Cambridge City Foodbank wants to recruit a CEO to make a reality of our vision to end poverty in our City. This is an exciting opportunity to lead this work at a time of major change and development, and to utilise your skills and experience in a challenging yet hugely worthwhile environment. 

CCFb was established in 2010 by a group of local churches, as an independent charity in its own right, to provide three days’ worth of food, packed according to family unit size, to people who found themselves in crisis need and unable to buy food. It now supports, on an annual basis, around 10,000 people, of whom 39% are children. In the past six months, 67 metric tonnes of non-perishable food was collected from 150 churches, 150 schools and colleges, 170 companies and organisations, 87 community groups and collections in 21 supermarkets. This food was given to those referred to CCFb by one of over 70 active voucher distributing agencies. In addition, those in fuel poverty are supported with top-up payments on their pre-payment meters from a budget of £100k this year. In the six months to the end of March 2022, CCFB’s income was £217,500, and its expenditure £164,400. We have substantial unrestricted reserves, built up as a result of the generosity of our supporters over the pandemic period, which we want to use to fund our strategic vision.

CCFb relies very heavily on a team of 180 highly motivated and dedicated volunteers who work in the distribution centres, the warehouses, the Fairbite shops and at head office. The previous two CEOs have also been volunteers. The Foodbank employs a full time Warehouse Manager and three part time operations staff.

We work in collaboration with the local Councils, the Cambridge Food Poverty Alliance, the Cambridge Financial Capabilities Network and the Cambridge Charities Forum.

We have recognised that growing numbers of individuals and families are suffering long-term poverty for which this established, short-term crisis relief is insufficient. We are starting to meet this need in a manner that is complementary to the core crisis provision, not a replacement of it. It will feature an expansion of our ‘Fairbite’ (community supermarket) provision whereby individuals become members, pay a small weekly subscription in return for which they are offered a choice of food staples either in a normalising shop setting or in a suitably designed church setting. This expansion will include additional opening hours and an increase in available membership at our existing Fairbite shops; and the eventual establishment of a chain of such shops in geographical areas of need.

We also have the intention to provide additional services to help people out of long-term poverty associated with one or more Fairbite shops to be termed ‘Fairbite Plus’, that may include more specialised signposting, debt and financial management advice, digital access, cooking classes, mental health advice, pre-employment training and legal advice, etc.Some of these services are likely to be run and managed by partner organisations. 

The main purpose of CCFb is the relief of poverty within a 25-mile radius of Cambridge. It is run as an incorporated registered charity with seven committed and experienced trustees, keen to make speedy progress to implement their strategic vision. We now want to recruit a CEO to help make a reality of that vision. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute towards the work of the foodbank in Cambridge at a time of change and development, and to utilise your skills and experience in a challenging and worthwhile environment. 

Job Description

Job Summary:

On behalf of the Trustees and accountable to them, providing strategic direction and day-to-day management of the Foodbank; directing and motivating the paid staff; supervising and engaging with the volunteers; leading on partnership and business development; and communicating and networking with partner organisations and other influential individuals.

Accountability:

Accountable to the Foodbank’s Trustees, via the Chair of Trustees.

Key Roles:

Strategic Direction

• Identifying and assessing issues, opportunities and strategic risks, taking responsibility for initiating and leading associated change.
• Ensuring implementation of the Foodbank’s strategic vision, including the development of effective signposting, the expansion of its Fairbite provision and of ‘Fairbite Plus’. (See attached strategic statement).
• Developing a long-term staffing and resourcing plan to underpin the development strategy.

Financial Oversight and Risk Management

• Proposing an annual budget to the Trustees with sufficient detail for them to be confident to approve it in the context of long-term financial security.
• Ensuring that the Foodbank’s activities are managed within the agreed annual budget and that the Trustees are provided with the necessary information to be able to satisfy themselves of this.
• Ensuring the Foodbank has in place an effective fundraising strategy to enable it to achieve its strategic goals.
• Via the Risk Committee, ensuring the Trustees are provided with the necessary information to enable them to understand and monitor the key risks to the Foodbank; and taking responsibility for the implementation of risk mitigation. 

Staffing

• Ensuring the senior management team operates as effectively as possible: promoting teamwork, setting personal objectives, holding individuals to account, motivating them and ensuring their development.
• Developing best practice for the management, development and engagement of staff and volunteers.
• Applying robust HR processes covering recruitment, retention, performance management, appraisal and remuneration.

Volunteering

• Ensuring the recruitment, retention and motivation of a team of volunteers across the whole range of foodbank activities. 
• Building a sense of community amongst the volunteers, engaging with them, listening to them and enabling them to feel proud to be part of the organisation and feel valued.

