About West Lancs CVS
West Lancs CVS is a registered charity and the local infrastructure organisation for the borough of West Lancashire. It acts as umbrella organisations providing capacity building support to local voluntary sector organisations and community groups. Our core services are to encourage and support volunteering, help to raise funds, provide networking, sector communications, sector representation and partnership brokerage especially with the public sector and commissioners. Increasingly we expect to develop and incubate new services and projects in West Lancashire.
This new role of Operations Manager is funded through our National Lottery Community Fund four-year project, designed to increase the sustainability and resilience of CVS, and its collaboration with local voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise organisations.
Job Purpose
The Operations Manager plays a key leadership role in ensuring the effective day-to-day running of the charity. Working closely with the Business Development Manager and Board of Trustees, the postholder will oversee operations, finance, governance, and organisational systems to ensure the charity delivers high-quality services in line with its mission and strategic objectives.
The role will strengthen organisational sustainability through robust financial management, effective systems and processes, strong team leadership, and support for income generation activities.
The Operations Manager in conjunction with the Business Development Manager together form the CVS’s senior management team. They will ensure the charity operates in compliance with all regulatory requirements while maximising impact for beneficiaries and communities.
Fixed Term initially to 31st May 2030
For more information on the role and a person specification, please see the attached documents.
