Operations Manager African Rainbow Family A World Without Prejudice in Manchester

The Operations Manager will play a crucial role in shaping and delivering the day to day operations of African Rainbow Family across all of our centres. The post holder will be responsible for staff management, including the Grants and Monitoring Officer, service delivery, financial oversight, funding, influencing decision-makers, engaging stakeholders, and overseeing impactful advocacy and campaigns to ensure LGBTIQ+ refugees and people seeking asylum’s human rights, dignity and wellbeing are prioritised in public policies and how we deliver our services.

The Operations Manager position is ideal for someone with previous experience of income generation and a proven success in securing funding from Trusts, Foundations and grant making bodies. Including Corporate Bodies.

This role requires a strategic thinker with strong project management skills and expertise, policy understanding, and excellent communication skills. African Rainbow Family’s approaches to our racial justice and human rights work are Lived Experience-Led by our service users (Siblings) and will involve working with Siblings, volunteers and staff members to amplify Siblings’ voices. The post holder will also work with politicians, policymakers, solicitors, clinicians and internal stakeholders, partner organisations, and the public to deliver services, advocate and campaign for change, ensuring that African Rainbow Family remains a leading voice in LGBTIQ+ refugee and asylum seeking policy, advocacy and campaigns.