I CAN is looking for an experienced systems accountant or a management accountant with experience of implementing new or upgraded financial systems, with the ability to make a start before Christmas.

The successful candidate will report into the Head of Finance & IT and will be responsible for:
• Supporting the management of a process (currently ongoing) to review the needs of our new or upgraded finance system.
• Supporting the quarterly reporting and forecasting process for Q3.
• Supporting the documentation of current processes underpinning our ways of working.
• Supporting the implementation of procedural changes to provide greater transparency of income and expenditure from trading activities.
• Capture requirements from different teams to ensure that automated workflow for purchasing and expenses can work to its highest potential.
• Gathering business requirements to inform revised systems structure and future reporting.

I CAN is the UK’s leading children’s communications charity, established in 1888. The charity runs two special schools, a social enterprise developing and selling resources to support children with communication difficulties, an enquiry service for parents/carers and professionals, a number of bespoke voluntary income and government-funded programmes, initiatives to influence key government departments about the plight of children with SLCN and a grant-giving communications consortium of 36 charities and social enterprises with a focus on children’s communication.

To apply, please send in your up to date CV, along with a covering letter before the closing date. Interviews are scheduled to take place, via Zoom, on Friday 11 December 2020. Your covering letter needs to be no more than two sides of A4 evidenced against the five points detailed below, which will inform our shortlisting process:

• Qualified accountant with experience of SORP and evidence of continuous professional development.
• Experience of upgrading and/or being involved in implementing new finance systems.
• Experience of analysing and producing management accounts and forecasts.
• Good knowledge of cost accounting and analysis
• Experience of managing process improvement tasks or projects.

For more information download our job description and recruitment pack provided below.

I CAN works within the government’s Covid-19 guidelines.

I CAN is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons, particularly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately, we are not always able to respond to every applicant. If you have not received a response within one week after the closing date, you have not been successful on this occasion.

Formed in 1809, the Scottish Bible Society has provided the Bible to people in Scotland and throughout the world in a language they understand, in a format they can use and at a price they can afford, to encourage intellectual and spiritual engagement with God’s Word.

The Society passionately believes that life is transformed through the Bible. Their mission is rooted and driven by the uniqueness and importance they see in a living relationship with and faith in Jesus Christ. The Scottish Bible Society promote the distribution of and engagement with the Christian message globally as they work with other Bible Societies around the world.

There is a broad strategic approach to their work, and this is underpinned by their vision to see individuals, communities and cultures transformed as people encounter God in the Bible.

The Scottish Bible Society is a founder member of the United Bible Societies. This is a global fellowship of 150 Bible Societies operating in over 240 countries and territories around the world to help ensure that everyone who wants to can access and engage with the Bible. The Scottish Bible Society supports Bible work on a global level through fundraising and partnerships within the fellowship. At a Scottish level, the Society works with all churches to aid knowledge and understanding through meaningful engagement with the Bible. This work is vital in contributing to the growth of people’s relationship with God. The Scottish Bible Society seek to be advocates for the Bible in a variety of contexts within today’s culture and increase the broader value of the Bible in shaping strong and caring cultures.

Through a variety of innovative projects, the Scottish Bible Society distribute Bibles, New Testaments, and other Scripture-based materials, in a range of media, in Scotland and through support of Bible Societies in other countries. Continuing to engage and intrigue people in the Bible and translating the Bible through evolving language to ensure its meaning is understood in the modern world are paramount for the Scottish Bible Society. The organisation has a desire to continue amplifying stories from Scotland and around the world to resonate with and encourage a Scottish Christian audience alongside building and maintaining strong relationships with new, current and past donors.

