Director of Resources
- Reports to: Chief Executive
- Direct Reports: Head of Finance & Operations, Head of Volunteering, Head of Information Systems
- Indirect Reports: Financial Controller, HR Manager, Operations & Estate Manager
- Location: Shaw House, Oxford / Flexible working
- Hours: 35 Hours per Week
Key Purpose of the role:
The Director of Resources is one of two Directors positions within the wider Senior Leadership Team. As a member of the C-Suite at the charity, the role holds key responsibilities to support the development and implementation of RABI’s strategy and leadership of the charity. Working closely with the Chief Executive and taking responsibility for supporting the Trustee Finance, Audit and Risk Committee, the Director of Resources provides forward-looking strategic leadership to support organisational financial and operational effectiveness.
As a senior member of RABI’s leadership team, in addition to directing the Finance, Volunteering and Operations teams, the postholder is jointly responsible with the Chief Executive and Director of Services for the leadership of the continuing organisational evolution of the charity.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership: Play a central role in driving strategic development across finance, operations, IT, HR, and volunteering, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and values.
- Governance & Assurance: Ensure that the charity has a strong framework of operational governance, including compliance with data protection, health and safety and safeguarding regulations and requirements.
- Financial Leadership: Provide financial leadership and oversight to support and influence decision making by the Senior Leadership Team and Council of Trustees.
- Team Development: Support, mentor and develop senior heads of function – including Finance, IS, Volunteering and HR – encouraging empowerment, cross-functional collaboration, and a culture of continuous improvement.
- Operational Excellence: Oversee the ongoing transformation of IT and service delivery systems (e.g. Dynamics CRM). Lead resource planning, budgeting, and long-term financial sustainability initiatives.
- Volunteering Strategy: Help redefine RABI’s volunteering model – moving to a strategically coordinated, community driven function. Support innovation in how volunteers contribute to delivery, advocacy, fundraising and other strategic priorities across RABI.
- Cultural Stewardship: Champion the development of organisational culture, values, and ways of working. Help shape and embed behaviours that reflect RABI’s purpose and ambition.
- Ambassadorial: Act as a representative for the charity to a variety of external and internal audiences and complete other duties as may be reasonably required of a senior member of the Senior Leadership Team.