Day-to-day Management

• Taking executive responsibility for all functions including the Foodbank’s church-based distribution centres; its Fairbite outlets; its warehouses; its administration, finance, fundraising, marketing, communications and IT.
• Ensuring the availability of relevant and effective physical facilities, including office and warehouse space.
• Seeking opportunities for the use of appropriate information technology and of modern retail logistics support to improve effectiveness and efficiency.

Communications and Public Affairs

• Maintaining a positive relationship with the Trussell Trust including participation in the ‘Pathfinder Foodbank Programme’.
• Acting as the main spokesperson for the Foodbank in the media (TV, radio, print media and social media) and speaking at conferences and events to promote the work of the foodbank.
• Engaging proactively with other organisations in the sector, local councils and others individuals with influence

Person Specification:

Necessary Experience

Significant proven record of achievement in a senior position within a charity/not for profit organisation.

Experience of managing staff and working with volunteers.

Experience of business planning and development.

Financial management skills including budgeting and delivery of cost and income targets.

Evidence of having a robust approach to governance with experience of risk management.

Evidence of having fostered senior level relationships with partner organisations.

Necessary Personal Attributes

Entrepreneurial, empathetic, positive, proactive, inclusive, flexible, confident and committed to the Christian ethos of the organisation.

Desirable Experience

Experience of planning and delivering fundraising strategies.

Experience of handling the media (broadcast, print and social media).

Additional information

Remuneration:

Salary negotiable from £50,000pa plus a contributory pension.

Time Commitment:

It is anticipated that this will be a full-time (37 hours a week) role but part-time working will be considered for an exceptional candidate. Occasional weekend and evening commitments will be required.

Application Process:

Applicants should supply a CV (maximum two sides of A4) together with a letter (maximum four sides of A4) providing evidence of how they meet the person specifications. Closing date Monday 23 May 2022. Interviews will be held in Cambridge on 28 June 2022. F0r further details see attached file.

Following an interim period, CP Sport is delighted to be seeking its new permanent CEO, who will lead CP Sport at an exciting time in its development. CP Sport has a board of exceptionally skilled and motivated individuals who share a belief in the potential of sport to change lives for the better and a new strategy which sets out plans for the next three years.

CP Sport is a national disability sports organisation supporting people with cerebral palsy to be able to access and enjoy being physically active throughout their lives​.  We are a successful and highly respected influencer and change maker. Every year we support children, young people and adults to experience the life-changing benefits that participating in sport and physical activity can provide. Our aim is to influence the sector & wider society so that every person with cerebral palsy has the opportunity & choice to enjoy being physically active.   

The CEO has overall responsibility for leading all strategic and operational aspects of CP Sport. They will closely with the Board of Trustees and provide strong leadership to the CP Sport team. 

Our Vision

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

Who We Are

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

Our four key responsibilities are:

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

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

Finance Team

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

Finance Director

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

Main Responsibilities
 

Day-to-day financial management

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

Strategic financial planning and management

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

Governance

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

Wider responsibilities

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

Person Specification
 

Education/qualifications/experience

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

Skills and Abilities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Director of Partnerships, Research, and Influence

Full Time 37 hours per week

Salary: £58, 634

Location: East Dorset with Home based working. Requires travel for meetings.

Are you passionate about leading a diverse and enthusiastic workforce to improve the lives of people?

Help & Care is an established charity and Social Enterprise with 37 years’ experience of providing services to support people in local communities. As an organisation we are enthusiastic about Social Justice to ensure that people and communities have access to the right services. We currently operate across Southern England, collaborating with communities and providers to help shape services across Health and Social Care.

We are looking for a Director of Partnerships, Research, and Influence to be part of our Leadership Team, taking responsibility for a cluster of services and acting as the lead on our developing work to influence, promote change and service development across our area of operation.

We are proud of our values, championing social justice and innovation, working in partnership with others, to make changes for people in their communities. We want our Leadership Team to reflect these values alongside energy, enthusiasm, and a positive outlook to take on the challenges we face.

Driving licence and use of own vehicle is essential for this role – work related travel expenses are reimbursed at 45p per mile.

To find out more about the role, please visit our website to view the recruitment pack, job description and person specificaiton along with details on how you can set up an informal conversation with our CEO.

For more information on Help & Care please visit our website.

We will not consider CVs.

The closing date for completed application forms to be received is by Wednesday 8th June 2022.

The interviews will consist of interviews and an executive assessment

• First stage interviews are planned for week beginning 27th June (TBC)
• Second interviews will take place week beginning 4th July 2022 (TBC)
• The executive assessment will be undertaken in between

Cochrane aims to put evidence at the heart of health decision-making globally. They collaborate to produce trusted synthesized evidence, make it accessible to all, and advocate for its use. Cochrane is seeking a Director of Development to work with their global community to grow fundraising income and ensure Cochrane has a sustainable and successful future.

