Director jobs in SW2 2BE
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager who is passionate about Jesus’ mission and how we can bring change for families who are struggling around the world. At International Needs, you have the opportunity to use your finance skills to support the amazing ministries of our partners, and to hear firsthand about the impact of our work.
We need a dedicated individual to join the UK team, providing all aspects of charity finance and enabling our global partners to continue and grow their impactful work. We have been growing as an organisation over the last 10 years and want to continue to expand our ministries as needs have also been increasing.
Working together closely in our team, every day you would see the life-changing and transformational impact our work is having on families around the world. Could you join our team?
The Finance Manager is responsible to the Executive Director and responsible for:
- Ensure Financial Sustainability—Develop and implement financial strategies that support the organization's long-term sustainability, aligning budgets with the charity's mission and strategic goals.
- Strengthen Financial Governance and Compliance - Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with relevant financial regulations, charity law, and donor requirements, including timely preparation of statutory accounts and audit processes.
- Enhance Financial Planning and Budgeting - Lead the annual budgeting process and long-term financial planning, providing accurate forecasting, financial modelling, and scenario planning to support leadership decisions.
- Optimise Resource Allocation - Provide insight and analysis to guide the efficient use of funds, ensuring that resources are directed to the most impactful programs and services.
- Develop Transparent Financial Reporting—To build trust and demonstrate accountability, deliver timely and transparent financial reports to stakeholders, including the ED, trustees, donors, and regulators.
- Support Fundraising and Donor Stewardship - Partner with fundraising teams to manage restricted funds, track grant expenditures, and support financial reporting to funders, ensuring alignment with donor expectations.
- Promote Financial Literacy and Capacity building - Build financial awareness and capacity across the organization by training non-financial staff and ensuring budget holders understand and manage their financial responsibilities effectively.
- Risk Management and Contingency Planning - Identify financial risks and develop mitigation strategies, including establishing reserves and contingency plans for economic uncertainties or funding shortfalls.
The role requires the job holder to profess and practice the Christian faith and to commit to the Employer’s Statement of Faith.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Reporting to: Director of Fundraising and Development
Location of work: Remote with ad hoc time in the office for team days, events, campaigns and organisation away days.
Contract type: Ideally full-time, 35 hours per week, 28 hours / flexible hours will also be considered. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work.
Contract Length: Permanent
Salary: £31,500
BACKGROUND
Our work has never been more needed. The latest research suggesting that the number of children and young people at risk of hunger has rocketed to 2.6 million* means that one in five children don't have enough to eat.When a child is too hungry to learn, when they’re aching for something to eat, they can’t concentrate. They can’t absorb information. Big feelings and worries can be impossible to control. They fall behind in their studies.
Magic Breakfast provide a nutritious and filling breakfast to over 300,000 children and young people every school day. We work with schools in areas of high disadvantage, helping staff target the children most in need without barrier or stigma. Magic Breakfast are ambitious to grow our impact to remove hunger as a barrier to learning for all children and young people in the UK.
This is an exciting time to join Magic Breakfast if you wish to make a difference to the lives of children as we work to influence both policy implementation, with the national rollout of primary-aged universal school breakfast, and legislative change, through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. There has also been commitment from the Scottish Government for a national breakfast scheme and we are seeking to expand our advocacy work into Wales. Magic Breakfast’s influence will be instrumental to ensuring school breakfasts are implemented in a way that is hunger-focused and barrier free.
In addition, thousands of secondary school children are at risk of losing their free school breakfasts from September next year. For many of these students, this is their only opportunity to have a nutritious meal before facing a demanding school day, including taking exams. And for the very youngest, we know that the disadvantage gap begins before they even reach reception. With the Government commitment to another 100,000 places in school-based nurseries, early years is also a critical part of our advocacy work.
Being part of the work of Magic Breakfast is your chance, together with parents, teachers and people across the UK, to demonstrate the power of school breakfasts and to shape the way forward to end morning hunger for good.
*Food Foundation Insecurity Tracker Jan 2025
JOB PURPOSE
The Fundraising and Development department is responsible for ensuring Magic Breakfast’s on-going sustainability through the generation of income and other critical non-financial support. The Department Coordinator will work closely with the Director of Fundraising and Development and other members of the Fundraising Leadership to facilitate closer alignment across the department, help unlock and enable income growth, whilst also providing administrative and coordination support to the team more broadly. The successful candidate will also play a critical role in developing and delivering the department-wide calendar of stewardship events, working with colleagues from across the major gifts team to identify opportunities to connect our supporters even further with the impact of our work
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Department Coordination
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Work closely with the Director of Fundraising to coordinate effective planning and management of the Fundraising & Development (F&D) strategy by coordinating quarterly review and monthly Core Management Group (CMG) meetings and managing all aspects of the monthly F&D team meetings ensuring they have maximum impact for all individuals and the organisation. This includes managing actions, minutes and agendas
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Support with the planning, coordination and diary management for any department away days, planning or reflection sessions
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Lead efforts to enhance synergies within and across the F&D and other departments, identifying and enabling opportunities to add value, enhance efficiencies and reduce siloed working, for example through reviewing current systems and facilitating opportunities for collaboration and support
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Provide project management support for significant team level projects, including developing project timelines and plans using Asana (e.g., for the Magic Morning webinars process and the department’s involvement in giving campaigns or annual reports)
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Work across the department to identify any gaps or updates required for process/ ‘how-to’ documents
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Act as the department representative for Asana, systems and process champion, providing training to colleagues where necessary
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Act as the department lead for other key internal groups such as the all staff away day.
Supporter Care
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Support the Fundraising Officer where necessary to act as the key welcome point to people reaching out to support Magic Breakfast, responding to enquiries received on the phone, escalating and triaging queries where necessary.
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With support from across the Department, develop and deliver a calendar of department wide engagement events, including group school visits, stakeholder events, thought leadership dinners, and our online ‘Magic Mornings’ - a speaker series where we invite funders to hear more about our work.
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Lead on the planning, review and learning capture/ sharing for all events, and more broadly the stewardship calendar across the department.
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Work across the department to review cross-departmental stewardship and identify opportunities for improvement, collaboration and alignment to key objectives, either through events or other activities.
