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The Challenge
Every day 41 of England’s most vulnerable children– equivalent to more than a full classroom of pupils – are permanently excluded, with disastrous personal and societal consequences.
These are the country’s most disadvantaged: 4 times more likely to have grown up in poverty, 7 times more likely to have special needs, 10 times more likely to have mental health problems and 20 times more likely to be interacting with social services due to safeguarding concerns. These children are at serious risk of knife crime.
Once they are excluded, life chances are bleak. Less than 2% of excluded pupils finish school with the qualifications they need in maths and English; 50% are immediately not in education, employment or training (NEET) straight after GCSEs. This small group of pupils goes on to make up half of the prison population, and is more likely to reoffend. It is estimated that each excluded child will go on to cost the state £370,000 in extra education, health, welfare and criminal justice spending. For last year’s cohort of excluded pupils, that’s a total cost of £2.9bn to the Exchequer.
Yet too little is known about how to break this tragic cycle. While some parts of the school system have seen an evidence-led revolution, there has been insufficient research and teacher training in how to measure or move outcomes for these most complex and vulnerable pupils. This impacts teacher satisfaction. Increasing numbers are leaving the profession, disillusioned and disempowered by this lack of expertise. Meanwhile, the numbers of young people whose lives are written off through school exclusion continues to rise, year on year.
Operations & Development Director - Priorities Ahead
The Difference are looking for a fourth member of our Executive team to achieve the following:
Support Business strategy - Work closely with the CEO and Directors to finalise and set out strategic finance aspirations and delivery plans for our 2021-25 Strategy for scaled impact.
Develop People strategy
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Design of hiring, contracting and work experience processes to reflect The Difference’s values and strengthen our ability to achieve our mission. Implemented through hiring 2-3 new staff, preparing contracts for ~10 Programme and Recruitment contracted colleagues.
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Design of new talent management strategies to gain diversity of thought and skill in our organisation. Including developing a programme to give seasonal support work to young people 16-21 in the delivery of our conference and selection centres; and management of summer internships opportunities from sister public sector charities.
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Design of professional development offer to make The Difference’s staff sector-leading in their increasing specialisms. Including matching staff roles to sector-leading courses, pro bono mentors and coaches; developing performance management processes and training growing from our developing use of Objectives and Key Results; evolving organisation policies and practices to ensure staff retention, wellbeing and effectiveness.
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Support ongoing development of organisational culture which grows the relationships, safety and belonging alongside challenge, continuous feedback and improvement.
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Co-design, and coordinate our staff residential; away-days; and trustee residential.
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Support CEO and Chair in the Governance strategy including recruitment, training, routines and relationships of a diverse and effective trustee board.
Lead Operations function
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Map reactive and proactive Operations work ahead in implementing 21-25 Strategy including in premises, IT, legal, governance and team logistics.
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Organise and line-manage the team to deliver Operations (currently 2.2 FTE) and build pro-bono relationships as necessary to meet strategy aims including leading new Salesforce build for Programme team and Comms function.
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Diagnosing need for and developing systems to support delivery at scale and efficiency including project management and use of IT.
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Lead project to find and set up The Difference’s post-lockdown Premises and to develop working practices as lockdown eases which promote physical safety and wellbeing.
Develop Finance function
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Set strategic direction as part of our business strategy.
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Review our internal bookkeeping/payments/accounting processes and scope a specialist hire in Finance.
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Line-manage Development Manager (who leads fundraising) and set income generation targets for teams.
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Develop our team budget-setting processes, spending review and financial reporting to Trustees.
The Difference Values
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Purpose: Our work is guided and galvanised by our values and beliefs. We are problem solvers, and do not wait to act. We are inspired by our purpose to improve life outcomes for the most vulnerable young people, and to develop the people, practice and public perception required to achieve this.
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Collaboration: We build relationships into our work, give to others readily and use others’ strengths alongside our own, to have greater impact in our work. We are inspirers and facilitators of others; able to influence and to advocate. We see the big picture and strive for better collaboration across services.
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Bravery: We are independent thinkers, willing to speak out, to challenge others and the status quo, where it is inconsistent with our shared aims and values. We are able to take decisions despite ambiguity, and are resilient and persistent in the face of challenging odds.
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Excellence: We expect the best from people and ourselves, and do not prejudge. We value quality work, tangible results, and feedback to inform continuous improvement.
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Pragmatism: We are able to recognise current limitations and strive for improvements within and beyond them.We are flexible in our thinking, willing to be proved wrong, and able to plan for strategic change, prioritised over shorter-term, shallow goals.
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Humility: We are able to be challenged and to learn from experiences and interactions. We are aware and respectful of others’ dignity, insight, knowledge and agency.
