Find your place in the field of good food

Our goal is to connect good people with good food. We advertise sustainable food jobs and training opportunities to help jobseekers and employers find each other.

Roots to Work is a project of Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming.

Job description

As the Business Development and Operations Manager (Bristol), you will spearhead the growth and day-to-day operations of Migrateful in the region. This entrepreneurial, multi-faceted role is ideal for a self-starter who thrives on strategic thinking, project management, and leading diverse teams.

You will be instrumental in delivering our theory of change and ensuring the financial sustainability and impact of our Bristol branch. This is a unique opportunity to expand Migrateful’s impact in Bristol—and enjoy some delicious food along the way!

With initiatives like this more vital than ever—especially after last summer’s unrest—this is your chance to use your skills to support refugees and asylum seekers and promote peaceful community relations in Bristol.

Read more about our impact here.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria:

• Commitment to Migrateful’s mission.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage empathetically with diverse, often marginalised, groups.
• Proven leadership and management experience, including team oversight, recruitment, and staff development.
• Experience in business development and partnership building, including corporate engagement or income generation.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities and prioritise effectively.
• Experience in programme or project management, ideally in a social impact or community setting.
• Ability to foster strong relationships with the Bristol community and the HQ team in London.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, health & safety, and food hygiene compliance within a community or hospitality setting.
• Willingness to work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends when cookery classes are taking place.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience in a social enterprise or charity sector, particularly in programme delivery, business development.
• Background in the food industry, either in a professional or community setting.
• Financial oversight experience, including budget management and financial reporting.
• Experience in fundraising, particularly in securing grants or corporate sponsorships.
• Experience in events management and/or volunteer coordination.
• Established links with Bristol refugee charities and networks.
• Experience designing and overseeing impact measurement processes for training or development programmes.
• Experience overseeing venue fit-outs or operational expansion projects.
• a strong understanding of the challenges faced by migrants and refugees, in particular through lived experience. 

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether related to ethnicity, gender identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation, or other.

Please note we are unfortunately unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Scope of Work

• Business Development: Collaborate with the marketing and corporate sales teams at HQ to develop and implement sales strategies and build partnerships with local stakeholders.
• Strategy / Finance: Lead on strategic planning, review financial performance against budget, manage the Bristol team (including recruitment), and support fundraising initiatives.
• Operations: Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring compliance with health & safety, food hygiene, and safeguarding policies.
• Chef Development: Manage the Bristol Chef Development Programme, including chef recruitment, regular check-ins with chefs, community socials, and signposting chefs to local resources.

Responsibilities

Business Development:

• Develop and implement sales strategies in collaboration with the marketing and corporate sales teams at London HQ.
• Build and nurture partnerships with local stakeholders, media, voluntary sector organisations, referral organisations, corporate clients, and venue partners.
• Project manage new venue fit-out (in partnership with the Co-CEO).

Leadership / Strategy / Finance:

• Drive the strategic aims and financial sustainability of the Bristol branch.
• Regularly review financial performance against budget and report to the board.
• Manage and support the Bristol team, including recruitment and ongoing leadership.
• Assist the Co-CEOs with fundraising activities.

Operations:

• Ensure full compliance with operational policies, including Health & Safety, food hygiene, and safeguarding.
• Oversee the Bristol Operations Support Officer to ensure the seamless delivery of public and corporate cookery classes.
• Ensure sufficient staffing to meet operational goals, including the recruitment and onboarding of facilitators, chefs, and volunteers.

Chef Development:

• Manage the Bristol Chef Development Programme, offering support, regular 1:1 check-ins, and effective communication.
• Organise community socials and provide guidance to help chefs maximise their involvement in the programme.
• Develop and plan the Chef Training Programme, including establishing impact measurement protocols.

Staff Benefits

• 28 days of paid holiday plus 8 bank holidays (3 of these days must be taken between Christmas and New Year when our office is closed).
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Training budget per employee.
• Flexible working hours (core hours 10 am - 4 pm).
• Hybrid working.
• Team socials.
• Enhanced policies such as parental leave.
• Delicious free food at chef community socials and training sessions. 

Application information

To apply, please send a cover letter, CV, and a 2-minute video introducing yourself and explaining why you would be suited to this role to georgia@migrateful.org

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