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Ensure that all confidential donor data is stored and handled in accordance with data protection regulations and all records retained on Salesforce where required.
Fundraising Administration
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Provide general administration support to the Fundraising & Development department, working in collaboration with the admin network across the organisation. Potential tasks may include but are not limited to meeting logistics, booking venues for away days and accommodation/travel bookings
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Develop and maintain accurate and efficient administration systems and tools to support the department, for example our intranet section
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Manage the Department’s resources and order supplies
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Assist the Gifts Officer with gift processing when required, including the processing of cheques, sending acknowledgements, and adding gifts to our CRM, Salesforce
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Administrative support to the Director of Fundraising and Development as required, including pulling reports and occasional diary management
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Ad-hoc support to other team members.
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Support the department with scoping and research for new fundraising products or initiatives
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Make purchases on behalf of the Fundraising and Development department in adherence with internal budget approval processes and delegation of authority
General:
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Support the Fundraising & Development team by attending events and working on collaborative initiatives
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Attend meetings and cross-team working groups to represent the Fundraising and Development Department and its interests
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As requested, provide regular updates to key stakeholders
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Ensure compliance with data protection regulations
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Occasional work outside of regular office hours and at weekends
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Exemplifying through behaviour our values-led culture that encourages curiosity, engagement, positivity and continuous improvement underpinned by a commitment to social impact, ensuring that children and young people are at the heart of everything we do.
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Working collaboratively across the organisation to build good working relationships.
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Actively contributing to team meetings and supporting team members where necessary.
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Participating in occasional work-related events at external venues.
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Undertaking any other duties commensurate with the role.
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Adhering to all Magic Breakfast policies and procedures.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Skills and abilities
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Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and work to deadlines.
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Strong interpersonal skills to build effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders, a collaborative team player.
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High level of competency in the use of Microsoft.
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Confidence in using Microsoft Word IT packages.
Knowledge and experience
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Experience planning and organising online and in person events.
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Experience of working for a charity desirable but not essential.
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Experience or knowledge of administration within fundraising desirable but not essential.
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Experience using Salesforce / similar CRM or an aptitude for learning new software quickly.
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Experience using Asana or an aptitude for learning new software quickly.
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High level of competency in the use of Microsoft.
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Experience of working in an administrative role.
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Share Magic Breakfast’s commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion within the workplace.
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Experience of working well collaboratively within a team.
Other :
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Passion for Magic Breakfast’s mission of ensuring that no child is too hungry to learn.
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Enthusiasm for delivery a high standard of supporter care.
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Shared commitment to our values and active contributor to our enabled and empowered culture
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Experience of working for a charity desirable but not essential.
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Experience or knowledge of administration within fundraising desirable but not essential.
WHAT WE OFFER
At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.
Please find attached our job pack.
APPLICATION PROCCESS
Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, recruitment @magicbreakfast. com
Shortlisting - 19th - 20th May
Interview 1 - 26th and 27th May
Interview 2 and informal interview - 2nd and 3rd June
Head of Finance
Permanent role offering a salary of up to £71,000 pa, depending on experience
Location: Hybrid working with minimum 2 days per week in the London office (near Moorgate)
Drinkaware is the UK’s leading alcohol charity with a vision of working together to reduce alcohol harm. We use our expertise to give governments, industry, communities and individuals the knowledge and support to make informed decisions about alcohol and how to reduce the harm it can cause.
We deliver public-facing campaigns and digital services, information and guidance, evidence-led advice to governments and industry as well as independent research, consumer insight and evaluation.
What are we looking for?
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of Finance to join our team. The role will sit within our Central Services Team and will report to the Director of Resources and Business Systems.
In this role, you'll be responsible for producing and delivering monthly management accounts, overseeing financial operations, and ensuring robust internal controls are in place. You'll also manage the year end audit, budgeting and forecasting and support procurement processes, while leading a dedicated finance team.
If you have a strong background in financial management and a passion for driving organisational success, we'd love to hear from you!
How to apply?
For further information on the role, please refer to the attached job description and read about Drinkaware on our website.
Please submit an up-to-date CV and a covering letter (maximum two pages) outlining how you meet the role’s requirements and what you can bring to Drinkaware.
Closing date: Saturday 31 May at 5pm
Drinkaware is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all backgrounds and sections of the community.
Please note that if you have not received a response to your application within two weeks after the closing date, this means you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At over 200 acres, Crystal Palace Park is far larger than most urban parks. Beloved as a ‘back garden’ to many people in the surrounding neighbourhoods, it is also of national and international significance due to its design as the grounds to the Victorian architectural masterpiece, The Crystal Palace, and its rich, unique heritage, including the 170-year-old world-famous dinosaurs. Today, circa one million people visit the park every year; to relax and meet friends and family, take part in sports and physical exercise, enjoy world-class acts during summer festivals, or simply have a moment of peace and enjoyment of nature.
The Head of Commercial & Visitor Experience role offers the opportunity to join a young and growing registered charity at an exciting point in its evolution, and to help lead on establishing Crystal Palace Park as an exemplar in urban park management, community-led regeneration and cultural and heritage programming whilst restoring its position as one of the UK’s leading visitor attractions.
We are looking for an experienced commercial and visitor experience professional to join our friendly team in the new post of Head of Commercial and Visitor Experience, reporting into our trading board, Crystal Palace Park Events Ltd (CPPEL), and line managed by the Director of Park Management.
Responsible for achieving ambitious income targets, you will lead the management, development and growth of key revenue generating activities including concessions, leases, retail, licensing, catering, markets and car parking activity (and excluding events and venue hire). Alongside this you will oversee the smooth running of the park as a visitor attraction, ensuring an excellent visitor experience and an accessible, warm welcome to all.
You will be a creative and entrepreneurial team player with experience working in a visitor attraction, cultural, heritage or park setting and a proven track record in business development and income generation.
How to apply:
Please submit the required documents to jobs @ crystalpalaceparktrust .org with the subject ‘Role: Head of Commercial & Visitor Experience
Applications must be received by 2 June 2025 @ 10am
First round interviews will be held w/c 9 June 2025
Second round interviews to be confirmed.
