Our Vision

A world where all young people flourish, regardless of their background.

Who We Are

LTSB is a social mobility charity that works with bright young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, ensuring they find meaningful, skilled careers – and that firms get positive, effective employees who can make a difference from their first day.

Our four key responsibilities are:

• Promoting opportunities to those from backgrounds that are not normally reached
• Preparing young people for the workplace, and the workplace for young people
• Providing context for their application, and stewarding the hiring process
• Pastoral care – an additional support network for the first phase of their career

We don’t just get young people jobs. We launch careers. When diverse talent is given preparation and support, they don’t just get by, they thrive – and that means more representative management which can better train and retain a more representative workforce.  For historic information, please see our Impact Report on our website: www.ltsb.charity

Finance Team

The Finance team consists of a Finance Director and a Finance Administrator role.

Finance Director

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Finance Director is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day financial management of the LTSB, and provides commercial focus, leading on financial compliance and governance and overseeing strong and effective financial administrative functions and reporting. With overall responsibility for the charity’s finance function, you will play a significant role as a senior member of the leadership team to ensure the charity can achieve its mission in the most effective and efficient way possible. The FD manages the Finance Administrator who undertakes the day-to-day financial administration.

Main Responsibilities
 

Day-to-day financial management

• Ensure relevant and accurate records are kept, filings made, and taxes paid as required by HMRC (in respect of Payroll, corporation tax and VAT), pension agencies, Companies’ House and the Charity Commission.
• Develop and enhance the financial and management reporting systems to meet the strategic and operational needs of the Trust including the identification and implementation of suitable software, and upgrades to existing software and office systems to improve processes and systems to bring about efficiencies.
• Ensure compliance with statutory accounting and regulatory requirements of financial and charity governance matters.
• Prepare the annual accounts in accordance with relevant statutory and accounting reporting standards and auditing requirements.
• Liaise with external auditors in relation to the annual audit and any management recommendations raised by the auditors.
• Oversee the management and reporting of all funds received from external funders. Ensure that accurate restricted fund accounts are maintained and that the financial records comply with funder reporting requirements.
• Supervise the Finance Administrator.
• Keep the CEO and Finance Committee informed of material developments on a regular and ad-hoc basis as required.
   

Strategic financial planning and management

• Prepare quarterly and annual management accounts, including income and expenditure accounts, balance sheet, cash flows, financial performance indicators and supporting notes for the Finance Committee and Trustee Board quarterly meetings.
• Be responsible for the budgeting and forecasting process for the organisation and provide appropriate reporting, variance analysis and support for decision making to the CEO, SLT and Board.
• Developing and leading LTSB’s finance strategy, optimising the charity’s financial performance and strategic position.
• Providing strategic leadership in relation to LTSB’s finances, advising on matters of compliance, risk, and contract performance.
   

Governance

• Accountable to the Finance Committee of the Board for all financial, risk and audit matters working closely with the CEO and Board to achieve a high quality of governance for LTSB.
• Ensure LTSB’s legal and governance responsibilities are undertaken and executed in a robust and transparent way, with trustees updated on any relevant legal and/or governance changes.
• Maintain up-to-date corporate documents and ensuring that all required documents are filed at Companies House and Charities Commission within the requisite deadlines.
   

Wider responsibilities

• Undertaking any other duties and projects as may be assigned by the CEO or the Board of Trustees.

Person Specification
 

Education/qualifications/experience

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong financial systems and experience working as a finance director.
• Outstanding and influential leader with the ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.
• Demonstrable commitment to LTSB’s vision and values.
• Experience of financial statement preparation and audit process management.
• Experience of preparing board papers and presenting to boards.
• Experience of managing grant finances and contract compliance.
• Commercially aware.
• Experience of preparing and submitting VAT returns under the partial exemption method.
• Experience of working in the charity sector with good knowledge of charity accounting.
• Experience of overseeing the development of organisational policies, procedures and systems.
• We have recently moved from Quickbooks to Oracle Netsuite accounting software so candidates with a good working knowledge of at least one of these systems would be ideal, although experience of using any similar cloud accounting system would be advantageous for the role
   

Skills and Abilities

• Strong technical financial and management accounting skills.
• Strong IT skills with advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to work to deadlines with good prioritisation and time management skills.
• Proven financial analysis, cashflow management and forecasting ability.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills (verbal and written).
• Proven ability to produce and interpret management accounts
• Proven ability to provide support, and guidance to non-financial managers and colleagues.
• The ability to manage a varied and pressured workload.
• Highly motivated and autonomous.
   

This job description is intended to summarise the main duties and responsibilities of the post and is not intended to be a full and exhaustive list of tasks. All LTSB staff members are expected to demonstrate flexibility and willingness to perform appropriate tasks when the need arises.

This role is ideal for an experienced Finance Director who is seeking flexible hours and home working. Although the FD would need to attend meetings in London they could be based anywhere in the UK. This is a home-based role, and our team works independently with no central office.

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter in Word format, when prompted to attach documents, explaining how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work at LTSB in this role.

Please note, all candidates will need to have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 29th May 2022. Applications received after this point will not be considered.

