We are seeking an experienced and inspirational leader to join our Leadership Team; someone with a compassionate heart who is motivated by their evangelical Christian faith and has a proven track record and experience of strategic and operational financial management. In liaison with the charity’s Trustees and Leadership Team, you will be instrumental in developing and implementing the Ministry’s ambitious and exciting financial strategy.

You will have the vision, knowledge and skills to convey financial information in a practical and insightful way to different audiences. You will be someone who enjoys combining technical expertise with the ability to inspire and lead others.

You will be expected to demonstrate high levels of accounting knowledge and be comfortable using Sage 50. You will hold an appropriate financial qualification.

If you believe God may be calling you to fulfil this varied and pivotal role and you understand the importance of excellence in accounting for our precious resources, then please apply for this full-time position which is based at our office in Orpington, Kent, with some agreed flexibility to work from home.

Applicants must be committed to Release International’s evangelical Christian beliefs (occupational requirement).

The Governance and Business Manager is a vital function and reports directly to the Chair of the Board. The role is to co-ordinate the work of the organisation, facilitate the effective working of the Boards of Trustees and fulfil company secretary duties. 

The principal responsibilities of the post are as follows:

Company secretary duties Lodging returns with the appropriate authorities, other than HMRC; maintaining statutory books, registers etc; preparing annual reports etc; obtaining advice for Trustees on legal implications of proposed policies; generally, responsible for compliance with statutory requirements, other than tax.

Servicing sub-committees and boards Organises and prepares agendas and papers for meetings, ensuring that decisions are recorded accurately and promulgated appropriately; eliminates crossed wires between committee decisions; supports committee chairs.

Commissioning of outside consultants Enters into contractual agreements with professional advisers and service suppliers, other than in relation to tax, accounting, auditing, investments and cash management; monitors contractual performance; reviewing arrangements as necessary and advising the Chair and Board on necessary action.

Relationship with the University of Westminster Acts as the first point of contact with UoW at an administrative level, ensuring trustee decisions are communicated to the University where appropriate, in particular in relation to the grant funding programme.

Empowering the board Assisting the chair and deputy chairs in executing their role; supporting trustees; ensuring that board attention is given to maintaining a relevant mix of skills, administering the necessary recruitment; provision of information for decision; ensuring follow up from board/committee decisions.

Person specification

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate previous relevant experience in a governance role, ideally within the charity or public sector. Keen attention to detail is crucial as well as strong interpersonal skills.

NB We are committed to diversity and welcome applications from people of all genders, ethnicities and orientations. 

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the RAF’s leading welfare charity and seeks to understand and meet the welfare needs of those in the RAF Family, from those currently serving in the RAF and their families through to veterans of all ages. This is achieved through the delivery of a wide range of services, initiatives and programmes which last year helped over 55,000 individuals.

The Head of Governance plays a key role in ensuring that the Charity meets its responsibilities relating to good governance, accountability, and compliance. They provide support to our Board, our trustees, our staff, and our Senior Management Team on governance and decision making, contract management, internal audit, business planning, and policy development.  The individual will be at the heart of ensuring that the Fund has efficient and effective working practices.

We are seeking a professional and highly credible individual who will possess excellent interpersonal communication and written communication skills and can act with authority and independence, providing a check and balance at all levels of the organisation.

The individual must demonstrate that they have experience in leading a Governance function, preferably within a charity environment and that they are able to provide expert advice on the Charity’s legal and regulatory obligations and governance arrangements. The individual should be a self-starter with high levels of personal initiative, resilience, and drive.

The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The post holder will be primarily based at our HQ, with suitable flexibility to work from home as agreed with the Director of Resources.

A detailed job profile is available below and on the Fund’s website. To apply please send your CV and a covering letter clearly summarising your credentials and explaining why you believe you are suitable for this role to Pete Thompson, Head of HR, 67 Portland Place, London, W1B 1AR or by email.

The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Monday 27 September 2021. Interviews will take place via Video Conferencing Platform shortly thereafter.

Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009) which encourages applications from all sections of the community.

The Head of Finance role is pivotal to the success of the charity, ensuring all project, statutory and budget holder reporting is carried out to a high level of accuracy and timeliness.

The Head of Finance will work directly to the Chief Executive Officer as a key member of the senior management team. The postholder will have responsibility for strategic financial planning and for ensuring that the charity has robust financial management and oversight at all levels of the operation. The role requires a strategic, tactical and rigorous approach playing a pivotal role in ensuring the charity maintains a strong and credible position as we continue to grow.

