Operations Director

Birmingham Open Spaces Forum – Operations Director (Closing Date: Monday 26th January, 12pm)

Birmingham Open Spaces Forum are looking for someone to direct and control the ongoing operations of our small charity to achieve the strategic and business performance objectives required by our Trustees.

BOSF is an established registered charity (Charity Number 1170171). The organisation serves the public by providing services to Birmingham-based community organisations that seek to protect and enhance ‘open spaces’ within the Birmingham City boundary. There are about 600 designated open spaces in the city. Currently, we support about 150 BOSF member groups. Proactive engagement with volunteer forum members and other externally aligned organisations is critical to the success of BOSF.

BOSF has expanded since its inception, reaching our 20th anniversary year in 2025. With the retirement of our first Operations Director, we are seeking to appoint a replacement in 2026. We anticipate that the successful candidate will be available to fill the post from early March 2026.

Experience of working with green spaces is not a prerequisite for this role. Skills and experience from other parts of the charitable, voluntary and other sectors will be relevant and potentially important to the role.

Final date to receive applications: 12 Midday, Monday 26th January 2026. Applications should be sent to .
Assessment days, including interviews. W/C 2nd February 2026. Assessment will be via interview and group exercises.

Informal enquiries should be made to either the Chair of Trustees () or the current Operations Director ().

• Direction and strategy
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  Contribute to the development and implementation of the direction of BOSF, and its strategy.
• Operations
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  Determine and control the organisation’s activities to ensure they meet BOSF’s objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
• Financial control
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  Overall responsibility for the control of monetary inflows and expenditure to ensure the fiscal integrity of BOSF. With the support of the Administrator, provide informative, accurate and complete reports to the Trustees and required external agencies.
• Communications
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  Overall responsibility for the management of internal and external BOSF communications. Promote, create awareness of and gain participation in the activities of BOSF.
• Partnership relations
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  Identify and develop appropriate relationships with public, private and 3rd sector organisations to promote the delivery of benefits to the community. Advocate for the sector and the organisation and its member groups.
• Information
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  Prepare relevant data, analysis and interpretation to inform Trustees to assure effective BOSF governance and delivery.
• Fundraising
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  Identify, research and apply for funding, using external support where appropriate, for ongoing operations and specific relevant projects that will realise net positive funds into BOSF.
• Employee management
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  Overall responsibility for HR functions to ensure that employees and contractors of BOSF can achieve BOSF’s objectives. We currently directly employ 4 members of staff, in addition to one external contractor.
• Trustees
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  Participate in the recruitment and training of trustees. Support the governance functions of the trustees. Work with designated Trustees for specified projects to inform and contribute to the fulfilment of BOSF’s objectives.
• Compliance
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  Ensure compliance with the Charity Commission, our Constitution and policies, and any other relevant agencies as needed.
• Project Management
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  Pursue and manage small projects which raise our visibility and encourage further community engagement in growing and/or green spaces, whilst generating income to support our work.

• Qualifications
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  Educated to degree level or with equivalent experience.
• Practical Experience
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  Have project and organisational management experience; experience of working with local authorities and/or parks and green spaces; managing the finances of a 3rd sector organisation.
• Knowledge
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  Understanding of, and commitment to, community development; a good working knowledge of current regulations and…