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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We are the biggest and oldest grant-making charity focused on supporting Anglican clergy and their families. In 2019 we disbursed grants totalling over £3.1 million to some 1,410 beneficiaries.

We are looking for a new Chief Executive to succeed our current CEO, Jeremy Moodey, who is retiring in the autumn after a three-year period of significant change, including the 2019 relaunch of the charity with a new brand, a fresh strategy and a more focused approach to how we support our beneficiaries.

Reporting to the board of trustees through the chair, the Chief Executive has the following main responsibilities:

1. Working with trustees to set the overall strategic direction of the charity and deliver its key elements.
2. Providing inspirational leadership to the senior management and staff team.
3. Representing the charity externally.
4. Facilitating good governance.
5. Overseeing the operations of the charity and ensuring sound financial management.

Our next Chief Executive will be someone who has the skills and expertise to lead the charity as it explores new directions and partnerships. He or she will work with our board to confirm our position at the heart of the Anglican Communion in the British Isles and firmly in the awareness of clergy and their dependents. We are looking for an influential and inspirational leader with a proven track record of achievement and a strong external focus and natural ability to engage. Excellent leadership, communication and team-building skills are a must and, of course, the successful candidate will also be someone who cares deeply about the wellbeing of Anglican clergy and their families today.

This post has an occupational requirement under Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 for the post holder to be a committed Christian.

Application. For more information and a candidate pack, including a full job description and person specification, please visit the website of our retained executive search firm Starfish Search.

Impetus transforms the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by ensuring they get the right support to succeed in school, in work and in life. Impetus is one of the first organisations in the UK to apply a venture philanthropy approach to the not-for-profit sector – providing its charity partners with grant funding, and the expertise of an internal investment team and extensive pro bono network. Impetus finds out what works by combining the lessons from charity partners with new research to influence decision-makers so all young people can get the support they need.

Impetus’s focus on impact extends beyond their work with their partner organisations. Together with the Sutton Trust, they founded the Education Endowment Foundation – the Department for Education’s What Works Centre for educational attainment. In 2019, Impetus and partners secured a £200m endowment from the Home Office to run the Youth Endowment Fund, the What Works Centre for preventing youth offending.

At this exciting time of growth for Impetus, the Trustees seek to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer. Building on a strong existing platform, the new CEO will provide clear, strategic leadership in a changing external environment, ensuring that Impetus influences the national debate on how we achieve the best outcomes for young people; identifying and investing in programmes that improve the life chances of the next generation. The CEO leads a team of 35 and oversees the delivery of up to £35m of annual value to Impetus charities and YEF grantees.

The successful candidate will bring a proven track record of strategic leadership with first class influencing, relationship building and advocacy skills as well as the capacity to motivate and inspire a high performing team. An energetic and creative leader, the new Chief Executive will resonate strongly with the ethos and mission of Impetus and their unrelenting focus on achieving better outcomes for more disadvantaged young people.

Impetus is committed to creating a diverse environment and ensuring that all qualified applicants receive equal consideration for employment.

For further information and to download the candidate pack, please click Apply Now quoting reference 4613. The deadline for applications is 9am (BST) on Thursday 2nd April 2020.

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As defined under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Perrett Laver is a Data Controller and a Data Processor, and our legal basis for processing your personal data is ‘Legitimate Interests’. You have the right to object to us processing your data in this way. For more information about this, your rights, and our approach to Data Protection and Privacy, please visit our website.

Fixed Term Contract: 14 months

Location: London or Cardiff  

Are you an experienced and dynamic leader with a track record of managing fast paced and high achieving teams? Can you lead an organisation smoothly through significant growth and change? Are you committed to improving humanitarian outcomes? Can you inspire others, develop talent, and communicate with impact?

We are looking to recruit an Interim Chief Executive Officer to lead our organisation during the maternity leave for our CEO. We are looking for an exceptional individual to provide effective leadership and oversight of our organisation through a period of exciting growth whilst ensuring we continue to deliver against our ambitious strategy.

Elrha is a leading actor in the humanitarian system focused on research and innovation. We work to improve outcomes for those affected by crises by ensuring that humanitarian practice is based on evidence of what works, and tools and techniques used are continually improved through research and innovation. We fund and support research and innovation projects around the world, working in partnership with humanitarian organisations, the international research community, the private sector and other actors engaged in research and innovation.    

Elrha has recently secured major new funding to expand our programmes and our global reach. The interim CEO will lead the organisation through a period of exciting growth and expanded delivery.

