The position: Reports directly to the CEO and part of the Senior Leadership Team
Direct Reports: 2 x finance admin and 1 x IT
Location: Birmingham (with option of remote working)
Hours: 4 or 5 days a week
FTE salary: 50,000pa to 55,000pa
Person Spec
* Qualified accountant (CCAB/CIMA/ACCA) - essential
* At least 5 years experience as an accountant
* At least 3 years senior leadership experience
* Experience in registered charity or health & social care (essential)
* At least 2 years experience of working at board level
* Proven track record of facilitating growth and development
* Proven track record of facilitating change and continuous improvement
* Proven track record of successfully implementing new IT systems
* Good understanding of IT systems including SAGE (or equivalent finance systems) and Salesforce (or equivalent CRM system)
Job purpose & Business
* Act as Company Secretary supporting trustees to ensure all legal and statutory compliance with Charitable Articles and Charity Commission requirements
* Oversight of all HR including recruitment, resource planning, pay & rewards, and Health and safety (with support from out-sourced HR support) and supporting and motivating staff team
* Oversight and continuous improvement of IT (and data) systems (with support from out-sourced IT support) to ensure efficient and effective workflow across the organisation
* As business manager lead on risk management and KPI dashboard reporting to trustees and deputise for CEO on internal matters as required
Job purpose & Finance
* You will provide Strategic Financial Leadership through strategic planning and robust reporting to ensure financially sustainability and facilitate growth of the organisation in order to maximise impact in line with charitable objectives
* Company secretary and oversight of HR, IT & H&S
* Financial oversight & leadership
* Provide robust financial information to inform and improve operational management and decision making to further the charities objectives
* Ensure financial sustainability of the charity and facilitate growth and development to further charitable aims
* Ensuring appropriate financial probity and controls in place
* Financial planning including budgeting and forecasting
* Financial reporting including monthly management accounts so Directors and Trustees understand the financial health of the organisation
* Financial compliance including with HMRC and Charity Commission
* Facilitating Finance Sub Committee of the board in coordination with Treasurer
* Support Chair of FSC in providing assurance to the Trustees in relation to financial strategy, performance and financial sustainability
* Effective management of financial risks as part of organisational approach to risk management
* Oversee and be responsible for the preparation and submission of all statutory
* Financial accounts and returns
* Ensure effective Payroll function and Pension scheme
* Effective procurement procedures to ensure services are best value for money
Director of ICT
£62,208 - £84,065pa
Woking, Surrey, GU21 4LL
This is a fantastic opportunity for a strategic ICT leader, with technical expertise in developing, implementing and supporting a wide range of ICT services and business systems. We are the world’s leading independent conservation organisation and are fighting for nature and our planet. You can now join the battle as our Director of ICT and use your strategic and technical skills to support our mission.
As Director of ICT, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of the business systems strategy and roadmap to support delivery of our organisational strategy, and line management and professional leadership of the IT Services team and. You will consolidate and integrate business information and systems to support our conservation work and corporate strategy, with an initial focus on finance, grants, project/resource planning, fundraising and relationship management.
You will ensure we implement technology improvements that deliver measurable benefits and encourage collaboration on ICT trends and solutions across the international WWF network. You will also ensure technology standards, policies and governance for ICT services including cybersecurity, best ICT practices and business continuity. Important will be the ability to develop IT capabilities both within the IT department and across the organization through training, coaching, collaboration and effective internal communication.
We are looking for someone with a university or technical school degree in computer science, information systems, related discipline or equivalent experience. We are also looking for significant experience in planning, development, implementation and support of a wide range of ICT services and systems.
You will already have run an IT department within a multi-location, medium sized organization and be experienced in a broad range of technological solutions too. A strong people manager and leader you will have the ability to develop team members by identifying and fulfilling gaps in skills and knowledge. Analytical, you will also be a strategic thinker adept at business change management. Experience in partner selection and management and contract negotiation is vital.
If you have the technical expertise to help build a movement for nature, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our website via the link to complete the online registration and submit a copy of your CV with cover letter highlighting why this role is for you.
Every role at WWF is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone regardless of; sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well you. Here at WWF we’re committed to conscious inclusion that helps cultivate an ethos of belonging, connection, and shared purpose. We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become; this brings us together and empowers us to develop, engage and inspire; and critically to help build a future where people can live in harmony with nature.
Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.
Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We’re looking for people who share our determination to make it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.
One of the most highly respected performing arts organisations is seeking a permanent Director of Finance and Resources to act as a strategic partner to the CEO during exciting times of change.
Reporting to the CEO and Board, the successful candidate will oversee corporate services and need to balance the operational and strategic requirements of the role.
There is a genuine appetite from the CEO and Board to deliver changes and we are seeking exceptional Finance Directors/CFO/COO’s with a proven track record of having delivered strategic change and partnered across the executive community whilst also overseeing the operations.
This is a great role for someone with a passion for performing arts and the creative industry; but professional sector experience is not required and applications from the SME/PE/VC world are warmly welcomed too.