The Director of Development and Communications is central to the continuing success of the Scottish Bible Society and will help bring a unified tone and voice to the organisation. The Director will lead and deliver a development strategy that will be relationship-led with a focus on building strong and long-lasting new relationships alongside developing and maintaining the relationships the organisation has with existing and previous supporters. Revenue streams will grow by engaging new audiences and this role will be responsible for driving strong donor cultivation and stewardship practices. The current Head of Donor Care will be line managed by the Director and this relationship will be underpinned by guidance, challenge, influence, and support. The organisation will grow its communications activities in support of growing audiences and continuing Bible advocacy campaigns to intrigue people towards the Christian message. The Director will also assist in fulfilling the current rebrand of Scottish Bible Society which includes a new website, branding, and campaigning. Responsibility to the communications department includes leading and delivering the strategy and management of the Communications Manager in a similar style to the Head of Donor Care.

To apply for the role of Director of Development and Communications at Scottish Bible Society, you must be a Christian who is passionate and convinced about the transformational work of the Bible. As part of the Senior Staff Team, you will be confident and comfortable leading the team in prayer and Bible discussion. As a professional, we expect applicants to have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in senior leadership positions with the responsibility for managing teams and personnel. Operating at this level, you will be experienced working collaboratively at Director-level and reporting directly to a CEO. You must be experienced leading others while also working with them to challenge their ideas and add value from your professional expertise. This role requires applicants to have had success leading and driving the strategic direction of development and communications within a third-sector organisation (or similar) and developed practical experience in these areas. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including a highly developed knowledge of digital marketing, and an ability to demonstrate clarity of thought and the ability to articulate and express oneself in writing is essential. You must be able to engage with stakeholders at all levels in a positive manner and be a strong, pro-active, and positive relationship-builder.

The Director of Development and Communications at Scottish Bible Society will be joining a high-energy team who are passionate about their work. You must have a passion for the cause, and you must be professional; personable; empathetic; and emotionally intelligent with great influencing and persuasion skills.

Before applying, contemplate whether you truly empathise with the values, vision, and mission of Scottish Bible Society and if you have the personal conviction and belief in the transformational work of the Bible.

If you believe you have the experience and ability to lead and champion the delivery of development and communication strategies to raise the profile of Scottish Bible Society, engage existing and new audiences to support their mission and lead teams across both areas to deliver against organisational objectives, please contact our recruitment team today for more information.

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: Noon, Wednesday 6th January 2021

Interview Date: Friday 15th (first stage) and Monday 18th (second stage) January

This search is being conducted exclusively for Scottish Bible Society 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.

Since adopting our global strategy, 100 Million Reasons, our global work to advance children’s rights and equality for girls has had unprecedented impact. We have been transforming our operations at the Global Hub to be the best possible partner for the 8,000+ staff who work in our country offices, and working to become a more agile, efficient and accountable organization.

We have improved our mechanisms for collaboration, transparency and data-gathering and disaggregation. The transformation has increased the number of decisions to be taken close to the point of impact and distributed power more widely throughout the organisation. We have made significant progress towards greater localisation and developing industry-leading equality, diversity and inclusion best practices.

To bring about lasting change, we have to live our values. We are committed not simply to telling the world we are the go to organisation on girls’ rights, but to embedding justice and equality in all that we do.

Will you join us?

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

As the Social Finance Associate, you will lead the Impact Lab’s Social Finance Advisory workstream which provides advisory support for all Plan International entities to implement social finance strategies and expand social finance expertise. You will shape the focus of the Advisory work to continually adapt it based on the organisation’s needs and market opportunities.

In this role you will support in designing and implementing educational opportunities to grow Plan’s capacity in social finance, whilst also overseeing knowledge management for all internal social finance activities and managing the Impact Lab’s internal communications channel. You will facilitate the Social Finance Taskforce, a group of internal social finance experts, by leading ongoing communications and designing and managing the content for the Taskforce meetings.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit an organised individual who has an interest in social finance and impact investing in an international development context. You will need to have some experience in developing and managing partnerships with external stakeholders, as well as experience in planning and delivering training through webinars and/or workshops.

To be successful in this role, you will be a pro-active team player with a flexible and dynamic approach. A creative individual who can find innovative solutions to problems and be able to prioritise tasks and deliver to tight deadlines. You will need to have strong research, presentation and negotiation skills and you will also be passionate about girls’ rights and gender equality.

