Director of Operations

University of Lancashire Students’ Union; Preston; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Lancashire Students' Union is seeking a Director of Operations to lead the Union’s social enterprise, venues, and support services. You will shape strategy, oversee finance, people operations, and compliance, and work with students to ensure commercial activity supports the student experience.

As part of the Senior Leadership Team you will drive sustainable growth, maintain robust controls, and ensure safe, engaging operations across the cafe, bar, 53 Degrees venue, and related

Job description

Do you get real satisfaction from doing things properly? Are you the person who spots the detail everyone else missed, but never forgets there are people behind every process? We’re looking for a Director of Operations who cares just as much about the team as the spreadsheet, to join our small but mighty Senior Leadership Team at The University of Lancashire Students' Union.

You’ll lead our social enterprise, business development, finance, people operations and compliance functions. That means everything from our cafe, bar and newly expanded 53 Degrees venue to the systems that keep us safe and sustainable. You’ll shape a new commercial strategy with students and make sure every pound we earn goes back into the student experience.

You don’t need to tick every box. If you’ve led teams, run commercial operations and care about what students’ unions are for, we’d love to hear from you.

Role Summary

Lead the Union's commercial activity, finance and business operations functions, ensuring safe and engaging commercial activity, robust financial management, well-run people operations and organisational compliance. Bring energy and leadership to the Union's social enterprise Role Summary: activity, ensuring it operates sustainably, generates income for the Union, and enhances the wider student experience. Work closely with the Union's external finance support, while retaining accountability for financial management, reporting and controls within this Union. Act as the organisational lead on operations, ensuring the Union's business functionsenable its charitable and membership priorities.

Please see The University of Lancahire Students' Union websiteCareers at the Unionwhere you will find a recruitment pack, full job description and key dates.