This is an exceptional opportunity to be responsible for the strategic review and implementation of Oracle Cancer Trust’s business plan, the development of its governance and management processes, the expansion of its project funding portfolio and fundraising capabilities, and the implementation of its growth strategy. 

You must have had previous experience as CEO, Executive Director or other senior corporate management and have worked in, or with, a charity and therefore be able to engage effectively with HNWIs, foundations, trusts and corporate charitable giving programmes.

Oracle Cancer Trust supports the development of pioneering scientific and clinical research in the field of head and neck cancer by providing grant funding for early-stage projects. We are looking for a Voluntary Chief Executive Officer who will be able to devote a minimum of two days a week to this pivotal Charity, consolidate the team’s efforts, bring renewed energy and enthusiasm, and build on the excellent work that is already being done.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide organisational leadership to the charity and be responsible for the overall management and administration of the Charity’s activities within the strategic and accountability frameworks laid down by the Board of Trustees.
• To review and deliver the targets set out in the Business Plan while reviewing and implementing a strategy to maintain the current research projects, the overheads and create a strategy for the next 3 years to see the Charity through the current economic crisis. 
• To be accountable to Oracle’s Board and lead a team comprising the Operations Manager, the Head of Fundraising and one assistant.
• To ensure, together with the Chair, that the Board of Trustees receives guidance in setting the values, ethos, vision, mission, strategic objectives and priorities for the Charity.
• To enable the Board of Trustees to fulfil its duties and responsibilities for the proper governance of the Charity and to ensure that the Board receives timely advice and appropriate information on all relevant matters.
• To support the Head of Fundraising in meeting the revenue targets of the Charity.
• To network with potential funders, corporate leaders, HNWIs
• To act as the public face and voice of the Charity with respect to communications, marketing and PR to develop a larger potential pool of funders.
• To attend the Finance and Investments Committee which controls and monitors all of Oracle’s major financing commitments, the Research Committee, which reviews, approves and monitors all of Oracle’s research commitments, and you will lead the Management Team which manages Oracle’s day-to-day operations. Each of these committees meets approximately every quarter.
• To consistently commit valuable time to the Charity and spend an average of two days per week on a variety of Oracle activities.

Skills and Experience

• Prepared to engage in close, ‘hands-on’ day-to-day operational management of the Charity.
• Able to demonstrate a strong track record in leadership and management of people - can motivate and drive team colleagues.
• Organized, can plan ahead and meet deadlines.
• Energetic and enthusiastic. 
• Preferably from the financial services or commercial sector 
• Has had previous experience as a CEO, Executive Director or other senior corporate management. 
• Has experience of working in, or with, a charity
• Is conversant with the current changes to the charity and social investment sector
• Has the experience and presence to be able to engage effectively with other CEOs, HNWIs, foundations, trusts and corporate charitable giving programmes - a wide range of business and personal contacts

Location: office in London – UK based, flexibility

Contract: Permanent. 

Salary: £67,629 - £83,235

BRAC, one of the leading development organisations in the world, is seeking a Deputy CEO/Director of Partnerships to play a key role in overseeing the fundraising and resource mobilisation work of its London office and in the engagement of important stakeholders and supporters.

BRAC is a global leader in developing cost-effective, evidence-based poverty innovations in extremely poor, conflict-prone and post-disaster settings. These include programmes in education, healthcare, microfinance, girls’ empowerment, agriculture, human and legal rights, social enterprises, a bank, a university, and the world’s largest mobile money platform.

The new role will lead the BRAC UK Fundraising and New Business team to meet bold fundraising targets and will be responsible for developing and implementing a fundraising strategy that supports BRAC’s new global wide strategy for the charity, aiming to reach over 250 million people by 2030. The Deputy CEO and Director of Partnerships will also develop a healthy funding pipeline, diversify BRAC UK’s current donor funding portfolio, build and strengthen existing relationships and strategic partnerships, and oversee effective reporting and accountability to donors. 

The charity is looking for an inspirational leader with strong experience in an international development organisation and an impressive track record in fundraising results, particularly in the field of institutional donors. You will also need experience of developing fundraising strategies, a strong knowledge of UK government funding and you will have lived and worked in the Global South. This will be combined with excellent communication and people management skills, the ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of people across different countries, and the willingness and ability to travel regularly to Africa and Asia.

