An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead on the development and delivery of our direct marketing cash and retention programme. Working in a collaborative manner with teams across the organisation, you will be responsible for leading and developing our warm cash print and email programmes focussing on the retention of Standard Value (£0-£249.99) and Mid Value (£250 - £4999 donors). Working with the Direct Marketing & Legacy Manager you will also lead on the recruitment of new cash givers through a variety of channels.

I am seeking an interim Director of Finance for one of my key London based clients for a 4-6 month assignment, starting ASAP!
 

As a member of the Senior Management Team, you will share responsibility for the strategic direction of the organisation and be in charge of the organisation’s financial health, including the direction, development, operation, quality and outcomes of the Charity’s finance function.

You will also be responsible for the safe, compliant and cost-effective management of the organisation’s IT and of property assets.

Confidently holding the reins until a permanent postholder is appointed, you will also oversee the delivery of the 3 year financial plan, and will work with the operational team to support the development of sustainable cost-effective proposals for new and retained business.

Ensuring robust systems and processes for financial planning, analysis and reporting, including the preparation and monitoring of the annual budget,  based on robust analysis of financial performance against plans and strategy is also key.

Director of Policy and Communications

Client Details

The Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO) represents the Integrated Retirement Community (IRC) sector in the UK - operating at the forefront of housing and social care solutions for older people.

IRCs - provided by housing associations, charities and the private sector - offer specialised housing and facilities, community and care and support to around 70,000 people in the UK, and the sector is growing fast. Already well established in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, IRCs are now attracting a lot of attention from investors, politicians and consumers in the UK - with a government Older People's Housing Task Force now announced to help the sector expand.

ARCO has a network of c. 30 operating members, 11 Accelerators, and over 100 Commercial Partners and Affiliates, and provides sector-leading insight, events, and influence. It also sets high standards for its members to follow in the ARCO Consumer Code. What unites the membership

is a joint commitment to older people's well-being, providing choice, enabling independence, and delivering high-quality housing and services.

Description

The Director of Policy and Communications will be pivotal to ensuring that the sector reaches its potential in the UK and that all older people have the option to live in an IRC - helping us reach our target of 250,000 residents by 2030.

In this role, you will lead ARCO's policy, public affairs and communications function, including achieving ARCO's strategic goals through building and developing high-level relationships with politicians, officials and other key stakeholders including in 2022/23 managing our work with the Older People's Housing Task Force. In addition, the post-holder will develop and direct ARCO's policy and research strategy - ensuring that we have the best evidence to support our goals.

The Director of Policy and Communications is a member of ARCO's Executive Management Team (EMT) and along with the other members of EMT, sets the strategic direction for ARCO and supports the Board and Steering Group.

You will:

• Develop, in consultation with the Chief Executive and the Steering Group, a public affairs strategy for ARCO including key monthly, quarterly, and annual targets
• In pursuit of these targets, build and maintain high-level relationships with politicians, officials and other stakeholders including in 2022/23 the Older People's Housing Task Force. This will include working with ARCO's ever-growing list of Parliamentary Supporters who we work with to expand housing and care options for older people in the UK.
• Building a body of research to support ARCO's strategic public affairs goals, including through commissioning and work with external partners;
• Producing policy collateral and thought leadership content;
• Responsible for ARCO's external communications strategy
• Acting as media spokesperson for ARCO and dealing with press queries
• Acting as line manager for the Policy and External Affairs Manager

Profile

You will have

• Educated to undergraduate degree level (or equivalent work experience)
• Experience working in a senior policy and public affairs role
• Experience in external communications including media management
• Ability to form and maintain productive working relationships with a wide variety of people within different organisations
• Willingness to work flexibly, including to tight timescales and with minimal supervision
• Being comfortable working in a small team, supporting others across a variety of functions
• Having a genuine interest in the health, social care, and housing field

Job Offer

• £67,000-£80,000 per annum (depending on experience) pro rata if part time
• 25 holiday days per year (pro rata if part time), exclusive of bank holidays and any other time the office may be closed.
• Employer pension contribution.
• Flexible working hours.
• Opportunities for training and personal development.

Applications close at midnight Sunday 5^th June

We’re recruiting for a collaborative Director of Programmes and Community Power Building to join our team as the third member of the Executive.

