We are looking for an experienced accountant with a proven track record in managing projects and dealing with a diverse group of stakeholders and who is interested in ensuring equal rights for women everywhere.

Womankind is recruiting for the role of Projects Finance Manager to join its dynamic staff team based in their North London offices. The successful candidate will play a vital role in helping Womankind manage its many overseas projects and achieve its organisational objectives. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced accountant wanting to make a difference for the women’s rights movement.

Overall Purpose

The Projects Finance Manager (PFM) is a key member of the Finance & Resources Team and is tasked with leading and coordinating the financial operations, management, and administration of Womankind’s portfolio of projects. The PFM is responsible for providing the organisation with accurate and timely financial information in accordance with Womankind’s financial policies and procedures and for leading on project financial development, contract compliance, project reporting and financial management across Womankind’s portfolio of women’s rights projects, in line with the Womankind Project Cycle Management (PCM) Manual and approach. As PFM, you will be able to juggle competing and time-bound priorities and to build effective relationships with colleagues across the organisation and with partner organisations in the UK and internationally.

The PFM will  be expected to be proactive in providing integrated contract, financial and compliance expertise to a portfolio of Womankind work, throughout the project cycle: from due diligence with partners, funding proposals, project inception and interim reporting, through to final donor reporting and project close-out.

The PFM is a member of Womankind’s Finance & Resources Team, which is made up of the Finance Officer, Office & HR Manager, Management Accountant and Director of Finance and Resources. The role reports to the Director Finance & Resources and has no direct report responsibility.

This role is tasked with delivering five key areas of responsibility, as detailed below:

RESPONSIBILITIES

1.  Projects Cycle Management (75%)

• Work with partners in our focus countries to develop budgets for concepts/proposals, ensuring the inclusion of Womankind costs. Make recommendations for improvements and liaise with the Womankind teams and partners in our focus countries to ensure these are complete, accurate, and consistent with the narrative. 
• Prepare Project Cooperation Agreements (PCAs) with Womankind partners. Lead on consortium/partner agreements, ensuring compliance with UK donor requirements and identification and management of risk for each Project undertaken. 

• Work with partners in our focus countries to develop donor financial reports, ensuring compliance with donor requirements, that the reports are produced on time and to a high standard and are consistent with the narrative. 
• Review of contractual performance of projects with Project Lead, proactively working to address financial/compliance issues; escalate risks and issues to line manager when needed. 
• Manage the process of claims from Donors including ensuring timely submission of all claims in line with project requirements, as required by donor contracts and internal sub-grant agreements. 
• Verify requests for transfers to partners, ensuring sufficient cashflow for projects, including Womankind pre-financing. 
• Develop donor and internal sub-grant agreements with Agencies, and other partners, including (but not limited to) those that include co-financing. 
• Design, implement and as needed, improve already-existing quality controls to ensure compliance with donor requirements, including manuals, checklists, templates, and other tools. 
• Develop financial processes, controls and guidelines for donor commercial contracts. 
• Ensure that donor and Womankind rules are being adhered to regarding procurement, accounting, project expenditure, and implementation of activities through regular engagement with project partners. 
• Develop, in collaboration with the programme/partnerships team, and implement an annual monitoring and internal (in-person or remote) spot check schedule on specific projects including Spend Rate monitoring & reforecasting. 
• Develop, deliver and continuously update training and reference material on grants management, including procurement, donor regulations, IATI, finance and reporting for Programme, Finance, and other field-based staff, and act as a resource for agencies/field units with regards to donor regulation compliance. 
• Prepare audit schedules and attend to external auditors for financial audits of grants. 
• Provision of finance and contracts technical expertise, guidance and support to colleagues within Womankind and to our partners in Africa and South Asia. 
• Undertake hands on technical assistance visits to partners in Africa and Asia, in liaison with the Policy, Programmes & Learning team, as required.

2.  Projects Financial Reporting & Processes (15%)

• Ensure robust financial systems, procedures and controls are in place for the entire life cycle of grants, properly documented, regularly reviewed and efficiently used.
• Ensure all Womankind grant transactions are reflected accurately each month and produce timely management reports, data and analysis.
• Ensure monthly reconciliations of all grant funds are completed in a timely manner.
• Maintain a monthly cash flow projection for Womankind grant transactions and jointly with the projects teams, regularly review and analyse grants.
• Ensure internal budgets and financial reports relating to the grants portfolio are robust and meet requirements.
• Monitor spending on grants and escalate significant under or overspend on a timely basis.
• Ensure cost recoveries from grants are made and monitored against budgets and that new funding opportunities include provision for Womankind to cover its costs, where possible.
• Own and develop internal tools that track the active grants portfolio, secured and pipeline funding, reporting schedule and other compliance, cost recoveries and cash balances and ensure they are kept up-to-date.
• Generate financial analysis, forecasting, back-up papers and reports and produce effective synthesis for management decision-making, Board and Finance and Resources Committee submissions and other reporting requirements.
• To contribute to ensuring that team members across the organisation follow Womankind’s financial systems, policies, and procedures.  

