Are you an Audit Senior/ Assistant Manager, Audit Manager seeking a new and rewarding career with a little exotic travel, supporting truly worthwhile causes and perhaps the chance to use your 2nd language skills (not essential)? 

Our partner, specialists in International Grant Assurance are seeking outgoing auditors for a critical role; navigating a diverse group of grant recipients & donors, such as the UN & the World Bank worldwide (e.g. Malawi, Peru, Vietnam, Belgium, Oxford, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Fiji, Cameroon). You'll be London-based travelling 30+% per annum on assignments 1 to 2 weeks in length. 

These unique and extremely rewarding opportunities would suit experienced audit professionals that are outgoing, love diverse travel experiences, meeting and supporting a broad range of inspiring people and supporting very worthwhile causes. A great opportunity to take statutory audit to the next level - broadening skills into a much wider remit.

Overseas assignments could mean travel to one of over 100 countries/ territories. A fantastic opportunity to see the parts of the world you’d never otherwise  see, work with lovely people and pick up extremely relevant fieldwork experience; vital for anyone seeking a career in the international development NGO sector. 

Role overview

Complete grant audits of a extremely diverse range of projects funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health, education or infrastructure, to SME development or technical research. 

The role will use all your communication, problem-solving and analytical skills and will give you experience in working with major institutions all over the world. An example assignment might see you leading an audit opening meeting with a UN country office on the Monday morning, before heading off to spend a few days with a local NGO or government partners to audit the way they have spent UN funds. You will look at a sample of supporting documents to make sure the expenditure is genuine and for the purposes intended by UN, and review the internal controls of the NGO, making recommendations as to how these might be improved to strengthen the management of the UN resources. At the airport, you could even start drafting the formal report as you wait for your flight back to London. 

Requirements

• Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent(Finalists considered)
• Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries
• A real interest in international development and associated funding structures
• 'Ideally' fluency in a second language is preferable, especially in French, Spanish, German, Portuguese or Mandarin, Russian and Arabic. 
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills
• Team worker
• Resilience and adaptability
• Internationally recognised audit qualification preferable.

​ Personal attributes:

• At least three years of audit experience 
• Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
• Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing and presentation skills
• Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations for over 30% of the time

Candidates for permanent London based roles must have the right to work in the UK. 

About Us

AfID are leading specialists in supporting NGOs operating globally with their financial management capacity & recruitment needs, on both a 'pro-bono' & ,commercial' basis. For more opportunities in the international development sector (International & UK) or to find out more about how we can assist your non-profit organisation please visit the AfID website.

Developing a Career in International Development

We know it can be frustrating trying to develop a career in this much sought after sector, especially when organisations require prior experience; be it institutional donor management, fieldwork or capacity building of overseas recipients. Please don't let this put you off, we would strongly recommend considering a volunteer assignment as a way to gain this highly relevant experience. It’s no coincidence that 22% of AfID volunteers now work full-time in the charity sector, as even a short 2-3 week assignment will catch the eye and reassure these employers of your commitment and ability to navigate the diverse stakeholder contexts.  It’s worth noting all AfID's assignments are individually tailored to the volunteers own preferences, skills and availability. For FAQs please visit the afid website
 
Attending one of the AfID Workshops also offers invaluable insights, explaining sector jargon and demonstrating the ways accountants can navigate complex environments, in a fun and informative way. It also presents a great networking opportunity with 25 other like-minded accountants AfID’s founder and ex-Oxfam FD in attendance. 

Finance and Administration Assistant (Initially 12-month fixed term maternity cover with the potential to become permanent afterwards)

Reporting to: Finance Manager

Location: Belsize Park/ Hampstead

Hours: 5 days per week, 9:30am – 5.30pm (35 hours per week) 

Salary: £22,000 per annum

The position of Finance and Administration Assistant forms an integral part of Gaia’s small team. It requires carrying out a wide range of administration tasks to ensure the smooth running of the office, as well as administrative support for Gaia’s core programmes. Daily accounting and processing of payments and payroll, are among the financial tasks required.

The role is office-based. We are looking for someone who loves organizing and is an excellent multi-tasker, able to support a small and busy team. The candidate will support the Financial Manager with a series of bookkeeping requirements, and therefore attention to detail is paramount. If you’re a good coordinator with a team ethic who likes to problem solve, ensure things function smoothly and bring positivity to your work, this could be the job for you!

Purpose

• To support the Finance Manager with bookkeeping requirements, budget assistance, including various tasks such as gathering quotes and general clerical support

• To ensure the Gaia office runs smoothly including the maintenance of systems, rhythms and procedures, general office administration and correspondence, the organizing of meetings and minute taking.

• To provide clerical and administrative support to the Gaia team as well as ad hoc support for partner organisations and international allies.

• To fulfil some Personal Assistance/ Secretarial duties for Gaia’s Director and/or Trustees.

• To liase with Gaia House team and help to coordinate visits and events.