Timings:
- Application deadline is 25th January (please contact Michael Quest at Ivy Rock Partners directly for the candidate pack and for more information)
- Interviews to take w/c 1st Feb and 8th Feb
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This post will work alongside the Founder to lead the organisation, providing strategic direction and leadership in accordance with the Mission, Vision, Values and Objectives.
This role will lead on strategic business development, on financial, operational and HR management of the organisation, taking responsibility for the staff team in the delivery of the Strategic Plan. This includes ensuring the organisation meets its legal, financial & charitable obligations, delivering organisational change.
They will share the responsibility for the development of the organisation’s Strategic Plan & associated documents with the Founder and support the Founder in raising the profile of and representing the organisation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Summary
RCS is a creative and innovative organisation with the ability to be flexible and address the needs of the community as each opportunity arises. The Role of the Director of RCS Ltd is simply to keep the organisation financially viable and raise additional funding of a minimum of £500,000 over the year in order to support a fast paced business which is making an extraordinary impact every day on the lives of those most vulnerable within our community. Is that easy? No, it’s really tough and what's more, you'll need to be an excellent addition to our Senior Leadership Team, work really hard, be organised, have fun every day, be partial to the odd slice of cake and make a great cup of tea.
The Person
We're looking for an ambitious, entrepreneurial and high performing leader who just isn't satisfied with the status quo. You will inspire everyone, all the time, at every moment, so you can achieve the growth we need to fulfil our key performance targets. You will be a creative and innovative leader with energy and vision. You will have at least five years of experience as a Senior Leader in Community Development or Community Education with experience in tender bid writing and or fundraising. We care more about aptitude and attitude than perfect experience.
Whatever sector you come from, you will be a self-assured Manager who can project credibility and confidence to a wide range of stakeholders and strategically lead talented colleagues to deliver outstanding performance. You will maintain that approach when things are going well and when we’re falling behind to drive forward the team to achieve. You will have an enthusiasm and passion for our aims and objectives and relish being accountable for driving innovation and identifying opportunities to diversify and grow our income. You must care about the budget but are savvy enough to know that sometimes the bottom line isn't everything. You thrive in fast paced challenging environments, will not be down trodden by the effects of COVID-19 and able to maintain a positive outlook of how the organisation will go forward. Here is what you will bring to RCS:
- Proven leadership experience that has led to tangible outcomes
- The ability to connect the dots between income streams, projects that need funding including key people internally and outside of RCS
- A deep understanding and proven track record with both tenders and grant application processes
- Innovative and creative forward thinking approach to income generation
- Attentiveness, empathy, and the ability to learn and grow while developing and growing others
- A willingness from the outset to establish clear direction and to provide constructive feedback to the team, providing clear management of resources and support for all sectors of the business
- Exceptional communication capabilities, including the ability to present to a wide range of stakeholders and team members
- Support the Gateway Multi Academy Trust to fulfil its strategic aims in supporting those most vulnerable within its school community
Overall purpose:
To plan, organise, lead and grow the services supplied through RCS; Little Sunlight’s Nursery, Building Better Opportunities Alliance project, Connect4summer, Connect4community Pantries, Community Education programme, Employment and Well-being projects to include:
- Applying for funding
- Monitoring progress against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Reporting outcomes to funders
- Leading and motivating the Team to achieve growth and outstanding outcomes
Your key responsibilities include:
- Provide leadership and vision in support of the implementation and delivery of our services
- Creation of a fundraising and income generation strategy, to reach agreed targets
- Creation and delivery of a diversified range of income streams to achieve long term, sustainable income growth
- Take an innovative and creative approach to develop and establish new services with funding models and income streams
- Have clear and compelling, insight-led business cases for new diversified areas of business together with a range of income streams to support the new direction
- Build on our culture of innovation that also values, enhances and builds on RCS proven track record of delivery services
- Inspire, lead and monitor the performance of an award winning team and ensure the necessary skills, knowledge, flexibility, motivation and tools are provided, so they are supported, on target, valued and goal driven
- Contribute to the Senior Leadership Team of the Gateway Multi Academy Trust to ensure we achieve our ambitious goals and contribute to setting and implementing our new strategy
- Represent the organisation as an ambassador in a knowledgeable and professional manner to stakeholders, funders, partners and to the public to establish effective relationships with them
- Ensure best practice monitoring and evaluation of all services, including monitoring of KPIs and production of creative evaluation products for funders to illustrate the success of delivery
- Identify, assess and prioritise risks that may inhibit RCS’s ability to achieve income targets, or affect our brand or reputation
The post holder will also;
- Undertake any additional and ad hoc tasks as required
- Participate in team meetings and other meetings as required
- Monitor and evaluate activities and provide written reports
- Represent RCS and The Gateway Multi Academy Trusts at external events in a professional manner
- Work within an equal opportunities framework
- Comply at all times with The Gateway Multi Academy Trusts Health and Safety policy
- Adhere to all the Gateway Multi Academy Trusts policies, procedures and working
- Ensure all records are held in compliance with the Data Protection Act
Individuals have a responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and
young person’s that they are responsible for, or come into contact with.
Please note that the responsibilities listed are not exhaustive and this Job Description may be subject to change as the role evolves over time.
