The role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to lead our Nursing and Health Information team. This is key strategic role in leading the clinical work across the whole of Breast Cancer Now and being our clinical voice representing our views in a wide range of situations, wherever our expert voice needs to be heard.

We are looking for someone who can provide leadership to the Nursing Team, but who can also develop the clinical aspects of our services and our health information. As part of this you will enable our clinical activities to play their part across the whole of Breast Cancer Now and to be one of the main drivers of our work to reach health care professionals across a range of disciplines, not just nursing.  

You must be prepared to travel throughout the UK and to occasionally work varying hours. There will be a combination of home and office-based working from our central London office.

About you

You will be an experienced nurse having worked at a senior level with significant breast cancer nursing knowledge and an expert communicator with the ability to covey complex information to a variety of audiences. A strategic thinker, you will have a track record in leading teams of nurses to deliver high-quality information and support services.

If this sounds like you and for further information on the role, please download a copy of the recruitment pack. If you have any questions or wish to discuss the role further, please contact us using the contact details provided within the recruitment pack or within the apply button.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the charity that’s steered by world-class research and powered by life-changing care. We’re here for anyone affected by breast cancer, the whole way through, providing support for today and hope for the future.

We’re that trusted friend that people affected by breast cancer turn to for caring support when they need it most. The expert authority on breast cancer research who is making breakthroughs and driving forward progress. And a vehicle for change, acting now to make sure anyone affected by breast cancer gets the best possible treatment and care.

We believe that we can change the future of breast cancer and make sure that, by 2050, everyone diagnosed with the disease lives – and is supported to live well. But we need to act now.

Although the role is based in our London office, we are following a blended approach between office and home working with a minimum or two days per week in the office for full-time staff members. 

Breast Cancer Now is an inclusive employer committed to developing a diverse workforce.

Closing date 5pm on Thursday, 7 October 2021.

Interview date First interviews will be held on Tuesday, 19 October 2021 between 9.00am and 1.00pm and Thursday, 21 October 2021 between 2.00pm and 5.00pm. 

About Us:

At MSI Reproductive Choices Reproductive Choices we are unapologetically pro-choice. We believe that every woman has the right to make choices about her own body and her own future. As one of the world’s leading providers of contraception and safe abortion care, we give women the means to do so. Across 37 countries, we provide high quality, safe services, and work with advocacy to create an enabling environment, so every client has safe access to services when and where they are needed. Because when a woman can determine her own future, she can contribute to creating a better, more sustainable future for everyone.

MSI Reproductive Choices is committed to creating an inclusive environment with a workforce which is representative of the communities we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and give equal consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. We are committed to promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups. 

The role

This role demands a highly effective commercial minded finance business partner who is the expert and visible point of “finance” contact for the consolidated channel performance across the organisation; highly engaged with the Executive team at MSI. As such this demands highly developed financial skills but also excellent communication and relationship management with the ability to coach and improve the tools and processes to improve country, regional, global performance. It is a role that requires the ability to take initiative and produce results; helping to shape the financial performance across all areas of the social marketing business. The role will involve business partnering, ad-hoc analysis and special projects requiring a high attention to detail to build models to support decision-making. It’s a broad role and requires someone who is sensitive to (and understands) the diverse perspectives of stakeholder and works with them to deliver results.

The key elements of the role are:

· to provide financial leadership and strategic decision support to the Commercial Sales channel managers to deliver the goals of the channel

· to build the technical and operational capacity of the India region to use and comply with MSI finance policy, systems and processes.

About you

We want individuals who support our mission of eliminating unsafe abortion by 2030 and who work with us to build an enabling environment to increase access to safe services everywhere. We expect all team members to share our vision and commitment to achieving our mission whilst promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all clients and colleagues.

