St James's is a busy Anglican church in central London with a broad range of activities including services, concerts, a daily market and a variety of ministries and projects.

Main responsibilities will be to provide administrative support across a wide range of areas e.g. social media, concerts and events, finance as well as general andministration that includes reception.

We are currently looking for someone with good communication skills and the ability to work with a wide range of people. At least one year's digital content creation and copy writing experience. Excellent attention to detail is an important aspect of the role.

The successful applicant will be open, energetic, willing to learn and in sympathy with the church's aims and ethos.

Closing date for appliations: midday on Monday 10th February 2020. Initial interviews: Monday 17th February 2020.

World Horse Welfare is an international charity that improves the lives of horses in the UK and around the world through education, campaigning, and hands-on care.

We are looking to recruit a full time Finance Officer to join the Finance and Administration team based within our Head Office, Snetterton. The main aim of the role is to contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the finance department with particular responsibility for the sales ledger, other income recognition and the production of management information.

The successful candidate will have proven experience in producing and analysing management accounts, budgeting and planning, the production of KPI’s and associated reports for use by management, sales ledger as well as substantial experience of Sage 200.  To have the ACCA qualification or equivalent experience would be highly advantageous as would experience in Charity VAT.  You will have a flexible approach to your work, be well organised with excellent attention to detail, possess good written and verbal communication skills and a willingness to take responsibility, prioritise workload and work to tight deadlines. 

World Horse Welfare takes great pride in being realistic, compassionate and forward-thinking and the successful applicant will be expected to share these values.

Competitive salary offered.

This is an interesting and varied role which will provide you with an opportunity to work at the heart of a thriving and well-respected local charity that transforms the lives of local people with a learning disability. We are looking for a highly skilled and personable Administrator to provide administrative support to the office team of five, as well as day-to-day reception and office management. We are looking for someone who is flexible and doesn’t mind making a brew for visitors one-minute and reconciling finances the next.

As the first point of contact in many cases, you must possess and exhibit the organisation’s core values:

- Openness

- Honesty

- Collaboration

- Courage

- Empowerment

You must be comfortable with competing workloads, deadlines and using your own initiative to solve problems and improve processes. Excellent IT skills is a must!

To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter, outlining how you meet the Job Description and Person Specification. We will not consider applications with a CV only. The deadline for applications is 9am on Friday 21st February. If interested in a part-time post, please specify what hours you would be interested in.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 26th February.

If you have any questions or want to discuss this role, please get in touch.

Finance and Resources Administrator

Full time – 35 hours per week

Location: London (GamCare Head Office)

Salary £17,850 - £22,440 p.a. – dependent on experience

Permanent

GamCare is the leading national provider of information, advice, support and free treatment for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling. During the recent years GamCare has experienced immense growth in its operations.

GamCare is now looking to recruit a Finance and Resources Administrator to work within our back-office support function in London.

You will be working with Financial Controls Manager, supporting in day to day finance activities and manage premises.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Update of General Ledger on accounting software (Quickbooks).
• Processing of monthly staff expenses
• Maintaining office health & safety and facilities

You should have experience in finance and resources admin support within charitable organisation and preferably studying towards an accounting qualification.

You will form part of an enthusiastic team who works in collaboration with each other. You should be versatile and adaptable and committed to on-going development.

We are looking for individuals to work full time.

To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete an application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey.

Please note we do not accept CVs

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <name of vacancy> and name of region

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

To discuss the role further please email Lisandra Noormahomed, (Finance Officer).

Closing date for applications: Monday 24th February at 9:00 am

We are a growing charity and are passionate about our staff. We don’t have the resources to provide fancy staff perks however the things money can’t buy we are really good at. We believe staff are the foundation stone to the success of the charity and so we do everything we can to make sure they feel valued, supported, engaged and developed. If you are looking for a role with a clearly identified career path, the ability to build something yourself, in an organisation that genuinely cares about your health and welfare, then this is for you.

