We are looking for a highly motivated programme manager to coordinate our new initiative to advance race equality in the charity sector.

Making The Leap is a small and innovative social justice charity that aims to make a big difference. From direct delivery, to advocacy and leadership, we refuse to stay in our lane and believe passionately that those we exist to serve have the right to be anything they want to be. To say that this is an exciting time for the organisation would be an understatement, as our incredible funders, donors, partners and supporters have given us the chance to move to the next level, and have further influence and delivery nationally.

The shared soul of the organisation is to be passionate about helping young people from less-advantaged backgrounds; build up other charities and community groups and want to partner with them or support them; want to work with businesses and organisations to get things done; and care deeply about addressing racial inequity generally (and anti-Blackness in particular). The people here work hard, are good at what they do, and for so many it is ‘home’, with an average tenure of 11 years. It’s a nice environment to be in, friendly, flexible and one that gives you the reward of making a tangible difference in people’s lives – it’s great.

The organisation has a number of strands: core Making The Leap; the UK Social Mobility Awards; the Social Mobility Podcast and our brand new initiative Black Charity Leaders.

The Abbeyfield Sidmouth Society provides supported living housing accommodation, support, and companionship for older people and owns three supported living houses in Sidmouth, Devon. Together these three houses currently provide accommodation for up to a maximum of 60 residents.  They are Abbeyfield Court, Cotmaton House and Culver House.

We are now looking to recruit our first Chief Operating Officer to provide effective day-to-day management of the three Houses and the Central Team, their staff, and volunteers.  You will also work with the Board of Trustees to provide strategic leadership and ensure the organisation meets its charitable objectives through the delivery of a range of high-quality services focussing on the needs of the residents.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate senior management experience ideally gained from a supported living environment.  You will also have been have been responsible for ensuring the appropriate policies are in place, financial and facilities management.  You will be a supportive and motivational manager who understands how to implement effective change management.   We are looking for resilience, positivity and compassion.  If you would like to play a key part in the future of our services, please read the attached information pack which also includes details of how to apply. 

• Application by CV and covering letter to our Recruitment Partner, Jackie Dawkins,
• closing date: 3rd December2021
• First interview with Jackie Dawkins: 8th and 9th December 2021
• Interview and Assessment Day with Abbeyfield Sidmouth Society: tbc

About Us

Kick It Out are advocates on behalf of under-represented and minority communities in football, working to increase their representation in every area of the game – from grassroots to the Premier League, from the pitch to the side-lines and from the stands to the boardroom. We do everything in our power to report incidents of discrimination, educate communities, and mentor a new generation of people in the sport.

Football should be a game for everyone, whether they play it, work it in it or support it. But not everyone is welcome. Kick It Out’s mission is to campaign for change to end discrimination and build belonging, so that everyone feels they can be a part of a sport that should be for all.

Job Purpose

We are seeking a part-time Finance Manager to oversee the organisation’s finance function and processes to monitor the present and future financial condition of the organisation.

With an ambitious growth plan in the coming years, we need to build a successful financial infrastructure to enable that development.

Developing financial management strategies will provide overall control of the monitoring and reporting of accurate financial records.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the entire finance function, including ongoing management and reporting to the leadership team and Board of Trustees.
• Ensuring financial reports are shared with relevant funding organisations; tracking project spend and financial resources for each programme aligned to the strategic budget.
• Developing the strategic budgets together with the CEO and leadership team.
• Management of the cashflow forecasting and control.
• Developing and maintaining sound financial systems and controls appropriate to a small charity.
• Preparing year-end financial accounts and supporting the financial audit process.
• Financial analysis and scenario modelling required by the leadership team, Board of Trustees or prospective funders. 
• Management of an outsourced bookkeeper, maintaining robust financial records.
• Leading on the banking systems and efficient payroll processes.
• Present financial updates to Board of Trustees and attend quarterly Board meetings and Finance and Risk sub-committee meetings.
• Assist the CEO in developing and implementing Kick It Out’s business plans.
• Proactively assist the CEO in developing existing and new income streams for Kick It Out; these may include grants, funding from government agencies, donations, and commercial sponsorship deals.
• Maintain good relationships with all stakeholders – in particular, ensuring that Kick It Out complies with the conditions of grants provided by the charity’s core funders (and any other donors or agencies), as well as with the terms of any commercial contracts or sponsorship agreements.
• Ensure that Kick It Out fulfils its legal and charitable responsibilities, including all filing obligations.
• Working with the Head of Operations, ensure that Kick It Out has all the necessary and appropriate insurances in place.
• Efficiently manage the purchasing of charity resources (Kick It Out mainly uses prepaid Soldo cards issued to all staff).

