Do you want to lead a campaign to put business at the heart of the circular economy? Do you have experience of driving businesses to take action on sustainability? We are looking for a proven sustainability leader to help us make the Circular Economy a mainstream business priority.

We are Business in the Community, the largest and longest established business-led membership organisation dedicated to responsible business, founded by HRH The Prince of Wales 40 years ago.

We want the UK to lead the world in responsible business.

We work with members to continually improve their responsible business practice, leveraging their collective impact for the benefit of communities. We grow the responsible business movement and collectively create a greater impact focused on:

• Developing a skilled and inclusive workforce.
• Ensuring work is good for everyone.
• Innovating to sustain and regenerate the planet.

• Building thriving communities.

We are currently looking for a Campaign Director - Circular Economy, to scale business engagement in our circular economy campaigns and projects, delivering positive, tangible outcomes for the environment and communities.

• Campaigning to raise awareness and inspire action towards greater circularity through thought leadership, knowledge sharing and networking events.
• Working with CEOs and other senior leaders through the Circular Economy Taskforce to define campaign strategy and a programme of activity that delivers value for BITC members whilst generating positive impact for the environment and communities.
• Growing membership of the Taskforce and ensuring high levels of engagement.
• Creating relevant and exciting content to inspire and enable businesses to embrace the circular economy.
• Working with stakeholders and partners in government, civil society and academia to ensure BITC’s campaigning achieves impact beyond its members.
• Securing new campaign funding to help scale the campaign’s reach and impact.
• Supporting a Campaign Manager to deliver projects and campaign outputs effectively.
• Being the visible face of BITC’s Circular Economy campaign, speaking at regional, national and international events to raise profile and demonstrate thought leadership.

The successful candidate will have:

• Strong expertise in the Circular Economy, and an ability to speak confidently on the topic to both corporate practitioners and senior leaders.
• Experience of influencing environmental policy, ideally with central government.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement skills, and a strong track record of driving sustainability within businesses.
• An entrepreneurial mindset with a proven ability to generate income.
• An ability to spot and exploit the synergies between different areas of the responsible business agenda i.e. social value; sustainable value chains; net zero; inclusion & diversity.
• Excellent knowledge of sustainable procurement and supply chain practice, and the role of the circular economy in reducing GHG emissions.
• Strong time management and prioritisation.
• Experience of working in multi-stakeholder partnerships.

Business in the Community are actively looking to recruit a diversity of talent. We embrace, respect and value the difference in our employees and we are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment that consists of fairness, dignity, and caring for everyone, and one that enables every employee to flourish and realise their potential.

We are a Race at Work Charter signatory and, alongside 600 other Charter signatories, taking actions to encourage and support ethnic minority representation in recruitment, selection, and career progression as well as being committed to improve the working lives of our disabled and neurodiverse colleagues.  We are also a real living wage employer.

As we approach our 40th birthday in 2022, we want to drive more impact than ever and engage more businesses and their leaders. It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join The Prince’s Responsible Business Network

Open Doors is an international, interdenominational organization that supports Christians who are persecuted for their faith.

We are looking for a Christian* finance assistant with proven experience and skills in financial processes and procedures. This role reports to the ODI USA/UK Financial Controller and sits within our international finance team.

Working at Open Doors International gives insight and understanding into the global Church. We facilitate change and fight for victimized and suffering Christians worldwide. If you join our diverse and professional team you’ll be part of something much bigger and greater than just a job.

We offer flexibility in how and where you work, the opportunity to work with and properly get to know a fantastic team and the opportunity to achieve real satisfaction in your work as you use your ideas and experience to add value to our financial systems.

You’ll be competent in: preparing monthly financial statements, preparing and analysing reports and reconciliations, assisting with month-end closing processes, the preparation of budgets, and the processing of monthly payroll and benefits.

ODI is a complex, multinational organisation and it is essential that you are able to work relationally and collaboratively with our managers and other members of the finance team. You’ll need cultural awareness and strong interpersonal skills. You must be fluent in written and spoken English. Having strong attention to detail and ensuring accuracy and financial compliance will be among your strengths. Some of the time you’ll be working on your own, so you’ll need to enjoy this style of working.

This vacancy sits within the international finance team and will be based within the UK in our Witney office. The role can be partly home-based.

The job holder will also be part of the ODI UK team and meet with this team (remotely daily, in-person occasionally) for social times, spiritual refreshment and business meetings.

