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Men's Minds Matter brings psychological clinical expertise and lived experience to suicide prevention and intervention. In 2021, we launched the MMM model of psychological entrapment and suicidal crises (PESC-M), which now underpins everything we do. This is the first model of its kind, and we believe it has the potential to save many lives.
Our model underpins everything we do from training workshops, research, campaigning, and intervention development across multiple platforms. We are looking for someone as dedicated as we are to oversee our business development and help grow our future financial sustainability.
You will be working alongside our directors to secure funding to these projects whilst co-ordinating our business activities and business development.
Position: Fundraising and business development lead
Responsible to: MMM Directors
Location: Sheffield – hybrid working
Hours – 37.5 hours per week. PT and flexible hours considered.
Salary – 31-39K per annum depending on experience
Leave and benefits.
· Annual leave
· 30 days annual leave not including bank holidays
· Company pension
How to apply.
Click on the apply button below. You will be asked to submit a CV and answer some brief questions.
We will be actively reviewing applications and interviews will be held on a rolling basis. The ad may close early if a successful candidate is found.
What are the key responsibilities?
· You will work with the directors to develop a three-year strategy for Men’s Minds Matter ensuring it is ambitious, relevant and impactful, in line with the overall direction and integrity of Men’s Minds Matter.
· You will manage complex programmes of work for Men’s Minds Matter, including app development, fundraising and partnership working, research and service evaluation, strategic direction. Ensuring high quality work that meets our strategic aims and linking together projects across the work-plan.
· You will work with leading institutions and/or individuals to develop and secure key partnerships and collaborations which achieve Men’s Minds Matter strategic aims as required.
· You will champion the importance, value, and impact of lived experience involvement to Men's Minds Matter membership and wider suicide prevention sector.
· You will line manage new staff as required.
Skills and Experience:
Essential
· Substantial experience of working collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders in the public and voluntary sectors including participation in external forums.
· Experience of fundraising, building partnerships and generating sustainable funding streams.
· Experience of partnership working or initiative with demonstrable ability to engage and galvanise people to participate in it.
· Strong knowledge of the mental health sector and/or suicide prevention.
· Excellent interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication skills, facilitation skills, and a demonstrable ability to network effectively.
· Track record of devising and delivering strategic programmes of work
· Experience of leading by example and motivating and supporting others effectively.
· Ability to produce high quality communications, including practical guidance for non-specialist audiences.
· A demonstrable ability to problem solve in a creative and positive way.
· Commitment to the purposes of the Men's Minds Matter and to suicide prevention.
· Good IT skills, specifically the competent use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams.
· Experience of managing budgets and securing funding.
Desirable
· Experience of working with people with lived experience of suicidal behaviour or mental health issues.
· Experience in developing member or audience engagement strategy.
· Some knowledge of content management systems or website management.
As our Finance Manager you will be at the heart of the charity’s operations and play a vital role in helping us embark on a new 3-year strategy. Working closely with the Director of Operations and CEO your role and expertise will be pivotal in driving excellence and integrity in financial management and strategic financial decisions.
Your responsibilities will span the entire financial lifecycle, from budgeting and forecasting to meticulous reporting and process optimisation, you will also lead on management reporting, cashflow planning and the delivery of WellChild’s audit, Annual Report & Accounts.
You will have a detailed knowledge of accounting principles (ideally from within the charity sector), strong analytical skills; be able to demonstrate both operational and strategic thinking and have a proficiency in accounting alongside a relevant finance qualification; (ACA, ACCA, ACMA).
You will also need to have advanced excel skills, experience of charity accounts, SORP and charity VAT and be able to plan, prioritise and organise your work with impeccable attention to detail.
For full details of the role and contact details for a furhter discussion please see the Job description/ person specification and job advert documents.
We look forward to recieveing your application by the 20th May 24.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: Information governance manager
Term: Three days per week, permanent
Salary: £48,000 + generous benefits
Location: Victoria, London – hybrid (minimum of one day in office per week)
Closing date: 12 noon, Thursday 23 May 2024
Interviews: From the week commencing 3 June 2024
We are investing in Informatics (Information Technology and Information Governance) to ensure our organisation safely embraces the digital opportunities ahead. We are recruiting for an Information Governance Manager to join our busy, supportive and high performing Informatics team. The current focus of this role is to set up and maintain the appropriate legal controls to ensure that our organisation is compliant with all Data Protection law and regulations and to ensure that we continue to meet the recognised best practice accreditations. The role will be working with our Information Asset Owners and senior managers to assess information risks and implement a framework of policies, guidelines and training.
