An exciting opportunity has arisen to join St Gemma’s Hospice as Director of Income Generation.  

Based in Leeds, St Gemma’s Hospice provides palliative and end of life care for individuals and support for families and carers. Rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, we provide high quality care in our In-Patient Unit, Day Services and in patients’ homes. As a University Teaching Hospice, St Gemma’s is one of the UK’s leading academic centres in palliative care. We are a Times Best Companies Top 100 employer and place high value on staff engagement and wellbeing.

The Director of Income Generation will take up a key leadership role in a progressive, professional and collaborative organisation. Committed to the Hospice’s vision and values, the Director will inspire, motivate and empower others, building a high performance culture across retail, fundraising and marketing.

The Hospice continually seeks improvement to facilitate the growth and development of clinical services to meet the needs of local people. Our income generation activities need to be fully aligned with this ambition. The Director of Income Generation will build long-lasting partnerships, both internal and external, communicate with and influence a range of audiences, and bring innovation to income generation at St Gemma’s Hospice.

The successful candidate will be a strong commercial leader with a record of achieving substantial income targets while driving growth and brand development. To deliver in this role you will require an extensive track record of developing and implementing strategic plans to achieve income growth, as well as a wide knowledge and understanding of a diverse range of income streams.

If you believe you are up to the challenge, and have the drive and ambition to help deliver our strategic vision in an ever-changing social landscape, we are waiting to hear from you.

The successful candidate will enjoy a competitive salary and a range of benefits, such as free parking, generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension contributions, and the knowledge that your work is having a positive impact on the lives of local people.

St Gemma’s Hospice is an equal opportunities employer, a Disability Confident Employer and a member of Inclusive Companies.

To register your interest in this exciting opportunity, please apply online by submitting your CV and supporting statement.

If you would like to receive an information pack, please contact Jonathon Brooks - Director at Gilbert Meher.

The closing date for applications is 14th February 2020 

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may be unable to provide feedback on individual applications.

Healthwatch is an independent champion that gives patients and the public a voice to improve, shape and get the best from health and social care services. We do this by empowering local people and communities and letting those running services know what people want from care.

With integration and collaboration at the heart of health and care services across south-east London, partnership structures are changing to support an increasing emphasis on greater collaboration to support a system-wide approach. It is essential that patients and the public are at the heart of decision making and ensuring services meet the needs and aspirations our communities. 

You will liaise with and represent six local Healthwatch organisations across south-east London on the south-east London (SEL) Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) governing body (and related sub-committees).

You will bring patient and public perspective, informed by your liaison and engagement with the six Local Healthwatch (LHW) across south-east London.

It is not intended that this role will have oversight of Healthwatch engagement or patient and public engagement, rather that you will help to hold the CCG to account, through the appropriate governance processes, and facilitate use of LHW intelligence to ensure the CCG discharges its engagement functions effectively.

As a member of the SEL CCG governing body (and related sub-committees) you will share responsibility for ensuring that it exercises its functions effectively, efficiently, economically, with good governance and in accordance with the terms of the SEL CCG and NHS constitution. 

Key Objectives

You will work with the SEL CCG governing body as a whole and with the six LHW and will help ensure that:

• the voice of Healthwatch is heard and the views and interests of patients and the public are at the heart of discussions and decisions 
• insight and intelligence from LHW is used to encourage and influence positive change to services and help meet the health and social care needs of the SEL population.
• SEL CCG carries out meaningful collaboration with LHW, and other relevant stakeholders, to commission or restructure services
• SEL CCG engages with LHW to monitor and ensure the highest quality services are delivered and offer the best possible outcomes for SEL patients
• SEL CCG governing body (and related committees) maintains a consistent focus on patient experience,  
• SEL CCG is responsive to the views of LHW, patients and the public and promotes shared decision-making in all aspects of its business
• SEL CCG has appropriate arrangements in place to secure LHW involvement and responds in an effective and timely way to feedback and recommendations from LHW
• there is transparent communication between SEL CCG and local people, including through the dissemination of clear information via LHW, where appropriate.

