Senior Management Jobs in Greater London
Thank you for your interest in working for Birthrights. If you are interested in centering anti-oppression in your fundraising work, in embodying an abundance mindset and working in ways that resist fundraising cultures that too often results in burn out, please read on and download our recruitment pack for more information about Birthrights and the role.
About Birthrights:
Birthrights was founded in 2013 with the understanding that at the heart of the poor experiences and outcomes of maternity care for so many people in the UK, is a consistent failure to listen to the voices of women and birthing people and a complete disregard for their fundamental human rights. We champion the rights of women and birthing people through information and advice, training, campaigns, research and legal action. You can read our new ten year strategic framework here Strategy - Birthrights
About the role:
This is a hugely exciting role that will be part of Birthrights Senior Leadership team and play a key part in helping Birthrights’ meet its ambitions and achieve its potential. Birthrights
To date, fundraising efforts have been led by the CEO. We are seeking an experienced fundraising and business development professional responsible for co-ordinating Birthrights fundraising ambitions – including developing and delivering a new fundraising strategy that is aligned with our new organisational strategic framework. We want to strengthen our longer-term financial stability and ensure our fundraising aligns with our commitments to anti-oppressive practices.
About You:
You will be resourceful and organised, with the ability to build great relationships and have excellent co-ordination and administration skills. Your experience may be in one area of income generation or in many, but you will be able to see how you can draw on your experiences to shape and deliver a broader fundraising strategy.
We still want to hear from you even if you don’t meet all our criteria. Please tell us about experiences that have not been included here, but that you feel might be relevant to this role
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
If you want to make a real difference to the experiences of women and birthing people in maternity care, by increasing understanding of the law amongst healthcare professionals and those who manage and regulate maternity care, please read on and download our recruitment pack.
About Birthrights:
Birthrights was founded in 2013 with the understanding that at the heart of the poor experiences and outcomes of maternity care for so many people in the UK, is a consistent failure to listen to the voices of women and birthing people and a complete disregard for their fundamental human rights. We champion the rights of women and birthing people through information and advice, training, campaigns, research and legal action. You can read our new ten-year strategic framework here Strategy - Birthrights
About the role:
This is a maternity cover opportunity for a valued role in our Senior Leadership Team. This position is critical to our work in training healthcare professionals to understand how the law applies to practice. You will be delivering our ambitious plans to take our training service to the next level at this critical time, with support of our two brilliant training co-ordinators and a wider team of associate trainers. You will balance overseeing some exciting new projects whilst ensuring quality delivery of our training to meet our income targets.
About You:
We are looking for someone who has the ability to manage an income-generating service, meet the strategic goals of the service, and identify advocacy opportunities towards our ambition for long term and systemic change.
You will be a collaborative and empathetic leader, with experience managing an operational service or team and generating income or managing budgets. You will have experience developing or delivering training and have some understanding of human rights law or the challenges faced by too many women and birthing people in maternity care in the UK.
We still want to hear from you even if you don’t meet all our criteria. Please tell us about experiences that have not been included here, but that you feel might be relevant to this role
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About CRIN
CRIN is a creative human rights organisation focused on children’s rights. We press for rights - not charity - and campaign for a genuine shift in how governments and societies view and treat children.
What we’re fighting for
Our goal is a world where the human rights of children and young people are recognised, respected and enforced, and where every rights violation has a remedy. This is a world where organisations like ours would not need to exist. We realise this may be a long way off and may not happen in our lifetime, but we are working to pave the way.
What we do
We work on many issues, from the survival of the planet, to sexual violence, to civil and political rights, to the right to bodily integrity, privacy, expression and information, to how children’s rights are affected by new technology. How we work on each issue varies depending on the need and our ability to bring about change.
We advocate for international institutions like the UN, as well as governments and professionals, to adopt strong children’s rights policies. We undertake legal research and analysis and propose better policies where these are lacking. Through humour, artwork and our vision for the future, we encourage people to think differently about the world we live in.
About the role
We are looking for a Human Resources (HR) Manager to oversee all aspects of human resources practices and processes and to ensure that our organisational policies align with our values (see our CRIN Code). We are a small team of ten employees based in the UK and about five consultants based in the UK and Europe.
What is an HR Manager?
To us, an HR Manager is the go-to person for employee-related matters including job design, recruitment, employee relations, performance management, training and development, and talent management.
The job of HR Manager is important to a healthy and thriving organisation. People are our most important asset and you’ll be the one to ensure we have a happy and productive workplace where everyone works to realise our established mission and objectives, while ensuring that we have good working conditions for our team.
Promoting CRIN’s values and shaping a positive culture is a key aspect of what we’d like to see in an HR Manager. We would also like an HR Manager to review our organisational policies with a view to ensuring that they embed anti-oppression. For example, this could look at how racism, sexism, ableism, classism and other forms of oppression can manifest themselves in organisational policies and practices - and what changes we might need to make. This is important to us, to ensure that our policies are upholding the values and practices we would like to see in the world, whilst also ensuring they are legally compliant. For CRIN, it’s not just important what we work on, but how we do it - and we want to critically examine the how and what could be improved.
Responsibilities
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Develop and implement HR strategies and initiatives aligned with our values and strategy.
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Act as a go-to for employees on matters related to their employment, including on any concerns or grievances.
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Manage employee relations matters and provide guidance to the Co-Directors on demands, grievances or other issues.
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Manage the recruitment and selection process.
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Support current and future organisational needs through the development, engagement, and motivation of staff.
