Endeavour is on a journey of development under our new CEO and is looking for a senior finance person with wider business skills to join the senior leadership team and aid in the growth of this exciting Youth Charity. Seeking a fully or part qualified professional who demonstrates extensive financial expertise & business acumen and experience in a leadership role. We are looking for the right person as well as the right skills and experience and hope that this person is someone who can grow and develop with the role as the organisation rebuilds for the future.

Role

To provide financial management of Endeavour’s resources, and ensure all financial legislative requirements are met.

To be an active member of the Senior Management team with responsibility for driving forward the strategic and operational performance of the organisation.

Duties

• To develop & maintain Endeavour’s financial management and accounting systems in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.
• To oversee the smooth running of daily financial processing, including invoicing, banking and payroll
• To prepare annual accounts and the associated documentation according to Charity and Company law for Endeavour and its trading subsidiary, and liaise with external auditors.
• To ensure the CEO and Board are aware of current legislation and best practice, particularly relating to Charity and SORP regulations.
• To report to the Board regularly on the financial performance of the organisation and to attend the Board of Trustees meetings.
• The forecasting and modelling of short, medium and long term resources, risks and opportunities.
• To complete and submit all appropriate financial returns (e.g. HMRC, Charities Commission, Companies House etc.) as and when required.
• To be responsible for the production of management accounts, cash flows and financial reports, including those requested by funding bodies.
• To manage the day-to-day activities and ongoing development of the Finance Officer.
• To prepare the financial elements of funding bids, and contribute to other elements as appropriate including reporitng and evidencing of spend.
• To ensure Endeavour maximises its income by promoting Giftaid, and applying Charity VAT reliefs where appropriate.
• To increase financial awareness within the organisation and develop financial and budgeting skills of colleagues.
• To work closely with other members of the senior management team to ensure all activities are aligned with Endeavour’s organisational goals and mission.
• To act as Company Secretary and ensure all legislative requirements of Companies House and the Charity Commission are adhered to.
• Attend staff meetings and other meetings as appropriately required.
• Adhere to protocols for safe working, data protection and confidentiality requirements.
• Take an active part in the runing and development of the organisation as part of the Senior Managemnt Team
• Carry out any other reasonable duties within the function commensurate with the level of responsibilities of the post

Qualifications and Experience:

• The ability to work accurately and effectively under pressure, prioritising workload to achieve deadlines
• Knowledge of financial processes and procedures, including budgeting, cash flows and production of management accounts
• Knowledge of Charity financial reporting requirements and legislation, including SORP requirements, Giftaid and charity VAT reliefs
• Experience of producing Annual Accounts and returns for Companies House and the Charity Commission.
• Experience of payroll processing, including auto-enrolment pensions
• Qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA), industry with ideally some charity experience,
• Senior management and leadership experience, ideally a minimum of three years
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Understanding and management of risks and issues
• Development of robust strategic development plans
• Empathy with the needs of young people and, ideally, experience of working in or with the voluntary sector
• Experience of promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace
• Clean driving licence

Skills:

• Strong financial planning, forecasting and modelling skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a broad range of stakeholders including auditors and Board members
• Being able to envision a strategic overview beyond financial considerations
• Ability to determine priorities and targets and how to achieve them
• Resilience, tenacity and strong influencing skills
• Excellent collaborative worker
• Self-starter, able to work alone
• Confident user of Excel, Word and accounting and banking software
• Understanding of the needs and working practices of differing organisations

• A flexible approach to work including willingness to take on tasks outside the normal remit
• A positive “can do” attitude

A national health charity in London, seek a Media/ Press Officer for 3 months, covering a role evaluation period.

We are looking for someone who will be available to start the week 27th January with interviews being late in the week of 20th January.

As the role is 3 months, the successful candidate will concentrate on a few main areas. Those being:

Talking to case studies to obtain personal stories
Promote the work of Fundraising in the media
Selling in stories nationally and locally.
Assist the Media Manager with major national campaign

With the above in consideration, the role will be very proactive. The salary on offer is £32465pa, paid hourly at a rate of 17.84ph plus holiday pay. Ltd/ Umbrella welcome, which pays 22.75ph.

