Please note this is a fixed term position until 15th January 2028
Working hours: Minimum of 35 hours per week
Interview Date: 25th and 26th August 2026
Manage change. Shape transition. Deliver a safe and successful contract exit.
This is not a business-as-usual operations role. We are looking for a confident, flexible, resilient and collaborative Operations Manager to manage key elements of contract compliance through a significant period of change within the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract (MSVCC). You will bring structure, pace and clarity to complex operational arrangements, ensuring people, partners and services are supported through change whilst maintaining safe, compliant and high-quality support for vulnerable people.
Working as part of the MSVCC Management Team, you will provide senior operational leadership across change planning, transition and exit arrangements, risk oversight, stakeholder engagement and service continuity. You will be trusted to translate strategic priorities into practical delivery plans, keep people focused during uncertainty, and make sure the critical processes are well governed, well communicated and completed on time.
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Lead operational teams and key workstreams through change and transition.
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Manage risk, issues, and related communications.
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Coordinate stakeholders, subcontractors and internal teams to support effective planning and execution of change.
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Use evidence, data and sound judgement to strengthen operational controls, accountability and decision-making.
If you are at your best when bringing order to complexity, supporting people through uncertainty and leading operational change with confidence, compassion and accountability, this is an opportunity to make a real and tangible difference.
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, a criminal record check (DBS: Basic DBS Disclosure) and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements. As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found here.
The Salvation Army actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.
