Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) is an international organisation supporting adults to handle conflict, build better relationships and prevent violence.  AVP Britain is looking for an experienced and skilled fundraiser and project manager to improve the sustainability and effectiveness of our work.

 This is initially a part time 6-month opportunity, with a view to the role being extended to a longer term position with increased scope, should this be appropriate.

For further details of this post, please view the attached Job Description for key skills and experience sought.

Please apply by submitting an up to date CV and a supporting application letter.

As we approach our 55th Anniversary year, the Child Poverty Action Group is going from strength to strength. We have a new brand, look and feel, a new building and a highly-skilled and motivated staff group. We aspire to make CPAG an organisation that is seeking to set the standards for a charity of our size. We have a proud track record of achievement, including the establishment of Child Benefit, changing the law to improve social security rights for families in poverty and winning the Child Poverty Act. We are ambitious, forward-looking and innovative. We have offices in London and Glasgow.

Based in our London office, the Director of Finance and Resources reports directly to the CEO and, as a member of the senior management team, plays a lead role in the operational management of CPAG.

Responsibilities include providing the management team and Board of Trustees with regular financial reports and forecasts on the financial performance of the organisation.

The post holder manages the teams responsible for Finance, Fundraising, Facilities, Information Technology, Personnel and Administration.  They also manage relationships with CPAG’s bankers, auditors, solicitors and other professional advisors.

For more information and to apply, please see our website 

PAPYRUS is the national UK charity dedicated to preventing young suicide.

1. DESIGNATION                       Administration Officer (West Midlands)
2. HOURS                                   36 per week / Part time hours available (some planned unsocial hours)
3. SALARY                                NJC Scale 4-6  (£18,426 - £19,171)  + 5% Pension contribution
4. LOCATION                            Birmingham Office  
5. RESPONSIBLE TO                 Regional Manager (West Midlands)

6. PURPOSE OF POST

To provide administrative support to PAPYRUS’ West Midlands office in particular, responding, monitoring and recording all enquiries, assisting in preparation for training courses, events and workshops, supporting and working closely with other Team Members.  The post offers an exciting opportunity to learn and develop new knowledge and skills in a wide range of areas. As a small team in a growing organisation, team members are expected to be flexible, reliable, and hard-working, to be a team player able to use initiative and seek solutions when required.

7. KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Regional Manager, PAPYRUS Staff and Volunteers, Board of Trustees; and PAPYRUS Press Office

8. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Ensure the smooth running of the office

1.1. To be a first point of contact for all email and telephone enquiries.

1.2 Record all enquiries and contacts using the CRM database

1.4. Arrange and organise meetings/bookings as required.

2. Co-ordinate training bookings, using diary system, email and databases to ensure training is organised, allocated and delivered:

2.1 Prepare resources for staff delivering training courses and workshops.

2.2 Help to facilitate training delivery nationally, responding to email and telephone enquiries, ensuring preparation, materials, resources, venues, for all events are in place when required.

3. Establish and maintain efficient and effective administrative systems:

3.1 Report any office issues to the Regional Manager as soon as possible and undertake agreed actions.

3.2 Work and maintain internal up to date CRM database (Raiser’s Edge).

3.3 Assist with managing the office diary.

3.4 Collate evaluations and feedback from project work.

3.5 Prepare reports and correspondence as requested.

3.6 Deal sensitively with all enquiries.

3.8 Direct telephone, postal or email enquiries to the appropriate member of staff.

3.9 Manage stock and resources.

3.10 Respond to orders and other requests for information, from stakeholders, by phone, mail and email, according to policy and keep accurate and up to date records.

3.11 Respect confidentiality within PAPYRUS policy and manage data appropriately in line with the Data Protection Act 1998.

3.12 Understand relevant duties and manage matters relating to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults within PAPYRUS policy.