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Develop and monitor overall HR strategies, systems, policies and procedures across the organisation and ensure they embed an anti-oppression approach.
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Nurture a positive working environment and the team’s well-being.
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Oversee and manage a performance management appraisal system that supports the employee’s performance, satisfaction and well-being.
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Maintain pay plan and benefits program.
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Assess development needs for CRIN colleagues and identify learning solutions.
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Report to the Co-Directors and provide decision support through HR metrics.
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Ensure legal compliance throughout HR management.
Requirements and skills in no particular order
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Proven and significant HR working experience, with experience of this within the NGO/charity sector being desirable.
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Experience of reviewing organisational policies from an anti-oppression perspective.
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People oriented and ability to work collaboratively.
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Demonstrable experience with HR metrics.
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Ability to coach and partner with the Co-Directors on HR related matters.
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Excellent active listening, negotiation and presentation skills.
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Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels of the company.
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In-depth knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
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Cross-cultural sensitivity and appreciation.
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Commitment to CRIN’s Code (aka its values) and mission.
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Degree in Human Resources or related field or other equivalent professional qualification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The RSPB is seeking a Director for Policy & Advocacy to lead our work to change the political and economic frameworks that drive the loss of biodiversity and to promote the solutions that will restore nature and respond to climate change. In this role you would be an influential leader in shaping the public and political response to the nature and climate emergency.
Director - Policy and Advocacy
Reference: FEB20245626
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £81,151.00 - £87,118.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
This is a Permanent, Full-Time role for 37.5 hours per week.
Location is flexible but as this role will require frequent travel to London (Westminster). It is envisaged that the ideal candidate will be based within 2 hours journey time of London.
There will be some overnight stays and overseas travel by arrangement in advance.
Your work will involve leading teams and partnerships that aim to stop decisions that damage nature, hold decision makers to account on their commitments and promote positive solutions to enable nature restoration at scale through policy and legislation, as well as standards, advice and practice, and developing impactful collaborations with others who share our goals.
We are looking for an experienced and credible environmental leader, with strong political intelligence, able to build influential networks and coalitions across sectors. You will be able to see the big picture, understand the policy detail and the political context. You will be an articulate, persuasive and inspiring communicator for nature. You will facilitate multi-disciplinary teams, including across the countries of UK and international teams, to create advocacy and influencing strategies and propositions that maximise our impact and align people and resources around shared priorities.
Essential skills, knowledge, & experience:
- A passion for nature and a drive to change the fate of nature, and a broad understanding of and engagement in current and future environmental issues.
- Credibility within the environment sector and notable expertise in policy and advocacy - with demonstrable expertise across a breadth of subject areas (e.g. at least three of conservation, agriculture, land use, water, forestry, marine, planning, sites, species, casework, economy, energy, climate.)
- Demonstrable experience of influencing UK politics, governments and/or business frameworks at multiple levels and an in-depth understanding influencing tactics and the political context in which change happens.
- Understanding and experience of leading work which builds Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) into the agenda for policy and advocacy work to drive organisational and societal change.
- Substantial and broad experience of leading a professional function and/or large geographically dispersed team to implement strategy.
- Knowledge of the UK and devolved country governance and frameworks affecting nature and climate and their use in public policy making.
- Proven inclusive leadership and people management skills, able to convene teams, develop and support individuals and teams for high performance, building a positive collaborative culture.
- An innovative, creative thought leader, able to think clearly and deeply on issues, help others think out of the box to develop new propositions and approaches using analysis of an array of different inputs e.g. scientific evidence, policy & legislation, operational experience and political/social contexts.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills to present, influence and represent the organisation including to the media.
- Capable team manager with experience of providing direction, leading change, building capability and providing professional & personal development support to their reports.
- Facilitative leadership skills and a demonstrable experience of leading teams without direct line management authority.
- Able to develop professional guidance and set ways of working to guide the performance and effective working of teams to meet standards.
- Experience of developing and leading teams through change – developing new capabilities, skills and ways of working.
- Demonstrable commitment to the RSPB and its mission and values.
- Educated to degree level or relevant high-level experience.
Desirable skills, knowledge, & experience:
- Experience of leading political campaigns, strategic communications and/or wider behaviour change campaigns.
- Understanding and experience of influencing the international framework for nature and climate.
- Partnership development, stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
- Strong collaboration skills to build relationships, navigate politics and address conflicts.
- Financial acumen to develop and manage budgets, forecasting, use of business metrics and understanding financial and wider socio-environment benefits of conservation, including ethical considerations.
- Understanding and commitment to using Programme and Project Management Frameworks.
- Specialism in or lived experience of any area of EDI
- Project management skills to plan and manage successful projects, manage risks, costs, time and project teams.
- Experience in the not-for-profit sector, working in a resource constrained environment and/or with volunteers as a key part of the workforce.
- Experience of corporate decision making beyond particular remit.
Closing date: 12:45, Thu, 28th Mar 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
People of colour and disabled people are significantly underrepresented across the conservation and climate sector. We are on our own journey to enable and empower more diverse people to act for nature. We want to actively increase diversity in our workforce, and we’re committed to recruiting people on the objective basis of their skills, ability and experience. This level of role at the RSPB has been identified as being particularly underrepresented and we are offering a guaranteed interview to eligible applicants who meet the criteria detailed in the candidate information pack, available above, and opt in to be considered.
You will be required to upload a CV and complete an application form.
No agencies please.