Job title: Policy Associate 
Location: London with occasional travel (currently we are working from home)
Role:  Permanent, 36.5 hours a week
Salary: Grade D £27,045 plus £4,000 London weighting (FTE)

• Do you have a passion for healthcare and the NHS?
• Are you a problem solver with analytical skills? 
• If this sounds like you, please keep reading...

We are looking for a self-starter to join the Membership and Policy team, the post-holder will:

• Have strong analytical and interpersonal skills
• Be able to write strong member communications and policy products
• Be capable to develop collaborative and conducive relationships with colleagues, members and wider external stakeholders and peers
• Be proactive, responsive and able to manage different portfolios of work confidently
• Not be afraid to challenge, be inquisitive and navigate a membership body that covers the complexity of the English NHS

The Role 

This role will support the policy team at NHS Confederation, and the organisation’s delivery of our policy and influencing activities. This will include:

• Updating key records and undertaking some administrative tasks for the team as requested by the Assistant Director of Policy and the Director of Policy and Membership
• Analysing Government statistics to understand NHS and wider performance, including on COVID-19-related activities
• Gaining and capturing member intelligence for policy development, such as taking notes in webinars and meetings, or constructing surveys to gain intelligence 
• Working closely with the membership and insight team in obtaining and analysing data
• Working closely with the communications and public affairs team to help respond to reactive, on the day media requests and announcements, and to action the publication of team policy products 
• Lead in writing member facing communications, such as member briefings and blogs on key topics 
• Providing support for our offer to Provider members and our Provider Offer 
• Providing additional capacity for parts of our thematic offer, under the direction of Senior Policy Advisers 
• Attending internal meetings and events
• Engaging with stakeholders, such as Royal Colleges, Think-Tanks, and officials from the Department from Health and Social Care and NHS England and NHS Improvement
• Keeping a CRM system and other databases up to date
• Using Social Media as a communication tool

The Organisation

You will receive an excellent benefits package, including 30 days annual leave, pension scheme, flexible working, salary sacrifice schemes and travel season ticket loans. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of the NHS Confederation and we are actively seeking to increase diversity in our workforce through a process that is fair, open, consistent, and free from discrimination. We welcome all applications from all backgrounds and encourage applications from our BAME communities, our LGBTQ+ communities and from individuals who identify as being disabled, as well as all other protected characteristics. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive company culture where all employees feel valued, respected, and acknowledged.

The NHS Confederation is committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly to respond to changing circumstances and we want to ensure we do as much as possible to help support a work life balance and take care of employee health and wellbeing.
The NHS Confederation is a membership body that brings together and speaks on behalf of all organisation’s that plan, commission, oversee and provide NHS services with our members drawn from every part of the health and care system. At the NHS Confederation we are passionate about our values (voice, openness, integrity, challenge, empowerment and respect). These are supported by a set of behaviours that demonstrate the attitudes and approach we take to work.

How to apply

To apply please read the job description and complete the application form found on our website.

Application deadline: Sunday 6th December 2020 (midnight)
Interview date: 16th and 17th December 2020 
 

Teachers’ Housing Association was established in 1967 and provides rented accommodation for people in housing need, particularly those associated with education. They are committed to providing high quality tenant-focussed services to all those living in their housing, and continuing to adapt to the challenges presented by the pandemic by putting the wellbeing of their tenants at the forefront of their decision making.

It is an exciting time to join, as not only are THA going through an organisational review, they are also progressing a number of significant projects  including developing and implementing a new IT strategy and exploring opportunities for providing  more social housing.

To help ensure delivery of THA’s mission and objectives, they are recruiting a Finance Director to provide effective leadership within the Association, and play a key role in supporting the review. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant difference, and shape the organisation moving forward.