3.13 Attend and contribute constructively to regular line management supervision and appraisal protocols.

3.14 Help to plan, contribute to and attend PAPYRUS conferences, workshops and events as required.

3.15 Attend training courses as required.

9. ADDITIONAL DUTIES

It is the nature of the work of PAPYRUS prevention of young suicides that tasks and responsibilities are in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied. All staff are, therefore, expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises and when tasks not specifically covered in their job description have to be undertaken. These additional duties will normally be to cover unforeseen circumstances or changes in work and they will normally be compatible with the regular type of work. If the additional responsibility or task becomes a regular or frequent part of the member of staff’s job, it will be included in the job description in consultation with the member of staff.

10. CONFIDENTIALITY

It is expected that all PAPYRUS employees understand that our work is confidential and that neither details about those who use its services nor any other PAPYRUS business should be divulged to members of the public. A confidentiality agreement must be signed on taking up this post. Further details are outlined in the PAPYRUS Confidentiality Policy.

11. BASIC PRINCIPLES

The post holder is expected to be familiar with and have regard to the ethos and values of PAPYRUS and work within that framework. He/she must be prepared to operate without prejudice to all who approach PAPYRUS or work with the organisation at any level.

12. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

Conditions of Service are broadly in line with those set out by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services. PAPYRUS has a probationary period of 6 months for all posts. Appointment to this post may be subject to satisfactory Enhanced CRB Disclosure and/or completion of Vetting and Barring Scheme checks.

13. QUALIFICATIONS

See Person Specification

The application form for this role can be found on our website. Please do not send your CV as this will not be considered as part of your application.

Applications must be submitted using the online application only.

Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity to inspire our team and stakeholders during the next exciting phase of Gloucestershire Nightstop?

If you are an experienced service manager, passionate about transforming the lives of vulnerable young people with the ability to lead a committed staff and volunteer team, then Gloucestershire Nightstop has the perfect role for you.

You will oversee a service providing excellent outcomes for young people whilst protecting our unique ethos and approach towards the prevention of youth homelessness in Gloucestershire. We have supported vulnerable young people aged 16-25 years old in Gloucestershire for the past 18 years. Our vision is that every young person has the resources they need to live a happy, healthy and fulfilling life.

Our purpose is to be there for and respond to vulnerable young people when they need us most. Offering emergency accommodation in the homes of trained and committed volunteers.

We are looking for a Service Manager with experience of working with young people and/or vulnerable young adults. You must have a driving licence and an enhanced DBS check will be required.

The MedicAlert Foundation has been providing life-saving support and assurance to its members since 1964. In the event of an emergency crucial information can be accessed by emergency professionals allowing for fast and accurate treatment. As the original and best provider of medical ID services, MedicAlert is a small, friendly and productive charity with its own production unit and member support team including in-house medical professionals. We place our members at the heart of all we do providing them and their loved ones with peace of mind and giving them confidence to live life to the full, be active and join in.

There are X2 Trustee Board Member positions available:

Role 1: Trustee Board Member - building and developing strategic alliances

About the position:

We are looking to recruit a Trustee with strong demonstrable skills in building and developing strategic alliances to support the charity’s growth strategy. For this role we are seeking candidates who have gained senior level experience, with a track record of identifying, introducing and building mutually beneficial partnerships. Skilled in developing third party business relationships, you will help maximise existing networks and contacts to develop new opportunities. Passionate about our charity’s work, you will help us secure, strong, long term partnerships that increase membership, improve income and add value for our members.

Trustees must meet the following requirements:
Essential:

• Experience of senior external representation and advocacy leading to the establishment of beneficial third-party collaborations, relationships and commercial growth
• An ability to contribute to strategic direction and a passion for delivering quality services to our members
• Strong teamwork skills, ability to motivate and bring people together

Desirable:

• Experience across several sectors, potentially including charities
• Experience and understanding of charity governance and working with or as part of a Board of Trustees

Role 2: Trustee Board member with experience in the healthcare sector
About the position:
We are looking to recruit a Trustee with a clinical background to help develop our links with the NHS

and emergency services and to provide a medical perspective on our strategy development.

For this role we are seeking candidates who have gained senior level experience within the

healthcare sector and have a passion for improving the health and well-being of our members,

enabling them to have the peace of mind and confidence to live life to the full. We would

particularly welcome candidates with urgent or emergency care experience.

