This is an amazing opportunity to join our organisation to use your skills and abilities to serve the global persecuted Church. In this fast-paced and rewarding role, you will be working within our donation processing team.

Experience in a data-processing or finance role would be advantageous, as would a knowledge of Gift Aid, but are not essential as full training will be provided.

Why Barnabas Fund?

As a world-renowned international aid agency, Barnabas Fund serves the global persecuted Church by channelling practical aid to suffering Christians in over 80 countries who face oppression, discrimination and persecution. This is an opportunity to be part of an organisation that transforms the lives of our persecuted Christian family throughout the world.

What will you be doing:

You will be involved in processing incoming donations on our gifts database (Raiser’s Edge), creating and amending supporters’ records, preparing banking and recording Gift Aid on our gifts database.  Additionally, you will be responding and answering supporter queries on the phone.

What will you need:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Work with a high degree of accuracy.
• Work to deadlines.
• Work flexibly within a team.
• Able to maintain confidentiality.

Salary is dependent on skills and experience.

You will be working within our Donations Processing team from our UK office in Coventry. This is an office-based role.

Any successful candidate will need to be committed to Barnabas Fund’s ethos, statement of faith and aims and already have the right to work in the UK.

To apply, select the apply button and follow the instructions on our website.

Breast Cancer Haven provides a comforting environment where visitors can benefit from the support of welcoming staff and from meeting with others going through similar experiences.  

The role of Front Desk Administrator is key to ensuring our visitors receive the best possible service.

You will be responsible for welcoming visitors to our centre, making them feel comfortable and ensuring a seamless front of house service, as well as providing administrative support to the team. Duties will vary from managing & booking appointments, updating our website, and ensuring therapy rooms are set up for the day. You will have excellent organisational, IT & administrative skills. 

Ideally you will have experience of working within the charity or healthcare sector and be used to working in a busy environment with experience of working with volunteers.

Administrator – Apprenticeship Programme

You will join our friendly Birmingham based team as an Apprenticeship Administrator.

Administrator Responsibilities:

- Manage the administrative arrangements relating to apprenticeship documentation, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.
- Respond to learner enquiries / problems, offering information, advice and guidance on a timely basis and to satisfactory resolution in line with the apprenticeship framework. Follow up on enquiries from prospective and current learners and employers.
- Liaise with CIPFA’s delivery partners to ensure apprenticeship data is complete and validated.
- Use DAS and other government systems to manage data entry initiating apprentice starters and managing ongoing learning administration with careful attention to data protection requirements.

Administrator Requirements:

The role of an Apprenticeship Administrator plays an important part in providing efficient and effective administrative support for all learners and apprenticeship training activity for CIPFA’s level 7 professional accountancy qualification and our delivery of AAT at levels 3 and 4.

You need the ability to interact well with people at all levels within the organisation and be proficient in the use of MS, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Email. Knowledge and understanding of apprenticeship programmes and insight into the Skills Funding Agency and Ofsted audit requirements would be a distinct advantage.

About CIPFA Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy:

The Chartered Institute of Public Accountancy (CIPFA) is the world’s only professional accountancy body to specialise in public services and is a strong advocate for sound public finance management and innovative public service delivery.

Our members work in public services such as local government, the NHS and Whitehall departments as well as in national audit agencies, major accountancy firms and other organisations around the world where public money needs to be effectively and efficiently managed.

Location: Birmingham, West Midlands

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 36 hours per week, normally between the hours of 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

Salary: £20,000 per annum

Benefits: 25 days annual leave, up to 10% employer's pension contribution, Season ticket loans, Employee Assistance Helpline, Exclusive employee discount and rewards at many major brands including health & wellbeing, retail, restaurants and mobile technology providers.

Closing date for applications: 28th January 2020

You may have experience of the following: Office Administrator, Office Assistant, Apprentice Administrator, Admin Assistant, Administration Apprentice, Administration, Office Administrator, Administration Assistant, Administrator, etc.

Ref: 91536

Administration Officer (Birmingham)

21 hours per week

£9,828 (pro rata plus pension and healthcare scheme benefits)

The opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to provide administrative support to our new Wellbeing Activities Team. As a key member of the team you will provide support on all aspects of the project administration including, maintaining records, collating data, answering calls, and organizing events.

The ideal candidate

The right person for this role enjoys being organised, has a great personality, pays attention to detail and understands that they are part of a team working together to provide activities for older people. They will also relish a challenge and enjoy getting things done.

Possessing excellent customer service skills; a confident and professional telephone manner; strong attention to detail, and with a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Publisher and OneDrive).

The organisation

We are a locally focused charity with over 160 staff and volunteers across Birmingham and Sandwell. We provide support and services to people aged 50 and over. We are looking to grow and expand to reach more of the older people in Birmingham and Sandwell.

