The successful candidate will  apply sound methodology, a digital approach and entrepreneurship to build on existing successes and accelerate the growth of income to the Cathedral across a range of activities in a sustainable manner. The successful applicant will believe in and bring new energy to the Cathedral’s ambition and be able to communicate that compellingly to existing and all audiences (including donors).

The Trustees are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated General Manager to lead the Charity, taking on the responsibility for delivering operational activities and fundraising.

This is a new role within the organisation as currently these responsibilities are undertaken by the Trustees, primarily through the Chair.  The Chair will be retiring in September 2021 after 9 years of leading the Charity.

This is an exciting opportunity for a professional to lead the Charity organisation into a new phase of development working closely with the Trustees to maintain its health and wellbeing services within the local community and to expand its capacity and fundraising activities.

Part-time, permanent position.

Salary: £20,800 p.a. working 20 hours per week. 

We welcome applicants who are self-motivated, skilled and have the ability to build strong working relationships with Trustees, staff and volunteers.  Excellent communication skills are essential as is experience of successful fundraising.   Friends of Fairford and Lechlade Communities is an exciting and innovative charity providing health and social care to its local community.

Accountable to: Executive Director

Management of: Senior Administrator 

Relationship with Head of Finance and Board of Directors 

Salary: £28k- £35k per annum

Duration: Permanent – full time or part-time (min 4 days a week) or equivalent

Location: London preferred but open to variety of working arrangements and location

We will consider flexible working arrangements and the post can either be London based or involve remote working as part of a virtual team. We can not sponsor. The post holder must be willing to travel to London regularly.

Purpose of the role

This role is key to the Centre running as effectively as possible. Responsible for the overall coordination and administration of the Centre, you set the stage, providing the necessary foundations for the Centre to thrive and deliver on its mission. You will work closely with the Director, Head of Finance and Board as part of a small team with support from a Senior Administrator. You will liaise with colleagues in the Centre, the Board and with our partners. You will be expected to work independently and will hold a central liaison role within the Centre.

The Centre is a small community interest company, recently out of start-up phase, so all our colleagues are self-sufficient, energetic and organised and work well without the support system of a big enterprise, in a growing, close knit, team with a broad range of partners. We value teamwork, collaboration, being open, practical and iterative to make things work for our audience and the people in our teams.

Objective 1 – Finance and contract management

Managing the centre’s Business Plan, budget and finances, working with the Head of Finance, Treasurer and Senior Administrator.

• Finance and sustainability planning, including:
  • Development and implementation of a sound fundraising strategy aimed at diversifying income streams and building on the assets and expertise of the Centre
  • Bidding and fundraising coordination across teams
  • Reporting to the Board of Directors and funders
• Budget development, monitoring and planning
  • Oversight of day to day finance with Senior Administrator 
  • Monitoring progress against the budget with the team, as well as with the Head of Finance and Treasurer/Finance Committee
  • Implementing the budget for 2021/22 and preparing the business plan and budget for 2022/23 and future years
  • Sustainability plan, business development, proposal development review and management with the team 
  • Review the Risk assessment and mitigation template and adjust new implementation accordingly
• Maintaining financial compliance processes

Objective 2: Overall oversight and coordination of the Centre’s Programme, including 

• Facilitating the implementation of the Centre’s Strategy 
• Managing and improving commissioning and contracting processes 
  • Working across teams to ensure appropriate commissioning and contracting processes that allow flexibility and diversification of work
  • Oversee contract management and reporting 
• Programme Oversight and Coordination
  • Working closely with the teams and the Senior Administrator to ensure overall effective programme management and reporting
  • Ensuring good communication and appropriate reporting across teams 

Objective 3 –  Secretary to the Board of Trustees and ensuring the organisation meets its legal requirements

• Preparing high quality board meetings, agenda, papers on time 
• Working with Chairman, Vice-Chair & Executive Director to deliver and continuously improve: 
  • Governance processes
  • Risks assessment and mitigation
  • Financial review
  • Strategic direction
  • Programme update & reporting
• Maintaining a positive and relationship with members of the Board of Directors, pairing available skills with the Centre’s work, priorities and teams 
• Legal requirements
  • Leading on the Annual Financial and Director’s Report in collaboration with the Executive Director, Head of Finance and Board of Directors

Objective 4 – Oversight and supervision of the day to day operations (people, IT and administration) of the Centre through the line management of a senior administrator

• Developing the Centre’s People Strategy 

• Line Management of the Senior Administrator, whose responsibilities include:

• Day-to-day finance & accounting, Accomodation, IT, Phones, HR, Legal and contracting 

• Reviewing and improving related processes e.g. HR processes, Finance and IT support

• Coordination of the Centre’s teams and culture through weekly team meetings and bi-monthly full days including shared learning sessions. 