Trustees must meet the following requirements:
Essential:

• A clinical background, gained from medical, nursing, allied disciplines or social care at a senior level in a clinically focused role
• An ability to influence the strategic direction of an organization and have a passion for delivering quality of service to our members
• Experience of senior external representation and advocacy, preferably within the healthcare sector
• Strong teamwork skills, ability to motivate and bring people together.

Desirable:

• Experience of managing external stakeholders, ideally within the healthcare sector
• Experience and understanding of charity governance and working with or as part of a Board of Trustees

Closing date: 26th November 2019
Interview dates: 2nd or 3rd December 2019

Interested? 
Please click the 'How to apply' button for more details.

No agencies please.

We require new Trustees for our Board to enable us to continue our vital work, supporting survivors of brain injury and their families and carers. We are looking for enthusiastic and committed people with a positive attitude this exceptional and valued unpaid role.

We are particularly looking for people with skills and expertise in Finance, Marketing, HR, Law, Health or Social Care. However, we would love to hear from anyone who feels that they could contribute towards maintaining and developing the values, vision and aims of Headway Shropshire and Headway South Staffordshire.

If you possess these qualities and can commit between 2 and 6 hours each month this could provide a unique opportunity and a rewarding experience.

Travel expenses are paid.

Of the 253 million people in the world who are blind or visually impaired, 75% have conditions that are preventable or treatable. We screen for and treat eye conditions, raise awareness about eye health, and train and mentor local eye care teams in Africa, Asia and Latin America, where most of those people live.

We do this through our long-term programmes as well as on the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, a state-of-the-art ophthalmic teaching hospital on board a customised aircraft.

Orbis is seeking to appoint committed Trustees with relevant experience to participate on both the Board and one of the three sub-committees: Programme, Audit, and Fundraising & Communications.

What the role involves:

· Ensuring that Orbis is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit

· Ensuring that Orbis is complying with its governing document and the law

· Preparing for and attending Board meetings

· Preparing for and attending sub-committee meetings

· Supporting the Orbis staff team

· Attending occasional evening events

Applications from people with substantial experience in one of the following areas are welcomed; fundraising, digital marketing, legal, financial and PR & media.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Salary: Voluntary
Location: Central London
 

Acquired brain injury (ABI) is one of the commonest causes of death and disability in working age adults. Survivors of brain injury can live with a range of difficulties affecting their physical and cognitive functioning. Living with a brain injury can result in social isolation, mental health problems, difficulties with family relationships and unemployment.

Headway SELNWK is a medium size charity, over thirty years old, that supports people affected by ABI. We provide support services across SE London and North West Kent in the community and at our day services in Deptford and Shooter's Hill. Most of our members’ support is funded by social services or the NHS. Whilst we want to maximise this funding where possible, we also want to develop models of support that are not dependent upon statutory funding.

Headway has well established links with local hospitals, notably with the Major Trauma Centre at Kings’ College Hospital.  We foster active links with a range of community providers including neurological rehabilitation and social work teams and other Third Sector organisations.

Headway SELNWK is entering a phase of new development and is looking to recruit an outstanding Director of Strategy and Business Development. The ideal candidate will have significant experience of working with people affected by ABI and an evident passion for the charity’s mission to improve outcomes for them.

The postholder will be responsible for overseeing the development of the charity’s strategy and external relationships to drive the charity’s mission.

With a strong commitment to working co-productively with our members and their families, the post holder will identify what is already working well, what could be improved and how to implement and evaluate these improvements. The post holder will work closely with our Community Organiser to develop inclusive and inspiring models of practice that are responsive to the needs of our members and their families. This role will be key in developing a strategy for the training and development of our staff so as to best meet the needs of our members and their families and the demands of the local health and social care system.

With the Director of Finance and Operations and the Board of Trustees the post holder will develop a short-, medium- and long-term strategy to improve the charity’s operations and will work across the charity to implement and evaluate the strategic aims and objectives.

Therefore the post holder should have good project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities at once. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential as the post holder will represent the charity to external partners such as commissioners, supporters and other statutory and third sector organisations.