*There is an occupational requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 for this post to be held by a committed Christian who assents to our statement of faith

Closing date: Friday 12th November 2021

First interviews: Monday 22nd November 2021

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and experienced Business Manager who can provide comprehensive management and strategic operational support across all aspects of charity administration, including finance, IT, and human resources.

The successful candidate must have strong financial skills, demonstrate a high level of interpersonal communication skills, with an ability to drive forward and enhance the quality of our work.

The successful candidate will ideally hold a professional qualification in finance and have experience in working in a similar role.

To find out more about the requirements of the role please review the job purpose. 

In accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010, there is an occupational requirement for the successful candidate to be a Christian*. To find out more about the requirement and the ethos of our organisation, please review the job context.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Leading, Inspiring and Resourcing the UK’s Heritage

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder of the UK’s heritage. The projects we fund create lasting and positive change for people and communities and we believe that heritage has a crucial role to play in contributing to a more equal society.

We are currently recruiting for a full time Business Support Manager on a fixed term contract (12 months) based in Nottingham or Birmingham.

A Business Support Manager has a wide range of responsibilities which oversee and undertake the day to day work coming in to the business support team ensuring that tasks are managed and efficiently delivered. There are opportunities to develop new processes and IT systems within this role. We are seeking individuals who value working in a close team, collaborate well, understand great customer care and who enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done.

If you are excited about helping ensure that heritage is inclusive and accessible to everyone, for now and future generations, then we want to hear from you.

• Applications close on Tuesday 2 November
• Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 11 November

Please apply via our company website

Our Values

Our Values and Behaviours sit at the heart of our work and are central to how we recruit. How you demonstrate our Values is just as important to us as your skills and experience.

• Inclusive of all aspects of heritage, people and communities
• Ambitious for our people, communities and heritage
• Collaborative by working and learning together
• Trusted for our integrity, expertise and judgement

Flexible Working

We have offices all over the UK and we champion a flexible approach to working where this supports our business needs. Many of our roles include opportunities to work from home or are open for job share arrangements.

Disability Confident Employer

We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for every vacancy. We always endeavour to make reasonable adjustments and special requirements can be discussed and arranged before an interview.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund pledges to provide an inclusive working and learning environment for our people which prioritises fairness, equality, diversity and inclusion as well as dignity and respect for all. We will create a workspace where intimidation, discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation are not tolerated and actively prevented and opposed.

A role has opened up in the Finance Team to support the Estates directorate.

You will provide financial reporting support and strategic financial advice to the Estates Director. This will involve monitoring and reporting the financial performance of the department with a focus on improving the impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance. The Estates Directorate is responsible for conservation, maintenance and projects spend across all of the more than 400 monuments, buildings and places in our care, and is one of the largest and most complex areas of spend in the organisation. You will provide financial analysis and insight to members of the directorate management team enabling informed decision making, all with a view to helping the organisation achieve its Financial Sustainability objective.

We strive to be an inclusive employer and are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage.

From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our shared heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible.

You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.

By joining us, you'll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our site a wonderful place to visit. You'll also be joining our charity, which through our 400+ historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year. We offer a competitive benefits package including a generous pension, 25 days leave a year and free entry to all English Heritage properties for you, another adult and up to 6 children (under the age of 19).

Closing date: 31/10/2021 23:59:59

Nonclassical is a music promoter, record label and events producer presenting the best new classical, experimental and electronic music. We are seeking a Finance Manager to join our small, dynamic organisation as we seek to grow and expand on our mission supporting emerging artists and reaching diverse audiences with new classical, electronic and experimental music, nationally and internationally.

The role works closely with the executive team and board to manage the charity's finances on a micro and macro level, supporting strategic decision-making as well as day-to-day financial administration and reconciliation. 

We believe in the strength of diversity, and strive for Nonclassical's team to be representative of modern Britain. We are therefore actively seeking applications from people underrepresented in our workforce currently, in particular Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse people as well as those with a lived experience of disability.

DEADLINE: 11.59PM FRI 12 NOV

We are looking for a reliable and energetic self-starter who is excited at the prospect of working as our Head of Business and IT. 

You will assess and develop new and innovative methods in relation to the operations and IT provisions, whilst ensuring they run efficiently and cost effectively in order to facilitate our mission.  You will also negotiate contracts, ensuring that the Youth for Christ head office is run smoothly and securely and premises are maintained to a high standard, and to have an active involvement in the logistics of Youth for Christ events.