As a key member of the Senior Management Team, the Finance Director reports to the Chief Executive, and plays an instrumental role in advising the Board on financial strategy. Key responsibilities include:

• Taking the organisational lead for the strategy and deliverance of effective financial management
• Providing effective leadership and professional development to the Finance team to ensure service excellence
• Developing financial strategy to secure appropriate funding for the delivery of organisational objectives
• Leading on the delivery of the annual and the 30-year business plan

To be suitable for the role you need to be fully qualified, with the ability to build influential relationships and demonstrate accountability to Board level. The successful candidate will also have substantial experience operating at a senior level in a finance function within a comparable organisation, and have an in-depth understanding of financial compliance within a regulated environment.

The successful candidate will have the ability to inspire staff through confident, energetic and visible leadership, as well as having experience developing and managing a strong service culture.

To view the THA Applicant pack, and for more information about THA or the interview processes please contact Matthew Swindell or Will Ryan at Allen Lane for a confidential conversation.

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to Matthew Swindell at Allen Lane by Sunday 1st November, 2020. The cover letter should be no more than 2 pages and should include why you are interested in the position and why you believe you are suitable.

Director of Income Generation, Marketing and Partnerships

Compton Care is a large hospice in the West Midlands that excels at delivering care to people who have been diagnosed with a life limiting or end of life condition.

Established for nearly 40 years, Compton Care is a dedicated and integral part of the Wolverhampton Health System, having been fortunate enough to receive excellent support from local communities and businesses alike.

Compton Care has remained in a relatively stable financial position during the current pandemic however, we recognise that we need to continue to develop new relationships and change the way we generate income in readiness to face new challenges that may lie ahead.  This is why now is such an exciting time to you to join us on our journey as we embark on our next period of change to continue to provide excellent care across Wolverhampton and beyond.  

Our patients are always at the forefront of everything we do, and we are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative individual to join our Leadership Team, to help further shape and enhance what we have already achieved. The successful candidate will need to have demonstrable experience of creating and delivering plans for income generation in commercial activities, including fundraising and retail, in both corporate and individual donations. We require a dynamic strategic leader who will build on our existing success in increasing sales across all our Retail stores.

The successful candidate must also have experience of defining and developing commercial strategies to generate income and accelerate growth. A strong financial and or strategic development background is advantageous as you will be monitoring and forecasting the commercial budget as well as developing and negotiating commercial agreements and partnerships. With excellent communication skills you will be confident in building and maintaining relationships, both internally and externally with an ability to react positively to change and think outside of the box

At Compton Care, we pride ourselves on developing our teams and nurturing our talent ensuring we provide opportunities for personal growth and development. A cultural fit is also important and as such we are seeking candidates who share our values, For the right candidate, with relevant experience and ambition, we would consider adding the Deputy to our CEO into this role.

If you feel you have what we are looking for, we would welcome an application from you, or if you would like more information or a discussion, please contact Rachel Overfield, Interim Chief Executive on

0 3 0 0 3 2 3 0 2 50  Ext 223 who will be happy to have an informal discussion with you.

The closing date for applications is the 7th December 2020 and interviews are scheduled to take place on the 15th December 2020.

The role is home and site based.

Zetetick Housing (ZHC) is seeking a highly experienced Head of Finance (HoF) to provide consistent, robust and expert financial support to the Exectutive Team. A new exciting role offering opportunities to help shape our future.

You will be expected to take on executive functions and provide operational line management to the finance team. Working closely with the finance team, the HoF will be accountable for all aspects of financial accounting and transactional finance for the Charity, ensuring all systems are updated and reporting is timely and in line with all annual financial returns.

This is a hands-on role working with the Executive team to develop and maintain a five-year business plan and associated budgets to meet the Boards strategic objectives for development and sustainability in operational and educational areas. 

You will be expected to develop new standard operating procedures, policies and protocols where needed for an organisation that has grown organically and intends to grow further, handling all aspects of finance recruitment.

The HoF will support the CEO in all aspects of our Company Secretarial obligations, in particular acting in similar capacity for the Chair of the Audit, Risk & Finance Committee.

