Area Operations Manager
| Posting date: | 03 February 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 February 2026 |
| Location: | Peripatetic - Republic of Ireland/Northern Ireland, SE1 6BN |
| Company: | Vacancy Filler |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | FEB20263014 |
Summary
Working hours: Minimum of 35 hours per week, with the ability to work and travel across both jurisdictions, we expect a minimum of 40% of working time in ROI and 20% in NI.Interview Date: To be confirmedDo you have inspiring and exceptional people leadership and relationship management skills? Can you inspire a team and create a transformational work culture to enable staff teams to thrive? We are recruiting an Area Operations Manager within Homelessness Services, working across NI and ROI. What you’ll do: Provide trauma informed leadership, creating a culture of staff retention, performance management, talent development and succession planning and empowering Service Managers to deliver a high-quality service. Take responsibility for contractual oversight of identified services.Coordinate, propose and monitor budgets for services within the area, ensuring compliance and adherence to all required financial processes. Researching cost savings and maximising income streams.Promote and represent the work of The Salvation Army’s Homelessness Services to internal stakeholders, service users, local authorities, strategic bodies and politicians.Emphasise the importance of spiritual ministry within each service.What you’ll bring: Excellent communication skills and passion to drive positive change and significant experience of successfully managing services for socially excluded people.Extensive experience of contract management, developing operational business plans and writing tender submissions for new business.Strong knowledge of current government legislation relating to accommodation and homelessness.We will consider applicants based in ROI or NI for this role. Please contact erene.williamson@salvationarmy.org.uk for details on the local T&CsIn order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and Access NIFor details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please click here and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship. Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.