This role will require a minimum of 2 days a week in the office, but flexibility on location on other days.

Key Responsibilities

1. Oversight of the organisations daily financial operations and line-management of the finance team;
2. To keep abreast of all the charity accounting requirements and provide sound and timely financial advice and information to The Executive Team and Board, including monthly management information;
3. To ensure that key financial processes, systems and practices are in place to ensure robust financial decision-making, budget setting, resource allocation and financial performance monitoring at all levels of the charity. Review and update of financial procedures, with reference to Charity Commission checklists, and changing requirements, at least annually;
4. To advise the Executive and Board of Trustees on financial risk and to ensure that financial risk is mitigated through having robust financial practices and contingencies in place;
5. To work strategically with the Exec Team and the Development and Sustainability Team to drive all aspects of income generation;
6. To act as a spokesperson for the charity to funders and in other settings, as required;
7. To act as Company Secretary to the Charity and to ensure that the statutory requirements of this role are fulfilled;
8. Organisation and preparation of information for the charity’s annual audit, liaising with the charity’s appointed auditors;
9. Oversight of income funds to ensure correct use of funds and ease of reporting back to funders, and correct allocation between restricted and unrestricted funds. Provision of financial support to project teams in creating budgets, business partnering and reporting back to stakeholders;
10. Maintenance of monthly bookkeeping and running of management information on Xero, Approval Max, Salesforce and related financial systems;
11. Through supervision of finance staff to ensure that internal and external financial reporting requirements are met by the charity. This includes cash flow forecasting, VAT, tax and Gift Aid issues and routine financial monitoring and reporting at all levels of the charity;
12. Oversight of the monthly payroll & pensions;
13. To manage external relationships with finance-related partners including banks, auditors, pension funds, investment managers and relevant others.
14. To inform the financial aspects of grant and funding applications and business proposals to ensure that all delivery contracts are costed to reflect agreed levels of core business overheads and profit margins;
15. Maintaining a schedule of all contracts held by the charity. To include monitoring and review of contracts in a timely manner that secures the best value and impact for the charity from all contracted arrangements;
16. Work closely with other teams to ensure CRM is robust, up to date and operationalised;
17. To act as a positive representative for the charity and to model the values and principles of the charity in all dealings with funders, strategic partners, staff and service users;
18. To work in accordance with Best Beginnings’ policies, procedures and values;
19. To undertake such other duties as may be required that are commensurate with the scope and level of responsibilities of this post.

About this exciting opportunity   

Fair4All Finance is seeking a dynamic, experienced, and efficient Executive Assistant to join our team to support the CEO and Leadership Team. Our CEO Sacha Romanovich is an inspiring leader who is guiding work to deliver Fair4All Finance’s ambitious strategy to support the financial wellbeing of people in vulnerable circumstances. 

She has a background in driving purpose led change in business through her previous roles as CEO at Grant Thornton and as the inaugural chair of Access Accountancy. Sacha was awarded an OBE in October 2020 for services to business during the Covid-19 response. You will work closely with Sacha and the Leadership team, and will collaborate with the Team Assistant and Operations team to deliver wider organisational support.

Our team has been through immense growth, growing to a punchy team of 30 within the past 12 months. You can check out our team profiles on our website.

What we are looking for  

We’re looking for someone with a high level of communication skills (both written and verbal), with a can-do attitude. You need to take initiative to proactively drive deadlines and forward plan ensuring varied tasks are done, anticipating the needs of the CEO. If you can work on a day-to-day basis with some ambiguity and are able to stay level-headed and on top of a busy and varied workload to manage the CEO’s and wider teams time and activities skilfully and confidentially, then this could be a great opportunity for you. 

Your responsibilities 

In this role your focus will likely be split across some key areas of work: 

•  Stakeholder management 

• Diary planning and management 

• Meeting preparation and follow up 

• Presentation and webinar support 

• Wider administration to support us in focusing on what matters most 

CEO Support - 40% of time

• Support our CEO in all aspects of her role, helping to manage time, correspondence, tasks and priorities, ensuring commitments outside of her direct role are accommodated 

• Plan and co-ordinate meetings to ensure meetings are purposeful and relevant. Ensure she is fully prepared for meetings, with clarity on who is attending and what is expected by way of outcome.