Core attributes and competencies

The post holder must:

• demonstrate a sound understanding of, and a commitment to upholding, HW principles, values and functions as set out in HW statutory duties
• be committed to working with and across LHW organisations, with an understanding of the challenges faced by small voluntary organisations and ability to spot opportunities and potential collaborations
• be committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality and inclusivity
• be passionate about continuously improving outcomes, tackling health inequalities with a focus on ‘seldom heard’ communities
• have good understanding of the role of HW and an appreciation of current and future broad social, political and economic trends influencing health and social care
• be able to understand and analyse complex issues and information from a service user perspective, drawing on the breadth of insight provided by LHW to inform SEL CCG deliberations and decision-making
• have the confidence to question information and explanations supplied by others, who may be experts in their field
• be able to influence and persuade others, articulating a balanced HW view, and to engage in constructive debate
• ability to recognise key influencers in advancing HW, and user views, and the skills to engage and involve them
• have the ability, organisation and initiative, to proactively build and maintain an effective relationship with LHW and communicate effectively across LHW, listening as well as actively sharing information
• have the ability to translate complex concepts into readily understood, engaging language. 

Core personal experience

The candidate should have:

• demonstrable understanding of the arrangements for listening and responding to the voices of patients, carers and patient organisations in public sector organisations such as the NHS
• a track record of successfully involving patients, carers and the public in the work of a public sector organisation 
• understanding and experience of effective involvement and engagement techniques, and how these can be applied in practice
• previous experience of promoting the voice of patients and the public, including in collective decision-making groups such as boards/committees
• a track record in securing or supporting improvements for patients or the wider public
• previous experience of empowering the participation of patients and the public in the design and delivery of health or care services

Appointment process

We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief. We aspire to reflect the diversity of our community in our workforce.  We positively encourage applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled applicants and those from other under-represented groups.

Application Closing Date: 23:59 on Monday 3rd February 2020

Interview Dates: 19th or 20th February 2020

Your CV and supporting statement combined should not exceed four sides of A4 in total.

Your supporting statement should:

• outline how you meet the criteria as detailed in the core attributes and competencies;
• include why you are interested in this role; and
• provide details of what skills and experience you bring, as set out in core personal experience.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is seeking a Regional Director for Asia. Our work in the region covers the following countries; Indonesia - Laos - Malaysia- Maldives - Myanmar - Nepal - Pakistan - Sri Lanka and most recently in the Philippines.

As our new Regional Director for Asia you will guide and inspire a brilliant diverse team based in London and regionally, network representing WFD at high profile events, promoting and raising awareness of regional activities, building strong relationships through collaboration with the UK Political Party Offices and others.

You will be attracted by the prospect of shaping and developing our work in the region and will have responsibility for; the overall leadership and strategic direction of the region including programme design and delivery; financial management; business development; risk and crisis management; reporting, monitoring and evaluation, and donor compliance; political context analysis; and relationship management.

 We are looking for following;

• Substantial experience in a similar role and/or academic degree qualification in a relevant subject
• Solid evidence of delivery of high profile parliamentary/political change programmes in an international landscape.
• Passionate about the region, In-depth knowledge of the political environment and institutions in the region combined with an understanding of the challenges of democratic reform.
• Strategic skills incorporating business development, networking and relationship building
• Exceptional programme management experience, full cycle from design, reporting to evaluation.
• Proven experience overseeing financial accountabilities and budgets of scale and complexity.
• Significant leadership skills and experience to inspire and develop teams.

 Occasional overseas travel to support activity implementation and oversee activities as directed is required with this position.

 This is a UK based role, candidates must have eligibility to work in the UK.

 WFD’s Competency and Skills Framework

WFD’s competency and skills framework describes the behaviours required for each position. This position provides a strategic function within the organisation, candidates applying for this position will be assessed at interview against the competencies relevant for a Strategic Level position. For more information about the WFD’s Competency and Skills Framework please visit our website.

The Role

The Managing Director of the The Camden Society will provide a high quality service for people with a learning disability. In order to do this successfully a comprehensive knowledge of the learning disability sector and how to navigate its challenges is required.