This is a great time to join ZHC Executive team, as the Board sets ambitious goals to double in size over the next 5-7 years, as well as seeking approved registration as a Registered Provider with the Regulator for Social Housing.

• Permanent, full-time post
• Based at CMS House, Oxford, with some flexibility for home working and normally up to 50 days of international travel per annum. (Currently CMS employees are working from home following government guidance, and will continue to do so until the government advises office working.)
• Starting salary £45,315 and generous pension contribution: up to 15 per cent employer contribution on annual salary
• As an equal opportunities employer, we particularly welcome applications from individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as laid down in the job description and person specification.

Do you have a heart for God’s global mission and a head for strategy implementation? Are you good at influencing and leading people through change? If so, then you might be just the right person to take on the key role of director of international mission with Church Mission Society (CMS).

Like many mission organisations, over the past few decades CMS has gone through a process of decentralisation and localisation, resulting in the establishment of CMS-Africa and Asia-CMS within their respective regions. In addition, while CMS once worked primarily through placing people from the West in cross-cultural contexts, we’ve broadened our approach to include supporting local mission organisations and their mission personnel, partnership grant-making and network-building.

For the past year CMS has been carrying out an organisational strategic review to address three key issues:

1. A need for greater focus and clarity of purpose
2. A need for clarity of identity and role
3. A need for financial sustainability

This has resulted in the formation of a renewed international mission strategy. As a member of the senior leadership team (SLT), the director of international mission will play a key part in leading this strategic direction to success together with the CEO, the rest of the SLT, international partners and the international mission team. As a servant leader with exceptional cross-cultural communication skills, the successful candidate will set up processes and structures that mobilise people in mission and enable, strengthen and catalyse mission movements, leading them to flourish in the UK and overseas.

The ideal candidate will have a postgraduate qualification in business management or significant equivalent experience, and will have held a senior role in a mission organisation/charity with responsibility for managing, formulating and implementing international strategy. They will be a prayerful, discerning Christian, with some missiological knowledge and insight, which will lead to effective mission partnerships and nurture a healthy mission spirituality within CMS.

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download.

This post has an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a practising and committed Christian, committed to the aims, values and the ethos statement of CMS. In addition, they must be able and willing to travel internationally around 50 days per annum. An enhanced criminal records check is also required for this post.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications:

• Midnight 5 January 2021 GMT
• First round of interviews will be held 19 or 20 January 2021 via Zoom.

For this post, CMS will consider sponsorship of a UK work permit for the right candidate.

Thank you for prayerfully exploring this opportunity.

The Director of Ceremonies, a new position within Humanists UK, will be responsible for developing and implementing business plans for Humanist ceremonies. And, creating and implementing strategies to grow the business to deliver 10% of all ceremonies by 2025.

The Director of Ceremonies has line management responsibility for the Ceremonies Training and Development manager. And will work closely with the Humanist Ceremonies Marketing officer and the Administration team who form part of the Celebrant helpdesk but also carry out the administration for the Ceremonies training courses.

Humanists UK is seeking someone who can demonstrate their leadership skills within a large organisation, business, or charity. To proactively apply business intelligence in developing, implementing and maintaining strategic business plans aimed at growth within the ceremonies market. The role holder will need to swiftly develop relationships with key stakeholders within the Ceremonies industry.

This position will be on a part time basis of 21 hours per week. Offering a salary in the region of £42,000 (FTE £70,000). Holiday entitlement is 15 days per annum (FTE 25) plus public holidays. This role will become permanent after a probation period of three months. 

As an equal opportunities, and striving to be, an inclusive employer, we particularly welcome applicants from Women and Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented at this level. All appointments will be made on merit of skill and experience, relative to the role.

To apply, please visit our website via the link below.

The closing date for applications is 09:00 on Monday 7 December 2020. CV's and cover letters will not accepted, please do not send them.