 3. Financial Planning (3%)

• Support the annual budget and forecasting process, under the leadership of the Director of Finance & Resources.
• Work with The Management Accountant on the preparation of Management Accounts and Mid-Year Forecasts.

4. Audit, internal controls and risk (7%)

• Contribute on programme finance to all audits and statutory compliance in line with UK and Womankind regulations and compliance requirements and respond to Audit queries for projects and the organisation.
• Prepare the programme finance elements of the Womankind statutory financial statements and supporting working papers.
• Manage follow up of external audits of Womankind on programme finance and compliance related matters.
• Ensure that Womankind is up to date on all programme finance related financial regulations, rules, procedures, formats, compliance, reporting requirements and that the Finance Manual and Project Cycle Management Manual reflects these changes.
• Manage and oversee internal financial control policies and procedures related to Womankind grants.
• Carry out the due diligence assessments and updates on potential partners
• Manage the section of the Womankind risk register that relates to programme finances.

Undertake other responsibilities not outlined above which are commensurate with a role of this nature – including providing cover within the Team - and which have been discussed and agreed with your line manager. 

• All team members are expected to contribute towards developing a supportive working environment, and to demonstrate their commitment to Womankind’s values on an ongoing basis. Team members are expected to exhibit professionalism, respect for colleagues, transparency and accountability and to uphold quality standards as outlined in Womankind’s policies and procedures.

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

The post holder must be committed to the mission, vision, values, and aims of Womankind Worldwide.

Essential Knowledge

• Part qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA) or equivalent
• Clear understanding of international NGOs’ common compliance, accounting and reporting requirements, including in relation to grants from key donors
• Understanding of Value For Money principles and their application to international grant funded programming 
• Clear knowledge and understanding of Charity Fund accounting, SORP 2005 & the Companies Act
• Understanding and experience of development issues and organisations
• Knowledge of  accounting software systems  

Essential Experience and Skills 

• Good experience of financial management and inter-departmental budgeting in the international NGO sector, including computerised accounting systems.
• Sound analytical and technical skills in financial accounting and ability to produce and interpret financial statements and reports.
• Experience of working with fundraising colleagues to identify the financial aspects of donor calls and develop the financials of project proposals.
• Experience of leading and providing support on international programmes financial management, from project development through to donor contract management and compliance.
• Strong presentation skills and interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to influence and negotiate effectively.
• Experience working effectively in multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural teams.
• Experience of developing and maintaining financial operational systems, schedules and reporting.
• Experience working with DFID or equivalent and familiarity with the various compliance rules and regulations.
• Experience of programme budgeting and accounting including cost recovery modelling, cash flow management and reporting.
• Proven ability to prioritise in a demanding environment with multiple accountabilities, and to tight deadlines.
• Experience of delivering training, coaching and / or capacity building support.
• Ability to travel to programme countries in Africa and South Asia and other international destinations as and when required, estimated 4-6 weeks per year.
• The ability to originate, introduce and be open to, new practices, concepts, ideas and change and to demonstrate your commitment to personal development.
• Highly organised, flexible and able to function with a high degree of autonomy.
• Honesty and integrity, including desire to accept ownership and accountability, whilst getting things done well and meeting challenging goals.