For an informal conversation prior to applying to this role, please contact Suzie Spooner on +44 (0) 7960 932 315

Operations Director ( Maternity Cover) ( Female) * – Post STOPDA164

*This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Working Hours: 37 hrs

Salary: Up to £ 40,000 per annum

Contract : Maternity Cover Fixed Term Until 31st March 2022

 

Workers should be “violence free in their own lives.” Applicants are asked not to put themselves forward for selection if this is not the case.

 

Main Purpose and Scope of the job

 · To assume operational management responsibility for all aspects of Stop Domestic Abuse’s services including delivery of services, completion of monitoring and evaluation and identification of unmet/additional needs of clients.

· To support and line manage a team of managers.

· To develop and maintain a high-quality professional service. To ensure clients are supported with practical and emotional support including financial, legal, social, emotional, parenting, housing and further education through a client focussed support planning process.

· To ensure Health and Safety, Operational and Human Resources policies and procedures are up to date, fit for purpose and properly implemented.

· The role involves being a member of Stop Domestic Abuse Service’s Senior Management Team.

To ensure Stop Domestic Abuse continues to meet Women’s Aid’s national quality standards

Position in Organisation

Reports To: CEO

To deputise for the CEO and Business Support & Development Director

To provide cover for the Service Managers and Transformation Manager

Responsible For:Monitoring and reporting/staff management 

Budget Responsibilities: Budget planning, responsible for agreed budgets, authorise expenditure up to agreed limits  

Location Stop Domestic Abuse’s Services currently covers the whole of Hampshire and Portsmouth.  The post-holder will be based at more than one site. Headquarters are currently in Havant.

 To Apply visit our website : stopdomesticabuse then "about us" then "jobs" and download an application form and full job description equal opportunities form. When completed please email a completed application form to us direct .

 Closing date: Wednesday 3rd February 2021 at 5.30 pm.  Please note that if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date please assume on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.   

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

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

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

The Organisation

Russam are delighted to be supporting Age UK Plymouth with the search for their next Chief Executive.

Age UK Plymouth is an independent local charity, which has operated for over 70 years in the City of Plymouth. They provide a variety of excellent services to over 1,000 people over the age of 50 every week, including those who may be vulnerable or socially isolated.

The Role

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about helping people to make the most of later life.

The Chief Executive will be responsible for the effective and proper leadership and management of the organisation and its resources. Other key responsibilities include:

• To support the Board in setting the vision, mission, strategic objectives and strategic priorities for the charity and develop its philosophy and values.
• To lead the business development plans for development of the charity in its purpose of supporting older people.
• Maintain financial stability and identify innovative ways of ensuring funding.
• To promote the mission, aims, values and objectives of Age UK Plymouth (AUKP) as the public facing representative of the charity.
• To provide forward looking strategic leadership and management of the organisation and its resources to promote the objectives of the charity.
• To ensure the charity fulfils all its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities.

Based in Plymouth, Devon's 'Ocean City', this role presents a rare chance for a balanced and high-quality way of life.

The Person

Age UK Plymouth are looking for an ‘ideas person’ capable of delivering change, developing services and continuously improving what the organisation offers.

You will be an excellent communicator with the ability to nurture relationships with key partners, motivate the incredibly dedicated staff and volunteers and persuade others of the need to support the cause.

Important Information

For full details about Age UK Plymouth, the role, and the person they are looking for, please download the Candidate Information Pack.

Timetable

Closing date for applications: Monday 15 February 2021

Preliminary interviews with Russam: Week commencing 22 February 2021

Final interview and informal meetings with Age UK Plymouth: Week commencing 15 March 2021

How to Apply

To apply for this position please provide the following two pieces of information:

• A comprehensive CV, including details of your achievements in each role and details of two referees.
• A supporting statement, explaining how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly addressing the criteria as outlined in the person specification within the Candidate Information Pack.

**DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED**

We are looking for someone to lead and deliver our operational systems – including finance and HR – at the heart of our growing organisation, to ensure team life flourishes and we make as much impact as possible. Could you be the person we are looking for?

