*** Great Oppourtunity ***

My Client is a dynamic charitable organisation providing a range of services to children, young people and families across Surrey and Sussex. Their work covers a wide range of areas including support & advice, accommodation, family work, health & wellbeing and training & education.

The Head of Operations is a new post that will lead the Guildford based operation, further developing services and relationships by engaging with communities and agencies within the locality of Guildford and West Surrey. This post is crucial to the delivery of our strategic objectives, enabling young people to belong, contribute and thrive.

We are looking for someone with a strong track record of managing and developing services, who can take a creative approach to delivering a broad range of services, including student accommodation, supported accommodation, a commercial café and developing social enterprise opportunities. The successful applicant will also work closely with other members of the Leadership Team whose services deliver training and education, therapeutic services and support and advice, to provide a holistic offering for young people both in our accommodation and the wider community.

You will be the first point of contact for public bodies and local agencies on service delivery matters. You will be expected to contribute to securing funding through tenders, bids and maximising unrestricted funds through various fundraising and commercial activities. You will have significant experience of financial and performance management in your previous role and will ideally have experience of managing a multidisciplinary team.

The role will sit within the organisations Leadership Team and will be responsible for identifying & developing new areas of business opportunity which support the organisation's strategic plan as defined in our 2020 Vision: Youth Minded Community Approach.

If you have an understanding of the needs of young people and knowledge of housing provision and landlord functions and responsibilities and are looking for an exciting challenge in an empowering and ambitious organisation we would like to hear from you.

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