We are thrilled to welcome you to Black Mind Matter UK, an organisation dedicated to promoting mental health and well-being within the Black community. In the last year we have provided 1000’s of sessions of therapy for individuals in the Black community and we have ambitious growth plans.
Head of Fundraising and Communications
Location: Flexible, must work from our London office at least once a week and required for in person meetings and fundraising activities.
Salary: £50,0000 (including London weighting) plus a competitive pension
Contract: Full time - permanent
Our benefits:
- Competitive pension
- 25 days annual leave
- Flexible working (with some core hours)
- In person and remote working
You will be joining the organisation at a pivotal time as we ambitiously seek to grow our reach and income over the next five years. We laid considerable foundation in our fundraising function and now we’re looking for a driven, focused and highly proficient Head of fundraising and communications to join our team to deliver Black Mind Matter UK’s strategy.
About the role
We are recruiting an exceptional and experienced Head of fundraising to work closely with the chief executive and the board of trustees to lead and manage the growth of Black Minds Matter UK’s fundraising activity. This exciting role will suit an experienced fundraiser who can deliver strategically and influence at a senior level both internally and externally. They will implement fundraising initiatives and our overarching fundraising strategy to build and manage partnerships, working creatively to grow existing funding and establish new income sources.
Reporting to the CEO, this role will manage the current team and grow our fundraising function according to the fundraising strategy. They will also be part of Black Minds Matters UK’s senior leadership team.
Our vision
A community of Black people, readily accessing mental health support, recovering fully from mental illness and thriving
Our Mission
We create and champion safe, and accessible mental health support with, and for the Black community.
Our Values
Community, Access, Safety, Healing and Change
Please note that the application deadline is March 29th 2024.
We will review all applications and contact shortlisted candidates for further assessment and interviews.
Interviews:
First round online: Beginning of April 2024
Second round: In-person in London, Mid to late April 2024 – To be confirmed
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.
At Black Mind Matter UK, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from Black and minority ethnic communities.
Black Minds Matter UK is registered charity in the UK
Charity Number: 1193036
No agencies please.
About us
Stonewall is a human rights charity. We stand for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere. We imagine a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be themselves and we can live our lives to the full.
Over the last 30 years, we have helped create transformative change in the lives of LGBTQ+ people in the UK. Our campaigns drive positive change in public attitudes and public policy. We ensure LGBTQ+ people can thrive throughout our lives by building deep, sustained change programmes with the institutions that have the biggest impact on us, whether we're learning, working, praying or playing sport.
The role
We now seek an ambitious Chief Executive Officer to support our communities, now and into the future - supporting among the governments, public services and employers that can make a difference to LGBTQ+ people’s freedom, equity and potential. You will play a pivotal role in advancing our mission, shaping the strategic direction, and ensuring our continued impact on LGBTQ+ rights and equality in the UK and beyond.
This is a highly visible role and involves working to influence public policy and societal attitudes, setting the tone and direction for the agenda of LGBTQ+ rights within civil society, both directly and through their connections. You will achieve this through engaging in extensive networking and providing visionary leadership, to create meaningful and lasting change for LGBTQ+ people. This includes campaigning and influencing to affect policy and legislative changes, building lasting relationships with key supporters, donors and partners that we work with, as well as working with others from across the LGBTQ+ rights and human rights movement. Importantly, you will foster a culture of inclusivity, and driving operational excellence across all facets of the organisation.
About you
You will be an inspirational, energetic, resilient leader, with previous experience of having worked as Chief Executive or senior leader in the field of policy, influencing and social justice. As an experienced influencer and exceptional communicator, you will have presented organisations professionally and appropriately to a range of audiences including the media, funders, civil society members, political figures and influencers across the UK and in local government, as well as clients and partners and the business community.
You will come with a commitment to and ability to role model our vision, purpose and values, and to LGBTQ+ rights and our approach to race equity and trans inclusion. Equally, you will understand and be aware of intersections of oppression and an understanding of power and privilege in the workplace. Crucially, you will be able to energise and develop a smart, driven team, and continue a process of organisational evolution and strengthening.
If this sounds like you, we strongly encourage you to apply, and particularly welcome applications from women, people of colour, trans and non-binary people and disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our Senior Leadership Team.
Closing date: By 9am, Wednesday 10th April 2024
Could you confidently manage the finances for the largest division of a household name INGO? Are you experienced in international finance business partnering and looking for a new challenge? Are you excited at the prospect of international travel and the opportunity to upskill finance teams based all over the world? If yes, read on!
This industry leading INGO is currently seeking a Deputy Director of Donor Finance to join their high-performing team on a permanent basis. This critical position holds ultimate financial responsibility for their largest directorate, including providing leadership and guidance to the internationally based finance teams, to maintaining and developing longer term plans and being accountable for financial performance against budget.
The key duties of this Deputy Director of Donor Finance are as follows:
- Ensure the maintenance of the directorate’s 2030 financial plan.
- Drive the development of the directorate’s annual business plan and subsequent budget cycle, validating financials and assumptions prior to submission.
- Provide critical challenge of all actual vs budget analysis. Ensuring all risks and opportunities have been understood and accurately captured.
- Business partner with the Country Directors to ensure their finance teams are operating at the highest efficiency level, providing opportunities for upskilling as required.
- Regularly produce reports for and present to the Head Office senior management team, keeping them abreast of in-country programme progress.
- Full responsibility for ensuring donor and year-end audits are conducted in accordance with respective standards, acting as the key point of escalation for anything high risk.
- Work closely with the COO in the development of working papers for the Board and Trustees, attending meetings to present the financials as required.
