Trustee - St George's Hospital Charity

We are looking for a new Trustee who will take on the role of Honorary Treasurer at St George's Hospital Charity.

The Treasurer role is both a strategic position, working with fellow Trustees and the charity Senior Leadership team on developing a financial strategy to support our ambitious growth plans, and also a tactical position, involving oversight of the charity’s finances and financial operations and providing reassurance to the Board.

The Treasurer is Chair of the Finance Sub-Committee, which meets quarterly. This committee provides oversight, constructive challenge and support for the Charity’s Finance and Operations function on behalf of the main Trustee Board, covering investment performance, budgeting and financial reporting, internal and external audit, and aspects of operations including risk register review. Day to day responsibility for financial operations and control is in the hands of the Director of Finance and Operations.

In addition to the four Finance Sub-Committee meetings, there are five meetings of the Board of Trustees each year (including an away day) and the Treasurer also may be invited to join one of the other sub committees.

We are looking for a qualified accountant, preferably with knowledge or experience of investment portfolios who has the ability to work at a strategic level, to advise the Board on the financial implications of its policy objectives and strategic plan, and the ability to work closely with the charity finance team to monitor the charity’s finances and to give advice and guidance when needed.

As with all our Trustees, we would prefer a person who lives in the area served by the Trust and has some connection with St George’s Hospital in Tooting and/or Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton.

As a member of the charity’s Board of Trustees, the Trustee will support appropriate decisions and good governance by the Board.

The role of Trustee includes:

• Ensuring the charity keeps proper accounts.
• Reviewing the charity’s financial performance.
• Reviewing finance and investment policies and strategy.
• Reviewing the robustness and effectiveness of the financial controls in place.
• Liaising through various committees with finance staff, including Finance Director and the charity’s independent auditor.

Knowledge and experience:

• A qualified accountant
• Outstanding record of professional achievement in their field, with a commensurate personal reputation for excellence, with a particular focus on strategic finance, audit and risk, planning and performance. Investment experience is also helpful
• Ideally, experience gained as Trustee or Non-Executive Director in a similarly complex service orientated or influential organisation preferably with charity and/or NHS experience
• Strong understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of Trusteeship.
• Appreciation of the nature of risk management at Board level.

Skills and abilities:

• Able to distil complex information and bring a pragmatic approach to its application.
• Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to galvanise external relationships and build support for St George’s Hospital Charity.
• Strong ambassadorial and influencing skills – inspires trust and confidence quickly.
• Able to think strategically and work well with/ challenge a finance team

Personal style and behaviour:

• Independent, strategic and creative thinker.
• Driven and self-managing with sharp commercial acumen.
• Collaborative team player.
• Sound judgement and political sense.
• Committed to the values of St George’s Hospital Charity; leads by example in upholding these values and demonstrates the utmost integrity.

Additional duties:

In addition to the above statutory duties, each Trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the Board reach sound decisions. These may involve scrutinising Board and Committee papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives and other issues in which the trustee has special expertise. A Trustee is required to act reasonably and prudently in all matters relating to St George’s Hospital Charity and must always bear the interest of the charity in mind.

Remuneration:

The role of Trustee is unremunerated.

Time Commitment:

Up to five Board meetings per year, plus at least one Committee membership with four additional meetings per year. Trustees are also expected to attend occasional public or private events, e.g. supporter/fundraising events, strategic planning Board away days and public profile events.

Trustees are required to agree to abide by the Trustees’ Code of Conduct and to declare as appropriate their business interests.

Location of meetings:

St George’s Hospital in Tooting and Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton.

Expenses:

Reasonable out of pocket travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Terms:

Trustees will serve an initial four-year term and be eligible for re-appointment for a further four year term.

To be considered for the role:

To express an interest in the role and to be considered, please submit the following:

• A detailed and up-to-date CV.
• A supporting statement that addresses all criteria in the Person Specification and outlines your motivation for applying.

The closing date for applications for the Trustee role is Friday 7 February 2020.

Interviews will begin on the afternoons of 25 and 26 February 2020.

To download the full job description for this role, please follow the link to our site.

Senior Trusts & Foundations Manager

The Scar Free Foundation has a simple, focused mission; to achieve scar free healing within a generation. We have a 20 year track record in major donor fundraising, sustained relationship building and research excellence that has already delivered clinically meaningful outcomes. With impeccable, senior, volunteer leadership and an amazing group of Ambassadors – those with compelling stories to tell about their own scarring – we now seek an experienced and skilled story-teller, to help bring these elements together, in support of our vision of a world without scarring.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior Trusts & Foundations Manager will assist the Chief Executive in delivering the Foundation’s fundraising campaign by leading on fundraising from major Trusts & Foundations and Governmental sources.