All applicants must submit an Equal Opportunities Form
Crystal Palace Park Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that our staff should represent the communities, organisations, and individuals that we work with and support. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or nationality.
We thank all applicants for their interest.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join us to support people-led change across the UK.
The Churchill Fellowship is a community of changemakers whose mission is to learn from the world and transform lives across the UK.
We support outstanding individuals pursuing their own vision for change in an issue where they have first-hand experience. They are driven by a personal commitment to tackle today’s key issues, to develop new solutions for their communities and sectors, and to exchange ideas throughout the UK and beyond. They work across all of today’s most pressing challenges, from protecting the environment to preventing domestic abuse, from increasing youth employment to enriching urban spaces and much more.
Collectively, they create change that reaches across the country. Every year we select over 100 new Fellows and fund them to spend up to two months discovering new approaches around the world for practical issues they care passionately about. Fellowships cover every aspect of UK life because our approach is universal, responsive and inclusive. We respond to emerging trends and challenges and our Fellowships are open to all UK adults regardless of qualifications, background or age. Fellows propose their own programmes of research and action and bring their lived or learned experience of their chosen subject.
We believe in the power and potential of individuals and prioritise people and topics that would not be funded elsewhere.
This inclusive approach gives the Fellowship a unique range and authority and has created a powerful model for change, based on real needs, frontline insight and personal dedication. It offers dynamic individuals the recognition, funding and support to pursue what is often their mission of a lifetime.
The Fellowship was created by public subscription in 1965 as the living legacy of Sir Winston Churchill. Since then we have made almost 6000 grants to inspiring individuals who possess the passion and commitment to make a real difference. Many Fellows become knowledge leaders and influencers for the long term and continue to feel the beneficial effects of the Fellowship decades after being awarded.
The Churchill Fellowship is a community of changemakers whose mission is to learn from the world and transform lives across the UK.
The Activate Fund:
For 60 years, the Churchill Fellowship has been supporting remarkable individuals to source solutions from around the world to tackle critical issues affecting communities in the UK. The Activate Fund is an extension of the Fellowship which provides further funding and support to Fellows on their return to the UK to turn their ideas into action and achieve real and lasting change.
Purpose of the role:
This is a new role which sits within the Fellowship team and will be responsible for the re-opening of the Activate Fund in June 2026, following completion of a successful pilot. The Head of Activate will lead on all aspects of the application and award cycle and on the development of additional forms of support to enhance Fellows’ impact on society. The role will be supported by the Activate Manager, work closely with the Salesforce and Engagement teams, and alongside colleagues managing the annual Fellowship selection process.
This is a new role which is being recruited with sufficient lead-in time for the Head of Activate to be inducted into the existing processes to deliver the first year of awards, with scope to introduce new ideas to enhance the Fund’s impact from Year 2.
Key responsibilities:
Delivery of Activate
- Lead on the re-introduction of the Activate Fund; responsible for ensuring that potential applicants and relevant stakeholders understand the purpose, scope and criteria of the Fund and that all systems and processes are in place for applications to open in June 2026.
- Lead on the selection process from pre-applicant support to application, assessment and award, supported by the Activate Manager, working closely with the Salesforce team and the Comms team, and ensuring the process is aligned with TCF’s EDI values and strategic priorities.
- Lead on the iterative improvement of application and award documentation, throughout the lifetime of the Fund, working closely with the Salesforce team to ensure that any process changes are agreed with sufficient planning time to be implemented ahead of the next cycle.
- Oversee and participate in the longlisting and shortlisting of applications to the Fund, alongside other Fellowship staff and external assessors, where required.
- Responsible for establishing and convening (an) award panel(s) for the Activate Fund and working with the Chief Executive and Engagement team to identify panel members, likely to be drawn from the Fellowship’s Board of Trustees, Advisory Council, expert working groups and/or previous Activate grantees.
- Responsible for ensuring appropriate due diligence is conducted on applicants and where relevant, host organisations, to ensure that Activate grants are awarded in line with TCF’s charitable objectives and for a purpose that benefits individuals and communities in the UK.
- Attend and play a key role in the Activate selection interviews, including supporting Panel decision making according to agreed selection criteria, grant-setting and providing feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
- Oversee the award, payment and reporting of Activate grants, including the development of appropriate terms and conditions, and reporting requirements.
- Manage the Activate annual budget, ensuring that grants awarded are in line with the annual budgetary allocation for the Fund and report as required to the SLT.
- In collaboration with the Development team and Salesforce team, set up appropriate reporting mechanisms so that funding partners contributing to the Fund are informed of relevant Activate awards and updated on progress, as required.
Safeguarding and EDI
- Work with the Fellowship’s safeguarding lead and with the Fellowship Director to identify safeguarding risks and develop appropriate processes that are specific to the Activate Fund, for example where Fellows are working with children and adults at risk.
- Contribute to the ongoing improvement of the Fellowship’s approach to Fellows’ wellbeing, particularly when awarding grants to Fellows with lived experience of the issues they are addressing in their project.
- Work closely with the Fellowship’s EDI lead to ensure a proactive and consistent approach to EDI in the delivery of the Fund; in particular, that the Activate Fund’s selection processes are accessible to all Fellows eligible to apply, that EDI is core to the development of pre-application and non-financial support, and that the Fund’s messaging is inclusive and representative of the diversity of Churchill Fellows.
Enhancing Fellows’ capacity to achieve UK impact
- Building on learning from the Activate pilot, work closely with the Activate Manager to develop a support offer for Activate grantees that enhances their capacity to deliver their funded project and create change in their chosen sector or community; this could include 1:1 support such as mentoring and coaching and/or peer learning, convening and networking opportunities with the wider Fellowship community.
- Working closely with the Fellowship Director and Head of Fellowship, explore if there might be opportunities for scaling support which has been tried and tested with Activate grantees, to Fellows at different stages in their Fellowship journey.
- In collaboration with the Engagement team, support Fellows to develop relationships with individuals and organisations in relevant sectors that will amplify the impact of their Activate project and proactively explore opportunities for Knowledge Partners to contribute time, expertise and networking support to Activate grantees.
Evaluation and Learning
- Working closely with the Engagement Director, to develop an approach for evaluating how the Activate Fund enhances Fellows’ capacity to create change in the UK.