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic person to join our team as Senior HR and Office Administrator. Working closely with the Director of Finance and Resources, you will be expected to confidently lead the office team and ensure the smooth running of this area through strong leadership skills and a pro-active approach.  You will assist managers with Human Resources activities across the organisation and ensure policies and procedures for Oasis Community Housing are updated. You will co-ordinate recruitment, induction and training processes and ensure legislation, best practice and the ethos and values of the organisation are adhered to. You will maintain an accurate HR database and records for employees’ salaries, absence, holidays, flexi, performance reviews and any other HR records as required. Experience with Sage payroll processing is desirable. It would be expected that you would coordinate Data Protection for the organisation and ensure that we are GDPR compliant along with regularly reviewing HR policies to conform to current legislation and best practice.

The successful candidate will hold a relevant CIPD qualification or be working towards it and have proven experience working as a HR practitioner. It would be desirable if you were a graduate in HR Management or Chartered Member of the CIPD. You will have experience of using HR software and have excellent inter-personal and organisational skills. An up to date knowledge of HR legislation/best practice is essential as is knowledge of Data Protection (GDPR) legislation requirements. You will have excellent organisation skills and be discreet and confidential. The role requires excellent written and oral communication skills as well as excellent IT skills and a methodical approach to work.

ADMINISTRATOR, HOUSING MANAGEMENT SERVICE, NOTTINGHAM, TEMPORARY, MATERNITY COVER 12 MONTHS, FWRK03 £16,296 - £17,811 (PRO-RATED RATE OF PAY: £9,910 – £10,831), 22.5HPW (JOB SHARE – WORKING MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY)

We are looking to recruit an Administrator to contribute to the running of Framework’s Housing Management service. All Framework housing is supported and tenants receive frequent support from relevant internal and external services. 

The service carries out the housing management functions for all properties and tenants.  These functions are rent collection and maximisation, lettings, dealing with anti-social behaviour, repairs and maintenance and providing advice and assistance through signposting to relevant services.  The role of the Administrator is to assist a team of Housing Officers in their role.

We are looking for someone who:

• Can produce high quality written work

• Has Excellent IT skills

• Is conscientious and accurate with paperwork

• Can organise their own work

• Is a good communicator

• Has some understanding of housing Management and the landlord/tenant relationship; or a willingness to learn

Previous Applicants need not apply

For more information, please contact: Sarah Cottrell

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

CVs will not be accepted

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Description:

Our organisation provides a support service to single homeless adults who are vulnerable and have support needs, including accommodation.

The role of the administrator will be to provide comprehensive administrative support to all teams including the Property acquisition and Maintenence Team, Support Team, and/or Finance Accounts.

This role is to ensure the smooth running of the organisation and therefore working with all teams efficiently is an essential part of the daily working practice.

Specifications:

• Have excellent communication skills
• Be organised and be able to prioritise your work to meet specific deadlines
• Have excellent knowledge and understanding of systems such as Microsoft Office including 365, One Drive, Outlook, Word and Excel and be willing to learn any new systems that the company decide will make their output more efficient.
• Have a meticulous eye for detail

• To be able to create systems that will add to the efficiency of the Administration Team.
• Proficient in letter writing, sending and receiving emails and understanding the protocol and regulations set by the New GDPR (Data Protection)
• Be able to set up and maintain team calendars and be able to make appointments using the calendar invitation facility on Microsoft Outlook
• Be able to work alone using your own initiative and also in a team to attain joint goals
• Be willing to undertake administrative tasks that are required by any of the teams and or the Directors.
• Proficient in producing factual and detailed reports.

Role:

• Write letters using current templates and create new templates as and when required.
• Produce Agendas and take minutes in team meetings and distribute to the relevant staff.
• Create new client files (paper and electronic) and other files as requested by your Manager.

