35 hours per week – Permanent

We’re Mind, the mental health charity. We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. We provide advice and support to empower anybody experiencing a mental health problem and we campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Mind’s Fundraising department consists of five fundraising teams – Partnerships Fundraising, Public Fundraising, Workplace Wellbeing, Data and Supporter Relations and Fundraising Strategic Development; overseen by our Fundraising Director. It currently generates in excess of £35 million per annum gross income for Mind’s work.

The Business Support Manager will lead a team within Partnerships Fundraising, which consists of the Major Gifts, Trusts and Statutory and Corporate Partnerships teams. We have big ambitions to increase fundraising income from a wide range of partners to support Mind’s Strategy and you will play a key role in supporting this growth.

Reporting to the Head of Partnerships, you will have overall responsibility for planning, delivering and evaluating key projects designed to streamline and strengthen processes, systems and working practices within the Partnerships Team in order to achieve improved effectiveness and efficiency.You will provide robust and comprehensive project management of business-critical projects that will enable us to achieve our fundraising strategy.You will work closely with senior colleagues across Fundraising and the organisation more widely and will work with volunteers/temporary staff/consultants as required. The post holder will also need to work effectively with colleagues in Wales.

About you

With strong project management skills, to include project plan development and problem solving, you will be experienced with evaluating, developing and improving workflow systems, whilst having the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with minimum supervision. With a high level of initiative, you will have extensive experience of interpreting, assimilating and translating complex financial and technical information and will have strong IT skills including experience of using relationship databases.An understanding of working within a fast-paced fundraising environment, current fundraising trends, knowledge of fundraising specialisms and a direct or indirect experience of mental health problems would be desirable, however is not essential.

Closing date: Monday 1 September 2020

Mind reserve the right to close the role early due to receiving a high volume of quality applications, therefore we recommend you apply early!

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Business Intelligence Lead
Reference number: A0740920
Location: Bedfordshire
Salary: Starting at £34,643 to £38,632 per annum
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent

Introduction
We're in curious times for which we need people with curiosity, who like to dig a bit deeper, have a strong focus to shape a better world and with a side hustle of needing to do something different with their work time. Maybe you've felt you want to make the right contribution to the world in some way? If this is you, and you love data, or what it can tell us about the everyday decisions we make to help nature, then your curiosity is needed at RSPB in a delivery focused team with a strategic appetite to create richer business intelligence resources for the whole organisation.

About the Role
Make no mistake, this is a management role with immense professional opportunity and a place in which you can make a profound difference to our conservation aims. Your role will be in the Digital Business Data team supporting our wider digital and technical agenda with our Fundraising and Communications directorate. We invite you to join the largest technical team in conservation. You'll bring together the requirements of many different users ranging from field and operational teams and understand how to best implement Business Intelligence to support them. You'll facilitate across our technical, fundraising, communications and conservation and volunteer teams to deliver solutions that give us insight about all our interactions. You'll have the leadership and vision to define how Business Intelligence develops as well as oversee and assure functional delivery. You'll unify and find the best value out of what Business Intelligence offers. You'll champion how data could be interrogated for greater insight to include wider functions across RSPB, including finance, HR and communications. There'll be plenty of exciting and rewarding challenges along the way. It's definitely no small task but one huge career opportunity.

About Us
RSPB Headquarters is based at The Lodge in Sandy, Bedfordshire. Passionate about nature, dedicated to saving it. Since we started on our mission in 1889, the threats to nature have continued to grow, but we've grown to meet them too. We're now the largest nature conservation charity in the country, consistently delivering successful conservation, forging powerful new partnerships with other organisations and inspiring others to stand up and give nature the home it deserves.

About You
You'll be an inspiration to the team; creative, bright and on the ball, focused on getting things done. You'll strengthen us but also challenge us and to think imaginatively about our purpose. You'll have ambition.

You need to communicate a vision, bring focus and lead with energy and creativity. Because we are a charity, every penny we spend needs to maximise the outcome for nature.

You will drive and direct change across a wide remit. The skills you have and the qualities you bring are more important to us than the list of who you've worked for.

You'll come to us armed with proven management and unique technical skills. You need to be engaged with people, projects and finance; to know when to collaborate, when to take ownership. You'll need a good working knowledge of data sciences, demonstrable use of BI platforms and solutions and broadly have at least a year of implementing and developing BI products. You'll know how to configure and develop PowerBI, cubes, SASS, Statistical models or have worked in an analytics service. You'll embed training and support processes, which deliver consistent intelligence. Experience in a charity or fundraising organisation is valuable as is experience in the public sector where insights supported service delivery.