Person Specification
Essential – We are looking for the following skills, aptitude and experience; though you may be stronger in some areas than others
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Values – Your experience evidences shared values with The Difference (see above) and a personal commitment to our mission to improve life outcomes for vulnerable people.
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Leadership of self and others – Evidenced capacity to proactively diagnose skills and information gaps; making use of others’ expertise to continually grow the skills of yourself and the complementary skills of members of your team, to make a success of tasks at hand and those on the horizon.
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Business Development – Track-record in building or supporting revenue-generating enterprises.
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Team leadership – Proven ability to manage complex work across a team to tight deadlines with quality output; and of developing coaching style and project management systems to achieve this.
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Growing People and Team Culture – Experience in growing productive team cultures, and developing individuals’ capacity and skills with tangible results.
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Finance Management - Proven track-record leading Finance in an organisation, including experience setting and managing budgets, and working with accountants.
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Operations – Experience establishing or re-designing operations functions to meet emerging and growing needs; ability to diagnose and act quickly where systems need to evolve; up-to-date knowledge of data protection and compliance for charities, or networks and ability to quickly hold this work.
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Proactive problem-solving – Ability to thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment, comfortable with making decisions in ambiguous contexts and rapidly diagnosing need to reprioritise and change course. Ability to problem solve: in the micro, rolling sleeves up and diving into detail; in the macro, informing organisational strategy; and collaboratively to build capacity, supporting others’ development of problem-solving skills.
Desired – You are likely to be successful in this role if you have any one of the following additional experiences:
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Insight into the schools market – You may have experience working in the education sector; building businesses or charities working directly with schools.
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Product design experience – You may have experience building business cases for new products or services to go to market and working with experts to develop these products towards the needs of customers.
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Early-stage social enterprise experience – You may have specific experience growing charities or businesses for social good and at early/start up phase.
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HR background – You may have completed CIPD courses or qualifications, specifically developing hiring practices, performance management structures, professional development and leading compliant capability and dismissal procedures. Through prior work you may have networks which you can access to give you continuous professional development in these areas; and may have experience finding and developing pro bono relationships with expert organisations in HR and people management.
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Legal background – You may have some legal background in drafting contracts and ensuring legal compliance. Through prior work you may have networks which you can access to give you continuous professional development in these areas; and may have experience finding and developing pro bono relationships with expert organisations in legal and compliance.
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Accounting background – You may have completed AAT courses and a background in accountancy. Through prior work you may have networks which you can access to give you continuous professional development in this area; and may have experience finding and developing pro bono relationships with expert organisations in accountancy.
Deadline for applications: midnight of Sunday 11th April
Our Vision
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Senior Operational Manager
Permanent
£47,540 per annum
37.5 hours per week
Leeds
Ref: INSTM587536
If you’re an experienced operations manager passionate about improving the lives of others, we may have the opportunity for you!
Inspire North is an award-winning mental health charity delivering a wide range of high‑quality services across the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Our values of People, Integrity, Collaboration and Passion are at the heart of what we do, and we are proud that they have led us to a 2* Best Companies accreditation.
We are seeking a dynamic Senior Operations Manager to assist in leading our friendly Operational Management Team. With a proven track record in social care or supported housing service management, you will work creatively to ensure the smooth running and continual improvement of our services.
You will also directly oversee a service portfolio, ensuring performance targets are met, managing budgets and planning for a bright future in line with group strategy.
To be successful in this role, you will be proactive, an excellent communicator and willing to go the extra mile to ensure we deliver excellent services for our clients.
If you think you have what it takes to inspire us, then we'd love to hear from you.
Closing Date 23:59 Sunday 21st March 2021
Interviews to be held 14 or 15 April 2021
This role is working for Inspire North, parent company to Community Links and Foundation.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve and would encourage applications from groups who are marginalised and racialised.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job purpose and background
If you are passionate about climate action and want to have a global environmental impact by working at the nexus of private and public sectors - this is the perfect job for you. CDP’s Associate Director, Climate will be responsible for overseeing delivery of a select number of CDP’s funded projects, ensuring implementation of CDP’s climate change strategy, fundraising, and team management. This role requires you to drive private sector action, provide insights to policy makers and support funding efforts, whilst working to mainstream corporate reporting on this topic by companies and investors a new business norm.
The successful candidate will be recognized as an expert in the field. You will have a strong record of excellence, and demonstrable achievement of leading teams and initiatives in complex, fast-paced, and fluid environments. You should have experience working in multi-stakeholder settings and be comfortable communicating with senior-level stakeholders from government, sub-national actors, business, finance, and civil society. You should be passionate about CDP’s mission and be able to spot opportunities to develop integrated and inclusive multi-sectoral approach to systems change, as well as expand and grow CDP’s network. You should have an excellent international network of experts and practitioners.
