Our Head of Operations, Compliance & Finance role is a new senior management position in the IBD Registry that reflects both our fast growth and increasing maturity. The primary function of this role is the effective management, development and delivery of the key strategic business operations that underpin our work. The wide range of business operations including contracts and performance (grants, clients, suppliers and staff), compliance (data protection, client deliverables reporting, and pharmaceutical industry), staffing (from recruitment onwards) and finance (financial reporting and from budgets, both the main company budget and specific project budgets).  

You will be part of a small and growing and highly collaborative team, reporting directly to and working closely with the CEO.  You will support the CEO with critical operational reporting, in strategic development, taking delegated responsibility for team management and acting as deputy CEO when required.  You will be supported in your work with high-quality advice from our retained specialists in HR, Information Governance, Legal and Accountancy; and operationally within the team by team members who cover the day to day functions including financial and office management, and corporate and healthdata IT.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role you will be a delivery-focused problem-solver, both organised and adaptable, with massive attention to details and a practical hands-on style. You will have senior experience (broadly equivalent to director level) in finance, operations, people and compliance management and be confident and competent working with technical and data projects.  You will have a strong academic qualification record, including postgraduate qualifications in finance or business management. Ideally you will have come from the healthcare or pharmaceutical industries, or as an alternative from a highly-regulated sector where both data protection and delivery are critical. You may have gained your experience in a large consultancy or in running a business, in either case, your most important attributes will be your rigour in thinking, readiness to learn and your 'can do’ mindset. Above all, you need to believe in our mission and want to join us to make a difference: our small team makes a big difference in IBD across the UK and this needs to be more than ‘just a job’ for you.

DURING COVID19

All our staff are working from home currently due to COVID-19, and all interviews will be held by video (MS Teams).  We have successfully recruited and onboarded two staff members entirely remotely recentlt, so please don;t be deterred - we know it works!  Please see our Role Pack for full details of the remote interview process.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Data & Analytics Manager is a new senior management position in the IBD Registry that reflects both our fast growth and increasing maturity. The primary function of this role is to manage the effective collection, curation and utilisation of clinical data, surgical data, patient reported outcomes and other relevant data.  The goal is to ensure quality IBD data is available to support our goals in quality improvement, service evaluation, pharmacovigilance / post-marketing surveillance and eventually research. You will especially play a key role in the curation, transformation and linkage of the IBD datasets required for the Hub with the Cambridge data specialists.

You will be part of a small and growing and highly collaborative team, reporting directly to and working closely with the CEO, as well as with clinical and academic data specialists including our Academic Lead, a doctor and senior academic in the Health Data department of the University of Liverpool.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role you will be a delivery-focused problem-solver, both organised and adaptable, with massive attention to details and a practical hands-on style. You will have significant experience in data management across the data lifecycle, including ETL (using scripting languages such as Python, C#, JSON, XML), databases (primarily MySQL) and analytics environments (such as R/R Studio).  You will have a strong academic qualification record, showing a disciplined numerate background as a foundation for your later experience in data.  Ideally, you will have come from the healthcare or pharmaceutical industries, or as an alternative from a highly-regulated sector where both data protection and delivery are critical. You may have gained your experience in a large consultancy or in a start-up environment; in either case, your most important attributes will be your rigour in thinking, readiness to learn and your 'can do’ mindset.

Above all, you need to believe in our mission and want to join us to make a difference: our small team makes a big difference in IBD across the UK and this needs to be more than ‘just a job’ for you.

More information and how to apply

Please see our website for more information about us, and also about this role.  To apply, all candidates are required to complete and submit our online Application Form (available on our website)

Note:  this role is home based during COVID-19. Our offices are in Epsom.  We will be reviewing our company working arrangements after the COVID-19 pandemic, but candidates should assume that while there may be some home working it will be balanced with some days each week in the Epsom office.

Thanks for your interest and we really look forwards to hearing from you

Currently fully homeworking, future home working will be reviewed dependant on government guidance, the company requirements and travel arrangements.

The Honeypot Children’s Charity is the National Young Carer Organisation which has been providing high quality, transformational support for young carers aged 5-12 for nearly 25 years. As the go-to organisation for referral organisations seeking support for young carers, including local authorities, Social Services, School Welfare Officers and GP’s, Honeypot supports over 3,000 children annually.