As Director of Programmes and Community Power Building at the Finance Innovation Lab you will develop the next stage of our community strategy, leading the growth and engagement of our community of systems-changemakers - including activists, campaigners, innovators, intrapreneurs, practitioners and thought leaders - all working towards a financial system that serves people and planet.

We are looking for someone to lead our thinking of how to build community power to shift the power dynamics in the system, challenge the underlying power structures and mental models that hold the system in place, and achieve tangible impact that helps build a financial system which is democratic, sustainable, just and resilient.

You’ll have responsibility for overseeing our programmes including supporting programme leads with strategy development, fundraising, and thought engagement.

You should be UK-based and able to reach our office in London regularly for external meetings. In accordance with our environmental aims we strongly prefer staff to avoid air travel where possible.

To find out more and apply click 'Apply via our website'.

Director Of Business Services

Salary up to £74,970 

Homeworking with travel within UK 

Full time – 35 hours per week 

Permanent 

Closing date for applications: 29th May 2022

First interview: 6th/7th June 2022

If you have a strong track-record in leading and developing high quality support services for complex organisations and delivering successful business transformation; a passion for wildlife and our planet; and would like to work for one of the UK’s best-loved nature charities, then our client have an exciting opportunity for you. They are looking for a talented and creative director to lead their finance and IT support services and grants teams; and to bring together and facilitate the Trusts in the development of shared opportunities, standards, services and best practice to deliver our 10-year strategy. 

Who our client are 

Our client are a grassroots movement of 870,000 members, 38,000 volunteers and 2,800 staff across the UK. They are at an exciting moment in their 110-year history, with an ambitious new strategy setting out a vision of nature in recovery, with abundant, diverse wildlife and natural processes creating wilder landscapes where people and nature thrive. 

The next 10 years will be critical in determining what kind of world we will all live in. We need to reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale as a matter of urgency if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. It will require key stakeholders and the public to take action for nature’s recovery. This will require big, bold changes in the way we think and operate, and the development of a strong, collaborative culture. Our client have already made great strides in digital transformation delivering efficiencies with common IT platforms including website, intranet, Customer Relationship Management and finance, and they are now ready to build on these successes and explore new areas including procurement. 

About you 

Our client are looking for someone with business acumen, financial expertise and experience in leading and developing high quality support services and delivering business transformation. You will have exceptional people skills, drive and strategic skills to make the most of the opportunities ahead. This is an amazing opportunity for an innovative, capable, and passionate leader who can both lead from the front and within. 

You will need to enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, be organised and resourceful and have an eye for detail, as well as their vision. You will be part of a tight and dedicated central team. You will need to have excellent collaboration and facilitation skills to strive to ensure that everyone can come together effectively across The Trusts movement to achieve their new and exciting vision. 

Our client wants their people to be as diverse as nature, so they particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within their sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. 

As a Disability Confident employer, our client are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let them know if you require any adjustments to make their recruitment process more accessible. 

Prospectus is delighted to be working with Hibiscus Initiatives, in the recruitment for their new Director of Operations. This role is offered on a part-time basis, 4 days per week (Ideally Monday to Thursday), and will report to the CEO. Please note, this post is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 paragraph 1, Equality Act 2010.

Hibiscus Initiatives is a passionate, women-centred organisation, having delivered high impact advocacy and advice services for 35 years to those at the intersection of the criminal justice and immigration systems. Hibiscus have distinct expertise in delivering holistic, trauma-informed, and gender-responsive intervention services across four specialist service areas: prisons, international resettlement, community resettlement, and anti-trafficking. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the operations team, the organisational development and to join them at a crucial stage of their journey, as they celebrate 35 years of Hibiscus in September 2022. This role is integral in supporting the continuous improvement of Hibiscus. They are currently in a transition phase, and need a confident person to help shift their culture, infrastructure, and align their systems and processes to their new strategy 2023-2028. You will play a crucial role in guiding their driven and committed team.

