Location: London
Contract / Recruitment Type: Permanent
Starting Salary: c. £33,000 per annum, plus benefits
Hours of work: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday

About the role

It's the breadth of the role you’ll take on and it’s joining a professional business.

This is what makes working for our client so exceptional.

Working at the heart of the organisation, you'll take on a role of unique variety providing support to two senior members of the team.

No two days will be the same. You'll need to prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple requests, ever changing diaries, meetings and appointments. You'll be organising briefings, drafting correspondence and building relationships with internal and external partners.

You will have exposure across the organisation, liaising daily at a senior level and building relationships with colleagues and external organisations.

You'll also support the wider Finance and HR teams and be responsible for the overall smooth running of the offices.

Deadlines will often be demanding, and the sheer range of requests will stretch you. Yet, in all that you do, you'll rise to the challenge of delivering faultless accuracy.

About you

As an experienced EA at board level, you take pride in delivering to the highest standards.

With superb interpersonal and communication skills, you'll be at ease working as part of a team and can liaise with people at all levels.

With initiative and a confident approach, you'll work quickly and efficiently with minimal direction, remaining calm and organised even when under pressure.

Having had experience of complex diary management, you'll be capable of pre-empting situations, and also be confident to make informed decisions on the back of this.

Confident using a range of IT packages, and with excellent drafting skills and attention to detail, you'll be capable of producing a range of papers, presentations, correspondence and reports.

This is your opportunity to use your proactive and service focused approach to deliver the exceptional.

In return you can look forward to a comprehensive benefits package, including a 15% employer contribution pension scheme, 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays, free lunch and access to training and development to support your continuous professional development.

Vacancy Closing Date: 03/07/2022, 23:55

You may also have experience in the following: Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, Personal Administrator, PA, Office Manager, Executive Administrator etc.

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LGBT Foundation is an impactful, vibrant charity with a wide portfolio of well-established services and rapidly developing new initiatives aimed at meeting the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people.

We are looking for a HR Advisor to support in providing advice, guidance, and clarity for all colleagues on various HR and recruitment systems and processes, ensuring that LGBT Foundation has the best working environment and processes possible.

This will be done by:

• Helping to implement the people strategy.
• Ensuring HR and operational policies and procedures are fit for purpose and adhered to by all colleagues.
• Provide robust and bespoke HR advice to all levels within the organisation.
• Assisting to ensure that the organisations training and development aims are delivered.
• Continuously oversee our recruitment processes and work alongside colleagues and line managers to ensure best practice when it comes to fair and inclusive recruitment in line with the organisation’s diversity targets and employment law.
• Work alongside the OD Manager to implement EDI and HR related OD interventions and initiatives across the organisation.
• To build and maintain positive relationships, both internally and externally.
• Assisting with the research implementation and enhancement of existing and new HR and recruitment systems.

We particularly welcome applicants who identify as a Person of Colour, trans and/or that people aged 50+ as staff from these backgrounds are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

* Trans is an umbrella & inclusive term used to describe people whose gender identity differs in some way from that which they were assigned at birth; including non-binary people, cross dressers and those who partially or incompletely identify with their sex assigned at birth.

As an organisation we follow a hybrid method of working. As a result, colleagues work mainly from home and at our centre in Manchester. Due to the nature of this role, there will be an expectation for at least a weekly presence within our centre in Manchester. A commute would need to be self-funded so please bear this in mind if you don't live locally.

Salary: £28,412 (+10% Pension)
Special Terms: Permanent – Full-Time
Reporting to: Head of People and OD
Accountable for: Volunteers

Closing Date: Tuesday, 28th June 2022 - 9am
Interviews: Friday, 8th July 2022

Job Description

• Responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of organisational safeguarding policies and practice, ensuring that Catch22 adheres to statutory safeguarding practices across all the local authorities that it operates in.

• Responsible for the development and setting of strategic direction for Safeguarding, responsible for the implementation of the organisational Safeguarding strategy.

• Produce an annual safeguarding strategy and regularly report to the Board on progress.

• Be the subject matter expert on Safeguarding:

• • Use specialist knowledge to inform and advise the directors and others to understand, lead and deliver the Safeguarding strategy.
  • Enable teams across Catch22 to work to safeguarding objectives in line with overarching strategic objectives.
  • Inform business decision around bids, acquisitions, and service developments from a safeguarding perspective

• Create a risk based approach to safeguarding, considering legal, regulatory, policy and external best practice, escalating risks and updating existing policies where needed.