The successful candidate will sit within the Environmental Practice team at CDP and will work with various teams across CDP to ensure highest impact is achieved; providing strategic input to the Interim Executive Director and Global Climate Change Director; and work collaboratively with CDP’s Stakeholder and Regional teams to implement its ambitious strategy. You will be responsible for managing the successful execution of the climate strategy, drive thought leadership, and directly manage the day to day operations of CDP’s climate change team.
Key responsibilities:
- Funded projects: providing oversight and project management for effective and high-quality delivery of identified projects
- Implementation of CDP's climate goals, working with CDP teams to ensure the strategy is socialized and implemented, including monitoring and evaluation
- Fundraising: work with CDP's Development team and the Interim Executive Director on establishing long term, sustainable funding for the program. This would often mean being the content lead for large proposals.
- Team management: line management of at least three climate team members
- Supporting the strategic future of climate questionnaires, scoring methodologies, and accompanying guidance, taking a sector lead where necessary
- Supporting CDP's cities, states, and regions program, creating synergies between CDP's work with companies and sub-national actors - providing expert input and guidance as and when needed
- Maintaining and building thought leadership knowledge across CDP's body of work across climate change
- Defining and implementing structures to collaborate across and within key CDP teams to deliver on climate goals
- Deputizing for the Global Director, Climate Change externally and internally
- Supporting the Global Director, Climate Change in ensuring the diverse range of activities that the climate change team works on, including the Science-based Targets Initiative and RE100 are aligned and working in the best way so as to achieve CDP's vision and mission
The precise description and nature of your job may be varied from time to time and you may be required to carry out other duties as necessary to meet business needs.
Skills and experience required:
- Around 8+ years of experience working in environmental management, sustainability, or related field
- Good knowledge of the ESG reporting landscape, including an in-depth understanding of the indicators used in frameworks and standards, such as the Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosure (TCFD)
- Track record in research, analysis and report-writing
- Demonstrable expertise in climate change, in particular the role that the private sector, capital markets and national policy plays in driving change
- Project management
- Ability to deputize for CDP's senior leaders internally and externally
- Ability to effectively exercise management authority, including performance reviews, recruitment, discipline, and other personnel actions
- Ability to provide inputs into and adapt departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges
- Ability to work independently in a lean, cross-functional environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good experience of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Fluency in English
The Associate Director is a full time fixed-term contract for 18 months based in CDP’s London office on Great Tower Street.
Salary and benefits: Competitive salary, 30 days of holiday plus bank holidays, generous non-contributory pension provision, annual discretionary bonus (depending on the organisation’s performance), Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance, training and development, flexible working opportunities and other benefits.
Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK.
Before you apply
We’ll only use the information you provide to process your application. By emailing us your CV and covering letter, you are permitting CDP to use the information you have provided for recruitment purposes.
How to apply:
To find out how to apply please visit our website. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis with a final closing date of 2nd March.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Summary
SumOfUs is looking for an Operations Associate to help ensure we have a strong foundation to win campaigns against corporations behaving badly. If you love fighting for change, if you are excited about global economic justice, and if you love developing and maintaining processes to keep teams running smoothly, then this might be the role for you.
This role will primarily focus on supporting operations at SumOfUs, keeping our virtual and global team running and organized. You will have a key role in compliance, making sure our operations are uninterrupted and following applicable regulations and laws. This role requires excellent project management skills and attention to detail, experience with nonprofit operations and/or finance, and a grounding in anti-oppression principles.
This position is full-time, remote and can be undertaken by anyone between GMT -5 (East Coast Americas) and GMT +1 (Central European Time, West Africa Time).
A bit about us
SumOfUs is a global movement of consumers, investors, and workers standing together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new and sustainable path for our global economy. We are a movement of more than 15 million people, brought together by a global team of 35 campaigners, fundraisers, and operations staff who are passionate about creating a more caring, equitable society.
We are aiming to fundamentally reshape the global economy to put people and planet over profit, but we know we can not do it alone. We build partnerships with on-the-ground activists and organisers, and we follow their lead. We innovate, experiment and embrace professional and organizational growth. We invest in people and we invest in how we work, because our vision calls on us to build the most effective, global, diverse, and talented team possible.
We highly value a diverse team and an equitable work environment where every member of our team is set up to thrive. We have taken steps to nurture this environment including an Anti-Oppression Leadership Team that leads work to transform injustice within the organization. We expect all team members to take responsibility for co-creating an equitable work community where everyone is able to do impactful, world-changing work. We offer benefits including additional sick days for parents and caregivers, flexible working hours, and professional development stipends. We review our policies and practices for equity frequently. We recruit and encourage people identifying with marginalized communities to apply.