Bid Writing & Reporting

• To prepare and submit well-written, compelling and complete funding applications of the highest standard.
• To integrate effectively with the academic, scientific, clinical and patient communities we support to understand and effectively present the scientific as well as the human, emotional and economic case for funding.
• To develop an excellent working relationship with the Board of Trustees and Development Board to maximise their networks, and to support the Chief Executive and senior volunteers to establish and strengthen Trustee- and Director-level grant making trust relationships.
• To establish productive relationships with senior Trust & Foundation staff.
• To work with the Development Officer (whom you will manage) to research prospective grant making trusts whose interests are in line with the charity’s aims and to prepare summary briefs for the Chief Executive and senior volunteers as and when required.
• To track and maintain an accurate timetable of acquired Trust funding, pending applications and prospects and to record funder interactions using the charity’s database, Raiser’s Edge.
• To work with the Company Secretary & Finance Manager to process and record donations.
• To prepare concise reports to funders on the impact of their giving.

• To log and monitor the progress of agreed funder actions on Raiser’s Edge and to check in regularly against these with staff and senior volunteers.
• To identify and manage resources, key directories and publications necessary to support this research.
• To write content for online and physical supporter materials, as required.
• To support the Chief Executive with the overall campaign strategy, taking on other duties as required.
• To attend events as a representative of The Scar Free Foundation as required.

Person Specification

• At least five years’ experience in trust fundraising for the voluntary sector, though not restricted to working for a medical research charity.
• A proven track record of drafting meaningful, successful proposals to Trusts and Foundations and Statutory sources of at least six figures.
• Evidence of an aptitude to work with senior, highly influential and well-connected supporters, donors and canvassers.
• Some knowledge of Raiser’s Edge or equivalent fundraising database.
• An expert understanding of the core principles of Trusts & Foundation Fundraising, with a focus on building long-term and sustained senior relationships with grant makers.
• Experience of managing staff

We’re now seeking a credible and inspiring leader to: 

• Act as figurehead and Ambassador by building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders, partners and the public to develop and promote the service
• Lead, motivate and develop a small, hugely committed Outreach and Head Office team – as well as our extended volunteer base. 
• Work effectively with the Trustee Board to ensure we sustain the probity and core purpose of the charity going forward. 

Credible candidates will bring:

• Genuine passion and empathy for the needs of the homeless
• Significant Leadership experience ideally within the not-for-profit sector –charity, housing or similar organisations preferred.
• A positive and proactive approach to motivating and developing teams
• The commitment to drive vision, values and purpose throughout the organisation
• Presence and energy to represent ‘Simon’ and challenge perceptions in the wider community

Our profile has never been higher – raising awareness and funds through Sleep Outs, Charity events – and most recently bringing key local and national players together by means of a hugely well received Homelessness Seminar.

To find out more about the role and how to apply please download the recruitment pack available on our website.

Please note: 

• Full time 37 hours with occasional evening and weekend work 
• 25 days’ holiday + bank Holidays 
• Deadline for applications: Midnight on 24 January 2019
• Interview Date:  3rd February 2019
• No Employment Agencies please

For a (financially) sustainable future

Job Title: Head of Finance

Department: Finance

Reports to: Executive Director

Status: Full time (38.5 hours per week)

Location: London

Salary: Competitive salary 

Changing the world takes passion and dedication

Isn’t it time that your passion and dedication be channelled towards a career and community that genuinely changes lives?

If you...

• want to transform your own life by transforming the lives of others

• crave a career that creates opportunity for others

• desire to make dreams come true for those who never thought it possible

• know that education is the foundation from which we can change the world

• believe that today’s young people can transform tomorrow

• strive for world peace and global sustainability

• dare to dream

...then a career with UWC could be the change you need. 

UWC is a global family of schools with a powerful difference. With a shared goal of working towards global peace and sustainability, we bring together young people from around the world to study in one of our 18 schools on four continents. There they don’t just learn how to be great at passing exams. They learn how to communicate across cultural boundaries. They develop the skills to be a changemaker. They design and engage in initiatives that transform their lives and the lives of those around them for the better. And they stay a “UWC-er” for life, becoming part of a global community of over 60,000 changemakers transforming the lives of others. 

Working with us will inspire and challenge you

Driving a mission to make the UWC experience available to tomorrow’s changemakers, irrespective of their background, beliefs and economic means demands colleagues with passion and dedication, and a talent for transformation. If you studied at a UWC, you’ll know why we’re so passionate and perhaps you want to be part of this again. If you didn’t, prepare to be inspired.