Person specification

You would be:

• Organised, efficient and responsive
• Excellent communication skills and capacity to work cross functionally 
• Work well as a part of a small distributed flexible team in a fast-paced environment
• Think strategically, exercise initiative and work independently to ensure effective implementation and continuous improvement

Essential experience

• Business Planning, Budget and finance management
• Governance and reporting including working with Boards or High level meetings
• Operations/resources management
• Project and programme management, including risk, proportionate to a small business 
• Strategy development and delivery 

Desirable experience

• Interest in wellbeing, evidence or knowledge mobilsation 
• Bidding and proposal writing 
• Governance requirements of a Community Interest Company or company secretary experience 
• Knowledge and experience of working on Government Tenders
• People management experience
• Experience of work in a small growing organisation
• Experience of working in a research or university environment
• A proven track record in being able to write effectively for and communicate with a range of audiences
• ‘PRINCE2’, MSP practitioner or other relevant training completed
• Company Secretary training or experience
• A first bachelor’s degree or an equivalent relevant qualification, or equivalent experien

Role closes: 9 am BST on 4 May 2021

Location: London, UK

Overview

Forum for the Future is a leading global sustainability non-profit. For almost 25 years we’ve been working in partnership with business, governments and civil society to accelerate the shift toward a sustainable future.

Forum has four offices in London, New York, Singapore and Mumbai.

Forum’s values: Courageous | Adaptive | Empathetic | Inquisitive | Playful | Respectful

Climate change, poverty, malnutrition, civic unrest: the world today is facing complex challenges because our fundamental systems are broken. We specialise in addressing critical global challenges by catalysing change in key systems, from food to apparel, energy to shipping.

We do this by convening transformational collaborations to drive change, by partnering with organisations to help them lead by example, and by building a global community of pioneers and change makers.

Over the past five years Forum has seen significant shifts in its approach: transitioning from a UK-centric organisation to one that is truly international in its outlook; developing more diverse funding streams; and refining its theory of change to ensure it is driving greatest impact.

About the role

We are looking for an independent member of our Audit and Assurance Committee (AAC) who believes, as we do, that we need to accelerate the transformation to a regenerative and just future and who is keen to use their skills, experience and networks to help govern our organisation.

The independent member will provide additional skills to the AAC as well as enhance the independence through which the Committee discharges its responsibilities, as recommended by the Charity Commission. We are particularly looking for people who have experience in UK charity finance within an international context. This appointment could be an excellent opportunity for someone looking to gain more experience in a governance oversight role and/or has more limited time at present than would be needed for a full board role.

At Forum for the Future we are committed to equality of opportunity and strive to create an inclusive and diverse working environment for all.  We therefore welcome applications from all sections of our diverse community.

Our independent AAC members, just as our trustees, act in a voluntary capacity and are expected to serve for a minimum of three years. Our Audit and Assurance Committee meets four or five times a year in our London offices or virtually. Meetings are generally held on a weekday afternoon and take up to three hours.

A word from the Treasurer, Fiona Thompson

Thank you for considering the role of Independent Member of Forum’s AAC. I first joined Forum six years ago because I wanted to be part of an organisation that promotes constructive solutions to sustainability challenges and I am proud of the work that Forum does to catalyse change and engage coalitions to tackle the most pressing issues of our time. The AAC is a great way to get an overview of all the activities of Forum, with its focus on strategic oversight of its finances, risk management and policies. It’s also been rewarding professionally for me learning more about charity governance and funding, and how board committees work. One of the key things I’ve seen is that committees work best when they encourage diverse views and I’m looking forward to enhancing this further through this recruitment.

To find out more about this role, please download and read the full role description.

Are you a self-motivated, experienced administrator who could provide the administration for a team of expert volunteers at Ealing Mediation Service?

We are a small charity based in Ealing, West London, providing a mediation service to residents within the London Borough of Ealing and other nearby London boroughs. 

Job Description

Service Administrator

PURPOSE OF ROLE

To support EMS with administrative excellence. To ensure that mediation cases are brought to mediation quickly and efficiently, that high quality records are maintained, and good communications are secured. 

