Robertson Bell are exclusively partnering with Look Ahead Care and Support to recruit a Senior Finance Business Partner for their fast-paced Finance team. Look Ahead is a unique organisation that provides specialist services across four key demographics: Learning Disabilities, Homelessness, Mental Health, and Care Leavers. Their turnover has grown steadily over the last 10 years and is now approaching £70m, with the majority of their income coming from providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable in society.

With head offices near Westminster and Pimlico station in Central London, the role of the Senior Finance Business Partner reports to the Director of Finance and acts as the "face" of finance, operating in a highly visible position by regularly visiting budget holders to be a true Partner, bridging the gap between Finance and the outside business. You will oversee a team responsible for the production of management accounts and providing financial information to aid senior management's decision making.

Additional key accountabilities include:

• Providing exceptional business partnering support to the Care directorate, including key contacts at Deputy Director, Heads of, and Contract Manager levels; building strong relationships and being face-to-face around the business to provide tailored support for non-financially minded budget holders
• Managing a team of four, consisting of one Finance Business Partner and three Assistant Management Accountants, mentoring each member of staff and providing them with tailored support to encourage their career development
• Support the business through high-level financial modelling of various contract scenarios, assessing financial viability and operating efficiency of schemes and appraising opportunities for new business, as well as existing contracts
• Developing efficiency within the budgeting and forecasting process, identifying ways to improve reporting capability to provide greater support to strategic and operational decision making
• Heading up the Management Accounting function, writing reports for Senior Leadership Team on the Housing, Support and Care directorates, overseeing the preparation of monthly management accounts for the Senior Management Team, including the provision of commentary and analysis.

Look Ahead is an organisation unlike any other - its range of services and focus on service users mean that while following Housing SORP, they operate in many respects like a commercial organisation. This role should therefore appeal to candidates who want to work in the not-for-profit sector whilst maintaining the pace, drive and commerciality of a large business.

In due course, this role has the potential to grow into a more senior role and take on more responsibility across finance as you develop underneath a supportive Director of Finance. On offer is an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, as well as the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave. You will have a flexible working location, based from head offices that are clean, bright and welcoming.

To be considered, you'll need to meet the following minimum criteria:

• Be a fully qualified accountant who has exceptional communication skills
• Demonstrate experience of successfully providing business partnering support within a complex organisation and wide-ranging levels of budget holder interaction
• Have high-level financial modelling expertise and a proven ability to use the output to influence strategic decision making
• Previous management experience is not essential, however the desire and ability to lead a team is! You will have the confidence to be a strong people manager who can lead staff at a mix of levels and abilities.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 1st December 2019, with interviews for successful applicants being arranged shortly afterwards. Applications are now under continual review, so if you meet the minimum criteria, please apply now through the link below.

About Coram Family and Childcare

Coram Family and Childcare is a small and strongly committed team who are passionate about the work we do. Our work is about making the UK a better place for families, focusing on childcare and the early years to make a difference to families’ lives now and in the long term.

We haven exciting opportunity to join our team and manage our portfolio of programmes, including running our well established Parent Champions National Network and setting up a new partnership project supporting young fathers.

To be successful in this role you will have great project management skills, the ability to work effectively with parents and stakeholders across the country on projects large and small, and deliver training to our volunteers and project partners. The post reports to the Head of Coram Family and Childcare and manages one member of staff – this might increase over the year. You’ll need a track record of managing budgets and experience of generating income. Whilst knowledge of our key topic areas – childcare, early years, children’s and/or youth services – would be an advantage, it is not essential, as the focus is on commitment to our goals and getting the right skills for our team.

This post is being offered full time or 28 hours per week and we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. We’re looking for someone to start in January and finish at the end of October (Maternity Cover).

Key tasks and responsibilities

• To manage programmes including Parent Champions, the Lincolnshire young fathers programme, and other programmes as required
• To have strategic oversight of our range of programmes, allocating resources across the portfolio of work and developing our programme offer
• To deliver elements of our programme offer, including delivering training
• To fundraise for programmes through securing income from partnerships, writing bids in conjunction with the fundraising team, and attending interviews if required
• To identify future opportunities for fundraising in collaboration with the Head of Coram Family and Childcare
• To manage the budgets for individual programmes, and support the management of the overall organisational budget
• To report to project funders as required
• To work with the research team to measure the impact of programmes
• To line manage the programmes officer and other staff as required
• To represent the organisation at conferences, seminars and steering groups

To apply, please click on the 'apply now' button to be redirected to the application form.

