Strategic Operations Director

1 day ago


Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom Suffolk Advertising (SCC) Full time

We are a leading social enterprise in Suffolk, dedicated to providing high-quality social care support for individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. At Leading Lives, we prioritize our values as the foundation of our success and guiding principles that shape our culture and operations.

Job Description

The ideal candidate will lead the ongoing evolution of processes, including technology platforms, systems, and services. This role will enable us to continue transformation across all parts of the business, leveraging digital ways of working to maximize investments in services through future automation and innovation.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement the corporate services strategy to ensure dynamic resource allocation in response to changing service needs and contracts
  • Drive new ways of working to achieve effective processes supporting sustainability
  • Oversight and development of financial activities within Leading Lives, line managing the finance team
  • Procurement activity management, overseeing commercial contracts for services and contractors
  • Steering the Information Governance team and ensuring compliance in data protection and management
  • Maintaining and developing the risk register, auditing mitigation activities across functions

This strategic role requires an individual with a proven track record of excellent leadership in the financial and/or technology sector. Key skills include highly effective communication, conflict management, influencing, presentation skills, and advice/guidance. The successful candidate will also have the ability to liaise with regulatory bodies and external stakeholders for compliance and quality assurance purposes.

Benefits
  • Award-winning bespoke training
  • Flexible working options, including a 9-day fortnight
  • Pension scheme contribution up to 8%
  • Cycle to work scheme, employee assistance program, sick pay, on-site parking, casual dress, and more


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