• Place orders for furniture or other items requested and confirm delivery of such items. Be able to make purchase orders and maintain current monitoring systems.
• Support all teams with administrations tasks as and when requested, and provide them with any required information.
• Ensuring new property acquisitions are completed and furnished smoothly and efficiently
• Ensure that important information is passed on to the relevant member of staff
• Provide your manager and or the Directors with records or reports as required
• Provide your manager with budget figures and or any other reports as they are requested
• Be prepared to work with current systems and create new systems for monitoring or filing documents and or information or statistics.
• On occasion, you may be required to work over your normal working hours to complete a task on a deadline.

Are you looking to be part of a team that helps to support oversight of all aspects of ministry within the Church?

The Ministries team is looking for a motivated and highly organised Administrator with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work alongside the Secretary and others in this area of work. Being the first point of contact for the office, you will have solid grounding in general office procedures with the ability to multi task and work well under pressure.

As part of your role you will organise conferences and events, so previous experience of event management is a key requirement.

You will possess a high level of accuracy and attention to detail; minute taking skills and the  ability to work confidentially with sensitivity and discretion is essential. Previous experience of working within a faith-based charity would be a distinct advantage.

We can offer you a flexible and friendly work environment with a generous final salary pension scheme.

If you are interested in working for us and can meet the above requirements, please contact us/see our website for an application form (noting that we do not accept CVs).

Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Monday 3 February 2020
Interview date: Monday 17 February 2020

The Administrative Officer ensures the efficient and effective function of the WFSA office, including support to the finance manager. Join our small but busy team and help us to achieve our vision of universal access to safe anaesthesia.

5 billion of the world's 7 billion people do not have access to safe, affordable, timely surgery and anaesthesia. 17 million people die each year from surgically treatable conditions (that's more than 4 times the number who die from HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria combined).

If that sounds wrong to you and you are an experienced office administrator with a desire to make a difference then this could be your perfect job.

Candidate Application Information 

This is a four or five day role (let us know your preference)

Guidance for submission 

• Read the attached Job Description
• Submit a covering letter and an up to date CV including contact details of two referees. 

Note: - we will not take up references before short-listing nor without your express consent.

• Your cover letter should be used to tell us how you think you meet the requirements laid out in the job description. Draw particular attention to experience, skills, achievements and knowledge gained in past employment or other activities which are relevant to the job and give examples to support what you say.
• Ensure your covering letter is no more than 2 pages long (2 sides of A4). 

Applications should be submitted no later than 4th February 2020. Any applications arriving after this deadline will not be considered for shortlisting. 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview on the 7th of February (this will involve an interview and a short written exercise) with second interviews - if required - over the following week.

Benefits

25 days paid holiday per year (pro rata)

5% employer pension contribution

Database Administration Officer
Swadlincote, Derbyshire

About Us

The National Forest Company (NFC) is leading the creation of a restored forest landscape in the heart of the midlands, an area left badly scarred by years of coal mining and heavy industry.

Since 1995 we’ve been creating a forest on a scale not seen in England for 1,000 years and so far we’ve planted nearly 9 million trees across 200 square miles across parts of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire. And we aren’t finished yet…

We’re now looking for a Database Administration Officer to join us in Swadlincote and play a lead role in the development of our CRM database.

The Benefits

- Salary of £28,890 - £32,000
- Staff bonuses
- Civil Service Pension Scheme
- 30 days’ annual leave and 10.5 days’ public and privilege holidays
- Learning and development opportunities
- Flexible working

This is an exciting opportunity for a database expert with fundraising systems experience and a good grasp of GDPR to grow their career prospects as part of our innovative, environmental organisation.

You’ll discover that we are on a mission to restore 200 square miles in the heart of England back to its former natural beauty and, with nearly nine million trees planted so far, we’re well on our way. However, we are so much more than just planting trees. We’re pioneering new ways of working so that people and businesses can engage with the Forest, so that it can provide a lasting benefit for generations to come. And we’ve got an amazing vision for the future.

