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Director of Operations

Job description

The Anne Frank Trust UK is an education charity that empowers 10 to 15-year-olds to challenge all forms of prejudice, inspired by the life and work of Anne Frank.
Founded in 1991 by friends of Anne's father Otto, we are the UK education partner of the Anne Frank House Amsterdam.
In 2020, despite Covid restrictions, our education programmes reached nearly 14,000 young people in 163 schools across the country. Our starting point is always the life and work of Anne Frank, explored as a Jewish experience in the historical context of the Holocaust, and as insight and inspiration for understanding and challenging prejudice in all its forms today.
The Anne Fank Trust are looking for a Director of Operations to join the team on a permanent basis.

JOB TITLE: Director of Operations

SALARY: 55,000 per annum
Plus London weighting of 1,500

CONTRACT: Permanent.

HOURS: Full time (37.5 hours per week), not negotiable but job-share can be considered.

BASED: The Anne Frank Trust UK, Star House, 104-108 Grafton Road, London NW5 4BA
with occasional UK travel, plus optional home working up to 3 days a week.

The Director of Operations leads operational planning and performance management across the Anne Frank Trust, so that all available resources are harnessed strategically and efficiently to maximise the charity's growth and impact.

The postholder has overall responsibility for managing and continuously improving the Trust's administrative and other support functions, including finance, facilities, IT, HR, governance, and data.

The successful candidate will have a track record of generating and leading extensive operational plans that deliver organisation-wide improvements in efficiency, productivity, and impact. The candidate must have significant experience of managing administrative and other support functions, including finance, facilities, IT, HR and data. The role would require the candidate to have experience of developing and implementing performance management frameworks for staff.

Closing date for applications: 9 AM on Monday 31st January 2022

First Stage Interview: Wednesday 9th February 2022

Second Stage Interview: Monday 14th February 2022


If you would like to receive a Job description for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Shweta Prabhakar:

Shweta Prabhakar: Shweta.prabhakar@harrishill.co.uk | 020 7820 7320

We particularly welcome applications from people of colour and Jewish people, who are currently underrepresented in our management team. All applications are judged on merit against the criteria in the person specification.