Everything you do will be in harmony with our values and ambitions, putting wildlife conservation at the core of our work and in the minds of our supporter

Next Steps
We will be reviewing applications week commencing 12th Oct 2020, and if you are shortlisted, we'll invite you for a remote interview and presentation week commencing 19th Oct 2020.

Closing date: 12 October 2020

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position. 

No agencies please.

Food Business Manager – Asia

We are looking for a proven relationship / account manager who will work to integrate higher farm animal welfare standards into the supply chains of leading global food businesses with supply coming from Thailand and of Thai national brands. The right candidate will be responsible for developing existing partnerships and establishing new ones with leading Thai food companies and producers, using existing key Compassion initiatives including the Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards, the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare and our work on cage-free systems for laying hens and Better Chicken Commitments for broilers..

Food Business Manager Requirements:

Passionate about humane, sustainable food, you will also have experience of project management and be an excellent communicator. A strong understanding of the commercial sector is essential, and a track record of working with or for food businesses, particularly with a focus on Sustainability or Corporate Responsibility issues, is highly desirable. Knowledge of the technicalities of measuring and managing animal welfare is an advantage, but not essential.

This is a vital role within Compassion, helping to ensure farm animal welfare is adopted as part of a sustainable supply chain and incorporated in the corporate policies of the world’s leading food businesses. The role offers a fantastic opportunity to make a tangible impact for farm animal welfare within a dynamic team and influential organisation.

About CiWFI - Compassion in World Farming International:

Compassion in World Farming International is the leading international farm animal welfare organisation. Factory farming affects billions of animals – and every human on the planet. There are humane alternatives to this global crisis. Will you help us tell this story?

In an age where the debate about food provenance, sustainability and safety has never been more urgent, the challenge for Compassion in World Farming is to combat the spread of factory farming and ensure that animal welfare becomes a fundamental consideration within the global food system.

Due to the current Covid-19 situation, interviews may take place via video link and the successful candidate may be required to be home based initially before moving to be based primarily at the Compassion in World Farming international headquarters in Godalming, Surrey. Whilst there is some flexibility for home working the role will be mainly office based.

Location: Godalming, Surrey GU7 1EZ and will require significant travel to Thailand, with potentially additional travel to other countries in Asia Pacific

Job type: Full Time, Fixed Term Contract for 21 Months

Salary: £30,000 – £40,000 (dependent upon experience)

Closing Date: 8th November 2020

No Agencies please.

You may have experience of the following: Food Business Manager, Account Manager and Partnership Manager, Charity, NFP etc.

Ref: 94419

Do you want to work for a local charity delivering life-saving services to victims of domestic abuse in Hampshire? 

We are seeking either an experienced Business Support & Development Officer to join our team, or someone with transferable skills who is able to develop the necessary competencies to deliver this post.  We are looking for someone with excellent written communication skills to support our Senior Management Team writing funding applications and organising fundraising activities, writing monitoring returns, case studies and supporting business functions. The salary range reflects the essential and desirable experience and skills detailed in the Person Specification.

Experienced Candidates

£23,000-25,000 – for someone that meets all the essential and a significant proportion of the desirable items in the Person Specification.  The upper salary level will only be for an exceptional candidate.

The successful candidate will have excellent written communication skills, experience of writing bids and tenders, experience of monitoring projects and writing reports for a variety of audiences.

Candidates requiring training & development

£21,000-22,000 – for someone with transferable skills that will receive intensive training & development opportunities.  The upper salary level will be for candidates that meet all the essential and some of the desirable items in the Person Specification.

The successful candidate will have excellent written communication skills, be able to analyse data, demonstrate attention to detail and be keen to learn and develop. Training opportunities will be provided to support development into desirable criteria of the person specification for the successful candidate.

We offer a contributory pension scheme, 23 days annual leave per year, an Employee Assistance Programme, training and shadowing opportunities, and opportunities to develop within the organisation.

We particularly welcome applicants from BAMER communities that are currently under-represented in our organisation.

Closing date: Monday 5th October 2020 at 9.00am.  Please note that if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date please assume on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. 

We will recruit the first suitable applicants, so apply early as we may close earlier. 

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.

