CHIEF Operating Officer JOB Description

Job Summary:
Welcome2Africa International is seeking a motivated individual with excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills to fill the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Reporting directly to the CEO and working collaboratively with all members of team, the COO will lead the organization towards its long-term vision. The COO will ensure that W2A’s operations, including Investment & Trade, Research & Policy, Programs & Events and Growth, are effectively operating. This entails both strategic planning and day-to-day operations of the business, including leading, managing, and holding the leadership team accountable for achieving agreed-upon commitments. This individual must be able to interact with staff at all levels in a fast-paced environment, while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient.

Job Description:

Facilitate cross-departmental collaboration and strengthen internal communications with staff throughout the organization. Filter ideas and translate them into functional plans for the company.

Effectively collaborate with the CEO, maintaining a high level of mutual respect, and realizing the strategic goals and objectives of W2A.

Cultivate clarity, trust, alignment, and accountability across the organization

Design & implement scalable solutions (systems, processes, and people) needed to support current operations, and expected growth and to minimize growing pains

Ensure that everyone is truly following, and adhering to, the company's core processes and operating system with consistency. Including mechanisms for continuous improvement

Ensure the departments have the support & resources needed to accomplish their best work, including advocating on their behalf and clearing bottlenecks as needed

Directly oversee the leadership team, and by extension, their departments. Hold the department heads accountable to exceptionally high standards of execution & performance

Seamless coordination with departmental leads in identifying business development opportunities and addressing market challenges, while effectively resolving any issues.

Closely monitor key performance metrics, ensuring service quality, speed, and resource efficiency consistently meet and exceed established targets.

Oversee monthly operating and financial reporting.

Assess, maintain and build company resources to satisfy stakeholder objectives.

Develop, enhance, and optimize operational road maps and benchmarks.

Develop strategic portfolio initiatives and effective business plans aligned with organizational objectives to generate more revenue, increase brand loyalty, and improve customer satisfaction.

Constantly monitor the market, identify trends, and support the CEO to inform action-planning.

Working with the CEO, Finance Analyst and the Board Committee to prepare a comprehensive annual budget and longer-term financial plans for Board review and approval.

Maintain fiscal responsibility, timely reporting, and ongoing transparency with the Board about the organization’s finances.

Lead and manage teams in focused initiatives providing support and guidance within organizational goals and values.


Job Requirements:

Minimum Bachelor of Arts or related degree, with an MBA or MPA.

Minimum 15 years of overall professional experience combined with an executive-level background, including a minimum of 10 years supervisory experience.

A financially savvy and politically astute leader with the ability to set clear priorities, delegate, and guide investment in people and systems.

Outstanding coalition building skills with an ability to communicate and work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

Outstanding presentation and communication skills.

High degree of professionalism in dealing with diverse groups of people.


What We Offer​

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We are conscious of how our work and decisions impact other humans and the environment.

Welcome2Africa has consideration for the wellbeing and happiness of team. We believe in

working in enabling environments that allows employees to live a meaningful, fulfilled life.​

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Therefore, we offer our staff

Competitive Salary

Performance Bonus

24 days annual leave

Opportunity to work with a talented and dynamic team

Company retreats

Career opportunities to grow


ABOUT US

Welcome2Africa International is a trade and investment facilitation company with a special focus on Nigeria’s Agricultural and Maritime Sector. We support investors, multinationals, and key

stakeholders within and outside Africa to advance their trade and investment goals, by providing an array of services and programs.

Our mission is to become a center of excellence for the facilitation and deployment of investments and trade on the African continent.​

Through our knowledge dissemination and convening activities along with bespoke client services, we look to catalyze and facilitate finance, investments and trade into and across Africa.

Job Type: Full-time



Ability to Relocate:

London, Greater London: Relocate with an employer provided relocation package (preferred)

Willingness to (preferred)

Job Description

PostChief Operating Officer

ContractPermanent

Hours36 hours per week

Salary£50,000 pro rata

BenefitsAccess to company pension scheme.
28 days paid holiday per year, including public holidays.
Hybrid working.

About BOM

Established in 2014, BOM is an arts organisation that exists to inspire and empower communities through transformational digital experiences. We explore how creative technology can be used as a tool for change, to make society better. Our interests and expertise are in neurodiversity and technology, how creativity can unleash the potential of under-served communities and how creative innovation can address environmental challenges.