Essential personal attributes

• Ability and willingness to travel internationally, up to-6  weeks per year  

Desirable

• Experience of working with others in multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of working and living in Africa or South Asia
• Experience of delivering technical assistance to NGOs in Africa or South Asia
• Ability to review and develop financial systems and procedures

Terms and conditions  

Hours  

35 hours

Salary     

£41,239

Contract          

 Permanent  

Probationary period

6 months

Holidays                                

25 days per annum plus statutory holidays and Christmas break 

Pension  

Womankind has a contributory pension scheme in place

 How to apply   

To apply for this position please complete an application form on our website via link below.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret we will not be able to respond personally to applicants who are not short-listed. If you have not heard from us within three weeks from the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  

Closing date for applications: 12:00 noon on Wednesday 18th March 2020  

First round interviews: w/c 30th March 2020  

Second round interviews: w/c 6th April 2020

We are looking for a Marketing and Sales Executive to help build and maintain productive travel trade relationships and partnerships and develop visitor product to grow our travel trade and groups business ensuring delivery of compelling travel trade packages, smooth booking processes to ensure positive outcomes of all Travel Trade offers.  The successful candidate should have demonstrable experience of promoting and selling travel products to national and overseas audiences, project management skills and an ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Parents Against Child Exploitation (Pace) is the lead national charity that works alongside parents and carers of children who are, or who are at risk of being exploited by individuals from outside of the family. We provide guidance and training to professionals on how child sexual exploitation, modern slavery, human trafficking and the criminalisation of exploited children affects the whole family.

This is an exciting opportunity to pilot Pace’s work in Liverpool, working with multi-agency partners tackling child sexual and criminal exploitation, to act as an independent source of support and contact for parents whose children are being sexually and criminally exploited, and to liaise between statutory agencies and families in order to maximise the ability of all parties to safeguard a child a risk of, or being exploited by individuals from outside the family.

You will have good active listening skills, be able to give non-judgmental emotional support, have the ability to empathise and engage with affected parents, and respect their vital role in safeguarding their child. You will be able to liaise and develop a good rapport with partner agencies in Liverpool, and offer advice on good practice relating to working in partnership with affected parents. You will maintain your own professional practice and ensure ongoing development through use of supervision and training. You will adhere to Pace ethos and policies including equal opportunities and diversity.

This post is funded until 31 March 2021, with a commitment to find further continued funding.

Closing Date: Sunday 1 March 2020

Interviews: Friday 6 March 2020 to be held in Liverpool, venue TBC.

Healthwatch Milton Keynes is here to influence improvements in local health and social care services and make sure they work for the patients and service users of Milton Keynes. Our mission is to be an independent organisation, providing an effective local voice for people in Milton Keynes, influencing and shaping health and social care services to meet their needs.

Healthwatch Milton Keynes has a statutory right to ‘Enter and View’ health and social care services in Milton Keynes. Our volunteers talk to patients and users about their experiences of these services and make recommendations for how services can improve. We run a highly successful Enter and View Programme that has covered services such as MK Hospital, local Care Homes and Residential Homes for people with Learning Disabilities.

The post of Project Coordinator - Enter and View will be responsible for developing and delivering Enter and View activities for the organisation.

Duties will include project research and planning, volunteer management, relationships management with service providers, commissioners of services and the Care Quality Commission, data analysis, report writing and publishing reports to strict deadlines.

We’re looking for a dynamic person to join our team. You’ll need to be able to manage your own workload with high degree of initiative. You’ll also be passionate about engaging with people and upholding people’s rights to receive high quality health and social care services.

Candidates should possess strong people, relationship and project management skills, report writing and IT skills. Previous experience of working within a Social Care or Healthcare setting is desirable.

We highly recommend interested applicants contact us for an informal chat about the role.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title:  Senior Trust Officer  

Reports to: Head of Fundraising

Budget Responsibility: none

Based at: 74 St Annes Road, Woolston, Southampton, SO19 9FF

Hours of work: Full-time [37.5 hours per week]

Team Association: Development Department

Job Purpose To be pro-active in identifying and developing new and existing relationships with trusts, foundations and statutory bodies in order to generate income and assist the team in reaching agreed income targets.

Salary: £30k-35k depending upon experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, research and approach prospective contacts in order to cultivate relationships and generate new business.

• Support the Head of Fundraising in maintaining and building upon existing trust partnerships.

• Compile, create and submit compelling applications to new and regular Trust / Foundation and Statutory funders.

• Supervise a member of staff within the trust income stream and provide cover during absences.

• Gain an in-depth knowledge and keep abreast of the progress of all Sailors’ Society’s programmes, projects and events in order to prepare high quality, commercially relevant and compelling proposals, reports and presentations.

• Take responsibility for the entire ‘portfolio’ of trusts, foundations and statutory relationships, following all leads through to completion, meeting income raising targets and accurately recording all correspondence.

• Keep accurate records of all correspondence with Society stakeholders on Raisers’ Edge NXT.

• Maintain up to date front-to-end processes and procedures.

• Attend internal and external meetings, events and presentations as required.