Our vision is to see every child in need raised in a strong family. Kids Matter engages local churches to equip parents and carers facing disadvantages with confidence, competence and community, enabling their children to thrive.

As we grow the staff team from 10 staff to over 15 staff and 5 (paid) ambassadors in the next 12 months, we are looking for an experienced and highly competent individual, who is passionate about our vision, to enable this step change and subsequent growth to take place. Our new Operations Director, supported by our Operations Administrator, will be responsible for developing and maintaining systems (including finance, HR, admin and CRM), and will continue to nurture our people-focused culture which we describe as faithful, respectful, excellent, positive and ambitious.

Job title: Operations Director
Location: London (2-3 office-based days each week)
Salary range: £40,000
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 5 days (35 hours) per week
Team(s): Part of the Senior Leadership Team. Leader of the Operations Team.
Responsible to: Executive Director
Responsible for: Operations Administrator and Fundraising Lead

All applications must be committed to the basis of faith, vision and ethos of Kids Matter.

The post is subject to an Occupational Requirement
Kids Matter serves and supports clients within the Christian sector, the nature of the work requires that this post holder has an active faith in Jesus under the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9.

Equal Opportunities
We actively support and welcome integration of people from diverse ethnic backgrounds of varied experiences and skills set to help shape the work and the future of Kids Matter. We are particularly keen to receive applications from African and Afro Caribbean, Asian and other diverse ethnic communities.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please complete the attached application form and return to Phil Green ASAP.

If you have any questions about this role or would like an informal conversation, please email Phil Green (Associate: People and Growth).

Harris Hill are recruiting for a Financial Controller to start as soon as possible for this education charity based in West London.

The position is working from home at present, but then will require you to attend the offices based in West London.

Start Date: January ideally
The role reports to the Director of Finance and has one assistant.
Salary: 45,000pa - 50,000pa
Fully Qualified Accountant

Who are we looking for?

Be CCAB or CIMA qualified, ideally with experience of the charity sector and SORP accounting.
Have excellent IT skills and Microsoft Excel.
Be able to work very effectively under pressure, meet tight deadlines and pay excellent attention to detail.
Be prepared to roll up her/his sleeves as part of a small team
Take pride in being efficient, very well organised and display excellent time-management skills.
Be someone who actively seeks solutions to problems and uses initiative.
Be self-motivated with a positive attitude and have the ability to work flexibly .
Have good written communications skills and excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with a broad range of people from Trustees to high net worth individuals.
Have highly effective and efficient research skills, and be able to analyse, summarise and present information clearly and accurately.

What will my main duties be?

To produce high-quality monthly management accounts for the Senior Management Team, Trustees and key stakeholders, setting out the results of the charity for the month and year-to-date with accompanying commentary, an analysis of the charity's financial position, and cashflow forecasting.
To manage the charity's accounting software Aqilla and its financial functions.
To take ownership of the month-end timetable, working with Finance Assistant(s) to ensure that all balance sheet reconciliations are completed, and preparing a full month-end file for the Director of Finance on a timely basis.
To line manage the Finance Assistant(s) to ensure the timely processing and accurate recording of the charity's supplier payments, petty cash transactions, and bank reconciliations.
To act as primary contact for the charity's external payroll provider, conducting monthly payroll reviews with the Director of Finance and the CEO, submitting monthly payroll information to the payroll provider, and analysing payroll reports.
To lead on the preparation of the annual statutory accounts with the support of the Director of Finance.
To lead the charity's annual budget process with the support of the Director of Finance.

We will be interviewing for this role on a rolling basis so please submit your application as soon as possible.

We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres which provide an education programme addressing underachievement and social exclusion. We target children and young people most at risk of failing to meet their potential to go to university due to economic, social, cultural, or linguistic disadvantage. We provide practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff are transforming the fortunes of thousands of young people each year. From spring 2021 we will have thirty-four centres and extension projects across the country, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.

At this exciting time in our evolution we are looking for a Financial Controller to oversee the day-to-day operations of the charity. Reporting into the Director of Finance, you will have primary responsibility for the charity's financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and payroll processes. You will work closely with the fundraising team to support funding applications and reporting to funders. You will manage a small finance team and oversee the charity's payments and banking processes. You will also have exposure to the top layers of the charity's management, working with members of the Senior Management Team on a daily basis, and producing reports and analysis for the charity's Trustees. 