To succeed in this role, you must have:

Skills:

• A commercial mind-set understanding the levers for profitability to contribute to the aim of sustainability for the social marketing channel. This requires very strong appreciation and ability to analyse, explain and make recommendations relating to strengthening the P&L and balance sheet:

• • Sales decomposition
  • Product margin mix; the impact of price on margin and profit
  • Sales and marketing cost and variances and promotional /marketing evaluations
  • working capital; cash flow
  • Variance on financial and budgetary analysis and analyse forecasting variances and create projections

• Able to develop new and improve existing financial policies and procedures – such as trade spend; debtors management budgeting, forecasting and creating financial models to create financial 3- 5year “growth building blocks”
• Effective Management reporting – able to synthesis performance data into clear, sharp, summaries, drawing out the key performance highlights, understanding the drivers behind the performance and the implications for the full year targets. Skilled in managing to tight deadlines and managing multiple priorities
• Able to focus on the strategic big picture, whilst understanding the detail. This role requires ability to think wider than just the “numbers” but to consider external factors when analysing data (such as market share; competitor pricing etc)
• Operate with a highly analytical approach to information gathering and distillation and high level of numeracy and attention to detail
• Highly developed interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills – the role involves significant exposure to the executive team and senior management throughout the organisation.
• Effective communicator in writing and in person, in particular in expressing financial concepts for non-financial staff is essential. Confident in working at all levels and in challenging the status quo.
• Very strong team player and collaborator –with the ability to take people on the journey, building trusted, strong relationships across country, regional and global teams, inside and outside the finance team.
• Strong coaching skills – able to explain and support teams to build their own financial skills – can simplify and improve inefficient or unnecessarily complex processes and teach people to do the same
• Ability to work in a diverse and inclusive environment, respecting and collaborating with all individuals equally, and with a commitment to overcome bias and prejudice
• Advanced excel and ability to build excel based models /automated scorecards when needed is essential

Qualifications

• Professionally Qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, other) - essential
• Educated to degree level or equivalent (accounting or business degree desirable)

Personal Attributes:

• Committed to the protection of team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.
• Able to role-model inclusive and culturally sensitive attitudes and behaviours.
• Highly committed to the MSI Reproductive Choice Mission “Pro-Choice”
• Self-starter – looking to build on and improve existing processes, creating lasting change.
• Committed to the protection of team members and clients, with a particular focus on vulnerable groups. Able to role-model inclusive and culturally sensitive attitudes and behaviours
• Actively seeks feedback on performance with a view to continuously learning and developing as a leader.
• Ability to travel (post Covid) of up to 15% of time.

For more information about the role, please view the job description and person specification on our website.

Location: London Support Office

Full-time: 35 hours, Monday to Friday

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £63,340 - £81,000 + discretionary bonus + benefits

Closing date: Sunday 19th September 2021 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.

The Role

The Commercial Manager will focus on working with the food industry to provide increasing volumes of surplus foods to the charities and community groups we support across the country, the success you have, together with your colleagues in the Food Team, will be critical to maintaining our growth.

Your role will be to identify, develop and manage new business relationships and strengthen existing business relationships with companies in the food industry, generating value for the partner and to secure growing and sustainable volumes of surplus food for the FareShare Network.

When it comes to our key partners, you will undertake a strategic account management role leading and coordinating FareShare’s engagement right across our organisation ensuring professional account management and enabling us to leverage the appropriate influence, expertise, and funding from these key partners as well as food.

You will work with food partners to help identify and overcome the barriers which exist to giving surplus food to people in need.  These include operational, financial and historical issues, including competition from income streams available to industry e.g. selling surplus food to anaerobic digestion or animal feed processors. FareShare has been able to secure external grant funding to help overcome these barriers and help increase the volumes of fresh foods which are redistributed. This role will include working with food partners and other stakeholders to identify opportunities to apply this fund, seeing initiatives through to completion, monitoring the impacts, benefits and evaluation.

You will also be required to work closely with FareShare colleagues within FareShare and across the UK in our partner organisations in order to identify and understand opportunities for creating mutual and shared value.