Now is the time to join us, if you are seeking to be an influencer in the way we approach vital campaigns in the coming year. We promote open thinking and creativity and as part of our amazing team you will be encouraged to challenge us using your previous wealth of digital experience and creativity.

Honeypot is at an exciting developmental stage of new digital services, plus the launch of highly impactful services for most disadvantaged and needy groups of young carers. These new services combine with Honeypot’s existing range of highly respected core services to create highly newsworthy and engaging Social Media content

2021 is Honeypot’s 25th Anniversary year from the date of its founding. This presents a rich opportunity for the Social Media Officer to make an outstanding contribution in helping to lead a year of celebrations and communications.

To apply please send a CV and covering letter that demonstrates your creativity, communication skills and why you believe you can offer us an exceptional campaign leader.

Department: Science and Innovation

We are seeking a pro-active, innovative individual to take on the role of Groups and Awards Officer within the Science and Innovation department.

The role

This is a rewarding, customer-facing role which has responsibility for organising professional networks for physicists and managing the IOP’s high profile Awards that celebrate excellence in researchers, educators, technicians, apprentices and businesses.

The role is ideal for a dynamic individual who has excellent administrative skills and is able to bring these skills to an organisation that is about making positive change for society in the big challenge areas which include climate, health, AI, energy and big data through the work of the physics community. So, if you’re enthusiastic with a ‘can-do’ attitude, whilst also being meticulous and efficient, then this role is for you.

The role is responsible for delivering a number of services for members and the wider physics community. Responsibilities will include:

• Manage specialist interest groups across physics disciplines, themes and industry sectors – with the aim of engaging and delivering value to all our members.
• Administer the IOP Awards and ensure high quality nominations that are inclusive [in terms of roles, gender, institution, geography, sector and discipline] in order to recognise and celebrate outstanding contributions to physics from across the breadth and diversity of our community.
• Ensure members serving on committees are well supported in order to deliver the aims of the committee and that they have a good and rewarding experience in that process.
• Produce briefing papers for senior management and committee chairs including collation and analysis of relevant data to inform discussions and debate.

Further tasks and responsibilities are detailed within the job description.

The Person

We are looking for a team player with prior experience in administration and customer facing roles. As a successful candidate, you will have strong communication and listening skills and have experience in taking minutes and accurately recording meetings. You will also have the flexibility to deal with a wide range of enquiries and the ability to prioritise. The role involves a significant level of contact with Institute members, which requires a high level of diplomacy and tact in order to be able to maintain a good relationship while ensuring that Institute policies and procedures are appropriately followed.

Why work with us?

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland, we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.

We have an ambitious new corporate strategy and transformation of our digital estate is a high priority. Our newly expanded communications and marketing function will be central to delivering our strategy and plans. We are looking for a superb digital professional to join the team and help develop our digital estate to its full potential.

Working from our new flagship King’s Cross offices, at the heart of the exciting ‘Knowledge Quarter’ our communications and marketing teams will raise awareness and understanding of our ground-breaking education, diversity, science and innovation programmes and help spread the word about physics and its value with the public. This is an exciting time to join IOP.

In addition to a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance and generous annual leave. We also offer a range of other benefits including childcare vouchers, gym membership and interest free season ticket loans.

For further information on this role, you can download the job description below. 

To apply, please upload your CV via the link below. 

Closing date for applications: 11 June 2020
Interview date: 19 June 2020 (via GoToMeeting)

The Institute of Physics is an equal opportunities employer. We request no contact from agencies or media sales.

With ambitious front line commitments, my client is a faith based charity, currently undergoing a full review of its operational services, most notably finance. As such they are looking for a values driven Finance Director to join them on a 12 month fixed term contract and lead them in a journey towards best practice.

Role Purpose:

To provide financial guidance and advice on all aspects of the organisation’s resources. This includes effective management of Finance alongside playing an active role in the Senior Leadership Team.

Key Projects

• Lead on a full review of the current accounting service including people, processes, systems and culture.
• Embed best practice and controls into the finance function to ensure effective and accountable financial management of the organisation including overseeing the investment and reserves strategies.
• Work in partnership with the local branches to ensure timely and efficient financial data.
• Oversee an organisational review to ensure the business is aligned to the new strategy where efficiencies and new initiatives are optimised.

