Business and Performance Manager F&C (Internal only)

Help us to stay safe and compliant to deliver our lifesaving mission, to save lives at sea.

Overseeing and leading on the performance management, safety, compliance and assurance of the Fundraising and Communications directorate, you will ensure a real focus on ensuring our frameworks and systems are keeping all our people safe and compliant.

About the job

It is critical that every person feels safe whilst undertaking their roles as part of the RNLI.  This new role will facilitate for that to happen across a diverse range of fundraising and communication roles and  activities as well as ensuring that there is wider compliance across the directorate.

The directorate is made up of around 15,000 community fundraisers, events management, face-to face public fundraisers, retail operations teams , creative services, hotel and hospitality operations at our RNLI College, marketing, media and communications teams.  Without doubt this is a broad and diverse set of regulatory requirements, risks to manage and performance to track.

Using the established RNLI frameworks for performance, safety, compliance, risk and policy management, you will be a visible and proactive leader, helping to ensure and support all our people to deliver on their accountabilities and responsibilities.  Using your outstanding experience in this field and strong communication skills, you will engage widely with people.

The world of safety, compliance and assurance never stands still though, and at times you may need to get ‘your hands dirty’ with practical, ‘hands-on’ matters, particularly with new, emerging needs in an ever changing environment. 

About you

To be equal to the challenge of this extremely wide-ranging position, you will require:

• Business Management qualifications to degree level (or equivalent experience).
• IOSH qualified (or equivalent qualifications / experience) and/or be willing to be trained in this qualification.
• Significant experience in managing and leading on the cultural and technical implementation of business operations and performance frameworks, specifically in safety, compliance and risk management.
• Proven experience of implementing and managing safety, compliance and risk management frameworks, with a strong working, up to date, knowledge.
• Developing plans and strategies to support and facilitate the delivery of organisational-wide frameworks for effective business operations.
• Demonstration of experience of change management and culture development, from senior leaders to front line teams.
• Demonstration of strong influencing,  listening, negotiation and adaptability skills in a diverse, multi-disciplinary, dispersed team.
• Innate ability to manage both internal and external stakeholders at the most senior levels, coupled with a passion for excellence.
• Able to drive positive and profound change, through strong, credible leadership skills.
• A willingness to travel extensively across the UK and Republic of Ireland throughout the year.

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.