Job Title: Director of Retail
Hours: Full time/ permanent
Salary: Circa 50k dependent on experience
Location: North Somerset
We are working in partnership with a health charity who is seeking to appoint a Director of Retail to oversee their network of shops and online retail, with an annual income of £1.8m. The role forms part of the senior management team with responsibility to maximise area sales and profits through effective management of people, resources and budgets. This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly formed commercial department, with the go ahead to increase the shop network across the South Coast over the coming years.
The successful candidate will have experience of managing a network of retail shops, preferably in the charity sector, be commercially astute and will demonstrate:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent administrative skills and experience of dealing with money
- Ability to plan and prioritise work loads
- Problem solving skills and ability to take initiative
- Ability to manage and respond to customer needs and feedback
- Able to build and maintain strong working relationships
You will have strong influencing and motivational skills with the natural ability to inspire people. If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
As an experienced leader you will be highly motivated, innovative and creative. You will be able to inspire and persuade others. The ideal candidate will be resilient, forward thinking and have a visionary approach. It is important that you are passionate about the cause, the ethos and mission of the organisation.
To apply for this role, please e-mail your CV and Supporting Statement to Adam Stacey, Director at Charisma Charity Recruitment, quoting our reference JO2804.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.
Due to the nature of the role, we are reviewing applications as they come in, please apply as soon as possible.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 28 January at 9am
Interview dates: w/c 1 February and w/c 8 February 2021
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More than three million people in the UK are estimated to have osteoporosis. The impact on their lives is huge. It has been calculated that every minute, someone in the UK suffers a broken bone through a fragility fracture. As the only UK charity dedicated to ending the pain and suffering caused by osteoporosis, the Royal Osteoporosis Society has been making a real difference to people living with osteoporosis for more than 30 years. We help the nation look after its bones and appreciate the importance of bone health for everybody. For those who develop osteoporosis, we are here to help them live well. With our recently acquired Royal title and new strategy, we want to deliver a step change in our reach across the country.
In common with other charities, the impact of the Covid-19 downturn has been challenging. However, we have taken swift action to address the current challenges and are confident that the charity now has the resilience and resources necessary to grow and develop through any future uncertainty. This has included successfully bidding for Government investment in our services, while widening our reach into a number of new funding partnerships. We currently employ 42 staff, and we are finishing 2020 with financial surplus with another projected in 2021.
As Director of Finance & IT, you will report to the Chief Executive as a member of the charity’s Senior Management Team. Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading the development of a new financial strategy, building on the strong position achieved this year to deliver a sustainable, ambitious, robust plan for the future
- Working closely with clinical and fundraising colleagues on our growth and development plans, providing advice and constructive challenge to new proposals
- Giving oversight to IT and data management across the organisation, working with our in-house team and external providers to ensure our IT infrastructure is robust and we are embracing new technologies
- Managing a small team across Finance and IT, fostering a culture of learning, professional development, innovation, and customer focus.
- Overseeing the review of our existing offices outside Bath
- Undertaking Company Secretarial work and providing assurance to Trustees that governance, controls, risks and compliance are being managed across the charity
- Playing an active role in the wider leadership of the charity as a member of the Senior Management Team
We are looking for an experienced financial leader with a strong understanding of how to develop and deliver a successful financial strategy. You will need to be a qualified accountant and have operated at Director level previously or had significant exposure to Board-level reporting. Ideally, you will have previous experience gained within the charity sector, although this is not essential. Alongside your finance role, you will be leading our IT services; we are not looking for technical expertise in this area, but you should be able to act as an intelligent client and ensure that we have robust and effective business systems in place. As a smaller national charity with ambitious growth plans, your role as business partner, enabler and critical friend will be vital to our success and you can expect your professional knowledge and experience to have a refreshing level of impact.
This is a great opportunity to be part of an exciting new chapter at the Royal Osteoporosis Society, under a new leadership team, as we emerge from a period of restructuring and seek to scale up our services nationally. If you are looking for a role where you can have a transformative impact on people’s lives and make a significant contribution to societal wellbeing, we hope you will apply.