First stage interviews will be held by Zoom during w/c 6th June. Second stage interviews will be held in London on Wednesday 15th June.

Fundraising Insights Manager

Closing Date 5th June 2022

Interview Date 14th June 2022

Income Generation

Permanent – 37.5 hours per week

Hospice Pay band – D (£33,561 - £40,503)

Location: Hybrid working including Erdington and Selly Park sites

The Hospice Charity Partnership, formed from Birmingham St Mary’s and John Taylor Hospices, is looking for a Fundraising Insights Manager to join the Income Generation Team.

Are you an experienced Data Manager? Do you have experience of gathering and analysing data in the third sector and sharing your insight with colleagues?

If so then we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join the fundraising team as a Fundraising Insights Manager.

Working to support The Hospice Charity Partnership in achieving its vision to reach more people across our communities and growing voluntary income.

This role is responsible for the management of the Donorflex CRM system, which incorporates all data for fundraising and engagement purposes and records all voluntary gifts and Gift Aid.

Working across the department, you will take ownership for the delivery of high-quality data processing, ensuring systems capture the right data about supporters so the charity can plan insight-led activities to raise the voluntary income needed for The Hospice Charity Partnership (HCP) to achieve its goals.

Reporting directly to the Head of Fundraising Partnerships & Supporter Experience one of your main objectives will be to collect & analyse data to understand who our supporters are and how we can enhance and maximise income and engagement utilising this information.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience of managing and working with fundraising databases, good analytical skills, attention to detail and problem solving, as well as the ability to interpret information and quickly assimilate data and spot inconsistencies/patterns. Significant experience of working in a fundraising setting directly supporting donors and having a comprehensive understanding of the supporter journey and related processes would be an advantage, as well as a thorough understanding of data protection and confidentiality in the context of fundraising and finance.

If you have the skills and expertise and want to make a difference to people living with a life-limiting illness, this could be the role for you.

We do not have a sponsor’s licence and are unable to support Visa applications.

We value each person as an individual - whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters, every person matters. We embrace diversity of culture, background and environment knowing it enriches our workplace and our relationships with our local communities. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear from you; about what makes you uniquely you, and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.

Candidates can be put off applying for a job when they have caring responsibilities and may not think they can achieve the flexibility they need. We are keen to hear from you, and whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution.

New Vacancy- Finance Business Partner– Erdington

£42,000 - £45,000 per annum, plus £1,680 Car allowance

37.5 hour per week

Trident Group has over 50 years of delivering homes, services and innovation for up to 8,000 people in over 3,400 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands. It employs more than 750 staff, works with over 150 volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships for many more. The Group has an annual turnover of more than £32m and owns assets close to £170m.

The Group includes Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance; Trident Reach, a registered care and support charity providing services (homeless, mental health, young people, older people, BME groups and domestic violence) to people in the Midlands.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Finance with key relationships with the Operational Directors. The Finance Business Partner will work with our business to report, understand and influence financial and operational performance. The post will straddle the Senior Management Teams of Finance and the operational business.

• To manage the financial reporting and management accounting function for one of our business units. Ensure reporting to Group Finance Director and to the business is timely, accurate and insightful.
• Provide value-adding comment on performance through monthly reporting and feeding into Group Board reporting.
• Working with the business, prepare challenging annual budget within Group timetable.
• Monthly reforecasting providing an accurate view of our annual projection
• Able to provide information that feeds in to our 30-year financial plan.
• Able to provide information on key risks and opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Input into new business/grant submissions. Challenge to deliver profitable schemes in line with our strategies.
• Provide challenge and ideas for improvement. Have the personality to commitment to drive positive change.
• Make best use of our reporting systems – improving the monthly reporting pack. Proving reports to scheme/project or expense code where appropriate.
• Management and development of an Assistant Management Accountant
• Support to deliver regulatory and statutory reporting
• Key role in delivering successful year end accounts/audit

About you

• Qualified accountant
• Demonstrable evidence of business partnering in a similar organisation
• Evidence of driving performance in a similar team.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills both with the team and the wider business.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Good knowledge of Excel and other MS packages and a sound knowledge of Finance and reporting Systems.
• Able to motivate teams and contribute as team player.
• Strong interpersonal skills to enable effective liaison with internal and external clients.
• Able to work flexibly and under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Applying

All applications must be accompanied with a current CV which will be used to assess your suitability for the role. Please ensure all the skills, experience and qualifications requested are clearly demonstrated in your CV as explained in the body of the advert.

All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live with in the UK

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure and barring service (DBS). Please be aware you will need to complete an enhanced adults DBS check before taking up the role.

36% of children from disadvantaged backgrounds leave primary school in England each year unable to read to the expected standard. Innovations for Learning (IFL) is a charity focused on using technology to close this literacy gap through a unique online reading support programme called TutorMate. 