• Work with wider Catch22 Departments to create organisational safeguarding projects and initiatives that deliver the strategy, supporting appropriate business cases and budgets for effective implementation.

• Provide guidance and support to the People team and directors in relation to case management, ensuring procedures for reporting are followed and acting as Catch22 representative in the reporting of incidents to other agencies/external bodies.

• Acting as the Catch22 Safeguarding point of contact for external bodies such as the Charities Commission, LADO, Prevent and DBS, attending meetings and updating on procedural changes and compliance audits as required.

• Develop, implement, and monitor the organisational safeguarding risk register and develop a set of metrics to measure the effectiveness of safeguarding practice. Work alongside the Data and Insights Team to analyse this information to create insights that inform the future direction of safeguarding at Catch22.
• Develop and maintain external networks and contacts to enable organisational benchmarking and ensure development of best practice.

• Manage stakeholder relationships including the Chair of the Trustees, nominated Trustee for Safeguarding, Chief Executive, Senior Leadership Team, HR Business Partners, coaching on safeguarding leadership and reporting on progress against strategy and performance as required.
• Ensure appropriate governance arrangements are in place to ensure the golden thread of effective safeguarding practice flows from front line work to the role of the Board of Trustees.
• Leadership and line management of the safeguarding team and effective joint working with other corporate and operational teams.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level

• A relevant professional qualification in safeguarding field

Additional information

Contract: Permanent 

Hours: Full Time, 37 Hours per week

Salary: £50,000.00 - £52,000.00 per annum

Place of work: Home Working – Nationwide

Reports to: Director of Young People and Families

Level of screening: Enhanced DBS

Catch22 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice will be followed and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Southside Young Leaders Academy (SYLA) is a leadership charity based in Southwark that exists to develop leadership potential in boys aged 8-16 of African and Afro-Caribbean heritage. We work with boys living in deprived areas and at risk of social and edcuatioal exclusion. 

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Administrative Assistant position at SYLA is an exciting opportunity for someone with energy and enthusiasm, has a can-do attitude, and enjoys working collaboratively in a small team. In this role, you will provide administrative support for the delivery of SYLA’s leadership and education programmes and contribute towards the overall running of the charity. 

Part-time 2.5 days (17.5 hours) per week, flexible over multiple days.

KEY DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

Office management

• Provide overall administrative support to the CEO and Programme Team
• Answer the SYLA office phone and manage the SYLA Info inbox, handling and/or signposting enquiries 
• Procurement of office equipment and stationery as well as education resources for the delivery of our programme
• Organise equipment maintenance and repair

HR support

• Support our young leader recruitment and onboarding processes including managing our admissions and registration portal
• Support the onboarding of new staff, including ensuring staff and volunteers have up-to-date DBS checks in place
• Liaise with IT support to ensure new staff/young leaders have access and appropriate resources and equipment
• Maintain up to date database of staff, young leaders, parents, partners and funders, and update programme registers

Finance support

• Ensure young leader monthly subscription payments are up to date
• Log and file supplier and contractor invoices
• Log all expenses claims and submit for approval

Communications

• Send out regular communications and newsletters to SYLA staff, parents, partners and supporters
• Update the website with news articles, policies and updated copy as required
• Support the evaluation of programme activities, including sending out feedback surveys and collating and inputting evaluation data
• Maintain effective working relationships with internal team members and external stakeholders including trustees, funders, and delivery partners

General duties 

• Undertake any other duties as required and commensurate with the level of this post

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Essential

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and take on a range of tasks
• Excellent IT skills with the ability to use spreadsheets, emails, and databases effectively
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels in an organisation and work collaboratively as part of a team
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently, showing initiative and delivering to tight deadlines
• Ability to understand and work with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
• Ability to work flexibly and offer help colleagues when needed
• Understanding of Data Protection and confidentiality

Desirable

• Experience of a financial management system
• Experience of Social Media and websites

Please refer to the Recruitment Pack for our full benefit package and how to apply.

With the recent announcement that £205 million of government funding will be made available to invest in community sports facilities across England in the next three years, the Football Foundation is well-supported to continue to invest in pitches and communities across the nation. This investment will be used by the Football Foundation to target communities up and down the country who will benefit most from access to better sports facilities.

To help us with this important mission, we currently have a vacancy for an organised, enthusiastic and customer-focused HR professional to join our team, where you will play a vital role in supporting the Football Foundation team to make a real difference.