What you’ll do as part of our team
- Work with senior management to ensure SumOfUs’s legal, fiscal and administrative compliance including managing day-to-day compliance work (collecting signatures and tracking deadlines and renewals)
- Manage operations systems ensuring they are running smoothly and issues are quickly resolved including with Google Workspace, Zoom, and Slack
- Assist with basic accounting tasks such as generating reports or entering bills into our accounting system (Quickbooks)
- Create and maintain systems to keep the operations work organized, streamlined and up-to-date including maintaining an organized filing system
- Manage contracts and our contract management system, including drafting new contracts from a standard template and coordinating signatures
- Track, research and resolve operations issues as they arrive
- Perform administrative support work within the department including managing incoming mail from online mailboxes, coordinate meeting times, manage calendars and data entry
- Maintain knowledge of operations best practices, trends, laws, regulations, and technology to support our global work and work with the operations team to apply them at SumOfUs
- Continually work with Operations department to streamline processes and systems in line with best practices in the field
- Other duties as assigned
Skills and experiences you’ll need to bring:
We have no formal education requirements – if you can meet the responsibilities of the role and are willing to grow, that’s all that matters.
All roles at SumOfUs require you to be:
- Dedicated to building a fairer and more sustainable global economy
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive work community
- Able to work remotely (SumOfUs provides funds to set-up a home office or to work from a co-working space)
And, this role in particular will require you to:
- Have at least 2-3 years of experience in Operations and/or Finance
- Have excellent organizational skills, be able to track multiple moving pieces of work
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Be able to “manage up,” keeping leadership and stakeholders on track to meet deadlines with the resources they need; a friendly pest to keep the administrative functions of the organization running smoothly
- Be able to handle sensitive information with integrity and maintain confidentiality of HR related information
- Be comfortable with technology, learning and figuring out new systems, then providing support to team members
- Anticipate and manage operational needs of staff in an entirely virtual environment, working in different countries
- Be willing to learn and approach challenges with curiosity and from a solutions based mindset
- Have a strong equity lens, understand oppression, and bring anti-oppression principles into all aspects of work
- Be familiar with applicable best practices, rules, and laws in operations and compliance, and navigate operating in several countries (note: you will not be expected to know the laws in all the countries we operate in, but will be expected to be able to raise questions and challenge assumptions you may have based on how things are done in your home country)
- Excellent time management skills, and the ability to navigate working across multiple time zones
Big pluses
We know that no one can possibly have all these skills and experiences - you will likely be able to bring 2 or 3 of the following to our team:
- Experience working with a nonprofit organization with employees in several countries, especially if you’re based outside the US
- Familiarity with compliance and regulations for US-based 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) organizations
- Experience with Quickbooks
- Experience with Box
- Experience managing Google Workspace
- Experience working at a nonprofit
- Fluency in French, German, or Spanish
How to apply
We don’t find cover letters particularly helpful in seeing how someone might fit a role. Instead, use the form below to upload your resume and your answers to the following three questions in English:
- Why are you applying for this job? (suggested word limit: 200);
- Please describe an operations process that you have successfully created or maintained. (suggested word limit: 400). For example: a process for approving and signing contracts; or implementing a new software program for a group of people
- What was the problem or goal that the process addressed?
- Who did you consult when implementing or adjusting this process?
- What steps did the process include? How did you communicate these to others?
- List which of the “BIG PLUS” qualifications above you believe you bring to your work at SumOfUs, with a few words of explanation.
Applications close 11:59 pm CET on March 7, 2021. Applications are only accepted through our website.
Further details
Compensation is competitive and will be determined based on a combination of experience, seniority, and where you live. (For some context: this position in New York City would pay $43,000-$54,000 USD and in Paris would pay between €37,000-€46,000 EUR per year depending on experience and seniority; the compensation level will be adjusted in other regions based on cost of living.)
SumOfUs is a fully remote and distributed team, as such we offer stipends to offset cell phone and internet costs. We offer stipends to set-up home offices or to rent space in a coworking environment. We offer five weeks paid vacation (plus additional sick leave and all major public holidays off and 6 months paid parental leave), contributions to retirement, and the ability to work from home and work with a degree of flexibility outside our core hours of operation. We cover private health insurance premiums for employees and dependents who live in countries without public insurance. We are happy to answer any questions you have about our leave policies and other, similar benefits.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and are committed to racial equity and social justice.
