Enable Works believes in providing every individual in Scotland with the opportunity to have a high-quality, well-paid career. They support over 7000 people annually across 29 Scottish Local Authorities to acquire skills for employment and move about 1000 people into work every year. Their client interactions occur in various settings, including schools, universities, and the community. Enable Works collaborate with thousands of employers each year, to foster inclusive cultures and enhance Scotland's workforce diversity. They are driven to challenge perceptions of disability and unlock potential.

As an Operations Manager at Enable Works, you will be a key leader driving their mission to provide exceptional employability services for disabled individuals across Scotland. In this role, you will oversee strategic development and performance management across a designated region (Highlands, Moray and Perth & Kinross), ensuring smooth and efficient operations.

Leading a team of Performance Managers, Team Leaders, and Employment Coordinators, you will set high standards for service quality and client satisfaction.

Your responsibilities will include ensuring quality and compliance, efficient contract management, and building strong relationships with funders and commissioners to both maintain and secure contracts. Additionally, you will identify and cultivate new business opportunities, contribute to policy influence, and manage regional finances to support our growth and impact. This role requires a strategic vision, strong leadership, and the ability to drive business growth while maintaining financial stability.

While this role is hybrid with some office and home working, a driving license and access to your own vehicle is essential as regular travel across your region is required.

Please include a detailed Personal Statement within the application to outline how your previous experience, skills and knowledge are a good match for this role. Please see the Job Pack for further information

Please note there is a pay award pending for Enable Works staff.

About You

We really need you to have these:

• An awareness of employability and skills structures and systems in Scotland
• Experience of leading a performance focused team.
• Ability to effectively coach and motivate developing leaders to deliver high performance within your team.
• Effective project management skills and ability to think strategically to achieve long-term goals.
• A natural, professional relationship builder with the ability to partner and negotiate with stakeholders.
• Experience of delivering on financial expectations and forecasting change.
• Strong attention to detail with professional presentation and personality.
• Self-management skills and the ability to meet duties effectively within agreed timescales.
• Confident communicator.
• Role model.
• IT Literacy.
• A full driving licence and access to a car.

Why?

Our vision is that every person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find a high-quality job that pays them well and your drive and commitment to this will help them get there.

As a senior leader you will drive our culture within your programme portfolio. To lead your team you will need a sound understanding of the current employability landscape and the future direction of travel. You will be a natural relationship builder able to work closely with people at all levels to deliver results for our clients.

About Us

At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. These include, but are not limited to:

• Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking
• Introduction to autism
• Epilepsy awareness
• Moving and Handling
• Adult support and protection
• Child support and protection
• First Aid
• Positive Behaviour Support
• We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:
• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loans*

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

*Terms and Conditions Apply

We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.

Enable Works supports over 7,000 people every year across 29 Scottish Local Authorities to learn skills for work.

We meet clients in a variety of settings including in schools and universities and out in the community.

We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.

Together we will challenge perceptions of disability and unleash potential.

Your role as a DEI Consultant is to support our employer partners introduce inclusive practise and understand how to recruit and support a diverse workforce.

What will you do?

Delivering a pioneering DEI programme, you will provide support to young disabled people in employment and help their employers to develop skills in supporting disabled colleagues, by delivering effective DEI interventions.

Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you.

At Enable Works we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this role, or other roles.

About You

We really need you to have these

• Dynamic and engaging training skills
• Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed
• Confident communicator
• Strong attention to detail
• Professional presentation and personality
• Ability to coach young people with disabilities in the workplace
• Ability to build relationships with external partners and promote EDI training and interventions.
• IT literacy
• Comfortable working towards targets
• A natural, professional relationship builder
• A full driving licence

Why?

At Enable Works, our goal is to create a more equitable society where everyone has fair and equal opportunities to gain and sustain employment.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team supports employers to build inclusive practise into every area of their business and feel more confident in hiring disabled employees and supporting them in the workplace. Your professional approach, clear communication and training skills will support employers through this process.

Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to develop relationships with employers and schedule learning and support with them that works for their business and we need you to manage your workload and you time well.

About Us

At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loans

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.