Operational Director (Fife)

Salary:  £50,000
Hours: 36 hours per week
Location:  Fife

Hybrid & Flexible Working

Ready to take the next step in your leadership career?

We're 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 our CEO and Board to drive growth, lead change and influence the systems. You'll play a key role in turning our Stargazing Strategy into action while developing your own leadership experience.

Why join us?

For almost 40 years, Fife Gingerbread has supported lone parents and families across Fife, working with over 800 families each year. We'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. We 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 our 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)

Stargazing Strategy

Upstream Mindset

We're looking for someone who

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 our passion for improving outcomes for families, bring fresh thinking and initiative, and embody our values of courage, connection, genuineness and helping people flourish

Be part of our 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, we'd love to hear from you. Together, we can create better todays and brighter tomorrows for families across Fife. 

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact our CEO laura.millar@fifegingerbread.org.uk

Interested? We'd love to hear from you.

Please send us 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 us 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 info@fifegingerbread.org.uk before 12 noon on Wednesday 25th November 2026, and interviews will take place on Monday 30th November 2026 with Laura Millar (CEO) and Stephen Heslop (Chair).