This new team member will help fulfil the organisation’s vision by bringing together a passion and flair for systems innovation, community building and operational efficiency. Helping Breathworks keep abreast of technological advancements across all of its operations, you will ensure that we operate in the most efficient and effective way ensuring the greatest return for funders/commissioners and the greatest service for beneficiaries.
Breathworks gives people who live with pain, stress and illness the tools to lead more fulfilling lives. Since 2001 we have taught thousands of people to unlock the benefits of mindfulness & compassion practice for themselves, their patients and their communities.
We’re a great organisation to work for. One that values friendship amongst colleagues, personal and professional development, striving for outstanding impacts for our course participants, all whilst helping to make the world a kinder and more mindful place.
As a key member of the Senior Management Team, this new team member will help fulfil the organisation’s vision by bringing together a passion and flair for systems innovation, community building and operational efficiency. Helping Breathworks keep abreast of technological advancements across all of its operations, you will ensure that we operate in the most efficient and effective way ensuring the greatest return for funders/commissioners and the greatest service for beneficiaries.
Over the last 12 months, Breathworks’ online reach has grown exponentially. We are now looking for someone with the passion, creativity and technical acumen to help support and lead the wider team to grow our reach even further.
Please see the attached job and person spec for more details and how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Llamau is daring to imagine a world without homelessness – will you help us to create it?
Llamau’s mission is to end youth homelessness and homelessness for women in Wales. It’s a big ambition and to some people it might seem impossible, but we know that if we all work together, homelessness genuinely doesn’t have to exist.
We’re looking for a passionate, talented and experienced person join Team Llamau and develop, motivate and lead our skilled Income Generation and Fundraising Teams.
You’ll be an excellent relationship builder with a proven track record in developing and meeting income generation targets. You will have demonstrable experience of working in a senior role and in supporting and motivating your teams to deliver the charity’s income generation and communications strategies.
You’ll be working alongside passionate and supportive colleagues in a rewarding environment, where you’ll be making a huge contribution to creating a Wales without homelessness, every single day.
Reference: SFC07
Location: Head Office, Cardiff
Working hours: Full Time working hours are 37 hours per week. This will include some evenings and weekends for which TOIL will be given. Please note that flexibility is required to work outside these hours in order to fulfil the responsibilities of the post.
On Call: Participation in Llamau’s office buildings On Call rota
Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Please submit your completed application by midday on 8th March 2021.
Director of People and Organisational Development
£65,000 - £70,000 per year (dependent upon experience)
Bray
We’ve spent the last five years on an amazing journey and moved into our fabulous new Hospice in October 2020. We believe that we’ve got the one of the best Hospices in the UK and we now want to develop our services and people to match our incredible facilities. This is an exciting new Executive position which is key in meeting our ambitions. Our people are the most important part of our care and service delivery and in our pursuit of excellence we are committed to ensuring that we value, respect and nurture each and every one of them.
We’re looking for a skilled and experienced senior manager with a strong track record in HR, organisational development and culture, and learning and development for staff, volunteers and the wider community. You will be comfortable shaping our people strategy as part of the Executive Leadership Team and reporting on your performance to our Board of Trustees. But most of all, you’ll be passionate about making Thames Hospice a truly great place to work.
Closing date: 9am, Friday 19 March 2021.
Interview date: Tuesday 30 March 2021.
Appointment is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
The Wood Foundation (TWF) was established by Sir Ian Wood and his immediate family in 2007 to address some of society’s greatest inequalities and issues, and deliver systemic change
The Foundation is a programme manager and funder. It prides itself on its innovative and visionary approach to identifying gaps in support and developing context-driven, collaborative interventions. TWF is proactive in its approach, using its expertise to identify, deliver and support initiatives which will create the greatest impact.
The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) is its biggest youth programme and is delivered in hundreds of secondary schools each year across all of Scotland’s 32 local authorities. Each school is responsible for directing a £3000 YPI grant to a local charity through a unique programme of teamwork, research, and competition. YPI has a proven impact on personal, enterprise, employability and citizenship skills. It has been cited in a number of HMIE reports as an example of best practice in Citizenship Education.
TWF is looking for a new Director to deliver, develop, and expand the reach of this multi-million-pound programme. To be a candidate of interest, you will need to be deeply knowledgeable about Scotland’s secondary curriculum and the context in which schools work, have a working knowledge of the third sector and be an extremely strong project/programme manager. You will also need to demonstrate innovative and creative approaches to programme delivery and development. This role also forms part of The Wood Foundation’s Leadership Team and will include additional strategic responsibilities within the organisation.
If this opportunity excites you and you are passionate about the values and work of this organisation, then please contact us today to request the full candidate pack.
How To Apply
Please contact BTA to request an information pack, full job description and person specification.
You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants.