This role offers a unique opportunity for someone with a strong background business partnering with international teams and stakeholders, who is looking to take their experience to a new level in operational donor finance. This INGO have one of the best reputations in their area of expertise for hiring and developing first-class finance professionals, so this is not a role you want to miss. Please note this role is required to be in their London office for two days per week, and there is a requirement for international travel up to 5 or 6 times pre year.
The successful candidate will have:
- A full accountancy qualification.
- Demonstrable finance business partnering experience in a senior capacity.
- The confidence to challenge and build rapport with Director and Executive level stakeholders.
- Experience working on an international scale, ideally within an INGO but other sectors will be considered.
- A strong track record of capacity building and upskilling.
If this Deputy Director of Donor Finance is of interest, please don’t delay in applying as CVs are under continuous review.
Deptford X is looking to appoint a General Manager to join Deptford X alongside our next Director and work in tandem to lead the organisation into its next phase. The successful candidate will be responsible for the operational management of Deptford X and the delivery and development of its ambitious festival and programmes
About Deptford X
Deptford X is a visual arts charity based in Deptford, South East London, we foster artistic talent and nurture community within the borough of Lewisham and beyond. We achieve this through a free festival in Deptford, working with hundreds of artists to locate art at the centre of everyday life for all of the area’s communities, and ongoing activity supporting artists and our local communities year-round. Founded in 1998, Deptford X is London’s longest-running visual arts festival.
This is a crucial and exciting time to join Deptford X; in 2023 the organisation turned 25 and also became an Arts Council England NPO. We are exploring moving to a biennial model and creating more space for deeper engagement and networked working. There is scope for the new General Manager to being their own vision and networks to the organisation and to take it into the next quarter century in a way that is sustainable, accessible, diverse and relevant.
Job Requirements
We are looking for someone with experience of managing organisational operations and team members, preferably with an integrated approach to access and diversity, and an understanding and knowledge of financial development strategies. We would like to appoint someone with shared values: someone who understands the importance of difference, creativity, experimentation and learning within art; who has a commitment to local artistic ambition and making a positive contribution to local communities in the area; and who is committed to equity, accessibility and care.
Job Responsibilities
The General Manager is integral to the management of Deptford X and the delivery and development of its ambitious programmes. The General Manager works closely with the Director and Board of Trustees as part of a small and supportive team to contribute actively and creatively to the development of the organisation, as well as overseeing daily and organisational operations. The General Manager supervises office management, communications, administration, financial management, staffing, programme delivery logistics, reporting and evaluation; and works collaboratively with the Director on strategic and financial development, including embedded environmental sustainability. In addition to the above, the General Manager will lead on developing and dynamically integrating Deptford X's access and care agenda.
Position: General Manager
Salary: £32 - 35,500 pro rata
Responsible to: Director
Location: We have a hybrid working model outside of festival delivery times. We have an office at Lewisham Arthouse in Deptford/Brockley and also offer the option to work 2 days a week from home.
Hours: 9.30 - 5.30
How to apply: Details on how to apply are included in the recruitment pack. Applications must be submitted on email.
Closing date: 9 am, 1 April 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Director of Services
Salary: From £65,000
Location: Hammersmith with travel to different delivery sites as required
Hours: 35 Hours per week
Contract: Permanent
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police and Prison Vetting.
Thank you for your interest in joining us as the next Director of Services at Advance. The Director of services will provide senior strategic leadership for all Advance front-line services, including overseeing our criminal justice work, domestic abuse service delivery and young women and girls’ programmes.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women. Everything we do is driven by our six founding principles:
· By and for women
· For young women and girls
· Justice for Women
· Wrap around Community Support
· Collaboration and Partnership
· Systems Change
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
As the Director of Services, you will provide senior strategic leadership for all Advance services across London, East and South England, including our Domestic abuse services, Criminal Justice services and Women’s Centres, Diversion services, Young Women’s services and other work which compliments the mission and values of Advance.
The Director of Services will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships and engagement with voluntary and statutory partners, funders and commissioners. Working alongside the CEO, Directors and Trustees, the post holder will be responsible for developing and delivering high quality services aligned with Advance’s strategic aims. Representing the organisation externally on services’ groups, events and conferences, the post holder will support the development of the organisation’s strategic plans to ensure the sustainability, development, and excellence in the delivery of the services to the communities we serve.
The post holder will work to adhere to and develop quality systems, lead, motivate and inspire passionate and dedicated teams of staff and volunteers and develop policies as part of the senior leadership team to ensure strong systems and working practices across Advance. They will also work closely with the Advance board, reporting to and participating in relevant sub-committees, to ensure effective governance.
To be successful as the Director of Services you’ll need the below experience and skills:
· A proven track record of senior leadership in providing services to women experiencing violence and abuse, women in contact with the criminal justice system or similar social care or social justice services
· Exemplary relationship and networking skills, experience of developing and maintaining strong partnerships and stakeholder relationships.
· Thorough knowledge of safeguarding adults and child protection issues
· An excellent understanding of management and quality assurance processes and systems such as Women’s Aid accreditation framework.
· Experience of managing and working within budgets and of tendering/fundraising processes.
· Ability to lead by example, inspire and motivate teams and manage a complex workload.
We recognise that women often only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the criteria. We encourage you to demonstrate how your skills and experience would make you an asset to the role, and if you don’t have the exact skills/experience, tell us in your cover letter how you think you might grow and develop in the role.