If you have some experience of HR administration, this is an excellent opportunity to step up and develop your knowledge by operating at the heart of a broad range of HR activity.

The role

As our HR Coordinator, you’ll be the first point of contact for all routine HR enquiries and will lead all our HR administration processes, including our end-to-end recruitment and onboarding processes. You’ll also manage our HR Information System. As part of a small HR team, you will have the opportunity to get involved and support the HR Manager on our strategic HR projects and across a full range of HR generalist activity.

What are we looking for?

You don’t need to follow football to apply, but it is expected that you appreciate the power of sport to change lives and have a genuine interest in using your skills and experience to help the Foundation achieve our charitable and strategic objectives.

We would love to hear from you if you have some HR experience and are now looking for the next step on your HR journey. You’ll have experience of HR administration, especially recruitment, and of providing basic HR advice to staff. You’ll have some knowledge of HR best practice and employment legislation, and will be passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion.

You’ll be a real people person, friendly, helpful and supportive. You’ll take pride in delivering excellent customer service with a ‘can do’ attitude. You’ll have strong communication and interpersonal skills and be flexible, adaptable and willing to learn.

Most of all we want someone who reflects who we are as an organisation. We refer to our values as our four corners:

• Fair Players – open and inclusive in our approach
• Star Performers – trusted to deliver
• United Team Player – collaborative and easy to work with
• Passionate Supporters – flexible and willing

If you share these values and have the necessary skills and experience for the role, then we look forward to hearing from you.

What can we offer you?

The salary band for this role is £25,000 - £30,000 per annum, dependent on relevant skills and experience.

You will start on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (which increases after 2 years), plus additional time off to volunteer. We also offer a generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution), collective bonus scheme, free health care provision, a monthly gym subsidy, interest-free season ticket loan, death in service benefit and access to selected match tickets

We are committed to helping our team members maintain a healthy work-life balance, so offer flexible working around core hours to help achieve that.

Equality and Diversity Commitment

We request that all applicants complete our equal opportunities form as part of the application process. This anonymous and confidential form helps the Football Foundation to build up a picture of who is applying to join the organisation, and to monitor progress in this area. The link to complete this is in the application process.

The Football Foundation is committed to, and values the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all our team feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. We encourage and welcome applications from all, regardless of background and are particularly interested to hear from individuals belonging to under-represented groups including diverse ethnic communities, individuals with a disability and those from the LGBTQI+ community.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage, please contact us.

How do I apply?

To apply, please email us using the email address you can find in the recruitment pack below, or by visiting our website.

You should send us your CV and a Cover letter - please highlight briefly and clearly how your skills, abilities and experience equip you for the role, together with your reasons for applying.

Please also complete an anonymous Equal Opportunities form: You can find the link in our recruitment pack or on our website. Please only fill out one form when you apply. If you need any help, please let us know.

The closing date for applications is: 23:59, Monday 11 July 2022.

All applications received will be short listed against the role requirements and person specification. Those most closely matching our requirements will be invited to take part in an online interview.

Due to the volume of applications received for most roles, the Foundation only contacts candidates if they are shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, you should assume your application has not been successful.

Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply.

Join the team at Haven House Children’s Hospice

Haven House Children’s Hospice supports hundreds of families, looking after children and young people who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Our mission is to provide the highest quality palliative and holistic care services to children and their families in our local communities. Since the hospice began it has gone from strength to strength both in terms of the care we provide to children and families as well as the close bonds we have developed and nurtured with individuals and organisations in our community who are inspired by our work.

This is a great time to join the team at Haven House as we are about to head into the exciting new phase of growth and development within the Income Generation and Marketing directorate and we are building our team to reflect this. Our CEO joined us during November, and we are looking forward to further developing our organisation wide strategy and the fundraising and marketing strategy which will underpin and support the achievement of our ambitious goals.

This new and exciting role is a fantastic introduction into the wonderful world of Community & Events Fundraising. It will give the successful candidate the opportunity to learn about different fundraising income lines, both within the team and also the wider directorate. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about fundraising, has good attention to detail, is organised and enjoys working in a busy and fast paced team. We’re committed to developing their career and helping them to gain experience in all aspects of fundraising.

At Haven House the focus within the Income Generation and Marketing Team is to put the supporter and donor at the centre of everything we do, ensuring they feel inspired by our work and the children and families we support; engaged and committed to our cause and ultimately make a commitment to do something amazing.