For more information about the main duties and responsibilities of this role please refer to the job description and person specification.

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 25th November 2019

Interview Date: w/c 2nd December 2019

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this position. We have chosen to recruit directly as this helps us to minimise our recruitment costs, ensuring that valuable funds aren't diverted from the children and young people we help.

Registered Charity Number 1077444

About us:

ScreenSkills is the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen industries – film, television (high-end, children’s, unscripted), VFX, animation and games. Our mission is to lead on building skills and talent, finding, developing and sustaining a properly inclusive workforce to support the screen industries across the whole of the country and power growth.

Our Board and Advisory Councils comprise committed senior industry leaders from across the screen sector, representing large and small organisations and businesses across the UK.

Role purpose:

This role will function within a matrix environment encompassing office management, HR responsibilities and operational support. The role will oversee the provisions of office management, provide HR support and compliance in addition to providing support with Ops/IT. Some occasional weekend working may be required.

Key responsibilities:

Operational Management:

• Work with the business to review their IT/Operational requirements and processes, seeking feedback to deliver documented service/delivery solutions. Recommend actions to have effective and efficient processes. Have a good understanding of the IT requirements for the company
• Work with Finance to review expenditure against operational costs
• Project manage any new operations and one-off projects i.e. moves, reconfiguration, business continuity planning and testing
• Working with the Finance and Operations Director support new procurement tenders and renewals of existing contracts by analysing performance for each contract ensuring the contracts are effective and financial implications and delivery have been fully understood prior to commencement
• Review supplier and partner relationships including reporting and management, covering a comprehensive key contract/procurement review
• Develop the procurement processes, ensuring all key suppliers are managed and contracted in an efficient and effective manner which adheres with the organisation’s fraud and bribery controls
• Working with the Finance and Operations Director ensure all commercial contracts that are entered into are robust, cost effective, actively managed and suppliers held to account to deliver the performance required
• Working with the Finance and Operations Director review and update the procurement policy and processes at ScreenSkills to continuously improve the procurement processes and commercial arrangements
• Negotiate maintenance agreements in conjunction with the Finance and Operations Director
• Identifying risks and proposing/agreeing actions to mitigate any risks

Office Management

• Line manage and support the development of the Office Administrator/Receptionist ensuring performance is monitored and reviewed
• Manage the general Health and Safety documentation within the organisation ensuring fire and general risk assessments are completed in a timely manner
• Review, update and ensure the renewal of the organisations insurance policies
• Manage out-sourced operations, support contracts, maintain relationships, monitor outputs and impact whilst ensuring value for the organisation
• Manage and coordinate facilities, services and office functions and procedures
• Office management, inclusive of organization of invoicing, logistics, supplies, cleaning and ad hoc duties
• Ensure all staff have suitable IT equipment and telecoms ensuring the fixed assets register is updated on a regular basis
• Oversee the organisations complaints process
• Act as the GDPR Data Protection Officer to ensure compliance

Human Resources

• Act as the super user for the HR database (Cascade) ensuring the system is updated in line with staff changes
• Completion of all transactional HR administration, including the checking and submission of payroll data, recruitment and benefits administration
• Liaise with the HR Coordinator and HR Manager regarding any relevant staff changes
• Lead on the pension auto-enrolment process on a monthly basis
• Provide timely support on HR related activities
• Support the HR Manager with the management and timely update of HR policies and procedures
• Support the organisation with business change programmes and restructures
• Work with HR Manager and HR Coordinator on key HR projects
• Manage staff leave, sickness absence and TOIL, including management approvals, record keeping and liaising with staff directly. Provide support with all employee relations matters
• Where necessary provide support on the organisations recruitment activities
• The above list of duties is not exhaustive

Corporate responsibilities:

• Take ownership of, and contribute to, internal and external communications activity both in their job role and as part of ScreenSkills’ overall strategic objectives.
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to embracing and promoting ScreenSkills’ positive approach to the achievement of acceptance, openness, and equality of opportunity at work for people from under-represented groups (eg such as those with disabilities and from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and black, Asian and minority ethnic communities).
• Promote and develop individual and organisational activities which support and enhance environmental sustainability and health and safety objectives.
• Establish good working relationships with both internal and external customers and provide a high quality service which meets their needs.
• Support yours and your colleagues’ activity through a commitment to effective and correct use of corporate tools and resources, including the Wire (ScreenSkills’ intranet) for internal communications and file management, and authorised systems for contact management.