As the Director of Operations, you will have a unique opportunity to drive change, and ensure Hibiscus deliver on their purpose; to enable marginalised migrant women trapped in the immigration and criminal justice system to rebuild their lives. Joining Hibiscus' Operations team, you will be a meticulous, well-organised and resilient individual. You will be a strategic thinker and planner, with strong operational experience, an eye for detail, and a track record of turning vision into action. You will be responsible for ensuring that the core Operations, Finance, HR and Data functions of the organisation are robust, integrate their values, and meet the needs of our strategic objectives. You will be committed to upholding the vision, mission, principles, and values of the organisation at all times.

The successful candidate will have significant financial planning and management experience and an in-depth understanding of major compliance areas within a charity - including safeguarding, health and safety, data protection, Charity Commission and Companies House requirements. You will have a proven ability to be comfortable and effective in communicating with the team, board of trustees and a wide range of contractors and partners. You will have experience working on QuickBooks, and possess the ability to manage your own time and workload efficiently, prioritise and meet deadlines and work in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment. You should have solid experience of change management, including implementing new and efficient operation systems. Ideally, you will have an interest in Hibiscus' key work areas - criminal justice, immigration/migrants' rights, racial justice, and/or gender-based violence/gender justice.

As an organisation working on racial and gender justice and migrants rights, Hibiscus is particularly keen to attract talent from Black and minoritised communities and/or those with lived experience of immigration restrictions, the criminal justice systems, and/or gender-based violence.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply, simply submit your CV. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to assess your suitability and discuss the role further. Please note that the role may close earlier than the date advertised.

Lucy Cavendish College invites applications for a Director of Welfare and Wellbeing, known internally as Assistant Senior Tutor – Pastoral which will report to the Senior Tutor of the College.

Director of Welfare and Wellbeing
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £56,600 p.a
Job Type: Full-time

The College has a new admissions policy and is undergoing a significant and exciting transformation and expansion. From Michaelmas 2021, the College admitted students of all ages and all genders. Our undergraduate intake has trebled in recent years to 140 and by 2025 we anticipate admitting around 450 full-time and part-time postgraduate students each year. The final size of the student body at the College will then be 1000+ making it one of the largest in the University. The College is already the most diverse in Cambridge. It aims to be broadly representative of UK society in its ‘home’ student body and increasingly to be so in its international intake.

With responsibility for leading a team that designs, plans and implements programmes and services to promote student wellbeing, this role will address student welfare needs including the provision of mental health support. The postholder will assist in the design and implementation of measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the College’s current provision and ensure that a high standard of service to students is maintained.

Flexibility is possible for some duties, responsibilities and line management in the expanding team of Tutors, Student Welfare and Wellbeing Advisor, Counsellors and College Nurse. The role will involve providing training, guidance and advice to these as needed. The postholder will co-chair weekly meetings with Tutors and termly meetings of the whole wellbeing and welfare team with the Senior Tutor. Alongside the Student Welfare and Wellbeing Advisor, the postholder will be a point of referral from Tutors and will have line management responsibility for a Programme Administrator and Student Finance Coordinator as well as having a dedicated Team Administrator to provide diary management and administrative support.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, the post holder will have demonstrable experience in the provision of welfare and wellbeing services for young people and successful experience of organising, co-ordinating and running a range of well-being activities ideally in a Higher Education setting. With experience in collecting, analysing, interrogating and evaluating data to improve practices and services, the postholder will have a proven understanding of confidentiality, ability to maintain professional boundaries and manage potentially difficult or conflictual situations with confidence.

With experience of successful leadership and management of a team, the postholder will be highly organised, with an ability to prioritise and multi-task. In addition, they will be forward thinking and ambitious with the ability to demonstrate flexibility and a commitment to high professional standards. They will have a high level of emotional resilience with the ability to work calmly under pressure and to tight deadlines when needed.

In return we can offer a benefits package including 33 days holiday, free lunches when kitchens are open, a contributory pension scheme, car parking, life assurance, a health cash back scheme and a cycle to work scheme.

A Fellowship is available to a suitably qualified appointee which will be for three years in the first instance and is renewable thereafter.

Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 30 May 2022
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 14 June 2022

To Apply and for more information:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website.

No agencies please.

Cochrane aims to put evidence at the heart of health decision-making globally. They collaborate to produce trusted synthesized evidence, make it accessible to all, and advocate for its use. Cochrane is seeking a Director of Development to work with their global community to grow fundraising income and ensure Cochrane has a sustainable and successful future.