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
· Closing Date for Applications: Wednesday 3 April 2024 @23:59
· First stage interview taking place on 17 April 2024
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
At All Ways Network (AWN), we are dedicated to radically changing the grant making sector and removing barriers to grant funding for small not for profits supporting the Muslim community in the UK.
Each year, as well as facilitating and delivering funders information sessions for NFPs either online or via our flagship event, Meet the Funders, our trustees and staff team focus on removing barriers to funding for NFPs more generally. AWN is driving improvements to grant making processes and infrastructure and standards across the UK.
As Operations Manager at AWN, you will play a vital role in managing and developing the operational business functions of the organisation to support the successful expression of All Ways Network’s (AWN) charitable aims. You will support the Board of Trustees in leading the charity and its staff, building relationships with stakeholders, and developing and implementing our long-term strategic plans.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Trustees to deliver and improve AWN’s strategic planning, annual operational planning, and budgeting process and ensure our vision and mission are effectively translated into operational goals and initiatives.
- Work closely with the Treasurer to manage the allocation of resources and oversee budgeting, fundraising and grant management.
- Lead on aspects of our HR function with the support of trustees, taking charge of our recruitment, personnel development and staff support.
- Maintain effective internal policies and procedures, ensuring compliance and manage organisational risks effectively.
- Support the Board of Trustees to maintain effective governance.
- Support the team to develop and manage impactful partnerships and stakeholder relationships, providing strategic advice on project delivery and ensuring our partnership arrangements are well planned and managed with care.
- Develop, implement, and monitor day-to-day operational systems and processes to provide visibility, goals, progress, and obstacles of key initiatives.
- Attend events outside office hours and weekends where necessary.
How to Apply
Please demonstrate how you meet the role requirements and how you think you can contribute to AWN. Please apply by submitting an up-to-date CV and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) answering the following questions:
- why are you interested in the role of Operations Manager at AWN?
- how do your skills and experience make you a good fit for the role?
The closing date is Monday 15th April 2024. Applications must be submitted by 12:00pm UK time.
Full job description & person specification are available to download.
Please note: This role has funding for 3 years however further funding will be allocated to this role as it is an integral part of our organisation and work moving forward.
Please download the application pack and apply by Monday 15th April 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Purpose and Background Summary
Half of CDP’s income comes through philanthropic and statutory funding. In the first half of 2024, we have an ambitious pipeline of institutional tenders and proposals to deliver on, and we are looking to appoint an additional fixed-term Senior Development Manager to help us deliver on this pipeline and secure funding for our mission. As a Senior Development Manager in CDP’s fast growing Institutional Funding team, you will work with colleagues to conceptualize and develop winning tenders and proposals that will fund cutting-edge work to mitigate climate change and reverse biodiversity loss.
This is a fixed-term role for six months. We are looking to appoint as soon as possible and will be reviewing applications and conducting interviews on a rolling basis.
About CDP
CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. The world’s economy looks to CDP as the gold standard of environmental reporting with the richest and most comprehensive dataset on corporate and city action. In 2021 we launched our new five-year strategy: Accelerating the Rate of Change - find out more here.
CDP’s cascading global impact is powered by our tight-knit team of smart, savvy, curious and committed individuals, who share a common passion for creating a sustainable future. It is our people who make our work possible. And we provide our people with a working environment that empowers each individual to reach their full potential: one that is committed to equity; one that provides equal access for growth and development; and one that supports each individual throughout the full employee life cycle.
About the Institutional Funding Team
Our seven-member team leads all aspects of pre-award project management, from opportunity prospecting through to contract signature. We already have a strong track-record delivering annual seven-figure income targets. We now plan to triple our income in the coming years, working with stakeholders including the governments of the United States, Germany, the UK, Norway, the Netherlands, and the European Union, as well as the Global Environment Facility, the United Nations and development finance institutions such as the African and Asian Development Banks.
Key responsibilities include:
- Rapidly develop a working knowledge of CDP’s work, liaising with colleagues to prepare and present high-quality information such as tailored presentations and proposals for donors.
- Lead or supervise the development of institutional funding tenders and proposals, working with colleagues from technical, finance, compliance and monitoring and evaluation departments. In this period, this will specifically include several grant and commercial contract funding opportunities with the UK, US and German governments, and the European Commission.
- Generate and identify funding leads to contribute to the global institutional funding pipeline.
- Work with other development teams, including Philanthropy and Grants Management to develop and implement efficient, effective processes to improve ways of working between teams.
You will have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria:
- Ability to hit the ground running, rapidly becoming familiar with organization’s processes, writing style, and strategy.
- Proven ability to lead complex, high value tenders or proposals to institutional donors such as USAID, the European Commission, the FCDO, BMZ or others.
- Ability to work with interdisciplinary teams to develop thematic results frameworks and theories of change aligned with institutional donor strategies and practices.
- Experience establishing and managing donor relationships, including research, analysis, engagement, presentation, and influence skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to represent CDP’s interests in donor and partner negotiations and persuade stakeholders of the importance of our mission.
- Organized and methodical approach to plan and deliver against a varied workload, managing competing priorities under your own initiative and to strict deadlines.
Desirable criteria
- In-depth experience working with one of the following: US Government (international or domestic); German Government; European Commission; or UK Government commercial con-tracts
- Experience raising institutional funding for work in the fields of climate change mitigation, deforestation, water security, environment and biodiversity, capital markets, trade, data or economic development.
- Experience leading commercial tenders, impact bonds, blended finance and other innovative and complex funding proposals.
- Proven track record of securing grant or contract income at the seven-figure level.