About Innovations for Learning UK

Innovations for Learning (IfL) is a small but growing charity, which is working to ensure that every child in the UK acquires the literacy skills they need for their to thrive and fulfil their potential. Many children fall behind with reading simply because they lack the opportunity to practise. TutorMate addresses this problem by using a bespoke internet platform to pair volunteer tutors from corporate organisations with struggling pupils. TutorMate has been proven to improve the literacy outcomes, confidence and reading enjoyment of young children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our model is to partner with local and national businesses which recruit their own employees as volunteer readers and provide funding for the programme. TutorMate pairs struggling children (5- to 7-year-olds) with adult volunteers who use a bespoke internet platform and a voice connection to link – from their workplace or home – to a dedicated classroom laptop for 30 minutes a week, during the school day, over an entire academic year.  Up to ten children in each Year 1 or Year 2 class participate, giving the programme a reach and scale that no school is able to achieve with parent or community volunteers.

We have set ourselves an ambitious target of supporting 4,000 children by 2024 and this role, with responsibility for stewarding and nurturing our existing corporate partnerships, will be crucial to ensuring that we have sufficient volunteers to achieve this target.

About the role

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you proactive, self-motivated and keen to develop your influencing and communication skills to help us retain, grow and unlock partnerships for the benefit of disadvantaged children?

This new role is an exciting opportunity for someone to make their mark in a fast-growing charity.  You will be responsible for retaining, nurturing and growing our existing, diverse portfolio of 70+  corporate partnerships. You will maximise corporate income and deliver excellent partnership stewardship and a great supporter experience. You will play a lead role in the annual partnership renewal process, spotting opportunities to increase partner engagement and proactively identifying ways to unlock additional income. You will also have some responsibility for onboarding new partners, in collaboration with the Tutor Support Team.

Reporting to the Executive Director, who you will support to manage the highest value partners, you will work closely with our Business Development Manager and Marketing and Communications Manager.

For full details please see the attached Job Specification.

This role is ideal for someone home-based with the ability to travel to occasional meetings. Working days can be arranged flexibly and can be offered as a 4 or 5 day per week opportunity.

Why work for us?

CARE International UK is developing its new strategic plan and IT plays a major part in this. The new IT Strategy is being developed with focus on supporting other teams to improve efficiency and performance and ensure cross-team coordination on IT.

At CARE International UK we affirm the dignity, potential and contribution of participants, donors, partners and staff. Our actions are consistent with our mission. We are honest and transparent in what we do and say and accept responsibility for our collective and individual actions. We work together effectively to serve the larger community. We constantly challenge ourselves to the highest levels of learning and performance to achieve greater impact.

About you

The post holder is expected to have these skills and experience in the following:

Solutions

• Acting as CARE UK internally/externally hosted database and SharePoint Intranet administrator, meet with business teams to define needs, implementing those needs, and working with the internal IT dept.
• Manage data manipulation by using e.g., stored procedures, transactions, triggers etc. to provide information to help management decision.

Managing implementations

• Implement business need by identifying the correct delivery method.
• Take leadership role in Project Managing the upgrade or implementation of all relevant business solutions, be a focal point for delivery across the organization.

Database Management

• DBA Support - administration, maintenance, and technical support of CIUK’s database systems and BI Tools .
• Technical Application 3rd line support – providing technical expertise to Care’s IT Helpdesk/Support Engineers relating to in-house built applications.
• General administration of CARE databases including but not limited to backups, maintenance, security and necessary upgrades when required or needed.

For more information, please read the Candidate Brief.

About the role

The post holder has responsibility for maintaining the relevant CIUK’s Business Applications and Information Systems and working with different departments in identifying IT issues to support CIUK’s existing business processes and operations.  The post holder also needs to be an expert in this field.

About CARE

CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places.  We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

CARE International UK is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to dismantling harmful and oppressive structures of power and accordingly centre gender equity in our work to save lives, fight poverty and achieve social justice. The post holder agrees to promote and uphold these principles.

CARE International UK operates fair, transparent and non-discriminatory recruitment practices and actively encourages applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates from Black and minoritised communities, LGBT+ candidates and disabled candidates.

CARE International UK is a disability confident employer. As part of our commitment to disability inclusion we guarantee interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role. To be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme please complete the relevant section in the online application form. If at any stage of the recruitment process you require reasonable adjustments, including a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format, please contact hr team.

Safeguarding

CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. Recruitment to all jobs in CARE International UK includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.

To Apply:

To apply, please click on the apply button to be redirected to our website for the application form. Also, download and read the Business Systems Administrator Pack,  including the Job Description and Person Specification for more details on the role. Applications are completed online. If you require a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format please contact hrteam. Please note, Curriculum Vitae’s (CVs) will not be accepted..

Closing date for applications: 23:59 Wednesday 25th May 2022

Interview date: w/c Monday 6th June 2022

We're looking for someone to help us sell training that reduces gambling related harms. You'll be enthusiastic for the mission, great at building contacts and relationships, and really good at getting them to commit to our offer.

The two offerings you'll be working with, at least initially, are Phase Red and Safer Gambling Training.

Phase Red is a City & Guilds assured training programme developed alongside our expert partner - the National Centre for Suicide Prevention (NCSPET) - to ensure that customer facing operators feel confident in having conversations that can take a person from a place of risk and vulnerability to a place of connection and safety.

