Average Assistant Director salary in the UK

Job Title: Operations Director Location: Bridgend, South Wales Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 per annum Job Type: Full Time, Permanent Working Hours: Monday to Friday - 8am to 6pm (8.5 hour day / 42.5 hours in between these times) Who are we: Flotek Group is one of the fastest-growing Tech Companies in the UK, providing IT, Cybersecurity and Comms technology to small & medium businesses. With sales and support locations across the country, our ambitious growth is driven by our core values and fundamental principles. We deliver every product and service with expertise, passion, and heart. The role: As Operations Director you will be responsible for the overall leadership, performance and operational success of Flotek Group. You will be expected to come up with an operational strategy as we continue to scale the business, which will include setting clear objectives and KPIs across the teams. The role will also include implementing the wider Boards' strategy and to provide leadership to the senior management team ensuring that business objectives align with opportunities, financial goals, and operational efficiency. Additionally, the Operations Director will lead and coordinate all operational functions to ensure reliable, safe, and efficient delivery of managed services. This role oversees day-to-day operations across technical service, project management, the operations team which looks after fleet management, health & safety, facilities/building maintenance, and people and culture. Responsibilities: Operations: Overall responsibility for the operations and projects departments.Be the point of escalation should the need arise.Ensure effective collaboration across Service Desk, Engineering, Projects, and Sales.Workforce planning - working with the department heads to understand recruitment drivers and needs.Business process improvement and continuous seeking ways to improve quality and efficiencies - in particular supporting our evolution into an AI-enabled MSP121's and coaching - working with the operational and service heads to ensure their business objectives are being met. Providing coaching, guidance and assistance where necessary. Systems & Processes: Continuously look at operational efficiencies and look at ways to continuously improve workflows, processes and systems - making increased use of existing tools and evaluating new tools to enhance our service and internal processesFacilitate working parties to look at our model of "simplify, standardise, automate and amplify"Implement and continue operational standards such as ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO27001Responsible for change management of our internal CRM/PSA, and implementing/training impacted teams Integrations & Reporting: Drive, manage and coordinate integration tasks from acquired businesses - facilitating systems and process integration into the group post-acquisition and liaising with all stakeholders.Drive structured reporting functions across the group - Power BI reports - scoping new reports, working with department managers on best ways to display information, working with the developer to create the reports, testing reports to support our objective to have 'Beautiful Data' integrated across our business.Provide executive reports on operational departments. Corporate & Compliance Manage the team that looks after vehicle fleet, facilities, and H&S across multiple sites and review better ways of working.Own operational budgets such as vehicles and buildings.Maintain and oversee operational risk management, including privacy, GDPR and data protection, working closely with relevant functional leads.Ensure operational activities comply with regulatory, contractual and certification requirements, and support the wider governance framework.Act as the senior H&S accountable owner-maintain policies, risk assessments and ensure our H&S audits are completed each year. What we're looking for: Previous Operational leadership experiencePrevious work at Board level or equivalentPreferred experience in an IT Managed Service Provider or a technology led businessAbility to manage people effectively and get the best out of othersProven track record on process improvements and operational effectiveness Benefits: Competitive salary of £50-65k (experience depending).Inclusive EMI Share Equity Scheme - own a slice of the "Purple Pie"Day off for your birthday.Day off for other life's milestones - such as weddings, moving house, child's first day at school, or religious holidays.Give back day to support your chosen charity.Savings on gym memberships, shopping and other discounts available through Perkbox.Variety of social events & team building opportunities are available.Opportunities for professional growth and development.Collaborative and supportive work environment. Due to the nature of the role the company will not be able to offer sponsorship or relocation assistance so candidates must already reside in the UK. Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of Director of Operations, IT Operations Manager, IT Operations Management, IT Director, Operations Director, Senior Operations Director may also be considered for this role.