The NHS is in a significant period of reform, due to the legislative change establishing integrated care systems (ICSs) as statutory organisations in 2022. It is also in a uniquely challenging period due to ongoing operational and financial pressures, rising demand, workforce challenges, and the need to recover care backlogs. The reform agenda and operational context both mean trusts need to find new ways to work in their local systems and deliver for patients.
This role is an exciting opportunity for the right person to gain excellent experience of supporting and influencing staff throughout a membership organisation, provide assurance to an Executive Management Team and Board of Directors and develop and run training courses to keep all staff current with regulation and best practice.
The focus of the role may change over time, dependent on the needs of our members.
To apply, please send a CV and cover letter setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification via our website.
NHS Providers is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported and welcomes applications regardless of sex, gender identity, race, age, sexuality, beliefs, or disability. To be successful in this role you will need to be personally committed to being anti-racist and support our broader diversity work across all protected characteristics.
Placement Manager
£35k p.a. FTE part-time (2-3 days a week)
Location: initially remote working but to be hybrid based in W/NW/SW London.
We are looking for a Placement Manager to join our enthusiastic and friendly team. Help Counselling Centre is a small Mental Health charity providing one-to-one counselling, both in person and online. We are also a well-established training placement provider for trainee counsellors and psychotherapists studying with prestigious training providers in London.
About Help
Help Counselling is well-established Mental Health Charity with a heritage of over 50 years. We provide training placements for clinical supervisors, counsellors and psychotherapists who need to gain clinical experience to qualify (or further qualify) and be registered with one of the industry professional bodies such as, BACP or UKCP. For ethical reasons, the work trainee counsellors / psychotherapists do is unpaid, i.e., they must volunteer their time.
This volunteer model enables Help to fulfil its charitable aim of providing low-cost counselling services. It can take between 3-5 years to qualify, and our training placements are for minimum of 12 months meaning we can also provide clients with long-term help. The blend of low-cost and long-term talking therapy is much needed in a time of increasing demand for mental health support and increasing complexity of presenting issues.
About the job
Reporting to the Help Director, the job is to ensure the smooth and effective running of the training placement process in line with BACP requirements.
This will include providing clinical support and expertise to the Help Director; managing and assuring the quality of the counsellor recruitment process; handling counsellor issues; overseeing weekly client allocations and reallocations; handling queries and managing relationships with clients, counsellors and supervisors; reviewing and enhancing clinical policies.
Currently our client volumes are between 250-350, we have approximately 90 counsellors and clinical team of approximately 20.
We operate a number of cloud-based IT systems and have outsourced HR and Finance functions.
Key responsibilities
· Provide clinical support and expertise to the Help Director as required.
· Manage and oversee process of new counsellor recruitment, ensuring all new counsellors are interviewed and vetted against a suitable set of standards and controls.
· Manage paperwork required by Training Organisations in relation to Trainee Counsellors at the beginning and during their placement.
· Being available to support Trainee Counsellors on clinical placement with Help.
· Manage the Cause for Concern’ procedure with Trainee Counsellors and Supervisors as and when they arise. This will include ensuring appropriate record-keeping and taking appropriate action to ensure counsellors are working safely and within the BACP ethical framework.
· Provide a point of escalation for client, counsellor or supervision queries.
· Manage and oversee weekly client allocations and reallocations.
· Manage any queries raised from Assessments and manage any declined clients
· Assist in the periodic review and creation of appropriate clinical policies and procedures. Provide input into policies and procedures based on changes to best practice guidelines issued by professional bodies.
The Candidate
Education & experience: Counselling or Psychotherapy Qualification, BACP or UKCP professional membership, 3-5 years' post-qualification experience. Experience of working within a training environment within the same industry highly desirable.
Skills:
· Excellent facilitation.
· Strong task and time management.
· High standard of verbal and written communication skills.
· Highly organised.
· Ability to provide challenging feedback to others, managing and responding professionally and appropriately to conflict and risk.
· Interpersonal and influencing skills, especially the ability to engage with counsellors.
· Stakeholder management.
· Adaptability.
· Analytical and problem-solving skills
· Knowledge of MS Office suite and ability to learn new systems quickly.
