Operations Director

Search Consultancy LTD; Kirkcaldy; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Search Consultancy are delighted to be working with one of our long-standing clients based in Kirkcaldy to recruit this key role into their Senior Leadership Team. Based in Kirkcaldy with hybrid & flexible working available. Full Time 36 hours per week Monday to Friday.

Contract role for a minimum of 6 months with strong potential to be extended and be made permanent. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, this pivotal role will provide strategic leadership across corporate services,

Qualifications

• Significant executive-level leadership experience within a large organisation.
• Proven success in delivering organisational strategy and budgets.
• Experience across multiple corporate functions (finance, HR, governance, IT, marketing).
• Strong communication & stakeholder management to influence at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Support CEO and Executive Team in delivering organisational strategy and objectives.
• Lead development and implementation of commercial strategy to maximise income and sustainability.
• Oversee finance, HR, governance, IT, customer engagement, marketing and business development.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Change management

Tools

Finance systems

Governance

Job description

Operations Director
Based in Kirkcaldy hybrid & flexible working available
Full Time 36 hours per week Monday to Friday
Contract role for a minimum of 6 months strong potential to be extended & be made permanent
Salary up to 70,000 + excellent benefits (depending on experience)

Search Consultancy are delighted to be working with one of our long-standing clients based in Kirkcaldy to recruit this key role into their Senior Leadership Team for a minimum of 6 months. This role is expected to go longer, and there's strong potential for it to become permanent for the right candidate.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, this pivotal role for the business will provide strategic leadership across corporate services, commercial development, governance, finance, HR, marketing, customer engagement, and business development. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving organisational sustainability, identifying new income opportunities, and helping shape the future direction of the organisation.

Duties involved in this role will include:

• Supporting the Chief Executive and Executive Team in delivering organisational strategy and business objectives
• Leading the development and implementation of the organisation's commercial strategy to maximise income generation and long-term sustainability
• Providing strategic oversight of finance, HR, governance, IT, customer engagement, marketing and business development functions
• Ensuring robust financial planning, budgeting, audit compliance and performance management across the organisation
• Supporting and advising the Board and various governance committees, ensuring all statutory and regulatory requirements are met
• Leading strategic business development initiatives, identifying new opportunities for growth and partnership working
• Driving organisational improvement, innovation and performance through effective leadership and change management
• Overseeing health and safety, risk management, data protection and corporate compliance activities
• Acting as an ambassador for the business with key stakeholders, partners and external organisations
• Leading and developing senior management teams, fostering a positive and high-performing organisational culture

In order to be considered for this role your skills and experience should include:

• Significant executive-level leadership experience within a large organisation - this experience is ESSENTIAL and candidates who have this experience from within either the Public Sector or the Leisure industry would be very much preferred
• Proven success in developing and delivering organisational strategy, business plans and budgets and identifying income generation opportunities
• Experience of effectively managing multiple corporate functions - preferably finance, HR, governance, IT, customer engagement, marketing and business development
• First class communication & stakeholder management experience as you will be required to influence at all levels across the business

Please note that only applicants who have the required skills and experience detailed above will be considered for this role.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age