Specific responsibilities will include:

1. Financial Support and Bookkeeping

• • Perform day-to-day accounting using SAGE software and maintain financial records and filing systems

  • Process invoices and claims ensuring the coding, authorisation and payment details are correct and initiate payments using internet banking

  • Perform monthly control account and bank reconciliations

  • Manage petty cash and perform fortnightly reconciliations

  • Manage credit card and perform monthly reconciliations

  • Assist with the monthly payroll process

  • Assist with production of monthly management accounts and donor reports

  • Perform grants payable reconciliation ensuring that the supporting documents received from partners are valid and that the amounts from the documents

    agree with the financial report received

  • Gather any quotes that the Finance Manager requires in order to complete

    project budgets

  • Ensure financial controls operate in line with policy and procedure

  • Process and Monitor Gift Aid claims

  • Monitor Gaia’s bank accounts to make sure all payments are in line and as

    expected

  • Provide support for and respond to enquiries from staff and overseas partners

    as necessary regarding financial administration procedures, budget monitoring

    and other financial matters

  • Monitor income from ticket sales as and when necessary

  • Undertake general financial administrative duties including liaison with

    suppliers, donors, partners and bankers

  • Assist with the annual audit process

  • Willingness to provide support out of hours if necessary and if urgent

    situations arise.

2. Administration

• Support the team in secretarial, administrative and organisational tasks, such as internal filing, responding to external enquiries and coordinating diaries, such as annual leave, lunar cycles and team rhytms (weekly calls, team meetings, go-deep days etc)

• Coordinate the scheduling of regular team meetings including a weekly team ‘check-in’, bi-monthly full team meetings and quarterly Trustee meetings

• Support team members to coordinate conference calls

• Maintain office systems and procedures including answering the phone, health &

  safety, post & couriers, stationery, liaising with the landlord and other service

  providers and suppliers

• Oversee the maintenance and up-keep of equipment such as printers and

  computers, phone systems, cameras and dictaphones

• Maintain up-to-date records of Gaia’s supporters, events attendees and individual

  donor contact databases using WhiteFuse

• Update and maintain Gaia’s systems for storing and cataloguing books, DVDS and

  CDs of interest to the Gaia team and keeping abreast of our book stock and events

  materials

• Assisting in the efficient filing and storage of materials

• Contribute to regular reviews of staff organisational processes and support

  training such as efficient email use and filing to improve the team’s capacity to

  work efficiently

• Manage travel, insurance, conference and meeting logistics and schedules in the

  UK and abroad for Gaia’s Director and staff

• Manage travel, insurance, accommodation and logistical schedules of large

  partner meetings in various international locations. This will involve corresponding with various partners from different locations, adding complexity to plans, and support with visas, using initiative when challenges arise

• Provide new staff and interns with an office induction and liaise with Gaia’s technical support team to arrange email access and systems set up

• Contact Gaia’s technical support team on behalf of any team member experiencing technological/computer difficulties

• Carrying out any research as and when necessary on potential funding opportunities for Gaia, and sending details of potential grant-giving organisations onto the relevant team members

• Hosting regular fundraising meetings, taking notes and distributing them efficiently to those involved

• Ensure a pleasant, beautiful and effective office environment, showcasing good ethical, ecological and climate change practices

3. Administration (at Gaia House)

• Assisting in the organisation and hosting (including catering if necessary) of Gaia events, such as talks or workshops at Gaia House, as well as external talks and gatherings.

• Support the quarterly Trustee meeting by ensuring all Board reports are sent out on time, and that the House is ready for all meetings, and left in the condition in which it is found

• Take Minutes at the Trustee meeting and distribute the completed Minutes within good time of the following meeting

• Provide refreshments, meals when necessary, and prepare Gaia House ahead of Trustee Meetings

• When needed, meet and greet guests upon arrival at Gaia House, ensuring that the main meeting rooms are ready and orderly

• Keep track of guests staying at Gaia House, coordinate with house team, and be available if required to show them the basics of Gaia House, wi-fi passwords etc.

4. Project and Network Support

• Manage travel, insurance, conference and meeting logistics and schedules for partners and Associates when required

• Provide administrative advice and support to partners as and when required. This may involve creating small handbooks about key systems, functions or organisational processes, which create more efficient working.

5. PA and secretarial responsibilities

• Maintain and coordinate the Director’s diary, particularly pre, post and during periods of international travel

• Be open to moving between the Gaia office and Gaia House with limited notice if the Director is experiencing technological issues, or requires assistance etc.

• Support the Chairman of the Gaia Trustees with emails and personal flight bookings as requested

Terms and conditions

The position is 12-month fixed term full time, 35 hours per week maternity cover, that may become permanent role after 12-month period. The post is subject to a 6-month probationary period. Annual leave is 25 days plus public holidays and any organisation- provided extra days.

The salary for this post will be £22,000.

Person Specification

Education

• Minimum of ‘A’ levels or equivalent standard education

• Bookkeeping qualification (AAT, ICB or other recognized qualification)

Essential Experience/Skills

• Extensive bookkeeping experience and appropriate qualification

• Highly numerate and experience using SAGE accounting software

• Understanding of accounting and financial management processes and

  procedures

• Experience in managing a purchase ledger including internet banking and petty

  cash systems

• Exceptional organisational and administration skills with a logical, systematic

  approach to work, ability to multi task and pay attention to detail

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• A professional, self-motivated, self-starter with the ability to work using their

  own initiative and provide solutions to problems

• Ability to work in a busy office environment that demands high levels of

  concentration while coping with frequent interruptions

• Ability to work to tight deadlines, cope with a varied and demanding workload

  and ability to respond effectively to changing priorities

• Willingness to fit in to a busy, small team; flexible, hands on, willing to work at all levels and to ‘muck in’ and support the team

• Solution oriented with strong problem-solving skills

• Excellent computer skills, and ability to provide support to the team

• Interest in ecological and social justice, climate change and international development.