Kick It Out is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  Kick It Out selects all candidates for interview based on skills, qualifications and experience. Candidates with a disability who meet the criteria will be offered a guaranteed interview.

The University of Leicester is seeking a dynamic Director, with a passion for championing diversity and inclusion, to take the Attenborough Arts Centre (AAC) to the next stage of its development both as a cultural leader in the sector but also as a ground-breaking, creative hub, fostering public engagement in the arts for university staff, students and communities.

Our Director, Michaela Butter MBE, will shortly be retiring after 12 years leading the AAC through a major period of growth supported by Arts Council England as a National Portfolio client. Audiences have increased from 25,000 in 2010 to over 110,000 and the venue doubled in size with the creation of a major gallery extension for the display of contemporary art.  A new commissioning programme, craft shop and award-winning education and outreach programme were established, alongside a new Creative Fellowship programme to foster links between artists and academic research.

The AAC now has a national reputation for the quality and range of its inclusive and multi-disciplinary programme, which fosters creative risk taking and talent development whilst removing barriers to access, working closely with a strong network of local, national and international creative partners.

The successful candidate will lead on developing a cultural policy for the wider university with links to research and teaching excellence.  You will have a proven track record both as a strategic thinker but also as somebody who delivers results. You will have strong negotiating and influencing skills for fostering creative and funding partnerships; recognise the opportunities and challenges of working within a complex environment and command respect from both staff and artists in recognition of your dynamism and strong inter-personal skills.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 13th January 2022 with an expected starting date of mid- April 2022 subject to notice periods, to allow time to feed into the next NPO funding application.

Diversity Role Models (DRM) is a LGBT+ education and anti-bullying charity with a vision of a world where everybody embraces diversity and can thrive. DRM's unique approach to embedding inclusion and building empathy is through educational workshops in schools featuring LGBT+ and ally role models. 

We are growing and we are professionalising.  We have some exciting and game changing projects being delivered by our team and we are looking for a new Chief Operating Officer to help us make strategic decisions on our offering and ultimately impact the experience of children in UK schools.

The post holder will support the CEO in delivering the strategy and provide leadership across the rest of the organisation. Our COO will lead on all operational delivery aspects of DRM, particularly finance, policies, compliance, HR, and systems management. The postholder will also have immediate management responsibilities for three direct reports to ensure the continued stability and smooth running of the organisation.

Key accountabilities

Delivery:

• Ensure the smooth and effective delivery of DRM activities in schools and classrooms we partner with;
• Oversee the operational delivery processes, working with relevant members of the team to improve and refine them to ensure that they remain fit for purpose;
• Monitor the performance of operational delivery processes against agreed key performance indicators;
• Manage the operations team to ensure that operational delivery processes are carried out efficiently and to a high standard;

Board liaison:

• Assist the Chief Executive Officer with the preparation of board papers, attending board meetings and relevant board committee meetings;
• Ensure that information about the organisation and about trustees/directors is kept updated with Companies House and the Charity Commission;
• Support with all Trustee/Director recruitment, onboarding and offboarding as required;

Finance:

• Manage the day-to-day finances of DRM, including keeping our accounting system updated and liaising with the freelance bookkeeper as appropriate;
• Reporting finances to the board, including preparing management accounts and meeting with the finance sub-committee;
• Lead on the production and filing of the Annual Report and Financial Statements, including liaising with accountants, independent examiner/auditor and DRM’s Treasurer;
• Prepare the organisation’s annual budget and preparing budgets for individual applications/projects as required;
• Liaise with DRM’s payroll provider and bookkeeper to ensure that staff are paid on time each month;
• Oversee the processes for receiving donations, including administration, monitoring and reporting;

Human Resources:

• Support with all HR matters as they arise and act as an escalation point for employee queries
• Support with the recruitment of new staff as required;
• Manage the HR system and acting as admin alongside the Chief Executive Officer, ensuring that information is kept updated as appropriate;
• On-boarding and off-boarding employees at the beginning and end of their employment;

Policies, compliance and safeguarding:

• Act as DRM’s Safeguarding Lead, working with the Chief Executive Officer, Deputy Safeguarding Lead and Safeguarding Trustee to ensure that we continually improve our practice and procedures and respond appropriately to concerns where they are raised;
• Ensure that agreed safeguarding procedures are embedded in our operational processes and monitoring their effectiveness;
• Lead on the review of and updating of DRM’s policies and presenting these to the board for approval;
• Act as DRM’s lead on Health and Safety and data protection management;
• Manage the procedures for applying for and reviewing DBS checks for staff and volunteers;

Data and systems management:

• Administer Salesforce for the organisation and leading on its strategic development to ensure that we maximise its potential;
• Administer Office 365, managing user permissions and overseeing compliance as required;
• Work with the team to identify data and reporting requirements and setting up appropriate template/default reports to provide access to business as usual reporting;
• Produce ad hoc reports as required, outside of DRM’s business as usual reporting;
• Administer any other systems as required;

About You

You should be passionate about wanting to create positive change in our schools and to stamp out HBT bullying.You should be a strategic thinker who wants to help us succeed in our vision and objectives.You will bring your expertise to our decision making, your leadership to our teams and your constructive challenge to our decision making.