· Working understanding of HR-related policies and procedures including EDI and working with competency frameworks is highly advantageous.
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity and the chance to make a real and lasting difference for others? Join Kinship, Britain’s biggest charity supporting kinship carers.
Kinship carers are strong, capable and fiercely determined to ensure they get what they need to support their kinship family. And we want to support them to feel confident to do that.
Kinship is the leading kinship care charity in England and Wales. We support, campaign and raise awareness of kinship care and the issues affecting kinship carers every day.
Kinship care begins in crisis. A child whose parents are unable to care for them, for whatever reason. It’s frightening, confusing and heart-breaking. Instinctively, a loved one steps in – a grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle or family friend. They are now a kinship carer, bringing up the children they love. It’s life changing and challenging raising children who’ve been hurt or neglected, but kinship carers do it anyway because they put the children first.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced and committed Business Development Manager to join our growing charity. Responsible for winning new business and retaining existing contracts to achieve financial and growth targets, this is a pivotal role at Kinship. If you are self-motivated, have experience of producing high quality, successful bids, can think strategically, and love to work collaboratively across teams, we want to hear from you.
Key responsibilities include:
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Lead on all commissioning activity at Kinship directly with commissioners and through tendering activity.
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Lead and support the creation of high-quality bids including writing technical questions and method statements.
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Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge and understanding of Kinship, the external environment, and kinship carers and integrate this knowledge into business development activity and bid production.
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Experience of successful bid production and bid management – from identification of opportunity through to submission. Track record in successful tendering for retention of contracts and new business.
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Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal. Able to articulate and translate complex ideas and service delivery models into compelling, structured, and high-quality written propositions.
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Ability to analyse large volumes of information to develop clear and compelling bids and proposals.
Key dates:
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Application deadline: 5pm on Thursday 30 May
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Interview date: Thursday 13 June (in-person, London)
Kinship are an equal opportunities employer. We warmly welcome applications from appropriately qualified people from all sections of the community and aim to promote diversity.
We support kinship carers in their homes and communities, giving advice and helping them work through problems to find the best way forward.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Elfrida Rathbone Camden (ERC) has been making a difference for children, young people and adults in London for more than 30 years, helping them achieve their potential and aspirations. We are looking for an exceptional leader who is passionate about our mission and has vision.Our new Director will be leading us through a period of significant change for the organisation.
We're looking for someone with the following skills and experience:
Leadership skills
· Creative and strategic thinker and problem solver
· Ability to lead and use professional and organisational judgement
· Experience of working with Trustees and the governance function of a Charity
· Promote the vision, mission and goals of ERC
· Excellent time management and organisational skills
Interpersonal skills
· Able to negotiate and influence at all levels
· Excellent partnership and networking skills.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Finance
· Experience of setting and managing budgets.
· Experience of developing and managing a fund-raising strategy.
Knowledge and experience
· Experience of working at a senior management level.
· Good project management skills
· Safeguarding – policies and procedures
Please also note that although the role is remote, the successful candidate will need to spend at least one day a week at our local hub in Camden, North London.
We positively celebrate Diversity and Inclusion at ERC and the foundations and principles underpinning all our work are about reflecting and connecting with the diverse community that we serve. We want people from all walks of life to work at ERC and to feel valued for their individuality, to thrive and to share a sense of belonging.
We wish to encourage applications to this position regardless of race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, age or religion or belief. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Please submit a CV and a cover letter that outlines how you meet the person specification for the role. Both the CV and the cover letter should be no more than 2 sides of A4 each so 4 sides A4 in total.
The deadline is 9am on the morning of Monday the 20th May.
Interviews will be in the week commencing the 3rd June 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking to recruit an experienced Finance Director / Manager, with leadership skills, line-management experience and an understanding of charity accounting, to join a dynamic and professional team working in a military environment.
Please see the attached Job Description for further details on the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential:
Qualified accountant (ACA, ACMA, ACCA, CIPFA)
Excel spreadsheet skills
Experience of budget preparation and preparing monthly management accounts
Clear understanding of risks relevant to the finance environment and controls required to mitigate risks
Good written and verbal communication skills
Strong leadership skills
You will have experience as a Finance Director / Manager, leadership and line-management experience and an understanding of charity accounting.
Desirable:
Experience of working in the Not For Profit sector and knowledge of the Charities SORP.