Safer Gambling Training is aimed at increasing awareness of customer vulnerability and gambling harms within customer facing roles in the gambling industry. The programme aims to develop skills to interact with customers in a way which will minimise or prevent further gambling harms. The training is delivered in partnership with YGAM and is also City & Guilds Assured.

You'll be taking these training offers, identifying organisations who can benefit from them, working with them from initial contact through to commitment, and following up with them afterwards to build the relationship further. We have a reasonable network already; you will be working with this and engaging in activities to grow it further.

We are seeking someone who will:

• Identify, develop and complete sales opportunities, ensuring the organisation’s sustainability and growth.
• Contribute to strategy and business development – key to this is the management of internal and
external stakeholders, including a key, valued partner organisation.
• Have a strong understanding of gambling harms, associated trends and the wider gambling sector.
• Be committed to developing awareness and understanding of gambling harms.
• Be a proactive ambassador of Safer Gambling Training, Phase Red and BKM Evolve.

The role will require regular travel, but is otherwise home based. We're a growing organisation, and there will be opportunities to develop your career with the organisation as we grow, and to take on more responsibility as you demonstrate your capabilities.

For more details, please download the full job description and person specification, read it, and if you feel you match what we're looking for, please submit your CV and cover letter! We look forward to hearing from you!

My client is well-known international brand working globally in the fight against poverty. Due to a peak in their workflow, they are currently looking for a Finance Business Partner to support them through their busy budgeting period.

Key duties: 

• To manage the planning, budgeting and forecasting processes for your business unit.
• Review of monthly numbers with key budget holders, understanding variances and actioning as appropriate.
• Implement improved financial performance management processes, by pioneering a business partnering approach with budget holders.
• Provide insightful analysis to support the business with decision-making.

The successful candidate will hold a full professional accounting qualification. You do not need to have worked in the charity arena before, however a proven track record in business partnering and commitment to excellence are essential. This role requires someone who is technically able but also ambitious with strong communication skills.

This role will be home based and inside of IR35.

Business Development/Fundraising Manager (Please note this role is known internally as *Relationship Manager - Product Neutral)

Salary: £30,500 - £32,500 (inclusive of car allowance worth £4,500) Car allowances are not viewed as a benefit or as any part of remuneration. Employees who receive a car allowance must provide a suitable car for business purposes, and is based on the criteria of a minimum business mileage of 5,000 per annum.

Contract length: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Location: Home Based/Field Based in Northern Ireland (NI has two regions and this is for the East Side of Northern Ireland with the defining line Ballintoy, Lissolman, Ballymoney, Rosnashane, Portglenone, Newferry, Toome, Portadown and including all the towns and cities East of this) candidates must live within 20 miles of patch due to business need.

Please note we will be shortlisting upon application, the role will close once we find a suitable candidate, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Are you an ambitious, driven people person, passionate about raising money to support Cancer Research UK with its plans to beat cancer sooner?

At Cancer Research UK, our pioneering research has helped double survival rates in the last 40 years but there is much more that we want to do. Our Managers inspire and engage with our communities to enable us to raise the funds we need to continue this life saving research. We now have an amazing opportunity for you to join the UK's leading cancer charity whose science holds the solution.

Why we need you

We're looking for a natural people person, with excellent relationship building skills. You'll be used to managing conflicting priorities and be adaptable in an environment where no two days are the same.

What will I be doing?

Our Managers work within the community to provide individuals, groups and corporate supporters an exceptional level of service across the Cancer Research UK portfolio. They will inspire and motivate supporters to develop long-term relationships and maximising fundraising opportunities. There is also a strong focus on acquisition within the role and we are looking for someone who can maximise opportunities to bring in new fundraising opportunities for Cancer Research UK. Internally this role is known as Relationship Manager, however the role could also suit someone who has worked as a Business Development Manager, Fundraising Manager or Account Manager.

This role Includes evening and weekend work with occasional overnight stays

Make an impact every day by…

• Inspiring, developing and managing supporters to achieve their goals through offering outstanding and tailored stewardship

• Ensuring each supporter has a stewardship plan in place which best fits their motivations

• Planning and delivering effective rewards and recognition to increase loyalty and income

• Building strong working relationships with other divisional team members

• Supporting the development of a prospect pipelines of opportunities and identifying and cultivating leads.

Please see the following link for a full candidate pack:

What skills are you looking for?

You'll be able to bring to the role…

• Excellent networking and relationship manager skills - and the ability to motivate and influence supporters or customers to reach targets

• Experience of working as part of a high performing team, achieving and exceeding KPIs and targets

• Experience of working as a team, and also working unsupervised

• Ability to understand CRUK's vision and purpose, and using this to motivate and inspire supporters

• A strong solutions focused approach to help supporters overcome any challenges and maximise their fundraising efforts

• Great time management, prioritisation and planning skills.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills (face to face, written and phone) to engender the confidence of supporters and build long lasting relationship

What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So, we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership, childcare vouchers and much more. You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.

Application method: In our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, we operate an anonymised shortlisting process. Please therefore ensure that you have completed the work history section of the application form and copied your cover letter into the screening question when requested. CVs are required for all applications; however, they will not be reviewed as part of the shortlisting process

Every year, hundreds of millions of people around the world are affected by natural disasters and conflict. RedR UK is an international disaster relief charity which saves lives by giving aid workers the vital skills they need to do their jobs to the highest possible standard. RedR UK provides training and technical support to NGOs and thousands of people each year in everything from providing emergency shelter to staying safe in the field, from project management after emergencies to essential water and sanitation skills and more.    