I'm working in partnership with a well-established charity that helps people and families who have been affected by substance misuse. They were formed around fifty years ago and work to help people from all backgrounds on a daily basis. The charity is based in South East London close to the Northern Line and National Rail Station.

This important permanent Organisational Development Manager role is a newly created position to work with both HR and L&D teams. The organisational Development Manager will be involved in a number of different areas. This will include generalist HR duties along with being able to manipulate key information from MS Excel and the organisations HR system. Furthermore, this important position will look closely at the development of strategies along with providing advice to different areas of the organisation.

Th ideal candidate will have a nice mix of HR and L&D. The chosen candidate will need to have excellent attention to detail, be able to hit the ground running and have a passion for OD, data and systems. This is more of a project than training role. The great thing about this position is that you can make it your own as it's a newly created position.

If you feel you have all the experience and skills necessary, please get in touch at [email protected]

Are you an experienced learning and development professional? Age UK are currently recruiting for a passionate individual to join our established team, supporting our retail division to achieve their ambitious and forward thinking plans.

The successful applicant will be confident of designing new training programmes, tailored to our retail needs and will work closely with our retail colleagues to support growth in our stores through effective, innovative learning & development and engagement initiatives. This role is predominantly office based (in Ashburton) but will require some travel/overnight stays when necessary.

About you

* You will positively promote a learning and development culture within the retail division of Age UK, analysing training needs and working with the wider team to develop and deliver a training plan for staff and volunteers.

* You will need experience of working in a busy L&D function and demonstrable experience of designing, delivering and evaluating both technical and personal development training programmes, preferably in a retail environment.

* Working closely with the Engagement and Wellbeing team, you will be passionate about learning and development, striving for continuous improvement, whilst being flexible and keen to assist with other projects as required.

* With strong interpersonal and communication skills, you will take responsibility for your own administration and be proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

What we offer in return

* 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
* Annual leave purchase scheme
* A fantastic pension (with up to 9% employer contributions)
* Health cash plan
* Annual Season Ticket loan (spread the cost of your commute)
* Cycle to work scheme
* Shopping discounts and many more excellent benefits

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits please click here https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Since 1959 the Venture Community Association has been running a vibrant Community Centre and London’s oldest Adventure Playground in the heart of North Kensington.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Community Development Lead who will build on and extend our role at the centre of the community. You will bring your ability to make connections, to build relationships and to plan and deliver innovative and popular activities and events to make sure our facilities are used to the maximum every day.

This is an exciting time for us as we plan for our move to a whole new building in the next few years. This role is very much about preparing us for the future as well as delivering for today.

The salary is c. £28,000 for a 35-hour week.  As we are here for the community every day of the week, your hours will likely be Tuesday – Saturday 11am - 7pm.  Although there is some flexibility, weekend work is required.

For an informal chat please contact the venture centre to speak with William Roberts (Director)  or Pattrina Quashie-Ferguson (Head of Operations) 

The closing date for this post is Thursday 30th January 12noon. The interviews will take place on Tuesday 11th February. To apply, please click the link to our temporary website and send the completed application form to pattrina with Community Development lead in the subject heading of your email.

The Venture Community Association is committed to the safer recruitment process for individuals working with children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitations of offenders Act 1974 and requires the successful candidate to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and to provide two suitable references one that must be from your current or most recent employer.

My client is improving their HR function by adding some key positions to their HR & OD teams across London.

This national charity has been changing its the way it works for the better and have now come through a restructure with this newly created role.

You will need to be a strong Organisational Development background with a strategic focus, please note that this is not a training role as there is an L&D Manager to deliver all aspects of training.

The primary objective of this role is to contribute to the design and delivery of people and organisational development strategies and the management of change in support of the organisation's strategic and operational plans, providing information, advice and services as required.