We now need you to drive forwards our internal processes so that we have the infrastructure to build on the successes of the past two decades. Your efforts will ensure we can continue our mission of making the National Forest a fully restored visitor destination that actively supports local communities.

So, if you think it’s about time you gave something back and worked towards a better, greener environment, we’re waiting for hear from you.

The Role

As our Database Administration Officer, you will be tasked with developing and administering our CRM database. Implementing and maintaining processes, you will ensure that high-quality information is delivered to our organisation.

Joining our Corporate Services Team, you will also be involved in creating robust reporting systems and supporting the Admin and Finance functions in their use of the database.

Specifically, you will:

- Lead the management of data within the database
- Maintain links with other data sources such as the website, email software and data imports
- Oversee the development, implementation and management of the data hygiene plan
- Ensure regular housekeeping tasks are completed for the database
- Make sure that all records are GDPR compliant and in-line with organisational standards
- Lead the development of CRM-related policies and processes
- Producing regular reports for admin and finance purposes
- Develop systems to record data that relates to all NFC operations

About You

To be considered as the Database Administration Officer, you will need:

- Proven relevant experience and sound working knowledge of databases, including imports, exports and reporting
- Experience of working with ThankQ or other fundraising CRM systems
- Knowledge and an understanding of data protection legislation and GDPR
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, at intermediate level or above

An understanding of Gift Aid and reporting processes would be beneficial to your application. Experience gained within a similar role, preferably working in the charity sector would also be an advantage, as would experience of leading a team, providing training and support to end users.

Other organisations may call this role Database Administrator, Database Officer, Database Admin Officer, Database Developer, CRM Administrator, CRM Database Admin, Business Systems Administrator, or IT Systems Administrator.

Webrecruit and NFC are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re ready to do something incredible with your career as a Database Administration Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

ABOUT US

Our purpose is to build a movement for responsible leadership. We were set up in response to growing concern about the deficit of public trust in significant institutions. We believe that if we can help create more sustainable, open and fair organisations, we will all win. That is our challenge.

We work closely with a group of 25 major organisations from across the private, public and social sectors (ranging from the Civil Service, Met Police and British Army to Tesco, easyJet, Barclays, BCG and Save the Children). Our Fellowship programme brings together a diverse group of exceptional senior leaders from these organisations to explore the principles and practices of responsible leadership, and the challenges facing business and society. We are moving into the next phase of our growth and are excited about the potential to significantly boost our impact.

We were certified as a B-Corporation in 2018 which ensures we practice what we preach and run a responsible business ourselves. Our team come from a range of different backgrounds, from a strategy consulting firm and innovation agency to a major bank and No 10 Downing Street. We’re proud to work with many of the UK’s leading experts on responsible leadership, and we also benefit from the support of some of the UK’s most senior leaders (ranging from the Head of the Armed Forces to the Chairman of Barclays and our Chairman, Sir Anthony Salz).

THE ROLE

We’re looking for an organised and bright new team member to support our team operations, including financial and HR administration, and office support. The role will be varied, supporting across the whole team, and you’ll be learning fast in an entrepreneurial environment. For the right person there is plenty of scope to develop and grow in your role and take on more responsibility. You will report to the Head of Operations & Finance, and your responsibilities will include, but won’t be limited to:

Finance Administration

• Basic Financial bookkeeping including processing payments, expenses and invoices
• Submitting invoices to our partner organisations and liaising with their finance contacts
• Supporting the Head of Operations & Finance with financial reporting
• Liaising with our accountants on basic financial matters
• Supporting with payroll and tax returns

Operations Administration

• Administering our staff policies and procedures from recruitment and annual reviews through to our team policies on areas such as diversity & inclusion and health & safety
• Supporting our B-Corporation processes, making sure we meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability
• Supporting our team development, ensuring that the team continue to learn and develop their skills and expertise within their roles and on the subject of responsible business
• Taking a lead on helping us to become more environmentally friendly
• Supporting procedures to ensure we maintain strong cyber and data security

Office Administration

• General office management – including welcoming visitors, monitoring and maintaining office supplies, ensuring our data is up to date and liaising with our landlord on day-to-day matters
• Managing the office technology and liaising with our tech support suppliers
• Ad hoc support to the Head of Operations & Finance

ABOUT YOU

We don’t expect the person we hire to have ALL the following but hopefully this gives you a sense of what would enable you to thrive in this role and in our team:

Apply if...