Our offices are based outside Bath, but we have a flexible approach to working location and this post can be based remotely although we would expect a weekly visit to the office in normal circumstances.
Job Title: Assistant Operations Director (FTC 9 Months)
Salary: £40k per annum
Location: Bath
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours
Role : Responsible for a team of 5 direct reports. Responsible for overseeing a wide range of specialist services for people experiencing homelessness and social exclusion across the South West. Ensuring that everyone we support experiences a consistently great quality service, delivered in line with our vision, mission and values and that our clients are at the centre of everything we do.
Are you passionate about working for an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of marginalised people? Julian House is a charity supporting people who are homeless and socially excluded, and the aim is to build sustainable independent lives. We operate more than 40 different projects, accommodation sites and social enterprises across the south west.
We have a great opportunity to work with our Operations Director to ensure Julian House clients receive a consistently great quality service from our skilled, experienced, and motivated staff teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with the Operations Director to deliver organisational strategy for operational services.
- Contribute to the strategic direction, development and continuous improvement of the organisation.
- Lead on retaining existing services through the achievement of outcomes and contractual negotiations.
- Support the Operations Director in exploring new opportunities and models of support.
- Make recommendations to the Operations Director where changes to structure and resources are required to deliver organisational aims
Quality, Safeguarding and Safety
- Work with managers to deliver compliant and safe services in relation to people, buildings and performance.
- Effective management of any safeguarding incidents and appropriate escalation of any emerging risks.
- Lead on improvement action plans following audits and inspections and ensure improvement plans are prepared, monitored, complied with and improvements embedded.
- Ensure compliance with key policy and procedure in areas such as safeguarding, health and safety, equalities and diversity, data protection, code of conduct and all other statutory requirements.
- Ensure clients are living in accommodation that we would consider suitable for our own family members.
- Create opportunities to maximise staff and client involvement and co-production in all aspects of operational service delivery.
Financial and Performance management
- Manage a large budget, maximising income through arrears and voids management, and ensuring services remain within set budgets.
- Ensure compliance with KPIs across all services.
- Ensure all managers are managing, coaching and developing all staff to ensure the highest level of performance.
- Lead and motivate direct reports to ensure they are championing and maintaining a consistent and positive team culture across entire operations.
Stakeholder Management
- Develop and maintain excellent internal management relationships with all other Julian House departments & functions, ensuring sharing of best practice and supporting initiatives to improve organisational performance.
- Support new business opportunities across operations and ensure effective and timely implementation of new services and contracts.
Qualifications
- Evidence of qualification to degree level or equivalent
- Training and/or experience in fields such as social care, housing, homelessness, domestic abuse and criminal justice
Experience
- Experience of having successfully undertaken a similar senior role and a background of work within the sector
- Experience of multi-site and remote management of services and people
- Track record of delivering client-focussed services that meet a multiplicity of needs
- Ability to work with IT based records, produce reports, analyse budgets and monitor KPIs
- Experience of effective recruitment, performance management, supervision and team leadership
- Experience of leading, engaging and motivating colleagues through change
- Experience of implementing new services and project management on a large scale
- Experience of working collaboratively with stakeholders, staff and clients
Skills and knowledge
- Knowledge of safeguarding, homelessness regulation, rough sleeping, offending and domestic abuse issues
- Knowledge and experience of housing management in a supported housing environment
- Knowledge of delivering services which are strengths based, trauma informed and create psychologically informed environments
- Knowledge of contract and commissioning environment in which our services operate
- An eye for detail
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with clients and staff to gain insight on how to develop services
- Ability to build productive networks and partnerships
- Expertise and practical experience of managing services safely
A clear understanding of the social and political environment within which the organisation operates
If this sounds like the kind of role you have been looking for, we would love to hear from you!
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St Werburghs Community Association is in the final year of its current four year Business Plan. We are now working on organisational development, which includes Digital Project (commissioning of a new booking and service monitoring software), Strategy and Board Development, Marketing and Digital Inclusion Plan, Finance and HR training, as well as Team Building activities.