Candidates must possess level 5 CIPD

Job Title: Learning and Development Manager

Location: Vauxhall, London
Salary: £39,034- £43,371 (Pro-Rata'd) depending on experience + £3,500 London Living Allowance (Pro-Rata'd)

Hours: 21

Closing Date: 28th January 2020

Interview Date: 31st January 2020

Our staff and volunteers are Marie Curie's biggest asset, so we offer a varied Learning & Development prospectus underpinning this fact. The role will be part of a very innovative, agile, friendly, delivery-focussed team who are passionate about equality of access to personal and professional development. Based in London, the role provides pan-charity expertise on a variety of learning projects including supporting organisational development, leadership and change management. Ultimately, the role is responsible for supporting business functions in determining and meeting the current & future learning needs of their staff.

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,000 staff and 10,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left. Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

This role may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Citizens Advice is the leading advice charity. Citizens Advice South Lincolnshire serves this rural area from offices in Spalding, Grantham and Stamford through 30 staff and over 150 volunteers.

Reporting to the Trustee Board this exciting strategic role combines responsibility for general management of all operations with identifying and pursuing potential opportunities to maximize core and project funding.  It includes: training, quality and administration, financial responsibility for setting and achieving budgets, and contributing to the strategic development of the organisation.

We seek an individual whose skills include an understanding of the ethos of serving vulnerable clients, leadership to inspire a diverse team of paid staff and volunteers, relationship building to maximize core and project funding, and the financial acumen to optimise the use of resources.  It would be helpful to have experience of managing multi-site operations. 

In return, we offer a competitive salary and outstanding job satisfaction. We are also open to discussing the possibility of flexible working for this role.

For further information and an application pack please visit our website.

Closing date for applications: 24th February

Victim Support is looking for a Learning and Development Project Manager for a fixed term of six months. The post holder will work 22.5 hours a week and their main area of focus will be management and leadership learning.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

The successful candidate will be joining our Learning and Development Team on a fixed term basis (6 months) and will be responsible for project managing and supporting the creation of VS's Management and Leadership learning framework. The post holder will be working closely with the Head of Learning and Development, Senor Operational Managers and the existing Learning and Development Advisors to identify leadership and management learning needs and address this through utilising existing resources and creating new learning interventions. This post is a project management role, with a large proportion of time spent on developing learning interventions in a variety of formats including workshops, online learning and on the job activities.

You will need to be a creative learning and development professional, who is able to manage their time well and deliver results under pressure. Learning what we do and how we do it quickly will be essential, and relating this to what our managers and leaders need to know and do is the key aspect of this role.

Having knowledge and experience of creating leadership and management learning is essential for this post holder. You will be working on creating a framework from scratch, which will be an exciting project for the right candidate.

This is a home based role, that will include travel across the national organisation and the post holder must be able to work well independently and with the existing Learning and Development Team.

You will be IT proficient (word, Outlook, Powerpoint), and have some experience of developing e-learning packages either as a developer or as a project manager.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (A). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Itad is a consultancy company providing technical expertise to international development programmes, projects and institutions. The work covers a range of sectors, including natural resources, water management, HIV/AIDS, governance, aid effectiveness, and social development.
Within the broad development sector, Itad is best known for its work in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and undertakes institutional and programme evaluations as well as designing M&E systems for development institutions and government departments. 
 
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Project Officer at Itad you will work within the Project Management Unit and are responsible for the coordination and delivery of project administration and commercial processes of your allocated projects. You will have close involvement in all project communications both with internal and external team members.
The Project Officer will be responsible for delivering Itad’s project processes across a number of technical monitoring and evaluation projects as allocated from the portfolio. The role will need to collaborate with other units and adapt to a wide variety of tasks. Being able to prioritise these tasks will be key.
 