BOM’s engagement programmes support under-served children, young people and adults to learn creative digital skills, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and young people excluded from mainstream education who face multiple barriers at the start of their career pathways.

In addition to our engagement work, BOM develops immersive and interactive audience experiences. We designed the technologies for the Queen’s Baton for the Commonwealth Games and have created numerous immersive experiences that have toured globally. We're also starting to develop commercially viable digital products and services as part of an evolving Immersive Studio model.

Having secured additional Arts Council funding for the next three years to build the business, our turnover is expected to reach £900K in 2023/24 (previously £500K). And we have more ambitious plans ahead, with a £15m capital project planned that will take us from a single trading entity to a parent company with subsidiaries.



About the Role

To support our transition and growth plans, we are looking for a dynamic and driven Chief Operating Officer to join BOM’s senior leadership team.

The COO will have executive level experience, and be responsible for financial performance, managing capital assets and ensuring legal compliance across the company. They will work closely with the CEO and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) to drive growth plans that will ensure BOM’s long-term sustainability.

The COO will play a crucial role in managing financial performance, setting and updating strategic forecasts, authoring and updating the timeline and working closely with the CEO, Head of Immersive, Finance Manager and external fundraising consultants to ensure successful execution of the fundraising strategy to meet targets. They will also work with the CTO to feed into commercial plans for immersive products and services BOM is developing, helping us develop commercially viable income streams for our immersive work to offset our charitable work.

The COO will work closely with the capital project management team to procure contracts, and closely monitor cash flow, spend and delivery against the budget and timeline, taking a proactive approach to identify and mitigate risks and keeping the CEO updated. The COO will meet and report regularly to our key funders, ensuring BOM complies with T&C’s of funding agreements.

The COO will take responsibility for BOM’s legal compliance, including statutory filings, HR, data protection, company policies, insurance, commercial contracts, state aid rules, working with BOM’s external HR agency and external financial and legal advisors as required.

The COO will also oversee building operations, ensuring our venue(s) run a slick operation with high levels of accessibility and customer experience. Currently, this just involves our building at 1 Dudley Street which is overseen by our Operations Manager. However this will expand to The Crown pub, Shaftesbury House and car park (land where the new Centre for Digital Inclusion will be built).

Once the capital project completes, the COO will shift into an operational leadership role across the property portfolio, working with the venue managers to set and track future targets, and drive efficiencies across the group company.



Overview of Responsibilities

● Financial strategy, including setting strategic targets and driving organizational growth
● Lead the capital project finance
● Operations strategy, oversee building/venue management across an emerging group company structure
● Translate strategy into actionable steps for growth, implementing organization-wide business planning, goal setting, performance management, and annual operations planning
● Ensure legal compliance with national, local and international business regulations. Take appropriate action when necessary
● Oversee company operations and employee productivity, building a highly inclusive culture that ensures team members can thrive and that organizational goals are met
● Ensure effective recruiting, onboarding, professional development, performance management, and retention



For more information on BOM, please visit our website: [website]



To apply, please download and review the Job Description and Person Specification send your CV and a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) saying how your skills and experience meet the requirements to:

Karen Newman, CEO: [website]

Closing date: 12pm, Friday 28 April 2023

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £50,000.00 per year

Schedule:

Monday to Friday



Ability to commute/relocate:

Birmingham, B5 4EG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)


Work Location: One deadline: 28/04/2023

Black Mountains College (BMC) is a visionary project for a new community of learning within the Brecon Beacons National Park comprising a liberal arts higher education offer, further education courses and a short course programme all geared towards climate action and adaptation.

The college welcomed its first cohort of vocational students in September 2021, launched a short course programme in 2022 and is planning on launching an undergraduate degree in 2023.

BMC is seeking to recruit a full time Chief Operating Officer with experience of further and higher education to oversee all operational aspects and ensure the smooth running of the two existing streams of activity and support the launch of our undergraduate degree.

Key Information:

Full time hours - 37.5 hour week

Salary £45,000-£50,000 p.a. depending on experience

Pension scheme

Joining a small, highly motivated and values led team

Flexible working arrangements available

Talgarth office location, although some travel within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Wales may be required

28 days holiday

One year contract renewable subject to funding

Description

Support and manage the next phase of the BMC project: translating the vision for the college (of an inclusive and transformative learning community) into workable but aligned practices and policies.