Knowledge of Sage accounting system
Experience of HR management
Personal Qualities
A committed Christian who subscribes to Aggie’s 'Statement of Faith.'
Passionate, dedicated and committed to delivering a customer-focussed finance service.
Excellent communication skills to drive engagement with finance issues and manage change effectively.
Prioritise and deliver effectively with your values at the core of your decision making.
You will have excellent written and verbal skills and be able to communicate with all levels within the organisation.
Our Values
Inclusive - Aggie’s treats all members of the Royal Navy (Including the Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary) and their families with respect and dignity.
Safe and Welcoming - Aggie’s provides a safe and welcoming, hospitable space: Aggie’s listens; it does not judge; it is not part of the chain of command.
Motivated by the love of Jesus - Aggie’s staff live out their faith by showing care and compassion for those of all faiths and none.
Other Information
The role offers hybrid working opportunities which can be discussed and explained during the recruitment process.
The promotion of the efficiency of the Royal Navy and the advancement of the Christian faith
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is a key part of our culture and strategic ambitions at Parkinson’s UK which supports our work in delivering our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion activities. Parkinson’s UK is here for all people affected by Parkinson’s. We want to break down barriers and open up opportunities for our community to connect with us.
We’re looking for someone with a deep understanding and experience of leading Equality Diversity and Inclusion activities. With a particular focus on increasing inclusivity from a community perspective, and experience of delivering measurable impact. They’ll need to bring their enthusiasm and resilience for breaking down barriers and challenging inequalities to a thriving team in such a crucial role.
About the role
Working with key stakeholders in the charity and our staff who work with our community, you’ll lead the evolution and delivery of our EDI roadmap for change. You’ll connect, lead, manage and coordinate activities across the charity with strategic oversight, and drive change both internally and externally.
You’ll work closely with our leadership team and the People & Culture Directorate to ensure the delivery of our EDI strategy, ensuring EDI is woven through our wider strategic ambitions and connecting EDI initiatives. You’ll have a creative insight and understanding of people affected by Parkinson’s, and be responsible for identifying and putting in place the measures and deliverables that will enable us to achieve our ambitions.
We are open to reduced hours for this role, we will consider all applicants who would like to work between either 21 or 28 hours per week.
What you’ll do:
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Chair the EDI forum and affinity groups and ensure it connects views from across our workforce that links to our priorities and influences our programme of work.
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Provide regular updates to our Executive Leadership team ensuring their sponsorship of EDI activity
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Work across the People & Culture team to make sure that EDI is embedded in our ‘people journey’. You’ll connect our EDI priorities to how we attract, develop and motivate our people
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Connect with core subject matter experts, such as communications, data and insight and delivery teams to ensure initiatives become part of our core work.
What you’ll bring:
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Excellent interpersonal skills, confident influencer and relationship builder, and the ability to challenge others to drive change
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An interest in or connection with Parkinson’s and a vision of how we can make a difference to people affected by this condition
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Experience of working in co production and collaboratively with diverse groups of employees and volunteers
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Ability to analyse data, draw and communicate appropriate conclusions
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Experience in building networks and creating an influential EDI profile
This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!
Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.
As well as flexible working hours, this role is offered on a flexible contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home. You’ll be required to cover your own travel expenses to the office.
Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
Education for Health are a leading healthcare charity providing clinically rigorous training and education to healthcare professionals across both NHS and non NHS settings. We are recruiting a Marketing Manager to help develop our market positioning to maintain existing relationships and unlock new ones.
The Marketing Manager will use their experience, ideas, and knowledge of marketing to lead Education for Health’s Marketing and Communications function to fulfil our business plan, supporting healthcare professionals to improve health outcomes.
Job overview
To support the Director of Customer Solutions and the sales team to sustainably grow income in line with the organisation’s strategy. Brings focus and energy to marketing, promoting the charities brand identity, ambitions, products and services.
Our hybrid model would require you to be in our Wellesbourne - Warwickshire office on Wednesday and Thursday each week. We offer 25 days holiday per year (pro rata'd) plus bank holidays.
If you don't tick all the boxes above but still feel you would be great in this role, please still apply.
To apply, please send your up to date CV and a cover letter explaining how your background and experience would fit with our requirements via the apply button. For further information, please see the information pack attached.
Closing date: 31st May 2024.
We reserve the right to withdraw the vacancy earlier if we receive a high number of applicants. Initial conversations w/c 3rd June.