Cochrane is a charity and 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. They do this by synthesising research findings to produce the best available evidence on what works. Their work has been recognised as the international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, this new role will lead the Development Directorate (which includes fundraising, advocacy, communications, partnerships, member and supporter engagement) and will establish a fundraising operation that works collaboratively to deliver significant global income growth. The Director of Development will play a key part in the transformation of the organisation as part of the 2021-2023 Strategy to ensure that Cochrane maintains its relevance and pre-eminence into the future.

Cochrane is seeking an ambitious individual who relishes a challenge, loves collaborative working, delivers results and has extensive experience of successfully delivering strategy. The ideal candidates will possess an understanding and experience of international fundraising, strong relationship management skills, and experience of working at director-level. Finally, you will be enterprising and a strategic thinker with the ability to seek and find creative solutions and foster innovation in your teams.

Do you want to be part of something unique and transformative that changes the health outcomes of millions of children? Help us to build a new Children’s Hospital for the East of England which will take new and innovative approaches to mental and physical healthcare.

Campaign Director – Cambridge Children’s Hospital
Job Ref: 180-F-220800
Site: Addenbrookes Hospital – Corporate
Location: Cambridge – The project is largely based in Cambridge with the opportunity for hybrid working
Salary: £78,192 - £90,387 p.a pro rata
Contract: 2 years Fixed term
Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week

The Cambridge Children’s Hospital Campaign is looking for a Campaign Director. You will have experience of operating at a senior level, have great fundraising insight and relationship building skills, be creative and inspiring, and have the ambition to help achieve our goal – to raise £100 million towards our new paediatric hospital. The Campaign has three philanthropic partners the support of an experienced Campaign Board chaired by Mary Archer DBE and the senior leadership of Cambridge University Hospitals, the University of Cambridge, and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust. There is so much to share about this unique and rare opportunity; if you are intrigued to learn more please get in touch.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of the Campaign Team and will work collaboratively with the leadership and management teams across Cambridge University and Development and Alumni Relations Office, Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) and Head to Toe Charity (the charity affiliated to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust (CPFT) to achieve a successful and integrated campaign for Cambridge Children’s Hospital.

You will provide strategic campaign leadership to ensure the implementation of the campaign plan, including delivery on key milestones, communications, events and operations.

You will lead and support the Campaign Board across a broad range of campaign activity, to include: volunteer leadership strategy and recruitment; planning and delivery of Campaign Board meetings; briefings for Campaign Board members in support of prospect meetings; and cultivation and philanthropic asks.

You will work closely with the Project team and Joint Strategic Board to ensure that the Campaign and project align and that significant deadlines are met.

This role is critically important to the continued fundraising success of the current campaign and to the reputation of the charitable organisations involved. The role carries with it a significant amount of responsibility.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree required or equivalent level of experience
• Qualification in fundraising or similar specialist area

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of operating at a strategic level within a complex organisation
• Significant experience of working with fundraising volunteers
• Process and project oriented general manager capable of strategic and operational activity

Desirable criteria

• Significant track record at a senior level in fundraising
• Significant track record of delivering major conceptual and written projects to tight deadlines and highest standards
• Extensive professional experience in writing, editing, and producing communications materials in varied media.
• Line Management Experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of Strategic management and day-to-day day running of Campaign programmes and ensuring effective delivery against Campaign goals.
• Extensive knowledge of how to manage large -scale complex programmes and projects at a senior management level using recognised methodology (e.g. Prince 2) and tracking and monitoring their implementation.
• Knowledge of how to identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies.
• Extensive knowledge of change management with proven negotiating and influencing knowledge both internally and externally and at all levels.
• Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of strategic priorities of the Campaign across the three charity partners,
• Knowledge of Government business cases processes

Skills

Essential criteria

• Exceptional understanding of fundraising processes and best practice or an aptitude to learn quickly.
• A natural implementer of complex programmes with the ability to get agreement across stakeholders with disparate views
• Experience designing and leading cross-functional working sessions to resolve issues and deliver agreed outcomes
• Ability to manage complex programme to plan and budget
• Exceptional negotiation and verbal communications skills, and ability to command trust at senior level across the University and Hospitals.
• Strong Presentation and facilitation skills to diplomatically reflect and reconcile differing views and provide balanced coverage and analysis
• A clear thinker who is able to demonstrate collective process in meaningful ways verbally and in writing to a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to influence, negotiate and collaborate with senior-level managers who do not directly report to the role-holder.
• Ability to process large quantities of information and simplify them for delivery to various audiences.