RedR UK is also a Membership organisation, with a global network of 1,800 Members, all of whom are experienced humanitarian professionals. The RedR UK Membership is a mark of quality, enabling aid workers to obtain professional recognition of their skills and experience.   

RedR has offices in the UK and Jordan and works in over 40 countries each year. RedR UK is part of RedR International, an international federation of organisations that share a common vision and mission.  

RedR UK is committed to a strong, positive culture, with benefits for staff and those with whom we work. Our culture is also important to us in terms of our ethic of humanitarian impartiality and neutrality and our compliance with the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and other professional codes of conduct.

Our values are vitally important to us as individuals, teams and to RedR UK as a whole. We are committed to a continuous process of strengthening our culture, maintaining the high standards required to work together effectively, and delivering first class advice and service to those with whom we work.   

About this role

The Administrator will be responsible for general administrative support across all RedR’s teams including supporting the Hubs with the administration of learning events globally.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Managing the Purchase Ledger

• Running creditors reports and lists for payment runs from QuickBooks
• Input payments onto online banking
• Allocation of bank payments in QuickBooks
• Reconciliation of creditors
• Input of purchase invoices on Dext Prepare, receipt and invoice processing software

Managing the Sales Ledger

• Allocation of income from banking/other sources within QuickBooks
• Review and action aged debtors.
• Raising refunds where necessary.
• Reconciliation of income to external sources e.g., Salesforce.

General

• Posting and reconciliation of credit card accounts
• Reconciliation of bank accounts
• Inputting of budgets
• Running reports for business areas
• Creation of new classes in QuickBooks
• Assisting colleagues with financial queries

Additional Responsibilities

• Undertake other tasks as reasonably requested by your Line Manager
• All employees are required to adhere to RedR's values of collaboration, excellence, lifelong learning, integrity and accountability.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Prior experience in similar role.
• Strong bookkeeping skills.
• Confident numerically.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office packages.
• Systematic and efficient, including an ability and willingness to prioritise, manage and complete a variety of tasks.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to liaise confidently with different stakeholders.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively on a variety of tasks, to tight deadlines, with minimal supervision.
• Using initiative and being proactive, with a problem-solving approach to challenges.
• Flexible and adaptable approach as part of small organisation.

Desirable

• Qualification in Finance or Accounts.
• Prior experience of working in QuickBooks software.
• An interest in Learning and Development.

Main purpose of the role

To be responsible for leading and managing the Carers Trust Heart of England’s CQC registered services.  The postholder will inspire, motivate, support and lead from the frontline fostering an open and honest relationship with the individuals, their families, staff, and wider system stakeholders.  This transparent relationship will build confidence and trust in you as a manager, the service, and the charity as a whole. 

What we are looking for

A confident and proactive person-centred manager who has an eye for detail in terms of compliance and quality monitoring.  You will be able to implement new strategies and improve outcomes where required.  You will be well versed in safeguarding processes and be highly skilled in people management.

Key aims of the post

• To lead, manage and coordinate the Carers Trust Heart of England’s CQC registered services adhering to the requirements outlined as a CQC registered provider, ensuring a high-quality service is always provided
• To manage the regulated care team(s), and to oversee any recruitment, training and development needs whilst providing capacity to deliver a 24/7 service
• To carry out assessments and assist in safeguarding, enabling clients to live with dignity and purpose through the delivery and provision of person-centred care services
• Supporting families to meet their physical, domestic, mental health and social needs at home and in the community and to update care plans, carry out risk assessments, ensuring health and safety standards are met and maintained ensuring all other compliance as required

Duties to include

• Providing leadership, management, and the highest level of support to our team(s), to ensure the very best outcomes in everything we do
• Accountable for the Health and Safety of staff and clients; ensuring relevant policies and procedures are always followed, providing a safe working environment
• Ensure consistent application of continuity healthcare services’ policies, procedures and approved practice; and to promote our aims and values
• Identify recruitment needs, ability to identify and recruit high quality carers, implement excellent training and maintain high retention ratios, responding to capacity needs of the service at all times
• Implement and manage quality assurance, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care services, to vulnerable people living in their own home is achieved consistently
• Carry out individual assessments for domiciliary care service users, ensuring that support is provided in line with assessed individual needs
• Take responsibility for ensuring the emergency on-call phoneline is covered outside normal office hours, including holding the line as part of the on-call rota
• Ability to ensure scheduling is effectively designed to ensure Care Support Workers deliver the allocated care to the client
• To manage and monitor the alerts systems providing assurance and evidence that visits are attended and helping to keep both Care Support Workers and customers safe.
• Prepare weekly KPIs and meet deadlines and targets; ensuring that the company operates within its budget and meets financial and operational targets whilst interpreting and using data to drive developments and improvements in performance
• Ensure that the organisation consistently meets legislative requirements and remains fully compliant with CQC’s standards
• To work with the Deputy CEO and others in respect of preparing for and engaging with inspection processes
• Ensure that the terms and conditions of our funding streams/contracts are adhered to
• Flexibility required to meet the business needs, evening & weekend events, and the general requirements of a 24/7 care service
• Encourage client, customer and stakeholder feedback, seeking innovative solutions to local needs

The Finance Manager will be the focal point for WFD’s finance transactions and will have a key role in providing reliable and accurate financial services for WFD.