Application forms must be completed fully; CV’s will not be accepted.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Sukie Binning, Head of Operations by telephone.

The deadline for applications is Thursday 30th January 2020.  Interviews to be arranged 6th February and 7th February 2020.

This is a full time post working for the umbrella charity University Hospitals Birmingham Charity, the official charity of four of Birmingham’s largest hospitals – Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital.

This vacancy is based at Solihull Hospital.

The Fundraising Assistant will work closely with other members of the hospital charity, providing support to the fundraising team and the Charity overall.

Working as part of a team the post holder will have specific responsibility for accurate data inputting of donations, fundraising and Gift Aid claims and correspondence with donors and fundraisers.

The post holder will also learn how to organise and run events put on by the charity and its supporters. This role will involve regular evening and weekend work at charity events and as such is subject to a 7 day working week contract.

The post is suitable for someone who wishes to start a career in fundraising, or who has experienced fundraising in a voluntary capacity.

Please note that this position will be available from 1st April 2020

Are you motivated to help others? Do you enjoy problem-solving? Can you keep calm under pressure?

Support Through Court is an independent charity which provides much-needed practical and emotional support to people dealing with the court process without the benefit of legal representation. Most are frightened of, and unfamiliar with, the courts and may be facing serious issues that could affect their children and relationships, or their finances, or the roof over their head. 
 
This highly-regarded, energetic and friendly charity, is now looking to recruit an Assistant Manager to help run our service in the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre.

Working with the Service Manager you will lead on the administrative systems and tasks, and help with recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, facilitating day-to-day operations, contributing to ambitious fundraising targets and helping with absence cover at other sites.

You will be an excellent communicator, practical, well organised and hardworking, preferably with experience in the voluntary sector and some knowledge of legal procedures. You'll be ready to support other Support Through Court services on occasion, as well as taking responsibility for day-to-day operations where you're based.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Charlotte at the Birmingham office.

Applicants should apply with a CV and a covering letter explaining persuasively why we should offer you the post. It is important that your letter provides evidence of the criteria detailed in the person specification.

Job Title: PA to CEO

Salary: £9.52 per hour

Number of posts: 1

Type of contract: Permanent

Start date: Mid February or as soon after interview as possible

Hours of work: 24 hours per week including Mondays and Thursdays to overlap with CEO.  There may also be a requirement to work additional hours at peak times and close to deadlines.  Some weekend and evening work will be required, including attendance at Board face-to-face meetings typically held on Saturdays.  Board meetings typically take place in Birmingham or London.

Work location: Home based, ideally in the West Midlands area, with some travel throughout the UK.  Candidates willing to travel and who reside outside of the West Midlands area will also be considered.

Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer

Closing Date: 06/02/2020

Interview Date: Wednesday 12th February in Birmingham

Job information:
The Personal Assistant (PA) will provide high calibre administrative support to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Breastfeeding Network (BfN). 

The post holder will be required to be the meeting secretary for all Board meetings, organise, prepare for and attend meetings at locations throughout the UK.  In addition, the PA will produce reports including support for annual review documents and carry out a range of administration duties to a high professional standard whilst maintaining confidentiality.  The role will be key to helping BfN achieve the Good Governance Award in 2020.  The post will involve frequent contact with the CEO either face to face, by telephone and email as well as regular contact with a remote team of BfN Directors (trustees), managers and volunteers.

Get Grants Ltd, a Birmingham based consultancy that provides a range of fundraising support, grant making services, and fundraising training courses, is recruiting for a Fundraising and Events Assistant to work within our small Moseley-based team.

About the role 

A successful candidate would be instrumental in supporting further growth of the business through a varied role that will touch on all aspects of the consultancy. This will include grant fundraising consultancy services, coordination of training courses and events, marketing activities, and administrative support.

Part-time: 22.5 - 30 hours a week (as arranged)

Salary: Pro rata £19,000 – £21,000 (depending on experience)

How to apply

In order to apply we require a CV and a short covering letter (maximum of 1 side A4).

Closing Date: Friday 7th February 2020 at 5pm

Interview Date: Friday 17th February 2020

Visit our website to view the Job Description and for full details on how to apply

The Strategy Team focuses on financial planning across the whole of Cabinet Office. The Financial Strategist will deliver analysis and insight for strategic planning, fiscal events and stock-takes and oversee timely responses to requests for information from HMT, the Finance Director and Permanent Secretary. This includes preparation and delivery of business planning and the Spending Review.

A key focus of the Financial Strategist's work is scrutinising financial and non-financial information received from diverse business areas. The post-holder will also design and manage projects which deliver insight to drive Board level discussions and facilitate strategic level decision-making.