With current challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, such as loss of trading income and continuous demands on services we are looking for an experienced Strategy, Evaluation and Fundraising Associate to work with the Centre Team and Board of Trustees to complete an evaluation of existing work and plan for the imminent future assuring the Centre’s sustainability. The work will also include writing and submitting funding bids to ensure continuation of SWCA’s core services and further development of the organisation going into the next Business Plan period 2021-2025.
Applicants should be available for a period of 30 days between February and July 2021 to support the organisation. The timeframe greatly depends on the grants proposals and deadlines. All preparation, strategy sessions with the Board and evaluation of services will need to happen before the end of March 2021, with fundraising focus from April to July 2021.
About St Werburghs Community Association
Established in 1971, St Werburghs Community Association aims to manage the Community Centre building, develop its services and ensure it meets the demands, and needs, of local people. In 1999 the Association took over the management of the Centre from the local authority and completed Asset Transfer and an over £1m Capital Project in 2010, which resulted in construction of a four-room eco-friendly annexe, doubling up on the lettable spaces and making the main Victorian building more energy efficient and fully accessible. The Centre is one of Bristol’s busiest, most loved and inclusive community buildings.
In the last 10 years the Centre has grown from strength to strength, developing the facilities, which now include six large multipurpose rooms available to hire on hourly basis, a catering kitchen, seven office spaces, an outdoor seating, growing and play area, an Open Access Computer lab, a café and a central Reception from which SWCA delivers a range of Signposting and Advice services. Services we offer to meet community needs includes weekly cooking and gardening courses, one to one computer support, employability support/advice, Tai Chi, stay and play and much more. Most recently due to Covid-19 we have a telephone befriending service, food bank and a community outreach programme. There are volunteering opportunities to build skills and promote inclusion, we support local people in taking actions on issues which matter to them and link people to the support they need enabling them to achieve their goals. The Centre is available for private, social and business hire.
As a membership organisation, we have 200 active member groups who use the Centre for faith and cultural activities, training and education, exercise, dance and hobbies, as well as personal development and voluntary and charitable sector members, who work with local people.
Role and responsibilities
The Strategy, Fundraising and Evaluation Associate will support SWCA in building a sustainable financial, business, engagement and development plan. Experience in organisational development, finance, fundraising, business evaluation and strategy are key to this role. Plus excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills; good knowledge of the community business and voluntary sectors and a sound understanding of the different protected groups, of social and community inclusion.
Specific responsibilities include:
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taking part in a half a day induction to familiarise yourself with the organisation
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facilitation and drawing on learning (Business Plan) from two to four sessions with the Board of
Trustees, and Management Team to include:
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exploring our development trust status,
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forming meaningful alliances with other organisations,
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improving engagement with local residents,
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communications with groups,
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partnership working with other organisations and
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evaluation summary of community response/action.
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analysis of income streams and scenarios in liaison with Finance Manager(trading vs grants).
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looking at possible different membership structures: individual members, community member groups
and associate members, also young members.
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evaluation of current service provision work in liaison with the Centre operational teams.
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creating a 3-page document / web content describing SWCA, its vision, aims and objectives based on the evaluation of services in liaison with the Digital Communications and Marketing Officer.
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fundraising in liaison with the Centre Director and Finance Manager to include writing and submitting bids, working to deadlines and in line with our fundraising strategy.
Person specification
Essential
Business and strategic planning.
Ability to engage, communicate with and work with trustees, staff and partners at all levels.
Ability to evaluate and assess an organisation’s activities and performance and recommend detailed next steps.
Fundraising and bid writing to trusts and ufoundations.
The ability to read financial accounts and financial uprojections/ budgets.
Proficiency with IT and computer-based information systems.
Ability to work independently.
Excellent analytical, written and verbal ucommunication skills.
Commitment to equal opportunities and ability to exercise this in practice.
Sound understanding of the community business and voluntary based sectors.
Desirable
Understanding of membership organisations.