Closing Date: Sunday 7th March
Interview Date: Wednesday 17th March
This search is being conducted exclusively for The Wood Foundation by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team have all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.
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Do you have proven experience of direct marketing using traditional and online methods to recruit and develop customers/donors and a real desire to be part of an award-winning fundraising division? Then join Shelter as a Direct Marketing Executive – Acquisition and you could soon be playing a key role at the heart of our Individual Giving team.
About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
About the team
Our fundraising division generates over £35m gross income each year, of which a high percentage is unrestricted, giving us an exceptional level of investment flexibility. The Individual Giving team provides over £19m of that income and consists of three key areas: Supporter Retention and Development, Supporter Acquisition and Direct Dialogue. We have some ambitious income targets that support our organisational strategy 2019-2022 too. Key to achieving them will be the acquisition and stewardship of new supporters who have a propensity to give and engage with Shelter in the long run. That’s where you come in.
About the role
As a Direct Marketing Executive in the Acquisition team, you’ll manage a portfolio of acquisition projects and campaigns, as well as internal teams, external agencies and suppliers. You’ll also work on some key projects with significant income and expenditure budgets across cash, regular-giving, gaming and supporter journeys. And, you’ll also get to use multi-channel communications, including digital, direct mail, Payroll Giving and telemarketing.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About you
As well as a demonstrable relevant track record gained in a fundraising environment, you’ll need a proven ability to organise a large and interconnected range of tasks while managing and influencing a range of stakeholders to deliver results. You’ll also need to be numerate and accurate, with experience of using database packages and preparing, maintaining and reporting on income and expenditure budgets using spreadsheets. Creative, innovative and commercially aware, you enjoy achieving your targets, and you’re not afraid to challenge the status quo and introduce new ideas, methods or processes, where appropriate, to help you reach your goals.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
We will be sharing the interview questions with candidates shortlisted for an interview 3 days before the interview. Please note, there will be a test as part of the interview process.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is seeking an exceptional Director of Internal Audit & Investigations (SCS2), responsible for providing an independent assurance, investigations, counter fraud and safeguarding investigations service to FCDO in line with international audit and investigators standards.
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DfID) merged on 1 September 2020 to form the new Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The FCDO pursues our national interests and projects the UK as a force for good in the world. It promotes the interests of British citizens, safeguards the UK’s security, defends our values, reduces poverty and tackles global challenges with international partners. This is a unique career opportunity to take up a stretching, high-profile and business critical SMS/SCS2 position within the newest ministerial department.
The FCDO employs 17,300 staff in diplomatic and development offices worldwide, including in 280 overseas embassies and high commissions. Their UK-based staff work in their joint headquarters in King Charles Street, London and Abercrombie House, East Kilbride (and you may be based out of either with travel to both expected).
Operating at the centre of world events, this newly created role will be demanding and rewarding in equal measure. You will form a key part of the senior leadership team reporting into the Director General, Corporate & Finance; your duties will include:
- Bringing together two legacy audit and investigations teams into a single team, developing a single audit and investigations approach that reflects the risk profile of the new FCDO, and establishing a new structure and operating model.
- Leading a world class independent internal audit assurance service within FCDO.
- Leading a centre of expertise on safeguarding investigations, providing independent and objective investigations, quality assurance and oversight of allegations of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment within FCDO and across the programme portfolio.
- Delivering an annual programme of risk-based audits, management assurance and consultancy at home and overseas; attending ARAC meetings; and providing an evidenced annual opinion on departmental risk management, governance and internal control.
To succeed in this outstanding role, applicants must demonstrate evidence and proven examples across the following essential selection criteria:
- Strong track record of leading and delivering a high-quality, strategic risk-based Internal Audit programme in a large complex organisation, managing relationships between departments and their sponsored bodies;
- A professional qualification in Internal Audit or Accountancy (i.e CMIIA, CCAB or equivalent), with a sound understanding of best and modern counter fraud practice in compliance with the Conference of International Investigators’ standards or equivalent;
- Strong corporate and team leadership experience, including leading transformation, change and capability building. Experience successfully leading strong professional teams and managing own and team resilience within a complex working environment;
- Track record of working across counter fraud and/or safeguarding investigations and internal audit issues, managing sensitive and difficult issues, both within the UK and overseas; Experience of delivering investigations into allegations concerning sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, and sensitivity to the complexities associated with these cases;
- Experience building effective relationships and influencing a diverse senior stakeholder community to adopt good practice internal controls and risk management processes.
This role is available as full-time but flexible working arrangements including job share arrangements may also be considered. The successful applicant will have access to the Civil Service pension scheme, 25 days per annum leave allowance and be required to work a minimum of 37 hours per week.
