Head of Operations Three Day Week

Number Champions

We set up Number Champions in 2018 to transform the lives of children in state primary schools who struggle with numeracy or lack confidence in maths.  We now need a Head of Operations for our next stage of growth and development.

We are the only charity systematically working in-person with young children in our field.  Early support will put children on track to achieve their full life potential in a world where some fluency with maths is an essential building block. Success in this one area can increase their self-esteem and involvement in education as a whole.

Now in our fourth year, we are working across eight London boroughs in 25 partner schools, with about 80 In-school Volunteers supporting 250 children. We plan to increase these numbers by about 40% in school year 2022-23, with a similar percentage increase the following year. Our ambition is to be in a thousand schools across the country by 2031, while maintaining the highly positive impact we have achieved to date. Everyone at Number Champions is passionate about improving children’s educational and life chances.

The Head of Operations role

Our increasing scale creates new challenges for organisation and coordination, and we are therefore looking to recruit a Head of Operations. This is our first paid role and it will be crucial for the development and growth of the charity.  The role is for an equivalent of 3 days a week and will be managed by the Chair. It will be largely remote, although you will be expected to attend meetings in Central and North London. We intend the role to be permanent, but we are offering a 12-month contract pending confirmation of funding.

Impact on the organisation

You will have hands-on input into the development of the organisation in a period of rapid growth and change, including definition and recruitment of new voluntary and paid roles, and, ideally, direct management responsibilities.

Core responsibilities

• Coordinate our volunteer leaders

• Oversee recruitment, training, and onboarding of volunteers

• Assist with marketing to schools and control the process of getting contracts signed

• Gather, capture, and manage the charity’s information in our data management system

• Produce analysis and reporting

• Oversee the charity’s processes and controls and recommend improvements

• Facilitate communication with all our volunteers

• Contribute to the charity’s online presence

• Maintain policy and process documentation

• Undertake other activities as required from time to time to support the charity.

Required skills and experience

Skills and attitude

• Collaborative worker, with good organisational skills and a positive attitude

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build productive working relationships with people throughout the charity and beyond

• Time management skills and the ability to prioritise

• Attentiveness to accuracy

• Ability to generate ideas, advocate for them, and work with others to implement them

• Strong communication skills, able to influence with or without in-person contact

• Proficiency in MS Office, including data analysis and visualisation (Excel), document management (Word), and presentations (PowerPoint)

• Commitment to the mission of the charity to help young children with maths.

Experience

• Experience in administrative, management, or operational roles

• Charity or volunteer-management experience (desirable).   Benefits 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays, prorated for a 3-day-a-week role. Employer’s contribution to pension of 3%.

Additional Requirements

• Successful enhanced DBS check (organised and paid for by the Charity)

• Agreement to all policies and procedures of the Charity.

Diversity

Number Champions serves the diverse population of London children, and we welcome applicants from all ethnicities, orientations, and backgrounds, including those with disabilities