Interim Senior Operations Manager - Charity / Social Enterprise (London)
Location: London (Hybrid working, with key sites in Camden, Westminster & Romford) Contract: 6-Month Fixed-Term Contract (Interim role)
Salary: £55,000 pro rata (Open to full-time or part-time applicants)
Lead with Purpose. Navigate Change. Empower Communities.
Are you an experienced interim operations manager or transformation leader with a passion for purpose-led work? Are you ready to take on a senior leadership role that blends organisational restructure, team development, and values-driven operational delivery?
An exciting interim opportunity has arisen for a hands-on Senior Operations Manager to support a respected UK charity and social enterprise delivering impactful employment and learning programmes for people with learning disabilities and autism.
This is a pivotal time for the organisation as it shifts from central funding to a self-sustaining, commercially minded model. They need an empathetic yet commercially savvy interim leader to:
* Steer operational managers through a sensitive restructure
* Embed commercial discipline without compromising the mission
* Stabilise day-to-day service delivery
* Bridge the gap between CEO strategy and front-line execution
What You'll Bring:
* Proven senior operational leadership experience, ideally within a charity, nonprofit, social enterprise, adult social care, or education environment
* Demonstrated success in delivering restructure, turnaround, or cultural change projects
* Experience in coaching, mentoring, and holding operational managers accountable through change
* Strong commercial and financial awareness, including cost control and value-for-money delivery
* High levels of emotional intelligence, empathy, and interpersonal sensitivity
* A calm, credible leadership style that earns trust and drives performance
* Excellent attention to detail in planning, systems, and reporting while keeping people at the heart of the process
* Hands-on, low-ego approach; you're a leader who actively supports your team on the ground
* Understanding of or experience working with neurodiverse or vulnerable communities is a distinct advantage
* Adaptability and resilience to support a fast-evolving charity through complexity
This interim senior leadership role requires someone who can be visible and present during the early weeks-working face-to-face with teams to build trust, stabilise operations, and guide them through change.
If you're ready to deliver operational change, cultural alignment, and mission-led impact in a 6-month interim capacity, we'd love to hear from you.
To apply or express interest, please send your CV quoting reference #(phone number removed)
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