Reporting to the Head of Finance or Deputy Director of Finance this role will line manage a small team to deliver the day-to-day accounts payable/receivable function across the organisation.

They will lead on delivering financial compliance in line with HMRC's requirements, play a critical role in organising and delivering financial training, including inductions for new staff and ensure financial procedures and policies are understood and followed.

The Finance Manager is also responsible for managing and maintaining WFD’s finance IT systems, accounting software, and is the first-line support for troubleshooting and resolving technical and non-technical issues relating to the financial systems. In addition, they will lead on any internal communications, and on banking procedures.

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About YOU

You will have all the usual characteristics of a seasoned Finance Manager, great planning skills, attention to detail, coaching skills, and will also need to have the following.

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A qualified accountant with significant role experience OR qualified by experience with a proven solid track record of managing an accounts department (payables, receivables, cash, and banking functions) and supporting all users on its financial system application.

• International payments experience
• Able to apply strong knowledge and understanding of the key accounting principles and able to engage at different levels in the business, including ability to support, coach and build capacity in non-financial managers.
• Relationship management and administrative experience of business banking software (HSBC . net – desirable) Application/Interview Stage
• Proficient in the use of Business Central (Dimension software desirable) or other financial accounting software-
• Advanced level Microsoft Excel.
• Experience of leading or supporting on annual audits.
• Experience of delivering accounting systems/ procedure training
• Experience of using Microsoft SharePoint 
• Experience of providing effective secretariat support to executive or Board level committees Experience of project management
• Experience of compliance management overseas and in a rapidly changing organisation is highly desirable

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We are looking for an experienced and passionate individual to join our small team of support staff. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys having great autonomy in organising their own workload and using their broad fundraising skills and drive to make a positive impact.  If you enjoy a challenge and like to see the direct results of your efforts, then this role is for you!

Key information: Fundraising and Development Manager

Location: Remote/home-based – with occasional travel to Newham, East London.

Reporting to: CEO

Hours: 24 hours a week (over 3 set days or worked flexibly)

Salary: £16.96 per hour (£21,166 per annum) plus pension contribution and employee wellbeing package.

Purpose of role:

As part of our small and flexible team, the Fundraising and Development Manager is primarily responsible for maximising income and support for Treasures Foundation, so that we can continue with our success and meet our ambitious plans for expansion.

The Fundraising and Development Manager reports to the CEO and supervises the Quality Manager and the Finance Manager.  

Main responsibilities:

Strategy

• Maintain and implement our Fundraising Strategy with a focus on Trusts and Foundations, whilst developing other streams of revenue, including corporate partnerships, online fundraising, major donors and the potential creation of a social enterprise.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the organisational strategy for the charity.

Fundraising

• Build on the successful development of the current fundraising programme to ensure the growth and consolidation of key income streams.
• Work with the CEO, Quality Manager and Finance Manager to identify and scope project plans and budgets.
• Identify new and creative opportunities for increasing and generating income.
• Produce attractive and engaging materials to support the fundraising plan and present a compelling case for support to funders and donors. This includes maintaining the website and social media platforms.
• Attend interviews and meetings with funders (usually via zoom/phone) as part of the application or reporting process.
• Work alongside the Quality Manager and Finance Manager, to collate and analyse information from our Lamplight monitoring database, to produce accurate and timely monitoring and evaluation reports for funders.
• Nurture and maintain relationships with funders and donors.
• Review fundraising policies and practice and ensure that the charity is operating within charity law and adheres to the Institute of Fundraising Codes of Practice.

Governance and external relations

• Co-ordinate Trustee meeting dates, setting the agenda, taking minutes and ensuring that all documentation is circulated in a timely manner.
• Report to the Board of Trustees on financial and quality management issues, as well as ensuring they are informed of and engaged in the fundraising agenda.
• Work with external consultants provided through various funders on improving our policies, systems and processes.
• Arrange networking opportunities and meetings for the CEO and keyworkers with funders, partners, services or people of influence.
• Contribute to and oversee the production of the annual report and annual accounts.

Role Purpose:

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth in Charity Bank's lending book by cultivating relationships with target charities, social enterprises and referral sources, identifying and securing new lending opportunities and then converting these opportunities into high-quality, socially impactful loan assets. The Senior Lending Manager will work very closely with the Director of Lending to optimise business development efforts in the North of England and Scotland and maximise new lending productivity by undertaking the development of referrals and opportunities generated either by themselves or by other Banking Team members into loan applications (‘deal writing’), thereby contributing to aggregate team lending targets. The Senior Lending Manager will also develop and implement new sub-sector business development strategies and generally raise the profile of Charity Bank’s role and mission. 