We have so much to do, so isn’t it time you got started?

Are you our new Head of Finance?

Right now, we are searching for a new Head of Finance to join UWC International. You could be based at either of our two head offices, in London (UK) or in Berlin (Germany). Wherever you will work from, we want you to think and act with a global mindset. 

UWC International works with all our schools and stakeholders around the world, serving the movement through:

• Global fundraising

• Global communications, promotion and marketing

• Supporting over 155 UWC national committees in their daily work and growth

• Global strategy development and implementation

• Assisting UWC schools and colleges 

Let’s not pretend that being our Head of Finance is going to be easy. Our mission is global peace and sustainability, and our success depends on our own sustainability as a movement. That’s where you come in. Your purpose is to drive the financial sustainability of a movement that:

• Offers financial assistance to over 70% of the young people who win a place at a one of our schools - and supports our aim to offer even more financial assistance in future 

• Is made up of 18 schools across four continents

• Is supported by a network of mostly volunteer-led national committees in over 155 countries and territories around the world 

• Is today a UK registered charity, and will soon open a second office and legal entity in Berlin, Germany. 

As our Head of Finance working across the London and  Berlin offices, you’ll be responsible for:

• Financial planning and budgeting, financial control, reporting and financial analysis of UWC International and across both the London and the Berlin office

• Ensuring that our financial systems and procedures are effectively implemented and run in order to meet auditing requirements

• Providing the UWC International Board, Executive Director and other colleagues with relevant, accurate and clear financial management information

• Performing the role of Company Secretary

• Playing a key role in developing and implementing the global financial strategy of the UWC movement.

You’ll be working closely with UWC International’s Finance and Audit Committee. And while you won’t be responsible for financial oversight of individual schools (who are all separate legal entities), you will be working closely with them and our 155 national committees in the collection and analysis of data to improve our global financial sustainability. 

As you’d expect in a streamlined team working for a charitable organisation, our colleagues all perform different duties from time to time too. We will ask you to be in charge of ensuring we are always in full compliance with all regulatory requirements, including GDPR. 

This all means that we’re searching for someone who:

• Knows how to lead and manage a finance function, including financial forecasting, budgeting, and overseeing the annual audit process

• Has an excellent grasp of technology and how it can serve us, with experience of driving technology transformation programmes across organisations

• Has led and loves leading and managing a team and managing projects

• Knows how to work with and in support of stakeholders and colleagues, including directors, board treasurers and trustees

• Understands the world of grantmaking and reporting to donors 

• Has the will and the responsibility to lead by example, providing guidance, coaching and support to colleagues across the organisation with regards to finance and technology. 

If this is you, read on for further details…

Key responsibilities

Finance

• To manage the full financial cycle with support from the senior financial accountant. This includes annual budgeting and budget approval with the finance and audit committee as well as the board, monthly management accounting, ensuring timely payments to suppliers and invoicing to donors and constituents, annual audit and submission to Companies House and Charity Commission.

• To oversee the processing of payments, income, disbursements and international transfers and to monitor cash flow and recommend and implement action when necessary.

• To support teams and senior managers with financial management and planning, including contingency planning for unforeseen events, donor reporting and management, financial reporting to the executive director and the board.

• To act as secretary and support to the finance and audit committee of the board, in close collaboration with the board treasurer. This includes drafting agendas for regular meetings, producing papers and coordinate minute taking and follow up to meetings, including escalation to the board for decision making. 

• To support the Executive Director and senior management team with preparation of papers for board meetings and especially taking the lead on papers relating to finances, compliance and data reporting.

• To act as the key liaison with fund managers, auditors and banks to ensure the smooth functioning of the finance function at UWC.

• To oversee internal control processes. 

• To maintain contact with and support the group of college finance directors, act as lead for data gathering, management and reporting on the finances of the 18 UWC schools and colleges as well as the national committee system. This includes refining and launching annual reporting tools, managing data collection and data cleaning as well as working independently and with the help of external consultants to produce interactive data dashboards for internal office use, as well as presentations for external and internal stakeholders.

• To support the work of the volunteer-run UWC finance taskforce to provide analysis and recommendations to the board and wider UWC constituents about the state of UWC finances.

• To line manage the senior financial accountant. 

Compliance 

• To act as Company Secretary for UWC International and to ensure compliance all regulations from HM Revenue and Customs, Companies House and the Charity Commission and reporting requirements 

• To act as the Data Protection Officer for UWC International, ensuring that the organisation meets its obligations vis-a-vis stakeholders and the regulator (Information Commissioner) and act as the first port of call from constituents to support their compliance with data protection regulations. 