This role is suitable for flexible working. Please contact us to discuss or express your preference on your application.

We particularly welcome applicants from groups underrepresented in the screen industries

This job description is not intended to be either prescriptive or exhaustive. It is issued as a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility at the time of writing. Your manager will, in discussion with you, review the job description at appraisal. It is ScreenSkills’ intention to work with you to update and incorporate changes to your job description as required. However, if agreement cannot be reached, ScreenSkills reserves the right to impose changes.

ScreenSkills is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering after a career break, women, people who are LGBTQ+, from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, from a less advantaged socio-economic background as well as any other under-represented group.

Location: London

Salary: £32,000 (inclusive of £3,550 London Weighting allowance) per annum pro rata

11-months fixed term contract

Due to business requirements, the post holder will be required to work from 8.30am Monday to Friday. We are open to considering a 4-day a week contract (Monday to Thursday). The final arrangement of working hours will be agreed with the line manager.

The successful candidate must be available to start by 6 January 2020. 

An exciting opportunity for a motivated Office Manager to support the organisation ensuring the most effective and productive working environment for all staff and visitors in our UK office and coordinating our likely office move. 

About Forum for the Future

Forum for the Future is a leading global sustainability non-profit. For over 20 years we’ve been working in partnership with business, governments and civil society to accelerate the shift toward a sustainable future. We specialise in addressing critical global challenges by catalysing change in key systems.

About the team

As International Resources team, we work as a close knit, dynamic, flexible and supportive team.  We are looking for a member of the team who is keen to roll up their sleeves and make use of their diverse skills to support our teams in their delivery of impactful solutions to global systems challenges.

We at Forum for the Future believe in being courageous, adaptive, inquisitive, respectful, empathetic and playful. 

About the role

This is a key supporting role for the organisation ensuring the most effective and productive working environment for all staff and visitors in our UK office. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and hardworking and willing to contribute fully to our busy team. The work will be varied and will include reception and general office duties. 

Reporting to the Global HR Manager, the Office Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day office and reception management of the existing site, logistical delivery of the all staff away days (summer 2020), as well as supporting the Global HR Manager with key administrative (e.g. recruitment) activities, as and when required.

Forum for the Future UK is likely to be moving office prior to the expiry of the existing lease in September 2020. Therefore, the post holder will drive the planning in preparation and delivery of this coordinating the move to new offices.

About you

We are looking for a self-motivated, well organised, adaptable and tenacious individual, who has a demonstrable record of delivering effective office support services and strong project management skills. It is therefore essential that the right candidate possess the skills and attitude to hit the ground running and be able to quickly make the role their own. 

The successful candidate will have plenty of common sense, a true “can do” attitude, particularly where issues in relation to the building are concerned, and be able to take full ownership of varied tasks, projects and the role at hand. They will have an eye for detail, be resourceful and creative problem solver, have excellent communication skills and be exceptionally organised. An excellent knowledge of MS Office and a professional telephone manner are essential.

The ideal person will have previous experience of office/ facilities management (including understanding, if not direct experience, of executing an office move) within a not-for-profit organisation. A personal interest in sustainability issues would be an advantage. 

Together we can reinvent the way the world works.

Title: Contracts Administrator

Hours: Part Time – 14 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: Leeds (Burnley or Liverpool also will be considered)

The Contract Management function is responsible for ensuring that we comply with the contractual requirements of our Funders. The team are responsible for financial and performance reporting to the Funders and collecting supporting evidence which will stand up to Funder audits.