• Ensure donors are promptly thanked and their gift is accurately recorded.

• Provide administrative duties related to trust, foundation and statutory income generation, such as sourcing materials, maintaining electronic records and filing as required.

Personal Development

The Senior Trust Officer will be expected to maintain a high level of competence and capability. Appropriate training and development opportunities will be identified as required.

Person Specification (minimum requirement)

Essential Attributes

• A strong understanding and proven experience in fundraising in trusts, foundations and statutory grants.

• Proven experience in managing and delivering a pipelines in excess of £400k

• Excellent writing skills with the ability to write accurate, powerful, compelling and persuasive copy in a range of formats e.g. cover letters, case studies, proposals, grant applications and impact reports.

• Ability to match the needs of prospective trust requirements with the needs of programme.

• Solid experience in forecasting and managing budgets, performance management and

• Confident and competent at approaching new business prospects on the telephone, face-to-face and in writing.

• Excellent networking skills ands willingness to travel occasionally for partnership meetings.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to people at all levels and to represent the Society in person.

• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to plan and manage a complex and demanding variety of tasks and to meet strict deadlines and working under time pressure.

• Ability to work under own initiative and with others as a team.

• Good Microsoft office skills covering word, power point and excel.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in experience.

• Prepared to work outside of normal office hours in the evenings and occasional weekends.

• Entrepreneurial approach when looking for funding to meet needs.

Desirable Attributes:

• Experience in working in a busy fundraising environment.

• Experience with MS 365

• Experience of using Raisers’ Edge NXT or other CRM database.

• Entrepreneurial approach when looking for funding to meet needs.

• A good understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility, corporate community engagement initiatives and established corporate fundraising techniques.

• Experience of working for a charity and an understanding of charity law.

• An understanding of the global shipping and maritime industry.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT RE-APPLY

We are looking for  a Marketing Officer to support the Marketing Manager in devising, implementing, monitoring and reporting on imagintive and cost-effective campaigns to drive ticket sales for our visitor offer and events.  The successful candidate will also have a responsibility for growing digital media by developing engaging and timely content.  The successful candidate is required to have an excellent understanding of digital communication channels and campaign targeting, with project management skills.

Events Project Manager (Church Engagement)

Salary: £30,763 per annum + good range of benefits

Contract: Fixed Term 12-month contract – 36.5 hours per week

Based: Milton Keynes

Your relational skills and passion for our cause will inspire and engage churches and Christians in the UK to come together as beacons of light, love and hope.  By partnering with World Vision’s transformational mission, they will help bring the opportunity to enjoy life in all its fulness for the world’s most vulnerable children.

World Vision is an International children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

Job Purpose

Are you passionate about changing the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children? This role involves the co-ordination and delivery of World Vision’s new initiative called Chosen at churches throughout the UK. We’re looking for a highly motivated individual with exceptional organisational and time management skills with a real eye for detail. You will have effective interpersonal skills and strong emotional intelligence, a self-starter with the ability to work using your own initiative. You will have previous experience in an Events Manager role preferably within the charity sector. Ideally experience of the church environment and organisation and delivery of vision trips overseas. You will also need highly developed communications skills and a deep personal engagement and understanding of the Christian faith.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

In addition to the salary offered, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK only).

Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

Closing Date for applications: 23rd March 2020

Interview Dates: 6th / 7th April 2020

World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice can be found on our website.

No agencies please.

Are you an experienced digital project manager looking for an opportunity to work on a diverse range of exciting digital projects?

Position: Digital Project Manager (Tech)
Reference: DL78
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: MS National Office, NW London
Salary: £43,638 - £45,455​ plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band G, Level 2
Department: Digital and Content

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job 
We’re looking for a confident, skilled and flexible digital project manager to help us deliver our roadmap of projects in 2020.

You will lead on the development of technical, service and content based projects, both small and large. You will have the opportunity to work on all sorts of projects, including the creation of new content, machine learning tools, and the move of our website CMS.

You will be highly organised, and used to working with gantt charts, risk registers and documented plans to manage projects effectively. You will be highly flexible in your approach, employing both waterfall and agile project management techniques for different types of projects.

You will enjoy working alongside colleagues across the organisation to gather requirements and deliver innovative projects to time and budget. You will use your excellent planning and communication skills to build a collaborative partnership with our web and digital agencies.

You will be joining us at an exciting stage of our digital programme as we shape the way we manage projects and embark on an ambitious roadmap of work. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and vibrant team, who are dedicated to making a difference for people with MS.