Desirable criteria

• Outstanding analytical skills with an eye for detail.
• Proficiency in information management, document management and project management of complex tasks.

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

This vacancy will close on: 29th May 2022 – Midnight

Interviews are due to be held:
Stage 1: Tuesday 14th June 2022
Stage 2: Friday 1st July 2022

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

No agencies please.

Non-Executive Director
(Development / Asset Management skills required)
Remuneration: £7,500 per annum
Location: Bracknell, Berkshire (board members are geographically dispersed)

About us
Silva Homes is a thriving social business in the south east providing affordable homes to over 14,500 people along with wider benefits to their communities. We have an exciting 5-year strategy which includes some big challenges but also some fantastic opportunities. It builds on the significant transformation that we have experienced to become a strong, vibrant, and independent organisation.

We are financially strong which supports our development ambitions, the investment required in our existing homes, and our aspirations for customer service. We consistently meet all our lender's covenants and have an A+ credit rating from Standard & Poor's. We also have a positive relationship with the regulator which continues to award us its G1/V1 rating.

Our vision is central to everything that we do, both now and in the future. We build trust in the community and place the customer at the heart of our services, forging robust and successful relationships, delivering excellence, and embracing diversity, sustainability, and growth.

About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an executive level development professional to join our collaborative, engaged, and forward-thinking board. You will bring experience from an asset related discipline such as residential or commercial development, construction, surveying, or regeneration. You will also serve on the audit committee and have an interest in finance and auditing.

It would also be desirable if you had experience of joint ventures and strategic partnerships and an interest in addressing the challenges of climate change, wider sustainability, and technological advances in house building.

This would suit individuals with existing non-executive experience or those who wish to find their first non-executive appointment so long as you can demonstrate the required skills and experience.

We encourage applications from candidates with a diverse background and experience.

Time commitments:

• Four half day (morning) in-person meetings in April, July, October, and January
• Two 2-hour (morning) virtual board meetings in March and September
• Two-2 hour (afternoon) in-person meetings in June and December tied to two all day strategic off-site events.

To apply
For further information and to request the candidate pack, please contact Will Worthington at Morgan Hunt Executive. Closing date: 8am on Monday 13th June 2022.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Strategy and Change Director - Professional Oversight

London (4 days a fortnight in the office)

£121,200 plus excellent benefits

• Are you a fully qualified auditor with experience within professional services at Director/Associate Partner level?
• Do you have experience within industry where there is a regulatory component?
• Do you experience in strategy, planning, change management and risk management?
• Are you experienced in management of staff/teams and used to dealing with HR related matters?

A regulator is seeking this key hire as they drive forward their enhancement and development of the Professional Oversight Team (POT) and the wider organisation; as they transform into a new body.

The role -

You will manage the strategy and development of the framework required for effective oversight of the relevant professional bodies. This will include - Leading efforts to increase 'joined up' ways of working within the organisation, developing strong relationships with other leaders in the body. Developing and introducing enhanced working practices into POT and working to set the strategic direction of travel for the department.

Key responsibilities -

• Supporting and developing strategy and responses to ensure strong output from the division
• Participation in Supervision Senior Leadership Team meetings on behalf of the DPO.
• Direct line management of a proportion of team members including the heads of workstreams relevant to the role.
• Active involvement in cross-organisational initiatives, particularly those that impact oversight strategy.
• Leading the more strategic professional oversight projects.
• Drafting position papers for review at the Executive Committee (ExCo) and Board level.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with key external parties, primarily the professional accountancy and audit bodies, relevant to the work of POT and representing the organisation in dealings with them at an operational level.

The person -

• A good understanding of the law relating to audit regulation and the role of a regulator in the sector
• A good understanding of the role of the recognised professional bodies in relation to both audit and accounting regulation and the relevant law governing these activities
• Knowledge of the wider public interest issues that arise from the activities of the recognised professional bodies
• An audit or accounting qualification and experience at either Director or Associate Partner level within a professional services firm
• Experience of managing large teams and HR issues that may arise from such responsibilities
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience within industry where there is a regulatory component
• Experience in strategy, planning, change management and risk management

This is a key role within this organisation in an exciting time in their development. You will enjoy working with subject matter experts in a diverse, supportive and "family-feel" culture. Excellent benefits and a very strong work/life balance are also on offer.

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

Welcome and Congratulations. By getting as far as reading this you have already displayed great judgement- we like you already!

We are really excited about these 3 new Trustee roles. Access Social Care is only 2 years old but we have already built a strong and positive culture on our board. Our skilled Chairperson has been careful to create an environment where everyone’s views are valued. Trust is high. The CEO and the Executive team welcome the Board’s positive challenge.