We are a charity about inclusion, so everyone is welcome to apply for this role if they have the skills we have outlined here.If we need to make adjustments to our process, procedures or working practices to accommodate you, we will.Whilst you don’t need to be a member of the community to work for DRM, you should be an ally for all LGBTQ+ people.

Job Title: Finance Director

Hours: Part-time / Interim for 6 months

Salary: Up to £70,000 dependent on experience  

Location: Home-based with occasional in-person meetings

We are working in partnership with Montessori Group, a global leader in Montessori provision, supporting quality Montessori education throughout the world through social impact, training, quality assurance and support for families and educators.  With the child at the heart of all they do, the Montessori Group works with governments, organisations, families, and Montessori educators to ensure that the Montessori approach is as beneficial to society in the 21st Century as it was in the 20th Century.

The organisation is now seeking a Finance Director on an interim basis to join their team.  The role will support the Charity and subsidiary Boards, the Finance Committee and the Executive Team as well as the group’s Head of Finance and her team.

The successful candidate will need to be a qualified ICAEW or CIMA and demonstrate the following:

• Working at Board level and with Finance Committees, having principal responsibilities in each area and a working knowledge of good governance including charity regulation
• responsibility for a group structure (preferably a charity with a trading subsidiary) operating internationally, both online and in-person
•  Supporting CEOs and executive teams
• Treasury strategy, planning and management and reporting
• Competency in financial controls and processes including writing policies and procedures.
• An understanding fundraising principles and submitting bids
• Management of grant funding, both received and given and experience in delivery of social impact programmes
• Management accounting and reporting including budgeting, forecasting and business partnering. Financial management. Statutory accounting, corporation tax and full responsibility for year-end process. Being the principal relationship holder with external auditor.
• Effective communication of ideas and arguments, and ability to make supported judgements.
• Providing supported advice
• Working at pace

The organisation lives the Montessori values of respect, collaboration, innovation and responsiveness.  If you feel you have the values and skills to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

For more information, please contact Sandra Smith, Associate Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment.  Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.

Closing date for applications:  13/12/2021

Interview date:  TBC

Relate Nottinghamshireare in an exciting phase of development and are continually exploring opportunities within our area for growth.  We are looking for a positive, dynamic person who will lead the organisation and share our enthusiasm for the work we do. 

Yellow Door prevents and responds to domestic and sexual abuse.

Would you like to be part of our amazing team that is changing lives for the better in the Southampton area? 

Finance Manager

We are looking for someone with excellent budgeting skills and the ability to manage complex funding sources, to support Yellow Door’s mission.  You will ideally have experience of working in or with the not-for-profit sector, great interpersonal skills, and a positive ‘can do’ attitude. You will be responsible for planning, managing and reporting on the charity’s finances, and developing resource and risk management plans. 

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive place to work, where everyone can feel they belong and has something valuable to contribute.  We warmly welcome applicants from all parts of our rich and diverse community, particularly those from under-represented groups. 

18.75 hours p/w on a permanent contract

£38,576 to £42,546 FTE

Closing Date: Midnight on Sunday 19th December 2021

Interviews: Early January 2022

Yellow Door works across Southampton & Hampshire and is based near central Southampton with free staff parking and opportunities for professional development. We operate a TOIL system to support flexible and hybrid working.

If you think you might be what we are looking for but want to know a bit more, we’d love to hear from you. Ring our CEO Nicci for an informal chat

Our aim is for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whichever NCI they work in and whatever their background.

The National Safeguarding Team (NST) provides professional advice to the Church of England on matters of national policy as part of its wider transformation plan, which includes the development and implementation of national training, quality assurance and audit, and work with survivors. The NST also leads complex casework and supports dioceses in their safeguarding of children and adults.

This is an excellent opportunity to lead on the provision of high-quality business and office management support to the Safeguarding Director and National Safeguarding Team.

As PA and Business Support Manager, you will contribute to information sharing, future planning and problem solving, providing strong leadership and a role model for others within the team. 

Taking responsibility for the delivery of key business priorities, including effective line management and prioritisation of projects within the administration team, you will ensure project management business support is available for high profile projects including Safe Spaces, National Casework management system, and the implementation of IICSA recommendations.