The post holder must understand how Headway SELNWK's local work fits into regional and national agendas to develop services for people affected by ABI. We'd expect the post holder to have awareness of the challenges and opportunities of working within the Third Sector.

The ideal candidate will not necessarily have all of the required and desired characteristics, though they will certainly have real strengths in some of these areas. What is most important is that they will have a commitment to the charity’s mission. They will demonstrate a genuine openness to feedback and continuing improvement and will seek to learn from the experience of our members and their families.

What we are looking for?

We are looking for someone with experience of facilitating either operational or strategic planning, ideally in a brain injury rehabilitation service and/or within the Third Sector. You should have demsonstrable experience in developing plans with clear objectives and outcomes. You will be confident, astute and strategic in your assessment of complex issues, an excellent listener and someone who has the ability to manage a variety of stakeholders with differing expectations.

The Role Profile

Working with the Board of Trustees, the Director of Finance and Operations, our Community Organiser, our members and their families, this role will be pivotal in helping us shape the future of Headway SELNWK.

The post holder will work closely with the Director of Finance and Operations in developing Headway SELNWK's strategy and service development. Main areas of responsibility will be:

1. To lead the development, implementation and evaluation of new Headway SELNWK services
2. To lead the review, evaluation and revision of any current Headway SELNWK services
3. To take a lead role in consultation, development and implementation of Headway SELNWK's strategy 
4. Internal coordination and management of staff input and consultation to strategy and service development
5. Oversight and coordination of our external stakeholder consultation, to be defined. 
6. To take a lead role in maximising the engagement and inclusion of our members and their families in the development of our services and strategy
7. To maintain and develop Headway SELNWK's relationships with local stakeholders, seeking opportunities for collaboration, new service developments and income stream

Key Tasks 

1. To lead processes for any new service development or review of current services, ensuring the best standards of co-production / inclusion, budgeting and resourcing, implementation and evaluation
2. Take a lead role in implementing a strategy consultation plan, involving staff, members and families, trustees and external stakeholders. This may include leading on Headway SELNWK away days, project managing their conception, budget, execution and logistics as well as other methods such as interviews, focus groups, surveys, review of service data, appraisal of public policy etc.
3. To devise and run methods for keeping staff and our members and their families included in strategy and service development processes and to be informed of progress
4. To take a lead role in writing Headway SELNWK's strategy document and any associated business / operational plans
5. To lead the translation of the strategy into operational reality through the development of plans and KPIs- helping to bring Headway SELNWK together behind the strategy
6. Work across Headway SELNWK to ensure input is received in good time against the strategy milestones, and proactively identifying where conflicts arise
7. To shape and run an effective and inclusive stakeholder consultation process ensuring outputs from evaluation are shared, strategy content is consulted on accurately, in good time and fed back in to the strategy development. 
8. Work alongside and communicate with regional and national colleagues as appropriate
9. Proactively escalate issues, opportunities and potential variances from milestones or budget to the Board of Trustees
10. Ensure Headway SELNWK communicates effectively about strategy and service development with members and staff and externally with our partners, funders, supporters, local and regional policy maker

Interviews are scheduled for week commencing 9th December 2019

We are seeking a Trusts Fundraising Manager to play a key role in Kiln Theatre’s ambitious and collaborative four-person Fundraising Team.

About Us

Kiln Theatre views the world through a variety of lenses, bringing unheard voices into the mainstream. We present high-quality and innovative work, which provokes debate and emotionally engages. Located in Brent, the most culturally diverse borough in London, we are a local venue with an international vision. 

The Role

The Trusts Fundraising Manager will work with the Director of Fundraising to meet the annual target for trust/foundation income (c. £600k pa). They will lead on writing grant applications, reporting to funders and researching prospective grant-givers.

This is an incredibly exciting time to join Kiln Theatre as we move into 2020, the year that Brent is London Borough of Culture. The Fundraising Team is an active and visible department at Kiln and we have excellent support from the leadership team and Board of Trustees. 