• You enjoy, and are good at, working with numbers and are keen to develop your financial expertise
• You have strong written skills
• You would like a varied role that covers a number of aspects of working within a growing, entrepreneurial business
• You are attentive to detail and highly organised, confident in your ability to co-ordinate multiple tasks, manage competing priorities and work to tight deadlines
• You are a quick learner, proactive and like to be hands-on and get things done
• You can think and plan ahead, and like to get stuck in to a range of different jobs
• You are adaptable and able to manage competing priorities. Our priorities regularly change and so you must be comfortable with being flexible to respond to that, whilst not losing focus on your longer term projects
• You would love to learn about running a successful social enterprise with big ambitions to have a meaningful impact on the world, and are excited by the prospect of joining our journey
• You are interested in how people learn, both in terms of the work we do, and supporting the training and development of our internal team

You'll love it here if you…

• Are passionate about being efficient, resourceful, creative and a great problem solver
• Have a strong collaborative work ethic, are optimistic, bring warmth and good humour to work, and positive intent to every situation
• Are fascinated by different organisations and sectors, and would enjoy working with some of the UK’s most influential institutions
• Have a curious mind and are always open to the insights and perspectives of others
• Love the idea of working for an organisation where people share your values and are fully focused on making a meaningful impact on the world
• Would enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, are happy to work without a big support structure around you, and would like to grow with a small but ambitious organisation as it develops over time

BENEFITS

• Private health insurance with Vitality (which also provides discounted gym membership)
• Pension allowance (5% matched contribution)
• A book allowance to build the Forward Institute library
• Generous opportunities for Training & Development
• Generous holiday allowance – and a sensible approach to flexible working
• The opportunity to shape the activity of a high profile initiative
• Working for an organisation where we take our values and purpose seriously, and work hard to practice what we ‘preach’
• An intense but fun working environment, where everyone is enthusiastic about their job (as well as things outside it)

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you are interested in the role to the email below by 9am on 27th January.

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.

The National Eye Research Centre (NERC) is a fundraising charity that funds eye research teams across the UK to find the causes of eye disease to develop new prevention methods and more effective treatments. We fund research in all eye diseases affecting both children and adults.

We are seeking a dynamic and organised team player with strong administration skills and a confident customer service approach. You will make an essential contribution to NERC’s growing team and will enable the organisation’s strategic development by providing excellent administrative support to a number of areas including fundraising, grant making, financial processes, and general office management. The job is initially devised as a part time role (either 3 or 4 days a week) and can be worked flexibly across the week. There is scope for the role to grow to a full time equivalent (or job share).

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Donations processing and records management

• Processing all postal and online donations on the charity’s CRM (Donorfy).
• Ensuring that all recurring donations are updated on Donorfy on a monthly basis and new instructions are set up in a timely fashion.
• Thanking postal and online donors using agreed existing templates for communications and within the charity’s stewardship turnaround times (48 hours).
• Regularly reviewing Gift Aid declarations and chase any that are out of date or incorrect by running the relevant, pre-prepared database queries on Donorfy.
• Running a weekly query from Donorfy to identify new donors and donors over £250 and provide the list to the CEO for bespoke stewardship.
• Ensuring that all relevant donor communications are recorded on Donorfy.
• Ensuring that donor records are kept up to date and any changes in communication preferences are adequately and timely recorded on Donorfy.
• Maintaining any relevant paper and digital donation records that might be required for auditing purposes.
• Ensuring that shared electronic files (e.g. relating to the charity’s operations, grant management, finances, etc.) are organised and maintained in a systematic fashion.
• Informing the CEO (Data Controller) of any complaint received by donors or other supporters.