The person who gets this amazing job will need to have lots of energy and be full of ideas as we want someone who will bring fresh ideas into the mix and the personal drive to execute them. We want someone to join us who loves being part of a hardworking and collaborative team.

If this role sounds right for you and you have the right skills and experience, please do download the job description and apply by returning the application form to Haven House.

Benefits
As an employee you will be entitled to the following range of benefits:

• Hybrid office/home arrangement
• 27 days' annual leave
• Pension scheme (company matches contribution up to 7%)
• Free onsite parking
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eye care voucher scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

If you are a potential candidate who would like to have an informal chat with someone about the role before applying, please contact Haven House and someone will come back to you.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.

Closing date:  7 July 2022

Interview: TBC

Please note, we reserve the right to interview on a rolling basis so this role may close before the above date if we find a successful candidate.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a gifted HR professional with a Christian faith to join a growing team and gain experience in a Christian charity.

The role of HR Advisor is a varied and busy role and therefore suits someone who enjoys managing multiple tasks and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders. The HR Advisor takes the lead on operational aspects and is involved with everything across the employee life journey including recruitment, employee relations, employee administration, wellbeing, and policy development. The HR Advisor is often the first point of contact for managers seeking HR support and so works closely with senior colleagues within Church Army as well as in partner organisations such as Dioceses. As an experienced member of the team, the HR Advisor plays a key part in modelling and forming the values of the organisation and demonstrating the charities ethos in the way that our HR service is delivered.

The role suits someone who is highly organised, able to manage a busy workload, cope well under pressure and be able to respond quickly to the needs as they present. The nature of the work means that the post holder can be involved in challenging conversations and situations and should therefore be someone who has resilience, is able to maintain professionalism, and a good decision maker. As a person with a Christian faith, the HR Advisor is someone who can engage and understand those of our staff team who are working in Christian ministry and support them with the nuances of this.

The role is available between 30 & 37.5 hours per week (0.8 or full-time).

Under the Equality Act there is a requirement that the post holder have an active faith in Jesus demonstrated by an involvement in a local church.

For more information, including the job pack and how to apply, please see our website.

Assistant Director of Charity Operations
Location: Central London
Salary: £60,000
Contract: Two year fixed-term contract

The Assistant Director of Charity Operations (AD Ops) will be responsible for the in-year delivery of Charity events and activities in support of the Fundraising and Communications/Marketing plans.

AD Ops will lead on assuring the interface with the Charity's regionally based volunteer community and the regional Army chain of command and will be the primary point of contact for County Chairs and other advocates.

AD Ops principal deliverable will be the annual Engagement Plan, drawing on the supported Fundraising and Comms/Marketing Plans, which will articulate the events to be delivered by the Charity, with measures of effectiveness and resources apportioned for each event or activity within the Plan.

AD Ops will direct the activity of Charity event management and fundraising staff in the delivery of successful events, project managing, troubleshooting, and reprioritising as required and in consultation with Directors Fundraising and Comms/Marketing.

AD Ops will attend Senior Management Board (SMB) meetings and, where appropriate, Trustee Board meetings and sub-committees.

Person specification
- An experienced and proven planner, adept at synchronising activity, managing and allocating resources and delivering expected outcomes to time, cost and specification.
- Some military experience or an understanding of the military that would be advantageous.
- Well-developed writing and oral communication skills, readily able to synthesise information and write and present policy papers, briefs and reports - often under pressure of time.
- Exceptional organisational and critical thinking skills; able to perform complex tasks and prioritise projects.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact and work effectively with all elements of the Charity and supporting volunteers.
- Computer literate, comfortable with MS Office tools, familiar with social media platforms.
- Competent in budget management.
- Project management qualifications/skills are desirable.
- HR management qualifications/skills are desirable.

Closing Date: Thursday 30th June 2022

Interview Date: Tuesday 12th July 2022

About us

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is a unique and dynamic membership organisation which comprises 15 of the UK’s leading humanitarian charities: Action Against Hunger, ActionAid UK, Age International, British Red Cross, CAFOD, CARE International UK, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide (UK), International Rescue Committee (IRC), Islamic Relief Worldwide, Oxfam GB, Plan International UK, Save the Children UK, Tearfund and World Vision UK.

When a large scale disaster hits countries without the capacity to respond, the DEC brings together our 15 member charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently. In these times of crisis, people in life-and-death situations need our help and our mission is to save, protect and rebuild lives through effective humanitarian response.