Essential skills and experience

• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• Outstanding communication skills – both written and orally
• Self-motivated and ability to work without supervision
• A flexible and problem-solving approach to time and task management
• Proficient practical knowledge of Microsoft 365 Suite including Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Word and Excel
• A willingness to learn new skills

Key Relationships

Operations trustee

Board members including Chair, Vice Chair and Treasurer

Mediators and other volunteers

What’s in it for you?

Competitive salary

Training provided

Opportunities for flexi working

Location 

Home and office in Central Ealing

How to Apply

If you have read the attached documents and you feel this role matches your skills and expertise, we would love to hear from you! Please send your CV, with contact details for two referees, along with a letter of application detailing how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification and what you think you could bring to the role. Closing date for applications is Friday, 23 April 2021. Interviews will be held w/c Monday, 3 May 2021

EMS is an equal opportunities employer

The Finance Manager reports to the Chief Officer with responsibility for the accurate and effective operation of the organisation’s financial systems to ensure that the Chief Officer, Treasurer and Trustee Board have the information they require to manage the organisation’s finances effectively and efficiently. The Finance Manager works in line with the aims, policies and principles of the Citizens Advice service, and in line with Companies House and the Charity Commission.

CADAT is an increasingly complex not-for-profit organisation with various funding streams (restricted and unrestricted funds) to deliver a wide range of projects to local residents in need of advice and support. The organisation has significantly grown in recent years, and funded projects now make up the majority of our income, but it is important that we maintain our core generalist advice service, for which funding is less secure. The Finance Manager has a crucial role in helping other CADAT staff understand our current financial position, whilst planning ahead to maximise grant funding and maintain our vital services.

The post holder will be located at our main office in Diss, but home working is currently strongly encouraged. The applicant will need to demonstrate a good grasp of technology, but training will be offered in Citizens Advice systems.

The closing date for applications is Monday 26th April.  Interviews will be held remotely by video call in the week commencing 3rd May.

Want to chat about this role?

If you want to chat about the role further, you can contact Mel Jones, Chief Officer.

Contact information and further details about this opportunity are available on our website via the Apply button.

Are you looking for a new challenge?
Derbyshire Carers Association is a Charity Company dedicated to supporting unpaid carers of family members or friends who cannot manage at home without help.
We are seeking an enthusiastic leader – working an average of 26 hours per week – to drive forward the changes needed to tackle the challenges facing the Charity during 2021 and beyond. Our staff teams have successfully adapted ways of working during the Covid 19 pandemic to ensure that as many carers as possible continue to receive help and support. The new Chief Executive will build on the Charity’s experiences in order to develop services and partnerships across Derbyshire and the Midlands Area thus ensuring DCA’s long term financial sustainability.
The successful candidate will have an innovative approach and be able to demonstrate senior level experience of financial planning and management, project management, and successful tendering for contracts.

Closing date – 7th May 2021

We value diversity, and warmly welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Slade Gardens Community Play Association CIO (SGCPA) is a small children’s charity based in Stockwell, Lambeth, open to all children, free to use, and offering safe, supervised play, activities and opportunities.

Situated in one of the most densely populated areas of the UK, the SGCPA is a much loved community run charity, which benefits from over an acre of outside space including an adventure playground, garden area and games pitch as well as indoor facilities. We have planning permission to rebuild our main building and have been supported with a £1million match funding grant from Lambeth Council.

This exciting new position comes at a pivotal time in the SGCPA’s development. You will be responsible for our fundraising strategy and implementation as the SGCPA pursues its redevelopment plans. You will have particular responsibility for project management and developing existing governance, including taking on responsibility for some core functions from the trustee board.

You will work with our small part-time team including the Playground Manager, Playworkers and other support staff and volunteers, to develop our work with local children, and ensure use of the site is maximised and our charitable objectives achieved.

The role is wide ranging and challenging, but has the opportunity to ensure that this small community charity makes a big difference to the lives of local children and the wider community. We are happy to consider job sharing applications.

You will be dynamic and efficient, with a passion for supporting children and young people. You will be a strategic thinker, experienced in fundraising and skilled in planning and delivering major projects, as well as being able to demonstrate a people-focussed and collaborative approach.

Closing Date: Friday 26 March by no later than 12:00.

Interviews: Will take place between 9 – 14 April 2021

Are you an experienced Governance Secretary, looking for part time flexible work?