As an organisation we are proud that we have taken great strides in ensuring that our organisational impact reaches underserved communities with experience of disadvantage. But over the last 6 months, we have taken a good look at ourselves, and we know that we need to do better to ensure that our Board reflects the communities that we serve.

We have made progress in the last year, exploring how we can be more inclusive within our organisation. We have worked on shared language and started to build an environment for people to hold tricky conversations about the things that matter. We have created new network groups, and agreed programmes of work to promote Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. We have increased training and awareness. We have successfully recruited more people of colour to our staff team, and we are soon to introduce two-way mentoring so that the Board and staff at all levels can learn from each other. As an organisation we are striving to be anti-racist.

At Access Social care, we aren’t interested in tokenism. We know that if we are to make the biggest difference for the people that need us the most, we need to get Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and anti-racism right. Part of this is recruiting greater diversity to our board.

Together we have agreed that the skills we are missing on our board relate to:

• Experience of the social care system and experience of the diverse communities we serve
• Data and technology
• Policy and Strategic Communications 
• Human Resources and People Culture

As a trustee you will be part of an organisation that is working to improve the lives of older and disabled people with social care needs. You will get to work with a passionate team, you will benefit from the support of your colleagues on the Board, and you will have the opportunity to develop your skills in areas you are interested in, including Governance, Finance and Strategy.

If this sounds like you, go on… go for it – apply to be a trustee with us!

Jan Tregelles (Chair and Founder)

Kari Gerstheimer (CEO and Founder

Trustee role description & job specification

Accountable to: Chairperson

Location: UK - board meetings are currently being held remotely.

Type: PT

Hours: Circa 2 away days and ten 2-hour meetings per year plus preparation time

Salary: Voluntary role, expenses paid.

Why Access Social Care Exists  

Everyday millions of older and disabled people are denied the social care they need.  Most local authorities can’t meet the growing demand for care, none are confident they can meet their legal duties in the future. This affects all of us, we will all need social care at some point.

We all have a right to hold public bodies to account. But most of us cannot afford lawyers so rely on legal aid. The 92% drop in legal aid cases since 2010 means we have nowhere to turn. Without access to justice, our rights do not exist. The rule of law is broken.

What we do

Access Social Care provides free legal advice and information for people with social care needs, helping achieve a better quality of life. We work with communities to increase knowledge of the law and our rights. We highlight the gap left by cuts to Legal Aid and provide advice for those who can’t afford it.

With a 98% success rate, our network of lawyers and barristers ensure fair access to justice when things go wrong. We collaborate with social services whilst ensuring legal obligations are met. We are working towards a future where social care is adequately funded, and we all get the support we need.

ROLE DESCRIPTION - Trustee of Access Social Care

The duties of a trustee at Access Social Care are as follows.

• Contributing towards and approving Access Social Care’s objectives and strategic plans.
• Ensuring that the organisation pursues its stated purpose and complies with its governing document, charity law and any other relevant legislation or regulations
• Contributing towards and approving Access Social Care’s financial plans and strategies, both short- and long-term, cash flow management plans and annual report and accounts, and to review its risk management strategy, including its responsibility for safeguarding issues.
• Ensuring financial stability and ensuring that the organisation applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its charitable objects
• Defining what the Board requires from the Executive to discharge its responsibilities, and to monitor and evaluate the Executive’s performance.
• Safeguarding the good name and values of the organisation
• Ensuring the effective and efficient administration of the organisation, including having appropriate policies and procedures in place
• Following proper and formal arrangements for the appointment, supervision, support, appraisal and remuneration of the chief executive

In addition to the above statutory duties, each trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the board of trustees reach sound decisions. This may involve scrutinising board papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, or other issues in which the trustee has special expertise.

Our Values

We are a values led organisation with a strong culture that we work hard to protect. Our values have been developed in consultation with our whole team and permeate our work life as an organisation from informing the way that we interact with each other, to driving the way that we make decisions: 

• Trustworthy - Recognisied for excellence, we will be the best we can be in everything we do. We will be truthful, independant and outcome focused.
• Fair - We believe in traeting people with kindness and compassion in a way that is right, reasonable, and just.
• Fearless - We will do whats right, not whats easy. We will bravely challenge injustice.
• Inclusive - Our beneficiaries' voices will be influence our thinking and decision making at all levels of our organisation. Collaborative in our thinking, we will work with others to achieve our goals.
• Positive - We will be constructive and progressive in our challenge. We will optimistically and dynamically drive for change.

We are looking for Trustees who can work to these values and help keep us accountable to them.