For an informal confidential discussion about the role please contact Tim Salmon at Allen Lane.
Requests for the candidate pack and application submissions (CV, supporting statement of no more than 2 sides and diversity form) should be submitted to Allen Lane. It is mandatory that your application includes a completed diversity monitoring form.
Please note, for security and intelligence purposes, this post is reserved for British citizens.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 15th March 2021.
The FCDO is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion, and want our workforce to reflect the communities that we serve. We are also committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.
The Civil Service Commission provides assurance that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.
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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is seeking an exceptional Director of Internal Audit & Investigations (SCS2), responsible for providing an independent assurance, investigations, counter fraud and safeguarding investigations service to FCDO in line with international audit and investigators standards.
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DfID) merged on 1 September 2020 to form the new Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The FCDO pursues our national interests and projects the UK as a force for good in the world. It promotes the interests of British citizens, safeguards the UK’s security, defends our values, reduces poverty and tackles global challenges with international partners. This is a unique career opportunity to take up a stretching, high-profile and business critical SMS/SCS2 position within the newest ministerial department.
The FCDO employs 17,300 staff in diplomatic and development offices worldwide, including in 280 overseas embassies and high commissions. Their UK-based staff work in their joint headquarters in King Charles Street, London and Abercrombie House, East Kilbride (and you may be based out of either with travel to both expected).
Operating at the centre of world events, this newly created role will be demanding and rewarding in equal measure. You will form a key part of the senior leadership team reporting into the Director General, Corporate & Finance; your duties will include:
- Bringing together two legacy audit and investigations teams into a single team, developing a single audit and investigations approach that reflects the risk profile of the new FCDO, and establishing a new structure and operating model.
- Leading a world class independent internal audit assurance service within FCDO.
- Leading a centre of expertise on safeguarding investigations, providing independent and objective investigations, quality assurance and oversight of allegations of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment within FCDO and across the programme portfolio.
- Delivering an annual programme of risk-based audits, management assurance and consultancy at home and overseas; attending ARAC meetings; and providing an evidenced annual opinion on departmental risk management, governance and internal control.
To succeed in this outstanding role, applicants must demonstrate evidence and proven examples across the following essential selection criteria:
- Strong track record of leading and delivering a high-quality, strategic risk-based Internal Audit programme in a large complex organisation, managing relationships between departments and their sponsored bodies;
- A professional qualification in Internal Audit or Accountancy (i.e CMIIA, CCAB or equivalent), with a sound understanding of best and modern counter fraud practice in compliance with the Conference of International Investigators’ standards or equivalent;
- Strong corporate and team leadership experience, including leading transformation, change and capability building. Experience successfully leading strong professional teams and managing own and team resilience within a complex working environment;
- Track record of working across counter fraud and/or safeguarding investigations and internal audit issues, managing sensitive and difficult issues, both within the UK and overseas; Experience of delivering investigations into allegations concerning sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, and sensitivity to the complexities associated with these cases;
- Experience building effective relationships and influencing a diverse senior stakeholder community to adopt good practice internal controls and risk management processes.
This role is available as full-time but flexible working arrangements including job share arrangements may also be considered. The successful applicant will have access to the Civil Service pension scheme, 25 days per annum leave allowance and be required to work a minimum of 37 hours per week.
For an informal confidential discussion about the role please contact Tim Salmon at Allen Lane.
Requests for the candidate pack and application submissions (CV, supporting statement of no more than 2 sides and diversity form) should be submitted to Allen Lane. It is mandatory that your application includes a completed diversity monitoring form.
Please note, for security and intelligence purposes, this post is reserved for British citizens.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 15th March 2021.
The FCDO is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion, and want our workforce to reflect the communities that we serve. We are also committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.
The Civil Service Commission provides assurance that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.
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We’re seeking a qualified management accountant who wants to use their skills and experience to help us tackle the climate emergency and relieve the misery of cold homes.
This is a new role designed to expand our capacity to provide day-to-day financial management across the organisation. We are looking for a qualified management accountant with at least 5 years post qualification work experience, including at least 2 years proved experience in a financial management role and experience of using SAGE accounting software on a day-to-day basis.
We are an independent national charity that shares our knowledge and experience to help people change the way they think and act on energy.
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A highly prestigious and influential research focused not for profit organisation is seeking a new Head of Finance on a permanent basis.
With headquarters in London, and several offices globally, the organisation provides market leading research to governments, institutions and companies and hosts a number of high profile international & politically significant conferences.
The organisation has a turnover of circa £20 million and is made up of multiple entities and a trading subsidiary.
Reporting to the Director of Finance & Corporate Governance and managing a finance team of 7, the role has overall responsibility for the finances of the main research organisation and its associated entities. This includes responsibility for management accounting & month-end processes, statutory reporting & charity governance, membership accounting and payroll & pensions administration.
