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About the Role
This role is within the Bank’s International Directorate (ID) and focuses on the operational delivery of the G20 Finance Track during the UK's Presidency in 2027. The Senior Operations Manager will provide strategic, tactical, and project leadership for operational planning and delivery, ensuring alignment with the Bank's objectives and close collaboration with HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic, tactical, and project leadership for operational planning and delivery for the UK G20 Presidency.
- Ensure the preferences of the Bank’s Governors and Executive Director-International are reflected in the overall Finance Track.
- Provide senior operational leadership to the Bank’s wider UK G20 Presidency Unit on hosting G20 meetings.
- Lead a cross-functional team with HMT to design, plan, budget, and deliver large-scale G20 Finance Track events.
- Manage end-to-end delivery of G20 Finance Track related events during the UK presidency.
- Oversee expenditure on behalf of the Bank and ensure value for money.
- Lead engagement with HM Treasury and Cabinet Office Event Delivery teams.
- Oversee the development of detailed events plans and documentation.
- Ensure the Bank’s UK G20 leadership team is well-briefed on event delivery.
- Oversee venue sourcing, supplier coordination, delegate management, and production schedules.
- Ensure all events meet protocol, security, and reputational standards.
- Work with technology specialists to develop, test, and deliver robust virtual conferencing arrangements.
- Ensure all meeting delegates' requirements are met and necessary information is shared.
- Coordinate the Delegation Liaison Officer (DLO) process with HMT for in-person Finance Track Events.
- Manage day-to-day team operations, define roles, develop staff, and set clear goals.
- Manage all staff-related matters including performance, absence, and sickness.
Requirements
- Significant proven experience in leading the delivery programmes of complex or high-profile events involving multiple parties and senior stakeholders.
- Experience managing enhanced requirements for secure video-conferencing and physical security.
- Evidence of leading delivery through others and maintaining oversight across competing priorities.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, including experience working across multiple organisations.
- Experience negotiating workable solutions to complex operational issues on behalf of very senior principals.
- Significant experience managing teams and resources responsible for end-to-end event logistics.
- Experience coordinating multiple tasks simultaneously with strong attention to detail and accurate recordkeeping.
- Experience managing large event budgets and public procurement.
- Ability to maintain financial records and ensure value for money.
- Strong programme management skills, including structured planning and coordination of multiple workstreams.
- Ability to provide strategic oversight across a complex delivery portfolio.
- Ability to produce clear, concise, and high-quality briefings and planning documentation.
- Ability to set out strategic options, risks, mitigations, and recommended courses of action.
- Ability to lead and motivate teams to deliver high-quality results.
- Ability to manage operations in fast-moving, high-profile environments.
- Sound judgement and discretion when handling sensitive or reputationally complex issues.
- Knowledge of when to escalate, when to negotiate, and how to secure timely decisions across senior stakeholders.
- Experience delivering events in a public-sector, diplomatic, financial, or international policy context (Desirable).
- Knowledge of government protocols, accreditation, and security processes (Desirable).
- Experience engaging with HM Treasury, the Cabinet Office, or similar bodies (Desirable).
- Familiarity with delivering virtual or hybrid events, working alongside technology or conferencing specialists (Desirable).
- Must pass National Security Vetting clearance (6-12 weeks post offer) and additional Bank security checks.
Skills
- Operational planning and delivery
- Project leadership
- Stakeholder management
- Team management
- Event logistics
- Budget management
- Public procurement
- Programme management
- Strategic oversight
- Briefing and documentation
- Risk management
- Negotiation
- Problem-solving
- Contingency planning
- Virtual conferencing
- Financial oversight
Location
- Leeds
- London
Work Type
- Fixed term contract
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- Leeds: £81,600 - £91,800 per annum
- London: £90,640 - £101,970 per annum
Benefits
- Non-contributory, career average pension (1/80th annual salary, option to adjust)
- Discretionary performance award
- 8% benefits allowance (can be taken as salary or flexible benefits)
- 26 days’ annual leave (option to buy up to 12 additional days)
- Private medical insurance
- Income protection
About the Company
- The Bank’s International Directorate (ID) understands the impact of global developments on UK economic and financial stability, draws lessons from elsewhere for the UK, maintains the safe openness of the UK economy and financial system, and equips the Bank with capabilities to assess climate change impact on its statutory objectives.
- ID engages in multilateral fora such as the G7, G20, BIS and FSB to ensure the Bank speaks with one voice and secures international policy outcomes reflecting domestic objectives.
- The G20 and G7 are key forums for global economic cooperation, addressing shared challenges through a Finance Track co-led by central banks and finance ministries.
- The Bank of England is a UKVI approved sponsor, but has limitations on employing individuals requiring sponsorship.
Equal Opportunity
- The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion, believing a diverse workforce is essential for effective monetary and financial stability.
- The Bank is working to build an inclusive culture that supports people from all backgrounds.
- Celebrates all forms of diversity, including age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status.
- Welcomes applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part-time working patterns.
- Partners with external organisations to support adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process.
- Aims for colleagues to spend 50% of their time in the office for roles where work can be carried out at home.
- Proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.