The responsibilities of the Financial Strategist will include

• Accurately consolidate significant volumes of financial and non-financial data for diverse business areas in working documents, ensuring clear documentation of process.
• Produce robust financial analysis to understand impact of decisions made at both a business area level and across the Cabinet Office more broadly.
• Support the business in the preparation and delivery of Spending Review 2020 material, developing longer-term financial plans.
• Ensure effective collaboration with finance business partners and colleagues in Strategy and HR to ensure a joined-up approach to planning across the corporate teams.
• Support other fiscal events such as delivery of Efficiency Reviews, Spending Reviews and financial stocktakes.
• Carry out strategic analysis in order to ensure value for money in the department and design and implement projects which deliver the necessary analysis and insight.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB, or equivalent, qualified or part-qualified (or with sufficient financial/ commercial experience and/or the ability to gain formal CCAB qualifications within a reasonable time.)
• A minimum of two years' experience in a finance, strategy or analytical role.
• The ability to analyse and communicate complex financial information in a clear and understandable way, and deliver consistently high quality work to a deadline.
• Ability to proactively build, maintain and influence stakeholder networks and work collaboratively with others to deliver results.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong technical skills in Excel / Google sheets.

Salary - £38,700 - £43,889 + £2,500 or £5,000 accountancy allowance (Dependant on qualification status)

Interserve is committed to working cross culturally amongst the peoples of Asia and the Arab World; to see lives and communities transformed through encounter with Jesus Christ.

We are looking for a personable Finance Professional who will ensure the efficient and effective handling of daily finance processes.  You will; 

• Process and account for all supplier invoices and payments, including quarterly project transmissions.

• Complete the accounting for Stewardship remittances and vouchers 

• Perform daily account reconciliations for bank accounts, Secure Trading, PayPal and Stewardship accounts. 

• Complete various office and supporter database tasks as well as taking donations over the telephone from supporters 

• Play a vital role in the month end and year end processes. 

This is a busy but rewarding environment, which offers an excellent opportunity to become involved in and develop a range of financial skills and experience. 

You will need to have a passion for Interserve’s vision and mission as well as at least 2 years experience in a finance role. Experience of using an accounting system and excellent administration and communication skills are essential.

You should also possess an excellent standard of numeracy as well as accuracy with detailed spreadsheets. You should be able to work independently and as part of the Finance Team.

Salary is £19,887 for 4 days per week (£24,858 FTE).  The location will be at our new Birmingham National Office, B8 postcode. 

Interviews will take place on 19th February in Birmingham.

For further information and to complete a short application form, please visit our website 

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Please return your completed application form with a CV and covering letter to the email address shown.

Part time, 25.5 p.w.

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays pro rata per annum from 1st January to 31st December. This rises to 30 days pro rata over the next 5 years.

Context of role

Citizens Advice Birmingham is seeking to employ a Welfare Benefits Caseworker who will provide an outreach service at mental health centres across Birmingham, building on and developing links to advise clients and their relatives/carers.

Role purpose

The post holder will providing practical support to clients, identifying and make appropriate welfare benefit claims.  You will undertake casework including preparing appeal cases for tribunal and negotiating with statutory agencies on the clients’ behalf.This is a re-advertisement. Previous unsuccessful applicants need not apply.

For a job pack and to apply, please see our website.

Closing Date: Monday 27th January 2020 at midday

Interview Date: Thursday 6th February 2020

CVs not accepted

FareShare Midlands is the region’s largest food redistribution charity, fighting food poverty by tackling food waste. We're looking to recruit a talented and experienced individual to help deliver our fundraising strategy. 

This is an exciting time to join FareShare Midlands as we develop and expand our operations across the East and West Midlands and look to grow our fantastic portfolio of corporate partners, trust, grant and foundations and community supporters.

We are looking for someone ambitious who wants to take a leading role in developing and driving forward our fundraising strategy to meet our growth plans. If you have experience in trust, foundation and grant writing, relationship building, engagement and stewardship of donors, this role is for you.

About FareShare Midlands

FareShare Midlands' mission is to save good food from going to waste. An independent charity, we work in partnership with FareShare UK to access and receive food that is surplus to requirements from retailers and manufacturers and engage many volunteers to help redistribute this to local charities and community groups that provide meals to vulnerable people including families and individuals who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated or recovering from addiction.

FareShare Midlands supports over 400 local charities and community groups. In the last twelve months we redistributed over 2,700 tonnes of food, helping to create 6.4 million meals and feed 35,000 people each week. 

