Deputy Director (Operations and Business Development)

About the Role

The Deputy Director (Operations and Business Development) is a new senior leadership role that will work in close partnership with the Director and Board of Trustees to improve strategic effectiveness and sustainable growth.

Created to support the next stage in The Burton’s development, this role will translate strategic ambition into practical delivery, ensuring the organisation has the leadership, systems and operational capability needed to achieve its long-term goals.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic ambition into practical delivery, balancing competing priorities within a small or medium-sized organisation.
• Contribute to organisational planning, budgeting and performance management.
• Use financial information, budgets and management reporting to support decisions.
• Support income generation through commercial activity, partnerships, fundraising or business development.
• Lead, support and develop teams and create collaborative working cultures.
• Understand and support HR processes and policy development.
• Act as or be willing to act as a designated safeguarding lead (or complete level three safeguarding training) and undergo an enhanced DBS check.
• Improve systems, processes or ways of working to increase organisational effectiveness.
• Build trust and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.
• Work comfortably between strategic thinking and operational delivery in a small organisation where responsibilities are varied and interconnected.

Person Specification

• Significant experience in operations, business development and/or a senior leadership role.
• An ability to translate strategy into practical delivery, balancing competing priorities within a small or medium-sized organisation.
• Demonstrable experience contributing to organisational planning, budgeting and performance management.
• Confidence using financial information, budgets and management reporting to support decisions.
• Experience supporting income generation through commercial activity, partnerships, fundraising or business development.
• Experience leading, supporting and developing teams and creating collaborative working cultures.
• An understanding of HR process and experience in policy development.
• Experience as a designated safeguarding lead or a willingness to complete a level three safeguarding training and undergo an enhanced DBS check.
• A track record of improving systems, processes or ways of working to increase organisational effectiveness.
• Strong communication, relationship-building and influencing skills with a range of stakeholders.
• An understanding of governance, risk and compliance within a charity, public or mission-led environment.
• Experience working in museums, galleries, charities, visitor economy, public sector or mission-led organisations.
• An understanding of charity finance, restricted/designated funding, grant reporting and project accounting.
• Part-qualified or qualified finance qualification (for example AAT Level 4, CIMA, ACCA, ACA) or equivalent professional experience with an understanding of cloud-based accounting software (Xero desirable).

How to Apply

Further information: https://www.burtonartgallery.co.uk/blogs/news-1/were-hiring-deputy-director

Please download the full Recruitment Pack and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.

To apply for the position, please email secretary@theburton.org with the following documents:

• An up to date CV
• A cover letter no longer than two A4 pages telling us why you are interested in this role and what you can bring to it (if you would prefer, your cover letter can be delivered in video or audio format – no longer than 5 minutes)
• A completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

The Burton at Bideford is an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer who understands the benefits of diversity so that everyone – irrespective of individual identities, background, or any personal characteristics – receives fair and equal treatment in a safe, welcoming, and enjoyable environment.