Desirable experience/skills:

• Experience in managing IT and communication systems

• Knowledge of the HSBCnet, Triodos and American Express internet banking

  system

• Experience in charity fund accounting and preparation of donor reports

• Experience in management accounting including budget preparation and

  management

• Knowledge of the voluntary sector and environmental issues

To apply, please download the application pack to complete a brief application form and attach a CV outlining your career to date, plus any academic and professional qualifications. Also include details of any voluntary post undertaken. Please send your application to us by 5pm on Sunday 1st December.

We have an excellent opportunity for a friendly and self-motivated individual to provide administrative and operational support to the acquisition team in delivering their programmes effectively in donor recruitment across a number of key channels, as Acquisition Assistant.

Position: Acquisition Assistant

Location: Based in Sidmouth, Devon – “an area of outstanding natural beauty”

Hours: Full-time working Monday-Friday 08.30 - 16.30 (Applications from candidates seeking to work between 3-4 days per week will be considered)

Salary: £20,276

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, Healthshield plan, confidential counselling service, subsidised restaurant, free parking, enhanced maternity/paternity benefits, Life Assurance Scheme, 31 day’s holiday per year, inclusive of the 8 statutory public holidays. This increases by one day each year until a maximum of 34 days is reached.

Closing Date:Tuesday 26 November 2019

The organisation is at an important stage in their fundraising strategy, having achieved considerable growth in the last 5 years. They are investing significantly in their fundraising team to help them towards their ambition of reaching £50m income by 2023.

The Role

The Acquisition Assistant will work closely with colleagues across the organisation on direct marketing campaigns, ensuring donors are serviced appropriately and will efficiently, prepare, raise and reconcile purchase orders, create and accurately maintain the financial expenditure spreadsheet.

You will:

• Support the acquisition team in developing presentations, reports and operational plans.
• Help gather materials for briefings and training for fundraising agencies on new campaigns.
• Manage, monitor and respond to donor enquiries and complaints.
• Provide administrative support to facilitate relationships with external fundraising and service agencies.

About You

A strong team worker, with excellent communication, organisational and collaborative skills, you will be a positive and professional ambassador for organisation.

You will:

• Possess excellent customer service skills.
• Have experience of working in an office environment and undertaking administrative support.
• Have the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail while planning and managing a variety of simultaneous projects to tight deadlines.
• Have a high level of IT literacy (including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Experience of working with database and e-accounting systems is desirable.

If you feel you have the qualities, skills and experience to fulfil this varied, rewarding and vital role, we would love to hear from you.

In return…

You can be part of an evolving program of change taking place within a leading charity working in an area of outstanding natural beauty. With amazing benefits and opportunities to develop you career, you can really make a difference in a fulfilling and rewarding role.

About the Organisation

The charity is one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide. They are working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

“The Sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!”

Our client is a Disability Confident Employer. They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

You may also have experience in areas such as Individual Giving, Individual Giving Officer, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Fundraising Assistant.

ABOUT US

Over 250 million children under 5 globally do not get the early childhood care and education (“ECCE”) they need, leading to poor health, poor education, lost life opportunities and poverty.

Lively Minds is an award-winning NGO tackling this crisis in rural Ghana & Uganda. We believe that one of the main barriers to ECCE is that parents in remote resource-poor villages lack the information, education and aspiration to provide basic and affordable opportunities for their children. We have developed an innovative behavior-change programme that empowers marginalized, poorly educated Mothers to run educational Play Schemes for pre-schoolers and to provide better home-based care, using cheap local resources.  Not only does this result in positive outcomes for child development, but also has positive impacts for the Mothers too.

These are exciting times for Lively Minds. In Ghana we have recently received results from a Randomised Control Trial (RCT) conducted by independent evaluators Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) which demonstrate the programme has a positive impact on a wide range of child and mother outcomes. We have signed an MoU with the Ministry of Education, and are currently working with National Government and other stakeholders in developing our 2020-2025 plans to scale the programme across 60 rural districts in the northern regions of the country, reaching approximately 4000 kindergartens and over 1m children.  In Uganda is in a test and position for scale stage with the long-term aim of national roll-out.

Organisational Structure and Roles

Lively Minds is a partnership between 3 organisations:  Lively Minds UK, Lively Minds Ghana & Lively Minds Uganda.  Lively Minds Ghana and Uganda implement the activities in the field. They are supported by our global senior management team (some of whom are based in the UK and others are mobile) - which currently is made up of the CEO, COO, Ugandan & Ghanaian Country Directors, Head of Monitoring & Evaluation, Marketing Communications Manager, Curriculum Coordinator and Training & Development Manager. 

We are seeking to recruit our first Finance Manager to support the development and implementation of a sustainable scale strategy and to ensure our financial management is robust and sustainable as we go through this period of rapid growth.

The Finance Manager will report directly to the CEO and will manage the finance team which currently includes a part-time Financial Controller, and 3 bookkeepers (one in each of our overseas offices). We are likely to recruit extra finance staff in Ghana and also a Fundraiser in the UK- all of whom will report to the Finance Manager.

Key responsibilities for the role include financial modelling; analysis and budgeting; staff management; financial accountability and reporting.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic development

• Contribute to the development and implementation of the organisation’s scale strategy.

• Develop and strengthen robust cost models  (including sensitivity analyses/stress testing) to guide decisions around the pace and rate of scale, staffing & resource requirements, ensure value for money and maximise cost efficiencies.