Cochrane is a charity and a global, independent network of health practitioners, researchers, patient advocates and others, responding to the challenge of making vast amounts of research evidence useful for informing decisions about health. They do this by synthesising research findings to produce the best available evidence on what works. Their work has been recognised as the international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, this new role will lead the Development Directorate (which includes fundraising, advocacy, communications, partnerships, member and supporter engagement) and will establish a fundraising operation that works collaboratively to deliver significant global income growth. The Director of Development will play a key part in the transformation of the organisation as part of the 2021-2023 Strategy to ensure that Cochrane maintains its relevance and pre-eminence into the future.

Cochrane is seeking an ambitious individual who relishes a challenge, loves collaborative working, delivers results and has extensive experience of successfully delivering strategy. The ideal candidates will possess an understanding and experience of international fundraising, strong relationship management skills, and experience of working at director-level. Finally, you will be enterprising and a strategic thinker with the ability to seek and find creative solutions and foster innovation in your teams.

• To lead a dynamic intentional community of people with and without learning disabilities, faithful to the L’Arche Identity.
• To ensure the Community is financially stable, through robust setting and management of budgets, negotiating fee levels with funding agencies, managing vacancies and co-operating with fundraising initiatives.
• To develop and deliver against a co-created community “Mandate” or strategic plan, to effectively manage the leadership team to deliver against objectives and to nurture existing community bodies including the Community Council.
• To foster an open and inclusive spiritual life in the Community.
• To be a visible representative of L’Arche locally, developing strong relationships in the neighbourhood of the community, as well as with local authorities, professional organisations, faith communities and their leaders and the wider society of West Sussex.
• To work collaboratively with a local committee, and within the structures of L’Arche UK.
• To develop the community’s vision for its activities programme and its future housing needs.

L’Arche UK is part of a global network of communities where people with and without learning disabilities live and share in life together, working for a world where we all belong.

Are you a leader who can:

• Inspire and lead a community of 80+ people with and without learning disabilities.
• Manage a team responsible for a budget of £1.2m and a range of care and support services.
• Balance rigorous business management with an ability to build strong relationships and attend to the person-centred needs of Community members?

The role:

The Community Leader (Director) is responsible for ensuring that the Community is living fully the Mission of L’Arche in its four dimensions (community life, service, spiritual life and outreach).

The Candidate:

The Leader appointed will be a person who is passionate about the Vision, Values and Mission of L’Arche and desires to be part of a dynamic, exciting, progressive and nurturing faith community;

• Experience of senior leadership and management within a regulated sector;
• The ability to lead and manage a complex organisation to achieve its mission;
• Evidence the ability to think strategically; · have excellent financial planning and management skills;
• The ability and willingness to work collaboratively with others in L’Arche and in particular with those with learning difficulties, others in leadership, the local committee and the national charity.
• EITHER experience of leadership within the learning disability field OR transferable skills and experience in a related field.

Prospectus are delighted to be working with Ludlow Trust Company, in the search for their new Director of Philanthropy. Ludlow's objective is to be the #1 provider for grant-making charitable trusts and foundations in the UK and they are now looking to expand their philanthropic offering to meet this objective and the Director of Philanthropy will lead this exciting project.

The Company runs around 3,500 family and charitable trusts, managing assets of over £1 billion. This includes over 250 charitable trusts, ranging in value from a few hundred thousand to tens of millions, and supporting charitable causes across the spectrum.

Ludlow's ethos is driven by their “Can-do; Will-do” approach, with a focus on ensuring best-in-class client service.

Director of Philanthropy

London (Hybrid working available)

£80,000 per annum

This is an outstanding opportunity to be an integral part of developing a sector-leading philanthropy proposition for the Company, working closely in collaboration with a small team. In addition, you will manage a number of charitable trusts, supporting them in their grant-making and profile management.

We are looking for ambitious, philanthropy experts with a solid understanding of best practice in progressive grant making/charitable trusts with extensive experience of proactively building relationships with high net worth individuals in a client facing role. You will also bring experience or detailed knowledge of Corporate Foundations and a sound understanding of Donor Advised Funds would be an advantage but is not essential.