Person Specification

As an employer committed to Equal Opportunities, we will assess applications in line with these criteria that we consider either as being essential or desirable in this role.

Essential

• Demonstrable experience managing multiple accounts in the FMCG, food, retail or comparable sector with professionalism and integrity consistently meeting or exceeding challenging targets
• Good working knowledge of the key players across the food industry and their ways of working
• Successful track record of managing cross-functional projects to tight timescales and budgets, ensuring involvement of all key stakeholders
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships at a range of levels and across multiple functions with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to use own initiative working independently and responsibly

  Desirable

• Experience of working in a retail or food industry sector
• Experience of project evaluation, data-driven analysis and impact reporting
• Relationship and stakeholder management experience of large corporate partners
• Knowledge of and interest in Sustainable Development, Corporate Social Responsibility and experience of its application within the business environment

This role is a flexible role, with regular UK travel.

Are you looking for somewhere a bit different? Do you love to support people in building their confidence and skills for their future career? Do you like the idea of all profit generated going back into delivering representation work, community-building opportunities and artistic professional development for students? Then, our client has an exciting role for you.

They are looking for a Commercial Manager to who will consistently aim to develop their services to ensure they are delivering value for money for their students and to the highest possible standard. The Commercial Manager will stay up to date with sector trends and work closely with NUS and other external partners to maximise benefits potential for income generation across out outlets, retail offer and events.

This role will cover day to day running of their three commercial outlets and the development of a strategy to diversify the students’ union’s income streams through commercial sales, growing their merchandise offer, and working with both internal and external partners to maximise their growth potential. The role will focus on ensuring their spaces and their offer remain student focused and will work hard to ensure they are delivering cost effective commercial services.

This role is ideal for anyone who has hands-on experience of working with young people or students, within a hospitality setting. You should have an enthusiastic and a high energy approach to your work with excellent organisation and communication skills. You should be passionate about connecting with people, have ability to build relationships quickly, a reputation for being reliable and trustworthy and can work well on your own as well as part of a team. You will be committed to their values of equity and inclusion with a passion for ensuring their students have access to work opportunities through their services during their time at UAL. You’ll have a keen eye for detail and will be proud to support other areas of work across the students’ union.

If you are a people person who enjoys working in a busy and diverse environment, then this is the job for you! Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But they'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. It is a place where everyone can grow. So however, you identify and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day. They are committed to learning and development and as such will support the successful candidate to develop within the role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to build on their experience in a creative and dynamic environment which strives to enhance the student experience, raise the reputation of their students and graduates and be an integral part of the team.

Closing date: 11.59pm on Sunday 26th September 2021

Interview date: Wednesday 6th October 2021

You may have experience of the following: Commercial Administrator, Commercial Manager, Commercial Analyst, Operations Manager, Contract Manager, Project Manager, Project Management, Commercial Analysis, etc.

Ref: 102 311

Head of Commercial Finance: up to £81,000 + Bonus and Benefits

On behalf of a renowned global healthcare organisation, we're recruiting a Head of Commercial Finance to report to the CFO and partner with the Regional Country teams to deliver their Commercial Sales and Marketing strategy. The Head of Commercial Finance will lead the provision of finance partnering for the consolidated channel performance across the company. The role will shape the financial performance across all areas of the Social Marketing business. Key elements include providing financial leadership and strategic decision-support to the Commercial Sales channel Managers and building the technical and operational capacity of the global regions.