Pooling our resources to work as one, we are pivotal in co-ordinating the UK public's response to overseas disasters. In collaboration with our Rapid Response Network of national media and corporate partners, we raise the alarm to the UK public and set up easy ways to donate, with the majority of our funds raised over an intensive two-week period following a disaster.

Since our launch in 1963, we have run over 70 fundraising appeals and raised more than £1.7bn, saving countless lives and rebuilding communities.

We are now looking for a Finance & Resources Assistant to join our team on a permanent basis and provide effective and efficient support to the Finance and Resources and wider staff teams.

The Benefits

- Salary of £24,000 per annum
- Great benefits package
- Support humanitarian efforts across the globe

If you have experience working in a busy office support or administrative role and are looking to further your career, this is a brilliant opportunity to use your expertise and organisational skills to support our important work.

In this key role, you’ll have the chance to work across many different aspects of our organisation, from office administration to finance, providing invaluable support to our teams and playing your part in vital humanitarian efforts.

It’s a great opportunity to develop new skills, gain knowledge in new areas and enhance your experience and portfolio all whilst supporting urgent appeals that save lives and help rebuild communities.

Interested? Apply today!

The Role 

As a Finance & Resources Assistant, you will provide first-class administrative support to the Finance and Resources and wider staff team, undertaking a range of activities to keep operations running smoothly and efficiently. 

In this varied role, you will provide a warm and professional first point of contact to staff, volunteers and visitors, handling a range of enquires by telephone, post, emails and face-to-face.

You will support the HR Manager with a variety of administrative tasks, including staff recruitment, sickness and holiday, staff training and development, and administering the staff benefit platforms.

You will also assist with a number of finance activities, including processing, logging and banking all postal donations, maintaining the invoice log and processing supplier invoices.

Additionally, you will:

• Assist the Director of Finance and Resources with organising their calendar and inbox
• Assist with room bookings and set up meetings, both internal and external
• Assist with the induction of new staff
• Co-ordinate the reconciliation and processing of transactions made using DEC business credit cards
• Undertake general office administrative activities

About You

To join us as a Finance & Resources Assistant, you will need:

• Experience of working in an office support or similar administrative role on a paid or voluntary basis
• Experience of invoice processing and dealing with supplier payment queries 
• Experience of providing staff with support and troubleshooting  
• Experience of communicating with diverse audiences, both verbally and in writing
• Experience of working collaboratively and contributing positively to the work of a team
• To be highly organised with a pro-active and flexible approach to office management
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and numeracy skills
• Excellent IT skills including Excel and Word
• The ability to work flexibly including additional hours at the time of a DEC appeal
• Experience of working in the UK charity sector would be beneficial to your application, as would experience of working with accounting software, preferably Sun Accounts or a similar database system.

We offer flexible working with core hours between 10:00 and 16:30. 

DEC is an equal opportunities employer, the DEC is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applications from anyone who can meet the criteria, regardless of gender, race, age, disability, sexuality or religion.

The DEC is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults and participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures.

Other organisations may call this role HR & Finance Assistant, Resources Support Assistant, Executive Assistant, EA, Administrator, Administrative Assistant, Admin Assistant, Operations Assistant, HR Assistant, or Office Administrator.

How to Apply

So, if you’re ready for your next career step as Finance and Resource Assistant, please apply by clicking the apply button and submitting your CV and Cover Letter.

We will consider applications as they are submitted and will contact you if we would like to arrange an interview.

Our Financial Accounting team in Birmingham are looking for someone who has a good all-round technical and financial process knowledge and great attention to detail to join the team full time as an Assistant Financial Accountant. You will have already be part or fully qualified or QBE.

You will be supporting the provision of monthly information, the production of charity statutory accounts, preparing charity statutory returns including VAT and assisting with transactional work as required. The work you will be doing will be invaluable to support and inform internal and external stakeholders of the Prince’s Trust charity and its subsidiaries.

The role is perfect for you if you have already experience of working in a busy charity finance team, are willing to be adaptable in the role and want to develop your career in the charity sector.

The Team are currently working on a hybrid basis, split between home working and regular attendance in the Birmingham Centre.

HUMAN RESOURCES TRANSACTIONAL TEAM LEADER

SALARY £27,128 to £30,192

Framework is a registered charity delivering housing, support, health and employment services to people with a diverse range of needs and currently employs over 1000 employees across the East Midlands, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Framework staff are known for their commitment, dedication and passion.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, customer-focused HR professional to join our HR Team ensuring that the transactional function of that team provides an accurate and efficient service to Framework.

