Business Operations and Lead

We are looking for a Business Operations and People Lead to help embed practical operating disciplines, strengthen organisational capability and support a values-led culture.

Working closely with the Managing Director, Board, leadership team and wider One COEL team, you will help improve day-to-day ways of working, support people and culture activity, coordinate light-touch HR processes, maintain governance and compliance disciplines, and make sure actions, information and reporting are clear, owned and followed through.

Please read the Information for Candidates document for further detail about the role, the person specification, what success lookslikeand.

If you are practical, organised, people-focused and confident helping teams adopt better ways of working without creating unnecessary bureaucracy, we would be pleased to hear from you.

• Experience helping organisations implement, embed or improve practical ways of working, processes,
  systems or operating rhythms.
• Strong organisational capability, including the ability to design simple structures, routines, tools and
  reporting that help people work more effectively.
• Experience supporting senior leaders, leadership teams, boards, committees or formal decision-making
  forums.
• Experience coordinating people processes, HR administration, onboarding, development activity or
  people-related reporting.
• Experience maintaining registers, action logs, dashboards, evidence packs, governance records or
  structured reporting.
• Strong written communication skills, including concise summaries, minutes, action logs and guidance
  documents.
• Confidence using Microsoft 365 tools, especially Teams, SharePoint, Planner, Word, Excel and
  Power Point

COEL is a well-established commercial design and build and fit-out and construction business based in Cambridge. We deliver inspiring spaces that challenge conventional thinking, elevate employee experience and transform workplaces into hubs of collaboration, innovation and productivity across the region.

The company combines strong delivery capability with professionalism, long-standing client relationships and high levels of repeat business. COEL is focused on being lean, agile and fit for the future, with systems, structures, governance and ways of working that support sustainable growth without unnecessary bureaucracy.