This role supports The Trust’s mission ‘to help disadvantaged young people in the UK to change their lives and get into work, education or training’.  The Contract Administrator will deliver The Trust’s strategic goals by:

 - promote ourselves throughout the public and private sectors as the key organisation which achieves positive outcomes for unemployed young people

 - maintain our strength in corporate and public sector funding, whilst seeking opportunities to diversify additional funding streams

 - continue to ensure our young people progress into positive opportunities, with an increased focus on sustainable outcomes
 

To learn more about the role please visit our website

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to visit our website to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

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We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

AHOY is a watersports based charity changing lives and building life skills through sailing and rowing and we are looking for a passionate individual with a strong financial background to join our Leadership Team.  Based at our Centre, sitting on the Thames at Greenwich/Deptford, this is a great opportunity to really make a difference.

Job Purpose:

The Finance and Charity Services Manager is responsible for ensuring effective financial planning, management and control within AHOY and for compliance with Charity, company and other relevant regulations.  This role also has overall responsibility for the provision of effective IT systems, and for ensuring compliance with GDPR.

The job holder works closely with other members of AHOY’s Leadership Team and reports directly to the Board of Trustees.

The job-holder coordinates all financial processing and provides support to the finance administrator.

This is a part time role.

Salary: 30,000-35,000 (depending on skills and experience - pro-rated)

Reports to: Board of Trustees

AHOY Dept: Finance and Charity Services

Key Relationships:

Internal: AHOY Treasurer and Board of Trustees; Programmes Delivery Manager; Fundraising Manager; Charity Support Manager

External: Auditors, suppliers, service users, funders/donors

Job Specification & Responsibilities:

·Ensure AHOY maintains up-to-date accounting records; provide support to staff undertaking transaction processing and bookkeeping; ensure finance systems are fit for purpose and facilitate accounting for restricted / unrestricted funds.

·Ensure there are clear and comprehensive Finance Procedures and that adequate internal financial controls are in place.Monitor compliance with finance procedures and provide additional guidance & training to support AHOY staff in complying. Review procedures and controls at least annually.

·In particular, ensure adequate procedures for authorising, coding, and making payments for all expenditure and for receiving and accounting correctly for all income due.

·Support the AHOY Treasurer with maintaining a full, up-do-date understanding of AHOY’s financial position.Prepare reports and documents for Finance Committee and Board meetings

·Contribute to the development of strategy, business planning and major projects; developing projections and finance models.

·Work with Programme Delivery Manager, Charity Services Manager, Fundraising Manager and other staff to prepare the annual budget. Ensure monthly management accounts are prepared and reviewed with AHOY managers and significant variances are investigated. Present the latest report to the Finance Committee / Board.

• Support the Fundraising Manager by providing financial information for grant applications and regular reports to funders. Maintain an up-to-date overview of current grant funding. Ensure grant income is posted correctly.

·Lead the relationship with AHOY’s auditors; ensure all necessary information is provided for the preparation of statutory accounts.

·Manage monthly payment of salaries. Provide all necessary information to payroll agency and ensure payments are made on the due date.Ensure freelance contract staff invoices contain required details, are correctly authorised and paid in accordance with agreed monthly deadlines.

·Manage relationship with third party IT suppliers to ensure effective IT systems and provision.

• Overall responsibility for ensuring compliance with GDPR.

Interaction with AHOY Senior Management (Leadership Team)

• Work with AHOY senior managers to set and monitor budgets, ensuring they have all appropriate information and support. 

Other Responsibilities

• Lead by example to create a culture of financial awareness and accountability and to maintain good relationships with all staff, contractors, service users, donors and funders.
• Any other duties required by the Trustees.

Special Conditions of Service:

The role is 2-3 days a week; actual hours are flexible. The job-holder is required to attend six evening Trustee meetings a year and other meetings as required.

If you are looking for a role where you can transform an international finance function, where your work will set best practice for the wider team, this Finance Business Partner role may be the right next step for you.

Working with an international charity with an excellent reputation, this role has the capacity to grow and shape itself over the next 12 - 18 months.

Key responsiblities will include taking ownership of a portfolio of programmes, providing sound financial support to country teams and ensuring regional offices have the teams and resources necessary to perform well, capacity building where necessary.

The successful candidate will be an excellent business partner with good expereince of working in a contracts funded environment. Ideally with INGO expereince, the ability to build relationships and credibility with international teams is essential. We are looking for fully qualified accountants with experience building budgets for contracts with a strong track record of sound financial management.