Financial operations support

• Supporting the day to day financial operations of the organisation, including banking of donations and logging of incoming donations and outgoing payments.
• Paying suppliers and grants invoices.
• Carrying out monthly bank reconciliations.
• Maintaining accurate and up to date financial records in preparation for regular audit reviews .
• Running database queries to provide the CEO with financial information in preparation of quarterly management accounts and annual audited accounts.
• Providing the CEO with monthly updates on grants payments made and flagging any unexpected changes or delays on the part of grant holders.

NERC Grants Co-ordination

• Supporting the CEO in liaising with applicants, the Scientific Advisory Committee, and NERC Trustees to provide a list of fundable major projects at the charity’s annual grant making round.
• Supporting the CEO in liaising with applicants, advisory panel, and Chair of Trustees to provide a list of fundable seed grants at the four grant-making rounds per year. 
• Communicating with successful and unsuccessful applicants on the outcome of their applications using existing templates and forms.
• Issuing successful applicants with grant award contracts and terms and conditions.
• Supporting the CEO in maintaining an up to date database of peer reviewers.
• Keeping up to date records of all existing grant commitments, including all relevant financial information on each grant.
• Within agreed procedures, ensuring that quarterly invoices from grant holders are received on time and for accurate amounts.
• Issuing payments of grant holder invoices.
• Within agreed criteria and procedures, ensuring that all projects progress reports are received on time and with a satisfactory level of detail.

Legacy administration

• Supporting the CEO in all aspects of legacy administration with guidance and under supervision.
• Logging all correspondence with estate executors on Donorfy and maintain up to date paper records of estate administration correspondence with executors suitable for auditing.
• Maintaining up to date financial records of all estates in administration to enable legacy income forecasting.
• Alerting the CEO of any unexplained estate administration delays incurred by executors by regularly reviewing all estates in administration.
• Supporting the CEO in liaising with the next of kin wherever possible for stewardship purposes and to gathering information on the donor which could be used for legacy marketing purposes.

Events

• Providing logistics support to the organisation of donor engagement and stewardship events.

General office management

• Acting as the first point of contact for the charity by handling inquiries by phone, email, and post.
• Ensuring that all relevant reports are updated on the Charity Commission’s website and updating information whenever necessary.
• Keeping up to date folders on Trustees information.
• Supporting the CEO with the planning and running of Trustees Board meetings, including distribution of papers and typing of meeting minutes.
• Booking meeting rooms and catering for internal and external meetings.
• Maintaining adequate stationery supplies to ensure the smooth running of the office.

The postholder may also be expected to carry out other duties, which may be reasonably requested. As such, the job may involve occasional evening and weekend work, for which time off in lieu can be claimed.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge, experience and qualifications

Essential:

• You have a University degree or equivalent OR Business and Administration Level 3 Certificate (NVQ).
• You have at least 2 years’ experience working in a public facing administrative role.
• You have demonstrable experience of office management, committee servicing, budget monitoring, creating and maintaining reporting schedules, updating databases and using them to produce reports.
• You have a solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, especially Word and Excel.

Desirable:

• You have worked in a fundraising charity.
• You have worked in a grant making organisation.
• You have experience of bookkeeping and you have a working knowledge of Sage and Xero.
• You have experience of administering a grants to external organisations, including monitoring expenditure on grants awarded by the organisation, and creating and updating schedules for grant holders to report back to the organisation on grant expenditure and project outcomes.