Assistant Director - Charity Location: London Salary: £61,000 per annum NonStop Consulting is supporting a well-regarded national charity with the search for a permanent Assistant Director based in London. The charity is focused on strengthening families and transforming lives by offering practical, emotional and financial support to people experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. It's a highly rewarding opportunity with real, visible impact. Responsibilities: They are seeking an Assistant Director with experience leading services for children, young people, adults and families. The role involves providing strategic direction, driving innovation and growth, and overseeing operational management, budgets, income generation, and service quality, compliance, and continuous improvement. You will be accountable for contractual performance, safeguarding, quality assurance, and risk management, ensuring services meet regulatory standards and deliver positive outcomes. Benefits: - national charity with an excellent reputation - opportunities for further career progression - very good annual leave - up to 6% matched-pension contributions - hybrid working - enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave - eye care vouchers- cycle to work scheme Requirements: Please apply if you are an experienced Assistant Director or Senior Manager and if you have worked with children, young people, adults and families. You will have significant experience in leadership, including operational management and strategic delivery. You will have strong knowledge of safeguarding, governance, social value, commissioning and regulatory frameworks and you will also also be a strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills. If you believe this opportunity is the right match for your skills and experience, please submit your CV (ideally in Word format) via this site.

Robert Half Technology are assisting a market leading PE-backed facilities organisation to recruit a Interim IT Director on an initial 8-12 month contract basis. Objectives (8-12-Month Outcomes) The Interim IT Director will be accountable for designing and executing a transformation roadmap, delivering tangible improvements across cost, service quality, resilience, and commercial value. Digital Transformation & Value Creation Design and execute a clear, prioritised digital transformation plan aligned to the PE value-creation strategy.Translate technology initiatives into commercial outcomes (cost reduction, productivity, service improvement, scalability).Establish clear governance, milestones, and success metrics within the business. Automation, AI & Process Efficiency Identify and deliver automation and AI opportunities that reduce manual effort, improve speed, and enhance customer and internal service experience.Simplify and streamline core business processes, removing friction and failure points. Outsourced IT Review & Supplier Reset Conduct a rapid but thorough review of the current outsourced IT model (including Aura).Address poor service levels, slow response times, and lack of value for money.Redesign the sourcing strategy: renegotiate, replace, or re-tender providers as required.Deliver cost transparency, improved SLAs, and materially better service quality.Resolve issues around overpriced, second-hand equipment and long lead times. IT Security & Risk Management Assess and remediate cyber and operational security risks.Ensure the business meets an appropriate level of security maturity for a PE-backed organisation preparing for exit.Put in place pragmatic, proportionate controls and incident response capability. Data & Analytics Capability Improve access to reliable management information and analytics.Enable data-driven decision-making across the executive team.Define a realistic roadmap for analytics maturity aligned to business need. IT Procurement & Commercial Control Establish disciplined IT procurement processes.Ensure technology spend is justified, benchmarked, and ROI-led.Introduce stronger commercial management of vendors and contracts. Build a Fit-for-Purpose IT Function Design and implement an appropriate target operating model for IT, balancing in-house capability and outsourced services.Clarify roles, accountability, and governance.Upskill or reshape the existing IT Manager role as part of a sustainable future-state function. Core Systems & Operating System Remediation Address critical system instability, including replacement of the unsupported operating system (in place since November 2015).Build a robust business case for change, clearly articulating risk, cost, ROI, and implementation roadmap.Reduce system failures and downtime, improving operational resilience. Exit Readiness Ensure all initiatives support the broader objective of maximising valuation and exit readiness for summer 2027.Improve technology due-diligence readiness, documentation, resilience, and scalability.Leave behind a clear technology roadmap that extends beyond the interim engagement. Profile Type Proven Interim IT Director / Technology Transformation Lead experience in PE-backed or highly commercial environments.Strong track record of fixing underperforming outsourced IT models.Commercially astute, able to build ROI-led business cases and challenge spend.Hands-on, delivery-focused, and credible at board and CEO level.Comfortable operating in ambiguity and moving at pace. Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: gb/en/privacy-notice.