• Ensure prompt follow-up with agreed action points and follow through ongoing delivery on commitments 

• Assist the CEO with the preparation of PowerPoint presentations and other presentational and engagement tools such as Mural and Miro boards 

• Monitor CEO inbox to ensure emails are acknowledged and prioritised 

Leadership team support – 30% of time

• Support Executive Director and Leadership team with coordinating multistakeholder meetings, liaising with internal and external stakeholders

• Collaborate with the Company Secretary, Chair and their EA to coordinate governance meetings and deadlines with Company Secretary and keep team members updated with changes to support timely review of papers and decision making 

• Support the planning and delivery of the AGM 

Wider Team Support – 20% of time 

• Attend team meetings and circulate actions

• Maintain records in line with internal policies and procedures, including updating stakeholder information in the CRM

• Keep team diaries updated with annual bank holidays, team meetings, board meetings and huddles, reset and reflection days and other organisation wide activities

Other responsibilities – 10% of time

• Attend Operations team and all team meetings and learning sessions

• Overseeing technology of monthly team meetings (screensharing, managing breakout rooms)

• Support and arrange key external meetings and webinars including online events, venues and catering

Person specification 

Essential experience and capabilities include: 

• Passion for our mission to increase the financial resilience of people in vulnerable circumstances

• Experience providing support to CEO and executive leadership teams

• Excellent time management and organisational skills with the ability to understand the strategic context of your work and use that to help prioritise

• Proficiency in taking concise minutes and circulating action points

• Confidence in using Microsoft Outlook (our primary means of communicating externally) and MS Teams (our primary means of communicating internally)

• Confidence in using Microsoft Office 365, including high proficiency in PowerPoint and Word. You’ll be quick learner with new software and tools and using technology to spend time where we add most value

• Confidence with working virtually and using technology to ensure the smooth running of the CEO’s diary

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an ability to build rapport, put people at their ease and sustain productive relationships

• First-rate stakeholder management skills – both internal and external

• A pro-active attitude and problem-solving mentality combined with a keen eye for detail

Desirable experience and capabilities include:

• Are confident using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Dynamics

 Personal characteristics:

• Be dynamic with a strong eye for detail

• An excellent communicator and adept at presenting information in a concise and relevant manner

• Flexible and adaptable and responsive to working in changing environment

• One step ahead of what is coming next and juggling priorities accordingly

• Confident interacting with CEOs and key senior stakeholders including using your influencing skills to ensure senior stakeholders accept meeting requests 

• Able to deal with sensitive issues and to demonstrate confidentiality

• Able to make judgments about what is important, consult appropriately and to have the confidence to manage others expectations

• Have interest in and commitment to continued learning and development, of self and others in the team

Application process

• The role will close Tuesday 12th October at 9:30am

• We may contact you prior to the closing date to arrange an interview

After the job advert closes, your answers will go through a sift process: randomising and anonymising answers to take out individual information that could add biases into hiring decisions. This enables application reviewers to review each answer objectively. People scoring the applications will not have seen your CV at this stage of the process so please try your best to answer questions with specific examples and without simply rephrasing your CV, which they will review later in the recruitment process. 

£32,320- £38,000 (London)

£29,320 - £35,000 (National)

If you’re interested in making a difference to people’s lives across the country, the Treasury is the department for you! We sit at the heart of Government and have provided advice on economic policy and decisions that affect the public finances throughout the country’s history. A Treasury career continues to offer an exciting opportunity to be part of the decision making that affects the whole of the UK.

This role will be based in the Ministerial and Communications group, and the team reports into the finance team within the Corporate Centre. The Ministerial and Communications Group sits at the heart of the Treasury. It provides support to Ministers, through the Ministerial offices; it acts as the external face of the Treasury, through the Press Office and Communications teams; and it is responsible for the management of the department, through its support for the Permanent Secretary, the Treasury Board and the Executive Management Board (EMB), and its ownership of Treasury governance structures. The Group is led by the Permanent Secretary.

The successful candidate will be part of a small, friendly team of nine people working at the heart of HM Treasury. The Corporate Governance and Risk Assurance team is based in the Permanent Secretary’s Office, we work flexibly, and we have a diverse portfolio covering counter fraud, corporate governance, data protection, risk reporting and assurance for HM Treasury Group.