Your duties & responsibilities would include:

• Leading the HR Transactional function through the management of four HR Transactional Officers and one Recruitment Officer.
• Ensuring the accurate processing of HR transactional work (such as the production of contracts of employment), resolving transactional queries and ensuring our HRMIS system contains accurate information and supporting the development of the system to improve service delivery.
• Leading the HR Transactional function to ensure that Framework’s recruitment practice is fit-for-purpose.
• Being responsible for the preparation and analysis of HR management information data as required.

This role is available for 37 hours per week and would include working from home with attendance at Framework sites (usually Head Office) as required.

Why Join Us?

• Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff.
• We offer an Employee Assistance Programme and salary sacrifice schemes.
• We will support your professional development and growth.
• We have a stakeholder pension and offer enhanced maternity and paternity leave as well as paid sick leave.
• You get 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays, an entitlement that increases with service.
• We offer loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance.
• Equality and diversity is important to us: we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures, and appreciate the variety of experience they provide.

As one of Nottingham’s few Disability Confident Leaders, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities.

Come and be a part of our socially conscious and values driven organisation. 

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 26 June 2022. This advert may close early if enough suitable applications are received.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Senior Finance Director

About Internews

Internews is an international non-profit organisation whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect and the means to make their voices heard.

Internews provides communities the resources to produce local news and information with integrity and independence. With global expertise and reach, Internews trains both media professionals and citizen journalists, introduces innovative media solutions, increases coverage of vital issues and helps establish policies needed for open access to information.

Internews programs create platforms for dialogue and enable informed debate, which bring about social and economic progress.

Internews operates internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, and London, as well as regional hubs in Bangkok and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews has worked in more than 90 countries, and currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled finance professional to perform this essential senior leadership financial strategy and management position for our London headquarters. The approximate annual income for Internews Europe and its subsidiaries, of which the post-holder has oversight, is c. £18m.

The post-holder will report directly to the CEO for Internews Europe with a functional reporting line to the Vice President for Finance and Accounting based in California, USA. The post-holder will be a leader on matters of corporate financial strategy, budget management, inter-organisational financial transactions and overall accounting operations.

This is an exciting opportunity to drive systems and process improvements in corporate financial management and planning, whilst also ensuring the smooth running of the financial service centre of the organisation.

S/he forms a central part of the Senior Management Team (SMT) in London, in addition to the wider Corporate Management Group and other international management units.

The main areas of responsibility of the role will include:

• Day-to-day Corporate Finance oversight including banking, cash-flow planning and foreign exchange management
• Provide leadership, mentoring and staff development to the IEU finance team
• Annual budgeting, planning, reforecasting, monitoring and reporting
• Oversight of reporting functions including Board, Management, and Statutory reporting;
• Establish and ensure strong financial controls
• Develop and strengthen financial analysis including regular reporting on KPIs
• Audit preparation and management;
• Represent IEU finance operational and strategic concerns to global Internews Sr Staff team
• Close collaboration with other members of business operations Senior Staff team for optimisation of business policies and processes

Financial Management & Strategy

Advising the IEU executive management team and global senior staff team, leading where appropriate, this post will contribute to ensuring the efficient management of Internews Europe’s financial resources overall.  Reporting topics to include use of resources, internally and externally; ensuring that appropriate financial control systems are in place and effective; effective monitoring of budget to actual.

Specific duties will include the following:

• Co-ordination of the annual organisational budget preparation process;
• Collaboration with the global Internews Financial Planning and Analysis, and Strategic planning functions to develop and ensure effective budget oversight and management.
• Collaboration with project and department managers regarding actual results compared against budget, including leading periodic budget adjustments
• Treasury management to minimise organisational risk and negative foreign exchange valuations;
• Budget compliance monitoring for both direct project spending and indirect department spending.
• Delivery of timely statutory, financial and management accounts;
• Reporting and presenting to the trustee board on all of the above;
• Ensuring professional and compliant delivery of all Internews Europe financial processes, to drive improvements in processes and ensure all staff members understand and adopt such processes
• Reporting on Internews Europe’s cash-flow, with particular focus on ensuring external reporting deadlines are met for prompt drawdown of grant tranches

Finance Department operations

The post will be responsible for the efficient performance of the day-to-day functions of the corporate finance department, both personally and through delegated accounting staff.