Knowledge of governance models, legal frameworks, and best practice in accountability and reporting.
Deadline
Noon 22nd January 2021
Application process
For further information or informal conversation please contact the Centre Director, Goska Ong.
Applicants will be contacted by 26th January and contracts for successful applicants will be agreed by 29th January 2021. Successful applicant will attend a paid induction/meeting with staff and trustees week commencing 1st February 2021 TBA.
This post is supported by Power to Change Business Development Support Grant.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
IT Operations Manager
Find your place with us and help change lives.
Hft is a national charity and a leading force in supporting people with learning disabilities and their families. A truly nationwide organisation, we support over 2,500 people through innovative, person-centred services with a strong focus on promoting independence.
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our IT Department in Bristol.
The ICT Operations Manager will Lead and manage the ICT Operations function, including the Service Desk, taking responsibility for the day to day operation and support to staff of Hft’ ICT services. They will be responsible for the effective provisioning, installation, upgrade, configuration, operation, administration and maintenance of Hft Infrastructure Network & Databases. Ensuring a high level of performance, security and reliability in a Microsoft Windows, Hyper-V virtualised environment.
The ICT Operations Manager will ensure the provision of expert technical advice to maximise the efficient and effective use of ICT Services across Hft. Under the direction of the Director of IT they will ensure the ICT operations team members have the required knowledge and skills to effectively support and develop Hft ICT systems
Salary: £42,306
Hours: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Working from home will be part of the role along with possible travel to Hft sites
What we Offer
Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance.
You will have experience managing a team of skilled IT staff providing key infrastructure and systems support to a large organisation.
You will have:
• Up to date knowledge of technology, hardware and software developments. Including Cisco switches, routers, VLAN, SAN, firewall
• Database administration, design and development (SQL Server 2005/2008/2012 including Reporting Services)
• Experience of designing and implementing network architectures (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, IPv4 / IPv6, VPN)
• Windows Server 2008R2/2012 /2016 environments
• Microsoft Exchange 2010/2013
• Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft Data Protection Manager
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
• Data security – backups, protection, defence against Malware/Ransomware
• Ability to acquire knowledge of new computer systems very rapidly
• Committed to learn and take personal responsibility for your own learning and development
The following are desirable but not essential:
• Client and server scripting experience (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Vbs, Powershell etc)
Closing date: Monday 1st February 2021
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.
You may have experience or an interest in the following: IT Manager, Escalations Manager, Senior IT Support Engineer, ITIL, Incident Manager, Helpdesk Manager, IT Operations Manager, Third Sector, Charity, Not for Profit, NFP etc.
Job Title: Marketing Co-ordinator (3 months)
Salary: £24,000- £28,000 a year (pro rata)
Hours: Part-time, 18.75 hours a week (3 – 4 days a week). Core working day is between 10:00 and 16:00.
Location: Bristol
We are working in partnership with a small-sized disability focused charity. The charity is expanding, with more projects developing, and they now seek an experienced Marketing Co-ordinator to manage marketing strategies for a portfolio of projects. The postholder will be responsible for the start-up and marketing of new projects, co-ordinating communications and the delivery of existing project(s). The successful individual will support the charity Director in the marketing and development of their online equipment shop, compiling a contact database, drafting emails, making personal follow ups and establishing new partnerships. The creation of website pages and social media posts, as well as the collecting and analysing of data, to produce reports for Trustees, funders and stakeholders, is also expected.
The successful individual will be able to demonstrate:
- At least 2 years of marketing experience, preferably in a charity or not for profit setting.
- Practical marketing experience supporting small scale projects, including excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Liaising with partners, to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Data collection, demonstrating analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, and report writing.
- Ability to contribute to marketing and development strategies, as well as funding applications.
- Knowledge and understanding of the voluntary sector.
For this exciting role we are seeking a proactive, self-motivated individual, who has excellent communication and organisational skills and experience of marketing. You will be able to take on responsibility and work without close supervision. Effective time management when working on complex projects or on multiple projects, is essential.
