Governance and Operations Manager

South West Community Chaplaincy; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Finance Foundation (JFF) is seeking an experienced Governance and Operations Manager to guide the charity through its transition to independence. Working with the Director and trustees, you will strengthen governance, systems and ways of working to ensure a small, well-run charity operates with clarity.

This broad, hands-on role requires practical judgement, the ability to simplify complexity, and readiness to take responsibility for getting things done, including coordinating a complex

Qualifications

• Significant experience in governance, operations or organisational management
• Ability to work confidently with senior leaders, trustees and advisers
• Experience supporting organisational change or transition would be an advantage

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the transition plan to independence and build robust governance systems
• Develop efficient operating processes and ways of working for a small charity
• Support the Director and trustees in board governance and decision making
• Engage with external partners, suppliers and advisers to enable delivery

Skills

Governance

Operations management

Organisational management

Job description

Just Finance Foundation (JFF) is looking for an experienced Governance and Operations Manager to join us at an important point in our development.

Weare a national charity working to change how children grow up with money. Every day, children are learning about money - through what they see, hear, and experience - but not all of it builds confidence or choice. By supporting parents, carers, and educators to teach money in ways that are simple, practical, and engaging, we make financial learning part of everyday life. This means children can grow up confident in making choices and equipped with skills that support their wellbeing now and into the future.

JFF currently operates within the Church Urban Fund (CUF) group, which has supported our development and provides a number of shared services. We are now preparing to become an independent charity and this new role will play a central part in making that transition work.

Working closely with our Director and trustees, you will help coordinate the move to independence while building the governance, systems and ways of working we need as a small, well-run charity.

This is a broad, hands-on role for someone who enjoys making organisations work better. You might be keeping a complex transition plan moving, supporting effective Board governance, improving an operational process, working through an issue with a supplier or adviser, or helping the Director make sense of a complex organisational question.

You won’t need to be an expert in everything. What matters is that you have strong operational judgement, can bring clarity to complexity, know when to involve specialist expertise, and are comfortable taking responsibility for getting things done.

We are particularly interested in people with significant experience in governance, operations or organisational management who can work confidently with senior leaders, trustees, advisers and external partners. Experience in a charity or purpose-led organisation, or of organisational change or separation, would be an advantage.

For full details of the role, responsibilities and person specification, please read the accompanying Job Description.

The role is home-based for three days per week, with occasional travel and approximately six evening Board meetings each year.

JFF is an inclusive organisation and we welcome all applications. We want our workforce to be truly representative of the communities we serve. Diversity is an asset to our organisation and helps us create an inclusive, welcoming environment for all.