Main Duties:

• Lead provision of strategic financial advice for Social Marketing and lead the review on Commercial Sales business plans, investment proposals and quarterly forecasts
• Lead social marketing performance reporting for Board and Exec
• Design and create analytical tools and input into proposals for funding for Social Marketing
• Design and embed Finance Policy for the Social Marketing channel
• Develop and plan global monthly performance reporting and business planning
• Design the functionality of the core finance systems
• Business Partner global regions, building capacity, working closely with Regional FDs
• Develop tools and systems for financial and sales reporting including product business case and pricing tools and models
• Lead and motivate the Commercial Financial Analyst and coach regional staff as appropriate

Person Specification:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) with proven experience in a highly commercial leadership finance role across a globally dispersed company
• International FMCG, Retail, or Healthcare experience is essential and exposure to Social Marketing would be great!
• Extensive matrix management experience working with functional and operational teams
• Experience building complex financial models and modelling financial projections
• Experience of managing teams, either directly or indirectly.
• Strong ability to analyst and recommend issues relating to P&L, balance sheet, sales decomposition, product margin mix, Sales and Marketing cost, working capital and profitability analysis
• Experience in developing new and improved financial models, budgeting, and forecasting
• Management reporting and MI production around metrics and KPIs
• Sun Systems and PowerBI experience would be great!

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring 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.

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Ivy Rock Partners are working with a large international development charity supporting the rights of women internationally to recruit an experience Commercial Finance Manager to lead on the costing and pricing for competitive commercial bids to run major international development projects across 30 countries.

The Commercial Finance Manager will oversee a small team and will be responsible for engaging with major donors and internal Programme departments to orchestrate the financial input for multi-million pound bids. Working with Finance and Programmes teams, the Commercial Finance Manager will be an integral part of the team responsible for building budgets for major international projects and providing costing and pricing input to ensure the team are developing commercially viable and competitive proposals.

This position would suit a finance professional with experience delivering the financial input for bids. Experience in either a commercial or charity environment would be transferable. Strong financial modelling skills would be an advantage, but excellent interpersonal skills are essential. The Commercial Finance Manager will be able to build relationships quickly and effectively both internally and externally. An accounting qualification would be an advantage, however is not essential for candidates demonstrating extensive experience in this field.

If you are interested in this position, please contact Kate Marriott at Ivy Rock for more information. This position is interviewing as and when suitable candidates apply so is likely to be filled before the closing date.

Coeliac UK currently has an exciting opportunity for a Director of Commercial Services to join our senior management team based in High Wycombe with the possibility to regularly work from home by prior agreement with your line manager. You will join us on a permanent, full-time basis working 35hrs per week. In return you will receive a competitive salary of Circa £50,000 per annum plus 36 days holiday a year including bank holidays.

The Director of Commercial Services role:

You will lead the charity in the strategic development and operational delivery of commercial services and expanding income to enable the charity to grow reach and impact.  You will need to optimise the revenue from existing income streams as well as develop new and innovative ways to bring in revenue to the charity. This will primarily come from the food industry and there may be opportunities to develop income streams from other sources such as the health sector.

Key responsibilities of the Director of Commercial Services:

- Working as part of the senior management team to develop plans and budgets
- Leading the Commercial team to develop and implement a commercial income strategy including new products and services, full exploitation of existing products, combined with customer acquisition and retention
- Leading the development of Account Management approach to commercial clients and own the business relationships with key commercial partners
- Identifying and developing new business opportunities for the charity creating robust business cases and resource plan to support proposals
- Working with the Commercial team and across the organisation to lead the development and management of gluten free licensing, accreditation and training services, and other schemes/services aimed at the food sector
- Delivering pitches and close deals in pursuit of income generation
- Leading and managing your team to deliver against plan and budget, and maximise their potential
- Managing staff and the strategy against the charity’s policies and values

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required for the Director of Commercial Services:

- A business development background and/or with direct experience of income generating activity derived from the sale of products and services in the private or not for profit sectors
- Strategic thinker and implementer with the ability to analyse data and draw meaningful conclusions. Must have the skills and experience to translate plans to practical reality
- Evidence of building and maintaining long-term strategic partnerships
- Experience of working with caterers, retailers or food manufacturers would be an advantage
- Able to give compelling presentations, pitches, and close deals
- An understanding of marketing or experience of working with marketing specialists and of operating various and different sales approaches
- Ability to build and develop effective long-term relationships with partners, stakeholders and staff
- Digitally and data savvy with experience of CRM tools and methods
- Excellent planning, project management and budgeting skills. Must be a “starter” and a “finisher”
- Educated to degree level or equivalent with high levels of numeracy and literacy