If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV with a supporting statement, to Katherine Anderson-Scott, Recruitment Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment.
Quote our reference JO2802.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.
Due to the nature of the role, we are reviewing applications as they come in, please apply as soon as possible.
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You will also work closely with the Social Media Officer to ensure website and social media posts are up to date and shared.
Main responsibilities:
Market and promote projects, reaching out to potential partners to find and deliver mutually beneficial outcomes.
Ensure that marketing reports are produced on time and to a high standard.
Develop ways to improve how the charity market their services.
Contribute to the marketing and strategic development of projects and to the completion of funding applications.
Main Tasks:
Support and drive project success by implementing the business plan and following through with activities detailed in the marketing strategy for the online shop.
Develop a framework for evaluating the marketing impact of various projects.
Be responsible for the creation of website pages and social media post for projects and for ensuring that information remains up to date.
Be responsible for the collection of data for marketing reports to Trustees, funders and stakeholders, for the analysis of this data and for the writing of reports.
Contribute to the development of our strategic plans that implement the charity's Business Plan.
Help develop and market the events programme.
If you are immediately available and have the above skills and experience, please apply online today!
Deputy Head of England
Fixed Term Contract Up to 12mths
Location either: London, Brighton, Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Belfast, Cardiff, Manchester
London: £41,770 to £43,770 per annum
Regional: £38,690 to £39,690 per annum
We are looking for a Deputy Head of the England team to be at the heart of helping to shape the people-powered focus of Friends of the Earth’s grassroots campaigns. This is a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.
In this role you’ll help ensure that our campaigns achieve real impact, diversifying at a grassroots level and building our movement-powered organisation.
To be successful you will need demonstrable experience in delivering campaigns, particularly at a grass-roots level; using your knowledge of social and political change to utilise cutting-edge campaign strategies and tools. It is also essential that you are a strong people manager who is comfortable leading a geographically dispersed team.
Closing date:Monday 25th January 2021 (23:59)
In return we offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.
We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement.
Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all
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Flexible, full time, home or office based, nationwide travel
A role for a qualified engineer with experience of:
- Inspecting ex-railway structures (viaducts, bridges, tunnels, retaining walls and culverts) mostly of masonry and metal construction.
- Producing maintenance and repair schedules.
- Letting small engineering contracts for maintenance and repair works.
- Managing contract delivery and associated consents.
- Working with local highway authorities to address bridge strength assessment issues.
Railway Paths owns 772 structures on 161 parcels of land, approximately 950 hectares in area, and 350 kilometres in length. We also manage a further 500+ structures for our sister charity Sustrans. We work with local authorities and have an excellent relationship with the Historic Railway Estate team at Highways England.
As well as managing our structures for risk and cost, we exist to bring them back into public use. 280 kilometres of our land is in use as a path. We own 24 listed structures and one ancient monument, 21 are accessible to the public.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Learning and Organisational Development
Ref: JAN20217223
Location: Flexible
Salary: £39,970 - £44,290 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, Annual Leave
As the leading conservation charity in the UK, the RSPB has an ambitious programme of work transforming its approach to saving nature.
Recognising that people are at the heart of delivering this we have an exciting opportunity for a talented and driven individual to join our HR and L&D Team.
Reporting to the Head of HR and Development you will be a strong leader with extensive experience in delivering results through people.
What the job is about
The Head of Learning and Organisational Development is a new role leading and managing the L&D function to interpret business priorities and implement effective learning and development interventions that support the organisation's strategic goals.
Working closely with the Head of HR Operations and Head of Business Partnering you will create an aligned leadership team that leads the overall HR & Development team to deliver our work plans, engage with key stakeholders leading organisational change programmes to build a specific and comprehensive learning and development strategy that is an enabler for behavioural change.
