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Islamic Association of North London (IANL) Post Title: IANL Operations Manager Location: Finchley, London Salary Competitive salary, negotiable depending on experience and qualifications Hours Full-time: 40 hours per week (Flexibility required) Start Date 01 February 2025 Reporting to Board of Trustees Are you an experienced leader with a passion for operational excellence and community development? The Islamic Association of North London (IANL) is seeking a motivated and dynamic Operations Manager to lead the efficient management and growth of our vibrant organisation. About Us IANL is a registered charity established in 1977, serving the Muslim community in Barnet and beyond. Our mission is to advance education, provide religious services, and offer support to those in need, all within the framework of Islamic values. With exciting expansion plans, we’re poised to extend our impact and better serve our diverse congregation. The Role As Operations Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering IANL's mission. The successful candidate will have the following key priorities: • Drive forward IANL’s mission, vision, and values. • Strengthen IANL’s reputation. • Provide management and organisational support to ensure efficient operations. • Ensure IANL is well-run and remains compliant with Islamic values, internal governance and charity commission regulations. You will be responsible for delivery or delegation of the following areas: • General Management: Policy maintenance and oversight, compliance, business planning, financial management, and organisational design. • Staff Management: Recruitment, performance management, training, and team development. • Facilities Management: Ensure timely maintenance, security, and health & safety compliance for all premises. • Service Delivery: Oversee a range of services, including educational programs, Ramadan/Eid management, counselling, matrimonial services, and community outreach. • Stakeholder Engagement: Foster strong relationships with local authorities, MPs, community organisations, congregants and external charities. • Reporting: Establishing KPIs and reporting against them to the Board of Trustees The Person We are looking for a dedicated and proactive individual who demonstrates the following: 1. Proven experience in management or organisational leadership roles. 2. Experience of working in the third sector, ideally with charitable organisations. 3. Experience of line management of staff and leadership of teams or departments. 4. Positive ‘can do’ attitude to getting things done. 5. Ability to think proactively, prioritize work, and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders. 6. Flexibility to occasionally attend out-of-core-hours meetings with volunteer-based teams on evenings and weekends to meet organisational needs. 7. Understanding of key issues surrounding Muslim communities across the UK from a variety of traditions and ethnic backgrounds. Why Join Us? • Be part of a growing organisation making a real difference in the community. • Work in a supportive and collaborative environment rooted in Islamic values. • Take on a challenging role with opportunities for professional growth. Please note that we will only be contacting shortlisted candidates. This job description reflects the core activities of the post. As the services and the postholder develop, there will inevitably be some changes to the duties, and possibly the emphasis of the post itself. We expect that the postholder will recognise this and will adopt a flexible approach. This could include undertaking relevant training where necessary. The management will consult the postholder if significant changes to the job description become necessary. The successful candidate will have to go through an Enhanced DBS check prior to being offered the final offer of employment. Start your journey with IANL and help us shape a brighter future for our community!
We are looking for an experienced Management Adviser to join our team and help us and our clients identify and solve operational and managerial issues to create value and optimise existing processes. Who are we? We are a boutique Business Consultancy with a focus on finding niches for innovation, conducting market research, business plan writing & operations consulting (such as HR/hiring). Our vision is to provide results-oriented help in a form of end-to-end solutions. We work with clients from the idea stage to the growth stage. Our business culture is "explore - launch - automate", bringing disruptive innovation to the inefficient processes in various industries. Key examples are: DWP-run Grant Funding (2021) - working as a government-endorsed grant Gateway, assisting businesses of various sizes to take part in a subsidised employment scheme. Career learning portal (2019-2022), with the most popular build being “UK Career”, which covers all the key areas and allows users to understand their career goals and what they need to know and do to achieve success. About you Does changing the way things work for the better excite you? Are you driven by partnering with stakeholders to deliver their work more efficiently and effectively? Are you the one who makes things organised, conscious about using new software and systems to be more efficient, and minimising routine & human error? Are you curious and always eager to learn about new processes, new techniques? Are you focused on making change happen? If the answer is “Yes”, then please apply! Your job Joining a boutique consultancy, you will be working with our team to improve how we deliver services to our clients, ensuring more efficient use of resources, technology, materials and processes. You will primarily focus on enabling data-driven operational decisions within our organisation and for our clients. Main job duties / responsibilities include: gathering and analysing operational data; conducting interviews with senior employees and management to gain insights into problem areas; determining most effective solutions for current issues and presenting potential solutions to clients; overseeing the implementation of solutions based on available resources; keeping in touch with clients and updating them on implementation of solutions and any issues. ** We expect the following:** - educated to a degree level - strong command of English - be able to relocate to London Visa sponsorship: available for this position Job Type: Full-time Pay: Up to £50,000.00 per year Work Location: In person (Kings Cross / Angel Station)
Sous Chef Job description PURPOSE OF THE POST: •To motivate and lead a team to serve fresh interesting and nutritious school meals. •To manage the team day to day following school procedures and policies •To make meals within budget and which meet Government and the Schools standards at all times. •To assist in developing a food and cookery curriculum for the school, working on highly aspirational food related projects for the school. •To maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen area. •To undertake day to day supervision of the kitchen team, supported by the Executive Chef Main duties and responsibilities: •Prepare fresh fish, fresh meat, bake fresh breads and pastries. •Prepare meals in accordance with an agreed seasonal 2-week menu cycle and change. •Prepare menu in accordance with the school food standards allowing for allergen issues. •Ensure full adherence to recipes, food presentation standards and portion control. •Ensure team actively engage with pupils on service- encouraging them to try new foods, praising them and fostering a positive food culture •Have a working knowledge of multiple cooking methods and an understanding of correct cooking procedures such as blanching, and refreshing, searing, grilling and steaming •Undertake weekly menu planning ensuring that there is variety in the chosen meals and portion control. •Prepare meals to meet specific dietary and cultural requirements. •Ensure freezer and fridge temperatures logs are maintained on a daily basis. •Be responsible for monitoring of food hygiene and safety measures. •Check supplier delivery notes against orders and report discrepancies. •Undertake stock taking monthly maintaining food stock levels and checking of dates. •Order groceries monthly and other supplies according to the menu. •Maintain a weekly and monthly cleaning regime for all the kitchen equipment. •Take part in meetings and training organised and lead training where required, with support •Check and monitor stock in the kitchen and report excess food items. •Work as part of a team to deliver the best for pupils, which may include setting up the dining area, covering colleague’s duties etc to make sure service is smooth General requirements •Take part in the school’s performance management system. •Enhanced DBS Check. •Strong commitment to furthering equalities in both service delivery and employment practice. •You must promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young and vulnerable people that you are responsible for or come into contact with. •Ability to adhere to staff expectations and policies across the school •Ability to communicate effectively with pupils and staff, creating a culture of teamwork •Ability to use technology to communicate with staff/colleague