• Facilitate the development of budgets with managers to ensure that they have the resources they need to deliver against strategic goals, and that they have the tools to track and control expenditure.

• Analyse actual expenditure against the model and budgets to test assumptions, measure cost-effectiveness, manage risk and leverage opportunities

• Identify and drive forward sustainable funding opportunities for the organisation (including consultancy services, outcome bonds, partnerships, licensing materials)

Financial management

• Ensure that the organisation-wide financial systems, policies, procedures and internal controls and audits are robust, compliant and support current activities and future growth

• Lead and coach the finance team to maintain and deliver operational excellence & financial rigour, closely monitoring the operating and financial reports against plans and budgets

• Lead monthly financial reviews and oversee timely production of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports

• Work with Finance team to ensure processes and controls are in place to oversee the day-to-day operation of financial systems and resources, including cash flow monitoring, bank reconciliations, invoicing, banking, petty cash and payroll, stock control.

• Advise on ways to control for currency exchange rate fluctuations including exchange forwards, managing cash transfers between organisations, managing reserves and cash flow issues.

• Lead procurement exercises for major purchases

Financial support to government

• Work with our COO and programmes team to develop financial systems so that direct financial support is provided to local government partners and they are able to take on responsibility for and account for programme budgets 
• Work with programmes team to build the capacity of local government partners in financial management, procurement, and budgeting so that they will eventually be able to fund and sustain the Lively Minds programme themselves.

• Support the work at national government to identify ways to integrate the programme into and fund it from existing budgets and budget cycles

Grants and donor reporting

• Create the budgets, financial information, documentation and materials for funding proposals;

• Oversee the creation of all financial reports for funders, ensuring mechanisms to track and report against restricted income are robust.

Leadership and team development

• Actively manage the performance and build the capacity of direct reports through training, coaching, holding 1to1s, setting performance goals, appraisals, developing new policies and practices

• Where necessary interview, recruit and train staff and/or contractors

Governance/Legal/HR

• Provide monthly and quarterly management accounts for trustees

• Attend trustee meetings, present information to the Board and liaise with Board members

• Ensure that the Statutory Accounts for all entities are prepared:  ensuring internal information is collated and provided, external auditors are instructed and deliver to standard.

• Ensure all organisations are compliant with tax, regularity and legal requirements (e.g payroll, tax, NGO registration, insurance, registrations with regulatory authorities)

• Support HR function: ensuring practices, policies and procedures are in place (particularly related to finances, expenses, allowances) and all legal requirements are complied with; pay reviews and benchmarking exercises are conducted

PERSON SPECIFICATION

To succeed in this role you will need….

• to be comfortable delivering a complex programme to the highest standards, working at pace with a high degree of autotomy
• to be innovative & results-oriented. We operate in resource-poor settings, with challenging stakeholders and with limited financial resources and capabilities.
• to be willing to go the extra mile.  We need you to be proactive and constantly seeking ways to do things better.
• to be business-minded.  In order to spread our impact, we need you to help us secure sustainable income, gaining the support of government, funders and key stakeholders
• to be a leader.  You will need to role model professionalism, determination & resilience, a growth mindset, and passion for the work and our organisational values.
• to be actively involved in delivering growth; as a small charity, we need you to be adaptable, with the ability to advise on strategic finance matters, as well as being hands-on when necessary 

Essential

- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

- 8 years post qualification experience delivering full range of financial and accounting services required by a charity or small business

- Wide experience of managing grants and donor reporting

- High proficiency in financial modelling and advanced Microsoft Excel (including experience in VBA automation and using Excel’s data model to directly interact with other systems)

- Experience of managing people

- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

Desirable

• Experience working with remote teams
• Experience working in Africa

10 month fixed term contract

We are looking for an experienced individual to join us as Senior Economist, working closely with the Director of Evidence and Learning, to provide strategic leadership to Save the Children in the field of programme value for money. This is a maternity cover contract. 

Our Global Programmes department delivers humanitarian and development programmes, builds partnerships with institutional donors – including governments, multi-laterals and trusts – and drives lasting change. Our Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns department uses programme and other evidence to drive impact mainly through policy change. Together, we save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.

As Senior Economist you will be expected to lead work within Save the Children UK and supporting the wider movement to apply rigorous and proportionate methods for the appraisal, assessment and management of value for money in our programmes and advocacy.  You will support the strengthening of our learning culture, providing thought leadership on value for money and supporting the development of wider capacity to generate and use VFM analysis in the organisation. You will work with a range of stakeholders in SCUK, SC member organisations and Save the Children International (SCI) across multiple programmes and countries. In addition you will:

• Keep relevant teams up to date with leading practices in the sector and donor expectations relating to Value for Money or economic assessments
• Contribute to the development of a Save the Children Evidence and Learning strategy, ensuring effective focus on VFM in our evidence and learning agenda, and articulating a distinct Save the Children ‘VFM offer’
• In collaboration with Economics advisors, lead the development and ongoing revisions of a capacity building approach to strengthen VFM practice across our SCUK teams and, in time, the wider movement
• Provide robust and authoritative support in the roll-out of the SCUK VFM approach across strategic interventions
• Engage with SCI to ensure basic costing data are embedded as standard in programme MEAL frameworks and data collection software.