- Apply lessons learned from stakeholder feedback to improve the experience of Activate applicants and grantees through changes to the selection process, development of new forms of support and extension of networking opportunities with the wider Fellowship community.
- Working closely with the Fellowship Director to undertake a strategic review of the impact of the Fund from the end of Year 3.
- Keep up to date with new thinking and research around supporting and developing individuals and good practice in grant making, including developing relationships with relevant individuals and organisations.
Fellowship team
- Attend quarterly leadership meetings, where appropriate and, in particular, to contribute to thinking about TCF’s role in supporting Fellows to achieve change in the UK.
- Attend Fellow-led events as appropriate and utilise knowledge of Fellows’ activation of their Fellowship learning to contribute to the design and delivery of Fellowship events, such as Connect & Inspire, as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Degree level or equivalent transferable skills
Skills & Experience
- 10 years’ experience in grant making, with at least 3 years in a senior grant making role with responsibility for designing and delivering an end-to-end grant making process.
- Experience of managing a multi-year grant making or support programme and balancing ongoing delivery with innovation and improvement.
- Experience of working with and supporting individuals to create change whether through grant making, learning and facilitation or movement building.
- Demonstrable knowledge of different grant making practices and a commitment to trying out new approaches to remove barriers to those furthest away from funding.
- Experience of convening and managing relationships with multiple stakeholders to deliver time-sensitive projects or programmes and confident in liaising and negotiating with busy people in senior positions.
- Previous line management experience.
- Experience in safeguarding and or risk management.
- Experience in analysing and interpreting data for the purpose of monitoring, evaluation and improvement.
- Experience using and interacting with Salesforce (or similar CRM) and of working collaboratively with a data management/systems team.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for communicating face-to-face, in writing and by telephone with individuals at all levels.
- Strong IT skills, including proficiency in all aspects of Microsoft Office and comfort with facilitating meetings via video conferencing platforms.
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
- Evidence of managing a team and contributing to the creation of inclusive and collaborative working environments.
- Experience of liaising with, negotiating and managing relationships with external organisations, teams, and individuals.
Personality Characteristics
- A confident and reflective leader, with the ability to inspire and support a new team and to contribute to a positive and collaborative working environment.
- Ability to balance an appetite for innovation and improvement with a pragmatic approach to working within an annual grants cycle.
- Ability to work with good humour, a positive attitude, tact, and diplomacy and to maintain confidentiality.
- Commitment to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Ability to meet deadlines, and to work under pressure when required.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Proactive and able to work well independently as well as part of a team.
- Passionate about achieving excellence through personal development and continual learning.
- Self-motivated and a great team player with a pro-active, confident, and positive approach and the ability to contribute to a culture of collaborative working.
- To have a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of the Churchill Fellowship and an interest in the social impact and the work of the TCF Fellows.
Working for The Churchill Fellowship
Detailed package, benefits and wellbeing package:
- Salary c. £50-£55,000 per annum (5 days per week / 36.5 hours)
- Hybrid working policy (minimum of 1-2 days per week in the office)
- 5 weeks holiday a year, with additional paid leave when the office closes over the Christmas Break
- 1 weeks paid leave for volunteering
- Non-contributory pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave and pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life Assurance
- Bike purchase salary sacrifice scheme (Cycle2Work)
- Personal Development Budget for training
Standard working hours are 36.5 hours a week 9.30am until 5.00pm, Monday to Thursday and from 9.30am until 4.00pm on Friday, including a paid lunch break of one hour.
We have embraced the benefits of working from home and at the same time, we value the contribution of face-to-face contact in building teamwork, collaborating with your colleagues, exchanging ideas and know-how, and for work efficiency. We therefore operate a hybrid working policy, where staff can work from home if they wish, however everyone is required to work in the office a minimum of 1 to 2 days a week with Tuesdays as the core day for regular whole team meetings, and Thursdays as an additional core day for Senior Leaders.
Note: unfortunately, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship for visas and all applicants will need to have, and be able to prove, the right to work in the UK.
How to apply
Please use your CV and cover letter as an opportunity to tell us a bit more about who you are as a person. We want to understand how you as an individual are going to be a great fit for this role.
We will be scheduling first round interviews as candidates apply, we will then complete a round of second interviews with a shortlist of candidates once the advertising has closed, with the view to appointing the role as soon as possible after that.
Equity, diversity and inclusion are core to the values and ethos of the charity’s work across all activities. The Churchill Fellowship is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. Our office accommodation is accessible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Background
People and communities around the world have the solutions to social injustice, authoritarianism, and the climate crisis. But repressive governments, corrupt corporations, and armed groups use violence and oppression to try and silence them.
By building resistance and resilience among those challenging unaccountable power, Open Voices supports a shared vision for a world where communities and ecosystems can thrive.
As a mission-driven nonprofit, we join forces with grassroots activists, community groups, and social movements at risk. Working together, we strengthen their physical safety, digital resilience, and collective wellbeing. As a social impact consultancy, we help high-profile nonprofits and foundations manage risk and care for their teams and partners.
This dual approach allows us to work at every level of civil society, from the grassroots to the global.
We have scaled to meet a 66% surge in demand for our support over the past two years, with our international team now responding to 11 new cases every week. Last year alone, we:
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Answered 575 calls for assistance across 100 countries.
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Delivered over 6,000 hours of mentoring and accompaniment.
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Trained over 1,000 activists in 112 holistic security workshops.
Whoever we partner with, we start with questions, not answers. Listening before speaking, understanding before acting. Together, we defend those who speak out.
We are expanding our diverse, inspired, and purpose-driven team. Will you join us as our new philanthropy coordinator?
Role description
As our philanthropy coordinator, you will play a key role in building new partnerships with philanthropists and high-net-worth individuals, with an immediate focus on the UK, US, and Europe. You will design and implement a comprehensive strategy to build a robust portfolio of individual donors, Family Foundations, Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) and other personal giving vehicles.
A proactive and thoughtful relationship builder, you will maintain long-term relationships and lead bold strategies to engage new audiences, including millennial and next-generation philanthropists. You will steward Open Briefing’s first global development board, working closely with our CEO and director of development to engage members around a dynamic programme of activities designed to make Open Briefing more fundable and findable.