Youth for Christ are big on culture; we know how to work hard but we also play harder! Throughout the year we hold many social activities like team days, summer BBQ’s, prayer walks, full team meetings, afternoon teas, movie afternoons, conferences, Christmas meal, social nights, table tennis and so much more!

Our cultural activities will vary in this season due to COVID19, however we have been working on implementing socially distanced activities, whether face to face, over forms of technology etc. This will consistently adapt and change as we respond to the changes put into place by the government.

Our culture still stands, we are people who are Courageous, Helpful, Relational, Innovative, Spiritual and Together.

Closing date: 4th November 2021
Salary: £25,137 – £25, 958
Hours: Full time (36.25 hours per week)
Location: Head Office, Halesowen
Holiday + perks: 20 days + 3 concessionary days + 8% pension

Our staff develop a team of partners who support their work and the successful candidate will be required to raise a set target of personal support. While all our staff receive 100% of their salary, they are given a set target to raise through donors giving to Youth for Christ to help towards the cost of employment (personal support). The successful candidate will receive plenty of assistance and coaching to aid them in achieving their target. This role has a required support target of 50% salary costs.

The position is dependent on two suitable references, an DBS check and attendance at regular safeguarding training.

Candidates applying for this role will be expected to comply with safer recruitment initiatives, including a self disclosure of any criminal history.

We recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to being an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, as these are currently under-represented at Youth for Christ.

For those with reduced capacity to raise the required amount of personal support, we offer the opportunity to apply for a personal support bursary. To assess eligibility, an income and background assessment will be conducted.

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to work in an exciting, compassionate, faith-filled organisation?  New Wine continues to press into the presence of God with a vision to see local churches enabled in the ministry of the Holy Spirit with the expectation of the signs and wonders that go with being a disciple of Jesus. We are really excited about the opportunities that lie ahead and about the part we have to play in seeing local churches changing nations. 

We are looking for someone with a servant heart and the right skills.

We currently have a vacancy for a Finance & Business Assistant role. 

Location – New Wine Trust, 4a Ridley Avenue, Ealing, London, W13 9XW. Flexible working and some working from home are also possible in discussion with your line manager

Hours – 35 per week

Context – The role will support both the Finance team and Business Development with a broad scope and through a variety of functions including partnerships, fundraising and finance administration, supporting New Wine to achieve its vision of local churches changing nations

Role – As New Wine emerges from the pandemic, this role is vital to support key functions in the team, assisting with finance administration, drawing up partnership contracts, managing the delivery of partnerships and sponsorships and supporting the development of fundraising, including with trust and grant applications.

Person – To be dedicated, enthusiastic and take a professional approach to your work, within a relaxed, supportive environment.

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, shrewd, and experienced Business Manager who can provide comprehensive business management and strategic operational support across all aspects of day-to-day administration, including Finance, HR, Property management to mention a few.

The successful candidate must have strong financial skills, demonstrate a high level of business acumen, interpersonal communication skills, and willingness to build wider links within the community, with an ability to drive forward and enhance the financial standing of the charity.

You will be joining the organisation at a time of transformation and will have a unique opportunity to help shape the future direction of St Anne’s as a provider of supported accommodation for the homeless in Birmingham. 

The successful candidate will:

• Ideally have a professional qualification in finance and/or business management.
• Have detailed, authoritative knowledge and experience in financial procedures and audit requirements, preferably within the charity sector.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to lead, motivate and inspire staff and volunteers to achieve the highest standards.
• Have experience of strategic planning and leadership.

SEENARYO JOB CALLOUT 

Finance Manager

• 3 days per week, in Blackfriars (London), ideally starting from Nov 2021 (with 1 day working from home)
•  £28,000-£32,000 per annum (pro rata), depending on experience
• 1-year contract (with 3-month probation period)
• Possibility of full-time employment

Are you a proactive individual looking to further your skills and experience within a dynamic arts and education charity running programmes in the Arab region? This position would suit someone with excellent attention to detail and financial experience who is keen to apply their knowledge within an ambitious charity. They will play a key role in Seenaryo’s plan to double its reach over the next five years. The Finance Manager needs to be an allrounder, willing and able to handle day-to-day finance tasks as well as strategic financial planning.