Key skills required include; budgeting and forecasting, management reporting, financial accounting and finance business partnering.

If you are interested in this position, please apply early as this role is likely to be filled before the closing date.

Action Against Hunger has a vision of a world free from hunger. For almost 40 years, across nearly 50 countries, we have led the global fight against hunger. We save the lives of children and work with their communities before and after the disaster strikes. We enable people to provide for themselves, see their children grow up strong, and build prosperous communities. We constantly search for more effective solutions, while sharing our knowledge and expertise with the world. We push for long-term change. We will never give up. Until the world is free from hunger.

We are recruiting for a Senior Programme Funding and Contracts Manager who will work, within the Programme Funding Team, to help develop and manage a rapidly growing funding portfolio. They will play a key role in supporting Action Against Hunger to increase and deliver on its UK Government related programme funding portfolio, both country/regional specific and global initiatives. The post holder will also work with colleagues to raise Action Against Hunger’s profile and engagement with the UK Government and UK sector, to inform, influence and collaborate on key areas of importance for Action Against Hunger’s mandate. The post holder will support Action Against Hunger in responding to crises through our memberships of the Start Network and the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). This role may focus on particular countries/region(s), as well as selected global initiatives.

In line with Action Against Hunger International’s DFID Engagement Strategy, and maximising the linkages between the UK Government’s international agenda and Action Against Hunger’s global priorities, the Senior Programme Funding and Contracts Manager will work closely with HQs and country teams, to develop opportunities and increase the level of new grants and commercial contracts, and ensure effective delivery on our rapidly growing portfolio of UK Government related grants/contracts, as well as funding from the Start Network and DEC. As part of a small but growing team, the Senior Manager will be expected to work at both an operational and strategic level, delivering on both funding and contract/grant management targets, as well as providing Action Against Hunger with high-level strategic and tactical direction on engaging with the UK Government and UK sector at UK, regional and country-levels.

We are always looking to recruit passionate and dedicated individuals who are keen to join our team and contribute to the fight against child hunger. For more detailed information on the role, please download the attached pdf Job Description. The post will be based in Action Against Hunger-UK’s London office. Only candidates with the right to work in the UK may apply.

Closing date for applications: 5pm, 2nd December 2019. Interview Date: w/c 9 December 2019.

Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates. Thank you for your understanding.

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with Tavistock Relationships, an internationally renowned charity that provides a range of affordable counselling and psychological services to support service users experiencing challenges in their relationships, their sexual life, and parenting. They are currently looking for a Senior Project and Contracts Administrator to join their Reducing Parental Conflict (RPC) Programme, an exciting new development, trialling a range of different interventions intended to strengthen couple and co-parenting relations, particularly in unemployed families.

As their Senior Projects and Contracts Administrator, you will support the Programme Manager in ensuring tight contract delivery and compliance requirements are met. The RPC Programme is funded by the DWP and is a payments by results service, and as such this is a pivotal role for the charity. Working collaborative with your colleagues, you will be responsible for reviewing cases to ensure all compliance is completed and recorded accurately, whilst communicating effective with a diverse range of stakeholders including funders, practitioners, sub-contractors and leadership staff.

To be successful in this role, you will be a confident, bright and process driven individual with an exceptional eye for detail. A strong administrator, you will have previous experience of working with complex contracts and have the ability to identify and monitor key delivery targets. Due to the nature of this role, experience of working with external delivery partners combined with outstanding compliance experience is essential, as is excellent IT and communication skills. Finally, whilst not essential experience working with Salesforce is ideal.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV in Word format by clicking 'apply now' below.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant and will lead a small finance team. The post holder will be responsible for the overall financial management of the charity including preparation of annual budgets and cash-flow, quarterly management accounts and annual reports, as well as ensuring the financial controls are fit for purpose and operating effectively.

The role will oversee the operational and enterprise areas of The Charleston Trust including developing new business areas for the charity while ensuring profitability and excellence in the catering, retail and visitor experience.