Together with our director of development, you will drive forward a multi-year fundraising strategy to resource our work with activists and organisations on the frontlines of human rights, social justice, and environmental action.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
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Designing and executing our philanthropy fundraising strategy. Lead a strategy to identify, cultivate, and solicit high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) —including through Donor Advised Funds, Family Offices, Family Foundations, and other giving vehicles—with an immediate focus on the US, UK and Europe.
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Prospecting and donor acquisition. Manage HNWI prospecting, generate new leads, develop solicitation plans, brief senior leadership in advance of meetings, and coordinate cultivation and networking opportunities.
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Stewardship and relationship management. Build strong relationships with existing and potential donors through tailored stewardship plans designed to grow income over time. Manage donor tracking and communication systems.
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Nurture and grow our development board - Work alongside our director of development and CEO to identify and engage members and steward the Board through a 12-month action-orientated development campaign.
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Budget Management. Manage a programme budget for cultivation and stewardship events and activities.
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Collaboration and Communication. Work closely with our communications coordinator, director of development and programme teams in the production and dissemination of donor-relevant reports, updates and other content; and contribute to the conception and organisation of donor-facing online and in-person events.
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Team support. As a key member of our development and communications team, undertaken other duties as reasonably requested relevant to team and organisational goals.
Person specification
Essential
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You will have extensive experience managing a HNWI or major gift portfolio.
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You will have a proven track-record of personally securing four, five, or six-figure donations from HNWI and/or major gift donors in the UK, US and/or Europe.
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You will have experience working within a nonprofit focused on human rights, social justice, and/or environmental action.
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You will have excellent verbal communication skills, including English language skills, both spoken and written.
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You will have experience working with senior stakeholders and board members to support fundraising activities.
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You will have an ability to work both strategically and operationally.
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You will have creative thinking and problem-solving aptitude.
Desirable
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You may have experience working within a global nonprofit.
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You may have knowledge of the human rights, social justice, environmental justice, and/or international development funding landscape.
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You may understand grant-making and grant-management processes, especially with respect to private philanthropic funding, including family foundations, DAFs, and Family Offices.
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You may understand tax-efficient donation mechanisms in the UK, US, and across Europe.
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You may understand the trends in dynastic giving as well as emerging and next-generation philanthropists.
If you feel you meet some but not all of the criteria, we would encourage you to get in touch.
Terms and remuneration
This is a remote, home-working role. You will be contracted for 40 hours a week on a full-time, fixed-term contract. Flexible working is available and encouraged.
We are looking for someone who wants to embrace this pivotal role within our close-knit team and develop a long-term working relationship with us. You will be properly onboarded and continually supported by experienced and compassionate managers and colleagues. Your line manager will be our director of development, Vicky Nida.
In return for your time and dedication, we will offer you a remuneration package made up of fair pay, sector-leading benefits, and progressive leave policies, including:
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Salary of £46,900 per annum.
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7% employer pension contribution.
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Family private medical insurance.
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Employee Assistance Programme, including welfare counselling.
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Unlimited professional coaching.
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Enhanced annual leave of 25 days plus local public holidays.
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Additional leave days for annual closedown.
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Enhanced sick pay.
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Flexible working, including flexitime and remote and home working.
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Access to local coworking spaces.
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Support for climate action:
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Personal carbon emissions offsetting.
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Up to two additional leave days for sustainable travel.
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Up to two additional leave days for climate activism.
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Apple MacBook and peripherals.
If you are based outside the United Kingdom, you will be offered comparable compensation through our local employer of record, Remote. For parity, we contribute 4% above the local statutory requirements into the personal pension plans of staff members employed outside the UK. We will contribute 7% into the personal pension plans of staff members employed in counties where there is no local statutory provision.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Open Briefing values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all can be their authentic selves. We therefore encourage applications from all who meet the person specification and particularly from candidates who are from racialised communities and those under-recognised in our development team. This currently includes people of colour and people from countries in the global majority.
Please read our diversity, equity, and inclusion policy for more information. Our ethical and environmental policies are also available. And you may find our Vision, Mission, and Values statements of interest.
Open Briefing is a Disability Confident Employer and a signatory of the Charter for Employers Who Are Positive About Mental Health. We will make reasonable adjustments for disabled and neurodivergent people during the recruitment process and any subsequent employment. Please let us know in your cover letter how we can be the recruiter and employer you need us to be.
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Safeguarding
Open Briefing is dedicated to upholding the highest safeguarding standards, ensuring a culture of respect and protection for both our internal and external stakeholders. Our approach encompasses preventative measures and a strong response mechanism to any safeguarding concerns, guided by a survivor/victim-centred ethos. We enforce a strict no-tolerance policy towards any violations of safeguarding policies, ensuring that all concerns are addressed promptly and appropriately. Our safeguarding policy is available here.
How to apply
Please submit your application using our online form and note the following dates:
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Closing date: 30 May 2025
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Interviews: w/c 9 June 2025
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Desired start date: As soon as possible
Please let us know on the form if any of these dates are problematic and we will try to accommodate. The successful candidate will need to complete a reasonable vetting process before engagement.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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PINF is the first charity in the UK that exists to support high-quality journalism. We exist at the cutting edge of charity law and need an experienced charity professional to make sure we do things properly.
As Head of Operations & Governance, you will be responsible for overseeing the back-office operations of the charity. You will be a key point of contact for the team and support the Executive Director to ensure smooth, efficient and compliant operations.
You will be a senior member of the team, responsible for ensuring that PINF operates within its legal and regulatory framework, including in relation to charity, corporate, tax, employment and data protection regulations. The role involves liaising with the Chair, Board of Trustees, Executive Director, legal advisors and regulators to support best practice in financial management, governance, risk management and compliance.
Duties and responsibilities
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Financial Management
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Ensure consistent delivery and quality of finance operations, including transactions processing, which will involve managing a bookkeeping service.
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Prepare and monitor annual budgets, management accounts and project budgets.
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Lead on the financial aspects of fundraising, contract management, and funder reporting. Including managing restricted and unrestricted funding.
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Oversee the process of preparing statutory accounts, including liaising with accountants and auditors.
