Chief Operating Officer

at  David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

Guildford GU4 8JU, , United Kingdom -

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Immediate10 Apr, 2025GBP 50000 Annual12 Jan, 2025N/ATraining,Completion,Writing,Education FundingNoNo
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Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION

Role title: Chief Operating Officer
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £50k per annum
Location: Hybrid working between the DSWF Shalford Office (GU4 8JU) for a minimum of two days per week, and home with occasional travel
Annual Leave: Pro rata of 25 days per annum. Bank Holidays are also provided, and at DSWF’s discretion the office usually closes between Christmas and New Year (additional to annual leave)

1. HR AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

· Continual updating and implementation of HR policies, including maintenance of the HR Handbook
· Responsibility for all recruitment within the organisation, including job descriptions, advertising, interviewing and offering roles
· Employee contracts, onboarding and induction processes supported by the Office Manager
· Annual appraisals with all staff members, in conjunction with line managers, to review performance and establish KPIs by which to measure success
· Creation of a collaborative, ambitious and caring culture will be key to the success of both the role and organisation, ensuring employee wellbeing while generating the drive to succeed
· In partnership with the Office Manager, ensure training on key topics relating to HR, Health and Safety, Data Protection and Safeguarding are delivered to the team
· Responsibility to identify skill deficits and development requirements within the team, and arrange training and support accordingly

3. EDUCATION

· Line manager to the Education Manager
· Oversight for ongoing development of the UK Education Programme, including both strategy and delivery
· Support with budget creation and management, as well as bid writing for education funding
· Assist with the recruitment and management of freelance Environmental Educators
· Upon completion of training, the COO will be the Designated Safeguarding Officer for the organisation

Responsibilities:

THE ROLE

This exciting role will focus on maximising DSWF’s impact on wildlife conservation by providing leadership and strategic vision and delivering operational excellence across the organisation. The position is ideally suited to someone with a broad skillset and range of experiences, who enjoys the variety that comes with managing a small / medium sized organisation, and can act as an accountable alternative to the CEO & CFO for decision making and financial management.
Working with a high degree of autonomy, albeit closely with the CEO, CFO and Board of Trustees, the COO will have responsibilities for much of the day to day running of the organisation, including the Fundraising, Marketing, Education, Art and Administration teams. As a fundraising organisation, key to the success of the role will be supporting the senior management team and other departments in the growth of income from fundraising activities and to ensure that the organisation delivers success across all three of its key strategic pillars – conservation, education and art.
The COO will ensure the effective and efficient operational health of DSWF to achieve its strategic objectives. They will also drive operational strategy and hiring needs accordingly. The role will be responsible for translating strategy into actionable goals across the organisation, as well as managing performance against those goals to achieve success. This will be done by creating an ambitious but highly inclusive and fulfilling culture and managing productivity and prioritisation of workloads.
The role has plenty of opportunity to pursue ideas and explore untapped opportunities, and breaks down into five distinct areas of responsibility, under the subtitles below.
There may be the potential for some international travel to DSWF funded projects, though this cannot be guaranteed.


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)

Human Resources/HR

Marketing / Advertising / MR / PR

HR

Graduate

Proficient

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Guildford GU4 8JU, United Kingdom