An acute commercials awareness will ensure The Camden Society carry out their strategic vision and successfully manage the subsidiaries overall performance. The Managing Director will need to assess, analyse and manage risk to ensure compliance. They will be accountable for adherence to all internal and external policies and legal frameworks.

The Managing Director will deliver strong leadership by effectively coaching their operational team in best practice, setting clear objectives and providing professional development.

The Camden Society covers Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Warwickshire.

Red Rose Recovery is exclusively recruiting for a strong dynamic leader to drive forward and create a culture to support the ethos of the organisation and provide value based, clear and mission-driven strategic leadership to both Red Rose Recovery (RRR) and the Lancashire User Forum (LUF). 

You will have responsibility for the organisation as a whole, including all income and expenditure, financial related matters, risk, governance and performance ensuring the organisation meets all its legal and regulatory requirements.You will ensure financial sustainability and growth and be responsible for the delivery of the strategic plan.You will lead an organisation where teamwork is essential but where individual skills and co-production leadership equally need fostering. You’ll act an ambassador for the organisation and inspire the organisation and drive progress with the same determination and compassion demonstrated in our operational delivery.

OUR VALUES

• Hope- inspiring people to believe that sustainable recovery is possible for everyone.
• Commitment - working passionately to improve the lives of those in recovery.
• Respect - judging and valuing people for who they are and where they are going, not what they have been.
• Community - connecting people together, make recover a reality for the whole community.
• Transformation - changes the lives of those in recovery. 
• Legacy – building sustainable recovery for service users, families and communities.

YOU WILL LOVE THIS JOB IF

• You are strongly committed to the aims and ethos of RRR and the LUF and have a desire to bring about positive change in the lives of people in recovery.
• You have proven success in working closely with ambitious Management Teams and/or Boards.
• You are fun, warm, approachable, energetic, confident, outgoing, creative, empathetic, determined, ambitious, flexible, resilient, discreet, organised and professional.
• You are confident in presenting to large groups and contributing influentially in meetings.
• You have the capacity to be flexible and innovative in the changing circumstances of a small but wide-reaching charity.

YOU’LL BE DOING

• Working strategically with the Board of Trustees to deliver our ambitious strategy, identifying opportunities for further growth.
• Ensuring all staff understand and embody the organisation’s mission, strategy, culture and values, so that everyone is supported and equipped to perform to the highest level and meet the fullness of their potential.
• Managing the organisation as a whole, including all income and expenditure and financial related matters, risk, governance and performance ensuring the organisation meets all its legal and regulatory requirements.
• Providing line management to the Senior Leadership Team and ensure it is a well-run organisation where colleagues feel valued and able to work effectively. 
• Ensuring there are clear lines of accountability and responsibility across the team which foster and maintain effective working relationships for the organisation.
• Maintaining and strengthening relationships with internal and external stakeholders, partners, potential funders, corporate partners and agencies.
• Leading internal communications strategy to ensure that RRR’s values are lived day-to- day, and potential for sharing and learning is maximised across the organisation. 
• Acting as an ambassador for RRR, networking widely to build new and existing strategic relationships. 
• Ensuring the organisation fulfils its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities and maintain a proactive relationship with the Chair and Trustee Board, supporting them to fulfil their duties and legal and other responsibilities for the proper governance of RRR and the LUF.
• Ensuring full and accurate reporting including the preparation of an annual report and financial accounts, making returns to Charities Commission and reporting back at the AGM.

YOU’LL HAVE 

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience gained in a professional environment.
• Experience of working at operational & strategic levels and driving success across organisations and partnerships.
• Excellent leadership skills, line management experience, and the ability to enthuse, motivate and develop teams to deliver results.
• Experience in dealing with multiple tasks, sensitivities and challenges at the same time.
• A track record of driving quality and innovation and encouraging enterprise in others. 
• Excellent all-round communication skills and relationship management abilities.
• Knowledge and ability to run an organisation that is compliant with all regulatory and statutory obligations, and which is financially stable.
• Proven track record of securing new business in a tough financial climate.
• Willingness to travel locally across the Lancashire and North West region and nationally as required.