We are working with a specialist medical society, representing the specialty of Rehabilitation Medicine at local, regional, national, and international level. This is an interim position for 6-8 months initially, with scope to be extended to a perm role. The post holder will have close working relationships with the Trustee Board, especially the treasurer, and will be line managed by the president of the charity. You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the charity, including all membership enquires, financial management and professional queries. The trustees will provide the specific knowledge and advise; the post holder will disseminate this knowledge and advice.

GOVERNANCE SECRETARY

PART TIME: 15 hours per week (flexible working)
LOCATION: working remotely with occasional team meetings in Manchester/Liverpool regions
PAY: £15.59 plus £1.88 holiday pay per hour
DURATION: 6-8 months

You will need experience of managing a charity or medium to small business or social enterprise with similar aims, as well as financial management including forecasting, budget setting and monitoring income and expenditure, working with a Committee of trustees.
Good Website management skills and good knowledge of the practices expected from a registered charity are essential.

Duties & Responsibilities
* Acting as first point of contact for general telephone calls, website queries and emails into the Charity.
* Managing new membership enquiries.
* Monitoring and managing day-to-day financial transactions for essential services, including bill payment. Liaising with our treasurer, accountants, and auditors as necessary.
* Liaise with President and Trustees regularly, at least weekly.
* Collating, formatting, and sending regular communications to members (e.g. monthly president's bulletin.
* Work with the website development group to update the current website.
* Organise meetings, his may include assisting with copy typing, collation, and turning information into charity's on brand style.
* To support and service the charity's four committees
o executive
o finance and general purposes,
o research and clinical standards
o educational committee meetings
* Working with the chair to set out and distribute an agenda, sending out meeting invitations, collating, and archiving important information relevant to meetings, distributing minutes, and chasing action points.
* To work with members and other organisations in preparing for and running the annual scientific meeting, elections and the AGM.
* To provide admin support to Trustees and Education Committee for the annual meeting (November 2021) including working with partner organisations, communicating with venues and speakers, and managing the financial aspects of the meeting.

If you have the necessary experience, please submit your CV by Friday 23rd April, interviews will be held on 7th May.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity 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 do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

We are working with a specialist medical society, representing the specialty of Rehabilitation Medicine at local, regional, national, and international level. This is an interim position for 6-8 months initially, with scope to be extended to a perm role. The post holder will have close working relationships with the Trustee Board, especially the treasurer, and will be line managed by the president of the charity.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the charity, including all membership enquires, financial management and professional queries. The trustees will provide the specific knowledge and advise; the post holder will disseminate this knowledge and advice.

CHARITY MANAGER
PART TIME: 15 hours per week (flexible working)
LOCATION: working remotely with occasional team meetings in Manchester/Liverpool regions
PAY: £15.59 plus £1.88 holiday pay per hour
DURATION: 6-8 months

You will need experience of managing a charity or medium to small business or social enterprise with similar aims, as well as financial management including forecasting, budget setting and monitoring income and expenditure, working with a Committee of trustees.
Good Website management skills and good knowledge of the practices expected from a registered charity are essential.

Duties & Responsibilities
* Acting as first point of contact for general telephone calls, website queries and emails into the Charity.
* Managing new membership enquiries.
* Monitoring and managing day-to-day financial transactions for essential services, including bill payment. Liaising with our treasurer, accountants, and auditors as necessary.
* Liaise with President and Trustees regularly, at least weekly.
* Collating, formatting, and sending regular communications to members (e.g. monthly president's bulletin.
* Work with the website development group to update the current website.
* Organise meetings, his may include assisting with copy typing, collation, and turning information into charity's on brand style.
* To support and service the charity's four committees
o executive
o finance and general purposes,
o research and clinical standards
o educational committee meetings
* Working with the chair to set out and distribute an agenda, sending out meeting invitations, collating, and archiving important information relevant to meetings, distributing minutes, and chasing action points.
* To work with members and other organisations in preparing for and running the annual scientific meeting, elections and the AGM.
* To provide admin support to Trustees and Education Committee for the annual meeting (November 2021) including working with partner organisations, communicating with venues and speakers, and managing the financial aspects of the meeting.

If you have the necessary experience, please submit your CV by Friday 23rd April, interviews will be held on 7th May.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity 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 do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

We are looking for a dynamic and forward looking Chief Executive to lead Home-Start Hertfordshire on to its next stage of development and sustainable future. The foundations are securely in place with a strong, experienced team of dedicated trustees, staff and volunteer family mentors who have a track record of delivering a high quality service. 