We are looking for an individual with substantial experience in leading organisations in the not-for-profit sector. You will be able to inspire and support a high-achieving team through a period of significant growth whilst ensuring we continue to meet our strategic goals and be fully responsible for enabling the organisation to deliver our ambitious workplan.

To be successful you will need to have significant experience in similar leadership roles with a track record of managing growth and delivering results in a fast-paced environment. Motivated by Elrha’s vision and values you will bring the ability to combine long term vision with an eye for detail, inspiring confidence in staff and colleagues alike. You will be flexible and hands-on and will have exceptional interpersonal skills.

Please include your salary expectations for the position in your personal statement.

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.    

If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you. 

Planned interview date: Thursday, 16 April 2020, London  

WHATEVER IT TAKES will break the destructive cycle of children and young people committing crimes so that, instead, they make a positive contribution to our society and build better lives for themselves.

This newly established organisation has been founded by four of the UK's leading innovators in social policy, all of whom have an exceptional track record of turning an initial concept into concrete change. It offers a radical blueprint for challenging the way services are designed and delivered that will produce dramatically improved outcomes at significantly lower costs.

During these unprecedented times, the need for guidance and assistance for our children and young people will be greater than ever. This is why it is vital that we continue recruitment for this critical position despite the current global pandemic.

Whatever It Takes

CEO

London

Salary commensurate with the role

We are seeking the person who is going to drive WIT. You are an outstanding leader who is deeply committed to delivering WIT for the children and young people who need it most. You are a dynamic, thoughtful and talented entrepreneur. You seek responsibility and inspire others to succeed. You are comfortable with ambiguity, able to shift and change with ease as WIT grows. Others look to you for guidance and inspiration. You are a risk-taker, and those risks pay off. You will scale WIT to a financially sustainable national model for delivering exceptional outcomes for children and young people. In doing so, you will become a leading national authority on how to solve one of society's most harmful and costly problems.

You will be the first full time employee at WIT and you will build a team around you that can deliver the first WIT teams within a year. You will be the face of the organisation raising money, building support and promoting the vision. The Director of Practice will be your first direct report and alongside them you will ensure that the WIT teams are set up for success, delivering excellent quality programmes and able to rapidly learn from mistakes. WIT's board want you to grow WIT into a successful national organisation over the next five years.

Closing date: 26 April 2020

Interviews with Prospectus: 6-13 May 2020

Interviews with Whatever It Takes: 25 May 2020

The dates and format of interviews may be subject to change and applicants will be advised in advance should this happen. 

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Blue Triangle Housing Association is a provider of accommodation and support to vulnerable people across the West of Scotland. The mission of the organisation is to support, accommodate and assist vulnerable people to achieve better lives. The organisation works with people of all ages and backgrounds and provides access to learning and development, training, housing and additional support to those affected by drugs and alcohol.

Blue Triangle Housing Association is an award-winning charitable organisation that works with individuals with challenging behaviours and needs and helps them to build better lives that lead to better futures.

Harris Hill is working with Blue Triangle to recruit a new Chief Executive that will lead them into the next stage of the organisation’s growth and development in order to further impact their service users.

The new CEO will have the wide-reaching task of developing new income streams, digital transformation and providing strong and effective leadership that impacts performance and leads to the best possible outcomes for service users. Ideally the preferred candidate will have experience within the charitable sector as well as knowledge and experience of the homeless sector and regulatory issues in Scotland.

As many of the organisation’s employees are based in regions across the West of Scotland the new CEO must have strong communication skills and have a flexible and entrepreneurial approach to take the organisation forward in line with its strategic objectives.

The closing date for applications: Friday 17th April 2020

1st stage interviews: Tuesday 28th April 2020

2nd  stage interviews: Tuesday 5th May 2020

If you would like to submit an application or would like to learn more about the role and the organisation then please contact Jason Jederon, Senior Consultant or Aled Morris, CEO at Harris Hill.

Do you share our passion for supporting people with neuro-disabilities? Do you have a clinical background as a therapist, social worker or nurse? Would you welcome the opportunity to serve as our new CEO?

If you do, Integrated Neurological Services (INS) would like to hear from you.

Integrated Neurological Services (INS) is a unique charity. Founded in 1993, we offer long-term, holistic support to people with neuro disabilities, in particular Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke.