We offer 27 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move for our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision and therefore we don’t envisage a move before Sept 2020.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 9th March 2020

In order to apply for this role, please submit an updated CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the criteria as set out in the person specification in the attached job description.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity. 

We would be grateful if you could complete the equality and diversity monitoring form (available on our website) and submit it with your application.

No agencies please.

Are you an experienced Digital Project Manager looking for an opportunity to work on a diverse range of exciting digital projects?

We’re looking for a confident, skilled and personable digital project manager to help us deliver our roadmap of digital projects in 2020.

Position: Digital Project Manager
Reference: DL77
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: MS National Office, NW London
Salary: £40,002 - £41,819 plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band G, Level 1
Department: Digital and Content

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

You will lead on the production of creative digital, UX, campaign and content based projects. This will include everything from leading on the digital and content element of our Stop MS appeal, through to developing new digital and content based tools to help people live well with MS.

Working alongside our combined digital and content team, you will love having the opportunity to work with creatives to deliver new tools, technologies, campaigns and appeals that can have a real impact for people living with MS.

You will be super organised, and used to working with gantt charts, risk registers and documented plans to manage projects effectively. As a real people person, you will love coordinating the wider team to resource projects to schedule, and with stakeholders from across the organisation to capture requirements and report on progress.

You will be joining us at an exciting stage of our digital programme as we shape the way we manage projects and embark on an ambitious roadmap of work. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and vibrant team, who are dedicated to making a difference for people with MS.

We offer 27 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move for our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision and therefore we don’t envisage a move before Sept 2020.

Closing date: 9am on Thursday 5th March 2020
Interview date: Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th March 2020

How to apply

In order to apply for this role, please submit an updated CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the criteria as set out in the person specification in the attached job description.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.  We would be grateful if you could complete our equality and diversity monitoring form on our website and submit it with your application.

No agencies please.

A unique opportunity to work with enthusiastic and passionate healthcare experts to have an impact on the care of respiratory patients 

The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) is a multidisciplinary, UK-wide professional society, passionate about developing a holistic, high value patient-centred and integrated approach to caring for people with respiratory conditions.

We are seeking a dynamic Chief Executive, who, by working closely with our Executive Chair, will help us deliver our strategic direction and shape our future. The Chief Executive is accountable to the PCRS Trustees.

Our work includes campaigning to influence policy and set standards in respiratory medicine, describing how to deliver value-based healthcare that supports service development and redesign, and educating health professionals working in primary and community settings to deliver and influence out-of-hospital respiratory care.  The PCRS executive, elected from our membership, is the driving force of the organisation, and brings together enthusiastic clinical experts from across primary, community and integrated care settings.

We are a small but ambitious organisation which has successfully evolved over 30 years and which has a very significant influence nationally. We run our own programmes and events, including the very successful annual PCRS Respiratory Conference, as well as working with partners to reach out to wider audiences and to publish our well-respected international scientific journal.  As such, we need a Chief Executive who can both manage operational detail and provide strategic direction.  Securing funding from our pharmaceutical and other healthcare company sponsors is a key aspect of the role. Knowledge of the NHS, a facilitative leadership style, and understanding of how to get the best from busy professionals are essential pre-requisites for success in the role.

We operate as a virtual organisation and the role is home- based. Some travel, primarily to London and the home counties is required for face to face meetings. Working hours are flexible, though some evening work is required for telephone and video conferences with committees /working groups. The post is available as a full time position on an initial  one year contract with a salary in the range of £80 to £90K. Applications are also welcome from those wishing to work only part time (minimum 3.5 days per week, salary pro rata) or from job share candidates.

Contact us for full information pack.  

To apply, please submit a full CV and covering letter by the deadline of February 28th 2020. Interviews will be held in London on March 23rd 2020.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our dynamic team and work closely with the Fundraising Manager to look after our donors and help take our work national.

This role focuses on thanking and looking after our large network of donors (1500+ monthly donors and many more one-off donors). As Fundraising Officer, you will be the first line of support for fundraising enquiries and be responsible for updating the fundraising database, thanking all new donors and conducting research into new funding opportunities. It’s a very rewarding post, in which you’ll interact with lots of interesting and generous people, and play a role in transforming young people’s life chances.

Arts Emergency has grown very quickly, with projects well established in London, Manchester and Thanet and plans to expand further starting with Bristol, Cardiff and Merseyside in 2021. This role offers huge potential for growth and development for the successful candidate.