You should be CCAB or CIMA qualified, ideally with experience of the charity sector and knowledge of SORP accounting. You must be able to demonstrate a high level of numeracy, excellent oral and written communication skills, and a strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel is essential.

If you believe you have the qualities we are looking for and you want to work with us to bring about positive change for many of the UK’s most disadvantaged young people, then we would be delighted to receive an application from you.

As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and/or male candidates as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.

The full details of the post are in the attached job description. If you wish to apply for this post please complete our online application form, which can be found via the 'apply on website' button.

Thank you very much for your interest and we look forward to receiving your application.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance and HR Officer to get involved at the heart of a growing charity, with scope to develop the role as the organisation continues to expand. The Finance and HR Officer will manage the day to day processes of the Operations function, including Finance, HR, IT and Governance, while also providing office management support and managing the CEO’s diary.

Post type: Full-time, fixed-term (24 months). Flexible arrangements will be considered.

Reports to: Operations and Finance Director

About us

Pro Bono Economics (PBE) enables professional economists from across the private, public and third sectors to volunteer their skills to tackle some of the most pressing issues in society. Working with our network of experienced consultant economists, our volunteers help charities and social enterprises appreciate their economic and social impact and so improve their overall effectiveness. We have worked with over 400 charities across the third sector since our inception in 2009.

We have embarked on an exciting new phase of our development, adding a dedicated in-house research and policy function to supplement our charity projects with new ‘macro’ insights into the value and the potential of civil society in the 2020s. Armed with new content, we want to play an enhanced role in helping shape the policy debate in the UK through a programme of public events, media engagement and contact with different layers of government.

Main duties & tasks:

Finance

• Bookkeeping, including management of our Xero accounts, invoice entry, reconciliations, managing expenses and payroll journals and internally reporting income
• Managing the monthly payment run, bank accounts and payroll (outsourced)
• Raising invoices and dealing with outstanding payments
• Assisting the Operations and Finance Director with general finance administration duties

HR

• Managing the recruitment process
• Onboarding new joiners
• Maintenance of staff information
• Administration of the performance review process
• Assisting with staff surveys

Office Management and IT

• Maintaining adequate office supplies
• Liaising with the landlord and external suppliers
• Liaising with the external IT support team to ensure IT issues are resolved quickly
• Answering the phone and managing shared mailboxes

Executive Support

• Diary management and ad hoc support to the CEO as required 

Governance

• Helping to set up Board and committee meetings and monitoring attendance
• Taking minutes at Board and committee meetings
• Maintaining charity information on the Charity Commission and Companies House
  
   
• Any other duties as deemed reasonable by the line manager.

About you

We are looking for an exceptional candidate with experience of working in a similar role, ideally within a charity, but we also welcome candidates moving into the sector.  The role would suit candidates with an excellent eye for detail and with excellent organisational skills.

Ideal characteristics include:

• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people
• A keen eye for detail and a great level of accuracy
• Proficiency in Excel and Xero
• Experience in book-keeping
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work independently
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work flexibly as part of a small team in a fast-moving environment
• A commitment to PBE’s focus on using economics to drive wellbeing improvements in the UK

Carers Support Merton (CSM)

Executive Assistant

Salary: £28137.20 per annum pro rata

Carers Support Merton (CSM) is a well-established and respected charity in the London Borough of Merton with an ambitious development programme of work to support promote and improve the quality of life of unpaid carers from the age of five.

We are seeking a highly organised Executive Assistant to provide administrative support to the Chief Executive to ensure the smooth running of the charity.  To be successful in this role you will be highly literate/numerate and have excellent digital skills.  You will have a strong desire to help drive the organisation forwards in improving efficiency and be able to manage a diverse workload and competing set of priorities.  Working in a small organisation you will need to have a ‘can do’ attitude and be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

We are able to offer the opportunity to join a friendly team and the benefits of flexible working.

Carers Support Merton, as an employer, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This includes a commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures.

