Head of Operations and People
Do you love supporting people and organisations to do their best work? We should talk…
As our new Head of Operations and People you’ll be developing and implementing policies and processes to support the staff team and help foster a smooth running, collaborative and anti-oppressive organisation.
You’ll be responsible for all aspects of the employee lifecycle, from inclusive recruitment, learning and development, retention and reward. You will lead on developing HR policies and will play a key role in supporting line managers to implement them. You will really care about how people experience Possible as a workplace and will be keen to improve it.
As the organisation lead for our anti-oppression work you will develop and deliver the anti-oppression strategy in collaboration with the wide team, embedding anti-oppression and inclusive practices into our internal and external work.
You will take an operational lead for the organisation, assuming a bird’s-eye view over all of our activities, our physical and virtual office and our systems. You will develop and improve our practice on health and safety, safeguarding and data protection.
You’ll work in a small operations team, managing our Office Administrator, and will have the opportunity to interact with all areas of Possible’s work as a key member of our Senior Management Team.
About Possible
Our values Daring, Joy and Community guide our actions and our organisational culture. Here at Possible, we have a vision for a zero carbon Britain that has been built by and belongs to everybody. Our mission is to inspire people in the UK to take the action the climate crisis demands. We create, build, and share ways people can take meaningful action on climate change together. We translate overwhelming climate urgency into socially just and workable proposals the public can get behind. And we do it all with a can-do attitude and stubborn optimism.
Commitment to anti-oppression
We have made a commitment to make Possible an anti-oppressive place to work. We’re doing the work to undo inequalities and oppressive systems reflected in wider society, and are an inclusive and welcoming group that wants our team mates and the communities we work with to be able to thrive.
We believe that our team and our projects should reflect the diversity of the communities they seek to serve. We particularly welcome applications from marginalised groups, especially people of colour and other ethnic minorities, people who identify as LGBTQIA, disabled people, those who are neurodivergent, people who have experienced mental health challenges and those who identify as working class or have done so in the past.
The basics:
Contract: Permanent. Unfortunately we do not have a sponsor licence, so we're currently unable to provide sponsorship for a work visa. We can’t currently accept applications for job shares.
Salary: £53,363 (B4 on our salary scale) full time equivalent (FTE). If you work 0.9FTE the salary is £48,027. We are unable to negotiate salary.
Location: Hybrid working - London and remote. You’ll be in the Camden office at least one day per week but you’re welcome more often.
Working hours: 0.9-1 FTE i.e. 4.5 or 5 days a week. Our core working days are Tuesday and Wednesdays where all staff are required to work.
Managed by: Co-Director of Strategic Development.
Manages: Office Administrator.
Works closely with: Co-Directors and SMT.
Ideal starting date: February-March 2025.
Application process: CV and answering five questions and then two interview rounds (more on this below).
Application deadline: 8.00am 6th January 2025.
Contact for questions: juliet.michaelson@wearepossible.org (please note, Juliet is unavailable over the Christmas period 20th December - 5th January).
Benefits:
35 hour full time work week.
Flexitime and TOIL.
33 days paid holidays including bank holidays (pro-rata) and additionally three days at Christmas when the office is shut.
Employer pension contribution.
Flexible working considered from day one.
Learning and development plans and budget for all staff.
Generous sick leave and pay, including paid time off for periods and menopause, gender affirming care, fertility treatment and disability leave.
Good parental leave and pay and family friendly policies and practices.
Up to one week (FTE) paid carer days.
Paid volunteer and study leave.
Cycle to work scheme.
Climate Perks - paid journey days for low carbon holiday travel.
Headspace account (mindfulness and meditation app).
Options to work remotely abroad.
Employee assistance programme that includes free counselling sessions and financial advice for you and your family.
A caring and supportive culture and lots of opportunities for team connection.
Paid duvet days, when staff need to look after their wellbeing.
Support and development boost fund.
Staff discounts on selected climate friendly opportunities.
Interested?
Read the full job application pack, and upload your CV and question responses here.
Deadline: 8.00am 6th January 2025.