Minimum time commitment

• Trustees are expected to attend a range of induction sessions at Access Social Care prior to their first board meeting.
• Trustees are expected to attend all board meetings. Board meetings are held four times a year during normal office hours. These meetings last approximately two hours and are held via Teams/Zoom or if possible, in Central London.
• One additional meeting each year is allotted to strategic planning and is a residential event held over two days. 
• We are in the process of setting up committees and there are also ad-hoc events to attend.
• Papers are distributed one week in advance of meetings.
• Trustees can claim out of pocket expenses incurred in travelling to meetings.

Person specification

To be able to demonstrate skills in one of the areas below:

• Experience of the social care system and experience of the diverse communities we serve
• Data and technology
• Policy and Strategic Communications 
• Human Resources and People Culture

As well as being able to demonstrate:

• A commitment and passion for the organisation’s mission
• A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort
• The ability to think imaginatively and strategically and contribute to effective decision-making.
• Good, independent judgement, and a willingness to speak your mind.
• An ability to work effectively as a member of a team and to take decisions for the good of Access Social Care
• The ability to act as a credible advocate of Access Social Care with key stakeholders and the ability to support our work in building networks and effective partnerships.
• Commitment to championing diversity and ensuring that the benefits of the law are available to the widest range of people.
• A commitment to Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
• An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship

To Apply

We hope that having read this far, you will want to apply!

To apply for a Trustee role, please provide the following documents :

• An up-to-date CV.
• A completed diversity monitoring form
• A covering letter of no more than two pages, which addresses the following bullet points which bring together our values and key elements of the job:
  • Describe how you have personally collaborated with a group of people to deliver successful outcomes
  • Describe how you have inspired and supported others to thrive and excel
  • Describe how have you used insight and evidence to make decisions
  • Describe a time when you had to speak out for what was right
  • Describe how you think your specialist skills in data and tech/policy and strategic communications/ HR/ direct experience of the social care system and diverse communities could help Access Social Care

Applications are welcomed regardless of gender, age, marital status, disability, religion, ethnic origin, political opinion, sexual orientation, or whether or not you have dependents. Appointments are made on merit, following a fair and transparent process.

We are passionate about getting the right people on our board. People who are willing to challenge us and support us to be the best we can be as an organisation. If you don’t have governance experience (or even know what governance is!), then we can help you (and fund you) to develop this knowledge and expertise. To arrange an informal chat about the role, what we are looking for, and whether you should apply, please contact us.

Closing date is 10th June 2022.

Interviews: 1st interview will be held on the 17th June, 2nd interviews will be held on the 23rd June 2022.

Lucy Cavendish College invites applications for a Director of Welfare and Wellbeing, known internally as Assistant Senior Tutor – Pastoral which will report to the Senior Tutor of the College.

Director of Welfare and Wellbeing
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £56,600 p.a
Job Type: Full-time

The College has a new admissions policy and is undergoing a significant and exciting transformation and expansion. From Michaelmas 2021, the College admitted students of all ages and all genders. Our undergraduate intake has trebled in recent years to 140 and by 2025 we anticipate admitting around 450 full-time and part-time postgraduate students each year. The final size of the student body at the College will then be 1000+ making it one of the largest in the University. The College is already the most diverse in Cambridge. It aims to be broadly representative of UK society in its ‘home’ student body and increasingly to be so in its international intake.

With responsibility for leading a team that designs, plans and implements programmes and services to promote student wellbeing, this role will address student welfare needs including the provision of mental health support. The postholder will assist in the design and implementation of measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the College’s current provision and ensure that a high standard of service to students is maintained.

Flexibility is possible for some duties, responsibilities and line management in the expanding team of Tutors, Student Welfare and Wellbeing Advisor, Counsellors and College Nurse. The role will involve providing training, guidance and advice to these as needed. The postholder will co-chair weekly meetings with Tutors and termly meetings of the whole wellbeing and welfare team with the Senior Tutor. Alongside the Student Welfare and Wellbeing Advisor, the postholder will be a point of referral from Tutors and will have line management responsibility for a Programme Administrator and Student Finance Coordinator as well as having a dedicated Team Administrator to provide diary management and administrative support.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, the post holder will have demonstrable experience in the provision of welfare and wellbeing services for young people and successful experience of organising, co-ordinating and running a range of well-being activities ideally in a Higher Education setting. With experience in collecting, analysing, interrogating and evaluating data to improve practices and services, the postholder will have a proven understanding of confidentiality, ability to maintain professional boundaries and manage potentially difficult or conflictual situations with confidence.

With experience of successful leadership and management of a team, the postholder will be highly organised, with an ability to prioritise and multi-task. In addition, they will be forward thinking and ambitious with the ability to demonstrate flexibility and a commitment to high professional standards. They will have a high level of emotional resilience with the ability to work calmly under pressure and to tight deadlines when needed.

In return we can offer a benefits package including 33 days holiday, free lunches when kitchens are open, a contributory pension scheme, car parking, life assurance, a health cash back scheme and a cycle to work scheme.