Key deliverables will include
- Setting the learning and development strategy and embrace and develop the skills of the team to bring this to life
- A future focused learning offer that meets a blend of learning preferences across the generations and makes use of developing technology
- Developing the learning culture of the organisation through the engagement of your leadership colleagues
- Liaising closely with the People business partners for visibility of change to effectively plan and budget for learning and development support
- Creating effective ROI processes that promote the value of development
- Taking advantage of all organisational intelligence to inform the future development offer whilst promoting a focus on career and self-development throughout the organisation
- Regularly communicating how the Learning & Development priorities contribute to and support the corporate strategy
- Creating a cohesive plan of internal talent development whilst complimenting this with a plan of a variety of entry level trainees
- Prioritising the elements of the learning and development strategy for delivery across all levels of the organisation
- Building a network of key internal stakeholders with whom you create specific and comprehensive engagement plans
- Working closely with those leading organisational change programmes to support behavioural change
- Role modeling and advocating high levels of enterprise leadership
Essential skills and experience
- Degree level qualification in a relevant subject or able to show equivalent ability through work experience
- Knowledge of the RSPB and its mission
- Experience of leading and developing an L&D team leading to high performance and a positive culture
- Significant experience in creating relevant L&D interventions and working with psychometric testing
- Experience of developing entry level talent such as graduates and apprentices
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to present, influence and build partnerships both in and outside of the organisation
- Collaboration skills to build relationships, navigate politics and manage conflicts
- Project management skills and an understanding of project management frameworks to plan and manage risks, costs, and time in project delivery
- Experience of leading change
- Ability to provide professional expertise and advice
Closing date: 23:59, 1 February 2021
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website.
No agencies please.
HorseWorld Trust is a charity dedicated to saving the lives of abandoned, neglected and mistreated horses, ponies and donkeys, and giving them a second chance to have a happy life.
We also run our ground-breaking Discovery programme which unites some of our abandoned and mistreated horses with disadvantaged young people. Founded in 2007, Discovery is now a well-established alternative learning provider, providing vital support to over 200 students each year and is seen as one of the leading equine-assisted learning programmes.
Founded in 1952, HorseWorld Trust (formerly The Friends of Bristol Horses Society) is located between Bristol and Bath. Our dedicated team of staff care for around 100 horses, ponies and donkeys on site at our farm and provide after-care and support for around 200 more that have been re-homed throughout the South-West.
We have a great opportunity to join the charity as our Human Resources Manager, providing maternity cover for the next 12 months. You will need previous HR and administration experience, excellent interpersonal skills and a good eye for detail.
For more details and to apply for this role please download the Role Profile/Person Specification and Application Form.
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We’re looking for a motivated, imaginative and organised human to be the heart and soul of this small team and large community. You would be responsible for innovating and implementing new Covid-safe cycling adventures whilst meeting ambitious fundraising targets to support Choose Love.
Thighs of Steel
Our purpose is to raise money and awareness for refugee-supporting organisations. We do this by running empowering and community building cycle adventure events. To date, we have raised over £450,000 for Choose Love, Europe’s largest donor of grassroots refugee aid, providing emergency support and long term solutions where they are most needed.
Our rides are deliberately uncompetitive, accidentally but proudly feminist, and offer genuine adventure. Our organisation is small, purpose-led and independent. The team consists of two Directors, who will coach you into the role and work together with you on strategy, finances and impact goals. There is also a dedicated team of volunteers within our community who run aspects of the organisation including Comms and the London Cycle Club. With this small team around you, you will be the driving force of the organisation, spending more time working on it than anyone else. Our community of cyclists are so engaged we see them as a wider part of the organisation . With many of our community craving adventure after lockdown, but social distancing necessities reaching into 2021, it is a creative time to join the organisation as new events and adapting existing ones will be the first priority.
Essential responsibilities:
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Inventing: Creating new fundraising cycle adventures, that empower, challenge and are enjoyable for participants. They must also be financially sustainable and add to our purpose, fundraising for Choose Love
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Fundraising: Meeting an ambitious fundraising goal of £150,000 per year for Choose Love.