Person Specification:

• Qualified accountant with significant financial management experience at board level.
• Track record of working in mid-sized charitable organisations.
• Proactive, innovative and genuinely motivated by change and transformation
• Strong leadership, influencing and project management skills

THE ROLE

The European Leadership Network (ELN) Impact Director is a new role – an evolution in the organisation’s structure that transforms the present Deputy Director role.  The successful candidate will need the vision, energy, initiative, confidence and team-working skills to shape the job to achieve as much as possible from it for the organisation’s goals.

The job forms part of the ELN senior management team alongside the Director and Research Director.  It will be necessary to work seamlessly with these two to lead the ELN’s organic growth, maintain its team spirit and sense of direction and increase its effectiveness and impact.  The medium-term goal is for the ELN to have as much influence on its chosen issues as any single European government. 

As a small team, the ELN necessarily operates by collaborative, matrix working rather than very hierarchical line management.  The Impact Director reports to the Director and oversees the work of the Network Development Officer, Network Support and Events Officer, the Communications and Commissioning Officer and the Operations Manager.  But the role but also involves working with all other members of the team and will take on increasing line management responsibilities as the team grows.

The ELN is a network of leaders who create real-world solutions for better security in wider Europe.  It concentrates on what it judges to be the gravest risks to Europe’s security and on the aspects of these risks where it assesses that it can make the greatest difference.  It aims to make a practical difference and recognises that it is above all governments that take the crucial security decisions.  In effect, it conducts ‘guerrilla diplomacy’ which it will be the Impact Director’s responsibility to shape, direct and assess the results of.

The Impact Director’s task is to enable the ELN in every possible way to make the greatest possible practical difference.  The role therefore includes, but is not confined to:

• Engaging governments across the Euro-Atlantic area, above all those most likely to be influential on a particular issue.  Engagement serves many purposes.  But all of them should lead to increased impact, and thus increased influence, for the ELN.  For example, we engage governments in order to:
  • better understand policy issues and how governments see them so that we can target our practical recommendations and campaigning as accurately and effectively as possible; 
  • identify emerging policy issues and analysis on which governments may value future ELN assistance so that we can ensure that our future research and commissioning is as relevant as possible;
  • meet and win the confidence of key decision makers so that they and their institutions become more receptive to ELN advice and more open to using the ELN’s services.
     
• Working with the Research Director to ensure that ELN research and commissioning is as sharply focused and timed as possible to make a difference to the decisions of governments and institutions.  Taking guidance from the Research Director and other members of the team on what they need to know about the thinking of governments and institutions in order to craft the most effective recommendations, actions and campaigning.
   
• Overseeing the Operation Manager’s financial and HR running of the organisation and the work of the Events Officer in terms of the effectiveness of ELN events. Working across the team and with the Development Director and Operations Manager to ensure that ELN funding applications are well-designed for impact and that we meet our commitments to funders.
   
• Working with the Network and Communications teams to shape the ELN’s communications strategy and regular communications in order to boost ELN profile, influence, media and campaigning impact.
   
• Working with the Network and Communications teams and the programme officers responsible for the ELN’s Younger Generation Leaders Network and the ELN’s Contact Group on Russia-West Relations on strengthening the engagement, impact and influence of the ELN’s networks, especially its senior network, so that our network members derive increasing value from association with the ELN and the ELN derives increasing insight, access, impact and influence from its networks.  The ELN’s senior network of heavyweight public figures all across Europe from London to Moscow is the organisation’s USP but we see all the components of the ELN as a single Network.
   
• Working with the ELN’s Development Director, Research Director, Director and others in the Network to develop the ELN’s impact narrative; to prioritise work; to target the team and the networks effectively for impact; and to identify and develop fundraising opportunities.
   
• Working with Policy Fellows and Senior Associate Fellows on their research, drafting and networking so that they and their work become as influential as possible.

HOW TO APPLY

• To apply, please submit an up to date CV and a covering letter.
• The covering letter should be no longer than one A4 page and detail why you would be interested in this position and how you meet the person specification.
• Candidates must have permission to work in the UK.
• For more information on the European Leadership Network please visit our website.

Please note that, due to the large number of applications we receive, we are not able to acknowledge receipt of all applications and only shortlisted candidates will be notified. If you have not heard from us within 7 days of the closing date, you have not been successful.

Development Director, Live Music Now

Salary – Up to £50K

Location - Central London

Full time, permanent

Engagement with live music has been shown to bring measurable health, social and educational benefits and this is particularly the case for older people living with dementia or loneliness, as well as children with special educational needs and disabilities. Our client, Live Music Now, makes an enormous impact on the lives of vulnerable children and adults, throughout the UK, by delivering around 3,500 participatory performances and specialist workshops each year to over 120,000 people, through its musicians who are young professionals at the start of their career.

