Overview

The Director will lead, and shape Career Connects Justice Services, driving sustainable growth and ensuring the effective delivery of contracts across the portfolio. You will cultivate strategic partnerships that support the organisation's performance and financial objectives, embed a culture of quality and continuous improvement, and oversee contract performance through robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks. In addition, you will provide strong commercial and operational leadership, ensuring the efficient management of budgets, resources, and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape Career Connects Justice Services and drive sustainable growth; ensure the effective delivery of contracts across the portfolio.
• Cultivate strategic partnerships that support the organisation's performance and financial objectives.
• Embed a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
• Oversee contract performance through robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
• Provide strong commercial and operational leadership, ensuring the efficient management of budgets, resources, and teams.
• Work as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for a diverse and high-impact portfolio of business operations.

Qualifications

• Proven record of strategic and operational leadership, encompassing both service delivery and financial management.
• Experience ideally within the criminal justice or a related sector.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and collaboration skills, with a genuine commitment to empowering people to achieve their potential.

Location and Travel

Based in the Liverpool office, with travel in the North-West and nationally.

About Career Connect

Career Connect is a large national Charity, listed in the top 100 Best Companies to work for. They are committed to supporting young people and adults to realise their potential and their mission is to drive social mobility by enabling more people to access and succeed in education, training and employment.

Role Context

It\'s an exciting time to join Career Connect, as the organisation seeks to appoint a strategic and visionary Director of Operations - Justice Services. Sitting as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, this role carries responsibility for a diverse and high-impact portfolio of business operations.