The Rockfield Centre Operations Manager

Reporting to: Board of Trustees

Hours: 25 hours per week, arranged according to business need

Pay: £20 per hour

The role of the Operations Manager is to oversee the day-to-day running of The Rockfield Centre, a community arts, culture, and wellbeing hub in central Oban. 

This includes: - Oversight of daily operational activities.

- Line management of the centre’s operations staff.

- Run a weekly staff meeting, with minutes forwarded to the Trustees.

- Provide a monthly report to the board of Trustees, detailing centre activities, staffing, and issues requiring attention.

- Work with the board of Trustees to agree a forward work plan and align day-to-day activities with longer-term strategic goals.

- Utilities management.

-IT service management.

- Health and safety management.

- Lease management.

- Tenant management.

- Develop project concepts.

- Complete funding applications.

- Project delivery.

- Report on project status to board and externals.

- Manage project budget and timing.

- Emergency back-up for operations staff.

- Occasional events management.

- Awareness of financial systems and SAGE an advantage.

The candidate will ideally hold a personal license and a PVG or be willing to obtain these. The role requires flexibility, regular multi-tasking, and a willingness to be primarily office-based whilst regularly called upon to complete hands-on tasks. The role also requires a can-do attitude coupled with the ability to say no as required.

To apply, please email trustees@therockfieldcentre.org.uk with a CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and motivation. Applicants who do not include an appropriate cover letter are unlikely to be successful. Closing date: 01/09/2025. Interviews held 08/09/2025.

Full application details can be found here.