Since its creation in 1977, by Yehudi Menuhin and Sir Ian Stoutzker, the charity has reached over 2.5 million people. As the leading organisation in this field, Live Music Now works regularly at hundreds of schools and care homes each year. However, many vulnerable children and older people still cannot access the transformative benefits of live music. The charity’s vision is to scale up its activities, working with partner organisations, teachers and carers to create long-term sustainable programmes throughout the UK.  To achieve this, the Board and Executive Director of LMN are putting in place a step change in its fundraising strategy, alongside a profile-raising strategy.

A highly accomplished Development Director is therefore sought to help lead this fundraising strategy. Ideally, the successful candidate will:

• Bring strategic knowledge of raising funds through multiple income streams including major donors, individual giving, legacies and corporate sponsorship
• Demonstrate their expertise in developing sustainable partnerships
• Understand the needs of working with vulnerable adults and children in the arts, health, care or education sectors
• Possess excellent personal and public presentation skills
• At all times display empathy, with dynamism, in their internal and external relationships

This exciting and essential new role is a key appointment for the charity, so culture fit is as important as the skills required.  A charity fundraising background is not essential although strong commercial acumen, with a proven track record of successful income generation, is required. As an individual, you will believe deeply in the impact that LMN’s work can make to the wellbeing of disadvantaged people and be able to convey this in ways that relate to the interests and motivations of potential donors. It is important that the new Development Director is comfortable talking to people from different backgrounds and is confident in their ability to ‘tell the story’ in an engaging and compelling way.

To apply for this exceptional opportunity, and to request an application pack, please send your CV and Supporting statement to Jenny Warner, Managing Director, Charisma Recruitment Ltd quoting reference JO2761.

Closing date for applications: 9 June 2020

Interview date: 24 June 2020

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. In 2018 we published a plan to end homelessness, and this now provides the framework for the work of Crisis over the coming years.

The Director of Corporate Services is a hugely important role for Crisis, enabling us to build on our growth and impact in recent years with the right financial strategy, systems, technology, premises and planning processes. This is not a CFO role with some functions bolted on; this is about leadership and creating the environment that enables our staff and volunteers to be their very best in bringing about the end of homelessness at an individual and national level. Crucially, it is also about role-modelling our values and contributing to the development of our culture.

Over recent years, Crisis has grown considerably and now has an annual turnover in excess of £50m. The Director of Corporate Services is at the heart of ensuring that this growth enables the organisation to deliver greater impact, delivering the 2018 – 23 strategy as a thriving organisation with excellent infrastructure and facilities for our members, staff and volunteers, an approach to risk that facilitates innovation and adaptability, effective governance and a clear approach to planning and performance and impact measurement.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant, and will need to demonstrate:

• Proven experience in a leadership role;
• An ability to provide strategic leadership to multi-disciplinary teams;
• Experience at Board level and ability to work in collaboration with Trustees and colleagues.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual. We are seeking someone fearless, independent and inspiring. You will be a confident, dynamic and engaging individual with excellent communication skills and confidence to operate at the highest levels. We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds; experience in both Commercial and Not For Profit sectors would be an advantage. This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual. 

Please see the job description for a fuller list of responsibilities. If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role we very much look forward to hearing from you. 

Please submit your CV, with a supporting statement describing why you would be the best person to join this team and make Crisis the best it can be. For an informal conversation about the role please contact Bryony Feeney via the Allen Lane agency website.

The main purpose of this role is support the CEO in governance, diary management, organizing meetings, leading the senior management team and liaising with stakeholders. It includes administrative support for the Chair and Board Trustees and co-ordination of two important partnerships:

The Advice Lewisham Partnership funded by Lewisham Council

The Lewisham Law Service developed with the Southwark Law Centre

Principal tasks and responsibilities

The duties outlined below are indicative of the range, scope and level of work expected but the list is not exhaustive. All staff are expected to be flexible to the priorities of the organisation, responsive to peaks in demand and co-operate in teamwork. Key duties may include:

Membership of Senior Team

Managing CEO / office diaries

Organising and assisting with preparation for regular team meetings

Supporting good governance by assisting CEO and Board in their duties

Supporting the co-ordination of the Advice Lewisham Partnership and Lewisham Law Service

Supporting the CEO in building and managing stakeholder relations

Assisting senior management in developing high performing teams

Co-ordinate administrative cover when other admin staff members are on leave

Are you passionate about empowering the local community to improving financial and social well-being, through access to good legal, financial, housing and debt advice?