A Fellowship is available to a suitably qualified appointee which will be for three years in the first instance and is renewable thereafter.

Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 30 May 2022
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 14 June 2022

To Apply and for more information:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website.

No agencies please.

Barnardo’s is the largest national children’s charity in the UK. We protect, support, and nurture the UK's vulnerable children. We help hundreds of thousands of children, young people, parents, and carers via our 800+ diverse services across the UK. The scale of what we do may be big and complex, but our aim is simple – to provide better outcomes for more children, no matter who they are or what they have been through. We are committed to working in partnership to reach more Children, Young People, and families.

Our current Director of Commercial & Business Development – Children’s Services will be leaving having developed a very successful directorate, and we are now seeking to recruit an exceptional candidate to build on our sector-leading commercial activity. Reporting to our Corporate Director of Development & Innovation, your key responsibilities will include:

• Aligning all areas of the business development and commercial strategy to support Barnardo’s vision, purpose, objectives, identifying opportunities and robust solutions.
• Providing strategic leadership and oversight of our commercial business lines operations, including our Family Placement, Gap Homes, and Employer Training Services businesses, with a combined 600 staff and turnover of £42m
• Developing and identifying new opportunities, markets, and solutions to achieve our organisation strategy and achieve better outcomes for Children and Young People
• Delivering commercial expertise and advice into high value and pan-regional bids and their implementation in partnership with regional and national Children Services operational teams, frontline services, and corporate teams
• Leading improvements to the quality of all tendering activity across Barnardo’s, which will continually increase the positive outcomes achieved through competitive bids
• As a senior leader, working with key stakeholders to develop and innovate our approach to strategic partnerships, system change and operational services to address the needs of Children and young people, commissioners, and funders

This is not a traditional business development role. The focus of your work will be strategic, proactive, market development, working closely with our partners and commissioners to co-design and co-produce interventions that change the system and deliver better outcomes for more children.

The successful candidate will have strong commercial acumen and be adept at identifying opportunities, creating partnerships, and assessing risk/reward. You will ideally have experience of working with children’s services or another setting where services work with high risk, vulnerable groups. You’ll need a good understanding of tendering and contracts in the public sector, and a breadth of operational leadership experience to provide oversight and support to the managers of our commercial businesses.

If you’re driven by a passion to make a difference to young people’s lives, we want to hear from you. Your ability to succeed in this role will have a tangible impact on children and young people both by directly raising income that funds our vital services, and by creating new approaches that can reach more children and young people.

For further a recruitment pack with further information including how to apply, please contact James Stephens at Morgan Law Executive Recruitment. The Closing Date for applications will be 11pm on Wednesday 25th May. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds.

TalentEd is a fast-growing charity dedicated to creating a fair education system. We are looking to recruit two trustees to help guide the organisation into the next phase of our growth.

We believe that every young person should have the support they need to flourish, regardless of background, and we work to create a world where there is no disadvantage gap in education. We match former teachers with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to boost their grades, confidence, and future opportunities through impactful, tailored tuition.

This is an exciting time in the organisation’s development - we are celebrating our ten-year anniversary in a stronger position than ever before. For the second year running we are an approved provider for the government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme. We are delivering tuition to thousands of students in schools across the country as part of the national catch-up mission. We are also in our second full year running a unique programme for exceptional young mathematicians – the Maths Masterclass Tutorials – run in partnership with best-selling maths writer Dr Simon Singh.

We are looking to recruit two separate trustees, one with expertise in fundraising, and one with experience in school or MAT leadership. The successful applicant(s) will be expected to support TalentEd’s aims and objectives, and fulfil their governance responsibilities as a member of the board of trustees. 

Responsibilities and Commitment 

• Ensure that TalentEd complies with articles of association and pursues its objectives as defined therein 

• Provide oversight of management to ensure effective and efficient administration and financial stability of the charity 

• Support the Board and Management in defining the charity’s strategic priorities and evaluating performance 

• Contribute your expertise and experience to benefit the charity 

• Represent the good name and values of TalentEd

• Leverage your networks to facilitate connections and publicity for TalentEd 

• Attend quarterly Board Meetings and additional sub-committee meetings as relevant 

• Where possible, attend one TalentEd tuition session every year 

Requirements and desirable characteristics 

• A passion for addressing educational inequality and a commitment to helping young people realise their potential 

• A proven track record of sound judgement, effective decision making and strategic vision 

• An awareness and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of trusteeship 

• A professional network within sectors relevant to the charity’s work 

• A desire to work constructively and collaboratively with fellow board members, and where relevant with members of staff 

• [Fundraising trustee] Extensive experience in leadership roles within non-profit fundraising, ideally with experience with trusts & foundations, and/or corporates 

• [School leadership trustee] Extensive experience in leadership roles within schools and/or multi-academy trusts, ideally in schools serving low-income populations 

Board diversity 

We value fairness and equity; we aim to create an inclusive environment that supports differences and encourages diverse perspectives. Our ambition is to recruit the best people from the broadest pool of applicants and across the full spectrum of protected characteristics as listed in the 2010 Equalities Act.