Responsibilities

Account Management

• Manage a portfolio of trust, foundation and grant supporters to cultivate strong, long-lasting partnerships
• Develop persuasive fundraising proposals and reports to increase donations from new and existing supporters
• Support the management of a portfolio of corporate partnerships including meeting with stakeholders, stewardship and impact reporting
• Build strong relationships with funding partners, both face to face and on the telephone
• Manage income and expenditure of project budgets communicating with both internal and external stakeholders
• Work closely with the FareShare UK fundraising team to maximise funding opportunities and share learning

New Business

• Identify a pipeline of new opportunities in trusts, grants, foundations and corporate to secure new income for FareShare Midlands
• Maintain records and analysis of new business secured
• Attend networking events as required to meet new potential donors

Donor Care

• Stewardship of some of our donors, corporate groups, volunteers and other supporters of FareShare Midlands, in line with our fundraising strategy  
• Act as first point of contact for individuals enquiring to support FareShare Midlands
• Send donors information and fundraising materials to support their fundraising for FareShare Midlands
• Ensure supporter interaction points (telephone, post, email) adhere to the highest standards

Administration

• Keep account plans up to date and internal stakeholders informed of key partnerships
• Maintain accurate financial records and budgets for all partners
• Keep application and reporting pipeline up-to-date and accurate
• Write and send outgoing thank you letters to individual donors and groups

Communication

• Ensure the activities of individuals and milestones of donors are promoted and celebrated through our social media and PR channels
• Develop communication plans to keep donors regularly informed of our impact
• Oversee content including proposals, presentations and fundraising packs to ensure high quality and brand adherence.
• Work closely with the FareShare UK marketing and PR team on communications activity

Person specification

Experience

• Experience of supporting or developing fundraising partnerships and maximising fundraising opportunities
• Experience of securing gifts from  trusts, grants and foundations
• Experience in writing compelling funding applications and impact reporting
• Experience in prospecting for new business and stewarding donors face to face
• Experience of customer care in a charity or sales environment
• Experience in keeping good administrative records
• Experience of presenting to a range of audiences

Skills, knowledge and abilities

• Knowledge of trust, grant and foundation fundraising, particularly around restricted funding
• Skilled at managing donor relationships and knowledge of corporate or community fundraising
• Excellent communication skills, good persuading skills and good writing skills
• Excellent numeracy skills and use of Excel
• Good relationship building skills, both inside and outside an organisation
• Ability to work to meet objectives and deadlines
• Ability and experience of working well in a team

Values and behaviours

• A commitment to Equal Opportunities
• An appreciation of FareShare Midlands’ mission and strategy
• Flexibility of approach and ability to work in a team
• Proven ability to develop and maintain good working relations, with both internal and external audiences

Closing date for receipt of applications is 11.59pm, Sunday 2 February 2020. Interviews Wednesday 12 February 2020.

We are looking for a HR Advisor to support the delivery of credible, focused HR support to the Stroke Association.

Position: HR Advisor

Location: Bromsgrove, Life After Stroke Centre

Hours: 28 - 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £27,500 per annum (pro rata if part time)

Contract: 12 months fixed term

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, season ticket loan, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Cycle2Work scheme, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 31 January 2020

Interview Date: To be confirmed

The Role

Reporting to the HR Business Partner, the HR Advisor will have a particular focus on:

• Recruitment
• Absence management
• Organisational change
• Employee relations matters
• Other responsibilities which will span the full generalist remit as well as involvement in project work.

About You

The HR Advisor will be CIPD qualified and have proven, excellent communication, verbal and numerical skills.

We are looking for a candidate with a proactive mindset and you will be able to evidence contribution to organisational development and successful service delivery.

Experience of HR system implementation would be advantageous.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious HR professional to make a real impact within a team that will value your contribution and support your professional development.

We can promise a fast-paced, ambitious, flexible and friendly work environment with a strong emphasis on teamwork, personal and skills development.

In return…

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke and to raise stroke awareness in the local population. We offer a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options, with opportunities to progress your career.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there. We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives. Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

You may also have experience in areas such as HR, Human Resources, HR Officer, HR Advisor, HR Assistant, HR Business Partner, HR Coordinator, HR Administrator, HR Admin, Personnel.

We’re seeking a part time financial administrator to work across our Collective (currently 3 limited companies) to manage and process our financial systems working with our accountants, CJM Associates. 

We’re seeking someone with a passion for numbers, business and processes, who can keep our finances whipped into the best shape possible, enabling us to focus on reaching as many people as possible. You should be efficient, reliable and personable with an outstanding attention to detail.

This is a part-time position (16 hours per week) on permanent contract.

The full job pack is available to download on our website.

To Apply:

Send a CV (including two references) and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience with “Finance Officer” in the subject line (email address found on our website).

The role is due to commence in February after the offer has been made,  but we can be flexible with the start date depending on prior commitments.

The deadline for applications is Monday 10th Feb, 9am
Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on Friday 14th Feb at Beatfreeks HQ in Digbeth.