To be successful you will have a postgraduate qualification in development economics or related quantitative/qualitative discipline, such as economics, development evaluation, operations research or research methodology. You should also have proven skills in impact evaluations, cost-benefit/effectiveness analysis and/or value for money studies with international development projects. In addition you will have:

• Outstanding influencing skills, with a proven ability to influence peers and senior colleagues through the building of cross-organisational relationships and mobilisation of support for key issues
• Curiosity, and a desire to use and promote evidence, feedback and learning to deliver improved outcomes
• Excellent leadership and collaborative skills
• Substantial practical experience in providing technical assistance and training
• The ability to communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and influence, including communicating complex technical issues to non-specialists
• The ability to travel and at times to remote and insecure locations for up to 6 weeks in total per year

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing Date: 23rd November 2019

AHOY is a watersports based charity changing lives and building life skills through sailing and rowing and we are looking for a passionate individual with a strong financial background to join our Leadership Team.  Based at our Centre, sitting on the Thames at Greenwich/Deptford, this is a great opportunity to really make a difference.

Job Purpose:

The Finance and Charity Services Manager is responsible for ensuring effective financial planning, management and control within AHOY and for compliance with Charity, company and other relevant regulations.  This role also has overall responsibility for the provision of effective IT systems, and for ensuring compliance with GDPR.

The job holder works closely with other members of AHOY’s Leadership Team and reports directly to the Board of Trustees.

The job-holder coordinates all financial processing and provides support to the finance administrator.

This is a part time role.

Salary: 30,000-35,000 (depending on skills and experience - pro-rated)

Reports to: Board of Trustees

AHOY Dept: Finance and Charity Services

Key Relationships:

Internal: AHOY Treasurer and Board of Trustees; Programmes Delivery Manager; Fundraising Manager; Charity Support Manager

External: Auditors, suppliers, service users, funders/donors

Job Specification & Responsibilities:

·Ensure AHOY maintains up-to-date accounting records; provide support to staff undertaking transaction processing and bookkeeping; ensure finance systems are fit for purpose and facilitate accounting for restricted / unrestricted funds.

·Ensure there are clear and comprehensive Finance Procedures and that adequate internal financial controls are in place.Monitor compliance with finance procedures and provide additional guidance & training to support AHOY staff in complying. Review procedures and controls at least annually.

·In particular, ensure adequate procedures for authorising, coding, and making payments for all expenditure and for receiving and accounting correctly for all income due.

·Support the AHOY Treasurer with maintaining a full, up-do-date understanding of AHOY’s financial position.Prepare reports and documents for Finance Committee and Board meetings

·Contribute to the development of strategy, business planning and major projects; developing projections and finance models.

·Work with Programme Delivery Manager, Charity Services Manager, Fundraising Manager and other staff to prepare the annual budget. Ensure monthly management accounts are prepared and reviewed with AHOY managers and significant variances are investigated. Present the latest report to the Finance Committee / Board.

• Support the Fundraising Manager by providing financial information for grant applications and regular reports to funders. Maintain an up-to-date overview of current grant funding. Ensure grant income is posted correctly.

·Lead the relationship with AHOY’s auditors; ensure all necessary information is provided for the preparation of statutory accounts.

·Manage monthly payment of salaries. Provide all necessary information to payroll agency and ensure payments are made on the due date.Ensure freelance contract staff invoices contain required details, are correctly authorised and paid in accordance with agreed monthly deadlines.

·Manage relationship with third party IT suppliers to ensure effective IT systems and provision.

• Overall responsibility for ensuring compliance with GDPR.

Interaction with AHOY Senior Management (Leadership Team)

• Work with AHOY senior managers to set and monitor budgets, ensuring they have all appropriate information and support. 

Other Responsibilities

• Lead by example to create a culture of financial awareness and accountability and to maintain good relationships with all staff, contractors, service users, donors and funders.
• Any other duties required by the Trustees.

Special Conditions of Service:

The role is 2-3 days a week; actual hours are flexible. The job-holder is required to attend six evening Trustee meetings a year and other meetings as required.

This is a fixed term maternity cover contract which will run from January 2020 until March 2021. It is an excellent role for someone with experience of manipulating data, financial reporting and gift administration. They will enjoy solving complex problems and working between a range of systems and processes and reporting to senior stakeholders. 

The Development Operations Manager will be responsible for the management of all financial processes and database management within the English Heritage Development Operations team where they will support the work of three fundraising teams (Private Philanthropy, Grants & Trusts and Corporate Development). They will be responsible for gift processing, budget monitoring and forecasting for the whole Department. They will also be the Departmental expert in the database, Salesforce, ensuring it evolves with the changing needs of the team. In addition to their gift management, data management and financial reporting roles the Development Operations Manager will also line-manage two Development Assistants ensuring administrative processes are streamlined and as efficient as possible.

English Heritage tells the stories of England through the 400+ sites and 500,000 paintings and artefacts in our care. From Stonehenge to Hadrian's Wall, Dover Castle to Iron Bridge, our sites span some six millennia and are visited by more than 10 million people each year. We are a new charity with big targets and the Development Department at English Heritage works to secure funding from private philanthropists, corporate partners, charitable foundations and statutory grant-making bodies.

You`ll find it`s a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.

By joining us, you`ll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our site a wonderful place to visit. You`ll also be joining our charity, which through our historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year. We offer a competitive benefits package including a generous pension, 25 days leave a year and free entry to all English Heritage properties for you, another adult and up to 6 children (under the age of 19).

Options is looking for a self-motivated Commercial Bid Manager to play a pivotal role in the development of proposals for new programmes. Working within the New Business and Partnerships team, the post holder will be responsible for the development of budgets and advising on wider commercial aspects of all proposals.

