SHIFT Operations Lead
SHIFT Bristol is looking for an organised, kind, steady, and capable Operations Lead to help hold the operational infrastructure of our educational programmes and wider organisation.
SHIFT Bristol delivers practitioner-led education in sustainability, regenerative land use, permaculture, ecological design, community resilience, and practical land skills. Our work includes the year-long Practical Sustainability Course and shorter Permaculture Design Certificate courses.
We are looking for someone who can support the systems that allow this work to happen well.
The Operations Lead will hold key responsibilities across operations, finance administration, safeguarding systems, HR and tutor coordination, course administration, governance support, and organisational continuity.
This is a connective role. You will work alongside classroom facilitators, lead tutors, pastoral support, safeguarding roles, recruitment roles, directors, and external partners. You will help make sure information flows, systems work, responsibilities are visible, records are maintained, and the organisation is able to function with more clarity and less reactivity.
This role does not primarily involve teaching, facilitation, or direct pastoral support. Instead, it holds the operational framework that allows those roles to function coherently and sustainably.
We are looking for someone with strong experience in operations, administration, finance, HR, safeguarding systems, or organisational coordination. Experience in community education, CICs, charities, collaborative governance, or regenerative organisations would be valuable.
You will need to be relationally skilled, and able to work with complexity. You will also need to be comfortable working in a small values-led organisation that is developing shared governance and working collaboratively.
Full details of the job can be found here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cWrh0QPMk0v20Of6irs-y1TOdmQr-tZgWL1Ir8_ad8g/edit?usp=sharing
Please apply by uploading your CV and cover letter or audio file
https://forms.gle/iadZqAybRE63dyFP9
Hours: 2 days per week
Location: Hybrid - Bristol / Remote
Pay: £11,700 pro rata (FTE £29,250)
Contract: Employee
Accountable to: Directors / Core Circle
Application deadline: July 2nd
We will let applicants know by 6th July if they are being invited for interview.
Interview dates: July 9th 10th
Start date: ideally 3rd Aug or asap
Pay: £11,700.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol (Bristol)
