Director of Operations

CHARITY PEOPLE; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A charity organization in London is seeking an Interim Director of Operations to lead core support functions including HR and IT. This role offers a six-month fixed-term contract and is flexible with the opportunity for part-time work. The ideal candidate should have strategic leadership experience and a commitment to fostering a just society. Benefits include 30 days annual leave, private healthcare, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Significant senior experience in leading support functions.
• Available for an interim contract starting in January.
• Values-led leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead core support functions, including HR and IT.
• Oversee contract and supplier management.
• Ensure alignment with organizational values and strategies.

Skills

Strategic leadership

HR management

IT infrastructure

Contract management

Supplier management

Job description

Director of Operations

Reporting to Chief Executive

London / Hybrid 2 days per week in the office, ideally Tuesdays and Thursdays (off Tottenham Court Road, WC1E 7EB)

6‑month FTC

Salary £70,000 - £95,000 depending on experience (pro rata for part time)

Full time, 35 hours per week (part time considered) with flexible working

Excellent benefits including 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time and for FTC) pension, private healthcare, employee assistance programme

Are you a strategic and values‑led leader with significant senior experience leading core support functions, including HR, IT, organisational infrastructure, and contract and supplier management, and available for an interim contract starting in January?

Charity People are delighted to be supporting an independent foundation supporting communities across the UK to use the law to create a more just and equal society, to recruit an Interim Director of Operations.

The Foundation was established in 2012. Over the years, the organisation has grown into providing broad support for organisations in relation to law and social justice, and, in 2025, they started to focus on the potential of the law to strengthen the power of comm...