- Experience developing and implementing income generation strategies and performing against financial targets.
- Fluency in a second language other than English (German would be particularly useful)
This is a full-time, fixed-term role based at one of CDP’s offices, reporting to the Head of Institutional Funding. Part-time applications will be considered. Applicants based in the Asia/Pacific Region are particularly encouraged to apply.
Salary and benefits: Competitive salary and benefits package, including generous non-contributory pension provision, Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance, Training and development, flexible working opportunities as well as hybrid working and other benefits. Final offer amount depend on multiple factors such as candidates experience and expertise, geographic location, total compensation, and market data.
Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the one of CDP’s office locations. We cannot sponsor this role.
Before you apply
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How to apply:
Please email your CV and a covering letter setting out how you meet the required skills and experience or key responsibilities, which should be no more than two pages, with ‘Senior Development Manager’ followed by your first name and surname in the subject. Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
JOB SUMMARY
- Defines and leads the Charity’s strategies for income development and growth, through a mix of traditional fundraising and marketing, as well as new initiatives;
- Creates and nurtures relationships (new and existing) with key stakeholders, organisations and individuals to secure philanthropic support and maximise income.
- Key member of Grief Encounter’s Senior Leadership Team (SMT), responsible for both developing and implementing strategic initiatives to generate income and for raising awareness of the Charity’s work and extending our reach.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides leadership for all fundraising, income development and marketing activity within the Charity by:
Staffing:
- Providing leadership and direct line management support to Assistant Directors and Seniors within the Income Growth & Development team
- Leading and developing a team of experienced fundraisers and the marketing lead, to sustain, develop and grow a range of fundraising, marketing and other initiatives to maximise income from new and existing sources.
Planning and Management
- Implementing and executing the annual Fundraising, Business Development and Marketing Plans to meet targets. Prepare and presents regular reports on progress towards income generation goals, to CEO, then Board of Trustees.
- Monitoring income and managing departmental budgets. Analyses of all fundraising activities, events, including a robust patronage programme as well as funding campaigns, for excellent return on investment,
- To embed a culture for learning, that celebrate successes, encourages feedback and identifies areas for improvement.
Brand and Marketing
- Expanding and diversifying supporter reach and engagement to further enhance the return and reputation of the charity nationally, creating strong ‘brand awareness’ of all areas of our work.
- Overseeing the creation and management of Grief Encounter’s messaging and branding across all platforms. Ensures consistency and clarity across print, digital, social media content and all public relations.
- Conducting extensive research to develop new marketing opportunities and overseeing evaluation of existing processes.
Fundraising Management and Income Generation
- Ensuring income projections are accurate and timely, embracing a culture of performance and ambition.
- Embedding processes to support swift identification of opportunities, as well as timely mobilisation of progress with identified plans.
- On-going review and identification of new Grants and Trust opportunities of significant interest to the Charity. Ensures robust and timely applications, including ones for creative growth and development opportunities, are submitted by team and that outcomes/learning is shared for future improvements.
- Developing and leading on other strategic plans and initiatives with support from SMT and colleagues, to create other new revenue generation opportunities for the charity.
Events and Campaigns
- Planning and overseeing the execution of flagship events (e.g. Gala Dinner) with the Head of Fundraising (Special Events) and ensures support from other colleagues across the Charity.
- Building cross-departmental staff involvement in all fundraising events and income generating initiatives. Working closely with SMT colleagues to regularly update initiatives and share developments, both within Grief Encounter and more widely in the sector.
- Exhibiting a high level of visibility by attending a range of income generating events and functions throughout the year.
Digital Fundraising and Engagement
- Development and drive appropriate digital marketing campaigns across a range of social media platforms to engage supporters and increase donations.
Relationship Management
- Nurturing existing relationships and long standing supported to ensure stability for regular giving is well maintained.
- Networking and maintaining regular contact with an expanding portfolio of philanthropists, and major gift donors and prospects to build strong relationships, negotiate a wide range of on-going opportunities for support as well as partnerships.
- Managing relationships with external agencies to maximise return on investment.
- Supervising and providing advice for other relationship management within the team.
This job description will be reviewed as necessary to meet the needs of the service on no less than an annual basis in consultation with the post holder.
This post is subject to pre-employment checks and an enhanced DBS search
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications
- Degree level education/equivalent.
- Recognised relevant professional qualification in Fundraising/income generation or qualified by extensive relevant experience.
Skills & Experience
- Previous role as a Director of Income Generation or similar position.
- Previous experience of working within a similar agency, ideally but not exclusive to the child bereavement world.
- Highly level of numeracy with excellent understanding of budget and resource planning.
- Proven donor management and income generation skills.
- Superb written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent presentation skills together with the ability to pitch ideas and applications to a highly professional standard and to support others to do so.
- Strong understanding of income generation and business growth, including knowledge of grant and trust identification and application processes and event management.
- Leadership and team management skills with the ability to build a performance culture in a supportive and encouraging manner.
- Ability to actively listen, seek information, and ask questions to ensure the understanding of underlying concerns of others.
- Project management ability.
- Ability to raise interest in and promote the Charity’s work and to nurture others to do the same.
- Understanding of marketing techniques and processes including use of digital ad social media platforms.
- Proactive collaborating and networking skills to work across diverse stakeholder groups
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
- Tactfulness to professionally handle ambiguous and complex situations.
- Politically astute; is able to read situations appropriately and exhibit sound judgement.
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise/organize a busy and varied workload to meet work deadlines.