By providing high level administration support, you will give capacity to the safeguarding specialists within the team. This will include overseeing the induction of all employees, refining business processes, financial authorisation, and being the public facing response for safeguarding.

We are taking a flexible approach to work, with many colleagues opting for a hybrid approach to their working week, with a mixture of home and office-based working. Further details will be discussed at interview.

We would like to hear from you if you have the ability to learn quickly and the motivation and commitment to give to this post.

Interviews will be held on the13th and 14th December 2021.

In return we offer a unique environment with opportunities for continuous learning, generous annual leave for work life balance, season ticket loans and a range of benefits including discounted entry to attractions and what we feel is a market leading package when it comes to our pension scheme.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Support and Office Management

• Direct leadership, review and management of the administration team including development of the team to the required standard.
• To lead on the coordination of NST leadership team meetings and to attend to report on key information and contribute to team planning.
• To oversee and manage a coherent administrative service to support the rapid growth of the NST and its projects and workstreams, including effective deployment of priorities and responsibilities of the team. 
• Responsibility for the management of non-salary financial processes on behalf of the Director, liaising with key colleagues regarding office expenditure, informing the senior team of any issues, maintaining all budget documentation, and monitoring and reporting on expenditure periodically.  Review, develop and streamline administrative processes such as invoice payment arrangements, as well as creating new processes to ensure efficient and accurate protocols including procurement are in place.
• To lead on reviewing and developing business systems, including creating new systems to support the needs of the whole of the NST, for example office systems and case work management systems.
• To have oversight of and manage the on-boarding of new team members including desk risk assessments as well as the appropriate processes for leavers, in liaison with the HRBP and senior management, to establish and maintain induction materials.
• Oversight of key NST meetings to ensure they are organised and facilitated appropriately, including communications with key stakeholders and any offsite visits or travel. Ensuring the admin team are creating minutes up to the required standard and papers are appropriately collated and distributed.  Including internal team meetings and team-building events.
• To have oversight of the planning and co-ordination of national events led by the National Safeguarding Team e.g. diocesan safeguarding advisor days and the annual national Safeguarding conference.
• To lead on the production, formatting and publication of National policy and practice guidance, in liaison with the Deputy Director of Development.
• To have oversight of the collection and collation of information and data from consultation activities, annual data returns and audits.
• To work with other NCI departments, such as HR, IT Services, Office Services and Finance teams to ensure the NST is up to date with current NCI processes.
• To lead on the maintenance of the National Safeguarding webpage and portal, in liaison with the Communications Officer.
• To lead on ensuring the NST is GDPR compliant and managing processes in relation to data breaches.
• To hold responsibility for reviewing and sending out communications to the national church, governing bodies and other external parties as required on behalf of the Director and NST, in liaison with the Deputy Director of Communications.
• To effectively oversee the casework inboxes and duty telephone calls and quality assure the responses given by the administrative team as well as ensuring that the team are trained and well-equipped to receive disclosures of abuse.
• To lead on recruitment processes for the NST in liaison with the recruitment BP and HRBP and to be the point of contact for survivors who are part of an interview panel.
• To lead on the coordination and organisation of safeguarding governance groups such as the National Safeguarding Steering Group and National Safeguarding Panel in liaison with the Lead and Deputy Bishops of Safeguarding and the Independent Chair of the Panel.
• To manage and review the physical environment in which the NST works in, in liaison with Office Services, to ensure the appropriate space and equipment is made available for the needs of the team.

PA

• To provide high level executive support to the Safeguarding Director and other senior team members as required, including file, mailbox and diary management, writing and reviewing documents, and sending key communications to internal and external stakeholders.
• To have oversight of travel and hotel arrangements in liaison with the Team PA and other support team members.

General

• To ensure that there is a good quality customer service response to a range of different stakeholders including senior clergy, survivors and safeguarding professionals.
• To work positively and inclusively as part of the team and take a proactive approach to personal development.
• Identify areas for improvement and change. Continuously seek to make processes and team operations more efficient. Work with other members of the whole team.

THE REQUIREMENTS

Skills/Aptitudes:

• Management skills – oversee and lead administration function and ability to develop the team.
• Proven track record in managing complex travel arrangements.
• Experience of managing budgets and experience of financial systems such as SAP.
• Influencing and negotiating skills.
• Proven track record in delivering with a high degree of accuracy.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Enthusiastic, organised, flexible and able to prioritise.
• High resilience with the ability to work under pressure, often to changing and competing demands.
• Ability to work autonomously, use own initiative and make decisions.
• Evidence of a high level of administrative and organisational ability including document management skills and complete understanding of the full Microsoft Office suite (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Knowledge/Experience:

• Proven track record in providing executive support to senior management including experience of minute taking and drafting correspondence.
• Policy work including research and drafting.
• Experience of dealing with enquiries from members of the public.
• Evidence of dealing with confidential and sensitive material.

