Full Time | Permanent | £35,020 Per Annum
Who we are
Winner of the Best Place to Work at the Tech South West Awards 2025, City College Plymouth offers a culture the College is proud of. Our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity help create an environment that supports a passion for teaching and learning. These values guide our work as we enrich our community through knowledge, experience and skills so every student can achieve their best.
As one of the country’s largest providers of quality education and training, City College Plymouth is entering a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We take pride in offering a learning environment and organisational culture that contribute positively to the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enable all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.
The Role
City College Plymouth is seeking a highly capable, proactive, and forward-thinking Operations Manager to play a key role in supporting the Chief Financial Operations Officer. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, enjoys working across multiple operational areas, and is motivated by making a meaningful impact.
In this pivotal role, you will help ensure the smooth running of key finance, estates, people management, and organisational operations. You’ll act as the central coordination point between departments – strengthening communication, tracking progress, and supporting strategic decision-making.
The ideal candidate will bring:
- exceptional organisation skills with the ability to manage competing priorities to tight deadlines
- strong written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, concise, and high-quality reports and briefings
- a sharp analytical mindset, with confidence in interpreting data and translating insights into meaningful recommendations
- excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively across a range of stakeholders
- a high level of professionalism, integrity, and discretion when handling sensitive information
- a proactive and solution-focused approach, with the confidence to anticipate needs and take initiative.
We are looking for someone who:
- shows excellent judgement and actively manages priorities
- anticipates issues early, tracks risks, and keeps actions moving independently
- builds trust and influences effectively across the College
- remains calm, focused, and solutions-driven when under pressure.
What Will You Bring to the Role
- Adaptability: handling a variety of responsibilities and projects, switching efficiently between tasks. Analysing information and using it to inform strategic decisions and approaches.
- Problem Solving: critically evaluating information and making reasoned judgements. Thinking ahead and making logical decisions.
- Learning: learning from the environment and understanding the relationships between events and outcomes. Anticipating how situations might develop and predicting likely and expected behaviours.
- Determination: applying continuous effort to achieve a goal, in spite of obstacles. Remaining composed in the face of setbacks and embracing challenges by using alternative approaches and strategies to deliver success.
Benefits
City College Plymouth will offer you:
- Holiday 29 days plus bank holidays and College Closure over Christmas
- career development opportunitiesgenerous contributions towards your pension
- free tea, coffee and lunch in our dedicated staff lounge.
How we recruit
We aim to recruit based on potential, not experience. We are interested in seeing your behaviours in action and how they will help you become successful at City College Plymouth, giving everyone the opportunity to show their potential, regardless of background or experience.
After completing our online application form, you will be asked to complete an online assessment within a few days of this vacancy closing. This assessment asks you no questions at all. Instead, it observes your behaviour and natural strengths in action, with a series of engaging, intuitive tasks. You will receive a report outlining your behaviours once you have completed the assessment, regardless of whether you progress to the next stage or not, providing you with some feedback.
The College welcomes applications from service leavers and the Armed Forces community, and supports those service leavers who are Reservists in any of the Armed Forces.
The College reserves the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications have been received.
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