Skills and attributes

Essential:

• You are polite, courteous and customer focused.
• You have excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• You are able to work with minimum supervision, are proactive and take initiative, e.g. by identifying problems, proposing solutions and escalating issues appropriately.
• You have a flair for implementing efficient systems and processes and continually seek to improve operational procedures.
• You have strong organising skills, you are meticulous and have excellent attention to detail.
• You have a positive team ethos and are keen to contribute to the overall success of the charity.
• You are able to work to tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities.
• You are resilient and able to adapt to changing priorities.

General

• You maintain high standards of personal appearance, conduct, respect for company property and reputation.
• You work within the appropriate company policies and procedures including health and safety.
• You maintain confidentiality of information about customers, suppliers, contracts, tenders and other commercially sensitive matters.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This position has a 6 months’ probation period.
• 30 days paid annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays. 
• Up to 5% matching employer’s contribution to the charity’s workplace pension scheme (NEST).
• Flexible working considered.
• Free onsite parking at the Almondsbury site.

HOW TO APPLY

Closing date: Wednesday 26th February  

Invitations to interview:           Friday 28th February

Interviews:  Wednesday 4th March

Itad is a leading international development consultancy providing technical advice to governments, foundations, multilateral agencies and non-profits on how to maximise the impact of their investments. We have a 30-year track record of providing our clients with the information and insight they need to make development work smarter, produce better results and improve people’s lives.

Our knowledge and expertise are grouped around Practice areas including Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings (FCAS), Human Development, Inclusive Growth, Climate Change Social Protection and Livelihoods, and Governance and Institutional Strengthening.We continue to grow in size, commercial performance and professional reputation and we are increasingly recognised as a global leader with a diverse client base including international development agencies and philanthropic foundations.   

Department Overview

Our Finance Department aims to be a true business partner, sitting in the heart of the business, and providing business support and technical expertise to safeguard the company’s financial assets, aid decision making, and support future growth. 

We achieve this through two primary functions.  The Central Finance function provides business support to the Board in the form of financial reporting and commentary, financial projections, and technical advice.  Being primarily Financial Accounting focused, the centralised function’s purpose is to safeguard Itad’s financial assets, and ensure statutory, tax, and filing compliance, maintain a robust internal control environment, promote best practice throughout the organisation, and provide technical expertise to internal customers.

The Finance Business Partnering function provides business support to the Practices to analyse, explain and predict Revenue and Gross Profit performance, with the view to aid commercial decisions.  The Commercial Finance function also contributes to the fulfilment of financial reporting contractual obligations to the customers.

The Role

The Finance Administrator is part of the Central Finance Team.  This supporting role is instrumental to the smooth running of the transactional processing function.  It involves managing the accounts mailbox as well as a number of finance administration duties related, in the main, to purchase ledger.

The role also includes other administration responsibilities such as dealing with petty cash, setting up vendors and payment runs. There are a number of additional ad-hoc tasks such as liaising with the Project Management Unit on invoice or payment related queries, supporting the business on credit card/ expense queries and archiving documents.

The Candidate

You will have relevant experience within a similar role, ideally where purchase ledger has been the main focus. You are comfortable working with accountancy software, preferably Navision. With a keen eye for accuracy you will be able to process high volumes of purchase invoices and credit card expenses daily.

As a relationship investor you will use your good communication skills to liaise with the rest of the organisation in order to get all documentation processed in a timely manner. 

Other key skills that you have include the ability to multi task, prioritise your workload and work within tight deadlines. You will be proactive and have a positive attitude to work, actively learning in a fast-paced environment and demonstrating your ability to be a team player.

The salary for this role is up to £23K, depending on your skills and experience. This role is based at our office in Hove, approximately one hour from London.

In addition, we also offer, 24 days holiday plus additional time off over Christmas, matched company pension up to 5%, and a discretionary bonus.  Other benefits include Cycle to Work scheme, eyecare vouchers, weekly fruit, and subsidised yoga classes in our offices.

The deadline for application is Wednesday 12th February at 9am, however please note we will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interviews to be held week of the 24th February.