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JOB PURPOSE

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new organisation in start-up mode and help shape our digital channels from the ground up.

In this newly created role, you will be the focal point for the day-to-day editorial management of the charity’s social media channels and website. This will include content creation, scheduling, community engagement, analytics and campaign support.

Your first focus will be the launch of our social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. You will also manage our new website, working closely with the digital fundraising team.

The role sits with the Communications team which is responsible for raising awareness and public engagement with the charity’s fundraising activity, UNHCR’s humanitarian work and the broader refugee cause.  You will collaborate with teams across the charity, including digital fundraising (who manage paid social advertising, display, search and email marketing), partnerships, special appeals, community fundraising and events. You will also be the key focal point for our coordination with UNHCR’s global and UK Branch Office social media teams.

If you think you have the relevant skills and the passion to use them to support refugees, we would love to hear from you. 

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

United Kingdom for UNHCR is the United Nations Refugee Agency’s new national charity partner for the United Kingdom. We generate public awareness of the plight of refugees and raise funds to help protect them through UNHCR’s humanitarian operations across the world.

Our supporters include UK private individuals, communities, corporate partners, trusts and foundations. The funds we raise help UNHCR deliver emergency relief such as shelter, medical care and basic supplies to people fleeing conflict and persecution, as well as healthcare, education and livelihoods opportunities for those who remain displaced over the long term.

Nobody chooses to be a refugee, but we can all play a part in their protection. We want those who work with us to share our values and passion for the cause.

We strongly value diversity and recognise that it is critical to our success and the cause that we serve. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all who work with us and strongly welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. 

We are also open to flexibility in many different ways, including an element of working from home and flexible hours.  Please don’t be afraid to speak to us about this at the interview stage, so we can explore what’s possible.

ROLE RESPONSIBLITIES 

Planning and coordination

• Launch and grow our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube channels
• Deliver and schedule content on a daily basis, with flexibility to respond to news events and emergencies at short notice
• Provide timely responses to supporter queries on social media, coordinating with Supporter Care colleagues on messaging and follow up needs
• Respond quickly to sensitive issues and foster the growth of our online supporter community
• Manage the charity’s website to ensure high quality, timely content that supports all areas of the charity, including individual giving, corporate partnerships, legacies, PR campaigns, advocacy and governance
• Responsible for website maintenance and UX best practice

Content creation and campaign support

• Produce or commission multimedia content, including video stories, infographics, blog posts, web stories and other content to support charity activity
• Apply understanding of UNHCR’s humanitarian work to deliver strong storytelling and relevance content to the audience
• Adapt content from UNHCR head office and field comms to localise for UK audiences
• Develop digital editorial plans to amplify campaigns, milestones and events
• Deliver planning and scheduling in a timely manner, and be quick to respond to news and emergencies
• Support development of an online influencer strategy to enable passionate advocates to get involved and spread the word about UK for UNHCR’s work
• Flag and navigate political sensitivities in line with UNHCR and charity policies

Analytics and best practice

• Deliver analytics on social media and organic website activity, recommending changes in strategy or mix to improve effectiveness
• Maintain a search engine optimisation routine, working closely with the digital fundraising team and UNHCR HQ digital team
• Keep up to date with digital communications and content trends, platforms and tools
• Provide subject matter expertise, proactive assistance and advice as required for planning and delivery of digital and supporter journey projects Work with external experts, such web developers, UX and SEO specialists, to deliver periodic reviews and bespoke solutions when required
• Observe all legal and legislative requirements, comply with policies and procedures, and demonstrate a high level of confidentiality and integrity.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND EXPERIENCE

Essential Experience

• Experience of managing social media channels to deliver engagement, campaigns and audience growth, preferably in the charity sector
• Experience in Content Management Systems (CMS) and website maintenance
• Experience of delivering digital comms that created an impression, raised awareness and prompted followers to take action
•  Experience of identifying and driving iterative improvements to digital channels through testing and analytics

Essential Skills/Knowledge

• Proficient in using Google Analytics and social media tools to evaluate performance and identify improvements 
• Knowledge of SEO and how to apply it to improve content and engagement
• Proficient in creating content for online use, using software such as Adobe Suite, Canva or similar to edit and produce basic assets
• Strong communication skills, applying tact and diplomacy in community management  
• Proficient in social media planning tools and platforms to schedule and post content  
• Researching images and writing compelling copy for different audience profiles
• The ability to prioritise multiple tasks, working proactively and sometimes under pressure
• Good attention to detail, strong ability to proof-read and pick up inconsistencies
• Understanding of GDPR principles
• Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills 
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
• Must have an interest in global humanitarian affairs

Desirable skills/experience

• Working in a not-for-profit or advocacy organisation
• Experience with refugee issues or field work
• Experience in a start-up environment and establishing channels from launch

Starlight Children’s Foundation is the national children’s charity that exists to preserve childhood throughout serious illness. We do this through our hospital play & distraction services, wish granting and Starlight Escapes. Access to play during serious illness is especially important as a contributor to successful treatment and healthy development. It enables children to grow and develop; and to experience childhood as it should be.

It’s an exciting time for Starlight as we plan our autumn/winter integrated campaign, launch a new website and develop our brand. If you’re experienced in planning and delivering PR campaigns and generating media coverage and have a passion for using those skills to help us grow our crucial work, then you could be the person we need to join our team.

We have some extraordinary stories to tell; with your extensive PR campaign experience and ability to sell-in stories to a wide variety of media outlets, you will help Starlight to become uppermost in people’s minds as a vital children’s charity.

Your ability to creatively and consistently tell emotive stories to engage with families, friends, medical staff and corporate partners will be central to us delivering on our strategy. Working alongside the Head of Marketing & Communications and the rest of the team, you’ll have a chance to help shape it too.

Above all, you will like nothing more than the buzz of finding compelling stories, selling them in and achieving great media coverage and engagement with all our audiences.

Based in London (Hammersmith) and with a competitive salary and benefits package. For full details, including how to apply, download the candidate information pack below.

Senior Communications Manager -Content & Channels -Central London £65,000-£70,000 PR 6 months FTC.

Interviews will be held on the 14^th of August remotely with a view to starting ASAP-subject to compliance checks.

"With millions of people worried about the impact of Covid-19 on their finances, MaPS is the forefront of the UK's response. This is an opportunity to join the MaPS Corporate Affairs team as they're making financial wellbeing part of the national conversation, working with partners to help customers access money and pensions guidance and debt advice when they need it."

Purpose of the role

• To design, develop and execute effective B2B and B2C media strategies and campaigns in support of our over-arching communications strategy and business priorities, enhancing our reputation amongst key external audiences.
• Setting and evaluating any communications activity against robust KPIs, with a particular focus on core MaPS audiences including vulnerable consumers
• To oversee the development of targeted content (written, video, imagery, etc) and channels for B2B audiences

Key Accountabilities

• Supporting the Director of Corporate Affairs in the development and delivery of the corporate communications strategy, including ensuring it reflects the organisation's commitments to equality, diversity and inclusion in how it defines and engages its audiences.
• Leading on the development and execution of the strategy and communications programme in support of MaPS corporate plan priorities, providing senior level strategic advice, guidance and support to internal stakeholders and ensuring the delivery of effective media and B2B communications campaigns and digital engagement
• Developing and implementing an integrated media relations and PR strategy and plan against the business objectives. Leading the delivery of the organisation's media relations activities, including:
• Developing and maintaining strong media relationships across consumer, corporate and trade journalists
• Advising the senior leadership team and colleagues on media handling strategy
• Working closely with the Chief Executive and Directors to advise on media strategy, liaise on day-to-day media issues, and to prepare them for media interviews
• Promoting the organisation's corporate achievements in the media. Raising awareness of the Service and disseminating its advice through consumer PR
• Working closely with colleagues in the Partnerships team to ensure effective regional media engagement and a cohort of confident and engaging spokespeople in the nations and English regions
• Managing third party contracts including media agencies
• Overseeing the development and cascade of B2B content and channels, including B2B social media strategy and engagement, and MaPS corporate digital channels
• Developing and embedding effective evaluation of communications activities, setting clear and measurable KPIs for all communications activities, including understanding consumer outcomes with a focus on MaPS priority audience segments and vulnerable consumers
• Management and development of the Communications (Content & Channels) team of four heads

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate all the below: -

• Experience of developing and delivering communications strategies and plans in support of defined business priorities, working effectively with internal stakeholders and senior-level SMEs to manage potentially conflicting priorities and deadlines, with limited resources
• Experience of managing change and ensuring effective communications
• Strong media relations and PR strategy development capabilities learned through leading multiple and complex consumer and corporate campaigns; experience of leading the delivery of media and PR strategies
• Experience of designing and delivering digital engagement strategies (especially B2B) and using them to reach a variety of audiences
• Experience in communications activity with policymakers and civil servants
• Experience of working in the Public Sector, ALB, Regulator or for a consumer issue-based organisation -public policy is a bonus but not essential
• Expertise in developing and delivering successful corporate engagement strategies and plans and managing corporate reputation
• Strong networking and presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Comprehensive project management skills and the ability to deliver projects within inter-departmental teams
• Expertise in managing PR agencies
• Resilient, ability to handle external scrutiny and internal challenge, and ability to work in fast-paced environments
• Experience of leading and developing an effective team
• Strong Stakeholder Engagement skills
• Expertise in managing budget and demonstrating effective ROI

If this role is of interest, please do apply ASAP with an up to date word version of your CV highlighting all your relevant experience by the 9^th of August Midnight. Please do feel free to contact myself for further information.

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Title: Fundraising Manager

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 pro rata (4 days) depending on skills and experience

Contract: 3 months initially with extension subject to review

Reporting to: CEO, Melanoma Focus

Location: Remote working (mostly)

Be part of Melanoma Focus and work for a dynamic, small, friendly team dedicated to supporting melanoma patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

Melanoma Focus is a national charity based in Cambridge, serving patients and clinicians alike, with a strong professional membership and an important advocacy role in patient care.  We are well-established as a trusted source of knowledge and good practice in the melanoma community, with significant international respect and a reputation for ‘boxing above our weight’. Our clinical guidelines and consensus statements on various aspects of the disease, and in particular its rarest forms, are accredited by NICE.  Our Melanoma Helpline, run by expert clinical nurse specialists, and the Patient Decision Aid support patients and carers throughout their melanoma care pathway.

Are you a strong all-round fundraiser dealing with varied campaigns and individual giving?  Can you inspire and motivate donors and fundraisers to engage further with Melanoma Focus?  If so, this is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious organisation with a determination to make a difference to the lives of UK patients with melanoma.  We want to build on our fundraising success and develop a stronger and more diversified income base to secure funds and deliver our vision.  You will have a good mix of relationship, communication and technical skills. 

We are committed to welcoming people from the widest possible diversity of background, culture and experience. 

Application process: email CV and covering letter explaining your interest in this specific role to Susanna Daniels.

Please put Fundraising Manager as the email subject. 

Roles and Responsibilities

• Maintaining and improving all forms of communications with individuals and potential corporate donors who are not grant-giving bodies and are not in the pharmaceutical sector
• Acting as the main point of contact for individuals and corporates contacting the charity about all aspects of charitable giving
• To write, manage and monitor the fundraising budget across all areas of fundraising (other than the Pharmaceutical Industry)
• Undertake post-campaign analysis and make recommendations for future improvements
• To develop and deliver fundraising plans with corporate bodies and individual fundraisers providing excellent supporter care
• To research prospective donors and plan and orchestrate fundraising initiatives that build long-term engagement
• To develop our corporate support programme and matched funding schemes
• To develop our legacy proposition
• To ensure that the highest professional and ethical standards are adopted to meet relevant legal, professional, regulatory and compliance requirements

EXPERIENCE (E = essential, D = desirable)

• Excellent IT, administrative and analytical skills (E)
• Ability to establish and develop contact with corporates at an appropriate and senior level, especially those responsible for donations to charity (E)
• Knowledge of corporate donation practice, especially matched funding schemes and the scheduling of giving activities (E)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, both face-to-face and on the telephone (E)
• Previous professional fundraising roles with some specific focus on individual giving (E)
• Achieved significant income growth (E)
• Setting budgets, objectives and analytics for a broad range of income channels (E)
• Devising fundraising strategies and campaigns to reach new audiences (E)
• Delivering all fundraising activity within an agreed budget (E)
• Creating accurate, enticing and creative written copy (E)
• Creation of a legacy programme (D)
• Working within a small team (D)
• Experience and effective discipline of working remotely (D)

Other Skills

• A passion for making a difference to melanoma patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Flexible approach and adaptable to working in a small cross-functional team.
• Ability to prioritise conflicting demands and tight deadlines; able to work with team members to share, motivate and influence; creative, strategic thinker, with a ‘Can Do’ attitude; desire to use initiative and seek continuous improvement.
• Agile and responsive to a changing fundraising environment.
• Willing and able to carry out other tasks when required.

Salary: Circa £33,000 per annum, dependent on skills and experience

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge (some remote working may be considered). Some travel within the UK and internationally may be required. 

Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.

We are offering a unique opportunity to contribute to the effective delivery and future development of our marine plastics work. The Technical Specialist, Marine Plastics, will play an important role within the Conservation Science and Design team, leading on technical aspects of our marine plastics work.

We are looking for a high-performing and experienced technical specialist with a sound and up-to-date knowledge of marine plastics issues, and experience of developing solutions and changing practice, particularly in relation to microplastics. You will have demonstrable ability and track record in working constructively with a range of stakeholders, including the corporate sector and government, and will be able to represent our work effectively to diverse external audiences. 

You will have strong research and analytical skills combined with the ability to present convincing arguments. You will be able to communicate with confidence and credibility to a range of audiences, and have experience in building and maintaining productive organisational and external stakeholder relationships.

In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within a ground-breaking and entrepreneurial organisation, at the forefront of global conservation, with opportunity to apply your skills and expertise where appropriate. In addition, FFI offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance.

Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 11 August 2020.

Head of Fundraising and Community Engagement

Kentish Town - North West London

Part-time position - c.14 hours per week with flexibility

Salary - £30,000 pro rata

Brandon Centre is a registered charity that provides young people aged under 25 with access to free and confidential specialist support around their psychological, emotional, mental health and sexual health needs. We predominately work with young people in Camden, Islington and other London boroughs and our mission is to expand our network to support even more young people who we hope will truly benefit from our services.

As we embark on our next stage of development, and with an enviable reputation for the services we provide, we are now in a position to recruit an experienced Head of Fundraising and Community Engagement.

This is a new, exciting and pivotal role that will help us to develop and lead our fundraising and communications team. With your expertise in corporate and community fundraising - which are new areas of development for Brandon Centre, you will help us to develop and implement our wider fundraising and communications strategies. As part of this role you will have the opportunity to recruit and develop a team of volunteers and young ambassadors to support us and broaden our engagement and fundraising within our local communities. 

Your personal focus will be to increase Brandon Centre’s income through corporate partnerships, sponsorship and major donors. Bringing new business into Brandon Centre will be your primary focus and where you will account manage and build relationships with future partners and stakeholders.

The role will be expected to generate an income of c.£200,000 in 2021-22 through potential donors and other revenue streams. Strong pitch creation and relationship building skills are vital to develop plans for the individuals concerned and to support our CEO and Trustees in making the ask.

You will be part of an experienced and ambitious Leadership Team that also includes the Head of People & Governance and Head of Finance & Performance. Reporting directly to the CEO, there may be occasions where you will deputise in her absence.

Core responsibilities will involve:

1. Fundraising – Strategy, Communications, Grant Funding, Major Donors, Corporates (local and national) and Reporting
2. Campaigns and Communications – Branding, Media, Campaigns, Digital, Events, Strategy
3. Monitoring and Evaluation – Including marketing, communications and fundraising activities seeking continuous improvement and high return on investment
4. Working Relationships – Internal – Working closely with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team to ensure strong integration of communications and the income generation strategy. External – Seeking and engaging with external partners, media, funders and supporters. Build and maintain excellent relationships with peers in the Young People’s & charitable sectors and major funders & donors.
5. Leadership/Management of the Campaigns & Community Engagement Team – Providing clear and consistent leadership and management of the team along with some volunteers and young ambassadors. As income increases there will be further scope to develop and recruit additional community engagement and corporate partnerships portfolio

Already a key performer in the charity or not for profit sector, you will need evidence of successful corporate fundraising and multi-year partnerships of a minimum £100k value.  Experience of developing and delivering organisation-wide fundraising strategies and tactical plans, along with a proven track record of managing and exceeding fundraising targets is essential.

A proven track record of organising community and engagement events will be extremely useful complemented by a good understanding of communications strategy, particularly in relation to planning marketing campaigns based on evidence of customer insight.

This role will particularly suit an experienced Fundraising Manager looking to expand your portfolio to communications, or maybe an excellent Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser looking to take a step up in your career.  A good knowledge and understanding of equality and gender issues will be necessary.

Further details about this key role can be found on the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Brandon Centre also offers a range of options for flexible working and we would be happy to discuss these at interview stage.

If, like Brandon Centre, you have a big heart for supporting young people, we would love you to come on board and join us on our incredible journey. Applications are being handled by our Advising Consultant, Sue Sowerby at The Sowerby Group, so please email a covering letter and CV stating how you meet the criteria of the role and Sue will get in contact with you directly.

Closing date: Friday 14th August 2020 at 5.00pm

Selection/interview dates: To be advised

In order to maintain the Board’s high standards of diversity, Brandon Centre welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and of all ages.

No agencies please

About us

Christian Aid has recently launched its new organisational strategy and Fundraising & Supporter Engagement Strategic Plan. This is a wonderful opportunity to help develop and implement sector-leading partnerships which will inspire more people to leave Christian Aid a gift in their Will. As Legacy Partnerships Specialist, you will be responsible for developing an effective legacy partnerships strategy, enhancing our reach and impact. Of particular importance will be to transform our relationships with our churches to enable both Christian Aid and the churches to maximise legacy income.

You will be a pivotal member of the Legacies and Fundraising & Supporter Engagement management teams, and the wider CA.

About the role

Legacies are Christian Aid's largest source of income, are one of our key fundraising priorities and have great potential to grow further. This new role, a leader within the Christian Aid Legacies team, will grow our legacy income by developing partnerships with our sponsoring and other partner churches, with solicitors and more widely across and beyond the sector to maximise the amazing potential legacies have. The forming and expanding of partnerships with organisations and churches is a key component of a sector leading legacy strategy that you'll need to help develop and implement, increasing the number of people who leave Christian Aid a gift in their will while maximising the impact of the brilliant bequests from our legators.

Influencing key stakeholders within and outside Christian Aid, this role will increase legacy giving by raising the profile of legacies across Christian Aid making everyone a legacy fundraiser. They will need to have excellent communication, influencing and negotiating skills and be passionate about legacies. Working closely with the Legacy team and the Head of Marketing and Fundraising, they will develop sector leading partnerships to promote the opportunity to leave a legacy gift. By doing so they will help to lead a step change in legacy income in order to further Christian Aid's mission to create a world where everyone can life a full life, free from poverty and enhance our ability to deliver our 2019 - 2026 Global Strategy “Standing Together”. .

About you

You are an inspirational team player who can engage with stakeholders and motivate external partners, staff and volunteers. You will need to have excellent communication, influencing and negotiating skills.

Knowledge:

-In depth knowledge (both practical and academic) and a current and sophisticated understanding of legacies

-Knowledge of the church and denominational structure preferred.

-Experience of budget management

-Proficient in financial and supporter data analysis

-Knowledge and understanding of general leadership and management principles and best practice

-Graduate equivalent with ideally a professional qualification

-Appreciation of the possible issues/challenges facing a leading UK charity

Experience:

-Extensive experience, and a proven track record, in partnership roles, ideally legacies.

-Significant experience in the development of partnerships in a variety of organisations.

-Experience of working in high calibre teams and cross-organisational functions.

Skills & attributes

-Proven skill in planning, complex problem solving, negotiating and influencing at senior levels within an organisation.

-Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills, able to adapt to changing workloads and ensuring key deadlines are met

-Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

-Ability to establish and retain strong working relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external

-Strong influencing and negotiation skills

-Organised approach to project based work

-IT literate and proficient in Microsoft Office - includes database skills and Microsoft Word and Excel

-Ambition, drive, energy and enthusiasm to inspire partners in this critical area - future-proofing vital income streams

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

St Pauls Cathedral is partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit to a Financial Controller role on a permanent, full time basis. St Pauls Cathedral is a world-renowned landmark and probably one of the most recognisable sights on the London skyline. Following a recent restructure St Pauls are now looking to recruit this key role.

St Paul’s boasts a very diverse environment. Normally welcoming over one million worshippers and visitors a year, this institution also has a shop, hosts corporate and adult learning events as well as engaging with schools and families. Responsible to the Director of Corporate Services this Financial Controller will be responsible for the whole of the Cathedral’s (Group) day-to-day accounting function to ensure effective procedures and robust controls are in place for all aspects of the function.

The key responsibilities will be:

• Responsible for the direct line management of all the staff in the Finance Team to ensure they work in an efficient, effective, supportive and co-ordinated way to deliver the Cathedral’s accounting function.
• Lead on year-end and audit planning and preparation; draft annual statutory accounts for review by the Director of Corporate Services and act as main point of contact for the auditors.
• Advise on technical matters to the Finance Team and others as required, in line with the Charities’ SORP and any other accounting standards as appropriate.
• Manage the Cathedral’s accounting system and any related software applications together with any third party support contracts, ensuring complete and up-to-date accounting records are maintained.
• Support the Director of Corporate Services in the annual planning process to ensure that budgets and forecasts are prepared based upon reasonable assumptions and timely base information.
• Produce a single standard set of management accounts each month, incorporating fund balances and overhead charges, and working with budget holders, providing a commentary on key variances and any known risks.
• Monitor cash at bank and utilising latest forecasts maintain a 12-month cash-flow projection; raise any concerns with Director of Corporate Services.
• Preparation of financial reports to funders, as required.

The organisation:

Having opened in 1708 some traditions and ways of working have been in place for hundreds of years; the role of the finance team is to cherish the good but introduce new ways of working. Now the focus is to encourage internal customers to use systems and consistent processes so that they are as efficient and effective as possible.

The Cathedral is fully embracing working from home and now need to ensure that processes are fit for that purpose.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified accountant.
• Expert knowledge of charity SORP accounting
• Have experience of managing financial systems, including setting and managing budgets, management accounts and cash flow, etc.
• Have the first-class ability to prepare year-end accounts and annual budgets in line with charity SORP.
• Strong experience of VAT including partial recovery and corporation tax
• Experience of developing and implementing financial systems and internal controls.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate staff, to develop and maintain quality relationships with staff, volunteers, trustees, clients and suppliers, funders and donors.

This opportunity will be based at offices on site at the Cathedral.

The closing date for applications is 30th August with interviews taking place the week commencing 7th September. Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our retained search agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!

St Pauls Cathedral is partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit to a part time Entity Accountant on a permanent basis. St Pauls Cathedral is a world-renowned landmark and probably one of the most recognisable sights on the London skyline. Following a recent restructure St Pauls are now looking to recruit this key role.

St Paul’s boasts a very diverse environment. Normally welcoming over one million worshippers and visitors a year, this institution also has a shop, hosts corporate and adult learning events as well as engaging with schools and families. Reporting into the Financial Controller this part time Entity Accountant will be responsible for Associated Entities, Fundraising and Project Support.

The key responsibilities will be:

• Provide the vital link between the Fundraising and Projects teams, carefully tracking funding received over several entities and then ensuring that this is reflected in the project plans.
• Provide insightful financial reports and in-depth analysis to enable high-quality decision-making.
• Financial and management accounting for the Cathedral’s associated organisations: Enterprises, Friends, Foundation, COLET, Garfield Weston.
• Working with the Fundraising team to manage and report on cash received and translating this information to inform project planning and management.
• Ensuring that we are working to a strong control framework with clearly identified and linked processes, responsibilities and deliverables.
• Working with the Financial Controller and the wider team to ensure that all information is delivered is timely and accurate manner – managing towards a clear month and year end timetable.

The organisation:

Having opened in 1708 some traditions and ways of working have been in place for hundreds of years; the role of the finance team is to cherish the good but introduce new ways of working. Now the focus is to encourage internal customers to use systems and consistent processes so that they are as efficient and effective as possible.

The Cathedral is fully embracing working from home and now need to ensure that processes are fit for that purpose.

The successful candidate will:

• Ideally be qualified (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) or part qualified with relevant experience in a similar role.
• Have a strong knowledge of charity SORP accounting;
• Have demonstrable ability to prepare statutory accounts including accounting for investments and manage the audit process
• Have excellent excel and system skills as well as strong analytical skills
• Be an excellent communicator with a positive, can do attitude. Highly perceptive with good inter-personal skills in order to liaise and gain the buy in of colleagues across the Cathedral, including Trustees and external partners
• Have confidence to put forward new ideas to improve existing processes

Desirable criteria includes:

• An understanding of partial recovery for VAT and corporation tax
• An understanding of Gift Aid
• Knowledge of Access Dimensions and MS Access

This opportunity will be based at offices on site at the Cathedral.

The closing date for applications is 30th August with interviews taking place the week commencing 7th September. Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our retained search agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!

Strategic Financial Analysis Lead (A)

£50,345 – £57,917 per year + £2,000/£4,000 Accountancy Allowance

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world.

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies, we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.

The Strategic Finance team lead on all Departmental-wide Financial considerations. These include:

• Leading on Fiscal Events Financial Strategy, including all financial input into Spending Reviews and Budget
• Providing all Financial Analysis relating to medium-term financial planning
• Liaising with HM Treasury on all financial issues and fiscal events
• Support on Business Planning for the Department, ensuring our funding is allocated according to our priorities and provides greatest value for money
• Leading on all Financial Planning for future years, ensuring any financial decisions take into account future trends and strategies

The position will take the lead on Strategic Financial Analysis for the Department and our ALBs. They will use their analytical expertise to work with our data and across the Department and our ALBs to deliver a successful Spending Review and beyond, and provide an oversight to the Department’s Finance Committee and Investment Sub-Committee, ensuring funding is spent in compliance with Managing Public Money.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead on all aspects of analysis relating to the Spending Review, future fiscal events and financial planning. This includes trend analysis and analysis of all new bids, ringfenced funding and expected budget requirements in order to tell a coherent story to HM Treasury.
• Own any templates that we are required to return to the Centre, ensuring that all decisions are tracked and reconcile within our return.
• Lead on modelling of savings and efficiencies across the Department, ensuring we fully understand the impact of any decision to reduce funding in areas if we are looking to prioritise particular areas. This work will feed into advice up to Ministers and our Executive Board.
• Lead on the zero-based review of Capital spending, analysing our current capital spend and working with the Strategy function to analyse the impact of new capital bids.
• Support Finance Business Partners in providing assurance on Business Cases, ensuring all new bids are in line with Managing Public Money and our Departmental objectives.
• Work closely with Finance Business Partners to undertake trend analysis for our Financial Narrative across the Department and our ALBs.
• Lead on the analysis and consolidation of numbers required for our annual Business Planning Round, working closely with Finance Business Partners to fully understand our requirements.
• Embed a process of future year forecasting, which will enable us to analyse our expected financial trends into the future.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Experience of providing financial analysis on complex projects
• Collaborative and able to work well with others
• Able to work well under their own initiative
• Solutions-orientated and able to complete work in a timely manner without prompting
• Full CCAB or CIMA accountancy qualification, or actively training (desirable)
• Experience in writing advice to senior leaders and ministers (desirable)
• Intermediate or higher Excel skills (desirable)

For more information on the key responsibilities and tasks, please apply using the link for the full candidate pack, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual who is highly organised and who wants to support all areas of fundraising. The post will join the passionate and dynamic fundraising team at Refuge, and support the goal of creating a world where violence against women and girls (VAWG) is not tolerated.

As Senior Supporter Care Executive, you will be responsible for providing the highest possible care and stewardship to our supporters; ensuring they feel valued, inspired and continue to support us. Working closely with the Community & Events and Individual Giving teams you will play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional supporter care to both new and existing supporters. In this role you will also support the database team with daily income processing and reconciliation as well as maintaining the accuracy and integrity on our CRM.

You will be driven and self-motivated, comfortable making decisions within agreed delegation levels. You will be able to work as part of the wider fundraising team and have the ability to work under pressure. This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual, being part of a new strategy and with personal development built in.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing Date: 9th August 2020

Interview Date: 18th August 2020

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

A Basic Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. 

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

All young people face challenges. At Whizz-Kidz we know that for young wheelchair users, society can be that bit more challenging to navigate. Whizz-Kidz transforms lives, because the right wheelchair is more than just a set of wheels, it can be the key to unlocking a young person’s potential. But we do much more than provide specialist, tailored wheelchairs; our range of services give young wheelchair users the chance to lead a fun and active childhood, whilst gaining vital skills and developing confidence and independence.

We believe every young wheelchair user deserves the best opportunities in life. If you do too, and you think you have the skills to help us, then read on.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Whizz-Kidz Fundraising team, as maternity cover for the current Group Head of Partnership Fundraising, who will begin maternity leave in early November. As such, it is anticipated that you will join us in late October (to complete a handover) for an anticipated 12-month period. The role leads the Partnership Fundraising Division, which encompasses both our Corporate Partnerships and Trusts, Statutory and Lottery Fundraising teams and carries income responsibility in excess of £3M – more than 60% of our fundraised income. 

This is an instrumental and busy role within the Fundraising Department, leading a high-performing team who have delivered significant growth in recent years and have clear plans for the future. However, the coronavirus pandemic means we are operating in the most challenging environment of a lifetime, and our plans need to be responsive to constant change and challenge. As such, the successful candidate needs to not only be a skilled and experienced relationship fundraiser, but also an exceptional and experienced team leader, who can support and lead a well-established team of talented, ambitious fundraisers, helping them to navigate this period and achieve success. 
The right candidate will understand the demands of a maternity cover role, will demonstrate their ability to quickly network across the organisation to build positive, productive relationships and maintain excellent channels of communication to ensure successful implementation of the team’s strategy and operational plans.

The successful applicant will join the Fundraising Leadership Team, working alongside the Group Head of Public Fundraising and reporting to myself (Director of Fundraising), having direct line management responsibility for four Partnerships team managers. Whizz-Kidz has recently adopted a fully flexible working pattern, and whilst this role needs to have a visible presence and quickly build relationships - not only with the Partnerships team but across the organisation - I will consider both part-time (4 days) working, as well as working from home on an occasional basis.

We are excited to have recently moved to new offices on the fringe of Borough Market, so you will be assured of an engaging and vibrant working environment. Our benefits package includes a healthcare cash plan, cycle scheme, pension (employer contribution up to 6%) and 25 days’ annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30, with length of service), plus bank holidays and a Christmas shutdown (in addition to your annual leave - minimum 3 days).

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

No agencies please.

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 10th August 2020
First Interviews: Tuesday 18th August 2020
Second Interviews: TBC

Please note; only candidates successful in obtaining an interview will be contacted.
Committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment.

Whizz-Kidz is the working name of The Movement for Non-Mobile Children (Whizz-Kidz). Registered charity No. 802872.  Company registered in England and Wales No. 2444520.  Charity registered in Scotland No. SC042607.

£57,034 - £67,970 + £4,000 Accountancy Allowance

Two year fixed term contract

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world. 

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.

This role will lead a team that supports one of the three Director Generals (DGs) and their teams to effectively discharge their financial accountabilities. This includes supporting directors’ responsibilities for effective financial oversight of the arm’s-length bodies sponsored by each DG group.

You will work closely with the Deputy Finance Director and other A(U) Heads of Finance to lead and develop the finance business partnering team - fulfilling the team’s vision to support strategic decision making and policy development by being insightful, trusted and professional.

You will be responsible for the provision of a valued, efficient and effective finance business partnering function across your areas.

Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Lead and engender a culture of continuous improvement and personally demonstrate DCMS’s values. Lead, manage, develop and support a high-quality team of individuals to achieve these aims.
• Provide high-quality finance advice and guidance on all financial matters as necessary, from accounting to budgeting, auditing and the government’s Estimates processes.
• Act as a senior finance business partner to your areas of responsibility ensuring that senior stakeholders have the right support to make good policy decisions in line Managing Public Money and other government finance rules.
• Provide strategic and tactical advice on all finance matters to Ministers, the Permanent Secretary, Executive Board and Departmental Audit & Risk Committee.
• Lead the team in scrutinising, challenging and guiding budget holders ALBs in the provision of timely and accurate forecasts against budgets, re-forecasting exercises, end-of-year reporting exercises, main and supplementary estimates and other fiscal events.
• Lead the team on scrutiny, challenge and the provision of financial advice on business cases, policy announcements including attendance at Finance Committee, Investment Sub-Committee in the capacity of the expert finance business partner.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Be strong leader with a solid history of delivery; be able to communicate effectively at all levels both internally and externally; and be able to routinely communicate complex financial, accounting and budgetary issues
• Be a fully qualified accountant with excellent interpersonal skills, along with excellent literacy and numeracy and a collaborate, solutions-oriented approach.
• Working knowledge of Managing Public Money and central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable)
• Intermediate or higher Excel skills (desirable).

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell. The closing date for applications is Sunday 16th August at 11:55pm.

Please note that the salary range for qualified candidates will be £37,922-£44,336, plus £4,000 accountancy allowance.
The salary range for part-qualified candidates will be £33,107-£38,618, plus £2,000 accountancy allowance.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world. 

The Reporting & Management Accounting Manager is a new role which is being created as part of a transformation of the DCMS Finance team. This change involves bringing management accounting and reporting tasks out of the Finance Business Partnering (FBP) team and into a central hub. This will facilitate more consistent, efficient and dynamic reporting, as well as greater efficiency in routine management accounting tasks. It will enable the Finance Business Partners (FBPs) to focus on value-added activities supporting the department’s policy teams and over 40 arm’s-length bodies.

This role is an opportunity to help establish and shape the MA Hub function. Most of the reporting within the remit of this role currently resides within the FBP team and needs to be centralised and overhauled. The role-holder will also work with the FBPs to design and produce new reporting to address currently unmet needs. They will develop a broad understanding of DCMS’s core policy areas and systems and be challenged to make newly-centralised routine management accounting processes as efficient as possible.

Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Produce monthly core department budget holder reports and Director General reports, ensuring that these reports fully and accurately reflect actuals, forecasts and budgets; reconcile to department funding and agreed delegations; and enable sufficient insight for review by various stakeholders
• Coordinate and optimise the process flow for the monthly update of core budget forecasts, and upload forecasts to the finance system
• Work with the Finance Business Intelligence team to test, trial and design more dynamic, efficient reporting using data infrastructure improvements currently in the pipeline, such as a database and business intelligence tool.
• Improve reporting by providing insight into predicted future performance and the robustness of forecasts through analysis of run rates and prior year comparisons
• Prepare and post journals, including re-accruals, reallocations and payroll adjustments.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Be a fully- or part-qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant with excellent spreadsheet skills 
• Have a collaborative approach and the ability to work well with others, as well as working well under own initiative
• Knowledge of central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable)
• Experience of creating reports in reporting tools like Power BI, Tableau, Qlik or Google Data Studio (desirable)
• Experience in an FP&A or other reporting-focused role, and/or in a management accounting role with a significant reporting element (desirable).

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.