Key priorities include: 

• Identify and secure new lending opportunities in Charity Bank’s target markets and within the bank’s risk appetite and criteria. 
• Research and develop sub-sector business development strategies and provide expertise to the Banking team and Exco. 
• Undertake thorough credit due diligence and analysis, prepare credit applications and oversee loan transactions through legal documentation and completion. 
• Meet annual individual business development targets and contribute to team targets as agreed with the Director of Lending and/or other relevant Senior Managers. 
• In collaboration with colleagues, constantly striving for improvement in internal process and the customer’s experience. 
• Actively manage existing relationships with borrowers, sector bodies and other referral sources. 
• Be a champion for actual and potential customers in the social sector, identifying barriers to access to finance and proposing, piloting and supporting innovative solutions. 
• Develop and maintain relationships with third parties who may be a source of business for Charity Bank, including umbrella and representative organisations, trusts and foundations, and professional firms or service providers, active or potentially active in the region. 
• Undertake activities, including speaking at appropriate conferences, to raise awareness of Charity Bank’s profile and presence across the region and to promote Charity Bank’s role and mission. 
• Manage relationships with other lenders, both social and mainstream, with a view to cross-referring (where outside our risk appetite) and/or sharing loan deals (where beyond our lending capacity) and vice versa. 
• Liaise with various public sector bodies, including Government and local authorities, with a view to developing our lending activities in the region. 
• Market Charity Bank’s savings products. 
• Support the marketing and PR activity of the Communications and Marketing Team. 
• Other tasks as may be directed by the Director of Lending or other relevant Senior Managers. 

Key Responsibilities:

Business Development, Credit Assessment and Transaction Management 

• Meet annual individual business development targets and contribute to Team targets as agreed with the Director of Lending and/or other relevant Senior Managers, with appropriate training and support. 
• Manage and develop both existing and new introducers of business to Charity Bank. 
• Develop relationships with ethical and high street lenders to the social sector, social finance intermediaries and other organisations that have complementary business objectives to Charity Bank. 
• Develop and enhance the profile of Charity Bank to potential borrowers and depositors throughout the region by direct and indirect marketing, seeking business opportunities through speaking at and attending conferences and external events and by pursuing networking opportunities. Create and maintain contact with the regional press and media under guidelines set by the Marketing Department. 
• Completion of loan applications from introduction to credit committee presentation, ensuring that Charity Bank’s standards are met and consistently applied. Undertake thorough credit due diligence and analysis, manage “Deal Teams” in preparing credit applications and overseeing loan transactions through legal documentation and completion. 
• Manage a portfolio of borrowers including regular monitoring visits. 
• Preparation of annual reviews until such time as accounts are transferred to the Portfolio Management Unit. 
• Responsible for the full and accurate utilisation of the bank’s CRM system. 

Deal Writer 

• Whilst developing their own business development contacts and opportunities and growing a portfolio of new loans, it is expected that the Senior Lending Manager will contribute significantly to aggregate Team targets, principally as a Deal Writer for the Team. 
• Assess the risks associated with a loan application, including site visits for fact-finding, review the business plans / financial information relating to a potential borrower and liaise with their trustees /managers / directors. 
• Make loan recommendations with appropriate risk analysis of good quality to the Credit Team. 
• Work with Charity Bank staff, appointed professional firms and with borrowers to ensure that approved loans are processed quickly and efficiently through to final drawdown. 
• Support the Portfolio Management Unit in the production of annual reviews by seeking answers to questions where appropriate. At all times maintain the relationship with the borrower. Identify borrowers who are or may be suffering credit stress and who represent an actual or potentially impaired exposure for Charity Bank and support the Credit Team in any work-out action that may be required. 

Skills and Experience:

Essential experience:

• Over 5 years’ relevant experience with a strong background in banking or similar organisation
• Proven business development skills and track record
• Proven experience of negotiating and influencing at a senior level
• Proven experience of lending, credit analysis, including unsecured lending in a commercial environment 

Attainments:

• Banking qualification (or qualified by experience)
• Analytical skills including review of annual reports and accounts 
• Knowledge of company law and accounting policies and standards 
• Knowledge of government and local authority funding
• Knowledge of the social and charity sector 

Special Aptitudes:

• Excellent communicator – both orally and written
• Strong organisational skills, excellent at prioritising and managing own time 
• Highly numerate and computer literate, comfortable using computer applications
• Proven skills and experience in banking, lending and business development 
• A team player with well-developed interpersonal skills, able to communicate and work effectively with both senior managers and directors as well as support staff 
• A self-starter
• Ability to establish credibility and respect quickly
• Adept at knowing when to involve or seek guidance from their manager 

Disposition:

• Empathetic; remains calm in the face of other people’s emotions 
• Excellent Interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence 
• Influencing skills – good at getting a message across
• Self-reliant and able to work on own initiative 
• Discreet and tactful
• Quick to understand and cautious in expressing judgement
• Finds practical solutions
• Integrity
• Willingness to travel, sometimes at short notice when circumstances require. 