Benefits

Employee benefits include complimentary theatre tickets for preview performances, £2 tickets for cinema screenings and a 20% discount in Kiln Kitchen bar, cafe and restaurant.

Application Process

Please see the complete job description attached.

To apply - Click on the apply button and you will be re-directed to our website where you can download an application form which you will need to complete and send in to us.

There is scope for discussion about salary parameters at interview stage.

This is a key role supporting the leadership team at Central Office and  assisting with ensuring operational processes  across all Breast Cancer Haven centres are being adhered to and implemented appropriately. 

You will be responsible for providing confidential  PA/administrative support to the Leadership team and Board of Trustees.

You will be  well organised and able to manage your own workload.  You will be familiar with all aspects of day to day office procedures and able to remain calm under pressure.  You will ensure all Breast Cancer Haven centres comply with relevant operational processes and procedures.  You will have excellent communication skills and be used to dealing with confidential information. 

For further details and how to apply please see the job pack.

This job may close earlier than the advertised closing date.

Post: Chief Executive Officer

Salary: £31,000 to £35,000 DOE

Contract: Circa 30 hours (negotiable)

About Survive

Established in York in 1990 as a self-help organisation for women survivors of child sexual abuse, we were registered as a charity and a company limited by guarantee in 1998.  We have grown in size and scope, particularly over the last 3 years, and now offer a specialist counselling service, telephone helpline and information service, support/self-help groups and 1:1 support meetings to female and male adult survivors of rape, sexual assault and child sexual abuse.  Our team currently consists of 17 part-time staff and 8 volunteers and we see around 400 clients a year.

Job Description

The Board of Trustees is seeking to appoint a new CEO who will be responsible for agreeing the strategic direction of the charity with them and then implementing the management and administration of the organisation within that framework.
 

You will need to demonstrate strong experience and ability in:

• leading and managing an organisation
• building strong networks and developing opportunities
• operating budgets and management accounts
• successful fundraising
• developing and implementing new successful initiatives

Ideally you will also have:

• a sound understanding of the charitable and voluntary sector including legal requirements and governance
• familiarity of charity policies and procedures to ensure good practice 
• working closely with a Board and delivering reports

You will have excellent communication skills and the confidence and ability to lead, inspire and motivate. Above all, you will embrace the ethos of the charity and the people that it supports.

How to apply:

Please complete the application form and submit it to the email provided by the closing date of 15 December 2019. Enquiries may be made to the same email address.

A DBS Disclosure will be required for this role.

Additional Documents:
Chief Executive Officer Job Description & Person Specification
Application form
Equal Opportunities Monitoring form
Disclosure of Criminal Convictions form

The CEO will lead UpRising, taking overall financial and managerial responsibility as the internal and external face of the organisation. They will be responsible for identifying and implementing development strategies, stewarding our resources, fund raising and ensuring that UpRising continues to be effective and sustainable in our work with young people.

Reports to: Chair & Board of Trustees

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Strategy

• Work with Trustees and Senior Management Team to ensure an effective fundraising and operational strategy is in place to deliver the organisation’s mission. 

Income Generation

• Take overall responsibility for fundraising and the ongoing development of a sustainable business model – with specific responsibility for monitoring the overall budget. 
• Work alongside Head of Development on the delivery of a fundraising plan to ensure diverse and sustainable revenue streams (including via grants, corporate sponsorship, local stakeholder investment, alumni and individual giving). 

Business Model

• Lead the ongoing evolution of the UpRising delivery and replication model. 
• Grow our social franchising model and other earned income streams (to sit alongside traditional direct delivery).

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the external face for UpRising, developing and managing key national relationships. 
• Manage key partnerships with funders, corporate supporters and public sector bodies.
• Work alongside leadership team and local managers to ensure effective regional and local stakeholder management.

Operations

• Work with the Senior Management Team to ensure effective staff management and delivery of programmes, devolved budget management, and impact and evaluation in each of our locations.

Communications

• Ensure that UpRising maintains and continues to build a strong brand and reputation across all sectors. 
• Attend key internal and external events and articulate UpRising views and experience regarding participation, diversity and inclusion.