Prospectus is committed to helping our clients achieve greater diversity and welcomes applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability.

Deadline for applications: Wednesday 15th June (midnight)

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual to join our charity at an exciting time and help achieve our growth ambitions. We are looking for an energetic and inspiring Director of Income Generation and Business Development who will spearhead the growth in income we need to deliver our strategic plan, seeking to exceed targets always.

InFocus Charity is a specialist charity supporting young people with vision impairment and complex needs through a range of education and adult care services.  We have unique expertise in our field, and are passionate about enabling young people facing multiple barriers to live their best lives.

Director of Income Generation and Business Development
Location: Exeter. Some degree of hybrid working possible

Salary: £55-£57k  
Contract: Full Time (although 4 days a week might be considered), Permanent

Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will be responsible for:

• All aspects of current income generation including retail, catering, commercial partnerships and fundraising
• Diversifying and strengthening fundraising, gaining new supporters and attracting new funding
• Creating and identifying new business opportunities and partnerships
• Marketing and raising brand awareness in order to increase admissions to education and care services

You will:

• Have loads of interest and enthusiasm for what we do, and a commitment to ensuring that the young people we support are empowered to live their best life. 
• Be successfully leading one or more aspects of income generation and/or marketing in a charity and/or have entrepreneurial flair and a track record in business and want to use those skills for a really good cause
• Be able to win people over, influence others, plan big projects and negotiate
• Think creatively and work collaboratively to achieve your goals

Closing date: Monday 30th May at 10.00am

Interviews in Exeter: Wednesday 8th June – allow the whole day.

To apply and for more information please visit our website - InFocus Charity 

For an informal chat with the CEO and/or site visit prior to application please contact Amanda Gorfin, Executive Assistant 

Prospectus is delighted to be working with the inspirational children's charity, Rays of Sunshine, in the recruitment of their new Director of Finance. This role is offered on a part-time, 20 hours per week basis, initially - and will report to the CEO.

This is an exciting time to be joining Rays of Sunshine as the charity enters a period of transformation in a financially strong position.

Rays of Sunshine brightens the lives of children who are living with life-threatening, life-limiting and life-changing illnesses across the UK. Their work creates a positive distraction for children away from the stresses of significant illness and in so doing, reduces isolation, improves self-esteem and creates joyful experiences for the child and their family. Rays of Sunshine does this by granting unique and magical wishes which, by including the whole family, creates precious memories which can never be taken away. They have granted more than 8000 wishes to seriously ill children across the UK, and reach thousands of children each year, working closely with hospitals and hospices across all four home nations to support unwell children and their families wherever they are - actively staying in touch with our extended wish family through activities and events which bring excitement, good news, warmth and joy.

As the Finance Director, you will be part of the Senior Management Team, working closely with colleagues to support the CEO in her drive to implement a reimagined vision for the charity post-pandemic. You will hold financial responsibility and accountability for the charity, ensuring Rays of Sunshine is compliant with all legal and regulatory requirements. You will also take oversight and responsibility for the charity's Information Governance, Data Security and IT Systems; joining the Senior Management Team as they develop a fully future-facing IT strategy. You will be responsible for the maintenance of accurate financial records, prompt transaction processing and reconciliation, and timely preparation of monthly management accounts for presentation to the CEO and the Admin & Finance Committee.

The successful applicant will be experienced working at a senior level; demonstrably rigorous in respect of financial governance and controls, and skilled at developing and articulating clear and coherent financial strategies to Trustees, Finance Committee members and other key stakeholders. You will be accustomed to working collaboratively across the whole organisation, and be able to support colleagues to deliver high quality activities - including fundraising and services - against key charitable goals in Rays of Sunshine's rapidly expanding organisation. You will have solid knowledge of financial software packages (Approval Max, Dext), including mainstream financial reporting systems, forecasting models, word processing, spreadsheets, databases (Access), e-mail, the internet and computerised management reporting, as well as significant financial leadership and operational management at a senior level.

Rays of Sunshine is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect our team to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we carry out basic disclosure checks on all staff and volunteers and require all roles working directly with children and young people to have an enhanced disclosure check.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply, simply submit your CV. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to assess your suitability and discuss the role further. Please note that the role may close earlier than the date advertised.