Our Director of Commercial Services will ideally have the following Competencies:

- Provides leadership for work groups representing multiple disciplines within a functional area or covering more than one functional area
- Establishes medium to long-range plans for the work groups managed to achieve broader functional or cross-functional objectives
- Resolves conflicts between work teams over resource allocation and other critical issues
- Establishes medium to long-range plans for the work groups managed to achieve broader functional or cross-functional objectives
- Applies broad and in-depth organisational management knowledge to resolve multi-discipline or multi-functional/process problems
- Contributes to entity strategy and policy development
- Accountable for projects or programmes involving multi-functional teams. Impact is on functional organisation unit or costs/expenses

If you would like to be considered as our Director of Commercial Services, please apply now with your CV and cover letter. We’d love to hear from you!

Ivy Rock Partners are working with a large INGO who are leading the International Development sector when it comes to driving financial sustainability. The Head of Commercial Finance will play a vital role in the organisation as they develop programmes that will run self-sufficiently across multiple territories.

As a large organisation with the resources to play a key role in shifting the mode of operation for INGO’s, this strategy is part of a larger plan to address the Global power imbalance between the Global North and South in the International Development sector.

The Head of Commercial Finance will report into the Group CFO and will be responsible for working closely with the Executive Leadership Team. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the Commercial division of the organisation, overseeing management reporting and presenting financial analysis to advise on key strategic decisions  
• Managing relationships and business partnering with senior external stakeholders and donors
• Developing and improving tools and process to improve regional and global performance
• Managing ad hoc projects and identifying new areas of operation

We are looking for qualified finance professionals (ACA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA) with a clear track record in understanding commercial, profit generating business models. Able to deliver effective management reporting in an accessible way to numerous Directors of departments, the Head of Commercial Finance should be able to understand the bigger picture and identify where more detailed analysis would be beneficial to the ELT. We are looking for candidates with strong excel / modelling skills and who combine a strong technical and analytical mindset with the ability to build credibility with senior internal and external stakeholders. This position will partially work with external parties, so strong negotiation and influencing skills are also required.

If you are interested in this position, please get in touch with Kate Marriott at Ivy Rock Partners for more information. This position is interviewing as soon as suitable candidates apply, so may be filled before the closing date.

Do you think that your socio-economic background should determine your career prospects? upReach’s vision is of a society in which everybody has an equal opportunity to realise their full career potential. They help young people from less-advantaged backgrounds achieve their career potential by providing an intensive programme of support that addresses socio-economic barriers to graduate employment.

upReach are an award-winning charity employer working in partnership with employers and universities. Building on the success of the past five years, upReach’s current partners include Allen & Overy, Bank of America, the Civil Service Fast Stream, Deloitte and Slaughter and May. They also partner with universities including Exeter, King’s College London, Liverpool, Warwick and Manchester.

They are seeking a Director of Fundraising & Development who can support them to diversify income and contribute to the growth of the charity through strategic oversight of partnerships & fundraising. 

About the role

The individual will be responsible for developing strategies, business plans, and proposals to increase funding streams and secure new partnerships. This role would suit individuals with experience in business development and fundraising. As a member of the Senior Leadership team you will be responsible for the development and implementation of an effective business development and income generation strategy, across a range of different sources.