Governance

• Work with the Chair to enable the Trustees to fulfil their duties and legal responsibilities, including responsibility for risk register.

General Responsibilities

• Be proactive in keeping up to date with developments affecting your work and maintain and improve personal competence through continuous professional development. 
• Take direction on projects and priorities from Trustees, which may vary from time to time. 
• Abide by all organisational policies, codes of conduct and practice. 
• Support diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.

Part-time: 10 hours p/week with flexibility on when hours are worked

Salary: £32k p/annum (pro rata)

Interviews held: Friday 13th December 2019

How to apply: Please send us your CV and Cover Letter addressing each point of the role Person Specification, using the attached Job Description & Person Specification as a point of reference

Purpose of the post:

The Finance Manager (FM) is responsible for the smooth running of the financial aspects of SIP, as specified below, and for innovations that enhance these facets of the organisation whilst in pursuance of SIP’s charitable objectives. 

About SIP:

The Severnside Institute for Psychotherapy (SIP) is a registered charity (1079390) founded in May 1985 by a group of psychoanalytic psychotherapists. Our main objectives are to provide and assist in the provision of psychotherapeutic (and related support services) to members of the public and to promote and develop psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy in the South West through our training courses.

Scope: 

The FM is responsible for maintaining the highest quality of financial management of all parts of the organisation. S/he will also act as Company Secretary providing administrative support to the Board of Trustees in line with the requirements of the Charity Commission and Companies House. 

Key Tasks:

Bookkeeping:

• Oversee the processing of all invoices, claim forms, the receipt and processing of deposits.
• Monthly bank reconciliations and monitoring account balances, maintaining bank mandates and online signatories.
• Providing MMC with information regarding changes in fees and expenses.
• Filing and safe disposal of confidential documents.

HR & PAYE

• Producing and collecting signed copies of contracts of employment
• Maintaining and keeping up to date all PAYE files (P45s and P60s etc) and making HMRC submissions in conjunction with an outsourced payroll provider.
• Keeping abreast of HMRC PAYE requirements.

Financial Planning, Development and Fundraising

• Providing financial advice and expertise to the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee.

• Identifying financial and/or operational opportunities and innovations that will aid the development and long-term stability of the organisation, and in consultation with the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees, taking forward those which fit SIP’s strategy.
• Assembling draft central costs budgets for use in draft departmental budgets, and combined departmental budgets for presentation to Trustees, Executive Committee and the Membership.
• Liaising and co-ordinating with officers and the Training Co-ordinator in order to assist and make recommendations regarding future budgets and the setting of fees and expenses.
• Assembling and distributing quarterly financial updates and advising the 
• Executive Committee and Trustees of any activity to note.
• Point of contact for accountant including assembling end of year information for delivery to the accountant and co-ordinating the production of Financial Statement and Annual Report in time for delivery to membership pre-AGM.
• Managing the operational and book-keeping aspects of fundraising activities.

Company Secretary (approx. 12 hours per quarter)

• Taking minutes at meetings of the Board of Trustees.
• Providing general administrative support to Trustees when needed.
• Filing returns to Companies House and the Charity Commission by designated deadlines.
• Maintaining an awareness of procedures as laid out in the company’s procedural documents and advising the Trustees accordingly.
• Overseeing the preparation and gathering of reports and proposals for General Meetings.
• Managing production of revised procedural documents.

General

• Attending meetings as required and ensuring that those falling within the remit of the FM are administratively serviced
• Holding knowledge of and work within the requirements of SIP’s confidentiality and equal opportunities policies
• Ensuring, together with the TC, that all SIP documents and resources (including website) are kept up-to-date, centralised and accessible as appropriate to officers, members, associates and members of the public
• Making sure all essential deadlines are met

Person specification:

Essential

1. British citizenship OR permission to live and work in the UK
2. Financial management skills (i.e. assembling budgets, production of management accounts, advising on financial implications of business decisions).
3. Experienced bookkeeper
4. Excellent computer skills (including Word and Excel, and QuickBooks, Sage or equivalent).
5. Good communication skills.
6. Able to work as part of a team.
7. Organised and systematic.
8. Ability to prioritise and to meet deadlines.
9. Empathy with objectives of SIP.