We work closely with the NHS and local authorities to bridge the gap in their support services to people with neuro disabilities and we maintain support for people once active NHS input has ended. INS have contracts in Hounslow and Richmond providing health and wellbeing preventative services as well as supporting carers.

INS have developed a reputation for achievement and innovative approaches to integrated care in the community. We are passionate about providing support to ensure all clients receive ongoing, long-term professional support tailored to their needs. Our multidisciplinary team use an integrated model of care to encourage self-help and, through rehabilitation, education and support, enable people to manage their condition, to live as fully and independently as possible within their communities and achieve the best possible quality of life for them and their carers. 

We have also recently reached an important milestone, our 25'" anniversary, which provided us with the opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved and what we hope to achieve moving forward.

Following the recent decision by our previous CEO to leave INS to take up a new position closer to where he lives, the Board took the decision to appoint an Interim to provide oversight whilst we appoint to the substantive post.

Our new CEO will preferably be a therapist, social worker or nurse who can provide INS with the visionary leadership and networking skills to champion our ethos and continue taking us forward. Their priorities will be to champion and lead our clinical work, continue our local partnership working and look to increase funding by exploring opportunities in surrounding areas.

They will be expected to be ambitious and entrepreneurial, bring energy and a vision. They will have the ability to communicate the work, success and ambition of INS and be able to lead and motivate people effectively.

Closing date: Monday 30 March

Final Panel Interviews: Monday 6 April

If you are interested in submitting an application and would welcome a confidential and discrete conversation, please contact our advising consultant Philip Nelson at Harris Hill.

London based charity Three Cs is a dynamic, values driven, person centred organisation with a turnover of £6m+. We believe everyone is unique and can contribute as an equal citizen. 

Three Cs supports people with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health challenges to live ordinary lives by deciding how they want to have control, choice and contribute to society as equal citizens. Our vision is about all of us living life to the full and being valued by our communities. We empower our staff and volunteers to support people to exercise their rights and responsibilities, discover and grow their strengths/interests, and realise their dreams and ambitions.

We have a strong reputation for authenticity and innovation. We are looking for an inspirational leader to take us on the next stage of our exciting journey. Our next Chief Executive will work with the Executive Management Team and the Board of Trustees to shape our future plans, delivering sustainable growth and quality for our business model. The ability to engage our staff, external partners, the people we support and their loved ones in these plans is critical to success.

You will be a strategic leader in a people-focused organisation, and you will be passionate about championing the safeguarding and involvement of the people we support throughout the organisation, and in society. You will be a great listener and a skilled influencer with the ability to quickly identify opportunities, overcome barriers and challenge the status quo to achieve our mission.

You will have a track record of working with a wide range of stakeholders, developing effective networks and partnerships: with commissioners, funders, campaigners and beyond. Commercial and financial acumen will be essential. The capability to apply these with an attitude to risk management that gives momentum to retaining and developing new business is a key component. We are looking for a Chief Executive who has led in environments that need to adapt quickly to change while balancing compassion with operational effectiveness.

This is an exciting role with real scope and challenge. It requires a compelling, resilient and committed leader with a values base that aligns with our own. You have to feel the passion we do for the people and causes we serve. If you are interested in the challenge you can find more information about this role and details of how to apply via the application on this site.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 6th April 2020

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria will be invited to interview for this post.

This role will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Three Cs is a Disability Confident employer and has Investors in People Silver.

The two directors of this busy charity are looking for an executive to work alongside them. You will be working in a small non-hierarchical team running music and employment projects in 10 prisons.

We have a fantastic team of musicians and managers all of whom are deeply committed to what they do, the people serving sentences we work with and the rest of the team.

This role would suit someone who is used to responsibility and making things happen, who is looking for a change in environment. You will be non-judgemental and comfortable with people from all walks of life. You will be interested in social justice. You are comfortable working from home (part of the time) and be prepared to roll your sleeves up and be adaptable. Your personality is more important than sector experience. You will be able to represent the charity and influence and build relationships with prisons, other organisations and funders.

We are looking for energy and positivity, working in a difficult “prison charity” context. We need someone who is good to have around and be around. Efficiency, with an ability to be articulate and write well, is also essential. Business skills will encompass team management, budget management, planning, accounting, pitching to fund raisers, onboarding of employers and networking.

There is a definite opportunity to create an important role and grow as the Charity does.

. Place: Blackheath 2-3 days a week– but must be prepared to travel to prisons in Kent and West Midlands. You will work from home 2-3 days a week (like the rest of the team). Driving licence and a car is essential.