Are you motivated to apply your experience and skills in shaping the financial health and strategic direction of a high impact charity that enables people in need to transform their lives?

Citizens Advice Lewisham (CAL) is the lead agency in the Advice Lewisham partnership providing vital services in a large and culturally diverse London Borough.

Through its dedicated staff and volunteers a wide range of advice and information services are provided to individuals enabling them to exercise their legal rights, resolve debt issues, secure benefit entitlement and sustain their accommodation.

Last year we dealt with over 18,000 contacts, generated around £2m in income and benefits, and brought in an additional £500k of resources to the local economy, and we are committed to improving on these achievements. Our partnership with Southwark Law Centre to set up a new Lewisham Law Service is also developing well, with plans to further fundraise to deliver an employment and immigration service in the borough.

Future strategy will focus on developing our fundraising to develop wider services to meet the increasing need in the local community, and developing our digital strategy to maximise access and improve the customer journey experience.

As Treasurer you will apply your financial skills to ensure excellent financial governance, working effectively with the dedicated Board and Chief Executive, and make a difference to the lives of people in the local community.

If you can demonstrate the required attributes for the role in the role description, we would love to hear to hear from you.

Specifications: Part Time (0.6 FTE), Permanent

Salary: £24,500 FTE, 14,700 pro rata

Location: Flexible – Preferably London or Freiburg

Application Closing Date: 29th March 2020
 

This role is an exciting opportunity to use your experience as an Administrative Assistant to make a difference in the field of health care research. 

The Administrative Assistant will provide effective and efficient administrative support to the Chief Executive Officer’s Office, primarily supporting the Governance and Strategy Unit and the External Affairs and Geographic Groups’ Support Unit.

The key areas of this role include:

1. Support to the Head of External Affairs & Geographic Groups’ Support:

• Scheduling quarterly meetings between the Head of Unit and Geographic Groups;
• Administrative/logistical support for Cochrane Geographic Network meetings (including US, China and India);
• Maintaining the fundraising database and other Excel databases;
• Maintaining Centres and Directors profiles on our membership database.

2.  Support to the management of Cochrane’s Governance, strategic planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting Unit, including:

• Assisting the CEO Office’s governance support to the Cochrane Council and Executives;
• Organising in-person and online meetings or teleconferences, including co-ordinating agendas, circulating papers, organising refreshments and taking minutes;
• Maintaining administrative systems (databases/spreadsheets);
• Assisting the CEO Office’s governance support to the Cochrane Council and Executives.

3. Support to both Units:

• Diary support for the Head of Governance and Strategy Unit and the Head of External Affairs and Geographic Groups Unit, as required;
• Arranging travel and accommodation for the Heads of Units;
• Administration of the annual financial monitoring of all Cochrane Groups;
• Assisting with the production of PowerPoint presentations and other materials for use at meetings;
• Minute taking and following up on action points;
• Management of mailing lists related to the CEOO;
• Providing support to and cover for other administrative staff as and when required in order to ensure continuity of service;
• Undertaking other duties as necessary.

We are looking for a self-motivated and highly organised individual who is able to work effectively and collaboratively with a diverse range of contacts across the world.  The successful candidate will also have:

• Previous experience of providing administrative support to a team, many of whom are remote workers;
• Experience in complex scheduling and diary management;
• Intermediate level IT skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Strong organization and prioritization skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Professional telephone manner;
• Ability to work methodically and accurately;
• A flexible approach with the ability to respond quickly to issues as they arise;
• A pro-active approach to problem-solving;
• Awareness of handling confidential and sensitive information.

Cochrane is a global, independent network of health practitioners, researchers, patient advocates and others, responding to the challenge of making vast amounts of research evidence useful for informing decisions about health. We do this by synthesizing research findings to produce the best available evidence on what can work, what might harm and where more research is needed. Our work is recognised as the international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.

If you would like to apply for this position, please send a CV along with a supporting statement with “CEOO Administrative Assistant” in the subject line.  The supporting statement should indicate why you are applying for the post, and how far you meet the requirements for the post outlined in the job description using specific examples.  List your experience, achievements, knowledge, personal qualities, and skills which you feel are relevant to the post.