Specific duties will include the following:

• Oversight of accounting team, including managing managers , for effective leadership, staff development and strategy formation
• Oversight of international banking processes (GBP and foreign currency, income and payments);
• Banking relationship management, including monitoring banking arrangements in international offices
• Identify and implement opportunities for procedure enhancements, with an emphasis on simplicity and consistency for non-accounting global Internews staff
• Headquarters payroll process (through payroll bureau)
• Oversight of core accounting processes including cash-flow management and planning, purchase ledger processes, accounts receivable processes, including personal data entry into the accounting system of select transactions
• Oversight of accounting for IEU subsidiaries, including ensuring subsidiary financials are sufficiently reconciled for both stand-alone and consolidated reporting.
• Oversight of accounting treatment for collaboration and resource sharing between Internews Network to facilitate combined management/programmatic reporting when required, while ensuring sufficient financial controls to ensure distinct financial reporting and protection of separate legal entity status.
• Ad-hoc trouble-shooting on financial processes, transactions and issues.

Oversight of subsidiary financial processes

Currently Internews Europe has two subsidiaries, Internews International (II) based in France and Internews Media Development based in Ireland, currently dormant.

• Oversight of financial processes including relevant controls, policies and procedures
• Oversight of financial reporting in accordance with relevant GAAP and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor local regulatory requirements and ensure compliance with relevant tax and reporting requirements
• Liaison with auditors, preparation and management of audit work
• Advise SMT of ramifications of strategic decision, including finance, tax and other regulatory impacts
• Significant participant in strategy development regarding appropriate utilization of subsidiaries.

Compliance, both with the UK regulatory regime and with the requirements of our principal funders and supporters

• Lead responsibility for ensuring the maintenance and regular review of all statutory and best practice policies and procedures, staff training and update programmes
• Liaison with auditors, preparation and management of audit work [1]
• Ensuring that all aspects of the Internews Europe annual report are compliant with regulatory requirements and best practice for UK registered charities and companies limited by guarantee
• Assisting the Programme Support team, in interpretation of donor compliance requirements, their translation into Internews Europe operational and/or financial procedures, and their effective implementation

Participation in global business operations leadership

• Collaborate with other members of the global senior leadership team for efficient operations and execution of the mission
• Collaboration with Information Technology and solution for effective implementation of software and other technology solutions, providing information and expertise and support for appropriate budgeting and expense allocation.
• Collaboration with Enterprise Risk Management and Security team regarding identification and mitigation of financial and other risks, as well as preparing policy and reports in accordance with Charity Commission guidelines
• Collaboration with People and Culture team to ensure appropriate labour regulations, Internews policy, procedures and financial controls are adhered to in the processing of payroll and other benefits; includes oversight and development of payments to employees and consultants working outside of the UK on Internews projects.

Other ad hoc tasks, as directed by senior management

This summary of responsibilities is not exhaustive, and the post holder may be expected to take on additional responsibilities consistent with the role. These may include for example support to the executive team in relation to strategic planning, preparation and implementation of accounting software and technology solutions and similar tasks.

Line management and Team leadership responsibilities

The post supervises:

• Senior Programme Finance & Accounting Manager
• Corporate Finance Associates & Bookkeepers

Person Specification

The criteria below are the minimum necessary for effective performance in the post.  The applicant must demonstrate how they meet each of them through the application form and, when necessary, through job-specific tasks and at interview.

• Experience of managing financial and management accounts processes, including annual accounts, audits and external reporting
• Experience in a management capacity within an organisation of at least similar size and complexity to Internews Europe
• Experience of liaising with and advising non-financial managers and  staff
• Experience of line management and leadership
• Experience of managing external professional and service provider relationships
• Experience of HR and facilities responsibilities
• Experience of major multi-lateral and bi-lateral donor requirements
• Experience of managing the external reporting and/or compliance functions of a comparable size of organisation
• Experience of working in, or dealing with, developing countries and fragile states
• Good understanding of charity finance regulations and systems
• Professional qualification, or qualification by experience, in finance or accounting
• Knowledge of UK SORP
• High degree of proficiency in Excel
• A willingness and ability to adopt a hands on approach to your work
• A contemporary, supportive and transparent approach to management and leadership
• Be comfortable working in a collaborative, highly-diverse and mutually accountable environment
• Strong communication, liaison and interpersonal skills to work effectively with people at all levels, and represent the organisation
• Strong analytical, problem solving and creative thinking skills
• Deadline: position open until filled, please apply as early as possible
• First Round Interviews: starting June 20th
• Start Date: Negotiable, asap

The Organisation

At the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC), we work to ensure the best possible critical care by facilitating improvements in the structure, process, outcomes and experiences - for patients and for those who care for them. 
We achieve this by developing and sharing information about the quality of critical care to those who finance, commission, manage, deliver and experience critical care (both within and outside the NHS) through our national clinical audit and through our national and international research. 