Personal Attributes:

• Self-motivated, proactive and committed to achieving results.
• Leadership qualities and the ability to command the respect of others.
• Collaborative and collegiate in approach.
• Flexible in order to meet the demands of the post.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to establish positive working relationships with senior stakeholders and to represent the Safeguarding Director to external partners.
• Operates with discretion and integrity – ability to be trusted with confidential information and a sound ambassador for the NST.
• Ability to deal sensitively and professionally with survivors and other vulnerable groups.
• An understanding and empathy with the structure and culture of the Church of England.

Education:

• A-level or equivalent.

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Requirements:

• This role will require a basic DBS check.

We in the National Church Institutions support the mission and ministries of the Church all over England. We work with parishes, dioceses (regional offices), schools, other ministries and our partners at a national and international level.

Excellence, Respect, Integrity

We follow these three values in everything we do, whether we are of Christian faith, another faith or no faith.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively look to attract, recruit and retain those of you who are disabled.

As a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, we welcome applications from those of you who have served in our Armed Forces and their families.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and to ensuring that everyone, job applicants, customers and other people with whom we deal, are treated fairly and not subject to discrimination.  We will do whatever is necessary to provide genuine equality of opportunity. We continuously review our policies and processes to support our aim to create a workforce as diverse as the nation the Church of England serves.

Shiva Foundation | Senior Program Manager 

Location: London, U.K. (flexible working possible)

Application Deadline: 23.59, 12 December 2021

Start Date: February 2019 

Duration: Permanent; 5 days a week

About Us: 

Shiva Foundation envisions a world that operates on the basis of value-based leadership, where individuals are equipped with the knowledge, frameworks and tools to act in service of equity, freedom and justice. We believe it is our collective responsibility to put people before profit, centre people’s lived realities of oppression and step back to make space for marginalised voices to be heard. We recognise the need to understand where power inequalities exist in order to build a more just world.

Our goal is to design sustainable models to tackle the systemic inequity impacting marginalised individuals and communities across the U.K. and India. Our role is two-fold. We act as a support and anchor for those working on the frontline - this includes community groups, grassroots organisations, local councils, civil society, local leaders and businesses etc. We also leverage networks and influence to enact meaningful change at the policy level, in government and across business. We do this in four ways, by providing:

• Knowledge, frameworks and tools to facilitate concrete action;

• Resources and capacity for collaborative working;

• Expertise for impactful policy advocacy; and

• Immediate support and relief.

Our focus is across two key issue areas:

1. Tackling modern slavery and promoting labour rights; and

2. Tackling gender based violence (GBV), especially against racially minoritised women.

About our Priorities: 

Our work is wide-ranging and collaborative. In particular we are currently prioritising:

• Embedding labour rights and modern slavery provisions into policy. We ensure that local and national government policies meaningfully address modern slavery and labour rights violations and support survivors fully. This includes but also goes beyond the Modern Slavery Act. We work with policy-makers, local councils, government and regulatory bodies to make this happen.

• Shifting corporate practices towards more equitable power distribution. We provide expertise to ensure that business policies and practices meaningfully incorporate activities that address modern slavery and uphold labour rights. We work with small and medium businesses to make this happen.

• Improving statutory agency response to GBV against racially minoritised women. We advocate an improvement in statutory agency policy and practice when it comes to supporting racially minoritised survivors of GBV. This includes more consistent, integrated and tailored support for survivors who live at the intersections of multiple oppressions. We work with statutory local agencies, policy-makers and civil society to make this happen.

• Better resourcing racially minoritised communities. We work to equip racially minoritised communities with more and better resources to be able to respond to GBV and access support services in ways that work for them when violence does happen. We work with leaders or community-led organisations in racially minoritised communities as well as civil society to make this happen.

About the Role:

The Senior Program Manager will be responsible for leading the organisaiton’s programmatic priorities, as outlined above. While some projects are well established, new areas will emerge and therefore you should have experience with program design as well as implementation. It is preferable that you have some knowledge of both issue areas but we welcome applications from candidates that have only worked in one area before, if you are able to show an ability to pick up knowledge quickly. You will work with a range of stakeholders especially public sector bodies and small to medium businesses. It is preferable that you have experience working with both but we will also welcome applications from candidates with more experience in one than the other if you can demonstrate a willingness to learn. The small team environment means that this role involves significant responsibility as well as the opportunity to collaborate and interact with a diverse set of senior external stakeholders. You must be comfortable with a steep learning curve and significant responsibility from the outset.