6+ weeks holiday per year.

3 month probationary period

1 month's notice either side

Please ensure that you send a covering letter with your CV.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer

Responsible to: Development Director

Salary range: £28,000 - £32,000

Key relationships: CEO, Legal Director, Operations and Finance Director, Legal and Grants support officers, Communications Officer, external lawyers, partners and beneficiaries

Location:  MLDI, the Foundry, 17 Oval Way, London SE11 5RR

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours (flexible), occasional evening and weekend work

Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI, soon to be rebranded as Media Defence) is a global charity that helps media defend their rights. We support independent media, journalists and citizen journalists who are under legal threat by making sure that lawyers are available to defend them. We engage in strategic litigation to improve the regulatory environment for media freedom, make grants to organisations in various countries to run media defence programmes, and build the capacity of the lawyers and organisations we work with on issues of media law. Since our founding in 2008, we have supported 600+ cases in 91 countries, with a consistent success rate of 70%+. MLDI is a growing organisation and we are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and highly organised individual to support us in driving our mission forward.

Role Summary

The role leads the collection of monitoring, evaluation and learning data from grant work and from partners, ensuring learning and data is up to date. Using this and other relevant information this post provides vital data to support the CEO and Development Director, in preparing and making both funding applications and donor reports.

Main Responsibilities

• Monitor, evaluate grant and programme effectiveness
• Lead the development and implementation of MLDI’s monitoring and evaluation framework and evaluation and learning strategies
• Support donor reporting activities
• Develop appropriate performance indicators and benchmarks
• Gather and analyse data (including through surveys, web statistics, interviews, unsolicited feedback, case studies and reports) and ensure the resulting information can be understood and communicated for internal learning as well as external reporting
• Prepare monthly and quarterly internal performance and progress reports for both the management team and the board of trustees
• Provide advice to staff and partner organisations on monitoring and evaluation needs, such as the identification of priorities and indicators; the design, set up and use of monitoring and evaluation systems; and the design of evaluation and learning studies
• In collaboration with the CEO, Development Director, Finance and Operations Director, and Communications Officer, help coordinate the production and communication of impact reports and the annual review
• Research, collate and prepare data for CEO and Development Director to support grant and fundraising applications

• Identify and maintain a databank of suitable case studies, examples and best practice, to support fundraising applications and grant reporting
• Manage, and report on monitoring, evaluation and learning activity budget and expenses to the CEO and the Finance and Operations Director
• Such other tasks as may from time to time be required

Person Specification

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Good communication skills  
• Excellent written and spoken English (writing, editing and proofreading skills)
• Experience of analysing, collating and reviewing data
• Experience of grants software, experience of GIFTS highly desirable
• Experience of online monitoring and information software and systems
• Highly organised, with attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
• Research skills
• Ability to work both independently and with others
• Integrity, professional discretion and ability to handle confidential matters
• Pleasant, diplomatic manner and disposition in interacting with at all levels, as well as with MLDI’s partners

• Understanding of human rights and the role of the media in development and democratic systems would be an advantage
• Good working knowledge (spoken and written) of French or Spanish would be a significant  advantage
• Eligible to work in the UK

MLDI is an equal opportunities employer committed to selecting candidates for employment based on aptitude and ability.

We are recruiting on a rolling basis until the position is filled, we are looking forward to receiving your application.

Finance Manager

This is a part-time position in Camden, London

Job Description and Person Specification for Finance Manager

Job title: Finance Manager

Location: Fairfield Playcentre, Camden Town

Salary: £22,165 per annum (£36,942 pro-rata)

Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer

Key external relationships: Accountant, Auditor, Payroll Manager, IT Provider

Hours: 21 hours per week

Play, Adventure and Community Enrichment (PACE) is a grassroots play charity based in the London Borough of Camden, providing high quality play and childcare services accessible to a wide range of families including those suffering from poverty and deprivation, to disabled children with complex needs. We’ve been servicing the local community of Camden for almost 9 years and are driven to make the lives of our local families better through fun, inclusive activities and opportunities to learn and thrive through play.

We are currently recruiting an experienced part-time Finance Manager who is looking for a position to be more than tasks to tick from a box, but for a cultural fit and for purposeful work. We are looking for a smart, motivated, fun person who is a whizz with numbers, can develop their own efficient systems from scratch, and understands that we take our work personally. Our team is cohesive and adept. Our team members are motivated individuals that help each other do remarkable things every day. We are careful to select people for our team that have demonstrated excellence through their skills, character, and background. Our people are our most important asset which is why our remuneration is competitive and have a friendly, engaging team who are open to new ideas and flexible thinking.