If you are looking for a varied and analytical business partnering role that will offer you exposure to senior stakeholder management and strategic input, this Interim Finance Business Partner position may be the right next career move.

Offering an exciting chance to join an organisation with a reputation for excellence, the Finance Business Partner role will join the team at an exciting time of growth and development.  

Key Responsibilities for the Finance Business Partner include:

• Providing financial support and guidance to key stakeholders across the business including project managers running organisation-wide change programmes
• Working with the programmes team to develop financially sound proposals to bid for funding
• Delivering a timely production of the month end accounts and analysis for a portfolio of projects  
• Preparing budgets and forecasts for key stakeholders and engaging proactively with them to manage these

This position would suit a qualified (ACA, CIPFA, CIMA, ACCA) accountant with a background in financial business partnering. Experience in audit would be beneficial but not essential. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are critical, as is a proactive attitude towards building relationships across a business. This position is for an interim period of 6 - 12 months. 

Applications are being reviewed daily so please get in touch with Kate Marriott for more information.

Our client, a world-renowned organisation in the Arts & Cultural sector is now seeking an exceptional HR Business Partner to join them on a permanent basis.

As HR Business Partner you will proactively support a number of highly creative departments to achieve their strategic objectives through translating client group requirements into effective HR practice, delivering people and project solutions, managing risk and driving performance.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity you will need to be CIPD fully qualified (or equivalent experience) with proven experience working as a solutions-focused HR Business Partner, ideally gained in a progressive and demanding arts-based or similar environment. You will also need to demonstrate high levels of emotional intelligence and resilience and the gravitas and confidence to gain respect and credibility quickly, professionally challenge and influence at all levels.

Other key requirements include:

• Knowledge of contemporary HR thinking, including good knowledge of employment law and its practical application
• A full understanding of all HR functions and best practices, including overseeing of an outsourced payroll provision.
• Demonstrable experience with HR metrics
• Experience of managing UK visa applications and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks
• Excellent people management and coaching skill
• An efficient, focused and calm approach with the ability to work well under pressure and prioritise conflicting deadline
• Strong IT skills including familiarity with HR systems and MS Microsoft Office

The MND Association have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Intelligence Analyst to join our Data & Insight Team on a 6-month fixed term contract.

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Salary: c.£35,000 per annum plus benefits

Location: Northampton

Hours: Full time 37 hours per week

Contract Type: 6 month Fixed Term Contract

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About the role

Over the next year we want to drive forward the development of our business intelligence capabilities by creating a suite of dashboards which show the impact and reach of our work for people with and affected by MND across a multitude of business units.

Working closely with the Data & Insight team, ICT and Head of Planning & Performance, this role will design and develop business intelligence, utilising Qlik Sense across the association to provide critical business reporting.

Upon completion of the fixed term contract this role will have placed the Association in the position to self-maintain and take forward the developments that are made, into the future, having provided training and support to our users.

What are we looking for?

This role will hit the ground running so we are looking for someone who is passionate about data and can create visually engaging business reporting, with proven experience of using data visualisation tools such as Qlik Sense and experience of SQL.

It is key that the person can engage with customers to understand and gather business requirements and have the technical knowledge to turn their requirements into informative reports.

For further information about the role please view the Job Description.

How to apply?

We would love to hear from you and encourage early applications.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply online now.

About Us

The MND Association has been through some exciting changes - embracing agile working, introducing new technology and a recent move to a new, flexible office space.

These changes, together with a high level of trust and performance driven culture, will give staff the freedom and flexibility to work in the best way for them, the Association and, most importantly, people with MND.

The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised and addressed by wider society.

Important Notices

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, and we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

Our selection process will be multi stage; this may include video call screening, psychometric assessments and formal interview/s.

At the MND Association we are committed to equalities and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation by people with and affected by MND, current and future staff and volunteers and stakeholders.

Paul's Place is a charity that enhances life for physically disabled adults. We are looking for a Finance & Business Support Manager to play a key role in the development of the charity.

About the Role

This newly created role will:

• lead, direct, develop and be responsible for the finance, HR and administrative functions of Paul’s Place
• be part of the Senior Management Team leading on the financial management of the charity in line with the charity’s strategy
• prepare financial reports for the Board of Trustees and work with the CEO on budgeting, forecasting and cashflow

About You

You will have:

• an accounting qualification or extensive experience of working in a senior financial position
• experience of all aspects of financial management as well as business support knowledge
• a commitment to the values of Paul’s Place and an understanding of the challenges of managing the demands of a charity

For more information about this exciting opportunity and to find out if you are the right person for the role please look at the job application pack on our website.