The role of the Project Officer contains the following three elements: 
Project Delivery
Facilitate and support Project Managers in the delivery of a number of Itad projects, focusing on:
• Coordination of Itad project team kick off meetings, progress meetings and ongoing communication.
• Organise regular internal project reviews and following actions. 
• Facilitate frequent discussions around project risk and mitigation.
• Coordinate travel bookings (flights, visas, hotels) and other logistics in collaboration with the Global Safety and Security team. 
• Lead on the organisation of internal and external resources to deliver editing, formatting and proof-reading technical support. 
• Support the tracking and editing of workplans with the Project Manager and other members of the project team. 
 
Financial and Commercial Processes
Take the lead and be responsible for a number of financial and commercial processes concerning project delivery, namely: 
• Lead the review and acceptance process of Itad’s supplier invoices. 
• Coordinate and review sales invoices to Itad’s clients.
• Be responsible for monitoring and updating of project budgets in Itad’s financial system based on the project workplan. 
• Collaborate with the Project Manager to assist with project forecasting, monitoring actual costs against budget, estimating cost to completion and client invoicing milestones. 
• Lead on the payment of Itad’s sales invoices. 
• Deliver various financial and commercial reports for Itad’s clients.
 
 Contracting 
Be responsible for the review and delivery across a number of contract documents on behalf of the Project Manager: 
• Review client and donor project contracts. 
• Coordinate delivery of contracts with Itad’s suppliers. 
• Secure authorised signatory approval for contract documents.
The role will also include supporting the Project Management Unit in delivering one of its business specialisms namely, delivering excellence, auditing, business operations and portfolio reporting.
Whilst the role does not include any specific line management responsibilities, it’s expected that mentoring of other Project Officers and Project Administrators is a key part of the role.

Other Duties 
• Carry out any duties which your line manager may reasonably request within the broad parameters of your role.
 
 
PROFILE 
• Completes delegated tasks on time, to Itad quality standards.
• Ability to prioritise own work and work to tight deadlines. 
• Good numeracy and accuracy skills. 
• Good communication and listening skills both written and oral. 
• Takes responsibility to build and maintain positive relationships.
• Works effectively in a team.
• Able to provide support and mentoring to other staff. 
• Ability to review and summarise complex documents.
 
 
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE 
• 2+ years of relevant experience. 
• Excellent level of education, preferably in development studies or another relevant subject. 
• Proven administrative skills with attention to detail. 
• High level of competence with Microsoft Office products (Word and Excel in particular).
• Experience of project based contracting, budgeting and forecasting. 
• Experience of managing project finances within computerised accounting packages, preferably Navision.
 
 
The salary for this role is up to £30k, depending on your skills and experience.
 
In addition, we also offer, 24 days holiday plus additional time off over Christmas, matched company pension up to 5%, and a discretionary bonus.  Other benefits include Cycle to Work scheme, eyecare vouchers, weekly fruit, and subsidised yoga classes in our offices.
 
The deadline for applications is Monday 20th January at 9am, however please note they will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please note that Itad is closed for the Christmas period and will start reviewing applications from 6th January 2020.

The role

Would you like to make a real impact on the lives of people with breast cancer in the North of Scotland? Are you passionate about ensuring that people with breast cancer receive the emotional, social and practical support and information that they need? If so, you could be the Service Development Coordinator we are looking for to join our busy team and help us reach more people through our award-winning face-to-face services, working in partnership with the NHS, voluntary and statutory organisations in locations across the North of Scotland.

About you

Thriving on challenge, you will have the determination to see through the service development process from initial scoping with potential partners to going live, with experience of coordinating and facilitating events or services. Vital will be your confidence in developing and maintaining partnerships with health professionals.

We are looking for a person with excellent organisational and time management skills, excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to multitask. Your base will be in Inverness, but you will be working independently with a willingness to travel and work with teams across different geographical sites mainly focused in the North West of Scotland. In return you will be rewarded by making a real difference to the lives of people with breast cancer as well as benefitting from an excellent rewards package including a flexible working environment and a generous annual leave entitlement.

About us

We’re excited to announce that in April 2019, Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now united to create one charity for everyone affected by breast cancer. From research to care, our new charity has people affected by the disease at its heart – providing support for today and hope for the future. United, we can carry out even more world-class research, provide even more life-changing support and campaign even more effectively for better services and care.