Motivation:

• Driven by a desire to use their skills to contribute to positive social change 
• Motivated to over-achieve personal targets to support the overall success of Charity Bank – results oriented 
• Committed to own continuing personal development
• A champion of good practice and people development 
• Leads by example and sets own personal high standards. 
• Intellectual and self-motivated 

Thinking style:

• Able to analyse a problem and present options to resolve it 
• Creative, innovative and change-orientated 
• Pragmatic approach to problem-solving
• Well-organised and systematic in approach. Detail conscious
• Does not waiver in pursuit of good outcomes in the best interest of the Bank 

Job title: Senior Lending Manager - North

Location: North of England, Home based 

Reporting To: Director of Lending (or other Senior Manager)

Contract: Permanent, full-time (part time considered)

Salary: c.£60K

Date Closes: 27th May 2022 at 10am

Do you want to inspire, and do you want to do something that contributes to building a healthier world for everyone? Are you tenacious and persuasive and able to lead, develop and grow a regional team helping to achieve British Heart Foundation (BHF) fundraising goals?

Would you like a people-focussed role where every day you have a direct impact on funding life-saving science?

If so, you could be our new Area Fundraising Manager for the North West (Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside). This is a great opportunity to lead an already established and successful fundraising team, to deliver yet more income, to help accelerate our science breakthroughs and save more lives. 

 About the role 

When people affected by heart and circulatory diseases are in need, they turn to us. With our research we give people hope. With our expert advice and training, we give people knowledge and support. In this role you'll have a direct impact by helping fund our life saving research and helping to build a healthier world for everyone.

In this role, you will lead, manage and offer hands-on fundraising support to a dedicated team of Fundraising Managers to deliver targets. This is an exciting role as you will be personally responsible for growth in the North West region, you’ll be able to help develop the team to reach their fundraising goals and potential through implementing best practices and innovate income generation.

With a strong working knowledge of the regional area, you’ll work with some talented Fundraising Managers to devise and deliver local plans in order to maximise income, future proof funds and strengthen community engagement and awareness of the BHF.

You’ll also lead the team to proactively build and develop fundraising groups, recruiting individual volunteers and supporters. Delivering performance reports and budgets to forecast and track progress with a focus on monitoring income against strategic objectives.

You will help steward new relationships with corporate partnerships, fundraising groups, and high value individual prospects. You’ll be responsible for the account management of some of the more complex supporter relationships and partnerships whilst developing the team’s ability to secure transformative donations.

You’ll be leading a brave, informed, compassionate, and driven team, you’ll work with BHF colleagues and volunteers to unlock new opportunities. You'll have the opportunity to make a real difference and impact in your community, help grow our BHF supporter network, and raise funds to power remarkable research breakthroughs.

This is a rewarding and fast-paced role, in an exciting field team. No two days will be the same as you'll be working with individuals, groups, and corporates, supporting them with their fundraising ambitions.

About you 

You'll have excellent people management skills and have experience of motivating teams to deliver targets. You'll enjoy training, coaching, and directing your team to succeed and you can promote and embed a culture of learning and best practice. You’ll have the ability to identify opportunities, focus the team and individual activity to maximise success.

You’ll be data driven you’ll be able to provide insight and analysis to identify and nurture opportunities as well experience of preparing, monitoring, analysing and presenting financial information as well as being confident setting targets.

You’ll have excellent communication, presentation and public speaking skills, with an ability to motivate and inspire your team and our supporters.

A creative thinker, with strong operational planning and prioritization skills. You'll also have exceptional problem-solving skills only matched by your ability to bring the BHF to life and tell stories about our research that influence and motivate.

The team combines experience from the private, public and third sector and we're looking for someone to join us with:

• Business acumen with proven experience of meeting and exceeding targets and working to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Demonstrable track record of success in managing field fundraising, sales or marketing.
• Strong communication and networking skills and a proven ability to build long last relationships at high level
• Proven ability to produce budgets and performance reports
• A track record of writing proposals that are engaging and concise 
• Demonstrable experience of PR, communication and marketing activity

You must be part of the local community and live in the North West (Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside) or be able to relocate to this region. If you intend to relocate, please make this clear in your submission.

You'll need a full UK driving licence, have your own car, and the ability to work evenings and weekends are sometimes required. You can work under your own initiative from a home base whilst still contributing positively to your regional and national team.

In your supporting statement, we would like you demonstrate:

• Managing a team and how you help them deliver income targets
• Pitching and winning a partnership or project with a focus on identifying and securing the opportunity 
• An example of growing income and networks 
• Experience of managing a complex high-value corporate and/or individual relationships 
• Your passion for our cause 

About us

Everything we do comes back to funding life-saving research into all heart and circulatory conditions including heart failure, stroke, and vascular dementia. Every hour of research we’ve ever funded, every item we’ve ever sold, every campaign we’ve ever run, all the support we’ve ever given. The donations we receive are used to make people’s lives healthier and longer.

We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. It sits at the heart of our people experience. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work.

Here at the BHF we understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.

What can we offer you

We offer excellent benefits including generous annual leave, private medical insurance, dental health cover, pension, and flexible working. We commit to actively developing you and offer learning and development opportunities to support, inspire and help you unlock your full potential. To find out more about benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document on our website.

Interview process

This is a two stage interview process. The initial interviews will be held virtually via MS Teams.