Interviews will take place on in our offices in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire on 19th June 2024.
To apply, please send your up-to-date CV and a cover letter explaining how your background and experience would fit with our requirements to. For further information, please see the information pack attached to this advert
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Exciting opportunity to join Diverse city in the newly created role of Development Manager to act as the key point of contact for matters relating to the development and implementation of their fundraising strategy supporting the Senior Leadership team.
Please view our candidate pack for full details of the role responsibilities and skills and experience required. The pack is also available in BSL and Audio format. The candidate pack is available as an application resource below or when you click on Quick Apply.
Job Responsibilities
Key areas include:
- Trusts and foundations
- Individual and corporate giving
- Event planning
- Good practice, such as ethical fundraising
- General
Trust and foundations
- Update the trusts and foundations database and managing the pipeline of activity
- Prepare tailored applications to trusts and foundations
- Manage reporting deadlines to funders
- Work closely with the artistic teams and Executive Director to shape proposals
- Create budgets working with the Executive Director, Finance Director, Artistic Directors and Project Leads
Individual and Corporate Giving
- Create individual giving schemes, exploring the potential for new initiatives such as membership and legacy programmes
- Cultivate relationships with potential individuals and steward donors
- Research potential corporate supporters – both corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sponsorship
- Pitch to potential donors and supporters
Event Planning
- Create a programme of cultivation events which could:
- thank and nurture existing donors
- act as a precursor to giving
- introduce individuals and companies to potential campaigns
- begin new relationship development
Good practice, such as ethical fundraising
- Development of an ethical fundraising statement, in partnership with Executive and Board
- Ensure compliance with fundraising regulations
- Supporting team in being part of a fundraising culture
General
- Day to day management of fundraising budget, creating and monitoring income targets and delivering compelling company messaging around charitable giving on and offline.
Ideal candidates will have skills and experience as shown in the candidate pack including:
- Evidence of alignment with charity’s vision, mission, values and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Lived experience of disabling or marginalising barriers.
- Understanding and experience of performing arts landscape, key figures, organisations and funders.
- A curious, inclusive, flexible and collaborative working style with proven ability to work as part of a team across all levels..
- Clear communicator, team player, tolerant of other views.
- Fundraising track record, delivering against targets (in a similar sized arts or not-for-profit) and of securing significant donations at the five-figure level or more.
- Experience of monitoring and reporting against targets and managing budgets.
- Adept at supporting and structuring negotiations and at building relationships with stakeholders including Arts Council England.
- Thorough knowledge of the relevant fundraising legislation, regulations and financial issues and fundraising obligations of arts charities/Arts Council National Portfolio Organisations.
- Strong literacy, administrative, time management and organisational skills.
- Proactive approach to continuing professional development.
- Experience of dealing with public sector organisations at a senior level.
- Membership of relevant educational and/or professional bodies.
To Apply
Please submit your CV, and one side of A4 or record up to 3 minutes of audio or video telling us why you fit this role. The link for video upload is in the candidate pack
People from the global majority, who are LGBTQIA+, disabled and/or from working class or low socio-economic backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply.
We guarantee interviews to all candidates identifying as D/deaf or disabled who meet the person specification outlined
Please review the candidate pack before applying. There are links within the pack if you want to submit a video or request an alternative version (BSL and Audio available).
The cover letter/one side A4 supporting statement or video is an essential part of the application.
Diverse City is a performing arts company where social justice and culture meet.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Based in the Business Development Directorate, this role will enable Start Network to collaborate with Hub representatives to set up successful resource mobilisation functions in each Hub country and mobilise new funds directly for them. This is a critical role for our strategy and will require someone with experience in setting up ‘income streams’ from scratch (including setting resource mobilisation strategies and fund-raising protocols).
This role requires someone with ample experience in coordinating teams across countries and securing new income from donors. Most Hubs are new entities (small humanitarian networks), therefore the support required will also include capacity-building, donor-mapping, direct engagement on behalf of the Hubs with the donors, and other activities, as defined and directed by the Director. Provision of support to the Hubs will largely be done through remote coordination, facilitation, and engagement.
The business development directorate is mainly based in London but there will be flexibility with regards to where this role sits. This is a new role and will require adaptability, a positive attitude, and a proactive character. It is also important to note that this role might be travelling 6 weeks per year (10 days at a time) to various hub countries.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Psychometrician
£21,012 pa plus excellent benefits (£52,530 pa FTE)
Aldgate, London
14 hours per week
We are seeking a Psychometrician for two days per week to lead psychometric analyses and interpret the examination results of the Royal College of Pathologists.