To apply please send a CV and covering letter highlighting your skills and experience against the person specification (no more than 3 sides).  CV's sent without a covering letter will not be considered. 

Finance Business Partner – Sport England

Salary circa £45,000 plus generous benefits

JOB PURPOSE

Enabling effective financial decision making through advising, supporting and appropriately challenging senior management and directorates. With a strong understanding of implications on financial impact, most effective use of resources and corporate strategic objectives. Preparing insightful analysis and non-routine management accounts and providing budgeting advice.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Partnering

• Building strong collaborative relationships with senior Directors and managers and their teams including the wider Finance team to manage and drive improved performance against the organisation’s strategic priorities.
• Ensure appropriate financial planning, management and accountability exists within the organisation.
• Provide financial advice and guidance including appropriate financial scrutiny and challenge to financial plans and decisions.
• Provide analysis and delivering insight that links financial reports to business/directorate objectives and strategies.
• Working with the organisation to manage all aspects of financial strategy.

Business Planning and Reporting

• Lead on providing guidance, setting parameters, templates, scrutiny, consolidation and analysis of the annual budget setting process (£300 million) and monthly forecasts ensuring alignment with the organisation’s strategy and business plans.
• Ensure that all activity is subject to rigorous budgetary monitoring. Enabling decision-makers to be confident in the financial information they receive and understand the business drivers underpinning the figures.
• Management, reporting and analysis of complex and business critical cash flow models for both Lottery and Exchequer funding streams ensuring highest standards of integrity and control.
• Providing high quality and accurate holistic reporting and analytics including KPIs and dashboards to Executive Directors and budget holders.
• Responsible for ensuring that the medium term (5 year) and short term (1 year) plans across all funding streams are accurate, reflect the organisations strategic priorities and business plans and ensure effective use of limited resources.
• Identify areas where financial efficiencies could be achieved, through objective financial review and challenge, seeking improved use of

ADDITIONAL SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• ACA/CIMA/CIPFA/ACCA professional qualified accountant
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with team members, colleagues and senior managers within a business partnering function while still providing effective and constructive challenge ideally within the public sector.
• Proven ability to communicate strongly (written, verbal, and graphics) and present complex messages to a wide audience, including non-financial colleagues, clearly and comprehensively.

For more information please see our candidate pack by applying for this role. 

For a part qualified or finalist level finance professional looking for a Business Partnering role, a position at this diverse and challenging multi-academy trust offers the perfect opportunity to develop your analytical and interpersonal skills in a supportive and growing organisation.

With assured funding from multiple income streams, this Trust is growing and offers the successful candidate the chance to grow and develop their financial skillset in a stable environment, where there are established processes for supporting professional development. With a market-leading pension scheme of up to 20%, this position would be a brilliant move for someone looking for a role with long term potential for growth and professional advancement.

Reporting into the Finance Director, this role will be responsible for;

• Preparing management accounts for a portfolio of schools and delivering analysis on performance to key stakeholders
• Supporting the Principals of each school to manage their budgeting and forecasting processes  
• Providing ad hoc support and financial advice as required by Principals and Business Managers for school projects  
• Preparing business plans for CAPEX projects and monitor performance against key milestones
• Overseeing incoming funding and supporting future funding application processes

We are looking for candidates with financial exposure to management accounting, ideally with an added interest in financial analysis. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential, as is the ability to build credibility in person and remotely. Experience working in the Not for Profit sector would be an advantage, but not essential and more important are the requisite interpersonal skills and ambition to develop and progress within this growing organisation.

If you are interested in this position, please apply early as applications are being reviewed daily. For more information, please contact Kate Marriott at Ivy Rock Partners.

An award-winning Multi-Academy Trust is looking for a qualified Finance Business Partner to help unify the organisation during this turbulent time. This instrumental figure will work closely with a number of schools, managing budgets, financial and management accounts and forecasting processes.

Client Details

This growing Trust, that has assured funding from multiple revenue streams, is incredibly modern and forward thinking. Set up pre-Covid with the latest technology, meant their stability has only increased during this time. This has helped grow their organisation allowing for another member to join their ambitious and driven team.