The successful candidate will be subject to a basic DBS check

CSM Vision:

We want unpaid Carers of all ages to have real choices to improve their quality of life and to receive the respect, support and recognition that they deserve. 

Holiday Entitlement: 25 days + Bank Holiday per annum pro rata

Hours of Work: 21 hours per week (open to 3 full days or 4/5 shorter days)

Accountable to: Chief Executive Officer

Location: We are currently working from home due to COVID-19 restrictions but in future the role will be based at our offices in Mitcham, but with the opportunity for some continued homeworking.

Job Title:    Assistant Operations Director (FTC 9 Months)
Salary:        £40k per annum
Location:    Bath
Hours:        Full time, 37.5 hours

Role :        Responsible for a team of 5 direct reports. Responsible for overseeing a wide range of specialist services for people experiencing homelessness and social exclusion across the South West.  Ensuring that everyone we support experiences a consistently great quality service, delivered in line with our vision, mission and values and that our clients are at the centre of everything we do.

Are you passionate about working for an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of marginalised people? Julian House is a charity supporting people who are homeless and socially excluded, and the aim is to build sustainable independent lives. We operate more than 40 different projects, accommodation sites and social enterprises across the south west.

We have a great opportunity to work with our Operations Director to ensure Julian House clients receive a consistently great quality service from our skilled, experienced, and motivated staff teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the Operations Director to deliver organisational strategy for operational services.
• Contribute to the strategic direction, development and continuous improvement of the organisation.

• Lead on retaining existing services through the achievement of outcomes and contractual negotiations.
• Support the Operations Director in exploring new opportunities and models of support.

• Make recommendations to the Operations Director where changes to structure and resources are required to deliver organisational aims

Quality, Safeguarding and Safety

• Work with managers to deliver compliant and safe services in relation to people, buildings and performance.
• Effective management of any safeguarding incidents and appropriate escalation of any emerging risks.
• Lead on improvement action plans following audits and inspections and ensure improvement plans are prepared, monitored, complied with and improvements embedded.
• Ensure compliance with key policy and procedure in areas such as safeguarding, health and safety, equalities and diversity, data protection, code of conduct and all other statutory requirements.
• Ensure clients are living in accommodation that we would consider suitable for our own family members.

• Create opportunities to maximise staff and client involvement and co-production in all aspects of operational service delivery.

Financial and Performance management

• Manage a large budget, maximising income through arrears and voids management, and ensuring services remain within set budgets.

• Ensure compliance with KPIs across all services.

• Ensure all managers are managing, coaching and developing all staff to ensure the highest level of performance.
• Lead and motivate direct reports to ensure they are championing and maintaining a consistent and positive team culture across entire operations.

Stakeholder Management

• Develop and maintain excellent internal management relationships with all other Julian House departments & functions, ensuring sharing of best practice and supporting initiatives to improve organisational performance.
• Support new business opportunities across operations and ensure effective and timely implementation of new services and contracts.

Qualifications

• Evidence of qualification to degree level or equivalent
• Training and/or experience in fields such as social care, housing, homelessness, domestic abuse and criminal justice

Experience

• Experience of having successfully undertaken a similar senior role and a background of work within the sector
• Experience of multi-site and remote management of services and people
• Track record of delivering client-focussed services that meet a multiplicity of needs
• Ability to work with IT based records, produce reports, analyse budgets and monitor KPIs
• Experience of effective recruitment, performance management, supervision and team leadership
• Experience of leading, engaging and motivating colleagues through change
• Experience of implementing new services and project management on a large scale
• Experience of working collaboratively with stakeholders, staff and clients

Skills and knowledge

• Knowledge of safeguarding, homelessness regulation, rough sleeping, offending and domestic abuse issues
• Knowledge and experience of housing management in a supported housing environment
• Knowledge of delivering services which are strengths based, trauma informed and create psychologically informed environments
• Knowledge of contract and commissioning environment in which our services operate
• An eye for detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with clients and staff to gain insight on how to develop services
• Ability to build productive networks and partnerships
• Expertise and practical experience of managing services safely

A clear understanding of the social and political environment within which the organisation operates

If this sounds like the kind of role you have been looking for, we would love to hear from you!