For further information, please download the full job description from the attachments.

Deadline for applications: 29th March 2020 (12 midnight GMT)

Interviews to be held on: From 17th April 2020 onwards

The Childhood Trust is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Fundraising and Development.

The Childhood Trust is London's child poverty charity, targeting 700,000 children living in poverty in London. Our primary work is funding projects that support children and young people to overcome the disadvantages caused by poverty such as hunger, homelessness, stress, loneliness, and anxiety. In addition the charity advocates for children via our research and campaigns as well as delivering an impactful volunteering programme that works directly with disadvantaged children and their families.

Our funding supports children from across London and is aimed at engaging the most disadvantaged children in the poorest communities. Since 2013 our matched fundraising campaigns have helped to raise £14.8m for 422 projects, engaging over 190,000 disadvantaged children in London

Working in a small team and reporting to the CEO, the successful applicant will have overall responsibility for income generation within the organisation.

To be successful in this role you will need to have an entrepreneurial and self-directed approach to fundraising and have the ability to work collaboratively with your colleagues. You will have experience across a range of fundraising disciplines with a focus on Trusts and Foundations and have previously developed an effective fundraising strategy across Corporate Partnerships, Trusts & Foundations and Philanthropy. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic and determined individual who is eager to make a big difference in a small but successful and rapidly growing childrens charity with ample opportunity for advancement.

Please apply online below with your CV and covering letter. 

If you would like to have a confidential conversation about this role please contact Laurence Guinness, Chief Executive (contact details available on The Childhood Trust's website)

Applications open until Friday 29th May 2020 

1st stage interviews will be held on a rolling basis. 

Second Interview date- TBC

Only suitable candidates will be contacted. No agencies please.

We look forward to hearing from you.

2 year full time contract

The Ogden Trust is a charitable Trust, supporting physics education. The Trust's aim is to maximise the opportunities available to young people in all parts of the UK's educational system and is now focused on science, particularly physics. The Trust supports a range of initiatives, programmes and projects to promote the teaching and learning of physics.

As Programme Officer, you will be responsible for delivering our programmes to schools across England. You will work with the Head of School Partnerships and Chief Executive to develop and improve the programmes to better support the Trust’s objectives, while listening to the needs of the schools and teachers involved.

You will need to have a good understanding of the education system in England and an enthusiasm for enabling young people to achieve. You will be regularly visiting schools and must be able to build a good working relationship with teachers, as well as being an ambassador for the Trust and its values in schools.

Educated to degree level, or equivalent, you will possess experience of working in a programme administration and events organisation, with strong communication skills and organisational skills.  A track record of building successful working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, particularly schools and teachers and the ability to work on your own initiative are valuable.

The Ogden Trust is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce.

My client works with grassroots programmes to provide deep support to the most vulnerable communities in the UK. We are seeking an ambitious and change focussed Finance and Operations Director to lead the financial direction of the charity and oversee all aspects of its financial management. This is an exciting time to join an ambitious organisation as its work develops and its team expands.

The Finance and Operations Director embeds a culture of strong financial management, effective controls and efficient processes within the organisation. You will be expected to provide critical financial information, analysis and insights, and advice and support on financial and strategic management issues, and emerging opportunities and risks, to the CEO, management team and the Board of Trustees.

Reporting to the CEO, this is a key role in the organisation and your responsibilities include:

• Overall responsibility for the development and successful delivery of the finance function and providing successful leadership across the organisation;
• Leading on strategic financial planning and financial management;
• Developing and maintaining effective financial functions including budgeting, management accounts, preparation of annual statutory accounts, and preparation of financial reports to organisational funders and to the Board of Trustees;
• Leading change across the organisation, including a systems and digital transformation.

The successful candidate will be fully qualified finance professional with a driven and proactive approach and robust technical skills likely to come from the Charity Sector. You will have a strong sense of commercial acumen and an analytical mind-set. You will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage and develop staff that you manage and build rapport with a range of finance and non-finance persons across the organisation. You will have significant senior level experience of managing the financial activities of a not-for-profit organisation and will be empowered to develop and embed the right financial systems, processes and controls.

This would be a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious professional looking to step into their first Finance Director position.

For more information, please contact Bryony Feeney at Allen Lane via the agency website.