The responsibilities of the Risk and Assurance Officer will include:

Handling risks optimally is essential to ensuring that HM Treasury can meet its objectives and provide value for money. This is an exciting and highly rewarding Range D role, supporting the department by improving capability, providing assurance, and building relationships including with risk owners, boards and committees, sponsor teams for Arms’ Length bodies, external partners.

• Ensuring the smooth running of risk management processes for HMT Group. Facilitate a joined-up approach to operational risk reporting across boundaries. Effectively identify, analyse, supervise and call out risks through tools such as risk registers.
• Acting as the first point of contact for the National Audit Office (NAO) on their reports. Lead the clearance process with our Finance Director in the Corporate Centre group and with policy leads.
• Providing secretariat support for the Assurance and Risk Panel which focuses on the management of operational risks across Treasury Group, including its Arm’s Length Bodies
• Engaging with partners across HMT Group and relevant networks such as the cross-government risk champions network and HMT’s ALB sponsors network. Facilitate the sharing of best practice, provide insight and challenge on risk matters, and embed the principles of good risk management as set out in the Orange Book.
• Proactively support a learning culture, seeking opportunities to improve capability through developing a business partnering approach, becoming trusted for your expertise and guidance.

The responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present. The job holder is encouraged to accept reasonable alterations or additional tasks as we work as a team.

Key Skills & Experience

• You must be willing to work towards acquiring a relevant risk qualification, if not already qualified. We will fully support you in your learning
• Good knowledge and experience of Risk
• Ability to seek out new information and self-develop
• Ability to work in a geographically dispersed team
• Experience in risk, assurance, and/or engaging with partners including Arms’ Length bodies
• Constructively challenge and empower teams and senior leaders to support improved outcomes within the department
• Drive continuous improvement in the organisation through developing stakeholders and own team, delivering a strong risk culture, risk maturity and improved outcomes
• Work independently and flexibly with a focus on delivery outcomes, exercising good judgement and adopting an optimistic and pragmatic approach to solving problems

For more information, please apply using the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Jack White at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

The South East Cancer Help Centre, based in central Purley, is a highly regarded cancer support charity which has been operating for 37 years with modern offices, free parking and excellent public transport access. 

We invite you to join us as our Community Fundraiser to lead a small team who deal with an established supporter base, manage events and develop new opportunities for fundraising.

You will act as the SECHC’s main contact for community fundraising.  Your work will include building new and developing existing fundraising relationships in the community in order to increase income. This will include raising funds from individuals, businesses, events and community organisations such as schools, rotary and golf clubs by growing positive relationships, including having regular meetings and telephone conversations.

This is a small fundraising team and a further key element of your role will be to supervise, support and motivate the team. You also will need to be comfortable working independently and be able to manage your own work load and set priorities.

You will need a range of office skills, including a good working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Publisher together with social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) skills.

The successful candidate will probably have worked in the charity sector and must have good communication and customer service skills, together with a minimum of three years’ continuous employment experience as a fundraiser.

Reporting to the Executive, this position is a full-time role for 37.5 hrs per week but flexible working office days and hours will be considered. Occasionally some work outside normal office hours may be required. Candidates interested in working 4 days a week will be considered.

To apply for this position please click on the 'Application Details' button and in the first instance submit your CV with a supporting statement making clear your suitability for the role against the attached job description. Applicants that are short listed will be contacted but will need to complete and submit our application form prior to final interviews.

Closing Date: Monday 11th October 2021 with interviews held on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th October.

Governance Assistant – Executive Support (Social Housing)

Salary: £31,025 - £34,472 per annum (£18,867 - £20,963 pro rata)

Hoddesdon, Broxbourne 

12 month fixed term maternity cover

Part time - 22.5 hours per week, full-time applicants considered

Closing Date: 27th September 12 noon

Interview Date:  4th October

Our client has an exciting opportunity to join their friendly and collaborative team as a Governance Assistant.  This is a 12 month maternity cover. They are looking for someone to work 3 days per week, but will also consider full-time applicants.

Job requirements:

• You would be responsible for servicing their Group Board and subsidiaries, taking accurate and good quality minutes for all meetings as well as agreeing agendas, making meeting arrangements and ensuring high-quality papers are sent out on time, including editing and checking board papers.

• You would also be responsible for keeping their forward planning documents up-to-date as well as a record of completed governance work so they can make sure they meet all their regulatory requirements and that the Board has oversight of what they need to.