Description

• Regularly working with key stakeholders, providing integral analysis, and taking full responsibility for finance in an array of schools.
• Preparing the management accounts, managing their budgeting and forecasting and financial compliance. Overseeing audit preparation, financial reporting and financial systems and processes.
• Providing financial advice and ad-hoc support to their schools.
• Ensuring that financial processes and procedures are at their most effective and implemented correctly; being compliant with various policies set out by the school, Department for Education and the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
• Ensuring the key stakeholders are presented with accurate and relevant financial reports on a regular basis, in a clear and concise manner.
• Overseeing current income funding streams and supporting the future funding application processes.

Profile

You will need to be a fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CCAB) with excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to build relationships and credibility in person and remotely is essential. Although not for profit experience would be beneficial it is not required. Government funding experience is a necessity.

Job Offer

• The ability to work from home
• Negotiable salary
• Flexibility of a day rate

Emmaus UK is looking for a Database Assistant to join our team in Birmingham. Due to current COVID-19 restrictions this will initially be on a largely home-working basis.

You will support the Fundraising and Communications Team and the Business Development Team by effectively processing donations, maintaining communication with donors, running reports and supporting community staff

This is an important role as you will be the first point of contact for donors and community staff members contacting Emmaus UK, so we’re looking for someone with excellent communication skills.

The Database Assistant will be responsible for working across two databases, Donorflex and CharityLog recording fundraising income and correspondence, ensuring donor and user records are maintained and logging issues.

Emmaus is a fantastic organisation, helping formerly homeless people to re-gain lost self-esteem by providing them with a stable home and meaningful work in one of our social enterprises. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head, it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.

Please submit your application by the closing date of 9.00am on Monday 12th October 2020. 

Interviews will be held on 26th and 27th October 2020 via Microsoft Teams.

Please Note: In order to apply candidates must complete the attached application form.  CV'S and cover letters will not be accepted.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Operations Assistant to join our Corporate Services team on a full-time basis here at Design Council.

Design Council is an independent charity with a purpose to make life better by Design. Our vision is a world where the role and value of design is recognised as a fundamental creator of value, enabling happier, healthier and safer lives for all.

The organisation is at an exciting stage in its development as we celebrate our ten-year anniversary of becoming an independent charity and having established and grown our services and programmes. We’re working together with industry, government and individuals on some of the UK’s most exciting Built Environment projects, from complex urban regeneration schemes to the UK’s most challenging infrastructure projects.

This role will report into the Head of Operations and will be a mix of office and remote working.

You will have a minimum of 2 years office-based administration experience.

This is an incredibly varied role that will see you taking responsibility for a wide range of duties:

• Administration management, tracking information, updating and maintain spreadsheets and databases.
• Preparing documents and entering data into a CRM system.
• Preparing, reviewing and formatting documents and running reports.
• Coordinating office activities and operations to secure efficiency and compliance to company policies.
• Data consolidation, data cleansing, and data management.
• Respond to telephone and email queries in a timely and professional manner
• IT Administration.
• Supporting the Head of Operations on internal projects/initiatives that involve all aspects of the organisation.
• Coordinate office activities and operations to secure efficiency and compliance to company policies.
• Draft and facilitate technical content for operational procedure and processes.

Skills required:

• IT literate, and proficient in using Microsoft Office, in particular, Excel.
• Competency in working with various IT systems.
• Excellent Organisational, methodical and analytical skills.
• Good attention to detail, numeracy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and all-round team player.

You will be naturally adaptive, proactive, and focused, with a willingness to learn.

The IFS is seeking a Project Support Officer for the Centre for Tax Analysis in Developing Countries (TaxDev). This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding candidate to work with researchers and policymakers across four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and internationally, and gain varied experience in project management, funder liaison, and international development.

About IFS

The IFS is Europe’s leading independent microeconomic research institute. Our goal is to promote effective economic and social policies by better understanding how policies affect individuals, families, businesses and the government’s finances. Researchers at IFS conduct high quality empirical research, which has gained a worldwide reputation for academic rigour. Our remit and expertise cover important topics such as education, health, public finances, retirement, consumer behaviour, overseas development, tax, inequality and poverty.  We communicate our findings widely, impacting upon the policy debate, the media and policymakers.

About the Centre for Tax Analysis in Developing Countries (TaxDev)

Building on 50 years of expertise in tax and social policy at IFS, the Centre for Tax Analysis in Developing Countries (TaxDev) – established in 2016 - has two major objectives:

1. To support the increased use of evidence in the tax policymaking process through partnerships with governments which support them to use micro-data, build quantitative technical skills, and conduct applied modelling and analysis.
2. To conduct high quality, policy-relevant theoretical and empirical research on taxation and social protection in low- and middle-income countries.