• To act as the main liaison to UWC’s solicitors in the area of data protection in close cooperation with the Executive Director and senior members of the management team.

Technology

• To drive the development of a consistent, reliable and efficient ecosystem of technological platforms within UWC. This includes driving the tender process and integration of a variety of technological platform including cloud-based financial software, grant-making software and schools applications management software and supporting teams with implementation once the platforms have been deployed.

• To leverage technology to present data to UWC stakeholder with the help of interactive data dashboards already developed by UWC International.

Person Specification

Essential

• Excellent financial skills and proven ability to drive budgeting and financial management at an organisation level and in a multi-currency environment. 

• Excellent communication, writing and reporting skills, including presenting financial information to the board, senior audiences and non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

• Proven experience of acting as business partner support to senior management and their teams on issues related to finances and technology in a dotted management environment. 

• Experience in designing and implementing agile operational policies and procedures fit to the management of a charity operating in a distributed setting.

• In-depth experience in overseeing internal control procedures. 

• Experience in managing direct reports and/or teams effectively and collaboratively.

• Ability to influence external stakeholders in areas related to financial planning. 

• Ability to liaise and negotiate with professional service providers such as consultants, auditors, fund managers, lawyers and IT outsourcing providers.

• Knowledge of financial software (Sage preferred) and data visualisation software (MS PowerBi preferred) and ability to identify and roll-out appropriate technological solutions to operational challenges.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written), in particular the ability to communicate in a confident and engaging manner at all levels, in culturally very different contexts and in challenging contexts or situations.

• Self-motivation, flexibility and adaptability. A pro-active attitude and ability to work independently as well as a member of a team.

• Good diplomatic skills and cross-cultural sensitivity and a high level of comfort operating in an international and multicultural environment.

• Values own knowledge but always willing to learn and to remain open to alternative views and perspectives.

• Excellent spoken and written English (ideally equivalent to native speaker)

• Comfort operating in an international and multicultural environment and ability and desire to travel internationally.

• A deep interest in UWC’s mission and values, and a willingness to engage with issues of relevance to the UWC movement.

It is expected that the job holder will travel to UWC schools and colleges. For that reason a basic DBS check (Disclosure barring statement) or international equivalent will be required before any job offer is made.

Desirable

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA), MBA or equivalent 

• Experience with financial management of consolidated accounts

• Experience working across offices and legal entities in different jurisdictions

• A mix of charity and commercial experience 

• Ideally strong command of additional world languages beyond English

• Knowledge of data protection regimes in the UK and EU.

Are you excited about this? Then apply!

Please send your CV with a covering letter (each no more than two pages) that relates your experience to the requirements of the role to the email address below. Please state your current salary and salary expectation for this role. Please also indicate how you have heard about this role. 

In your application, please also provide the name, roles and contact details of two referees. We will not contact them without letting you know. Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be considered. 

Deadline for application: 5pm 19 Jan 2020 The first stage interviews will take place the week beginning 3 Feb 2020 in London. 

Package includes 33 days’ annual leave per annum pro rata inclusive of public and bank holidays, health care plan, contributory pension, life assurance, relocation allowance and professional subscriptions by negotiation.

Are you passionate about seeing transformation in the lives of young people?

We are looking for a qualified accountant who wants to put their Christian faith into practice to lead our ambitious charity to grow and develop, maximising opportunities to diversify our income streams so we can deliver more mission.

YMCA Norfolk is a forward-thinking Christian faith-based charity delivering prevention and crisis support across housing, youth work, education, family and community support services.

We are seeking a strategic thinker with great people and financial management skills who has experience of working in a finance-related role at a senior management level, with experience in commercial and/or social housing sectors desirable, but not essential.

Along with the rest of the senior management team, you will live out and enhance the Christian ethos of the organisation. You will take the lead on strategic financial and business planning, as well as governance as Company Secretary. You will also provide strategic oversight for ICT and GDPR.

Due to the nature and context of this role, an occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010 applies, therefore applicants will be expected to be able to demonstrate their active Christian faith.

For further details and to apply, please download an application form from our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 9am on Monday, 3rd February 2020.
Interview date: Wednesday, 12th February 2020.

YMCA Norfolk welcomes applications that reflect the diversity of the communities within which it works.

YMCA Norfolk is a Registered Charity No. 801606, Company No. 2067523.

We are looking for a part-time Finance Director, based in our office in London, overseeing the work of the Finance Officer in a newly restructured department.