Responsibilities: 

The Commercial Bid Manager will work within the New Business and Partnerships (NBP) Team reporting to the Director of New Business and Partnerships with close working links with the Director of Finance.  The NBP team co-ordinates and manages the business development process, in conjunction with others in Options (e.g. Lead Technical Writers, Senior Management, Programme Management and Finance Teams). The Commercial Bid Manager will play a pivotal role in the development of new proposals, being responsible for the construction of budgets and advising on wider commercial aspects of all proposals. 

• Preparation of the commercial elements of proposals:

Working closely with the NBP and Finance Teams, you will be responsible for the development of commercial aspects of proposals.  This will include developing budget templates in line with clients’ requirements, structuring fee rates and operational costs to build up accurate budgets and development of payment by results approaches where appropriate.  You will need to develop a broad understanding of the programme aims and delivery model to produce commercially viable budgets that offer funders value for money.  You will also work with partner organisations to guide them in constructing budgets, including budget negotiation where necessary.  You will contribute to the review of all budgets prior to submission, ensuring they are comprehensive and advising on changes where necessary

• Post tender

This role will support revisions of budgets and commercial tenders as part of contract negotiation with clients.  On successful bids you will work with Options’ Programmes team ensuring they have a comprehensive understanding of the budgets and assumptions to assist them during the programme start up. 

• Other duties

You will support, as required, the provision of financial information to assist with the development of Options’ new business strategy, and advise on ways in which business development systems can be enhanced and developed to improve efficiency and/or increase our chances of bids being successful. 

The postholder will be expected to work closely with other teams to develop the approach including the construction of data on overhead costs, day rates, etc.

The post is based in Options’ office in central London. Occasional international travel may be required.

Person specification: 

Essential

• Management or Administrative qualification with significant financial component
• Wide ranging financial skills encompassing both financial and management accounting.
• Extensive experience of budget development and analysis
• Experience of developing and maintaining complex and large spreadsheet models
• Analytical skills
• Highly developed (advanced) spreadsheet skills (Excel)
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to present and explain complex issues to  staff from a variety of backgrounds
• Ability to work autonomously to tight deadlines
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Desirable

• CCAB finance qualification
• Thorough understanding of and experience in the development sector
• Knowledge and experience of the requirements of donors including but not restricted to DFID, the World Bank and foundations (e.g. the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)

Benefits: 

Options offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and a performance related bonus scheme.

Other information: 

• Options is an equal opportunities employer.
• Overseas candidates require a valid UK work permit.
• Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.

Start date: As soon as possible

End date: 30 May 2021

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

FFI is seeking a Forest & Climate Grant Manager to manage delivery of the Norad grant: ‘Driving REDD+ consensus through national policy implementation’, which is the primary funder of the Wonegizi REDD+ Project, and which also supports FFI’s community forestry programme in Myanmar.  You will also support FFI in understanding funding opportunities, especially multilateral funding mechanisms, relevant to REDD+ and our portfolio of pilot projects, with a particular focus on bi-lateral and multi-lateral climate finance; and will support the development of new funding proposals, as appropriate.

Responsibilities include:

• Working with key staff to develop annual operational budgets and work plans for the Norad grant

• Working with the Wonegizi REDD+ project manager to manage the Norad grant budget on an ongoing basis, focusing on tracking and forecasting expenditure and ensuring compliance with all donor requirements

• Supporting the Senior REDD+ Programme Manager to liaise with and coordinate the project team to ensure the on-time delivery of project activities, ensuring that they are on track against targets, budgets and quality standards

• Managing UK based procurement processes, identifying and negotiating with contractors and suppliers for materials and services, in accordance with institutional and donor requirements

• Acting as primary liaison point with the donor

• Ensuring timely, accurate and quality technical, operational and financial reporting to the funder and institution

• Preparing regular reports on progress to senior managers

• Supporting the smooth integration of existing Norad funded activities with new funding streams in the Upper Guinean Forest Landscape (UGFL)

• Supporting the CFE team in keeping up to date with details of key bi-lateral and multi-lateral funding mechanisms relevant to REDD+ and to supporting FFI’s projects to access these

• Supporting FFI’s pilot projects to respond to and take advantage of REDD+ funding opportunities, including supporting the development of proposals to pursue strategic funding opportunities

Essential are:

• Relevant first degree (e.g. environmental science, international development, accounting, management, communications)

• Proven track record of effective grant management, including delivery of complex statutory grants involving multiple stakeholders and requiring delivery and monitoring of multiple streams of work

• Excellent budget and financial management skills, with proven experience in financial management of high-value statutory awards

• Experience in statutory donor relationship management

• Experience working in the environmental and/or development field

• Experience working in an international environment

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including report writing

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Fluent spoken/ written English

Desirable are:

• Experience of working in West Africa, particularly Liberia

• Experience in the design and implementation of REDD+ projects and policies

• Knowledge of international climate policy as it relates to land use and forestry, and examples of national government approaches to delivering REDD+

• Experience working within a geographically dispersed team

• French language skills

Exciting opportunities for newly qualified accountants to become a financial controller.

Client Details

I am working with multiple organisations who are looking for newly qualified accountants to become financial controllers across London. This is an excellent opportunity for someone straight out of practice to gain broad exposure, and to start managing a finance function.

