other areas of Challenges work on finding enterprising solutions to global challenges, depending on experience, knowledge, and availability.
The successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly in a hybrid pattern based out of the Challenges office in Edinburgh, where we are co-located with a number of social enterprises and social enterprise support agencies. It is a vibrant, dynamic working environment within the My Edinburgh ecosystem dedicated to social change. Some travel, for example to meet clients, develop business relationships or participate in events, will be required. Challenges works according to an outcomes-focused, flexible working model and the successful candidate will be expected to manage their time in accordance with their responsibilities, workload, and non-work commitments in a way which supports team collaboration and achievement of common objectives.
Job Aspects
Management Responsibilities:
* Organisation management
* Operations management
* Supply chain management
* Human resource management
* Finance management
* Making and supporting 35-45 befriending pairs per year
* Holding 10 social, educational or cultural events with the participation of 150-200 people per year.
Our Benefits
* 34 days annual leave (which includes 9 bank holidays)
* Complimentary entry to Dynamic Earth for family and friends
* Free staff car-parking
* 25% Discount in the Dynamic Earth Gift Shop
* Subsidised meals from the Dynamic Earth Café
* Staff Canteen with complimentary tea and coffee
* Free entry to ASVA member visitor attractions (subject to conditions)
* Limited Gym Membership at Holyrood Hotel (subject to conditions)
* Employee Values Awards
* Matched company pension contribution of 5%
* Confidential advice-line through our Employee Assistance Programme
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