Reporting to the CEO, this critical role will ensure the charity has a clear fundraising and business development strategy in place. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate leadership skills, build relationships at all levels, and demonstrate a strong track record of developing high quality, successful proposals and leading on the generation of new six-figure income streams.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic oversight and leading the development and implementation of an income and fundraising strategy that underpins strategic goals to grow the charity in a sustainable manner across a diverse range of streams.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with major donors, high profile supporters, trusts, foundations, companies, and universities.
• Developing and implementing an effective business development and income generation strategy for specific upReach products and solutions.
• Developing high quality business plans and proposals to engage a range of organisations, showcasing the ways in which they can support and work with upReach (including overseeing the commercialisation of our unique contextualisation platform, used by a growing list of employers).
• Providing strategic oversight, management and guidance to the Fundraising and Partnerships Teams.
• Proving support, direction, leadership and management for other staff as required.

This position would be suited to individuals who are committed to upReach’s mission. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about social-mobility and believe that background should not be a barrier to graduate employment.

To be successful it is anticipated that you would have demonstrable experience of working in senior business development and/or fundraising positions, and be able to demonstrate leadership skills and a strong track record of developing high quality, successful proposals.

Please find further details by following the link

This is an exciting opportunity to play a significant part in the strategic management and leadership of one of the most successful and well-known schools in the country. Tiffin School is a selective state secondary school with an excellent financial track record.  We are looking to appoint a well-qualified, experienced and talented financial leader to play a key role in delivering an outstanding finance and business function to our academy.

The postholder will work as a member of the Senior Leadership Team which meets regularly to set the strategic direction of the Academy Trust and plan, organise, monitor and evaluate its work. The postholder will also be the company secretary to the Academy Trust.

The successful candidate must be a highly motivated individual who can lead by example and inspire others. You will:

• Be an experienced financial leader with established proven track record of financial management, risk management and financial operational leadership.

• Have excellent and successful leadership and management skills, and be used to working

with a number of diverse teams.

Some educational and or Charity background may be an advantage but we would welcome applicants from other sectors.

Tiffin School has a vibrant and friendly staff, with a diverse mix of teachers and support staff.  The location is close to Kingston town centre, with excellent public transport links to Central London.  We are close to Richmond and Bushy Parks, and the Surrey countryside.  Benefits include: season ticket loan/Cycle to Work scheme/salary advance scheme for a rental deposit/free on-site parking /childcare vouchers/enhanced maternity benefits/and Local Government Pension Scheme.  For a good feel of the School, please look at the Head’s Newsletters on the website. 

Please see our website for the Recruitment Brochure, including the Person Specification, Job Description and application form.  Only fully completed application forms sent to our vacanies email and received by the stated deadline for applications will be accepted as valid applications.

Safeguarding of Children

REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 (EXCEPTIONS) ORDER 1974 (AS AMENDED IN 2013)

Tiffin School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  The post you are applying for is subject to an order under Section 4(4) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  Applicants must therefore provide information about all: convictions, cautions, warnings, reprimands, binding over or other orders, pending prosecutions, criminal investigations that are not “protected” as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).  This particular post is also subject to a section 128 management check.

Equal Opportunities

Tiffin School is an equal opportunities employer and its policies, including the need to guard against false assumptions based on an applicant’s sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, disability, religion, age, marital status, working pattern, sexual orientation or gender reassignment, are followed at all stages of the selection procedure.

We're looking for a strategic and creative Head of Comms able to lead PR, brand and marketing for a health and wellbeing charity based in the South West - engaging people with one of the world's great trails. Based at our Plymouth HQ in the historic Royal William Yard, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives. The new role will be part of the senior management team of the South West Coast Path Association which has been championing England's longest National Trail for almost 50 years. With over 10,000 members, 8 million visitors and multiple stakeholders involved in protecting, enhancing and promoting this 630-mile-long trail, this role will be a great opportunity for a passionate communicator.