Description

As a financial controller, you would be responsible for:

• Leading and producing the annual statutory accounts
• Managing the audit process and being the lead contact with the auditors and resolving any issues they raise
• Responsibility of the day to day financial operations, managing the team to ensure processes are being carried out fully and effectively to ensure strong financial control
• Managing our tax affairs
• To provide a bespoke Business Partnering service to departments such as IT and Property, influencing budget holders as necessary to ensure that their finances are in line with organisational targets.

Profile

You must be a newly qualified accountant straight from practice, who is ACA qualified. You will ideally have experience of auditing not for profit and public sector organisations. You will have excellent communication and IT skills.

Job Offer

• Salaries around £50,000
• Excellent pension and holiday scheme

My client is looking for an immediately available Finance Assistant to join the team as quickly as possible. Interviews will be as and when candidates apply

Client Details

My client is a large Not for Profit organisation in Central London

Description

Profile

Job Offer

£25,000 - £31,000 - 6 month ftc

ABOUT INTERNEWS:

Internews empowers people worldwide with the trustworthy, high-quality news and information they need to make informed decisions, participate in their communities, and hold power to account. Our vision is to unleash human potential everywhere by turning on the bright light of information.

For more than 35 years, in more than 100 countries, Internews has worked to build healthy media and information environments where they are most needed. We have proudly launched hundreds of sustainable organizations, bolstered the skills of thousands of media professionals, activists, and citizens, and helped our partners reach millions of people with quality, local information.

Internews is a non-profit organisation operating internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, London and Paris as well as regional hubs in Bangkok, Kiev and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

GENERAL FUNCTION:

The Programme Officer (PO) will be based in the Programme Support Team in London and will provide the highest standards of operational program support to the Asia Programme Management Unit (PMU) and a number of Internews’ Field Offices and partners in the Asia Region. As the HQ-based facilitator, the PO will support grant management of the portfolio of projects funded by European donors. S/he will administer donor awards, verify, quality-assure and submit donor reports, build the grant-management capacity of field teams, partners and sub-grantees, and facilitate project audits.

The PO will ensure that Internews implements projects in compliance with its own and donor’s policies, rules and regulations. S/he will provide consistent support and advice to field teams and partners, and ensure control and reinforcement of all aspects of the project management cycle as related to effective grant management and contractual compliance. The PO will manage the development of budgets for Asia proposals and ensure donor and statutory compliance for all submissions under their portfolio.

The role will report to the Senior Programme Support Manager, and will work in close collaboration with the Asia Programme Management Unit, Country offices, and all HQ departments as required. S/he will contribute to Internews knowledge management and improvement of Internews systems. S/he will contribute to the overall programme and operations effectiveness. The role will actively participate in the building of Internews’ credibility vis-à-vis institutional donors. The role involves regular travel to the projects locations across Asia region.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Development

• Works closely with development colleagues in London and the Asia PMU to support the design of innovative, cost-effective and practical programmes;
• Advises development colleagues on key considerations relating to donor and statutory compliance;
• Develops budgets for Asia proposals in coordination with RD and Asia Business Manager if required and ensures donor and statutory compliance for all submissions under their portfolio;
• With the Senior Programme Finance Manager, plays a key role in determining co-financing liability and devising and implementing co-financing plans.

Grant Management and Donor Interface

• Provides grant management support to the Asia Programme Management Unit. Works closely with Business Manager and Regional Director to ensure coordination of programme support to field offices. Participates in regional portfolio reviews;
• Serve as Internews Europe’s official points of contact for donors in respect of contracting, reporting, and grant income tracking, in close coordination with the Regional Director;
• Supports projects start‐up phase by coordinating project stakeholders and ensuring that all relevant processes and procedures are put in place;
• Supports project director in the recruitment of key project specific financial/grant management positions in the field;
• Prepares and conducts inductions and trainings to field staff and partners on grant management and compliance. Carries out field visits and calls as necessary;
• Leads on process of due‐diligence in preparation for sub‐granting to local partners. Prepares partnership, sub-granting agreements and services contracts with external vendors, making sure that they comply with Internews’s and donor requirements. Spot‐checks financial reports from sub‐grantees;
• Builds capacities of local partners when required. For example, when an award is managed directly from HQ;
• Supports project directors to set up grant management schedules for donor reporting; coordinates quality‐assurance of donor reports and submits them to donors;
• Requests London HR to prepare service contracts, including those for consultants contracted from HQ. Processes invoices for consultants and service providers;
• Supports project directors in adapting Internews’ standard operating procedures (SOPs) to country contexts. Monitors the compliance with SOPs from HQ to satisfy organisational and donor requirements;
• Monitors projects' implementation vis-à-vis donor contracts to ensure the implementation process is in line with agreements; highlights major implementation issues to the Regional Director and the corporate management group in London;
• Monitors the implementation of partnership agreements & service contracts signed at the HQ until their termination and close‐out;
• Checks monthly expense reports from field offices for budget monitoring and donor compliance; processes wire transfer requests from Internews’s field offices and partners;
• Check invoices for services from Internews’s suppliers at the HQ level, codes expenses against donor budgets and works with finance team to monitor expenditures against service contracts;
• Supports project directors during the project close‐out, provides guidance on required steps and minimal standards;
• Files and achieves project documentation at the HQ;
• Identifies and documents best grant management practices from individual grants, works with M&E colleagues to coordinate project debriefings with stakeholders;
• Leads on the preparation of HQ project audits.