By bringing together our passion, energy, expertise, funds and networks, we will make greater progress in more effective ways to make sure that, by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer will live and receive the support they need to live well. 

For further information and to apply

Please download a copy of the job description and person specification. Please submit your application form, via our online application portal.

Closing date Monday 27 January 2020

Interview date Thursday 6 and Friday 7 February 2020 (Glasgow office)

Charity sector experience or seeking to transfer your skills from the commercial or other sectors?

This is a brand new role with lots of scope for you to utilise your marketing, insight-led, project management, planning and interpersonal skills.

Over the next few years this charity’s services will directly reach 2 million people, driving change for many of the millions of disabled people across the UK. It depends on support from hundreds of thousands of people to achieve strategic goals. This includes people donating money, volunteers giving time, people signing up to campaigns, and many more.

Your remit will be to increase the value and engagement of existing and new audiences by delivering relevant and timely communications on the channels that work best for them. Currently people experience this organisation via the website, through fundraising campaigns, through shops, services and many other types of media. You will therefore be responsible for pulling together insights and analysis to understand supporter motivations; driving activation and mobilisation across a range of supporter segments and products; implementing specific conversion opportunities; and identifying how all these initiatives can contribute to increasing supporter loyalty.

Your background may be charity or commercial but key to this role will be marketing and data analysis.

Job Title: Partnership Development Manager - Stewardship

Location: Vauxhall, London

Hours: 35 per week

Closing Date: 2nd Feburary 2020

Interview Date: TBC

Are you an incredible communicator and a talented collaborator? We are seeking a Partnership Development Manager - Stewardship to shape stewardship and supporter experience at Marie Curie, establishing a growing function that plays a critical role in driving transformative, impactful fundraising.

The role will work with and across the Philanthropy & Partnerships (P&P) income teams to help build stronger partnerships with a high value audience, and with colleagues at all levels across Marie Curie. The role will sit within the Insight and Partnership Development (IPD) team, which provides the insight, partnership development and rigour that guides, informs and empowers our fundraisers to build meaningful and impactful relationships with organisations and philanthropists. We work across prospect research, case for support and project information, and stewardship, partnering with fundraisers in London and nationally to maximise income and turbocharge our fundraising. P&P is responsible for working with individuals, charitable trusts, companies and statutory sources, runs a successful special event programme, and reaches partners across the high value audience, with teams in London, the North West and Scotland and Northern Ireland.

It's a crucial role, managing a function that will have meaningful impact on our fundraising, enhancing our partnerships with philanthropists, companies, trusts and foundations with a programme of communications, bespoke stewardship tools and an excellent events programme. You will provide our most loyal and generous supporters with compelling stewardship and a profound donor experience, resulting in stronger partnerships and increased funding to enable the delivery of an ambitious income growth strategy. You'll play a vital role in delivering across all P&P's income streams, living our culture of 'one team, one target', with particular focus on developing a stewardship strategy that serves all our communities and stakeholders internal and external, and creating a holistic approach to our high value audience across P&P.

You may have significant experience of working in high value fundraising, or you might bring your background of communications or stakeholder management to help us create powerful partnerships.

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left. Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve. This is a truly exciting time for Marie Curie, with a new CEO and the development of a new organisational strategy - join us as we embark on a period of growth and ambition. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage applicants to share their flexible working preferences during the interview process.

This role may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.

‘What an individual can do is far more important

than what they can’t do’.

The Rainbow Centre was created by a small group of parents looking to provide the best help and support they could for their children with Cerebral Palsy. That search led to finding Conductive Education, a system of learning based on the simple concept of human potential that everyone has the capability to learn and develop, irrespective of their starting point.

This is the Rainbow Centre’s DNA and, over 30 years, the secret of our neurorehabilitation success.