Construction Project Director 
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff 

About Us

The Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) is a home for the arts in Wales, firing imaginations through world-class productions, developing emerging talent with pieces that are rooted in Welsh culture and igniting a passion for the arts in young people to drive the next generation of culture for Wales.

As we turn 15, we are looking forward to the next exciting stage of our development. We’ll be scaling up our activities to produce more of our own work, expand our creative learning programmes and digitalise more of our activities. 

To reflect this growth in our ambition, we are expanding our facilities, which will include upgrading our front of house amenities. As such, we are looking for a Construction Project Director to drive the success of this prestigious contract, joining us on a two year contract that has the potential to extend. 

The Benefits

- Salary of £50,000 per annum 
- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays 
- Pension (with up to 8% employer contribution) 
- Flexible working options 
- Access to Welsh language training 
- Access to shows and tickets within the Wales Millennium Centre

If you have experience of delivering complex capital projects, this is an incredible opportunity to play a key role in the evolution of the nation’s home of the performing arts. 

Situated in the heart of Cardiff Bay, Wales Millennium Centre is a place of inspiration where joyful, thought-provoking experiences are created, and people fall in love with theatre for the first time.

You will have the chance to spearhead the success of an exciting project that will invite people of all ages and backgrounds to discover, and immerse themselves in, the transformative world of the performing arts. 

The Role

As the Construction Project Director, you will oversee the redesign of the front of house at Wales Millennium Centre, from concept through to delivery.

Ensuring the project complies with standard procurement processes and professional standards, you’ll recruit a team, establish project management processes and controls and act as the senior point of contact for stakeholders.

Specifically, you will: 

- Hold consultations with stakeholders 
- Implement procurement and tendering processes 
- Establish and manage budgets 
- Ensure that our brief is clearly communicated to contractors 
- Carry out reporting

About You

To join us as the Construction Project Director, you will need: 

- Extensive experience of delivering complex capital projects, ideally including upgrading an existing facility 
- Experience of establishing and managing a project team 
- Reporting skills 
- The ability to establish and deliver project plans on time, on budget and on brief 
- The ability to effectively manage risks and ensure that the necessary indemnities and insurances are in place

Welsh language skills, in addition to fluency in English, would be beneficial to your application. 

Other organisations may call this role Project Lead, Construction Project Manager, Construction Programme Manager, Renovation Project Manager, Building Project Manager, Head of Building Projects, or Capital Project Manager. 

Webrecruit and Wales Millennium Centre are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you are seeking a rewarding contract as a Construction Project Director, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School and Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls seek to appoint a Director of Development.

This is a particularly exciting and important time in the history of our Schools. In September 2019, we published our Strategy for 2030, committing our Schools to work more closely together and to do more to honour the philanthropic legacy of our founder Robert Aske. We are now seeking to recruit an exceptional individual to bring together two separate development and alumni teams in support of the Schools.

Responsible for setting the vision and strategy of fundraising and alumni relations across the two Schools, you will play a leading role in developing and managing a unified development team across the Schools and will define and achieve the Schools’ fundraising goals and engage supporters.

Further details and an application form can be obtained from our website. Please note CV’s are not accepted.

Closing date: 8am, Wednesday 5 February 2020.

First stage interviews: Wednesday 12 February, with second stage TBC.

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants for the above post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Disclosure & Barring Service.

In the UK, currently, there are around 950,000 young people aged 16-24 who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs). Over the past year, we have worked with 68,000 young people across the UK. We are in the middle of an ambitious five-year strategy to increase our reach over the next decade to an average of 100,000 young people a year.

Our growth requires a new funding model for the charity, which delivers additional annual income and creates greater income stability and sustainability. The charity’s growth has been driven by our expertise in relationship fundraising. Now, we are diversifying into engaging and raising money from individuals. We have a head-start in the powerful Prince’s Trust Community which surrounds the organization – the employees of our corporate supporters, our volunteers, our communities of supporters and the young people who have been helped and their families.