Personal qualities
- Entrepreneurial. Devises new approaches and assesses effectiveness.
- Respectful, non-judgemental and empathic.
- Sets clear expectations, enthuses, encourages and supports others to achieve goals.
- Demonstrates respect for confidentiality and boundaries.
- Takes ownership and shows commitment to organisational excellence.
- Resilient and tenacious.
- Flexible, pro-active and open attitude to work.
- Able to work outside normal office hours as necessary. (Events, donor meetings etc.)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Salvation Army is looking for a practising Christian to join our Research & Development team (R&D) as a Development Manager bringing a mix of project management, relationship management and facilitation skills.
This is a permanent contract in a varied and challenging role.
Development projects support the development of church and community work. These often focus on the early stages of capital projects which provide mission and activity spaces, these in turn enable programmes that transform lives.
- Our Development Managers guide our customers through the work up of projects from concept to full proposals, before they are handed over to our Property team to implement.
- R&D act as both an advocate and a critical friend to develop robust, sustainable, funded project proposals to present to our internal boards.
- The team work on projects for internal customers including local church & community centres, Homelessness Services, and Older People’s Services.
- The role involves project management within our processes, facilitation of small groups, relationship and stakeholder management, coupled with leading others in processes of spiritual discernment.
The primary focus of this role will be projects in London, the South East and East of England noting the portfolio of projects covers the UK and Ireland.
The role can be either peripatetic and home based; or the same but working London based (40% of time in our SE5 office) which attracts a higher salary.
Summary of key responsibilities:
- Be motivated by a personal Christian faith and be able to position yourself to lead others in processes of spiritual discernment, led by the Holy Spirit
- Act as a project manager and enabler and manage a project portfolio
- Form and manage strong relationships with internal partners
- Employ appropriate processes to ensure due diligence
- Facilitate Project Steering Groups
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Experience of successful project management (in or outside work)
- Ability to facilitate meetings effectively
- Excellent relationship and stakeholder management
- Effective communication skills in person and in writing
- Confidence to live out the purpose of TSA through your Christian faith, for the benefit of TSA and your projects, and lead others in processes of spiritual discernment.
This role has an occupational requirement that the successful candidate must be a committed and practising Christian and will be in sympathy with the doctrines of, and supportive of, the purposes and the aims and objectives of The Salvation Army. Appointment subject to satisfactory references including one from a Christian leader.
Working hours: Minimum of 35 hours per week
Salary details: £41,330 per annum or £46,289 per annum with 40% of time in London office (SE5)
Working details: Either peripatetic: home based expectation of travel to meetings at locations across UK and Ireland.
OR as above with 40% of time in our London office
Closing Date: Monday 1st April 2024
1st Interview date: One of 21st & 28th March or 4th April 2024 online
2nd Interview date: 22nd April 2024 in person at London office (SE5)
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment subject to satisfactory references, including one from a Christian leader, satisfactory disclosure and proof of right to work in the UK.
Please note that any employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
Benefits:
25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time) a contributory pension scheme; an employee assistance programme
Overall Description
The Director of Programs oversees the management of Grassroot Soccer’s priority partnership geographies (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zimbabwe) while strengthening the technical assistance to Partners in all geographies as well as coordinating new partnerships globally. The Director of Programs will work closely with the Vice President, Impact and Operations and Director of Strategy and Innovation to develop strategic plans for all Partnership geographies. This position is strategic for Grassroot Soccer, contributing to the organization’s mission and the GRS 5 Year Strategic Plan. The Director of Programs – Maternity Cover would assume the responsibilities of the Director of Programs position while the Director of Programs is on maternity leave.
Grassroot Soccer (GRS) is a rapidly growing adolescent health organization that leverages the power of soccer to educate, inspire, and mobilize at-risk youth in developing countries to overcome their greatest health challenges, live healthier, more productive lives, and be agents for change in their communities. Since 2002, GRS programs have reached 13 million young people in over 60 countries with life-saving HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health information and services. Grassroot Soccer is looking to continue scaling its impact via partnerships over the next five years.
The Grassroot Soccer Partnerships (GP) team stewards GRS relationships with a wide range of partner organizations globally. The GP team supports these organizations to integrate the GRS model into their adolescent health strategies and coordinates the remote and in person technical support to these organizations to increase their capacity to deliver GRS interventions. This technical assistance includes but is not limited to program design, product development, monitoring and evaluation, Coach development, program optimization, youth engagement, and research.
Key Responsibilities:
Oversee Grant Management across all Priority Partnership Geographies (40%)
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From grant kickoff stage to grant close out, ensure Program Managers (PMs) for priority partnership geographies (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zimbabwe) execute grants and meet deliverables on time and on budget
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Manage team of Program Coordinators (PCs) and/or Program Assistants to ensure each of the PMs has the necessary support and resources for grant execution throughout the grant life cycle
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Ensure knowledge management within priority geographies and across the Partnerships team
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Work with HR to source and manage Consultants as necessary for additional technical support
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Create opportunities for learning and sharing amongst PMs, PCs, as well as project and/or country-based Consultants
Strengthen Technical Assistance to Partners (25%)
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Supervise and control quality of technical assistance (TA) and grant deliverables in partnership geographies.