Home-Start Hertfordshire believes every parent should have the support they need to give their children the best possible start in life. The early years of a child’s life makes the biggest impact: Home-Start makes sure those years count so that no child’s future is limited.

Home-Start Hertfordshire is a voluntary organisation that provides support to families through challenging times helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown. Support is provided by highly trained volunteer family mentors who work alongside parents, often in their own homes, to help them cope with the stresses and strains of life.

The team has adapted the usual face to face contact with families to offer a telephone support service throughout the Covid pandemic, this has added to the menu of services that will be offered to families in the future.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an experienced Senior Project Manager/CEO with a demonstrable track record of successfully running an organisation within a relevant field.
• Possess strong leadership, strategic management and governance skills as well as being creative and solution focused.
• Ensure a high profile for Home-Start Herts developing and engaging high value funders, sponsors and donors.
• Identify and secure new opportunities for strategic partnerships and income generation.

Director of Finance

Venn Group are delighted to announce that they are partnering exclusively with Florence Nightingale Foundation to source an excellent hands-on Director of Finance.

The role will sit in a small high performing Finance team and have overall responsibility of the Finance function. It will report to the CEO and be part of the Senior Management Team.

Job responsibilities include:

* Prepare quarterly financial update for the CEO, Treasurer and Trustees for consideration at the FIC and Board
* Prepare monthly management accounts including Income and Expenditure accounts Balance sheet and cashflow and supporting analysis as required
* Prepare financial aspects of the annual report and accounts and successful management of annual audit
* Maintain appropriate records and controls over Restricted Funds to ensure funds used and reported appropriately
* Maintain clear policies and processes to ensure good financial controls are in place that meet legal and tax requirements
* Manage cash balances and monitor investments and reserves in line with policies and report to quarterly Finance and Investment Committee (FIC)
* Manage Finance team of two

The successful candidate MUST have:

* A recognised Accounting Qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
* Relevant experience in a small Charity
* Experience of working closely with senior management and external auditors
* Understanding of Charity SORP
* Staff management experience
* Strong system skills

Agency Reference Number: 7045260

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000
Length: Permanent

Together for Mental Wellbeing is the UK’s oldest mental health charity. Since 1879, we have believed that people experiencing mental distress have the right to live the life they choose and determine their own future.

We offer a wide variety of support services and the people we work alongside are at the heart of everything we do. We currently work with around 5,000 adults every month via 70 projects throughout England, but we aspire to reach many more people through our five year strategy.

We are excited about our future, and through the fantastic commitment and dedication of everyone who works at Together, we will achieve our vision of continuing to be a recognized charity leader in its field delivering high quality mental health, wellbeing and support services. 

As Director of Resources, you will play a critical leadership role in the ongoing transformation and financial sustainability of Together, ensuring the conditions for our future success. You will be a key advisor to the Chief Executive, the treasurer Trustee and the Board of Trustees in delivering our ambitions for the future, developing and driving innovative, up-to-date and well-planned corporate solutions that shape our Finance, ICT and estates and property management. 

An experienced and qualified senior finance professional with strategic and operational level expertise, you will be a collaborative and inclusive leader, who will work across your functions and beyond to leverage the overall performance of the organisation. You will have significant experience of driving change and building, motivating and inspiring teams. You will be a rigorous, clear thinker who acts with integrity, personally promotes equality, diversity and inclusion and who understands that people who use our services are at the heart of everything we do.

We have a firm commitment to encouraging fairness and diversity in our work force and we welcome applications from disabled people and those from BME backgrounds

The successful candidate will lead on supporting parish-related administration and Synodical Governance activities for the Diocese ensuring that these continue to develop in support of the “Transforming Church, Transforming Lives” vision and mission of the Diocese of Guildford, specifically Goal 10. They will also lead on the administration and operation of the parish-needs-process through the parish co-ordination team, ensuring the annual review, planning and delivery against a “one set of services” list for Church House, and lastly, they will lead on all matters relating to Parish Share, including modelling, communication and recovery, whilst actively engaging in work to deliver financially sustainable ministry in all parishes.

The full job description, person specification, further details about the diocese and information on how to apply for the role can be found in the application pack attached and on our website.

How to apply

A completed application form - attached or on our website, including a supporting statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) detailing your reasons for applying, what you bring to the post and how you meet its requirements should sent by email to the address on the bottom of our application form no later than the closing date: 30th April 2021.