Overseeing all teaching, site, and office operations

Staff management duties including handling sickness, absences, holidays, disciplinaries, daily briefing, appraisals, reviews etc.

Assisting with staff recruitment including identification of staff requirements, interviewing candidates and final selection

Overseeing finances, helping to prepare accounts when required

Preparing budgets and monitoring spend and procurement procedures

Preparing organisational reports as needed

Provides advice, guidance and support to employees

Manage staff workloads in order to meet goals and deadlines

Develop plans to increase efficiency and reduce costs

Analyse current operational processes, policies, systems, and performance, recommending solutions for improvement and implementing new procedures

Completing RAMS, identifying risks and implementing preventative measures

Completing accident reports when required

Promote health and safety in all areas

Reviewing and approving equipment needs

Collaborate with the CEO, Board of Trustees, Academic Lead and other stakeholders in the development of the college’s emerging goals and long-term operational plans

Set strategic goals for operational efficiency and increased productivity

Ensuring high-quality operations of the College at all times

Skills & Requirements

Essential:

Experience within Education Management and Operations Management is essential

Superior knowledge of multifaceted operational functions and principles, including finance, project management, HR and employee management

Proven ability to plan and manage operational process for maximum efficiency and productivity

Ability to streamline and implement new structures and roles that create speed, efficiency, and support rapidly shifting organizational demands

Excellent I.T skills required

Desirable:

Health and Safety qualified (e.g. IOSHH/Nebosh)

Welsh speaker beneficial but not required

Deadline: July 7, 2022

Interviews: w/c July 11, 2022

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £45,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Schedule:

8 hour shift

Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

What is your current notice period (if any)?

Experience:

Education Management: 1 year (required)

Operational Management: 1 year deadline: 07/07/2022

A+T Operations Director – Job Description

Background A+T

A+T design and manufacture instruments for the high-end yacht market of Superyachts and race boats. Founded in 2015 we have rapidly developed a leading position and full range of instruments with equipment on over 400 of the world’s largest and fastest yachts. Our overriding goals are highest quality engineering, very good support and service.

Summary

We are looking for an experienced Operations Director to oversee our company’s operations and procedures.

This role is a key member of the senior management team, you will report directly to the board and be responsible for overseeing the day to day operations, establishing policies that promote company culture and vision.

Role

· Oversee daily operations of the company (Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR etc.)

· Design and implement business strategies, plans and procedures to support aggressive business growth targets

· Establish policies that promote company culture and vision

· Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication

· Evaluate performance

· Input to relationships with suppliers

Requirements

· Proven experience as Chief Operating Office or relevant role

· Understanding of business functions such as HR, Finance, marketing etc.

· Competency in strategic planning and business development

· Knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics

· Knowledge of IT/Business infrastructure and MS Office

· Organizational and leadership abilities

· Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving

Advantages

· Experience in manufacturing industry

· Knowledge of the yachting industry, larger yachts and nautical terms

· Specific technical knowledge on instruments or electronics is not required as this is widely available already in A+T, but of course would be a big advantage.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £40,000.00-£60,000.00 per year

Schedule:

8 hour to Friday

About QuestDB
We have built the fastest open source time series database from the ground up to offer breakthrough performance for real-time analytics using SQL. We bring experience and technical approaches from low-latency trading to leverage real-time data processing in various industries such as financial services, IoT, application monitoring, and machine learning. We are an ambitious and growing organization working within the fastest-developing database category, and we aim to become the market leader in this space.

We are a remote-first company based in London and backed by leading venture capital firms and Y Combinator.
The role
As a Chief Operating Officer, you will be a critical part of our growing company, ensuring operational excellence and driving growth and will work closely with our CEO with a focus on the operations of our business strategy. While the CEO is engaged in long-term business goals, the COO is tasked with implementing day-to-day operations that align with that goal and corporate strategies.
Responsibilities

Define and set-up the operation strategy, including long-term goals in close collaboration with senior leadership and teams

Shape the financing strategy and provide valuable input on key business model questions

Own the overall responsibility for company operations translating the company’s strategy and vision into comprehensive goals for performance and growth

Oversee daily operations and proactively mitigate business, governance and operational risks by interpreting data and metrics, as well as establishing policies that promote the company culture and vision.