Please visit our website for more information about what we do and our annual report.

The Role

The Chief Operating Officer will lead and oversee on all commercial and operational aspects of management for ICNARC in line with the strategic vision and business objectives.  

Principal duties and responsibilities will include:
Leadership and oversight:
o  To support the Director in the development and implementation of ICNARC’s strategic vision and supporting business plans for approval by the Board of Management (Trustees).
o  Work effectively and transparently with Trustees and all other Board of Management Sub-Committees, the Senior Management Team (SMT) and ICNARC staff to promote an inclusive, vibrant and high-performing organisation.
o  Provide leadership and guidance to the Operations team and oversee their support for ICNARC’s audit, research and data services.

Operational management:
o  Maintain strong financial, budgetary and internal controls in reporting on all aspects of ICNARC’s operations.
o  Provide and develop management information which communicates progress against strategic, business and financial plans.
o  Further develop accounting system (QuickBooks) and associated budgeting, reporting and forecasting tools.
o  Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting to SMT, to the Audit & Risk Sub-Committee and to the Board of Management (Trustees).
o  Deliver a finance strategy for ICNARC which supports the overall business plan and enables it to operate successfully and continue to grow, as planned.
o  Ensure that ICNARC is compliant with all legal, regulatory and governance requirements relevant for an organisation registered with the Charity Commission, operating in the fields of national and international healthcare audit and research. This includes working with the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) and the Data Protection Officer (DPO) to establish and monitor Information Governance policies and procedures.
o  Deliver IT processes and controls which enhance all aspects of data security, platform stability and speed while embedding continuous improvement into all aspects of the IT services function.

Person Specification
Essential:
o  Experience in leading and developing corporate support functions within an SME environment with complex revenue recognition and varying income streams.
o  MBA or equivalent e.g. professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, etc).
o  Strong analytical skills – confident with all aspects of budgeting and financial reporting, finance systems and detailed accounting experience an advantage.

Desirable:
o  Proven track record of working in an organisation that has been through significant change and being part of the team that led that change.
o  Experience of working within the not-for-profit sector.

For a full Role Description and Person Specification, please see the Candidate Information Pack.

How to Apply

To express your interest in the role, please submit the following: 
•  An up-to-date CV with details of two referees. We will not contact them without your permission.
•  A supporting statement that outlines your motivation for applying and addresses the criteria in the Person Specification.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please get in touch with Melissa Baxter (contact details on the Russam website).

Closing date for applications: Friday 8th July 2022
Preliminary discussions with Russam: W/c Monday 18th July 2022
Interview with ICNARC: W/c Monday 1st August 2022

We look forward to receiving your application.

We are looking for somebody who will work closely alongside the CEO, with experience and understanding of what a growing charity needs to scale up successfully.  A successful candidate will be someone who thrives in a challenging environment and is keen to implement organisational procedures and processes to allow the work of the team to flourish and will inspire and motivate those around them.

The Branch Trust (CIO) is a charity established in 2020 which has grown out of the outreach work of St Mary’s Church, Chipping Norton.  We are a charity serving the most deprived area in West Oxfordshire, where we have identified many barriers and challenges to accessing support and consequently children, families and individuals are failing to thrive (IMD2019).  The Branch Trust has a record of responding to local need quickly and effectively, partnering with other agencies to work holistically, unlocking potential so the individual or whole family can succeed.

We are a charity driven by the Christian faith and committed to serving the market town and the surrounding villages.  In 2019 we bought a building at the heart of Chipping Norton, with tremendous local support we have raised in excess of £4million and are currently converting this building into a community hub.  This will become the base for all the charity’s work, and the role of the COO will be to enable that smooth transition and establish the operations and processes that are needed to oversee the daily operations of the charity.

As a charity we work collaboratively, partnering with other statutory and voluntary agencies, and especially St Mary’s Church, to signpost, support, encourage and empower those who are struggling regardless of age, background, belief and circumstance.  

Interviews will be on the 13 or 14th July 2022