As this role will involve working within marginalised communities, we are keen to receive applications from people within those communities, particularly people of colour/BAME people, people who identify as being LGTBQIA, people who identify as working class or have done so in the past, people with disabilities, refugees and migrants, and people with mental health conditions.

Full details of how to apply are found in the attached Fundraising Officer Job Description. Deadline is midday Monday 2 March 2020.

Interviews likely to be held week commencing 9 March 2020.

Additional information:

· This is an office-based role

· Arts Emergency is based at Unit W3, 8 Woodberry Down, London N4 2TG

· This role is 0.6 FTE and we are open to flexible working arrangements within our core office hours (10am – 6pm)

· There may occasionally be evening/weekend work, we operate a time off in lieu system (TOIL).

I Bike Officer, Aberdeen

£24,446 per annum

37.5 hours per week – contract to 30 November 2020 - based in Aberdeen

(Ref: SUS2864)

The main responsibilities of this role will include the promotion of active travel (cycling, scooting and walking) through the I Bike project to three clusters of schools across Aberdeen City for journeys to and from school and for leisure, supporting staff and volunteer ‘school champions’, harnessing local authority resources and making links between schools, external partners and the bicycle industry.

Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent and committed to cycling and the promotion of sustainable transport, you will have experience of working with children and young people, experience of partnership working within a community based or environmental project, excellent communication and presentation skills, be IT literate and have the ability to motivate others.  You will also need a current clean driving licence.  Clearance by the appropriate enhanced Disclosure Scotland check is mandatory for this role.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am Monday 2 March 2020.  Interviews will take place in Aberdeen on Thursday 12 March 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Could you lead Wokingham’s key volunteering charity? Join us and make a real difference to our older and vulnerable clients.

The Wokingham Volunteer Centre is the lead organisation in Wokingham Borough promoting and supporting volunteers and the organisations they work with. As well as promoting good practice, we recruit and place volunteers in charities throughout the area and run our own volunteer transport and gardening schemes serving elderly and vulnerable residents. 

Reporting to the Trustee Board, this exciting and varied role combines general management of all operations, fundraising and strategic development. 

We seek an individual who believes strongly in the value of volunteering and the local voluntary sector.  You will need an understanding of the ethos of serving vulnerable clients, leadership to inspire a diverse team of paid staff and volunteers, relationship and partnership building to maintain and develop core and project funding, and the financial acumen to optimise the use of resources.

To find out more about the role and how to apply please download the information pack

Closing Date: 13th March 2020

Interviews will be held in Wokingham in late March / early April.

Job Title:  Chief Executive Officer
Hours:  Full time / permanent
Salary:  £70k
Location:  Bristol

We are working in partnership with The Royal Photographic Society (RPS), a prestigious charity which has been at the forefront of photography since 1853. The RPS exists to increase the knowledge and understanding of photography, to promote the highest standards of achievement in photography, and to encourage the public appreciation of photography.  Educational activity is central to their charitable status, and recent investment in new state-of-the-art facilities with a 200m2 gallery and 100-seat auditorium demonstrate their renewed commitment to greater public engagement and impact. The RPS has over 11,000 members globally, who enjoy opportunities to share knowledge, meet and learn from one another through over 600 events held every year.

The RPS is undergoing significant and exciting change and is looking to appoint a passionate and highly capable Chief Executive Officer to lead and develop the increasing impact of the organisation.

You will be an inspirational leader with the ability to quickly gain the trust and support of stakeholders, staff and volunteers, and a strategic thinker who can understand and manage complexity and competing demands to achieve tangible outcomes.

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Clear leadership with a compelling vision for the RPS
• Extensive transformational and change management experience
• Proven track record of developing and implementing effective strategic and business development plans, including overseeing income generation strategy
• High levels of business acumen and commercial awareness
• Experience of working with and supporting a Board of Trustees

The post holder will be a highly-motivated, entrepreneurial and innovative individual with excellent communication skills who is adept at building lasting relationships both internally and externally. 

You will be resilient, forward thinking and demonstrate strong influencing skills at all levels. A true belief in the ethos of the charity and the services they offer is essential and a background of working within the visual arts sector, charity sector or other relevant area is desirable.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a charismatic and ambitious leader.  If you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

Please submit your CV with a supporting statement, to Jenny Warner, Managing Director of Charisma Charity Recruitment quoting our reference JO1739.

Closing date for applications:  24th February 2020
1st Interview date:  9th March 2020