Chief Operating Officer
Slow Ways
- Closing: 6:00pm, 30th Sep 2021 BST
Job Description
We are looking for a Chief Operating Officer to run Slow Ways’ day-to-day operations. From walking epic journeys to surveying their local routes, people are at the heart of Slow Ways. We want to grow Slow Ways so that we can support their efforts and enable the initiative to flourish. As our Chief Operating Officer you will look after our finances, human resources, policies, legal work and capacity to deliver. You will also have a key role in helping to develop the future of Slow Ways.
You will be responsible for:
Providing Slow Ways and our team with a supportive foundation
Making great things possible and helping us to achieve our aims
Overseeing daily operations and day-to-day administration
Measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of operational processes and taking steps to improve them
Developing and implementing growth strategies
Looking after our policies
Managing our contracts and legal work
Keeping us updated with current legislation and legal requirements
Acting as a liaison with current and future partners
Developing, controlling and managing financial budgets, systems and reports
Overseeing the quality assurance of Slow Ways routes
Fundraising
Coordinating with the team to recruit skilled talent and keep employees
Providing a system for employee salaries and benefits, and makes sure employees feel valued
Motivating staff to surpass their goals
Helping set and report on the organisation’s KPIs and ensuring those goals are exceeded.
Desirable skills
Caring for a team, mission and organisation
Managing an organisation’s financial responsibilities
Managing human resources, including salaries, recruitment and benefits
Managing contracts and legal advice
Growing a diverse and inclusive community
Writing staff and organisation policies
Significant involvement with a start-up
Use of accountancy software
Financial reporting to the National Lottery, Foundations or Trusts
Visit our website for more details about Slow Ways and information about our generous benefits package.
Removing bias from the hiring process
Applications closed Thu 30th Sep 2021
Removing bias from the hiring process
- Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
- You won't need a CV to apply to this job
Applications closed Thu 30th Sep 2021