TaxDev is being delivered in collaboration with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and works with Ministries of Finance and Revenue Authorities in Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda and Rwanda and with a network of academics, tax research institutes and international organisations. The programme is currently funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Purpose

This role will involve working closely with TaxDev’s leadership and IFS’s Finance, Research Services, Communications, and Events Teams to ensure the smooth running of the programme. It is a varied, interesting position with the opportunity to gain experience of, and exposure to, a variety of aspects of TaxDev’s work, including our country programmes and our research activities, and to collaborate closely with a large network of IFS and ODI staff, external researchers and policymakers. The Project Support Officer will support the financial management of the TaxDev programme, working closely with our funder to meet reporting and compliance requirements, and support the management of TaxDev’s research fund. The Project Support Officer will also provide organisational and logistical support for international travel and events and facilitate communication flows within the TaxDev team and network of stakeholders and affiliated researchers.  

Job Description

Financial Management, Funder Liaison and Reporting

Work with Programme Director and the Research Services team to liaise with, and report to, project funders.

• Assist with and facilitate regular financial management and forecasting activities.
• Draft quarterly financial and narrative reports with support from colleagues, and provide support to the annual review process.
• Support funder compliance activities, for example mapping suppliers, updating the risk register; ensuring Value for Money.
• Maintain and update the TaxDev reporting framework (logframe) and support with monitoring and evaluation of project progress.
• Attend project management meetings and liaise with the funder’s Project Manager.
• Work with the Research Services Team and Associate Directors ensure that the TaxDev budget is well-integrated into the broader sector finances.

Management of the TaxDev Research Fund

The TaxDev research fund is a competitive funding mechanism open to IFS and ODI staff and affiliated researchers. The Project Support Officer will:

• Support the management of the fund, including coordinating the calls for proposals, organising the submissions, and liaising with the Research Director and Scientific Committee.
• Work with IFS’s research services team to develop new funding agreements and to establish projects on the IFS’s systems.
• Coordinate with researchers to monitor project deliverables.

Communications and Events

• Work with TaxDev researchers and the IFS and ODI Communications and Events teams to update the IFS and TaxDev websites, and support the organisation and coordination of seminars, research meetings, and policy and training events in the UK and internationally.
• Support the organisation of project logistics, including organising flights, accommodation, logistics for partner visits to the UK, study tours for partners in Africa, dissemination events in partner countries, and international conferences (when the global health situation allows).

General Project Support

• Assist with the accurate and timely invoicing of sub-contractors, suppliers and funders (triggering invoicing, handling and coding invoices etc).
• Liaise with the Research Services Team and project partners and subcontractors on financial and contractual matters.
• Support the development and implementation of systems, procedures and practices to optimise efficiency across the programme.
• Support the organisation of shared team resources.
• Provide other ad-hoc support to the programme as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• A bachelors’ degree or equivalent qualification.
• At least two years of experience in project/programme management, including experience of managing budgets and funder reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to successfully build and consolidate close relationships with a variety of stakeholders, both in the UK and internationally.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team, and able to devise projects and plan and implement them, with limited guidance.
• Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise work, work calmly under pressure, meet deadlines and handle a variety of work streams in parallel.
• An excellent attention to detail, and good proof reading and editing skills.
• An interest in international development, economics and public policy and a willingness to travel.
• A strong commitment to intellectual rigour, objectivity and political neutrality. The IFS is committed to maintaining its reputation for independent and unbiased research on issues of public interest.

Location

Under normal circumstances, this role is based at the IFS office in central London. Given the current circumstances, it is possible to conduct this role remotely, but with the expectation that it will be based in London once normal office life resumes, and in accordance with UK government guidance. The team is not currently travelling, but once international travel resumes, the Project Support Officer may be expected to travel occasionally to meet international partners and support the organisation of international events, but only after consultation and once the COVID-19-related health and security risks have been assessed and mitigated.

Contract Type

This position is a 2-year fixed-term contract until November 2022, with the possibility of extension, contingent on funding.

IFS Commitment to Diversity

We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive environment, in which people from all backgrounds feel welcome and valued. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, and flexible working arrangements wherever possible, so that staff can work in ways that suit their personal circumstances. Further details can be found on the IFS website.

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