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Maintain internal controls and policies to protect assets, prevent fraud, and ensure business continuity.
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Participate in the Finance & Fundraising Committee and support the Treasurer to plan and deliver meetings.
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Prepare financial reports for board meetings and engage in board discussions.
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Governance
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Manage our annual governance cycle, working closely with the Chair, Treasurer and Executive Director to ensure legal compliance and to plan and prepare for Board meetings including taking appropriate minutes.
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Manage the organisational risk framework including identifying emerging risks and working with the Executive Director to mitigate them.
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Companies House and Charity Commission filings.
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Develop and maintain a suite of policy to ensure PINF meets its obligations as a charity and an employer.
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Play an active part in board discussion to support good decision making.
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HR
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Manage HR across the organisation; ensuring all HR processes and policies are fit for purpose, up to date and adhere to law, and are understood and implemented across the organisation.
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Manage recruitment processes for all staff.
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Manage the annual leave tracker.
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Operations and administration
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Ensure the smooth running of the organisation by leading operational planning and monitoring progress.
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Lead on relationships and contracts with external suppliers and contractors.
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Ensure PINF has appropriate insurance cover.
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Occasional support with charitable activities (meetings, events, publications, etc.)
Requirements
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A professional qualification in finance, management, law, or a related field and at least five years’ experience relevant to this role.
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Deep understanding of good governance and best practice in the charity sector.
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Understanding of relevant laws relating to employment, data protection and running a charity.
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Sympathy to the aims and objectives of PINF.
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Full professional proficiency in English.
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Right to work in the UK.
Skills and attributes
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Experience of managing charity finances and budgets (Essential). A related finance or accountancy qualification would be desirable.
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Experience of managing operations in a comparable charity or business, with both strategic and day-to-day operational responsibilities.
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Developing HR processes and policies and taking the lead in implementing these across an organisation.
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Developing processes and procedures and making improvements for efficiency and impact.
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Experience of working closely with trustees, non-executives or senior leadership teams.
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Strong oral and written communications skills, including having the confidence to use your expertise to provide feedback and constructive challenge to senior leaders.
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Excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
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Ability to work remotely and independently and to collaborate with others.
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Enjoy being the key point of contact and support in a small, remote team.
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Ability to stay on top of your workload by using relevant software (including Microsoft Office and finance software such as Xero), keeping accurate and up-to-date records, and prioritising between competing tasks.
Please apply using Charity Job. Once you click apply you will be prompted to upload your CV and answer an application question in up to 5000 characters: What do you see as the main challenges facing PINF as a small but ambitious charity, and how will you use your experience to address them as Head of Operations & Governance?
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Executive Assistant & Head Office Administrator
Part time Job Share, 3 days per week
£28,000 - £30,000pa (pro-rated to £16,800 to £18,000) + benefits
Leatherhead, Surrey
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed.
This role will provide proactive and efficient administrative and operational support to the Senior Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees, whilst observing the strictest confidence. Provide proactive and efficient administrative support at the Head Office. The Senior Leadership Team comprises the Chief Executive, Director of Care Services, Director of Finance and Operations, Director of Fundraising and Engagement and Director of HR & Volunteering. The role is responsible for a wide range of cross-organisational tasks and projects as directed and will be part of a job share arrangement, working 3 days per week. The post holder will live the Rainbow Trust Values and effectively communicate with all stakeholders, over the telephone, online, by email and face to face.
About the role:
This Best Companies Top 100 mid-sized company and Top 20 charity is looking to appoint an Executive Assistant to provide proactive and efficient administrative and operational support to the Senior Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees, whilst observing the strictest confidence. This is a part time job share role, working 3 days per week.
Reporting to the Chief Executive you will be responsible for a wide range of cross-organisational tasks and projects, including leading on general operational issues at Head Office including franking machine, stationery orders, cleaning materials, managing and monitoring switchboard voicemail messages, sign-in sheets, shredding, parking etc. You will act as key point of contact for Trustees and a wide range of external contacts, maintaining a professional, confidential and responsive approach.
Having worked in an administrative support role, you will have exceptional organisational skills and will support the Senior Leadership with their day-to-day activities, including the monitoring the progress of their various projects and organising, as required, internal and external meetings for each SLT member including sector-wide meetings.
What we’re looking for:
A co-operative working style – you’re able to work well with others, communicating clearly and consistently with your job share partner, and you thrive working at a steady pace with a desire and willingness to help others
A confident user of MSOffice and experience of managing multiple diaries and priorities – you’re efficient and organised, produce high quality accurate work, are able to carry out instructions carefully and respond promptly to enquires.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and a team-oriented focus
Patient and consistent – you have better-than-average attention to detail and accuracy, even with repetitive work, and make cautious decisions within clear guidelines
Applications will be particularly welcome from those who have volunteered or worked in a charity, are educated to A level or equivalent and have previously worked in a busy administrative office, in a role that provides support to multiple people.
What we offer:
We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this includes:
· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life
· Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand
· 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 days to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)
· Company car for front line care posts
· Time off in lieu
· Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts
· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes
· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year
· Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%
· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping
· Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth
· A recommend a friend recruitment referral bonus scheme
If you’d like to find out more about working with us, please click here. More information can also be found in our Candidate Pack.
How to apply:
To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter highlighting why your application should be considered above others to us via the link.
Closing date: 25 May 2025
Please disclose in your cover letter if you have used AI for any part of your job application.
Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead with the dates to be confirmed. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds. Registered Charity No: 1070532
Senior Housing & Welfare Advice Worker’s post
The Manna Day Centre is a drop-in Centre for homeless and vulnerably housed single men and women. It is run by a team of project workers, under the Director, who are responsible for its smooth operation. Basic Services offered include food, showers, clothing, housing & welfare advice, medical care, and access to laptops. The Centre opens to service users 7 days a week, 8.30am– 1.30pm. The working week for this post is Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 4.00pm each day.
The Senior Housing & Welfare Advice Worker must have a commitment to homeless people, which includes acceptance and respect. Responsibilities are shared among the team according to needs, skills and aptitudes. The annual salary is negotiable (depending on your experience) ranging from £33,775 to £41,359. Benefits include a pension scheme, travel loans and 25 days annual leave (plus time in lieu of bank holidays worked).
Those applying for this post should have:
Ability to manage a team
Housing & welfare advice experience
Experience of undertaking housing & welfare casework
Ability to prioritise and manage a busy caseload.
Experience of working with homeless & vulnerably housed people.
The closing date for applications for this post is Sunday 8th June 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role involves managing key operational and governance functions, supporting the Executive Director and President, and ensuring the smooth running of various committees and Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The Executive Administrator will also assist with the ABN fellowship scheme.
Key Responsibilities of the Executive Administrator
Executive & Governance Support
- Provide administrative support to the Executive Director and President.
- Manage the President’s inbox, responding to or escalating queries as appropriate.
- Coordinate and schedule meetings, including preparing agendas and drafting and distributing minutes.
- Process and track expense claims for the Council and Executive team.
- Organise bookings for the President, including travel, hotels, and restaurants.
Committee & Fellowship Support
- Provide full administrative support to the Services Committee, including scheduling meetings, preparing documents, and taking minutes.
- Undertake projects for the Services Committee as required, including data analysis
- Assist Governance & Grants Manager with the administration of the ABN Fellowship Programme, including maintaining records and supporting application and review processes.
- Liaise with Special Interest Groups (SIGs) on behalf of ABN
Financial & Operational Support
- Ensure office supplies are maintained, including stationery and consumables
- Assist with financial administration, including processing expenses and payments.
- Liaise with finance teams to ensure smooth financial operations.
- Deputise for Website & Finance Officer in their absence
- Assist with budget tracking and financial reporting as required.
The ABN has a small office team, and all staff members are required to take on duties outside of their main job description from time to time.
Skills & Experience Required
- Previous experience in an administrative or executive support role
- Ability to work in a small team
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Strong organisational skills with attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure
- Experience handling financial processes, such as expenses and budget tracking
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and administrative systems
- Desirable: Experience in a membership organisation or medical association
- Desirable: Experience of the medical, healthcare or research sectors is welcomed
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and impactful role supporting professionals in neurology. The ABN offers a collaborative work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.
If you are a proactive administrator looking to take on a varied role within a prestigious medical association, we encourage you to apply.
Benefits
- 28 days annual leave + 8 public holidays (pro-rata)
- Additional annual leave days after 3 years of service
- Generous pension contributions: you put in 1%, we’ll put in 10%
- Professional development programme including regular 1:1s, appraisals and training opportunities
- Hybrid working and flexible hours
- Time off in lieu for ABN event attendance
Commitment to Equality Diversity and Inclusion
We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In this exciting new role, we are looking for a passionate and ambitious HR Manager to join our team and help us to enhance our team’s performance and wellbeing, our values-led culture, and further enhance our diversity and inclusion.
In this stand-alone role, you will work with the Director of Finance & Operations (DFO) to oversee all aspects of HR practices and processes. You will ensure compliance with employment law, and that all our HR policies, processes, and systems are up to date, simple and well-understood.
You will lead the day-to-day HR function providing support to staff across all areas of HR. This will include managing all our HR systems, providing expert advice and guidance to staff, and overseeing each employee's journey from induction to exit.
You will implement talent retention strategies and ensure Switchback is a fulfilling place to work with a real sense of belonging in the team.
Oversee all recruitment processes focusing on supporting applicants and staff to have the best experience.
You will be passionate about the idea of helping others to be their best and putting in place systems and processes to make that possible. You will be excited about making significant contributions to developing our HR practice and processes.
Above all, you’ll be passionate about Switchback’s purpose and values, and keen to join an organisation that wants to support young men make real, lasting change through front-line work and big ambitions to transform the system.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Who are we?
Founded in 1996 as the Sleep Apnoea Trust Association, a charitable incorporated trust, we're a patient support charity run mainly by volunteer patients
Be a part of our mission in working to improve the lives of sleep apnoea patients, their partners and families
Key duties and reponsibilities:
Management Role
· Based on the policies of the charity as defined by the Trustees Board (created Oct 2022 AGM), manage the affairs of the charity with due respect for its heritage, status and independence.
· Within those defined policies, take decisions that allow the development of its business activities, liaising with other Trustees as necessary, and report to the Trustees on a regular basis.
· When necessary, liaise on allocation of duties to other Trustees on a cooperative basis.
· Represent the charity at occasional public events and meetings with collaborative partners and in negotiations, e.g. NICE, ARTP, Sleep Clinics.
· Act as main point of external contact and manage that contact as appropriate.
· Take purchasing decisions within the defined responsibility of the position.
· Modernise and develop the SATA business on as cost efficient basis as possible — goal is generally self-financing.
· Explore business opportunities as appropriate.
· Identify risk, consult with other officers and recommend action for Board decision.
· Finalise move to paperless operation.
Administrative Duties
· Arrange Trustee Board Meetings.
· Manage Membership Database.
· Administer Membership Renewals.
· Register & acknowledge new memberships.
· Handle resignations, deaths and other membership issues with appropriate respect.
· Acknowledge Donations.
· Administer Gift Aid claim with Treasurer.
For the full job description and further information, please refer to the attachement below.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for a passionate and empathetic individual who has the skills, knowledge and experience in coordinating casework and undertaking reporting of data to stakeholders. The IPO will undertake and be responsible for a range of administrative functions to advance and simply casework flow under the Sub-Regional Immigration Advice Service (SIAS) project. The IPO must have the ability to communicate effectively with referring agencies and stakeholders on a regular basis. The IPO will organise and present data to funders and others on behalf of NKLC. The IPO would have a good general understanding of Legal Aid casework, and the regulatory obligations set by the SRA and IAA.
The IPO will work closely with the Immigration Supervising Solicitor (ISS), Director and general admin team to progress and maintain the SIAS project. The IPO will manage referrals, liaise with the immigration team, and undertake a variety of administrative functions to maintain and resolve associated issues within the immigration department. Where appropriate, the IPO will arrange appointments, attend triage sessions off-site and liaise with referring agencies to ensure that caseworkers can advance casework as efficiently as possible.
Whilst the post is open to all, we are particularly keen to attract candidates who are from backgrounds currently underrepresented by the law and who have experienced some of the issues many of our client’s face.
How to Apply
To apply for the post, please email your CV with a detailed statement of no more than 1000 words to demonstrating how you meet the Person Specification Criteria and Specific Details section. You must cover all sections of the Specification in the same order.
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship and employment will be subject to DBS clearance. This role is not open for Job Share
Closing date for applications:
Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Shortlisted candidates will be initially contacted by email. If you have not received a response within 7 days of submission, please assume your application was un
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title
Alcohol Behavioural Change Specialist
Department
Operations & Programmes
Reporting to
Head of Operations
Managing
None
Main relationships
Head of Operations, Director of Operations & Programmes, Senior Leadership Team, Senior Management Team
Benefits
£55,000
Hybrid minimum two days in the office (Moorgate London)
· 30 days leave (plus Bank Holidays)
· Bupa Health Cover
· Matched company pension scheme
· Life assurance cover offering 4x death in service benefit.
· Company sick pay
· Training and development opportunities
· Learning and Wellbeing Grant
· Employee assistance programme
· Season Ticket Loan
· Perks and discount platform
About us
Drinkaware is a leading charity concerned with reducing harm from alcohol. We do this by providing impartial, evidence-based information and advice and practical resources; raising awareness of alcohol harms; and working in partnership with others to deliver behaviour change through our tools and interventions. The Trust is funded primarily through voluntary, unrestricted donations from alcohol producers, wholesalers, and on- and off-trade retailers, but acts entirely independently.
Our Vision: Working together to reduce alcohol harm across the UK.
Our Mission: Using our expertise to give governments, industry, communities and individuals the knowledge and support to make informed decisions about alcohol and how to reduce the harm it can cause. Delivered though:
· Public-facing campaigns and digital services, information and guidance
· Evidence-led advice to governments and industry
· Independent research, consumer insight and evaluation
Our Values: Solid Reasoning; Clarity with Empathy; Understanding and Connecting; Principled Partnership; Determination and Curiosity
Purpose of the role
The Alcohol Behavioral Change Specialist is responsible for collaboratively designing and implementing, evidence-based programmes applying appropriate behavioural change models aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm, and promoting long-term behavioral change related to alcohol consumption.
As a leading charity focused on alcohol harm reduction, the postholder will be Drinkaware’s internal expert regarding alcohol harm to individuals and will have a good understanding of brief interventions, as well as information, advice and guidance including quality assurance across our work. They will work across the organisation providing expert advice and guidance.
This role requires a deep understanding of psychological theories, behavioral science, and addiction, along with practical experience in behavioral interventions.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Who we are: Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT) is the only UK registered charity to focus exclusively on supporting the conservation and sustainability of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Our programmes respond to major threats to the Islands and the surrounding marine reserve including pollution, invasive species, overfishing and climate change. We take a ‘science to solutions’ approach, ensuring our programmes are based on robust science and result in solutions being implemented. We work in collaboration with an ecosystem of partners, taking a ‘grassroots to Government’ approach to ensure conservation solutions are co-designed, accepted, and effective.
Job Overview: Galapagos Conservation Trust is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented individual to support our Financial Director and organisational teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in finance operations, a trustworthy problem solver with a can-do attitude, and the ability to manage multiple tasks with accuracy and efficiency. The successful individual will have strong interpersonal skills and be able to operate independently while collaborating effectively with colleagues across the organisation, supporting them with accurate financial insights and guidance.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial operations and month end reporting
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Manage the day-to-day transactional processing and reporting activities of the finance function, including but not limited to:
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Income processing within subscriber and Xero
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Payments and receipts
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Monthly close process, ensuring all transactions are recorded accurately and completed within the month end timetable
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Processing of monthly journals
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Accruals and prepayments
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Balance sheet reconciliations
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Monthly financial reporting
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Cashflow
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Support the Ecuadorian financial reporting where needed
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Departmental spend analysis for the Programmes, Operations, Fundraising and Communications teams
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Monthly contractor cost reporting
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Liaise with external accounting support for preparation of the quarterly management account pack
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Support the programmes team with key finance files including but not limited to the PSP and project budgets
Budgeting and forecasting
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Support the Finance Director and SLT with budgets and forecasts at an organisational and departmental level
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In close coordination with the Programmes team, support the financial aspects of partnership agreements/grant making
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Maintain internal tools to help track secured funding vs forecast spend and help ensure data remains up to date
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Monthly cashflow forecasting
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Open, timely, and respectful, communication with team on financial status, challenges and problem-solving
Database and data management
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Help ensure the accuracy and integrity of data in the finance and CRM systems.
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Help ensure GDPR compliance across the organisation
Cash Management
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Process banking payments, ensuring all appropriate documentation and approvals are in place
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Bank account management
Governance and risk management
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Support the design and implementation of effective quality controls to ensure compliance through manuals, policies, checklists, templates, and other tools
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Support with the preparation of Board and Committee papers
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Trustee liaison
Audit, grant applications and gift aid
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Support on all audits and statutory compliance in line with UK regulations and compliance requirements
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Quarterly gift aid returns
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Provide financial support for grant applications
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Support the programmes team on grant audits
Key skills and experience
Must have:
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Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
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High quality analytical skills to be able to understand and analyse the financial data.
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Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with a variety of stakeholders
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Experience working within financial planning, accounting and analysis, providing budgeting and forecasting support for budget holders
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Ability to work under pressure, managing competing deadlines
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Good knowledge of Microsoft applications, in particular Excel
Desirable:
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Experience working with Xero
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Charity sector experience or experience of grant-giving organisations
Key information
Place of work: Galapagos Conservation Trust office, central London (hybrid working with min.
2 days per week in the office). This is a UK-based role, please only apply if you
are legally entitled to work in the UK and can easily travel to our London office
(near Waterloo).
Hours of work: Full time (35 hours per week)
Salary:£35k - £40k, 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and day off for birthday
Reports to: Finance Director
Closing Date:12 noon, 30 May 2025
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment. GCT welcomes applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, or any other protected characteristic.
GCT politely requests no contact from agencies.
The Trust supports, develops & promotes projects that achieve measurable conservation, sustainable living & protection of the environment in Galapagos



