Salary: £35,000 per year
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Location: Leamington Spa
Organisation: Thrive Youth Ministries
Thrive Youth Ministries is seeking a highly organised and proactive Operations Manager to support the growing work we do with churches across Warwickshire and Coventry. This is a key role at the heart of the charity, helping to ensure our systems, safeguarding, administration, finances and communications are effective, robust and aligned with our vision to see every church equipped with a thriving youth and children’s ministry.
The Operations Manager will work closely with the CEO and wider staff team to strengthen the operational foundations that enable our ministry to flourish and expand.
Oversee day-to-day finance operations including bookkeeping, payroll, Gift Aid and reporting.
Lead on safeguarding processes, DBS checks, and ensuring best practice in partnership with our Safeguarding Team.
Manage office systems, supplies, insurance, and administrative processes to ensure efficient operations.
Support HR and governance: staff recruitment administration, policy review, risk assessments and induction processes.
Maintain and develop Thrive’s database systems (currently Salesforce) and ensure accurate, secure records.
Oversee website updates, social media profiles, and supporter communications, working with our Fundraising Consultant.
Support the CEO and staff team with operational needs and contribute to key events and activities.
A full breakdown of responsibilities is included in the Job Information Pack.
We’re looking for someone who:
Is a committed Christian actively involved in a local church.
Has excellent organisational and administrative skills.
Is confident in managing systems, processes and detail.
Can work independently and collaboratively.
Communicates clearly and professionally.
Brings a positive, proactive and solution-focused mindset.
Has experience in administration (charity or church roles beneficial but not essential).
This role carries a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) under the Equality Act 2010 for the post-holder to be a Christian, due to the nature, context and ethos of our ministry.
25 days annual leave + bank holidays
8% employer pension contribution (NEST)
Training and ongoing development
A supportive, prayerful and encouraging team environment
Up to 10 days annually for spiritual and professional development
You must download and read the Job Information Pack, which includes the full job description, person specification and application instructions.
👉 Download at: www.thriveym.org.uk/work-with-us
Application deadline: Monday 19th January 2026
Thrive Youth Ministries is a charity based in Leamington Spa and exists to enable churches to reach out and disciple children and young people across Warwickshire & Coventry. We do this through three main areas: Mobilising the Church, Enabling healthy leaders and Investing in the next generations.
Thrive is an independent charity, dependent on the generosity of individuals and local churches.
Each year we work with over 60 different local churches through individual support and training events as well as with many children and young people connected to some of these churches. Our heart is to enable churches to be more effective and fruitful in sharing the Gospel with young people. We don't do youthwork for a church, but we will do it with them.
Thrive's vision is to see every church within our local area with a thriving youth ministry. To see our vision become a reality we realise we need to help churches with both their youthwork and their children's work. Thrive offers support to local churches to be more fruitful on reaching out to children and young people, and seeing them come to faith in Christ.
Our core values are different to our beliefs and so examples such as committed prayer life, Biblically based and loving, are seen as givens for all Christians.
Our five core values are what we want to see displayed, whatever we are doing. These should affect how trustees work together, how the staff team engage with one another and all that we do as we serve the Church across the region. Our values are: