We are looking to recruit a Conference & Events Coordinator (Programmes) to join our friendly team to help strengthen FIGO’s Events team to develop an expanding portfolio of large-scale and high-profile Congresses and events, and to help develop a long term FIGO Congress and events strategy.  This involves day to day interaction with FIGO Committees and Working Groups, FIGO Member Societies, Regional Federations, Supporting Organisations (e.g. the WHO and UN) and events venues and suppliers around the world.

This is a fixed term appointment (until December 2021) subject to annual performance review.

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO’s) vision is that women of the world achieve the highest possible standards of physical, mental, reproductive and sexual health and wellbeing throughout their lives. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the only organisation that brings together professional societies of obstetricians and gynaecologists on a global basis. For over 60 years FIGO has collaborated with the world's top health and donor bodies. FIGO currently has Member Societies in 132 countries/territories. FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of women’s health and rights and to the reduction of disparities in healthcare available to women and new-borns, as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. FIGO pursues its mission through advocacy, programmatic activities, capacity strengthening of Member Associations, education and training.

The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience:

General and professional education 

Essential

• Degree level qualification (or equivalent work experience in a related area)

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Experience of working on conferences / events (both planning, and on-site)

• Experience of working with event organisers and other event suppliers

• Experience of working with senior academic committees / groups and high-profile individuals

• Experience of working within an internationally focused, membership led organisation

Desirable

• Direct experience of organising international conferences / events e.g. within not for profit, medical, scientific or academic sectors

• Experience of working with international contacts and flexibility with regard to working with contacts in disparate locations and time zones

• Experience in coordinating scientific programme of large events

Skills, abilities and attributes

Essential

• Proven ability to work with a diverse and cross-cultural range of stakeholders

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail

• Adept at proactive planning and forward thinking

• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks concurrently

• Excellent writing and communication skills

• Excellent marketing and promotional skills

• Confident use of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)

• Flexible and creative problem solver

Desirable

• Ability to communicate in a second language would be an advantage
• Experience in different accreditation schemes in medical field
• Knowledge of event management software, video conferencing software, virtual events platforms
• Project management skills

Any other requirements applicable

Essential

• Willing to travel internationally as required

BENEFITS (following successful completion of probation period)

•Optional  life assurance &  income protection available

•Pension - Up to 10% employer contribution available

•Season ticket loan available

• Optional dental and health insurance benefits

PLUS

•25 days annual leave (plus Bank and Statutory holidays and any working days between Christmas Day and the first working day in January) & other days e.g. Moving Day.

•Flexible working hours

•Employee assistance programme

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this position, please review the additional documents and then send your CV and  cover letter outlining your experience via the 'Apply with Charity Job' button. Please note that applications without a cover letter may not be considered. Please note that only those candidates who have been shortlisted will be contacted.

•Closing Date for applications :12 noon on Friday 17th July 2020

•N.B. Interviews will take place on 23rd July 2020 via Zoom.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO RESIDE AND WORK IN THE UK. WE WILL EXPECT RELEVANT PROOF OF SUCH IF ASKED FOR AN INTERVIEW (PLEASE DO NOT SEND THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR APPLICATION).

There’s an opportunity to join our ever-growing Handyfix service team as a Mission controller.  You will bring structure to workflows, a rationale to tasks, and urgency to timelines.
 

Our Handyfix service in Lambeth is open to anyone in need. All work is guaranteed and completed to a high standard by our trained professionals. You will form an integral part of a close-knit, and high performing group of people, helping to support our Handyfix team to manage the completion of tasks across Lambeth.
 

Age UK Lambeth staff are given the room to grow and develop their skills. This role will be a great chance to do so as you contribute to helping the most vulnerable and isolated clients in our community.

How to Apply

To apply click on apply for this vacancy and follow the instructions. You will be required to upload your curriculum vitae and a letter of application setting out how your experience, skills and abilities meet the selection criteria set out in the job description and person specification.

Closing Date:  21st July 2020
 

Interview Process

Interviews will be held virtually.  If you are selected for an interview we will write to you as soon as possible to let you know what the interview process will entail.

Recruitment during COVID-19 restrictions
During the COVID-19 restrictions, our interviews will be by video call.
Additionally, the successful applicant will be fully supported to work from home for the initial period where restrictions on non-essential travel are in place.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

The brilliant Individual Supporters Team at Crisis plays a key role in our successful and innovative Fundraising Programme – raising in excess of £30m per year. The team is vital to the long-term income growth of the organisation, recruiting new individual supporters and increasing the engagement of existing supporters through an audience – led communications programme of diverse channels and products and the production of the data files that work alongside our fantastic creatives are key.

Now is an exciting time to join Crisis as we are being more proactive in the way we work and becoming more agile every day and is currently implementing productivity tools such as Atlassian Confluence/Jira to make our jobs more streamlined across the organisation.

About the role
As Supporter Data Coordinator you will support the team in cleansing the information on the database, ensuring that when our data is required for selections it is a clean as it can be to avoid the team having to make the same changes time and time again. You will help to produce the end of campaign and lifetime value (LTV) data files to help aide our third-party agencies with campaign analysis. This role is additional to the team as we are expanding and you’ll work alongside another coordinator, under the line management of our Senior Supporter Data Executive within the team.

About you
To be successful in this role you will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and have experience using Blackbaud’s Raisers Edge 7 or similar Fundraising Customer Relationship Manager (CRM), have excellent numeracy skills and have a good understanding of current data protection requirements.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

 · Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
 · Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
 · 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your on-going development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

Please address points 1, 2, 3 & 7 only from the Person Specification in your supporting statement.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website.

Closing date: Monday 27 July 2020 (23:59)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

For more information about our work and to see our work in action, please visit our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Are you an experienced CRM Administrator with knowledge of SQL? Database Administrator, an opportunity to join a Social Welfare Charity, based in Central London.

As the Database Administrator, reporting to the Head of IT and in partnership with the Database Manager, you will provide both operational and technical support to all fundraising teams and users of the CRM Database. 

These tasks will include:

• Providing technical support to 'business as usual' data tasks; data cleansing, data segmentation and data insights.
• Review and address issues with the existing database, technical infrastructure and processes using SQL to enhance usability and functions. 
• With the longer-term plan to migrate the current Raiser's Edge 7 database to a new CRM solution, you will also focus on an extensive period of data cleansing, testing, and validating the data and processes within the CRM before it goes live.

Our client is looking for an experienced technical user of CRM systems, ideally Raiser's Edge 7, Salesforce or MS Dynamics and strong knowledge of using SQL to help design, build, and maintain CRM systems.

USPG is developing a new organisational strategy in which this role is central. We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic individual with great people skills to implement the new strategy with churches, theological institutions and church leaders in Britain and Ireland working through and with a growing network of USPG volunteers. USPG is building lasting relationships with  the training institutes and programmes for clergy and lay leaders of the Anglican Churches of Britain and Ireland, as is seeking to grow and develop our offering, bringing global mission into the heart of local mission. You will be theologically literate, confident in a range of educational and volunteering settings, and enjoy engagement in a broad range of educational and facilitating settings.

Your role

• To develop the Volunteering Strategy of USPG in order to support the growth of Church Engagement in Britain and Ireland.
• To work strategically with colleagues to ensure that volunteers are recruited, trained, resourced and deployed effectively.
• To work closely with and support the Fundraising Manager as they manage the development of mass appeals and church fundraising products ensuring that churches and volunteers have the resources to engage with USPG and fundraise effectively.
• To co-ordinate USPG’s engagement with theological education in order to raise the profile of global mission, and particularly USPG, with ordinands and trainee lay ministers, curates and new licensed lay ministers. 

USPG is looking for someone who is

• Theologically literate and articulate, able to communicate and inspire a wide range of church audiences.
• A strategic thinker and team player who can help USPG deepen our engagement with the Churches of Britain and Ireland
• Has an ability to recruit, motivate, direct and deploy volunteers to support the mission of USPG
• A Christian with a knowledge of the Anglican Communion.

This appointment is subject to safer recruitment procedures, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Applications must be recieved by 9am on Friday 24 July 2020,  using our application form, CVs will not be accepted.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 30 and Friday 31 July 2020.

We are seeking a confident, self-sufficient Supporter Care Coordinator with prior line management/supervisory experience to join our fast growing Fundraising and Communications department. Reporting to the Supporter Care Manager, the Coordinator is responsible for overseeing day to day operational activity, in addition to line managing the team’s two Administrators.

The Coordinator is accountable for ensuring that the Supporter Care team works in an efficient and effective manner, adheres to agreed KPIs and SLAs, consistently meets regulatory compliance requirements, and strives to deliver a high standard of customer care that ensures that our supporters are at the forefront of everything we do.

On a day to day basis the Coordinator ensures timely, accurate and compliant administration of supporter-related activity carried out by the Supporter Care team including processing of voluntary income, management of enquiries and complaints, and maintenance of the fundraising database. The role is also responsible for all line management tasks relating to the team’s Administrators including running regular supervisions, conducting annual appraisals, supporting professional development and managing staff performance. 

The wider remit of the role includes conducting periodic reviews of team processes and procedures, identifying opportunities for development and implementing change where necessary. The Coordinator acts as a key contact for internal stakeholders across the organisation, third party suppliers including fundraising agencies, financial and non-financial supporters, and members of the public with an interest in the organisation’s work. The Coordinator also leads on role-appropriate projects and is responsible for working with the team’s Manager on more strategic tasks including contributing to the creation, implementation and ongoing development of a new Supporter Care strategy.

The remit of the role calls for someone with a strong background in customer/supporter care including an element of income processing. Prior line management/supervisory experience is essential, as is the ability to make day to day decisions on behalf of the team. The role requires someone with strong organisation and prioritisation skills, and a keen eye for detail. The ability to manage both time and workload is a must, as is the ability to work independently in addition to contributing to the efforts of the wider team. The ability to develop and maintain mutually beneficial working relationships is essential, as is the ability to communicate in an effective and professional manner.

In return, you will have regular opportunities to see the organisation’s work in action, benefit from a fantastic range of internal development and diversity initiatives, and be part of a highly motivated and extremely passionate team.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

St Mungo’s employees are encouraged to consider opportunities to develop new skills or progress including; secondments, internal transfers, application to new roles in the organisation or just to get involved in various projects happening within the organisation.

As a result last year 35% of our vacancies were filled by promotions. In 2019 we achieved We Invest in People Gold level accreditation and are one of just 3% of housing associations to achieve this standard; 82% of staff who took part in the IIP survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.

• A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

At St Mungo’s is a Disability Confident Employer, we are in the top 100 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2020 and we are. Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.

We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves. Our Networks include: BAME, Carer’s and Parent’s, Lived Experience, LGBTQIA+, Disability Awareness, South West, Irish and Women’s Action.

• Flexible Working and Other Benefits

We are committed to maintaining your work/life balance. We offer 25 days annual leave, and operate a very popular Flexi Time scheme, which allows you to supplement your annual leave entitlement. After 5 years, staff annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days.

St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 we supported nearly 30,000 people who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

Visit St Mungo's website to start your online application form.

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the document available tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am Monday 27 July 2020

Interview and assessments on: Wednesday 5 August 2020

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Beyond the Streets is a small charity with a big determination to see routes out for women in prostitution in the UK.  Your role is to implement the charity’s vision in East London.

You will be passionate about supporting women facing multiple disadvantages, as well as being able to coordinate a team. You will have great communication skills and be able to champion the cause.

Your role will include:

 - Coordinating the Door of Hope project including our contract with London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and all its elements;

 - Enabling ‘woman centred’ case management, including outreach, daytime support, drop-ins and floating support for women who are selling sex on the streets;

 - The coordination of volunteers, including safe recruitment and safeguarding.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract which may be extended subject to funding

Beyond the Streets is a charity inspired by Christian values. This belief inspires us to work with acceptance, value and mutual respect for all. We promote a healthy work life balance and regularly reflect on our boundaries and our strategy for the year. We genuinely seek to work as a team and ensure that no one is ‘rescuing’ or working outside their allocated hours. 

Pro Bono Community is looking for a part-time Training and Volunteer Coordinator to help us run projects aimed at improving the amount and quality of access to justice by training law students and others and then placing them to work as volunteers at Law Centres and advice agencies.

Pro Bono Community is a registered charity that has developed specialised training programmes for students, trainees and lawyers specialising in the practical skills involved in delivering free legal advice and areas of social welfare law. In conjunction with the training, the charity coordinates volunteering placements at Law Centres and other advice agencies.

The Training and Volunteer Coordinator will report to and work alongside the Director to undertake work supporting the charity’s activities with a focus on recruiting and training students, trainees and lawyers and then coordinating volunteering placements for them at Law Centres and advice agencies.

This is a part-time, three days a week role although it is hoped that there will be scope to make it a full-time position in the future. The charity is seeking to appoint someone with knowledge of training and the advice sector and/or experience in a similar role. The position will carry a full-time equivalent salary of £26,500-28,500 per annum depending on the level of experience offered. Occasional weekend work may be required. The role is likely to involve working from home at least until the end of the year but the charity expects to move into new offices in London during the course of 2021. Initially, the contract will be for 12 months but we hope to be able to either renew or make it permanent thereafter. The role includes full-time equivalent annual leave of 25 days.

Responsibilities

Training administration

• Producing and printing publicity and training materials
• Maintaining databases, websites, social media and other tools
• Dealing with enquiries
• Organising the location and timetabling of training programmes
• Liaising with trainers and others to facilitate training
• Attending training programmes and assessments where necessary
• Keeping attendance records
• Monitoring development of the training content and facilitating discussions between stakeholders/authors

Volunteer coordination

• Arranging volunteer placements with advice agencies
• Designing and implementing rotas for volunteering
• Managing PBC’s online volunteer portal and volunteer activity logs
• Monitoring attendance and feedback
• Reacting to problems arising from attendance and other issues
• Dealing with volunteer enquiries
• Liaising with advice agencies on volunteers’ performance
• Dealing with enquiries from advice agencies

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Assisting advice agencies to evaluate volunteers’ impact through focus groups, surveys and other research tools
• Collating and analysing data
• Coordinating monitoring and evaluation reporting
• Designing and implementing monitoring and feedback tools
• Reviewing and revising monitoring and evaluation processes

Partnership management

• Working with the Director to:
  •  develop and maintain productive relationships with Law Centres, advice agencies, universities, law firms and other stakeholders
  • Identify and source partnership opportunities
  • Explore new ways of working with partners 

Competencies

Essential

• Administrative experience in the legal, educational or voluntary sectors
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Attention to detail
• IT skills
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team
• Very good internal and external stakeholder management skills
• Problem solving
• Ability to identify areas for improvement in processes and policies
• Ability to be flexible and assist with different aspects of the project as necessary
• Use of initiative

Desirable

• Legal background
• Knowledge of or experience in the free legal advice sector
• Knowledge of or experience in the training/HE sector
• Knowledge of digital training and communications tools

Programme Coordinator – maternity cover

Location: Holborn, Central London (remote working during COVID- 19 lockdown)

Salary: £31,000 - £33,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus benefits

Type of contract: maternity cover (up to 1-year fixed term contract)

Hours: Full- time (37.5 hours per week)

Closing date: 15 July 2020 at noon

The Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC) is a small, independent, nationally and internationally respected, scientific, not-for-profit organisation (c40 staff in total), using accurate data to help improve the quality of critical care through audit, research and education, conducted with, and in the interests of, patients and those who care for them. Most recently, ICNARC has been centrally involved in the response to COVID-19 through weekly reporting on admissions to, and outcomes from, intensive care and as the UK methods centre for the CMO endorsed REMAP-CAP trial which is currently recruiting in 120 centres in the UK.

About the role

Providing maternity cover for the National Cardiac Arrest Audit (NCAA) Project Coordinator, this is an ideal role ideal role for someone who enjoys utilising their experience, knowledge and skills to make a significant impact across data processing and reporting. The successful candidate will be a proactive individual who has experience of working with databases or information systems.

What you’ll be doing

We are looking for an experienced Programme Coordinator to join our clinical audit team. You will be responsible for providing leadership and support in the development and delivery of high quality accurate clinical audit. You will be liaising with hospitals across the UK to facilitate their successful participation in the National Cardiac Arrest Audit programme.

You will be responsible for:

• ensuring that effective and efficient working practices are in place for supporting accurate and timely data processing and reporting.

• Ensuring effective day-to-day management of clinical audit activities and tasks; managing team workloads to ensure deadlines are met.

• Monitoring and performance managing participating hospitals for NCAA to ensure agreed participation standards are met; escalate issues when required.

• Contributing to the ongoing development and improvement of existing and new clinical audits, including project work on datasets and systems.

• Content and delivery of audit training courses and resources.

• Providing direction and support for external events and meetings for a range of external stakeholders.

• Ensuring internal staff and external stakeholders understand and adhere to strict Information Governance and Data Protection requirements.

• Providing effective leadership and management by promoting and supporting development of audit staff through mentorship, training and education.

What you’ll need to succeed

In order to succeed, it is essential that you have experience of working in a similar role and have in depth knowledge of information security practices and principles.

Knowledge of human biology and medical terminology and knowledge of the health sector and working with hospitals or similar are desirable but not essential.

What you’ll get in return

In return you will receive an annual salary of £31,000 -£33,000 per annum working for a well-established, scientific organisation in the centre of London. You will also receive a generous benefits package including:

• 25 days holiday per year and the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave;

• flexible working which is fully embedded in our culture;

• interest-free season ticket loans;

• support with further academic/professional development.

How to apply

Please read the job description for the role. The person specification sets out the skills and experience we are looking for.

For further information and to apply, please visit our careers site.

Closing date: 15 July 2020 at noon

 “We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals

are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation,

pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships."

Depaul currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Fundraising Database Assistant to join the team on a part time contract (22.5 hours per week) until August 2020. In return you’ll receive a competitive salary of £22,610 per annum + pension & other benefits

Depaul UK delivers a range of support and housing services around the UK for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We provide services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training & volunteering. We're dedicated to putting our values into action to achieve a society where everyone has a place to call home and a stake in their community.

In return as our Fundraising Database Assistant, we can offer you:

- A friendly, flexible and values-led organisation

- Competitive salary

- 26 days of annual holiday plus bank holidays pro rata

- Contributory pension scheme

- Life assurance

The Fundraising Database Assistant role:

The Fundraising Database Assistant is responsible for recording donations and accurately importing data and income onto Raiser’s Edge in a timely and accurate manner. They will ensure data across the department is kept up to date and will also act as the first point of contact for day-to-day data-related queries.

What makes this role exciting?

- A full induction and training to enhance the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills required’

- Training in the Depaul Endeavour model

- Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner

- Access to a total rewards package including a health plan and generous pension contributions

What will ideally support your success in the Fundraising Database Assistant role?

- High computer literacy with comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office especially Excel

- Excellent attention to detail

- Experience of working with financial, supporter and/or customer data

- Excellent problem solving skills

- Understanding of the implications of data protection legislation

So, if this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Fundraising Database Assistant then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing date – Wednesday 15th July 23:59

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest, working alongside East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) and other local voluntary sector providers, is recruiting into two new exciting Community Connector roles. 

The two Community Connectors will be working as part of local neighborhood multi-disciplinary mental health teams alongside other professionals from primary care, secondary care and the voluntary sector. 

You will be supporting people with complex mental health and social needs, developing personalised, local, holistic offers with each individual and connecting them with the most appropriate support in their neighbourhoods. The role will initially focus on providing support to people remotely and connecting people to online resources. 

Both posts are fixed term until 31st March 2021 with the potential for further extension. To apply, please send us a supporting statement setting out why you are interested in the job and how you meet the requirements of the person specification (please cite specific examples), together with your CV via the "Apply Now" button below. 

The deadline for applications is Monday, 13th July 2020. Should you feel you need more time to apply, contact the HR Team to let us know. Interviews are expected to be held the week commencing 20th July. 

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. 

We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please email us the attached equal opportunities form to the HR Team. 

We at Mind CHWF want to assure you that your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. It always has been, and it will continue to be, as we refine our policies and internal processes. Please take a moment to read through our applicant's privacy notice. 

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 Management Accounting & Internal Reporting team is a key central function within the DCMS Finance team. The role will be responsible for leading on the delivery of the DCMS group Estimates and for maintaining and managing the Department’s funding position. They will work closely with the Corporate Reporting Manager and Finance Business Partnering teams to ensure that the net expenditure of DCMS and its family of ALBs are successfully managed within the annual DEL budgets set by the Treasury and voted for its use by Parliament.

This post would suit an individual interested in group financial management with a wide span and opportunity to influence. The role provides high exposure to senior management as well as HM Treasury. This would be a great role for a qualified accountant wishing to take on a challenging and high-profile role within a central finance team. 

 Key responsibilities include: 

• Planning of the timetable and coordination of the Main and Supplementary Estimates and Vote on Account across the Finance Team. 
• Working with the Business Partnering Teams to ensure full, timely, accurate and well-justified funding submissions for the Estimates. This covers figures and narrative support for all proposed funding changes from the core Department and c.45 Arm’s Length Bodies. 
• Consolidation of the Estimates funding requests. Identification of resolution of potential issues with Finance colleagues and HM Treasury. 
• Preparation of submissions and other reports on the Estimates for HM Treasury, the Finance Director, Permanent Secretary and Secretary of State. 
• Lead on the virement process for the year end accounts, obtaining clearance from Senior Management and HM Treasury as appropriate. 
• Maintain ownership of the DCMS Funding Tracker, which is the Department’s single source of truth for the Department’s funding and delegations to Arm’s Length Bodies, ensuring it is fully reconciled to the Estimates. 

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following: 

• Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant 
• Highly organised and methodical 
• Excellent spreadsheet skills 
• Adept at working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders including senior management 
• Good knowledge of central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable) 
• Experience designing and delivering training (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.

Recruitment during COVID-19 restrictions
During the COVID-19 restrictions, our interviews will be by video call.
Additionally, the successful applicant will be fully supported to work from home for the initial period where restrictions on non-essential travel are in place.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

The brilliant Individual Supporters Team at Crisis plays a key role in our successful and innovative Fundraising Programme – raising in excess of £30m per year. The team is vital to the long-term income growth of the organisation, recruiting new individual supporters and increasing the engagement of existing supporters through an audience – led communications programme of diverse channels and products and the production of the data files that work alongside our fantastic creatives are key.

Now is an exciting time to join Crisis as we are being more proactive in the way we work and becoming more agile every day and is currently implementing productivity tools such as Atlassian Confluence/Jira to make our jobs more streamlined across the organisation.

About the role
As Supporter Data Executive you will support the team in producing data selections, large and small, for a range of communications that go out to our wonderful supporters through various channels to update them on our work and what they can do to help. You also get to work alongside the creative teams and help with live laser proofs for mailings to ensure the data you’ve supplied is being used as intended.

About you
To be successful in this role you will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and have extensive experience of producing data selections using Blackbaud’s Raisers Edge 7 and either Excel or Access for data manipulation. Have the ability to work on own initiative, and strong proactive approach to ensuring delivery, especially at the moment whilst we are working from but also a key player and part of a team whereby, we work together to ensure all deadlines are met.

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

Please address points 1, 3, 4, 7 & 9 only from the Person Specification in your supporting statement.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website. 

Closing date: Monday 20 July 2020 (23:59)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

For more information about our work please visit our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Since Engineers Without Borders UK was established over 15 years ago, people and community have been at the heart of what we do and how we do it. We would not be where we are today without the hard work of many hundreds of people who have volunteered their time to build our movement and benefit people through our training and project work, to date this extends to over 67,000 people. We’re now significantly increasing that number annually, so we’re looking for a Community & Activities Officer to join our team and increase our capacity to support our members and wider community to listen, learn and take collective action in support of ensuring engineering serves all people and our planet .

AS OUR COMMUNITY & ACTIVITIES OFFICER YOU WILL:

• Liaise with our community, building and maintaining relationships with and between individuals in our community, including our members, student members and academics.
• Support the key administrative processes associated with our community activities and programmes.
• Maintain and update records of community activities for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
• Coordinate our presence in universities.
• Facilitate engagement of our youth outreach initiative.
• Support in the delivery of the Engineering for People Design challenge.
• Support with the logistics, participant registrations and preparing the resources for events.
• Support the running of analytics and evaluation of results.
• Support with building a database based on relevant criteria and then take over management of this database to respond to and manage speaker requests throughout the year.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

We value a positive working environment for everyone on our team. We therefore expect all staff to demonstrate the following characteristics: passionate about our purpose, creative, team player, respectful, inquisitive, professional, open and dependable. We expect this of new hires and you can expect this from your team mates. You can expect support throughout your time with us, including an induction, regular feedback, weekly team meetings and peer nominated recognitions.

TO APPLY

Please read the full job description and person specification for furhter details egarding the role and our organisation, then send a CV (two pages maximum) and a covering letter (up to two pages) with the job title in the subject line. Please outline clearly in your covering letter:

• Your reasons for wanting to join the team at Engineers Without Borders UK
• How you meet the role description and person specification
• Your availability to be interviewed during the week of 3 August (virtually and/or in London)
• Your eligibility to work in the UK
• Where you saw the role advertised

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Engineers Without Borders UK is committed to selecting candidates for employment based on aptitude and ability, irrespective of gender, race, ethnic origin, disability, nationality, sexuality, religion or belief, marital status or social class.