The Prince’s Trust needs a visionary, entrepreneurial and courageous leader to deliver sustainable income streams from individual supporters (£12m) which will transform the income mix of the organization over the next decade. The Director of Individual Supporters will lead the development of this income stream, reviewing and developing our portfolio of fundraising and engagement events, delivering existing fundraising products and building a strategy for new products and income streams aimed at individuals.

In return, you will get a chance to see the impact of your work every week.You will work with exceptionally skilled and motivated people. You will have the mandate to make a real difference to the lives of thousands of young people. We believe this will be the best work of your life.

We now need a leader who can take these assets and develop and deliver a plan to expand our community of supporters, develop products which appeal to them and which build their increasing engagement with the cause over time, so we are looking for an individual who is restless for change and who can lead the whole organization in their part in building relationships with supporters. As our Director of Individual Supporters, you will have demonstrable experience in a senior fundraising or consumer marketing position, as well as, a track record of significant budgetary responsibility (£10m+ income and £2m+ cost). As this is a key role where you will be developing and delivering long term strategy, you must have experience in this. You will also have previously managed large remote and geographically dispersed teams.

The closing date for this role is the 4th February 2020.

Background

FOUR PAWS is the global animal welfare organisation for animals under human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. Founded by Heli Dungler in Vienna in 1988, the organisation focuses on stray dogs and cats as well as pets, farm animals and wild animals kept in inappropriate conditions as well as in disaster and conflict zones. With sustainable campaigns and projects, FOUR PAWS provide rapid help and long-term protection for suffering animals.

Purpose of the role

The Director Fundraising is responsible for the strategic direction and implementation of fundraising strategies and activities in line with the overall FOUR PAWS organisational strategy. This role includes the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of fundraising relevant programme activities within the department as well as ensuring cooperation and coordination with other departments and external partners. The Director Fundraising will ensure the leadership and supervision of all fundraising team members internationally.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and the implementation of fundraising strategies globally as well as for the translation of the global fundraising strategies into the national strategies in cooperation with the directors in the countries.
• Assessing external situations, innovations and trends to ensure the development and competitiveness of the organisation on a global scale.
• Overseeing the budgeting, controlling and reporting on the finances and activities of fundraising globally and in the countries.
• Supervise the annual planning, monitoring and evaluating, stakeholder management and quality management globally and in the countries.
• Lead and supervise the development and coordination of fundraising teams across different geographic regions to deliver fundraising goals and to maximise performance, including staff management, staff development and teambuilding on international level.
• Ensuring good cooperation with other departments and country offices and sanctuaries.
• Developing relevant networks and stakeholder relationships in support of the strategic fundraising goals.

Specifically, the International Fundraising Director will:

• Be the expert for individual giving within the organisation.
• Be responsible for the core fundraising channels in individual giving and the core market DACH.
• Work with the local Heads of Fundraising in DACH to be the main contact for Fundraising agencies.
• Develop and implement reporting and management systems for collecting and maintaining donor data throughout the organisation.

Person Specification

• Minimum experience of 8 years in fundraising at Director or other managerial level with at least 5 years of experience on an international level (DACH or global).
• Relevant education or training, ideally with a professional qualification in fundraising.
• Excellent German and English language skills (written and spoken).
• Ability to lead and communicate professionally with a high service orientation.
• Strategic mind-set as well as excellent organisational and interpersonal competencies.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally on a regular basis.

Come and join us at Keep Wales Tidy

Keep Wales Tidy reaches into the heart of communities throughout Wales.  We are a registered charity with a team of 56 committed and passionate people,  delivering programmes specifically tailored to support the people of Wales and improve the quality and sustainability of the environment in which we live and work. 

 We operate a number of national and international programmes in Wales including Eco-Schools, Blue Flag Coastal Awards, Green Flag for Parks and Green Key for the hospitality and tourism sector.

 We currently have an opportunity for a Marketing Director to support new and exciting opportunities. This is a new role and we are looking for an inspiring and entrepreneurial person who will be responsible for ensuring the successful development and delivery of the marketing strategy. 

 The post holder will provide marketing support for  all our programmes and services, ensuring that budgets, outputs and outcomes are achieved. You will ensure high levels of external visibility and great relationships that are mutually beneficial across private, public and third sectors.