Imagine Independence is a third sector organisation that supports people to live full and meaningful lives. Imagine campaigns to promote the inclusion in society of individuals with a range of needs, from mental illness, learning disability, neurodiversity, and complex behaviour that challenges. Its portfolio of services is expanding and so this is a great time to join the organisation.                                                                                                                   

Position: Director of Finance & Business Systems   Job Reference:  21/62

Hours: 37.5 hrs per week   Salary: £ 43,000.00 per annum

Based in: Liverpool

As the Director of Finance & Business Systems you will support the Assistant CEO and the SMT on all aspects of Imagine’s financial management and business systems, ensuring the finance and related business functions of the organisation operate efficiently and effectively. You will also be responsible for helping to improve internal business processes and implementing agreed changes to them. You will report to the ACEO, on matters including, but not exclusively, the organisation’s compliance with all relevant regulations related to its financial and/or business functions (including but not limited to VAT, PAYE, Direct Debits, and audit requirements.)

Imagine is looking for a Director of Finance and Business Systems to support the organisation’s finance and other central business functions. This is a tremendous opportunity to contribute to the development of a well-respected third sector social care organisation as it expands it service offer to people with mental illness, learning disabilities and other complex needs.

This role will oversee the provision of key financial and management information to the SMT and Board to facilitate effective organisational operation and business development.  The post holder will work closely with the Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Trustees and SMT, helping to determine/deliver on long-term financial goals and supporting the development/delivery of strategies to achieve the financial, IT, asset management and business development objectives of Imagine Independence.

The post holder will be a member of the Senior Management Team reporting to the ACEO and supporting them in the following areas of their responsibility:

• Finance, including annual accounts, tax, and audit functions.
• Business planning, including financial forecasting.
• Payroll and HR systems.
• IT systems and management information development/delivery.
• Procurement
• Deputising in the absence of ACEO at the request of the CEO.

You will:

• Be a fully qualified, experienced accountant who wants to make a difference in your daily working life.
• Have commercial skills and business acumen that you can apply in a third sector environment.
• Have a track record of involvement in the development and implementation of strategies, together with the underlying business processes to ensure success.
• Have experience of working with a range of external stakeholders and internal business partners.
• Enjoy working in a team yet be equally comfortable working alone.
• Be a confident manager of both individuals and teams so that they can deliver on organisational goals and add value to the overall operation of the organisation.
• Act as an advocate for the organisation with both colleagues and external partners/stakeholders.

Be a confident and effective communicator, who can make finance and business processes come alive for colleagues.

For further details and to download an application form, please visit our website.

Completed application forms/CV’s are to be returned by no later than the closing date/time either by email or post to 25 Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BQ.

Our benefits include contributory pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and career development opportunities.

An enhanced DBS will be required for this post.

Closing date for applications: 23rd September 2021 at 5pm, interviews to be held in Liverpool on the 4th October 2021.

Imagine aims to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community

• Exciting opportunity to work for a worthwhile & rewarding Sussex based Charity
• Experienced and dynamic Finance & Infrastructure Director required

About Our Client

Sussex Community Development Association (SCDA), delivers a range of projects, services & activities aimed at supporting the involvement of the whole of the community. They continue to grow and respond to community need, both geographically and in terms of the staff responsible for the delivery of their services. This is an exciting time in their development as an organisation, and they are currently looking for a highly experienced and dynamic individual to join & enhance the Senior Management team.

Job Description

Strategic oversight and adviceFinancial performance plays a crucial role in defining the work of the Charity. As the
primary source of expertise in this area, the post holder will be expected to provide broad strategic advice and input to the Chief Executive, the Senior Management Team and the Board of Trustees.

Internal financial controls and risk management
The post holder has responsibility for ensuring that an appropriate and effective system
for financial management and reporting is in place.

Commercial Management and Compliance
The post holder has responsibility for ensuring financial compliance with all contracts. This task will be fulfilled by working in conjunction with Programme Managers and others.

Board and Legal
To support the governance of the Charity by working with the Board of Trustees and its
sub-committees to ensure the Charity complies with all statutory legislation. To ensure the Charity has appropriate insurance cover for all aspects.