Compliance Monitoring

• Provides training to PMU on organisational and donor compliance as required;
• Provides briefings to project stakeholders on contractual donor requirements during kick‐off meetings and calls; advices project stakeholders on compliance questions throughout the project cycle as required;
• In collaboration with budget holders and Senior Programme Finance Manager, reviews budget vs. actual. Supports project directors to produce accurate financial forecasts in accordance with financial reporting cycles and flags significant variances at corporate level;
• Monitors project activities to address compliance issues early on; leads on communications to donors as appropriate, in close consultation with the Regional Director (including preparation of requests for contract amendment and requests for derogations);
• Tracks progress in relation to co‐financing liabilities, highlights issues, provides clarifications on rules and regulations around co‐financing;
• Regularly reviews grant management schedules to ensure timely submission of donor deliverables and reports;
• Participates in the annual work planning and budgeting process.

Knowledge management

• Provides ongoing feedback to the Senior Programme Support Manager on required improvement and updates on donor regulations and contractual obligations to ensure organisational knowledge is built and improved continuously;
• Ensures good knowledge management across grants, including key project documentation, to enable all teams supporting the grant to access information and provide a fully auditable trail.
• Other task as assigned by the Senior Programme Support Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Solid experience of grant management and donor financial reporting for large projects with major institutional donors, including the European Commission and SIDA. Proven experience of grant management support in the Asia region is desirable.
• Experience in preparing budget proposals for institutional donors. Experience working with private donors would be an asset.
• Professional qualifications or equivalent work experience, in international development and/or project management
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written; ability to produce high quality reports and presentations
• Proven experience of managing relationships in complex organisations with numerous stakeholders. Good people management skills
• Ability to matrix manage a group of staff in different teams to take forward common and effective ways of working
• A high level of numeracy skills, and ability to carry out complex budget analysis
• Solid experience of direct, hands-on delivery of key components of financial and grant management
• Proven track record of building capacity of field staff and partners in grant management, donor compliance, and financial management
• Experience of travelling to challenging and remote locations. Willingness and ability to travel with an understanding and appreciation of culture and diversity
• Exceptional organisational and administration skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise work for self and others
• Advanced expertise in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-disciplinary programme of work
• Experience in managing financial and management accounting processes, including annual accounts, audits and external reporting
• Experience of working in, or support field office in developing countries and fragile states
• Good knowledge of donor regulations and systems, especially those of Sida and EC
• Knowledge or experience working in/on Asia countries/issues
• Good understanding of the project management cycle
• Knowledge of good human resources management practices
• Creative problem solver: uses creativity to develop new ideas and solutions to problems
• Self-starter and dynamic with strong level of self-awareness. Assertive, with the ability to work on own initiative with little supervision
• Ability to work both independently and as an effective team member
• A willingness and ability to adopt a hands on approach as well as to provide strategic direction
• Strong communication, liaison and interpersonal skills to work effectively with people at all levels, and represent the organisation externally
• Strong analytical, problem solving and creative thinking skills

This position will be located in the United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment

Main purpose of the job:

The Gurkha Museum is a national and international focus for Gurkha Heritage. The Museum intends to develop a proactive Fundraising and Marketing Programme: to raise public awareness of the Museum and its responsibilities for Gurkha Heritage and to raise funds in support of the Museum’s activities and their further development.  The new role will work closely with the Head of Fundraising and Marketing and assist in the day to day income generation activities for the Museum, inputting into the success of the fundraising and marketing strategies. We are looking for a self-starter who takes a proactive approach to their job, being able to work on multiple projects simultaneously and use one’s initiative whilst maintaining a good working relationship with the Head of Fundraising and other members of the Museum team.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Assist the Head of Fundraising with all fundraising activities undertaken by the Museum including trusts and grants, corporate, legacy and membership/individual giving.
• Co-ordinate the Museum’s trading activities taking the lead on sourcing, ordering and pricing stock, banking income and reporting against and analysing income targets.
• Co-ordinate the Museum’s shop and trading volunteers, having particular responsibility for the busy Christmas sales period throughout September – December. 
• Work with the Administration Assistant to ensure the organised running of Museum events and visits, ensuring staff are kept well informed and visitors looked after to the highest standard.
• Work with the Administration Assistant to facilitate the private room hire at the Museum, ensuring function sheets are kept up to date and staff and guests are communicated with to a high standard.
• Assist the Head of Fundraising with all aspects of the marketing strategy for the Museum.
• Take responsibility for the Museum’s social media channel for Marketing and Fundraising, working closely with members of the senior management team to create content, schedule posts and analyse data across all channels.
• Support the Museum’s events and other fundraising activities by liaising with the press, sending out news releases and making contacts with local media outlets.
• Work with the Head of Fundraising and other members of the Senior Management Team to create marketing materials for the Museum including leaflets, education activities and special event materials.
• Work with other members of the team to keep the website up to date on Marketing and Fundraising content, paying particular attention to the events listing and shop pages. 
• Utilise the CRM database to aid the development of the Museum’s fundraising and marketing strategies. Ensure the database is kept up to date and maintained.
• To provide administrative support to the Head of Fundraising

For further information and how to apply please see the attached job description. Closing date for applications is Wednesday 4th December 12pm.

Do you have extensive financial accounting experience in charities?

Our client is an international organisation working towards creating safer communities through advocacy, research and policy development.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience in donor reporting.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in financial and management accounting processes and coaching country finance teams or training colleagues in groups.

You should have knowledge of using computerised accounting softwares and experience of SunSystems is desirable.

To apply, please submit a Word Document version of your CV; cover letters are not required at this stage.