The College is responsible for the delivery of pathology examinations for doctors, scientists, oral pathologists (dentists) and veterinary pathologists in 17 specialties – the Fellowship examinations of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath). The FRCPath Part 1 is held online and is a test of knowledge while FRCPath Part 2 is held in person around the UK as well as in the Republic of Ireland and, for histopathology, in international centres such as Dubai and Egypt. The College is regulated by the General Medical Council for the medical examinations and the General Dental Council for the Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology examinations, but the examinations are open to all appropriately qualified candidates.
The FRCPath examinations are held twice a year in Spring and Autumn and attracts approximately 1,200 candidates per session across the specialties. While some examinations attract up to 200 candidates, some examinations consistently attract very small numbers of candidates, with a number of examination cohorts sitting somewhere in between. The Psychometrician will advise on the appropriate data collection methods for the examinations and undertake psychometric analyses of appropriate examination data for each examination session and will, in time, be asked to provide analysis of longitudinal data.
As the College continues to develop its examinations, the Psychometrician will possess sufficient expertise to provide advice on the appropriate psychometric tests to undertake for the specialty examinations as different formats or methods of delivery are considered.
The examinations are delivered by an examinations team in the College which sits within the Learning Directorate. Each specialty examination is supported by an appropriately qualified panel, led by a Panel Chair, all of whom are overseen by the Clinical Director of Examinations (a pathologist). The Psychometrician will be expected to communicate with a wide range of individuals regarding the College examinations, with varying levels of knowledge about psychometrics, and will provide training for examiners and staff on a regular basis.
The College is a professional membership organisation dedicated to the advancement of the science and practice of pathology. There are currently approximately 12,000 members, all of whom are pathologists based in hospitals, universities and laboratories in the UK and overseas. The College’s main tasks are to set and maintain training standards for doctors and scientists, to advice on the appointment of consultant pathologists, to ensure the membership is kept up to date with current practice through the continuing professional development scheme, and to promote the latest developments in pathology by holding scientific meetings.
The College’s mission is to promote excellence in the practice of pathology and to be responsible for maintaining standards through training, assessments, examinations and professional development.
We offer attractive staff benefits including 25 days annual leave (pro rata) rising with length of service, an employee discount scheme, and season tickets, as well as a cycle to work scheme. The College values diversity, welcoming applications from all members of society. We offer a mix of remote (home) and office working, with hybrid working arrangements currently in place.
Closing date: 9am, 3 June 2024.
Interviews: 18 June 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Task Ahead: Finance Manager
As The Difference moves from its early start-up phase into the delivery of our 2025-30 strategy, our programmes and sector-influencing work are expanding to reach more schools and to deepen our impact. Alongside this growth, our team - and the operational function which supports them - is also growing.
As Finance Manager, you will be a key member of the Finance & Operations team. You will hold end-to-end responsibility for the finance function, from reconciliations to budgeting. You will decide where and how our existing processes could be improved, as well as developing new systems that will underpin our work as a larger and more established charity. You will be supported by the Director of People, Finance & Operations, as well as our external auditors.
The Difference is still a small and growing charity. This means that our work is fast-paced, our roles are broad, and there is a culture of being reactive and flexible, as the needs of the organisation evolve. If this sounds exciting rather than daunting, then this could be the role and team for you!
Areas of Responsibility
The Difference is looking for a Finance Manager to lead our finance function in the following ways:
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Oversee our internal bookkeeping, payment, and accounting processes, and improve these systems ongoingly.
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Lead on budgeting and forecasting across the organisation, supporting teams to predict income and expenditure and make sound financial decisions.
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Lead on the production of management accounting information, including internal monthly management accounts, quarterly reports for Trustees, and financial reports for investors.
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Lead on The Difference’s audit process, with external auditors.
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Work with the Development & Impact Manager to update fundraising pipelines, and ensure the availability of high quality income projections for Trustees.
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Support accurate budgeting and reporting for grant funding, including tracking spend of restricted funds.
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Support business planning by working with teams to model potential future work - e.g. costs of expansion of an existing programme; modelling potential new programmes.