IMPORTANT: As part of our commitment to being an equal opportunities employer we want to reduce the effect of unconscious bias in our recruitment process. Therefore, the first-round selection is blind, so please remove your first and surname from your CV and cover letter. 

Rewilding Britain - Chief Operating Officer

Rewilding Britain is a charitable organisation tasked with protecting our living world and our climate through the act of rewilding. The approach is threefold; catalysing rewilding in practice, influencing policy and legislation, and engaging people to take action. We ‘think big and act wild’ and in doing so punch well above our weight as an environmental charity. We are growing very rapidly in our supporter base, landholder engagement and position of influence.

We are now seeking an exceptional Chief Operating Officer (COO) to join the leadership team to navigate rapid growth successfully and provide valuable operational leadership, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Your drive and talents will enable you to lead and expand a high performing team, put in place systems to improve the productivity of the organisation and to manage day-to-day operations. Your presence and collaboration with our CEO will enable her to apply more of her focus to the medium to longer term strategy and external communications with key stakeholders. We are seeking an individual with exceptional leadership skills, resourcefulness, and past executive-level experience within a rapid growth organisation or start-up. We are also looking for somebody who relishes the challenge of a fast-paced changing environment and easily forms strong relationships with team members, within the context of a mostly remote working environment. This is an exciting opportunity to join our fast growing charity and directly contribute to the growth of the rewilding movement.

Job purpose: To develop and deliver a vision for successfully growing our impact as an organisation including: directing the operational activities of the organisation, overseeing policies and developing internal processes and culture.

Objectives of the Role:

• Oversee and develop the day-to-day operations of the team by providing strong ongoing leadership and management

• Form a highly trusted and effective relationship with the CEO to lead the organisation collaboratively

• Design and implement organisational operations and processes suitable for a rapidly changing and high growth organisation

• Translate strategy into actionable goals and plans, pre-empt scaling challenges and plan for growth, working closely with the CEO to do so

• Ensure the well-being and growth of the team through effective recruiting, onboarding, ongoing development, management and retention of team members

• Adhere to appropriate charitable governance and legislation, ensuring compliance and acting when necessary

Your responsibilities will include:

• Directly oversee Operations, IT, HR, Legal, Marketing, Fundraising and Finance

• Analyse internal operations, identify and implement improvements, using data to inform decisions

• Develop actionable plans that ensure alignment with short-term and long-term objectives developed in tandem with the CEO

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with the CEO, team members, and other key stakeholders

• Lead the team day-to-day and put in place suitable structures to maximise the productivity and well-being of the team

• Run the Finance & Operations Committee and ensure that funds are maximised against the aims of the organisation

• Monitor and ensure organisational adherence with charitable compliance

• Report into the CEO and communicate with the board of trustees where required

Skills and experience

• 8+ years of senior operational business experience, potentially within a technology start-up, or other rapid growth organisation, demonstrating a high level of understanding of all the key organisational functions

• 3+ years of experience in a similar executive leadership position, with proven success in delivering operational success

• Solid grasp of data analysis and performance metrics

• Experience of organisational technology systems

• A high degree of resourcefulness and ability to be effective within a rapid change organisation

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, meaning you can form trusted relationships quickly

• Strong decision making and problem solving skills and a willingness to ‘roll up sleeves’ to work well with in a dynamic organisation

• A passion for rewilding as an approach to land management and a good understanding of the subject matter, including a willingness to continually learn

• Bachelor’s degree or higher 

• Experience within the charitable sector is not necessary, but a useful addition

• Willingness to work remotely much of the time and travel to team and board meetings periodically

Terms and conditions

This role will be for at least four days (28 hours) a week initially at £60k pro rata per annum.

We are a virtual team who all work from home, which will require a suitable home office working environment and equipment. Some meetings may be held in other parts of the UK.

There will be some freedom for the person to determine their own working arrangements each week, within limitations, providing the work is delivered.

Applications

If you have what it takes to help us, please email your CV as well as a one page summary on what you would bring to the role by Wednesday 15th June. We aim to hold 1st round interviews via Zoom on Thursday 7th July and 2nd round interviews in person on 13th & 14th July.

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

About Innovations for Learning UK

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

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

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

About the role

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

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

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

For full details please see the attached Job Specification.

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