FINANCE AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER (DIGITAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES PROJECT)

Responsible to: Finance and Operations Director

Salary range: Up to £28,000

Key relationships: Finance and Operations Director, Finance and Administration Officer, Project Coordinator

Location:  MLDI, the Foundry, 17 Oval Way, London SE11 5RR

Duration: Fixed term contract until September 2021, subject to project funding

Hours: 37.5 hours (flexible), occasional evening and weekend work

The Media Legal Defence Initiative is a charity that provides legal defence to journalists, citizen journalists and independent media worldwide who are under threat for their reporting. MLDI runs a training programme to defend, promote and strengthen freedom of expression online in East, West and Southern Africa, by supporting legal communities with technical legal expertise to litigate digital rights cases. MLDI is looking for a highly motivated and energetic individual with a commitment to excellence and professionalism to join the team as Finance and Compliance Officer (Digital Rights Advocates Project).

Role Summary

Under this project, MLDI:

1. conducts litigation surgeries for lawyers in sub-Saharan Africa on litigating digital rights cases and accessing regional and international human rights mechanisms;
2. fosters active and collaborative networks of lawyers, including through facilitating their engagement with sub-regional and international digital rights events and peer learning networks; and
3. provides grants to national media defence centres and lawyers to ensure that online media, bloggers and journalists have access to skilled lawyers and receive legal representation free of charge.

In this role, you will be a part of the Finance and Operations team with particular responsibility for the financial administration of MLDI’s Digital rights project and partnership grants, including ensuring compliance with funder requirements and supporting with budgeting for new funding opportunities for the project.

Main Responsibilities

1. Maintain day-to-day financial operations of the digital rights project, including accounts payable, accounts receivable/grants claims and general accounting functions (expense claims and staff advances); update MLDI’s financial systems in a timely and accurate fashion using Sage 50 Accounts and other software as required.
2. Work with the Project Coordinator on the grant awards process, including assessment of concept notes and financial evaluation of full grant applications, conducting due diligence checks and assessing the need for additional substantive support to the grantee.
3. Financial administration of grants (both sub-awards and fixed amount awards), including gathering and reviewing interim and final reports from grantees, ensuring documents and records are complete and acting as the first point of contact for compliance related queries from grantees.
4. Support the Project Coordinator with due diligence and compliance issues relating to logistics of litigation surgeries and conferences.
5. Assist MLDI’s Director of Finance & Operations with ensuring compliance with the financial, administrative and reporting requirements of the digital rights advocates project, including communicating requirements and deadlines to the relevant members of the team. 
6. Assist MLDI’s Director of Finance & Operations with project budget management, including amending of the budget as required, preparing budgets for new funding opportunities and preparing quarterly donor reports.
7. Carry out any other duties commensurate with the post.

Person Specification

Essential

• Educated to at least degree level and at least two years’ experience working in a similar role within the charity sector.
• Proven financial accounting (including foreign currency transactions) experience with the ability to demonstrate excellent numerical and financial awareness.
• Previous experience working on USSG (United State State Government) funded projects and complying with 2CFR200.
• Experience of working on projects with partner organisations outside of the UK.
• Well-developed analytical skills (financial and operational) that demonstrate a meticulous approach to the review of data.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, excellent written and spoken English.
• Experience working independently and flexibly as part of a small team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a pleasant, diplomatic manner in interacting with colleagues at all levels and MLDI stakeholders.
• Passion and commitment to the mission and vision of MLDI.
• Right to work in the UK.

Desirable

• Knowledge of data protection regulations and experience of handling personal data.
• Experience of, and an interest in, international human rights, law, journalism and/or digital rights.

MLDI is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.

*(Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.)

Want to use your skills in HR people management to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

Join WaterAid as People Operations Lead to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you'll be joining a 2018 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.

The WaterAid UK People team support great people management and create a high performing environment, where everyone can be at their best selves and able to make a real and lasting contribution.

As our proactive and innovative People Operations Lead you will lead a high performing People Operations Team, to provide an operational support of the highest standard to the organisation in a pragmatic and business-focused way.