The Finance Manager reports to the Chief Operating Officer in London, and will have regular contact via Zoom with our team in Lebanon and Jordan where we run our projects. They should have experience in financial management and accounting.

Responsibilities of the job include:

• Prepare and manage annual budgets, as well as project budgets
• Collate, prepare and interpret reports, management accounts, commentaries and financial statements
• Present such reports, accounts, and commentaries to stakeholders (e.g. Seenaryo’s Board of Trustees, funders and project partners, the Charity Commission etc.)
• Establish and maintain financial policies and procedures for the company
• Carry out financial risk assessments and seek out methods for minimising financial risk to the company
• Track the company’s financial status and performance to identify areas for potential improvement
• Undertake strategic financial analysis and assist with strategic planning
• Understand and adhere to financial regulations and legislation
• Supervise colleagues involved in financial systems and procedures
• Liaise with the Senior Management Team and other colleagues
• Contract and manage outside services for independent examinations, auditing, investments, and other financial needs as necessary
• Undertake research into pricing, competitors and factors affecting performance
• Stay up to date with technological advances and accounting software to be used for financial purposes
• Process donations and Gift Aid
• Basic monthly bookkeeping (with support from other core staff and an external bookkeeper)
• Support on the financial side of grant applications and donor reporting
• Advise on reserves position and reserves policy
• Oversee insurance requirements 

Essential qualifications and experience: Degree in accounting, business, economics, finance, or a related field; minimum three years of experience in a finance role; superior mathematical skills; experience in employee supervision; understanding of data privacy standards; knowledge of QuickBooks accounting software, MS Office, Google Drive, Zoom; solid communication skills, both written and verbal; superior attention to detail; organisational, planning and research skills; problemsolving skills.

Desirable skills and experience (non-essential): Experience in the charity sector with knowledge of UK Charity Commission reporting requirements; experience of working across currencies and knowledge of financial workings in unstable countries with hyperinflation; written and spoken Arabic.

How to apply

• To apply: please apply via our website where you will be asked to fill in some basic details, answer two questions, and upload your CV.
• Application Deadline: Monday 25th October, 6pm (BST)
• Interviews: w/c 1st November, daytime

The job will ideally begin in November. The exact start date will be decided in discussion with the selected candidate. 

About Seenaryo

Seenaryo is a leading specialist in theatre and play-based learning with marginalised communities in Lebanon and Jordan. Having reached 67,000 children, youth and women to date, we use theatre and play to transform education and equip people with the tools to collaborate, think critically and build transferable skills. Seenaryo is one of Expo 2020 Dubai's 120 Global Innovators, has lectured for New York University on their Teacher Fellowship, and has been featured in Al Jazeera and Prospect Magazine. In 2020, Seenaryo created 29 original theatre productions with 702 children, youth and women. We trained 842 teachers to transform learning through play using the Seenaryo Playkit mobile phone app and our Video Making training, reaching 21,050 school children. Since Covid-19 began, we developed an entirely new remote learning programme, I Learn From Home, in which lesson plans and interactive stories were shared over WhatsApp direct to 5,500 of the poorest families across Lebanon & Jordan. I Learn From Home allowed children to keep learning and playing, and equipped parents and caregivers – even those who are illiterate – with teaching and behaviour management skills. Meanwhile, since the Beirut explosion we have delivered 15 theatre projects, giving young people directly affected by the blast a safe, creative space to process their trauma and begin to heal.

Buckinghamshire with remote working

An exciting new opportunity in which you will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely financial information is produced for the CEO, department managers and board of trustees and providing a full financial management service to the CEO and board of trustees.

In this role you will:

• Prepare management accounts and other finance papers to be reported to the Trustee Board or Treasurer on a regular basis.
• Review actual spending against budgets, on a project-by-project basis, and highlight any material discrepancies for corrective action.
• Prepare the statutory financial statements (compliant with the Charity SORP), to draft state, and financial sections in the trustees’ annual report working closely with the Treasurer and external auditors.
• Advise the CEO and Trustees on reserves position and information needed for the reserves policy.
• Identify, implement and review internal financial controls (liaising with the Treasurer). Report to the Trustees effectiveness of financial controls.

About you

• Full qualification in accountancy or demonstrable equivalent experience
• Evidence of CPD ideally in charity finance
• Experience of costing bids and monitoring expenditure against projects
• Recent and ongoing experience of delivering financial management in a charity with experience of meeting deadlines and setting priorities

Please visit our website via the Apply button for more information and to apply.