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Support Program Managers during technical proposal development in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and ensure new projects are feasible programmatically and operationally
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In coordination with Directors of Strategy and Business Development (BD), support technical proposal development for new projects/funders globally
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Identify, synthesize, and advocate for updates to the TA model and package and support teams to pilot and operationalize new approaches
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Proactively identify needs and work across functional teams to build roster of consultants that ensure robust TA capacity to support all geographic and technical needs
Coordinate New Partnerships and Project Management (20%)
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In coordination with the Vice President - Impact and Operations and Director of Strategy and Innovation, assess technical and operational feasibility of new projects outside of priority partnership geographies
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Oversee and ensure program management staffing for funded projects globally
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Lead and manage strategic, multi-country partnerships
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Represent the technical assistance approach to potential global donors and partners
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Work with Global Operations team to strengthen knowledge management system for grants and programs
Lead Strategic Partnership Planning (15%)
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Direct country-level strategic plans for Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and ensure those plans align with and support GRS’s annual and 5 Year strategic plans
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Along with the Vice President - Impact and Operations and Director of Strategy and Innovation, develop multi-year strategic plans for all Partnership geographies
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Build capacity of PMs to steward strategic partnerships
Other Expectations:
Travel
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International Travel to including but not limited to (up to 25%, 1-2 trips per quarter )
Relationships
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Reports to: Vice President, Impact and Operations
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Works closely with: Director of Strategy and Innovation
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Direct reports: Partnerships Program Manager (PM) Malawi, PM Nigeria, PM Mozambique, PM Ethiopia, PM Kenya, Partnerships Coordinator x 2, Program Support Manager
Qualifications Required:
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7+ years’ managing programs and/or operations in a national or multinational nonprofit
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Experience overseeing implementation of organizational or program budgets of at least $1M annually
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Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to a range of different stakeholders (e.g. global headquarters, prime partners, ministry officials, local boards and program teams)
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Experience managing cross-cultural remote teams
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Demonstrated experience strategizing in complex scenarios, forecasting possible outcomes and proactively managing against those outcomes
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Willingness and ability to travel (up to 25% of time)
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Excellent written and oral English communication skills required, additional languages preferred
Ideal candidate should have exceptional skills in the following:
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Inspiring and leading teams while holding them accountable for results
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Proactively managing programs and projects and ensuring challenges are attended to before they become problems
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Managing change and complexity in a growing organization
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Building relationships with wide range of staff and partners, and operating within diverse social and cultural contexts, often virtually over multiple continents and time zones
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Communicating effectively, both oral and written, with wide range of external and internal stakeholders (e.g. Ambassadors, Ministers, Civil Society leaders, board members, senior leadership, staff, young people)
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Ability to see and tell stories from numbers in budgets and program data
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Maintaining oversight over a large range of programs, projects and partnerships and ensuring effective prioritization of time and effort
Benefits:
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Flexible remote schedule
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Generous Paid Time Off
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Affordable dental and vision coverage
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Significant employer health insurance contributions
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Opportunity to work on a global team and visit GRS sites
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5 days of study leave and more!
To Apply: Please submit a resume and cover letter, “Director of Programs – Maternity Cover” on the subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
SAINT are pleased to be exclusively partnering with Robertson Bell in our search for a new Head of Finance to join our close-knit team on a permanent basis. SAINT is a prominent Christian multi-Parish church group located in East London, with a vision of bringing hope to the people of East London.
As the Head of Finance at SAINT, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial health and sustainability of the church. Reporting into the Chief Executive Officer and the Honorary Treasurers, you will focus on the full accounting process and delivery of financial guidance for the parishes, and other related charities.
The organisation:
SAINT is one church with multiple Church of England parishes, across East London, which work together in collaboration. The four parishes that make up SAINT are: the Parish of Hackney, the Parish of St Mary with St Edward and St Luke Leyton, the Parish of St Leonard Shoreditch and the Parish of West Ham. We have been commissioned as a resource church to serve young people, train diverse leaders and plant churches in partnership with a network of friends.
The Head of Finance role is a permanent, full-time position with an opportunity for a hybrid working arrangement. The successful candidate will work at least 2 days per week on site with the flexibility to work remotely. The church offices are in a new, light-filled building next to the St. John at Hackney Church. You will be working alongside a closely integrated team of 40 staff and clergy, all with exceptional skills within their ministries.
The key duties of this Head of Finance role are as follows:
- Work with Pastoral Leads to help develop and execute the financial strategy supporting SAINT's mission and goals.
- Conduct financial analysis to support decision-making and advise on financial strategies.
- Prepare consolidated accounts for the entire church group, combining financial data from all churches and entities under SAINT.
- Facilitate annual audits, including liaising with external auditors and providing required documentation.
- Prepare, analyse and distribute monthly and annual financial statements in accordance with UK accounting standards.
- Ensure compliance with UK accounting and financial regulations, including charity reporting requirements and VAT.
- Work with the Finance Manager to develop and monitor budgets and identify areas for cost optimisation.
- Engage in the life of the Church to develop and maintain positive staff relationships, the organisational culture and connections with the congregation and community.
The successful candidate will have:
- Qualified as an Accountant with professional body membership (ACCA, ACA, or equivalent).
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant accounting and financial management experience.
- Experience of producing statutory accounts, management accounts, cash flow forecasts, budgets and other financial reports.
- Knowledge of UK charity accounting and reporting regulations is an advantage.
- Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
As a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by an Occupational Requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. The successful candidate will be expected to be an active Christian who will play a key role in the leadership of the church so understands the need to apply their Christian faith in the context of the work.
The closing date for applications is on Monday 1st April (Easter Monday), with first stage interviews due to take place the week commencing 8th April. Applications will be under constant review before the closing date, so please submit your application with our exclusive search agent Robertson Bell ASAP to avoid disappointment!