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Operational Director - Fife Gingerbread
Created: 12/11/2026News/Events Category: Job Vacancies
Post: Operational Director
Organisation: Fife Gingerbread
Hours: 36 hours per week
Salary: £50,000
Location: Fife - hybrid and flexible working
Closing date: 25 November 2026
Ready to take the next step in your leadership career?
Fife Gingerbread is looking for an ambitious, values-driven leader to help shape the future of Fife Gingerbread. This newly-created senior leadership role offers the opportunity to work alongside their CEO and Board to drive growth, lead change and influence the systems. You'll play a key role in turning their Stargazing Strategy into action while developing your own leadership experience.
Why join Fife Gingerbread?
For almost 40 years, Fife Gingerbread has supported lone parents and families across Fife, working with over 800 families each year. They're a progressive, family-friendly employer accredited by Flexibility Works and recognised as a Real Living Wage, Real Living Hours and Lone Parent Positive Workplace employer. They offer flexible and hybrid working, an enhanced pension, Employee Assistance Programme and genuine opportunities to develop, grow and thrive in your career
About the role
As Operational Director, you'll provide leadership across key organisational functions including service delivery, governance, finance, workforce planning, performance management, partnerships and income generation. You'll ensure the organisation has the systems, resources and resilience needed to achieve its ambitions. You'll be someone who can think strategically while delivering operationally, build effective partnerships, inspire people and spot opportunities for growth and innovation.
Job Description - Operational Director (Fife)
About you
You will bring strong leadership experience, a track record of delivering results and the ability to build effective partnerships that create meaningful change. You'll be confident leading people, managing performance and contributing to strategic and financial decision-making. Most importantly, you'll share Fife Gingerbread's passion for improving outcomes for families, bring fresh thinking and initiative, and embody their values of courage, connection, genuineness and helping people flourish
Be part of their future
This is more than a leadership role. It's an opportunity to shape an organisation, influence change and make a lasting difference to families across Fife. If you're looking for a role that will inspire, challenge and develop you, they'd love to hear from you. Together, you can create better todays and brighter tomorrows for families across Fife.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact their CEO [email protected]
How to apply
Please send them a CV (maximum two pages) outlining your experience, along with a covering letter (maximum two pages) explaining why you're the right person to help lead Fife Gingerbread into its next chapter. Tell them what excites you about the role, what strengths you'll bring and how your experience makes you the best fit for this opportunity. Send this to [email protected]
Closing date: 11.59am on Wednesday 25 November 2026
Interviews: Monday 30 November 2026 with Laura Miller (CEO) and Stephen Heslop (Chair)
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