The job will entail reviewing the charity’s financial processes to improve efficiency and effective financial reporting and will be required to support the ongoing process of change at Charleston. Good technical skills and IT literacy will be required to ensure that all financial, ticketing, membership and enterprise systems are sufficient to deliver timely and accurate KPIs and other data for Director/CEO, staff and Trustees.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the financial management of the charity.
• Provide the Senior Management Team with all relevant financial information to enable them to plan effectively and control their strategic and commercial responsibilities.
• Prepare management accounts, cash flow forecasts and all other relevant financial information for presentation to the Board of Trustees and the Business & Finance Committee.
• Ensure the charity and its enterprise subsidiary conforms with all financial, charitable and other statutory responsibilities.
• Support budget holders to set and monitor budgets.
• Be responsible for putting in place and maintaining robust financial systems and controls.
• Responsibility for submission of tax and VAT returns and other matters pertaining to HMRC, Charity law, Company law, PAYE and other relevant legislation.
• Work closely with the auditors to manage the annual audit process including preparation and submission of statutory accounts.
• Work across the organisation to monitor, improve and/or retender for new financial, ticketing, sales and membership systems.
• Manage and co-ordinate the organisation’s insurance provision and work closely with the Head of Operations and Visitor Experience to ensure good value for money with major utilities and facilities contracts.
• Be an inspiring, effective and supportive line manager to all line reports.
• Manage the Finance department to ensuring a productive and professional service within and outside the organisation.
• Support the Head of Retail & Product Development and the Head Chef/Catering Manager to access, analyse and report financial information relating to their departments. Work closely with these line reports to understand visitor habits, make improvements to ensure profitability, manage costs and maintain/increase spend per head while delivering an excellent experience appropriate to Charleston’s unique heritage.
• Provide line management support for the Head of Operations & Visitor Experience in all their areas of responsibility including buildings, site and facilities maintenance, ticketing and groups management, and the management of a large team of Visitor Service Assistants and Guides.
• Support the Director/CEO to ensure the organisation works to both legal requirements and sector good practice for HR and governance.

Person Specification

Essential skills and experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CA or CIMA).
• Significant senior experience in managing an organisation’s finances.
• Line management experience and skills to line manage senior staff.
• Proven track record in business planning and development.

• The skills to collaborate effectively with colleagues, staff, external stakeholders, consultants, trustees, and senior managers and to present financial information in an easily understandable manner.
• The ability to adapt to new technology; exceptional IT skills across a range of platforms and software relevant to the role.
• Experience co-ordinating and setting multi-departmental budgets and producing complex cash-flows.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritise effectively.
• Ability to think strategically, commercially and entrepreneurially.
• Understanding of, and preferably experience in, charity finance.

Core competencies

• Exceptional oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• An interest in the heritage sector.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing demands and new challenges.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a small team.
• Ability to mentor and supervise individuals.
• Good time management with the ability to work to tight deadlines.

Deadline for applications: 5pm on Wednesday 20 November 2019

Interviews will be held: Thursday 28 November 2019

Additional information

• Because of the rural location of Charleston, the post holder must be aware that getting to work without the use of a car involves some additional planning and commitment.
• The basic annual leave entitlement is 25 working days, excluding bank holidays.
• We offer employers contribution pension scheme (on successful completion of probation).
• The Trust has a commitment to ensure equality of opportunity for all employees and employees are required to adhere to this in their work.
• Our aim is to become a truly inclusive and diverse organisation. We welcome applicants from disabled, black, minority and ethnic communities and LGBTQ+ people.
• All positions at Charleston are offered subject to the following conditions:

• Receipt of satisfactory references
• Proof that you are legally entitled to work in the UK

• All applications received will be acknowledged. Please note that due to limited resources we are unable to give feedback to all applicants.

The Charleston Trust

Charleston is a seventeenth century Sussex farmhouse that was the home of two of the most important and influential British artists of the twentieth century - Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Their uniquely decorated house became the country retreat of a group of individuals known as the Bloomsbury group which included Vanessa Bell’s sister Virginia Woolf, the economist John Maynard Keynes and critics Roger Fry and Clive Bell. Writers Lytton Strachey, TS Eliot and EM Forster were also regular visitors.