Person Specification
Essential – We are looking for the following skills, aptitude and experience; though you may be stronger in some areas than others:
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Values – Your experience evidences shared values with The Difference (see below) and a personal commitment to our mission to improve life outcomes for vulnerable people.
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Finance experience, operational and strategic – Experience across all areas of finance, from accurate invoicing, payments and record-keeping, through to setting and managing budgets, financial modelling and forecasting, and working with external accountants or auditors.
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Finance process development – Experience of developing finance systems; the ability to recognise how processes could be continuously improved, and enact this improvement.
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Leadership of self and others – Confident in identifying skills or information gaps within your team, and drawing on the expertise of others to address these gaps. Able to show how you've continually grown your own skills and those of your team members so that together you can efficiently cover workload and plan ahead.
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Proactive problem-solving – Ability to thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment and to problem-solve: from rolling sleeves up and diving into detail to working collaboratively to build capacity.
Desired – You are more likely to be successful in your application if you have one or more of the following additional experiences:
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Accounting qualification and experience - Some form of accounting qualification and post-qualification experience.
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Early-stage charity/social enterprise experience – You may have specific experience growing charities or businesses for social good at the early or start-up phase.
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Experience of charity finances – You may have worked for or supported other charities, and have experience of working with philanthropic grants, charity accounting, and governance.
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Insight into schools – You may have experience working in the education sector, whether that’s through working for a business or charities that partnered with schools, or through working in a school yourself.
Why Work for The Difference?
Schooling isn’t working for the children who need it most. Every week in England 109 children – equivalent to three full classrooms – are permanently excluded. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Since the pandemic, school suspensions have risen significantly, as has persistent absenteeism. 1 in 5 children are missing more than 10% of their time in school. Children who are excluded or persistently absent are much more likely to already be experiencing vulnerability or disadvantage. They are more likely to live in poverty, have additional learning needs, suffer mental health challenges, or experience a lack of safety outside school. Certain ethnicities are also disproportionately affected, notably Gypsy Roma Traveller and black Caribbean children.
Exclusion and high rates of absence can have a dramatic effect on life chances. These young people are more likely to drop out of education or employment, become vulnerable to long-term mental ill health, or be at risk of criminal exploitation. The Difference believes that children and young people deserve better and that the education system has to change.
Our Organisation
The Difference is a young education charity, founded to change the story on lost learning. By 2030, we want rates of exclusion and absence to be falling nationally and for schools to be better equipped to support all children, including those who may be vulnerable. The Difference was born out of a year of research into school exclusions with think-tank IPPR. This research identified a lack of inclusion expertise in schools and proposed a new leadership development programme to fill this gap. In 2018, Difference founder Kiran hired the team who took this idea from concept to reality, beginning work with our first schools.
The Difference is now a 22-strong team delivering multiple school leadership programmes, alongside a growing research and policy arm. The team is supported by our Youth Advisory Board, made up of young people who have experienced exclusion and who provide their expertise and insights on how school inclusion work should be done. This work is needed more than ever. Effects of COVID-19, coupled with the spiralling cost of living, have substantially increased levels of vulnerability. Schools serving excluded pupils face under-funding. The Difference has had excellent early impact but there is work ahead to capture this, share learning with schools and policy-makers, and grow our capacity to lower exclusions across England.
Our Values
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High Expectations - We are ambitious for excellence from young people, colleagues and ourselves. We don’t believe in writing off someone’s potential because of their identity or experience of crisis.
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Strong Relationships - We prioritise genuine relationships over transactional interactions, and know that this requires deliberate relational practice. We see colleagues and partners as people first and their roles second; and know this greater trust allows us to take more risks, gain more feedback and have greater impact.
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Internalised Locus of Control - We work hard to reframe difficult situations to discover what we have within our power in terms of solutions. We take it upon ourselves to walk towards challenges and can take a high level of ownership and agency in our work/
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Pragmatism - We believe leadership means recognising current limitations and striving for improvements within and beyond them. We develop consensus and chart new ways forward, challenging false and extreme positions like “zero exclusions” or “no excuses”.
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Scientific approach - We take a diagnostic approach to unpicking causes of problems. We are loud and proud of our failures, recognising failing fast and often is key to finding the best solutions. We test solutions and are willing to use data and feedback to make adjustments and choose new directions.
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Not Squeamish about Structural Inequality - We believe patterns of inequality can and should be disrupted. We strive to be clear-eyed about these inequalities, and both the individual practice and system-changes required to address them. We push ourselves to overcome awkwardness in talking about this; and begin by acknowledging our own biases and blind spots.