We are a small team and will have a senior member of the team on maternity leave for the first six months of your time with us. As such, you will also temporarily be responsible for some of the organisation’s administration, financial management and budgeting. You will work closely with the founder and other senior members of the team and will have the opportunity to input on key strategic decisions. To begin with, you will have one direct report - this may expand over time. 

You will often be expected to act as the public face of the organisation, building relationships with stakeholders from across a range of sectors including government and public sector, business and civil society.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Management 

• Building out new program structures based on the organisation’s strategic priorities.

• Designing and leading the day-to-day implementation of all project work. 

• Conducting mapping and research for new work, such as interviews, focus groups, roundtables, desk-based research, etc.

• Developing project-specific goals, monitoring and evaluation methods to measure the impact of the organisation's work. 

• Engaging key stakeholders to strengthen partnerships/collaboration for a comprehensive and inclusive approach. 

• Sourcing external funding, if relevant, and managing the relationship with donors, including timely reporting. 

Communications

• Liaising with the Communications Coordinator to create and implement outreach and communications plans relating to any project activities/milestones.

• Developing and maintaining effective constituencies of contacts and partners to optimise information gathering and development and implementation of effective strategies. 

• Writing or contributing to the drafting of timely and effective reports, briefings, position papers, correspondence, action materials, press releases and other internal and external documents.

• Acting as an organisational spokesperson at events, panels, presentations etc. 

• Representing the organisation at key working groups, partnership meetings, national forums, operational units etc.

• Managing the outreach and uptake of the organisation’s existing tools and resources, such as the Blueprint and SME toolkit.

Strategic & Operational

• Inputting on strategic and tactical direction of the organisation, as required.

• Maintaining understanding of current key trends and how those can feed into the organisation’s work.

• Maintaining key relationships with experts in the anti-slavery and GBV space (across business, government and civil society) to scope out future projects and identify opportunities for cross-promotion and/or collaboration.

• Measuring progress and impact against strategic goals to report back to the senior management team. 

• Identifying funding opportunities and drafting applications, as required (this is not expected to be a large part of the role).

• Overseeing organisational and program-specific budgets (this is expected to be a temporary duty while our Managing Director is on maternity leave).

• Overseeing general organisational communications with the Communications Coordinator  (this is expected to be a temporary duty while our Managing Director is on maternity leave).

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

The below is a list of preferred knowledge, skills and experience for this role. We encourage you to apply even if you only meet some of these criteria if you can show an ability and willingness to learn new skills and grow in the role. We particularly encourage you to apply if you are a person of colour or part of another minoritised community.

• An undergraduate or graduate degree in human rights, gender, development, law or other relevant discipline (or relevant professional experience)

• A minimum of 4-5 years of progressive experience in a project/program management role for a similar organisation

• Experience working with public sector bodies, such as local councils, the Home Office, the London Mayor’s Office etc.

• Experience working with senior level business representatives

• Experience working with civil society organisations

• Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder projects and facilitating work with a wide range of groups and sectors

• Ability to think strategically and identify new opportunities and initiatives

• Proven experience planning, prioritising and juggling multiple demands, and openness and flexibility to take on different administrative and support tasks

• Experience of managing conflicting demands, meeting deadlines and adjusting priorities

• Ability to manage a heavy and varied workload effectively, to maintain high levels of both accuracy and output

• Management and leadership skills demonstrated by evidence of leading high performing teams and working with individuals at all levels

• Effective public speaking skills

• Excellent IT skills

• Excellent written and spoken English

• Ability to work unsupervised

• Knowledge of the modern slavery and labour rights in the UK

• Knowledge of gender-based violence (or violence against women and girls) in the UK

• Ability to relate well within a multi-cultural context and with various stakeholders

• Demonstrated commitment to Shiva Foundation’s mission, vision and values

• Permission to live and work in the UK

How to apply

Please apply for this role through our website by 23.59 on 12 December 2021. 

If your application is successful you will hear back from us the week of 13 December 2021 for an initial chat. You will also be given an exercise to complete. Successful candidates will be invited for an interview between 3-14 January.

If you are offered the role, you will be invited to attend two paid induction days at the end of January and/or early February. The expected start date is in early February but we are willing to discuss this with you further.

The National Fire Chiefs Council is looking for a highly motivated Benefits Manager to join its busy Portfolio Office on a secondment or fixed term contract. The Portfolio Office currently has several national change programmes in flight delivering improvement products and guidance to the UK fire and rescue service.