Closing date: 14 November 2021

Flexible location with meetings in Shelter London and Sheffield offices

Closing date: 31 October 2021 at 11:30pm

Interview Date: w/c 8 November 2021 (subject to change if required)

If you have up-to-date knowledge of employment law and proven experience of working at management level in HR in a geographically dispersed organization, then join Shelter as a HR Business Partner.

About Shelter

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the team

Led by the Director of Strategic Enablement and four Assistant Directors, our Strategic Enablement Directorate brings together core support functions of HR Delivery, Finance, Tech & Data, Governance, Planning and Property. We also strive to be a centre of excellence - working with each other to ensure organisational objectives are clear and strategically aligned, whilst supporting the removal of any internal obstacles that emerge along the way. 

About the role 

As HR Business Partner, your role will involve partnering the organisation to understand business needs and advise on People initiatives to support the delivery of our business objectives. It will also involve working with other Business Partners in the wider People Directorate to deliver cultural and structural change management initiatives that have been tailored for the needs of the business. Supporting the Head of ER Business Partnering in the continued development and delivery of a wider People and Culture plan will be important too. And, when it comes to working with L&D colleagues to create, deliver and evaluate training for our people, again, we'll rely on you.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About you

Already an accomplished HR Business Partner, you have what it takes to quickly build positive working relationships with senior leaders, offer strategic insight and coach and challenge others when appropriate. You’re also great at enabling the successful sharing of information to diverse groups of people to help their understanding. Previous experience of partnering leadership teams to deliver organisational change is important too, as is proficiency using Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS teams as part of your daily way of working.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behavior and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

The Business Support Manager is a post that is central to the success of Youth First as we look to grow. Alongside the CEO, Deputy CEO, Director of Operations and Operations Managers (responsible for targeted and universal services to young people) you will form part of Youth First’s Senior Management Team. You will provide leadership and management to Youth First’s back-office function enabling us to provide the best possible service to the thousands of young people who will be supported by Youth First.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about making a positive difference within society, a problem solver who enjoys a fast paced and varied working environment with;

• excellent communication skills
• administrative experience within the business or the not-for-profit sector
• experience and working knowledge of HR processes
• experience of line management
• a good understanding of systems including MS Office

What you can expect

Youth First will give you the opportunity to advance your skills

• Flexible working
• Excellent pension package with Standard Life
• Competitive salary
• 26 days holiday per year plus bank holidays – pro rata for part time employees
• Committed management team giving continuous support
• High performance is recognised and rewarded
• Training courses in a variety of topics
• Cycle to work scheme
• Computer loan scheme
• Employee Forums
• Employee Excellence Award
• Diverse workforce
• Staff socials

The Inspire Partnership is a fabulous, growing multi academy trust formed of nine primary schools serving communities in Croydon, Medway and Greenwich. Our aim is to transform the lives of children and we believe the best way to achieve this is through relationships and collaboration. We celebrate the diversity and uniqueness of our schools but believe together, we are stronger.

We are looking to recruit a new Finance Business Partner to be a key part of the central finance team, with responsibility for managing all financial processes at two of our Croydon schools - West Thornton Primary School and Forest Academy.

Your time will be split between the MAT central office near Tower Bridge, London, and the Croydon schools. There may be scope to work 1 day a week from home.

The ideal candidate will ideally be newly qualified or part-qualified and looking for a role in the not-for profit sector. Ideally you will have a keen interest in the education sector. Some experience in financial budgeting and reporting will be a distinct advantage.

The role offers 28 days annual leave and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Experience and knowledge

• Newly qualified or Part-qualified and studying towards professional accountancy qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Experience in communicating financial information with non-financial leaders and colleagues
• Demonstrates technical accounting skills / knowledge of FRS102 and UK accounting principles
• Experience of using computer based accounting systems
• Ideally experience in preparing, reviewing and monitoring budgets and financial forecasts
• Good understanding of the principles of using public funding and value for money

Abilities

• Strong record of academic achievement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to establish professional credibility quickly with colleagues
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse financial information
• Ability to prioritise effectively with multiple ongoing deadlines
• Proactive team player able to work flexibly and across multiple sites
• Provides guidance and advice to grow the knowledge of the wider team and support leadership decision making
• Committed to the Inspire Partnership Academy Trust vision and aims, and the education sector
• Committed to Equality and Diversity
• Committed to own continuing professional development