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Asset-based - We work hard to avoid deficit thinking and aim to start with what’s strong, not what’s wrong. We are careful not to frame our colleagues and stakeholders - particularly young people and families – as victims but instead to recognise their agency.
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Wise selves - To both enjoy work and do their best, we want to make decisions and work with others in our “wise” - or regulated - selves. We also want to bring our compassionate self to those we work with, externally and internally, to support one another through challenging times.
How To Apply
To apply, please complete all sections of the application form by midnight on Sunday 19th May.
First round interviews will be held during the week beginning 27th May, over video call. Please indicate if you would not be available to attend an interview during this week.
If successful in this stage, second round interviews (including a task to be completed the same day) will take place on the week beginning 3rd June, at our office in Bethnal Green.
We are committed to building a diverse team and strongly encourage applications from under-represented groups in the charity sector such as people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, people with experience in the care system, non-graduates and first-in-family graduates.
As part of our commitment to fairer recruitment, all applications will be assessed with names and any protected characteristics redacted.
Recommended Reading
If you’d like to understand more about The Difference and what we are trying to achieve, we would recommend the following:
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The research which underpins our organisation.
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Our latest Impact Report, sharing our work in 2023
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Bristol Charities is entering a season of rapid development and growth. We are expanding our impact across Bristol through the implementation of a Hub delivery model, which will allow us to tailor our services and support within priority location and communities across the city.
As part of growth, we are recruiting for a range of new roles and are seeking highly motivated individuals to join our team. If you care about Bristol and are passionate for positive change, then please come and join us on our journey.
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time or Part-time (21-35 hours per week). If part-time agreed then additional hours may sometime be required and can be taken as Time Off In Lieu.
The charity’s Development Manager will slot into the newly-formed Development Directorate, working with the Director of Development to deliver transformational programmes, projects and initiatives across the charity.
The postholder will have the opportunity to drive development across commercial, volunteering and grant-making activities, among others, and will manage a team including the Grants Officer and Volunteer Coordinator.
We offer the following benefits:
- Competitive salary with index-linked pay awards
- 5% employer pension contribution (matched)
- 4x Life Assurance
- 26 days annual leave, rising with length of service (plus Bank Holidays)
- Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- BenefitHub discounts and perks platform
- Staff Wellbeing Group
- On-site café
- Free on-site parking
Deadline for applications: Sunday 2nd June 2024
Interview dates: TBC
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JOB DESCRIPTION | Accounts Officer
About Al Basar International Foundation (BIF):
Al Basar is a leading charity working toward a world free from preventable blindness, where people have access to affordable and sustainable eye care. We are on a mission to create meaningful change in communities across the globe.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking an Accounts Officer to support our Finance Director in managing the financial operations within the UK office. This pivotal role contributes to our mission by ensuring financial accuracy, adhering to compliance standards, and facilitating effective financial administration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in daily financial operations, including processing transactions, managing payroll, and handling expenses for staff and volunteers.
- Support the month-end financial closing process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
- Help in preparing and filing VAT returns and managing compliance with HMRC regulations.
- Serve as a contact point for UK banking operations, helping to maintain robust banking relationships and mandates.
- Contribute to the maintenance of financial controls and suggest improvements to enhance efficiency.
- Assist in providing financial training and support to BIF staff, promoting understanding of financial policies.
- Collaborate with the finance team to ensure alignment of financial procedures and support the Finance Director in strategic financial planning.
Competencies and Qualifications:
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience in financial operations, preferably within a charity or NGO setting.
- Preferably progressing towards/has recognised accountancy qualification (ACCA/CIMA/ICAEW)
- Understanding of UK financial regulations and tax laws, with specific knowledge of VAT and GiftAid advantageous.
- Strong organisational skills with attention to detail.
- Effective communication skills, capable of working collaboratively with both finance and non-finance colleagues.
- elf-motivated with the ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Application Process:
Why Join Us:
- Impact: Make a real difference in combating preventable blindness.
- Collaboration: Work in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
- Innovation: Bring your creative solutions to the forefront.
- Development: Access to professional development opportunities.
- Culture: Be part of a dynamic and empowering work culture.
Application Process:
BIF is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of background.
Interested candidates are invited to submit a resume and a cover letter outlining their suitability for the position.
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