Finance Manager

Cruse Bereavement Care is the largest bereavement charity in the UK. Our mission is to offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies and to enhance societies care of bereaved people.

This is an exciting time to join an evolving organisation and an excellent opportunity to take the next career step. 

This is a key role in Finance that will manage the finance team and report to and deputise for the Director of Finance & Corporate Services. The role will provide true business partnership, drive the accuracy, completeness and timely completion of the management and statutory reporting for Cruse, and enable positive change and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of all financial control and reporting, including but limited to, monthly management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow), balance sheet reconciliations, process and systems improvements, etc.
• Management of the finance team, including performance management, training and mentoring.
• Business partnering with stakeholders within the organisation including providing reports, analysis, budgeting support, financial plans, business cases, etc.
• Full preparation and ownership of the statutory accounts and audit process in line with SORP requirements.
• Any other duties commensurate with the accountability of the post including flexibility of working hours and additional responsibilities.

Skills and Experience

• Part-Qualified / Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong finance and accounting technical skills with an understanding of charity SORP
• Prior experience working with Netsuite is highly desireable
• Experience of managing a team of 4+
• Strong excel skills (e.g. pivot tables, vlookups, etc)
• Stakeholder management, relationship builder and collaborator
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work with a high degree of autonomy
• Highly organised and able to work under pressure to meet conflicting priorities
• Great interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

This role is home based during the Corona virus pandemic, but will be office based when we can return to work in offices. 

Your application must consist of a CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role and should be no longer than two pages.

Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.

This is an exciting job opportunity to join a dynamic and committed team in a senior role .  You will be responsible for overseeing and leading our wellbeing services, managing our wellbeing staff  and ensuring quality of service positively impacts and makes a genuine difference to those using them. You will be part of the senior team supporting and driving forward the organisation’s future service development

This will also include: monitoring and evaluation of direct work, ensuring impact and outcomes are demonstrated; maintaining & developing new cross-sector partnerships and collaborative relationships; advancing, developing & delivering training; and designing, developing & securing future funding for service activities to meet emerging needs.

ELOP – is a London based thriving community-led LGBT+ mental health & wellbeing charity offering a range of support, advice, information, counselling and group support services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) communities. 

Initially this work will take place remotely via home based working whilst we are facing COVID-19 restrictions. 

Full time: 37 hours a week.  Initially this post is funded for 3 years.  

You must be available to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Closing deadline for submission of application:

10am on Monday 7th December 

Interviews will take place during office hours on:

Friday 11th December 2020

Do you have an impressive knowledge of Direct Marketing techniques and a proven ability to work on strategic plans and analyse and report on the performance of campaigns? Then join Shelter as a Direct Marketing Manager and you could soon be playing a vital role at the heart of our fundraising team.

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.

Our Individual Giving team has ambitious income targets that support our new organisational strategy.  Key to achieving these targets is the retention and stewardship of our existing cash, regular giving and lottery supporters. Indeed, it's an area that’s critical for sustained growth. As we continue to test and understand techniques, styles and areas of fundraising where Shelter can be successful, it’s vital that we develop longer-term supporter journeys for our individual supporters. That’s where you come in.

About the Role
A great opportunity to play a pivotal role in helping to drive strategic development of the retention and stewardship programme, we’ll count on you to deliver outstanding supporter experiences and maximise income opportunities that will help more people and families secure a safe home. You’ll also lead on key donor engagement projects, including developing new products and propositions to keep our supporters engaged, and developing a truly integrated supporter journey, with a key focus on driving the digital development of the programme. 

Managing significant income and expenditure budgets will be important too, as will delivering exceptional fundraising campaigns to achieve annual income targets. Along the way, you’ll work closely with the Head of Retention and Development, regularly liaise with our Acquisition team and line manage a direct report.

