[ref. y20093524] Business Manager (Co-leader)
Home-Start Bradford District offers a unique service, recruiting and training volunteers who have parenting experience themselves to visit families with at least one child under five in their homes, offering informal, friendly and confidential support designed to increase the confidence and independence of families.
With a 25 year track record of delivering valued support to families and children in the area, Home-Start Bradford District is looking for a Business Manager (Co-leader) to bring a broad range of skills and experience which will develop and support the charity through its next phase of development.It's a varied and challenging role with considerable scope to make an impact on the organisation at an exciting time - working with a fantastic team making a huge difference to families across Bradford.
Working alongside our Operations Manager to co-lead the charity, you will together ensure that Home-Start Bradford District achieves its charitable objectives, working closely with the Board of Trustees to lead the team, implementing and continuing to develop the charity’s Strategic Plan, and ensuring that the necessary resources are in place to maintain the sustainability of the organisation.
The Business Manager will lead on the development and implementation of income generation, the financial management of the charity, the processes and administrative needs of the team, data and reporting, and the charity’s governance and legal obligations.They will need to make their mark quickly, identifying and generating new sources of income, with a particular focus on seeking commercial or unrestricted income.
Key responsibilities
This is a strategic role for which the key responsibilities are:
Business development and strategic planningIncome generation
Financial understanding, budgeting and reporting
Organising, understanding and communicating data
Effective networking, PR and marketing
Good governance
What we are looking for
As the successful candidate, you will have:
demonstrable experience of leadership in an organisation of comparable scale and complexityexperience of operating at Board level and capable of working with and alongside our board of trustees
excellent knowledge of organisational development, with a successful track record of securing significant income
proven experience of developing and implement wide-reaching strategies that successfully deliver objectives
collaborative leadership skills with the ability to work alongside a Co-leader, and to bring out the best in a team
a proven track record of taking financial responsibility, and setting and controlling large-scale budgets
experience of organising, understanding and communicating data.