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Organising: Making the cycle adventures happen on time and to a budget. Recruit and organise training for the core team for the rides. Build a team of volunteers from the community to support you with route planning, booking accommodation, etc
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Community Building: You will be the point of contact for all communication with participants. You’ll be a highly organised and easygoing person that always has time for people on and offline. Community building will include ensuring the Cycle ‘Clubs’ are thriving and led by the community itself as much as possible.
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Partnerships: Collaborating and communicating with our key partner, Choose Love, including regular check-ins about our fundraising progress, comms collaboration and event opportunities. Additionally, building and exploring new partnerships to help us meet our goals.
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Comms: Creating the strategy and delivering content to engage and grow our audience through online and occasionally offline mediums. This includes social media platforms, website building, content creation and designing. Comms strategy will involve working towards building the breadth of our community, in collaboration with Choose Love.
About you
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Experience in an organisational role in the third sector (social enterprise, charity etc)
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Passionate about refugee rights and freedom of movement
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Have an interest in cycling and adventures
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Organised with good attention to detail and comfortable organising online with tools such as Mailchimp, Slack and Google Drive incl Sheets, Docs.
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A good communicator, sociable and able to contribute and encourage a close knit community.
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Good at multitasking a varied workload
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Comfortable being your own boss, taking initiative and responsibility, whilst co-creating a team who collaborate and respect each other.
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Flexible with workload, there may be times in the year where things are busy and other times where it’s a lot quieter, so weekly hours will vary, whilst monthly pay remains at an average of your annual workload.
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You are passionate about helping to create an inclusive, anti-oppressive organisation that treats people with respect and dignity. Considering accessibility in the ways you work, such as in communication and events design
Practical information
Contract: 12 months (possibility of extension depending on funding) with a 6 month probationary period
Salary: £21,000 pro rata, 0.6FTE, therefore pay is £12,600. 28 days of holiday pay are offered, including bank holidays, pro rata. Salary is the London Living Wage.
Hours: 3 days a week on average, if working 7.5 hours a day.
Location: Whilst Covid-19 restrictions make supported group rides impossible, the role can be remote. However once rides are possible you would need to be able to work regularly in Bristol or London, where the majority of our community are. If this wouldn't be possible but you still feel you are right for the role, please do apply and let us know your location and how you think it would work.
Our approach to hiring:
We encourage applications from a wide variety of backgrounds who can drive and inspire change for refugees and displaced people. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic candidates, and candidates with disabilities.
We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We are happy to talk about flexible working and we promote a workplace where you can be your authentic self and achieve success based only on your merit.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Tree Aid is an international organisation specialising in forestry and natural resource management in the drylands of Africa.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic and results-driven finance professional with experience in charity project finance.
This is a fantastic opportunity to support transformational change for some of the world’s poorest people. Tree Aid works in partnership with communities in the drylands of Africa, using forestry and natural resource management to relieve poverty and protect the environment. We are unique in what we do, have great potential and are growing fast. Working within the Finance and Resources team, the Finance Manager’s objectives will be to:
- Provide the wider team with reliable and timely financial information and analysis of project finances with recommendations for actions.
- Develop project budgets and monitor performance against them.
- Provide oversight of and support to Tree Aid’s overseas entities in financial reporting, systems, audits, procedures and resources.
- Ensure that Tree Aid’s subsidiaries meet all legal and statutory requirements and follow organisational policies.
- Ensure the integrity of Tree Aid subsidiaries’ financial records and internal controls.
To be successful as Finance Manager (Project Finance) you will have:
- A recognised accounting qualification and 5 years’ experience working in international development.
- Experience of working with budgets and reports for institutional and other donors.
- A passion for and experience of international development.
- A willingness to travel and ability to work to tight deadlines.
- Ability to work in French.
Our approach to recruitment
We recruit with openness and transparency. We employ people on the basis of their ability to carry out the role being recruited for. We ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment than any other on the grounds of disability, gender, race, religion or belief, age, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, caring responsibilities or hours of work.
How to apply
To apply for this Finance Manager opportunity, please consider the detailed Job Description and send your CV, covering letter explaining your interest and suitability, and an equal opportunities form by 9am on Tuesday 31st January 2021.
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