One of the UK’s most inspiring and best-known faith-based organisations is looking for a passionate and meticulous Territorial Director of Homelessness Services. The work of Homelessness Services is underpinned by a 5-year Strategic Mission Plan, supported by core values, demonstrated and measured against five key mission priorities: (1) Share the good news; (2) Serve others without discrimination; (3) Nurture disciples of Jesus; (4) Care for creation; (5) Seek justice & reconciliation.

As Territorial Director, you will give Christian spiritual leadership, have overall strategic and operational responsibility and management of the service across the United Kingdom & Ireland and will ensure that the strategic objectives, values, and business model are aligned to the territorial mission of The Salvation Army.

In addition, you will ensure that effective and financial management of all services are carefully monitored, and appropriate and timely interventions are put in place to ensure quality services are maintained. In addition, you will ensure a competent and effective workforce, contract compliance, financial probity and that all services are fit for purpose and that they remain strategically & missionally relevant.  You will seek to work in collaboration with both internal & external partners.

The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:

• A vibrant Christian faith with a live Church connection with knowledge, experience, and an understanding of the spiritual needs of service users.
• Appropriate and relevant higher education/university qualification.
• Experience of management & leadership at an senior level.
• An excellent understanding of financial management and budgetary control.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good knowledge and understanding of homelessness at national level, across all devolved governments.

This role has an occupational requirement that the successful candidate must be a committed and practising Christian and will be in sympathy with the doctrines of, and supportive of, the purposes and the aims and objectives of The Salvation Army.

This is a permanent position based at Territorial Headquarters currently located at 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. In the summer of 2023, we will be moving to our new, modern headquarters at Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8BQ. This exciting new building will provide a more effective workplace to help The Salvation Army better achieve its mission.

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile attachment.

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement.

Working hours: Minimum of 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 19 June 2022

Interview date: Exact dates to be confirmed, but the interview process will consist of two stages

Appointment subject to satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK

As a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

Promoting equality in the workplace.

Action Against Hunger UK is looking for a Director of Finance, IT & Administration to join a talented team, passionate about working towards Action Against Hunger’s vision of a world free from hunger.

Playing a key role on our executive committee, and working particularly closely with the Directors of Operations and Fundraising as we work to achieve our exciting growth plans, you would lead the development of our finance, IT and administration function to allow the charity to achieve our strategic goals. You’ll be an experienced leader of teams, with the ability to identify and put in place systems and procedures that give the whole organisation the information they need to deliver to our funders and project partners around the world.

For 40 years, across nearly 50 countries, Action Against Hunger has led the global fight against hunger. Our mission is to save, improve and protect lives by eliminating child hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of undernutrition, especially during and after emergency crises caused by situations of conflict, displacement, poverty, discrimination, inequalities or natural disasters. From crisis to sustainability, we tackle the immediate, underlying and root causes of undernutrition and its effects through a multi‐sectoral approach. By designing our programmes with local communities, integrating them into national systems, and working with partners, we further ensure that short‐term interventions become long‐term solutions.

Key details:

Role:  Director of Finance, IT & Administration at Action Against Hunger UK

Salary:  circa £75,000

Contract:  Permanent, full time

Location:  Greenwich, London

Amongst other criteria, the successful candidate will be a fully-qualified accountant (CA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) with the following experience:

• Working with an NGO, preferably working in an international context
• Overseeing the development of organisational information management systems
• Substantial and demonstrable post-qualification experience in a Finance department, working at Senior Management Team level
• Provision of high quality strategic financial leadership
• Operating at senior level in a regulated environment and ensured compliance within this
• Treasury management and risk management
• Multi-project/contract funding environments within an international  context
• Financial statement preparation and audit process management
• Achieving successful change as part of a high performing management team
• Successful management of complex strategic projects with multiple stakeholders
• Working with multiple currencies, in particular the risk management and oversight of foreign exchange rate fluctuations
• A demonstrable personal and professional commitment to uphold the  principles and practices in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion

For an information pack with full details of how to apply, or to arrange an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny Hills at Harris Hill by clicking apply. She will respond via email with the full information pack.

Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 6th June

Harris Hill Charities Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.