Company: JR UK
Client / Employer: Honeycomb Jobs Limited
Location: Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom
Job Title
Interim Operations Manager
Responsibilities
* Lead and motivate the Project Delivery Team, ensuring regular support, supervision, and performance management.
* Ensure compliance with organisational policies and procedures, including safeguarding, legal, financial, risk management, health & safety, and employment standards.
* Support business development initiatives, including identifying funding opportunities and contributing to bid and contract development aligned to strategic objectives.
* Monitor and manage programme budgets, ensuring grant‑funded claims are submitted accurately and within agreed timescales.
* Oversee the delivery of a portfolio of community projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed outcomes.
* Identify risks to project delivery and support Project Delivery Managers in implementing effective mitigation strategies.
Essential Qualifications
* Proven experience in an operations or programme management role, ideally within the community, environmental, or third sector.
* Strong leadership and staff management experience, with the ability to motivate and develop teams.
* Demonstrable experience managing budgets and overseeing financial compliance.
* Experience ensuring organisational compliance across governance, risk, and health & safety frameworks.
* Excellent organisational and communication skills.
* Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
Desirable Qualifications
* Experience in business development, including funding applications and bid writing.
* Knowledge of grant‑funded programmes and reporting requirements.
* Familiarity with community development or environmental project delivery.
* Relevant professional qualification.
Benefits
* Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
* Supportive and collaborative working environment.
* Potential Temp to Perm.
Equal Opportunity
Honeycomb is committed to providing equality of opportunity to all.
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