Set-up KPIs to continuously monitor business performance and foster a customer-centric, data-driven culture, whilst identifying and targeting areas in which the business should improve

Build and lead a highly-performant, cross-functional operations team and cultivate an agile, one-team culture

Own the operational budget, managing a sustainable and profitable financial strategy while growing the business and assisting the CEO in fundraising ventures

Requirements

5+ years work experience in a similar role

You have a track record of scaling product and engineering with VC funding and continued growth

A deep awareness of the best technological approaches and methods and can adapt them to a strong growth strategy

Valuing people more than processes

An entrepreneurial mindset and a hands-on way of working

Excellent skills at delivering state of the business documents and presentations

Bonus if you have strong SQL skills and experience in data visualization

What we offer

Wonderful, highly qualified colleagues and a friendly and agile environment

Freedom of choice for your technical equipment (Mac or Linux or Windows)

Equity options for employees

Flexible working hours

A supportive, collaborative & inclusive culture

Exciting opportunities for career progression as we grow

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £90,000.00-£110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Flexible schedule
Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Education:

Bachelor's (preferred)

Experience:

Operations management: 5 years (preferred)

About us

Be Enriched is a South London charity which uses food to enrich community and build connections.

Our Work environment is

Fun

Challenging

Relaxed

Social

Last year over 3000 people benefited from Be Enriched services and our new flagship project, The London Food Bus.
We are looking for a Chief Operating officer to join the team and to enable us to reach even more.

You will manage the teams to deliver a flagship innovative solutions to food access, food poverty and health inequalities in Wandsworth and Lambeth.

You will oversees the financial side of the organisation undertaking financial reviews and strategizing plans to enable the organisation to reach our revenue benchmarks.
Candidates should be confident, computer literate and professional able to represent the organisation to stakeholders. You will have experience in project management, leading teams and logistics able to troubleshoot issues when they arise. You will lead the team to develop and work with localised networks of organisations delivering to support better food access.

The ideal candidate will be a superb project manager with outstanding attention to detail and a keen interest in food. With a proven track record of business administration, you will use strong decsion making and superb management skills to develop the projects. As an expert relationship manager, you will be able to create consensus, resolve disputes, bring people together, and build collaboration between the teams

Social enterprise, charity sector and fundraising experience is desirable however not essential.

How to apply: Please send a current CV and a supporting statement outlining your suitability in relation to the Job and your motivation for the position by an email.

Early applications are encouraged as we are reviewing and assessing on a rolling basis.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £38,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted or free food

Employee discount

Flexible schedule

Sick pay
Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Why do you want to work for Be enriched?

Experience:

Project/Team Management: 2 years (required)

Business administration: 2 years Licence (preferred)

PA to Chief Operating Officer

Salary: £24,077 to £26,272 per annum, depending on experience

The post-holder is expected to uphold and actively promote the ethos of St Leonards School. The PA to the Chief Operating Officer will oversee a range of administrative tasks including secretarial support to the COO, taking and recording of minutes for Council meetings, managing hospitality for meetings held or led by COO, organising the transport and accommodation of the COO when required etc. This is a demanding and varied role which requires project management, communication, or organisational skills as well as exceptional customer service and time management, proficiency in Google and Microsoft applications.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the post-holder will be required to deal with matters with discretion and the utmost confidentiality. They will be of smart appearance, cooperative, friendly, assertive and comfortable dealing with people in face-to-face situations and in telephone conversations. The post-holder will be part of a close-knit support team and will be an effective team player and organiser able to work under their own initiative to prioritise tasks and to advise staff, where appropriate, on matters where the COO has provided information and direction. It is expected that they will constantly review systems and procedures to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of their areas of remit.

For further information and an application form please go to St Leonards School website at [website]

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm. 37.5 hours per week with a one hour unpaid lunch break. Please note, this is a 52-week per year post.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted or free food

Employee discount

Sick pay
Schedule:

Day shift

Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Social distancing, hand sanitising stations throughout the school.

Application deadline: ID: PA to COO

We’re on the hunt for someone with amazing passion, enthusiasm and a flair for operational organisation and team management, who is committed to making a real difference, by supporting businesses of all sizes and sectors in this fast-paced environment

About us

Norfolk Chamber is a not-for-profit business membership organisation with a growing membership of over 900 members. We provide networking opportunities, share knowledge, offer business services, signpost to business opportunities and inspire innovative thinking to enable companies to do better business.