Making Music is the UK association for leisure-time music, with a membership of 3,700+ music groups, comprising around 200,000 hobby musicians. We support members with practical services to help them run their groups, and with artistic development opportunities; we run meetings and events for them; we celebrate their achievements and speak on their behalf to partners and policy makers.

The Finance Director post is an integral part of the charity’s senior management team, working closely with the Chief Executive and the senior management team, helping us shape the strategy for this thriving charity and ensuring it has the financial systems and resources to deliver that strategy.

The role will line-manage the (4dpw) Finance Officer who runs the day to day financial accounting processes.

Making Music is seeking to appoint a qualified (ACA or ACCA) accountant with experience in a senior financial management role and of managing a finance operation and finance staff.

We are looking for a team player with excellent communication skills, with recent experience with Sage and Quickbooks software, and with experience of managing charity accounts, including charitable groups, and preparing accounts in accordance with SORP guidelines.

This post is for 2 days a week (15 hrs) and can be worked flexibly. Salary £45k pro rata (=£18k a year for 2 days per week).

We warmly welcome applications from all sectors of the community and all kinds of individuals. Please let us know if you need this job information - or would like to apply for the job - in a different format.

Please download the job information and apply with your CV and a letter by 8am on Monday 27 January 2020. Interviews will be on Thursday 30 January in London. You will hear by 5pm on Tuesday 28 January if we would like to interview you.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in KCLSU as Community Engagement Coordinator: Widening Participations. The post holder role will work with the Widening Participation Department to increase access to higher education for underrepresented learners. The post holder will be responsible for project managing the Kings of King’s programme which introducing young people in care to the co-curricular side of university through a series of interactive workshops. In addition to this, you will work in collaboration with King’s College London’s Widening Participations department, supporting the development and delivery of a new tutoring scheme for year 7 children in care.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of involvement with a student’s union or charity organisation
• Experience of Widening Participation in a higher education context
• Awareness and interest in social and digital media
• A commitment to the principles and practices of equality and diversity
• An appreciation of issues and barriers associated with broadening student participation in higher education and/or voluntary sectors

To work as an effective member of the Activities team, you will need to:

• Work with community development framework, supporting student communities to build leadership, membership engagement, inclusivity and impact
• Support with the delivery of KCLWP’s flagship programmes K+ and King’s Scholars, working with student societies to deliver engaging and educational sessions to programme participants.
• Contribute to the annual operating plans for WP, team away days and other department wide activities at KCLSU and KCL WP
• Assist student groups in developing WP activities that align with the strategic priorities of the University

Please take a look at our Job Pack for more information about this role.

KCLSU is a fun, social and flexible work environment which offers multiple opportunities for development as well as great staff benefits such as weekly yoga and spin classes, free fruit and soft drinks, travel and computer loans and much more.

Application Process

If this is you, please download and complete an application form and an equal opportunities monitoring form from our website and follow the application instructions. 

Applications close: Tuesday 18th February 2020

Interview date: Monday 2nd March 2020

Assessment type: Interview, presentation and informal meet and greet with members of KCLSU Community Engagement Department

Please do not send CVs as these will not be considered.

Please DO NOT send in PDF applications.

At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavour to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this role you must:

• Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU

• Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union

Jacksons Lane is looking for a part-time Finance Officer to join our busy, friendly team here at North London's creative space.

The Finance Officer is responsible for maintaining all of the transaction processing and reporting to the point of trial balance, utilising SAGE 50 and reporting to the part-time Finance Manager.

The role will require someone who is willing to work flexibly and independently, with minimal supervision. The ideal person must be comfortable using a multi-user system and be confident and able to adapt their skills to meet the requirements of an organisation in a period of rapid growth and change.

Please visit the Jacksons Lane website to download the Job Description and Person Specification, Application Form, Equal Opportunities Form and some more information about Jacksons Lane. If you have any queries or would like to discuss the post please contact Leslie Daniels

Salary: £28,000 per annum (pro-rata)

Contract period: Permanent. This post is offered on a part-time (22.5 hours or 3 days per week) Core hours on working days are 10:00 to 15:00.

Deadline: 3rd February 2020

We are looking for an enthusiastic, positive and solutions-focused individual to join our team at an exciting stage of development. 

The role will work with communities, volunteers and partners to develop Neighbourhood Watch in areas requiring focused support, for example areas of high crime and high social disadvantage.  Through understanding local needs in these areas, Neighbourhood Watch will be clear on what structures can be put in place to best support volunteers and connect them with local partners to enable continued success.

This role will be a valued member of the team and managed by the Head of Membership and Community Engagement.  As the team cover England and Wales, regular travel across England and Wales will be involved with occasional overnight stays.