The Rainbow Centre is long established and well-respected local charity based in Fareham, Hampshire. We are now seeking a new CEO to help deliver our exciting plans for growth and further expand upon the work that we do. The CEO is supported by a diverse board membership who wish to give the CEO the opportunity to make their mark in the history of our organisation.  This high-profile position within the local community allows the job holder to influence and provide new thinking over the way that we provide services for our users. 

Are you able to take the Centre to the next level?

If you are interested in this role please see attached Job Description and Person specification

Starting salary : £50,000 with scope for significant future uplift.

Holidays:  : 25 per year plus Bank Holidays

Free parking

Flexible working applications may be considered along with your job application.

Alternatively you can apply for this role via the website by clicking the button above.  

Job Description - Chief Executive Officer

Reports to:

Chair of the board of Trustees

Budget 

Spend in line with budget and report on variances

No of direct reports:

4 (with 20 indirect plus volunteers)

Location

The Rainbow Centre, Fareham; retail outlets in local area

Job Purpose

Provide the organisation with clear leadership to deliver the mission, vision and values of the Rainbow Centre for and behalf of its service users. Communicate effectively between the board and operational staff.  Develop a culture where innovation and creativity flourish and where accountability and deliverance can be demonstrated in operational outputs.

The Board delegates responsibility for management and day to day operations to the CEO who has the authority to carry out these responsibilities, in accordance with the direction and policies established by the Board. The CEO provides direction and enables the Board to carry out its governance functions

Responsibilities & Duties

Leadership and Management

• Lead in the development and implementation of the Centre’s strategic vision and business / fundraising plans
• Cascade vision and values throughout the organisation
• To provide leadership and support to members of the management team
• To ensure the effectiveness of the management team and offer interventions for skills development
• To set business priorities and ensure effective implementation through the management team
• Embed the Board’s governance and due diligence processes within the organisation
• Maintain OFSTED standards and plan for any improvements
• Identify problems and opportunities and formulates strategies to deal with them 

Financial Management

• To organise, prepare and obtain agreement to the annual budget that supports the business plan
• To report to the Board actual performance against budget and recommend actions required to maintain the Centre’s financial health in response to any variations from budget
• Contribute to discussions regarding plan and budget; with working knowledge of the key financial drivers of the charity

Fundraising / Public Relations and promotion of Centre

• To raise the profile of the community within the local business community through networking, events and other opportunities
• To regularly meet and canvass new and existing donors and supporters
• Develop effective relationships with corporate charitable decision makers
• To build and maintain positive relationships and communication with the media
• Ensure appropriate interactions take place with other interested  parties (local councils, voluntary sector organisations, parents, centre users)

Operational/ Compliance

• To operate effective delegation within the organisation structure whilst maintaining overall accountability
• To maintain a stable and effective organisational structure and ensure it is communicated to staff, and any other relevant stakeholders 
• Keep informed of developments in legislation and best practises and ensure that processes are in place to assure legal compliance and proper conduct of year end audit.

Staff Management

• To develop a culture of high performance and accountability and adhere to best  practice HR policies and procedures
• Develop creative strategies in ensuring recruitment and retention of staff
• Undertake annual performance management process to align staff performance to the Centre’s vision and goals
• Developing an adaptable and flexible workforce able to respond to the changing needs of our users
• Encourage team focused team activities to fully engage staff in delivering service to users
• Promote staff welfare, fairness at work, diversity and inclusion

Board of Trustees

• Attend Board meetings and Annual General Meeting
• Brief and support staff who may be required to attend from time to time
• Prepare trustee reports in a timely manner as requested; along with any further information for discussion at board meetings
• Offer solutions, alternatives and costings for identified issues where appropriate; and undertake research, benchmarking and analysis of data as required.

Person Specification

• Demonstrate a proven commitment to delivering organisational, goals, objectives, vision and values
• Proven track record of business growth
• Working knowledge of business finance

• Empathy with the Centre’s goals and values
• Commitment to developing long terms aims of centre due to interest in conductive education and belief in its value to those with neurological conditions
• Previous experience of leading a charity is desirable but not essential
• Extensive staff management experience
• Fundraising experience
• Relationship management