Today, Charleston is a thriving house museum with a programme of regular exhibitions, events and festivals, a café/restaurant and retail operations. The Charleston Trust receives no public funding to support its running costs and each year is entirely dependent on self-generated income and fundraising.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a part-time Finance Manager (0.6FTE) to join our amazing charity, which exists to provide children from disadvantaged backgrounds with a wonderful week of mud-and-magic in the British countryside.

It’s a great time to join Farms for City Children. We already support thousands of children across England and Wales every year and our new strategic direction will see us grow further, reaching more children who deserve a discovery filled week-in-wellies.

About the Role

Your key purpose will be to manage the day-to-day running of Farms for City Children’s Finance function, to further develop and apply the Charity’s finance and accounting policies and procedures effectively, to produce management reports in line with Farms for City Children’s reporting framework, to lead the preparation of the quarterly Finance Committee reports, to prepare the annual statutory financial statements and lead the relationship with the Charity’s external auditors.

About You

This role requires practical, hands-on experience of delivering the wide range of finance and accounting services required by a small business or charity; an excellent understanding of Accounting Principles; a knowledge of charity SORP and charity statutory accounting are highly desirable; solid experience of the audit and preparation of annual financial accounts are essential; you must already hold a full qualification in either ACCA, ACA or CIMA; practical experience of preparing management and statutory reports is required; and experience of advising senior leadership on finance matters to inform strategic planning.  

In order to succeed you will be highly motivated by the Charity’s work with children, food, the countryside and farming; have a sound working knowledge of Sage Accounts and Microsoft Excel; strong attention to detail, producing work with a high level of accuracy; excellent written and oral communication skills and an ability to use information effectively and apply sound judgement in order to make decisions.  You will be adaptable and organised in prioritising workloads; work effectively to deadlines and ensure your team can do the same with minimum supervision and demonstrate integrity, understanding the care needed with sensitive information.

What we Offer

In return you will receive a starting salary of between £30,000 and £35,000 (pro rata) and a range of benefits, which include:

• 25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)
• 6% employer contribution to NEST pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Dog friendly working environment on a farm in a beautiful location

Deadline for applications is 4pm on Thursday, 14 November 2019.

To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement, outlining how your experience meets the criteria.

Interviews will be held on 21 or 22 November, at our Head Office near Exeter.

ABSOLUTELY NO AGENCIES – DIRECT RECRUITMENT ONLY

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Operations Manager to provide leadership and management of the Support Service of a long-standing highly regarded young people's mental health charity. 

About Open Door:

Based in Haringey, North London, Open Door is dedicated to improving the mental health and emotional well-being of young people in their transition from childhood to adulthood. Over the past forty three years thousands of young people have turned to Open Door with a range of concerns including depression, anxiety and self-harm. We deliver a range of effective evidence-based interventions to young people aged 12-25 as well as specialist support to parents facing the particular challenges of parenting teenagers.

Open Door operates from welcoming, non-stigmatising community settings which can be accessed by self referral. Since 1976 its main base has been in Crouch End and in 2013 Open Door Tottenham was launched in an area of significant need. We have also worked in a number of mainstream and special secondary schools. We currently work with around 500 young people and parents per year delivering over 5,000 appointments. We are funded by our local NHS CCG, Local Authority, charitable trusts, contracts, fundraising activities and donations. Open Door is a lively, thriving organisation staffed by a team of highly qualified and dedicated clinicians, trainees, administrators and volunteers overseen by a committed Board of Trustees.

The main duties of the Operations Manager include:

• To work closely with the CEO to ensure the efficient delivery of Open Door’s clinical services in its various locations by providing leadership and management of the support service.
• Financial management and administration (production of management accounts; forecasts and budgets; preparation of annual accounts, etc.)
• Line management of up to six administrative staff and volunteers.
• Facilities, office and premises management.
• Management of ICT and troubleshooting IT issues.
• Overseeing data collection, analysis and flow to NHS Digital and funders.
• HR management and administration.
• Governance support including regulatory compliance, policies and procedures; to act as Health and Safety Officer and Data Protection Officer.
• Administrative support of the Board of Trustees and attendance at meetings.
• Participation in income generation, marketing and PR.
• To support the CEO in developing Open Door in line with its agreed Business Plan/Strategy.

To find out more about Open Door see our website.