This is a Permanent, Full-Time role

In this role, you will be instrumental in providing, fit for purpose operational solutions to HR challenges to ensure that good people management, best practice and compliance is at the centre of all that we do.

You'll also:
* Manage, coach and build capabilities of the People Operations Team, their performance and development

* Lead the service delivery of the UK People Operations, covering areas such as payroll, reward and pension management, policy development, process improvement, HR systems, compliance, MI and reporting

* Drive the importance of data and people analytics and create a culture of data-based decision making and insight across the people team

* Manage the relationship and contracts with third party suppliers to ensure an effective, value for money service that always meet our business needs.

* Participate in other people initiatives and projects as required.

To be successful in this role, you'll need to be proactive, solution-focused and have sound generalist experience in HR operations.

You will also need:
* Proven experience of managing and coaching people in a complex and matrix environment
* Proven experience of managing in-house payroll function;
* Excellent understanding of HR policy development; and proven experience of developing and embedding HR policies, processes and procedures
* Working knowledge and experience of HR and Payroll systems, to maximise the functionality and create efficiencies
* To be able to work autonomously whilst navigating uncertainty and ambiguity: comfortable working at pace and tenacious about delivering results.
* To have excellent interpersonal skills, be able to engage, collaborate and build working relationships and partnerships with a wide variety of stakeholders.

To apply
Please submit your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format. Your covering note should be no more than 1-2 pages explaining:

1. Why you want to work for WaterAid?
2. Why you are interested in this particular opportunity?
3. What your top 3 or 4 skills/experience are that you feel would add value to this role?

Application Deadline: 23:59 on 14th April 2020, however shortlisting may take place on a rolling basis.

Candidates will need to be available to attend first round interview remotely w/c 20th April

Salary: £41,200- £45,000 (depending on experience) with excellent benefits

WaterAid benefits include:
* 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
* Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
* We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
* Flexible working conditions, including the opportunity for part-time work and home working up to 2 days a week
* Season Ticket Loan
* Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave.
* Sabbaticals
* Volunteer Day

WaterAid is currently located at Durham Street, Vauxhall. However, we will be leaving our current location in late summer 2020 and moving to 20 Canada Square, Canary Wharf. Therefore the London Office location and contract base, if you are successfully offered the role, will change. This will be discussed at the interview stage with you.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us.

11 women die every day from ovarian cancer and survival rates in the UK are among the worst in Europe.

Enough is enough. It’s time to TAKE OVAR. Join us to raise awareness, fund research and save lives.

Target Ovarian Cancer is the UK’s leading ovarian cancer charity. We work to improve early diagnosis, fund life-saving research and provide much-needed support to women with ovarian cancer.

We are the authority on ovarian cancer. We work with women, family members and health professionals to ensure we target the areas that matter most for those living and working with ovarian cancer.

Together with the ovarian cancer community, we are transforming the futures of more than 25,000 women in the UK who are living with ovarian cancer and thousands more who are yet to be diagnosed. But there is so much more to do. We will not stop until we have achieved our goal of doubling survival from ovarian cancer by 2050.

We are seeking an energetic and innovative Director of Programmes to make a substantial difference to the survival and wellbeing of women with ovarian cancer. This is an exciting new role for the charity, and a fantastic opportunity for the successful candidate to join a dynamic and talented team in a fast-growing high-impact organisation, leading our expanding portfolio of charitable programmes as we roll out our bold and ambitious plans to transform the future for women with ovarian cancer.

You will head a team of ten people and be part of the Senior Leadership Team working closely with the Chief Executive and the Board of Trustees to deliver our transformational new Business Plan.

You will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight to improve early diagnosis, find new treatments, and provide support for women with ovarian cancer. Programmes specifically include our unique award-winning portfolio of supportive services, primary care, and medical research as well as our high profile influencing, policy and campaigns work.

You will have an in-depth knowledge of the health sector, extensive experience at a senior level, experience of using technology to engage communities, and a proven track record of transforming health outcomes. You are a strategic thinker with excellent leadership, influencing and communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships with a wider range of stakeholders. You are also a collaborator by instinct, working in an integrated way to achieve cross-team objectives, for example income generation.

We are pioneering, empowering, expert, impactful, supportive, and passionate about achieving a real impact for ovarian women. These are our values, and we are seeking a values-based leader to drive change at a very exciting time in the charity’s development.

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter showing how you meet the job description and person specification, before the closing date of 11pm, Thursday 9 April. Please also complete and return the equalities monitoring form via our website.