Job Description

The Role

Reporting to the CEO of the NI Hospice and acting as a key Strategic and Operational Partner the postholder will have responsibility for providing insight and support to the development and implementation of strategic plans to deliver the charity's vision, mission and objectives.


They will be responsible for the strategic and operational management of critical business support functions of some 60 people. The functions within the scope of the role are Governance, Performance reporting and management, People and Organisational Development including Volunteer Services, Information and Communications Technology, Transformation and Estates services.

The Organisation

The Northern Ireland Hospice is a local charity offering specialist respite, symptom management and end of life palliative care to infants, children, and adults across Northern Ireland.

Post:

Chief Operating Officer

Salary:

HLMT 2 salary range (77,543 - 102,467)

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

37.5 hrs per week, Monday - Friday

Location:

NI Hospice, Horizon House, 18 O'Neill Road, Newtownabbey


(will be required to work across other locations)

Reports to:

Chief Executive Officer

We anticipate that interviews for this post will be held week between 30 May and 6 June 2025.

What we offer:

Generous Annual Leave Entitlement of 33 days per year, along with 10 Statutory days each year (pro rata) Enhanced Pension Award winning Family Friendly Organisation Engaging on Employee Wellbeing Initiatives Free Health Cash Plan Comprehensive induction training programme Various discount and salary sacrifice schemes Free onsite car parking Subsidised canteen

For further information, please refer to the and Specification. If you have any queries, please contact a member of the People & Organisational Development Team on 02890 781836.

The closing date for applications is Friday, 9 May 2025 at 5 pm (we recommend that applications are submitted at least 15 minutes prior to the closing time to ensure technical difficulties are not encountered).

For guidance on how to apply using our online application platform GetGot, or troubleshooting any potential issues, please refer to the following link:

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Please note all correspondence will be sent to the email address provided on your application form. Please ensure to check your 'junk/spam' folder as due to personal email security settings, emails can sometimes appear here. Any email correspondence will come from an email address ending in @nihospice.org.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

NI Hospice reserves the right to use both essential and desirable criteria to facilitate the shortlisting process in the case of a large pool of applicants.