For full details of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Application Process:

To apply for this role please complete the attached application form.

• The closing date for this vacancy is 9am on Wednesday 20th November
• Interviews will be held on Tuesday December 3rd

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a part-time HR Manager (0.6FTE) to join our amazing charity, which exists to provide children from disadvantaged backgrounds with a wonderful week of mud-and-magic in the British countryside.

It’s a great time to join Farms for City Children. We already support thousands of children across England and Wales every year and our new strategic direction will see us grow further, reaching more children who deserve a discovery filled week-in-wellies.

About the Role

As an HR generalist your key purpose will be to manage the day-to-day running of Farms for City Children’s HR function, leading on the high-quality delivery of all HR services across the charity including recruitment, contracting, remuneration and reward, performance, employee relations and assistance, and learning and development; to further develop and apply the charity’s HR policies and procedures; to advise the Executive and Senior Management Team on all HR related matters; and to ensure all HR policies, processes, and records are compliant with prevailing legislation.

About You

This role requires practical, hands-on experience of delivering the wide range of HR generalist services required by a small business or charity; an excellent understanding of HR best practice and employment legislation; solid experience of leading complex employee relations and delivering training in HR related topics; CIPD qualification; practical experience of developing and introducing HR policies; and experience of advising senior leadership on HR matters to inform strategic decision making.  

In order to succeed you will be highly motivated by the charity’s work with children, food, the countryside and farming; have a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook; strong attention to detail, producing work with a high level of accuracy; excellent written and oral communication skills and an ability to use information objectively and apply sound judgement in order to make decisions.  You will be adaptable and organised in prioritising workloads; work effectively to deadlines and ensure with minimum supervision and demonstrate integrity, understanding the care needed with sensitive information.

What we Offer

In return you will receive a starting salary of between £30,000 and £35,000 (pro rata) and a range of benefits, which include:

• 25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)
• 6% employer contribution to NEST pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Dog friendly working environment on a farm in a beautiful location

Deadline for applications is 4pm on Thursday, 21 November 2019.

To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement, outlining how your experience meets the criteria.

Interviews will be held on 28 or 29 November, at our Head Office near Exeter.

ABSOLUTELY NO AGENCIES – DIRECT RECRUITMENT ONLY

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Regional Community Fundraising Manager (1.0) to join our amazing charity, which exists to provide children from disadvantaged backgrounds with a wonderful week of mud-and-magic in the British countryside.

It’s a great time to join Farms for City Children. We already support thousands of children across England and Wales every year and our new strategic direction will see us grow further, reaching more children who deserve a discovery filled week-in-wellies.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Regional Community Fundraising Manager with a demonstrable background of community fundraising and networking to join our team as we embark on a period of growth and development.

This home based role will develop and implement plans to deliver the agreed Fundraising Strategy where we plan to significantly grow income from the communities where are farms are based in the South West of England & Wales, as well as from the communities where our beneficiary schools are located. The successful candidate will bring together and inspire supporters across our networks as well as individuals, groups and businesses to fundraise and engage with our cause.

About You

This role requires significant hand-on experience of community fundraising and a strong insight into how local fundraising works, supported by a good and demonstrable range of people management skills.

In order to succeed you will be highly motivated by the charity’s work with children, food, the countryside and farming; be a skilled communicator with excellent interpersonal and influencing skills; outstanding planning, organisational and implementation skills; experienced in setting and managing budgets, strong IT skills and ability to build relationships with a diverse range of people.

The role covers the South West region and specifically the communities where are farms are located in Devon, Pembrokeshire and Gloucestershire. Initially working as sole Community Fundraiser, you will be expected to travel extensively across the region (min one day a week at Head Office in Exeter). Longer-term, you will help develop a larger community fundraising team to further grow community activity and income generation.

What we Offer

In return you will receive a starting salary of between £30,000 and £35,000 (depending on experience) and a range of benefits, which include:

• 25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)
• 6% employer contribution to NEST pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Deadline for applications is 4pm on Friday, 22 November 2019.

To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement, outlining how your experience meets the criteria.

Interviews will be held on 2nd December, at our Head Office near Exeter.

ABSOLUTELY NO AGENCIES – DIRECT RECRUITMENT ONLY