Interim Chief Operating Officer

We have published a new 5-year strategy and are finalising a review of our governance to put a more transparent, accountable and data-led approach at the heart of our approach. The Board of ScreenSkills are now seeking an Interim Chief Operating Officer to work with the CEO to deliver the next phase of the transformation journey.

The Interim Chief Operating Officer will need to demonstrate strong leadership skills, and extensive experience of managing and delivering transformational change. They will have had prior responsibility for project management, finance, operations, and HR.

We are looking for an individual with an expert mix of business development, management and financial expertise, plus proficiency and understanding of the practices, policies, and procedures of the screen and creative industries. Experience within charity or not-for-profit sector would be desirable.

Please note, this is a 4 days per week fixed term role for 6-7 months.

Click here for the full Interim Chief Operating Officer job description.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

Essential:

• Proven strategic and transformational change experience
• Significant experience in executive leadership roles
• Highly developed communication skills, people management skills and emotional intelligence
• Understanding and appreciation of advanced business planning and regulatory issues as they affect charities and not for profit companies
• Solid grasp of and supervision of data analysis and performance metrics
• Advanced project management skills and use of project management software
• Experience of development of KPIs and reporting
• Ability to diagnose problems quickly and foresee potential issues
• Ability to galvanise teams across the organisation and across functions and lead projects to re-evaluate systems and procedures in the short and long term
• Operating model and organisational structure development, implementation and communication
• Experience and understanding of income modelling, and future income generation

Preferred:

• Fundraising and understanding of charity sector and governance
• Understanding of the skills, training and education landscape and an understanding of how a non-profit or charity organisation operates within the skills sector.
• TV production and business understanding and experience advantageous
• EdTech experience and business development an advantage
• Basic AI understanding and working knowledge of web tools to support workflow and improve efficiency
• Creation and implementation of reporting systems and templates
• Partnership evaluation and modelling

 ScreenSkills offers benefits including: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• EAP - Access to financial, physical and mental wellbeing support
• Season Ticket Loan
• Eye Care scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to Reward Gateway – popular retailer discounts
• Life Assurance

To apply: Please submit a CV and a cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for this position to jobs@screenskills.com. Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application & selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments approach. So, we encourage you to get in touch with us if you require anything jobs@screenskills.com.

In the last two years we have helped 48,447 people across: eLearning, training, events, bursaries and stepping up programmes such as Trainee Finder, that’s why having diverse talents and being an organisation where colleagues feel included is crucial to us. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering after a career break, women, people who are LGBTQ+, minority ethnic people, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, from a less advantaged socio-economic background as well as any other under-represented group.