Operations and Planning Officer

As an Operations and Planning Officer at British Heart Foundation (BHF) you'll play a vital role in supporting the strategic planning, operational monitoring and reporting of activities across our medical team.

You'll support the three key areas of our operations team: portfolio and planning, operations, and culture and engagement, and will be given exposure to a breadth of activities, including our portfolio management, where embedding a culture of project management and clear planning and prioritisation processes are key.

You'll work closely with our Operations Manager to support on the operationalisation of key business processes and initiatives, whilst also providing support to meetings and forums for communication and engagement including directorate initiatives such as our culture forum.

There will be opportunities for growth across all three areas but particularly in relation to project management and continuous improvement.

This is your chance to make a real impact, work cross-functionally in a large organisation, and directly contribute to our mission of fighting heart and circulatory diseases.

Working arrangements

Please note this is a fixed term contract for 14 months.

This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office.

At BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.

Are you a keen problem solver, planner, who takes a proactive approach and likes to develop workable solutions?

Do you enjoy coordinating projects and programmes?, With knowledge of administrative procedures, project coordination, reporting and information analysis, you'll have previous experience of setting up and co-ordinating meetings, as well as writing reports and creating PowerPoint presentations.

Highly organised, with solid project and time management skills, you'll have excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to build strong relationships with stakeholders from across the medical team, and wider organisation, and be able to negotiate and influence across varying levels within an organisation.

With excellent collaboration skills, able to work effectively with a diverse group of colleagues across the organisation, you'll be a keen problem solver who takes initiative, is solution focused and takes a proactive approach with the ability to develop practical and workable solutions.

We value and respect every individual's unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed., It's quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you'll need is an up to date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role's criteria.

As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.