Desirable

1. Understanding of psychotherapy work and terminology
2. PAYE and Gift Aid experience
3. Quick learner

The Governance Secretary will play an important role within the governance team at Alzheimer’s Research UK. A key element of this new role will be taking on the core responsibility for supporting our charity partner, the UK Dementia Research Institute Ltd (UK DRI Ltd). The UK DRI is the single largest initiative in dementia research ever launched in the UK and Alzheimer’s Research UK is one of the founding funders. As part of this commitment, Alzheimer’s Research UK manages the governance function of the UK DRI Ltd and this role will provide critical support in this area, enabling the Board of Trustees to carry out their important role effectively.

The Governance Secretary will have excellent experience in building strong relationships at a high level and providing a high standard of confidential support to the Board of Trustees, working closely with the Chair. They will manage a busy cycle of Board and Sub-Committees, support and produce high quality papers, have excellent minute taking skills and liaise with colleagues as necessary to deliver follow up actions.

The Governance Secretary will have the flexibility to manage a range of tasks/responsibilities whilst working within a fast-paced environment and maintaining a high level of discretion.

Reporting to the Corporate Governance Manager, this post is offered on a one-year fixed term with potential to extend. While the role can be flexible, peak times will fall around trustee and committee meetings which will require travel to London.

This is a part time; fixed term contract/secondment opportunity working a minimum of 3 days per week (22.5 hours per week), for a period of 12-months.

Main duties and responsibilities of the role:

• To act as the first point of contact for the Chairman and Trustees, providing them with high quality, confidential support that enables them to carry out their roles effectively.
• To deliver highly effective Board and Sub-Committee meetings, ensuring the smooth conduct of business. This will include the production of high-quality agendas and papers, circulation of papers to strict deadlines, attending all Board and Sub-Committee meetings, minute taking and recording actions. 
• Arrange all logistics for Board, Sub-Committee and other ad hoc meetings as required to ensure they are delivered to a high standard.
• Liaise with colleagues to support the flow of information between the Executive and the Board, liaising with them on the preparation of key reports, papers, agendas and action reports.
• To ensure all actions from Board and Sub-Committee meetings are updated in the relevant action log, communicate actions with colleagues and ensure these actions are delivered and reported back to subsequent meetings.
• Manage trustee correspondence and co-ordinate timely communications, briefings and updates for Trustees as required. 
• Maintenance of the register of Board members’ interests and any arising conflicts.
• Co-ordinate and manage the submission of regulatory returns and updates in accordance with statutory requirements and deadlines
• Present, record, file and store data (including all minutes of meetings and trustee related data) in accordance with company policy.
• Maintain and review as necessary key governance documentation, processes and policies
• Support Trustee recruitment process, induction and ongoing development of Trustees, proactively seeking out opportunities to support Trustees in their roles.
• Support the Corporate Governance Manager in other tasks as necessary to deliver best practice in governance at Alzheimer’s Research UK and the UK DRI Ltd.
• Key interface between the Trustees and the Executive Team at the UK DRI Headquarters

What we are looking for:

• Education to A-level or equivalent level of relevant experience
• A good understanding of governance issues and ability to learn about new governance and regulatory guidelines quickly and apply these to the role.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent listening and communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to record and present information and meeting minutes in a clear, concise and persuasive manner.
• Experience of minute taking
• Able to build rapport and demonstrate influencing, negotiation and decision-making skills and build relationships and inspire confidence and respect at all levels.
• Able to maintain discretion and confidentiality always
• Excellent attention to detail
• Effective problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritise and coordinate workloads
• Experience working in a similar governance or secretariat role
• Experience of a fast-paced role managing multiple priorities.

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge with regular travel to London when required

Salary: Circa £16,800 per annum, pro rata (£28,000 FTE per annum) plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 24th November 2019, with interviews likely to be held on either the 3rd and 5th December 2019. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on these dates.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.