We are looking for a brilliant person to be an integral part of our senior team who will be able to support, direct and oversee the Norfolk Chambers of Commerce operational mission and values. You will execute the long-term strategy defined as ‘growth by relevance’ alongside the shorter-term objectives outlined by the key drivers, KPI’s. You will provide leadership, judgement and vision that fits within a highly customer centric, not-for-profit organisation.

It is an exciting time to join the Chambers, as we continue to modernise everything we do in order to stay relevant for another 125 years and more.

Our mission is to connect, support and give voice to every business in Norfolk.

About this role

This is a key role for the Norfolk Chambers that will help facilitate and capitalise on the investments already made over the past five years of our modernisation program. This role will have the authority to oversee all departments, be responsible for the Chambers operations and be accountable for ensuring we operate effectively and in-line with our growth strategy.

This role is very varied with no two days being the same, you should be able to embrace change and be a natural problem solver.

Success in this role will be measured by KPI’s that demonstrate customer satisfaction and customer life-time value.

Job Description:

Oversee all daily operations paying close attention to:

Implementing and evaluating the revenue and growth strategies.

Making operational adjustments as required to stay on target with our growth strategy and KPIs

Manage and motivate a highly customer centric team to meet and surpass their individual achievable goals

Support the Chamber team with the ongoing development of the new customer CRM application and building customer engagement with the new platforms dashboard as developed

Understand, engage and develop the Chambers policy voice in line with the needs of the wider business community to influence and lobby on their behalf

Seek further relevant capital tenders in line with our steps into knowledge transfer via digital platforms.

Measures effectiveness and efficiency of operational processes both internally and externally and finds ways to improve processes

Your Skills:

Excellent organisational and leadership abilities.

Integrity, showing strong moral and ethical principles and values in line with running and being a public figurehead for an established, not for profit and customer centric business group.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

An aptitude for decision-making and problem-solving.

Competence in strategic planning and business development.

Requirements for the Business:

To grow Norfolk Chamber of Commerce to appeal to all types and sizes of business in order to recruit and retain members

To develop, based on the traditional physical values of a 125 year old organisation, whilst rapidly modernising into new programs of digital support.

To support the establishment of us as the B2B network

Our offices are in Norwich City Centre, however this role is not wholly office-based - you will be using a combination of: hot-desking from the Norwich office; being out and about in different locations across the Norfolk business community and attending events; and some working from home.

Working hours are usually 8:30am - 5:00pm, but will vary depending on the needs of the business. Benefits include 26 days holiday per annum, free healthcare cash plan and a pension scheme.

We are aiming for first interviews on Monday 18 July, with second interviews on Monday 25 July

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: £50,000.00-£55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress

Company pension

Flexible schedule

Private medical insurance

Work from home
Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

Norwich: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application deadline: ID: NF/COO/0622

Lyme Bay Fisherman’s CIC

Job description:

The newly formed LBF-CIC is looking for its first Chief Operating Officer.

The role includes responsibility for the day-to-day running of the company and delivery of projects as prescribed by the membership via the board and budgetary responsibility for accounts to trial balance. Suitable applicants will be able to demonstrate previous experience of working at grass roots level with small scale fishermen in the UK and regulators to include IFCAs, MMO and DEFRA.

At a time of great transition in the UK management of fisheries resources you will be expected to attend and engage with fisheries management plans and other workstreams on behalf of the membership. While fisheries management experience is desired, candidates that have a working knowledge of UK fisheries management processes will be considered.

This is a home office-based role for which an allowance will be paid, and office equipment provided.

Essential skills:

· Experience working with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, Survey Monkey, SAGE Accounting and Payroll software.

· Own car and driving license – our members are split across 4 ports that have poor public transport. Mileage will be reimbursed.

Package:

· 17-month fixed term contract with the possibility of extension

· Salary range £40-£50K depending on experience.

· Working days and times will include evenings, weekends and bank holidays

· Travel to ports each week will be required, with additional travel around the UK as needed

· Employer Pension contribution.

· Employees are entitled to 25 working days paid holiday per year, in addition to the usual local Public and Bank holidays per year

If you have not received a response within 3-5 working days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.

Job Type: Fixed term contract

Salary: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Work from home
Schedule:

Day shift

Holidays

Night shift

Weekend Location: Hybrid remote in Lyme Regis