• Acting as Deputy Company Secretary, you would oversee the arrangements for signing and sealing documents, and would support the various compliance checks that they do each year, including their Regulatory Standards, Code of Governance and Code of Conduct. You would also support a range of governance activities including board appraisal records and governance policies.

What they’re looking for: 

• Excellent minute-taking skills as well as good eye for detail

• Great organisational and written skills

• Experience of governance work is desirable, but they are very open to transferrable skills and experience

• Most important is that you have the aptitude to work with stakeholders and other colleagues to maintain a well-organised governance function. 

Our client is flexible on which days and times are worked although most of their meetings take place on a Monday or Tuesday. They are also flexible as to location.  They recognised that the pandemic has shifted many people’s approach to work and our client has already rewritten their flexible working policy to enable staff to work from home more if they are able to.  Many of their office-based staff are looking to split their working week between the home and the office, and with this role they are very open to discussions about a more remote working arrangement if you aren’t local.  Our clients board sessions going forward are likely to be a blend of virtual and in-person meetings and they would expect you to attend those held in their offices. 

All their vacancies are open to flexible working arrangements, something they are really proud of. They offer a competitive benefits package including generous leave entitlements and a personal pension scheme. They believe in the benefits of a diverse workforce and strongly welcome applications from those currently under-represented in the organisation, including LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people, people with disabilities and people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Our client is currently the largest provider of social housing in the Broxbourne area, owning and managing 5000 properties in Hertfordshire and Essex. Their aim is to provide safe and secure homes for their customers and strengthen their local community whilst delivering excellent customer service.

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Your new company
Working with a charity who focus on delivering community, health and well-being services - they have work specifically with young people and run community events across London. The organisation has recently merged and opened a state of the art new building to provide services to the homeless.

Responsibilities
* develop financial strategies, plans, policies and procedures in conjunction with the Director of Corporate Services that support the delivery of overall organisational strategy and business plans.
* develop and manage the provision of a range of financial professional services, including budgetary management, financial forecasting, management accounting, financial reporting.
* lead and manage the Finance team and ensure a culture of high-quality and business focussed service provision.
* act as Company Secretary, ensuring compliance with the statutory and regulatory requirements and providing guidance and support to Audit Committee and the Board.

You will be a qualified accountant and have first class financial control experience. You will ideally have charity experience, but this is not essential. You must be able to demonstrate strong management experience - able to set clear objectives and plans to make sure that deadlines are met.

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This is an exciting opportunity to play a significant part in the strategic management and leadership of one of the most successful and well-known schools in the country. Tiffin School is a selective state secondary school with an excellent financial track record.  We are looking to appoint a well-qualified, experienced and talented financial leader to play a key role in delivering an outstanding finance and business function to our academy.

The postholder will work as a member of the Senior Leadership Team which meets regularly to set the strategic direction of the Academy Trust and plan, organise, monitor and evaluate its work. The postholder will also be the company secretary to the Academy Trust.

The successful candidate must be a highly motivated individual who can lead by example and inspire others. You will:

• Be an experienced financial leader with established proven track record of financial management, risk management and financial operational leadership.

• Have excellent and successful leadership and management skills, and be used to working

with a number of diverse teams.

Some educational and or Charity background may be an advantage but we would welcome applicants from other sectors.

Tiffin School has a vibrant and friendly staff, with a diverse mix of teachers and support staff.  The location is close to Kingston town centre, with excellent public transport links to Central London.  We are close to Richmond and Bushy Parks, and the Surrey countryside.  Benefits include: season ticket loan/Cycle to Work scheme/salary advance scheme for a rental deposit/free on-site parking /childcare vouchers/enhanced maternity benefits/and Local Government Pension Scheme.  For a good feel of the School, please look at the Head’s Newsletters on the website. 

Please see our website for the Recruitment Brochure, including the Person Specification, Job Description and application form.  Only fully completed application forms sent to our vacanies email and received by the stated deadline for applications will be accepted as valid applications.

Safeguarding of Children

REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 (EXCEPTIONS) ORDER 1974 (AS AMENDED IN 2013)

Tiffin School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  The post you are applying for is subject to an order under Section 4(4) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  Applicants must therefore provide information about all: convictions, cautions, warnings, reprimands, binding over or other orders, pending prosecutions, criminal investigations that are not “protected” as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).  This particular post is also subject to a section 128 management check.