The successful candidate will be a fully-qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA accountant, with excellent team management experience. Candidates with experience in a similar sized not for profit organisation or charity, with experience in consolidated / group accounting for multiple entities, along with strong experience with restricted fund accounting and Charity SORP annual accounting will be most suited for this role.
Typical duties will include:
- Managing and motivating a team of 4 direct finance reports, and a wider team of 7
- Consolidate, review and coordinate monthly management reporting to the Director of Finance and budget-holders (department heads/ regional office managers)
- Administration and development of the TM1 /Cognos management reporting tool (or equivalent)
- Assist Director of Finance in quarterly preparation of Trustee Board financial papers, along with attendance at the quarterly Board meetings
- Production of variance analysis, financial statement ratios, revenue and expenditure reports as required by Director of Finance and Senior Staff
- Consolidate, review and coordinate the preparation of the Income & Expenditure Budgets
- Consolidate, review and coordinate the preparation of the monthly Income & Expenditure Forecasts
- Preparation and review of budgets for research grant and conference funding proposals and responsibility for preparing financial reports for funders
- Ensure all accounting procedures are regularly updated for changes and develop new policies where need identified.
- Annual preparation of consolidated group financial statements in compliance with the Charities SORP, Charities Act and Companies Act. Coordination of UK group audit involving close liaison with the auditors to ensure clean audit report and filing of financial statements within statutory deadline.
- Oversight of the annual preparation, successful audit and filing of subsidiary company accounts
- Oversight of the annual preparation, successful audit and filing of overseas subsidiary accounts in compliance with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards and Singapore Companies Act
- Work closely with the Membership Accounts Coordinator, Individual Membership and Corporate and External Relations department in implementing any improvements to existing procedures
- Key involvement in developing and improving processes for the accounting system (Microsoft GP) and membership database (Microsoft CRM)
- Responsible for payroll – including oversight of monthly pay-run using Sage Payroll software and year-end procedures / tax filings (handled directly by Finance Manager)
- Pension scheme administration
Requirements for the role:
- Fully-qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA accountant
- Demonstrable experience managing and motivating a finance team of a similar size
- Experience in a broad senior finance position in a not for profit organisation or charity
- Strong knowledge of restricted and unrestricted fund accounting in the charity sector, and Charity SORP annual accounting
- Experience with consolidated/group accounting in an organisation with multiple entities
- Excellent communication skills and a calm and measured approach to work
- Experience with GP Dynamics, Cognos reporting tool & multi-currency accounting are all desirable but not essential
Salary: circa £75,000 + benefits
Closing date: Friday 19th March – however please note applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and interviews may commence prior to closing date
Please note that although individual flexible working arrangements will be considered after a successful probation period, this role is expected to be a full-time office based role in central London.
Please send your CV for immediate consideration.
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Preparation of statutory accounts for external audit. Reporting on Annual accounts and analytical review of the accounts.
Client Details
Our client is within the higher education (university) sector seeking additional support from an experienced Financial Accountant.
Description
Key responsibilities of the Interim Head of Financial Accounts:
- Prepare the Statutory Accounts of the University and subsidiary companies accounts to publication standard in accordance with GAAP and the HE and FE SORP, FRS 102.
- To lead and manage the internal financial month and year end closedown procedures for the University.
- Manage, develop and motivate the central Financial Accounting Team.
- Ensure that Statutory Accounts and submission of Annual Returns for the Group are submitted on time to Companies House.
- To be the key point of contact with the external auditors and liaison with the internal auditors for relevant matters.
- Treasury management, cash flow forecasting and management of cash resources in line with the Treasury Management Policy.
Profile
The successful Interim Head of Financial Accounts:
- Must have University sector experience
- Significant experience in the preparation of Statutory Accounts for external audit at University entity, subsidiaries and associated companies levels and filing accounts with regularity bodies;
- Reporting on the Annual Accounts and analytical review of the Accounts to F&R, Audit Committee and BoG;
- Significant experience of managing cash flow forecasting, covenant compliance, reporting to banks and treasury management procedures and processes;
- Strategic Financial Reporting, revenue and capital;
- Experience of embedding and ensuring compliance with current accounting standards in University, day to day financial operations and of managing the internal financial regulations process;
- Developing and implementing significant change in financial systems and information to deliver measurable benefits to the organisation.
- Maintenance of financial systems and monthly financial reporting to tight deadlines.
Job Offer
For the successful Interim Head of Financial Accounts there is a day rate of £300 - £350, March start date and an opportunity to enhance skills developed in the higher education sector.