Position: Senior Campaigns Officer
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Flexible (currently home-based)
Salary: £33,885 - £39,276 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band F, Level 1
Department: Campaigns and External Relations

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

We’re recruiting a Senior Campaigns Officer to help us make positive change for people affected by MS.

Shaping compelling campaigns that mobilise communities of supporters to rally behind our movement is a big part of our new strategy – and we have bold plans to drive this work forward.

This is an exciting, challenging opportunity which is ideal for a confident, motivated and ambitious individual with a track record for delivering effective campaigns.

Working with the Campaigns Manager, you will develop and implement our key national campaigns, aimed at effecting meaningful change – whether that is policy change, practice change or even changing perceptions of the MS Society and the way supporters engage with us.

Your role will be vital in coordinating a diverse range of campaigning activities, as well as growing and nurturing our campaigns community and working directly with people with MS to build their capacity to campaign both locally and nationally.

You will be joining the MS Society at an exciting stage of our development and this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive, dynamic and friendly team.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move from our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 1st February 2021

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.

No agencies please.

Reports to: Executive Director
Location: UK (temporarily remote)
Hours: F/T, Perm, 35 hours per week
Salary and Benefits: £86,118 per annum
Closing Date: 31 January 2021

The Position

If you want to challenge yourself, work hard and make a real difference in the world, we might just have the role for you! 

We invite you to help lead us through an exciting period of growth and development. You'll join us at a key moment in our history, and take us into a dynamic future.

This is a unique chance for a finance orientated, senior manager from the not-for-profit sector with international experience, to head up the finance and operations department for our high-impact organisation.

The primary responsibility of the Director of Finance and Operations is to ensure  the successful financial and operational performance of the organisation through close partnership with the Executive Director and Director of Member Engagement.

You will have outstanding management and leadership skills, with extensive experience to engage and motivate a diverse, decentralised team to fulfil their potential. It is essential that you have a strong understanding of the operational requirements placed upon international Charities based in the UK, including managing grants and sub grants. You need to be able to explain complex financial data and concepts clearly and succinctly to non finance professionals.

You will be able to think creatively, and have the analytical skills and judgement, combined with strong communication skills to take and implement strategic decisions in a complex and fast paced environment. You will have a professional financial qualification and experience of supporting a small Charity transition into a medium sized organisation.

In addition, you'll bring a thorough working knowledge of charity finance and governance, HR and fundraising to your role. You'll draw on all your creativity and energy to achieve maximum success and sustainability in a role where you have the opportunity to apply your skills to make a difference. We look forward to hearing from you -and offering a warm welcome from our lively and diverse team.

Diversity and Inclusion

PWYP is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building a strong, and diverse workforce.

My client is a looking for an experienced Finance Manager for a period of 6 months to take over the Finance Manager role whilst the current incumbent is seconded to an integration and systems implementation role in another part of the business

You will be responsible for all operational finance, working closely with the Finance Director on ad hoc strategic projects as required

Key responsibilities will include:

• All month end and year end duties including the successful completion of year end in March and all subsequent audit requirements
•  Management of a small finance team
• Management of any financial enquiries from other areas of the business
• Supporting the Finance Director and wider board with any business cases and financial analysis need for future bids and appraisals
• Ad hoc duties as required

Experienced in the financial management of annual budgets of £500,000+? Committed to helping to grow a successful charity? Interested in trees and woodlands? If so, we have just the job for you.

We are the Bristol based tree & woodland charity. We work across Bristol, Bath and Avon to plant trees, help manage woodlands, deliver wellbeing activities and train Forest School Leaders.

Working as part of England’s Community Forests, we have secured Defra funding for a major Trees for Climate tree planting programme and are looking for a skilled and committed individual to join our growing team, manage our finances, support Board meetings and our sponsorship schemes. 

The Finance Officer is a new role on a one- year fixed term contract from 15th March 2021 (annually renewable to March 2025)

We offer:

• 2.5 days week (days flexible)
• Home based (location flexible, but attending frequent meetings in Bristol/ Avon)  
• £27,502 pro rata (£13,751)
• 3% employer pension contribution (if you opt in to the Trust pension scheme) 

Please refer to our JD & Person Spec about the information you need to include in your application.

We look forward to hearing from you!