Equal Opportunities

Tiffin School is an equal opportunities employer and its policies, including the need to guard against false assumptions based on an applicant’s sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, disability, religion, age, marital status, working pattern, sexual orientation or gender reassignment, are followed at all stages of the selection procedure.

The Portman Group

The Portman Group is the social responsibility body and self-regulator for alcohol packaging and promotion in the UK.  As the alcohol industry watchdog, we regulate various forms of alcohol marketing through our Codes of Practice on the Naming, Packaging and Promotion of Alcoholic Drinks and Alcohol Sponsorship.

Independent Complaints Panel Member

Complaints under these Codes of Practice are adjudicated on by an Independent Complaints Panel.  The membership of this Panel is diverse and independent from the Portman Group, representing a wide range of backgrounds and experience.

We are seeking three new Panel members to replace three members whose terms of appointment will be coming to end.

In order to keep a balance of expertise and experience, we are particularly interested in applicants with:

• a professional background working with young people;
• an insight into youth trends and behaviours (e.g. working in education);
• experience in youth or social work;
• adjudicatory experience;
• a creative or marketing background, particularly those who have experience in social media marketing that targets young people.

Please note that anyone who is or has been directly employed by an alcoholic drinks producer is ineligible to apply for these vacancies.  If you currently work for a marketing agency that works with alcohol brands, even if you are not working on these accounts, you will be unable to apply.

Panel members are required to have sound judgement; good communication and listening skills; a reasonable awareness of alcohol issues; a balanced view of alcohol’s role in society; and to be genuinely independent and objective in their thought and approach.  To ensure that the Panel is diverse we welcome applications from anyone who believes they would enjoy the role, there is no required level of experience, and we encourage applications from anyone over the age of 18. 

Panel membership represents a diversity of background and experience.  We welcome candidates of any gender, race, ethnicity, religion and people with disabilities and those who live or work in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.  Indeed, we welcome all candidates who are aged 18 and over and are able to devote the necessary time to the work.

The Independent Complaints Panel meets a minimum of eight times per year.  The dates are agreed before the beginning of the calendar year.  The meetings usually take place at the Portman Group’s offices in central London or a venue close by subject to any Covid restrictions that may apply.  Meetings usually fall on a Thursday and run from 12:30 – 14:30. A sandwich lunch is provided. Prior permission for absenteeism from Panel meetings must be gained from the Chair.

As a member of the Independent Complaints Panel, you agree to be a Director of the limited company; and, your directorship will be notified to Companies House. 

You also agree to sign a non-disclosure agreement meaning that any information the Portman Group shares with you is confidential and you agree not to disclose or share this information with anyone else without first gaining permission from either the Portman Group or the Panel Chair.

Further information can be found by using the link here: . Candidates should enclose a full CV along with a covering letter explaining clearly how they meet the requirements of this role. Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Unfortunately, due to the high number of applications we receive we will not be able to respond to each application individually.  If you have not received a response by 29 October you have not been successful on this occasion.

The Portman Group is committed to equal opportunities; applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates who meet the stated criteria and are over the age of 18. 

HLSI is looking for a creative, resourceful, commercially-aware and professional Operations Manager.

The Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution is a centre for educational, cultural and social renewal.  A lending library, a programme of weekly lectures and an archive have been integral to the membership of HLSI since its establishment in 1839.  Activities now also include adult education courses, debates, concerts, film screenings and art exhibitions, all open to both members and the public.  The historic Grade 2 listed building also hosts weddings, fairs and other events. HLSI is at the centre of the area’s varied cultural and social life and is one of the very few such institutions remaining in the country.

Reporting to the President, and with the help of a small team, the Operations Manager will:

• take full responsibility for the administration of HLSI and the overall management of the building and the employees
• manage its operations cost-effectively and efficiently, creating and maintaining a welcoming and safe environment
• support the strategy and policies of the management team 
• ensure financial transactions and purchases are managed correctly
• ‘be the face’ of HLSI to members and public
• promote engagement with, and membership of, the Institution

To be our Operations Manager, you will be able to demonstrate:

• management experience in a professional or voluntary environment with the ability to develop a collaborative team
• excellent interpersonal skills with a range of people including volunteers and the public
• personal integrity and creativity in problem-solving
• excellent communication skills, numeracy and accuracy
• a willingness to ‘go the extra mile’
• experience of managing finances and developing budgets

Application deadline: midday Monday, 27 September 2021

First interviews: 7 October 2021

Second interviews: 16 October 2021