The Benefits Manager will have responsibility for developing and maintaining the Benefits Management Framework within the NFCC Portfolio. The post holder will use a structured benefits management methodology to ensure benefits identified can be measured using DOAM and tracked with available data sets through to Benefits Realisation. They may be required to lead several pieces of work simultaneously.

If you think you could be the right person for this demanding but rewarding role in our team then we look forward to hearing from you!

Applicants who are successfully shortlisted will need to complete an assessment and will take part in a competency-based interview process.

Further information on the duties and responsibilities of the role can be found in the job description and person specification. Interested candidates should send an up-to-date CV and a personal statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining why the role appeals to you and what skills, experiences and personal attributes you feel you can contribute.

Fundraising & Development Manager

Maternity cover, with likelihood of becoming permanent. 
Full-time. £32-35K pa. Job share considered. Some working from home may be possible

Brooklands Museum, in Surrey, has had several years of success and recognition and has exciting plans for the future. We inspire people to shape the future using Brooklands’ history of innovation and endeavour. This focus on the impact Brooklands had in the past and its relevance to today and tomorrow, has helped us form significant partnerships, including a TV series, an exhibition with McLaren Automotive and apprenticeships with Heritage Skills Academy. It has led us to improve our learning and participation STEM programmes, and has won us significant support from individuals, grant givers and businesses, with over £2m raised in the past eighteen months. 

We have drawn up a masterplan for the development of the Museum’s 32 acre site, which builds on the national recognition received for the £8m Re-engineering Brooklands project, completed in 2017. A prestigious appeal board are ready to help us raise the funds we need to realise our long-term ambitions and we also raise money for our current programmes and projects. 

This is an opportunity to work directly with the Chief Executive, an experienced fundraiser, across all areas of fundraising activity, to deliver Brooklands’ future. You should be able to develop compelling and credible project proposals and cases for support and present these in person and in writing. You should understand fundraising strategy and cultivation processes and be able to pro-actively support Trustees and Appeal Board members in their work. You should excel at developing warm, professional relationships with a wide range of people. You also need to be good at planning, being pro-active and managing processes and people (especially managing up). Brooklands Museum is a fast paced and fun place to work.

This post is initially offered as maternity cover for the Fundraising and Development Officer, but the Museum’s fundraising needs are growing, and it is likely that the position will be made permanent. 

 
We are working on a strategy to make Brooklands Museum more inclusive and representative of our community and we actively welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds. We were a finalist for Surrey Employer of the Year in 2021. 

For full information about this role please download the job information pack from the grey box on this page.

Purpose of the Job 

To provide the effective management of strategic and operational financial planning, monitoring, and reporting to enhance the decision-making process of KCV.

To ensure strict compliance with organisational policies, quality standards and all legal and statutory regulations.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, the Finance and Systems Manager is a key player in supporting the development of the strategic and financial operations of KCV.

Main duties and responsibilities

To take direct management responsibility for the efficient and effective running of the finance and accounting function across KCV. To provide sound financial advice to the staff and Trustees and act as key point of contact on all financial matters for KCV. To prepare accurate and timely reports of financial information for the Board of Trustees, CEO, Project Budget Holders, and external bodies; tailored as necessary for the end users.

Tasks:

• Prepare monthly and ad hoc financial reports of operational activities for meetings with the CEO and Project Budget Holders, alerting them to any over or underspends and required actions.

• Prepare KCV’s annual budget in consultation with the CEO and Project Budget Holders. 

• Ensure the efficient allocation and monitoring of income and expenditure, particularly with regards to restricted grants.

• Prepare the financial information required for KCV’s funding applications, tenders, income generation and charged for services. 

• Prepare interim and end of project financial reports for grant funding bodies.

• Prepare and provide KCV’s accounting firm with all the necessary files, schedules and information required to produce the annual statutory accounts.

• Ensure all relevant financial returns are provided to external bodies (HMRC, Charities Commission, Companies House, etc.) in a timely manner.

• Prepare and present financial reports as required for the Board of Trustee meetings and AGM. 

• Manage and administer KCV’s payroll function and payment of staff salaries.

• Manage KCV’s bank accounts, monitor cash flow and process payments from the accounts.

• Manage the work of the Finance Assistant and undertake all related line management tasks, ie ongoing support, supervision, appraisals and staff development etc.

• Ensure KCV has the appropriate financial systems and controls in place and that they are reviewed and updated in line with the changing needs of KCV and legal and statutory requirements.

Other duties and responsibilities

• To act as KCV’s Data Protection Officer, ensuring KCV processes the personal data of its staff, customers, providers, or any other individuals in compliance with the applicable data protection rules.

• Oversee and co-ordinate all systems for purchasing, fundraising, income collection and delegation of relevant duties as required.