Risk Management
To manage and review and update, at least annually, the Charity's risk register
coordinating input and ensuring clear actions are designed and implemented to mitigate risk.

IT
To ensure the Charity has a robust and developing IT strategy that fits the needs of the
organisation and makes the best use of technology, recognising budgetary constraints.

Estates & Premises Management
To be responsible for all the operational aspects of the Charity's buildings; both leased and owned; and ensure that the Charity's commitment to creating and maintaining high
standards in the built environment are adhered to.

Health, Safety & the Environment/Legal compliance
To take overall responsibility for ensuring of the Charity's compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Team management
Ensure effective management of the Finance and Infrastructure team.
Ensure effective communication with other teams and particularly the Programme
Managers and SMT.

The Successful Applicant

The successful applicant should ideally have the following skillset;
 

• Qualified accountant (CIPFA/CIMA/FCA/ACA/ACCA) or DChA (Diploma in Charity

Accounting) with at least 5 years' experience.
· Wide and extensive experience of budget management/financial management,
preferably in both charitable and commercial settings.
· Experience of managing people, delegating duties and checking accuracy of work.
· Experience of operating as an effective member of a senior management and
corporate decision-making team.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.

· Analytical and strategic thinking.
· Ability to communicate financial issues to non-specialists.
· Ability to produce results quickly in a rapidly changing situation, often working
under pressure.
· Experience of writing budgets supporting business growth and development
· Flexibility and a willingness to work in innovative and non-traditional ways.

• Experience of writing budgets in support of bids or contract tender provision.

· Some experience of Charity and Charity finance rules and governance.
· Experience of preparing organisations for audit.
· Previous experience of the oversight of a range of properties, leased and owned
and regulations associated with these responsibilities.

What's on Offer

• The post is based Newhaven with occasional travel across East Sussex
• Full time hours ideally (37 hrs pw), but happy to discuss part time options for the right candidate
• Salary range £55 to £60K per annum pro rata
• 25 days holiday
• Free parking
• Company pension
• Friendly and established team
• A chance to work for a particularly worthwhile & rewarding organisation

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

Ref Code: MPCY082021-2957258Z

Director of Income Generation / Fundraising

£67,000 starting rising to £67,500 on successful completion of probation

Colchester with flexible working (and travel required to other sites around Essex)

Full time

Permanent

Closing date for applications: 19th September

Our client is looking for a Director of Income Generation to take responsibility for the strategic and commercial leadership of all income and funding streams to the Trust. The focus of the role is to maximise existing income streams and to develop new and innovative income streams.

You’ll identify both core and project fundraising – increasing and diversifying ways in which the Trust generates funds to increase income. You’ll oversee the Nature Discovery Centres and also the ecological consultancy, ensuring that they are commercially astute – working to establish, develop and maintain key relationships. The role focuses on the long-term financial viability of the Trust and future-proofing income streams in order to mitigate against the associated funding risks and the increasing competition for funds within the charity sector.

About you

They’re looking for someone with strong operational, finance or fundraising experience, that has great commercial insight and experience to lead the Trust’s income generating activity and support the next stage growth and development.

You’ll need experience of developing and leading on the delivery of a commercial strategy, developing relationships with corporate partners, identifying and leading development of new income streams and project managing relevant activity. A demonstrable understanding of the markets in which they operate and the partner requirements of those that they engage with, aligned with an understanding of the dynamics and differences of leading and working in a charity are also essential to the role.

Our client wants their people to be as diverse as nature, so they particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within their sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

As a Disability Confident employer, they are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make the recruitment process more accessible.

Who they are

Our client is the county’s leading conservation charity, committed to protecting wildlife and inspiring a lifelong love of nature. They protect wildlife through landscape conservation, engagement on their nature reserves and discovery centres and via campaigns that help to give wildlife a greater voice in their county. They are a local wildlife charity supported by over 1900 volunteers and over 39,000 members. Together they protect and care for wildlife and wild places across Essex.