 You will work in a mutually supportive environment with other members of the Senior Management Team, contributing to new opportunities, the vision and strategic direction of Keep Wales Tidy.

Closing date for applications is midday 5th February 2020.

Interviews will be held on 12th February 2020.

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

This is a hugely exciting opportunity to lead CORE through its next phase of development and growth, as we seek to shape the future of an organisation at the centre of the corporate accountability movement.

As our high-performing Director steps down from the post after eight years, we are seeking an experienced advocate, highly motivated by our central mission to increase corporate accountability for human rights abuses and improve access to justice for victims. The Director will work closely with the board of Trustees to develop the strategic direction of the organisation, while spearheading the Coalition’s campaign for mandatory human rights due diligence in close collaboration with the Policy & Communications Officer.

The position requires a great range of skills and offers a wonderfully varied set of challenges. In this complex political environment, the self-starting Director will drive the organisation’s fundraising strategy, represent CORE on high-profile public speaking platforms, facilitate dialogue and build consensus amongst CORE’s diverse coalition partners, and manage the operations of a small, ambitious charity.

CORE offers a competitive NGO salary and the opportunity to work flexibly. The role is currently 35 hours a week across five days, however applications for reduced hours (minimum 28 per week) across a four-day working week would also be considered. We would consider applications from two candidates as part of a job-share and welcome applications from candidates from minority groups, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTQ+. The postholder will be based in our shared London office space in The Foundry, Vauxhall, or work from home with regular travel to London. 

For information on how to apply, please visit our website. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 30 January.

Interim Finance Director (6 months FTC) up to £79,000 + Benefits, London

For an award-winning youth charity based in central London, we're recruiting an interim Finance Director for 6-months. Reporting to the CEO, the Finance Director will ensure the organisations leaders, CEO, Board and Trustees receive and can access a first-class Finance function during a period of considerable exciting change. This role will lead on several financial transformation projects across financial strategy, the operating model, 5-year planning and financial modelling and a review of subscription income and the models used. The Finance Director will lead a Head of Finance (and team) across all financial transactions, accountancy, systems, processes and procedures to ensure all regulatory and statutory requirements are met.

Main Duties:

• Lead the contribution to the preparation of the strategic and business plans
• Oversee the development of effective policies, systems, controls and procedures for all professional services
• Monitor financial performance and quarterly forecasting including reporting to CEO and Trustees, Board and other Committees
• Provide leadership and guidance to the Head of Finance and wider Finance Team
• Ensure regular and timely financial and budgetary reporting to Trustees, CEO, Directors and SMT
• Overall control of all financial transactions, accountancy, systems processes and policies
• Oversight of the 2019 external Audit, Annual Report and Financial Statements, forecasts and budget processes
• Lead financial transformation projects across financial strategy, the operating model, 5-year planning and financial modelling and a review of subscription income and the models used.

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with considerable leadership experience managing highly performing finance teams
• Significant experience in a CFO or FD role for a charity or non-profit organisation
• Experience designing and implementing financial systems and controls and preparing financial strategies
• Experience preparing budgets and reporting
• Experience in identifying and addressing complex business opportunities including business planning and investment opportunities
• Excellent experience of membership subscription models and statutory and charity commission financial reporting and taxation issues.

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Director of Development and Employment
Permanent, Full-time
Leeds with regular national travel
c. £110,000 per annum

Part of the NHS Confederation, NHS Employers is the employers organisation for the NHS in England working on behalf of the Department of Health & Social Care and the NHS to:
• Lead key areas of policy delivery, particularly in relation to partnership working with trade union and staff organisations
• Act as the voice of employers, representing their needs in the service of their people, patients and communities
• Supporting employers with resources to improve their experience of their people, and hence their patients

We are seeking a successful and experienced HR leader to join our team, who is highly effective in building purposeful relationships, working collaboratively and leading people. You will also be able to demonstrate a track record of delivery in the areas of workforce policy and practice. Experience in healthcare is not essential, but evidence of improving people management policy and practice is.

Closing Date: 7th February 2020
Interviews are planned for 25th February 2020