• Contribute to the development of KCV’s longer-term financial and fundraising strategies.

• Participate in KCV’s promotional and social events, working with the CEO and other members of staff and volunteers to fundraise in support of KCV and its activities. 

• Be committed to professional and personal development to meet the needs of the role.

Working Relationships

Internal

Line Manager for the Finance Assistant; Member of Senior Management Team; Regular contact with CEO and Project Budget Holders; Contact with Treasurer as required; Attendance at Trustee Board meetings.

External

Contact with donors; suppliers; HMRC; accountants; bankers; Charity Commission; Companies House; other Government departments as required.

The job description is not intended to be exhaustive. The post holder will be expected to adopt a flexible attitude to the duties which may have to be varied (after discussion with the post holder) subject to the needs of KCV, and in keeping with the general profile of the post.

Person Specification

ESSENTIAL 

Knowledge, Understanding and Qualifications 

E1 An accounting qualification with a recognised body and/or demonstrable accounting experience. 

E2 A working knowledge of Online Accounting and Payroll packages (ideally QuickBooks). 

E3 An understanding of charity funding sources and their accounting treatment.

E4 A working knowledge of accounting in the charity Sector including recording and preparing financial information in accordance with the Charities SORP and grant funding bodies.

Experience 

E5 Demonstrable experience of financial and management accounting experience. 

E6 Experience of financial planning and the preparation of budgets and forecasts.

E7 Experience of producing financial reports for a range of internal and external audiences.

E8 Experience of project finances and financial systems typical of a medium size charity, including financial monitoring and reporting to a range of different funding sources.

E9 Experience in the management and operation of monthly payroll.

E10 Experience of policy and procedural development in the delivery of the finance function.

E11 Experience of managing staff.

Skills & Behaviours 

E12 Professional in outlook, honest and reliable.

E13 Excellent communication (written and verbal) and reporting skills.

E14 Ability to clearly explain technical financial information to non-finance specialists. 

E15 Positive leadership and management skills.

E16 Ability to think and plan strategically. 

E17 High standard of IT literacy including; accounting software, MS Office, in particular advanced Excel skills. 

E18 Ability to balance competing priorities and work to tight reporting deadlines. 

E19 Ability to be ‘hands on’ in undertaking bank payments, bank reconciliations, transactions to the nominal, purchase and sales ledgers and overseeing petty cash systems as required. 

E20 Commitment to continuous improvement and quality assurance and able to show flexibility in approach.

E21 Commitment to Continuing Professional Development.

E22 A willingness to travel to offices and meetings within our area of operation and work some occasional weekends or evenings.

DESIRABLE

D1 Experience in a similar finance role in a Third Sector environment.

D2 Experience of auto-enrolled pension schemes.

D3 Experience of implementing systems and control procedures.

D4 Ability to prepare accounts in statutory format.

Closing date for receipt of CV’s is Friday 17th December 2022. 
Only shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview
Interviews will take place at our Registered Head Office, 3 Park Street, Deal, CT14 6AG 
Interviews are scheduled to take place on: January 10th 2022

Head of Business Development

Location: Central London with flexible working
Salary: £58,379 per annum raising to £64,524 following two years continuous service, plus excellent benefits
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week 
Contractual status: Permanent

The RCR is a great place to work, with an ambitious agenda. At the forefront of the health agenda, our members diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, stroke and more, while leading on innovations including AI, skills mix and community diagnostic hubs. As COVID-19 recedes and the cancer backlog rises up the agenda, our members’ work and views have never been more important.

We are currently recruiting to the new position of Head of Business Development, within our RCR Learning team. The successful applicant will provide visionary leadership to develop and successfully bring to market RCR’s digital and face-to-face learning and events portfolio, ensuring it is innovative, high-quality and commercially positioned as the go to global market leader for both members and non-members working within imaging and oncology services. All this should be delivered against the backdrop of the RCR’s wider strategic priorities, proactively enabling the wider organisation to meet its objectives, which include membership growth and workforce development in addition to the provision of world class learning resources.

The Head of Business Development will need to have excellent leadership skills as they will be responsible for leading a team of ten talented professionals. With deep experience in business development, you will have a proven track record of sales growth driven through product and/or market development and diversification. Experience managing contracts, budgets, negotiating and income generation. To be successful you will be a strategically minded individual with the ability to build and sustain strong and mutually beneficial working relationships would be best suited to this role.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you then you can find out more about the Head of Business Development role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply by visiting the RCR website.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 28 November 2021. First stage interviews are scheduled for Wednesday 1 December 2021 with second stage interviews scheduled to take place on Monday 13 December 2021 and Tuesday 14 December 2021.