About you
Someone who excels in developing complex testing programmes based on insight, your proven direct marketing experience includes managing external agencies and suppliers, ideally in a charity environment. We’ll also be looking for a results-driven, collaborative and customer focused approach, the ability to lead change and improve performance and a willingness to challenge the status quo when necessary. The communication skills it takes to build strong relationships with colleagues, agencies and suppliers alike are vital too. Last but not least, you’ll need to be skilled at project managing multiple projects at the same time while maintaining a high level of drive and commitment.

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 promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

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.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

This is an exciting role to lead a Big Local initiative in the Plaistow area of east London and oversee the delivery of our plan and staff. Internally the role is known as Director.

Plaistow South Big Local (PSBL) is the resident-led Big Local Partnership whose aim is to bring together the local talent, ambitions and skills from individuals, groups and local organisations to achieve this. South Plaistow is one of 150 areas across England to receive funding over 10 years from the Big Lottery to make the area an even better place to live. PSBL is supported by Rights & Equalities in Newham (REIN) in the development and delivery of the Community Plan, which has been established through consultation with local residents.

PSBL and REIN are looking for an exceptional manager who will lead on the implementation of our ambitious plan to make a lasting, positive difference to the community whilst supporting the partnership in the development, delivery and management of the Community Plan. This will include the line management of PSBL staff and volunteers.

There are five key areas of responsibility that are relevant to this role (described more fully in the Job Description). The areas are:

1. Project management
2. Staff management
3. Partnership support
4. Legacy and sustainability

As a minimum our ideal candidate will have previous experience of working in a role which involved  networking/engagement with the public and will have managed a small staff team.
Experience within the other areas will strengthen your application.

We encourage applicants from Black and Asian communities as we are underrepresented in this area in our team, and value having a diverse pool of applicants to find the best candidate.

To apply for the role please submit an up-to-date CV (max of 2 pages) together with a supporting statement (max of 3 pages) describing how you fulfil the requirements of the role

When writing your supporting statement, you should use the information in the  attached Job Description and Person Specification to explain how your experience meets our requirements within each of the five areas of responsibility. Your statement should include specific examples of your relevant experience in each area.

The closing date for applications is: 5pm on Friday 11th December 2020
Interviews will be held on Thursday 17th or Friday 18th December 2020

At a time of expansion RESPONSE is seeking a new trustee, to join their board, who has a passion for mental health services and enhancing the lives of vulnerable people. For over 50 years, RESPONSE has been pioneering services that enable people with mental health problems and complex needs to live their lives to the full.  We have grown significantly in the last five years and now support in excess of 400 young people and adults on their journey to recovery and wellbeing over West Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire (BOB).

RESPONSE is looking for an Accountant/Trustee with Financial Experience for Mental Health Charity or someone with significant financial experience to join their board of Trustees. They will contribute to, and ensure the effective delivery of the emerging strategy. A genuine interest and commitment to the organisation's Mission, Values and Strategic Goals is essential as well as knowledge or a willingness to develop an understanding of compliance, risk management and control of processes.

As a large charity with energy and ambition, we need Trustees who are able to invest a suitable amount of time, on a flexible basis, each month. As a guide to the kind of time commitment required, the Trustees could be investing around 6 hours a month to RESPONSE (in addition to the formal board meetings, which take place bi-monthly).

With a substantial and ever growing housing portfolio, nearly 250 staff, robust NHS and Council contracts and turnover nearing £10m we’re now well-placed to deliver future growth and even more vital life-changing services to both young people and adults. We have an exceptional reputation, a thriving organisation, powerful partnerships and the ambition to do more. Response aims to diversify their portfolio and open new services in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire alongside still developing new services in Oxfordshire.

Now, more than ever, our society needs to be providing for those who face mental health problems and associated disadvantages. At RESPONSE, we are driven to be at the forefront of that provision, constantly improving, innovating and supporting as many people as possible. If you share our passion and beliefs, we’d love to hear from you. RESPONSE are committed to diversity and inclusion and believe that our differences are what make us stronger. We welcome applications from anyone regardless of their age, disability, ethnicity, heritage, sexuality, gender and socio-economic background.