Lymphoma Action are the UK's only charity dedicated to lymphoma, the fifth most common cancer. The charity provides information and support whilst driving improvements in the diagnosis, treatment and aftercare of lymphoma. They give advice and guidance, endorsed by medical experts, to help empower those affected to understand the complexities of lymphoma. From symptom awareness through to diagnosis, treatment and beyond, Lymphoma Action are there to help at every step, providing reassurance to those affected and supporting doctors and nurses to deliver the best possible treatment and care.
This is an exciting time to join Lymphoma Action as they move towards their 35th anniversary this year. The charity is now looking for a Director of Services and External Affairs to lead their award-winning directorate, with a key focus on leading their service delivery team and influencing external stakeholders. You will lead the strategic development of Lymphoma Action's support services and volunteering function, ensuring this meets the needs of all those affected. You will also be an ambassador and voice of the people affected by lymphoma, representing their needs and leading on external affairs and policy work. As an integral part of the Senior Management Team, you will drive strategic direction and provide thought leadership on service delivery, development, innovation and inclusion. In addition, you will support the charity by managing changes brought on by COVID-19 and build on the digital development which was accelerated by the pandemic.
The successful candidate will be an inspiring and empowering leader, working collaboratively with others to help Lymphoma Action to achieve their ambitious goals. You will have experience of operating at strategic level in a similar support service/service delivery environment. You will also have experience of building high level external partnerships and influencing. Knowledge of monitoring, evaluation and impact measurement will be important, along with budgeting and business planning experience. Whilst expertise and experience are important, Lymphoma Action are also open to recruiting for potential in this role, and understand that there may be development areas that the Charity can support you with.
Prospectus are delighted to be partnering with Lymphoma Action to recruit for this vacancy. Please apply with your CV only in the first instance, in Microsoft Word format. Following your initial application you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion, and may be asked to provide further information to assist with the recruitment process.
Please note, due to high volumes of interest in vacancies it may not be possible to answer all individual queries on positions prior to an application or registration. However, if you do have any specific questions not covered in the Candidate Pack please call Steven Fraser at Prospectus.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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- Australia's leading environmental organisation for over 50 years.
- Provide innovative, visionary leadership for a $14m fundraising program
- Flexible location - Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane
The Organisation
Proudly independent and supported by a growing movement of over 600,000 people, for more than 50 years the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has protected and advocated for our natural environment.
Right now, a pollution and extinction crisis threatens our living world and climate damage and habitat destruction are ACF’s biggest challenges. In bringing together community, government and business ACF seeks to drive big, systemic change to solve the climate crisis, stand up for nature, redesign our economy and fix our democracy.
Benefits & Culture
- Highly collaborative, action-orientated culture
- Open to International candidates, sponsorship available
- Melbourne based head office but flexible home working and location
- Attractive salary plus packaging
The Role
Reporting to the CEO you will provide visionary leadership to the fundraising team and develop a growth strategy. You will oversee an established individual giving program and expand philanthropy and community fundraising activities to capitalise on the broad support for stronger climate action within Australian society and internationally.
Key focus areas will include:
- Bringing innovation and business acumen to ACF’s strategy for community fundraising
- Demonstrating inspiring and collaborative leadership within the ACF executive team
- Leadership and developing a high performing fundraising team
- Overall responsibility for fundraising income and driving growth across all streams
- Representing and fostering ACF’s key values and global award-winning culture
Skills Required
You have established a highly successful career in fundraising, ideally within progressive supporter-led organisations – or within revenue focused roles in digital technology businesses.
A leader in your field, you are a creative thinker who has grown diverse programs or portfolios through developing and implementing innovative projects and campaigns.
Ideally, you bring proven experience in building philanthropic relationships and/or business partnerships that have delivered sustainable business growth.
As a senior manager you have a collaborative, action-orientated, encouraging style demonstrated by the success of high performing teams you have worked with previously.
Tackle the biggest challenges of our time, with ACF, Australia’s most influential environment organisation. To apply submit your resume and a cover letter addressing the skills required section.
Prospectus is excited to be working with the World Wildlife Fund to help them recruit their new Director of Supporter Operations & Data Services (6 month maternity contract). WWF's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.
You will lead, motivate, manage and develop their 22-strong Data Services and Supporter Operations teams with two direct reports and manage a £1 million expenditure budget. Your remit will be to keep supporters at the very heart of what they do by ensuring that all the people, systems and processes that manage all inbound supporter interactions are effective, inspiring and engaging.
As Director of Supporter Operations and Data Services you will lead a highly motivated delivery team and empower your direct reports to deliver excellent supporter operations and communications. Important will be the ability to collaborate with senior level colleagues to ensure outstanding supporter experiences are always delivered through the highest quality data and care. You will also oversee the strategic development and operational management of the organisation's CRM (including Fundraising) databases.
The team are looking for someone who has extensive experience in successfully leading supporter operations and data teams as well as working in an organisation engaging with large numbers of individual supporters. Ideally you will have work at the interim Director level before and will be comfortable managing suppliers and overseeing commercial relationships.
This role is offered as a 6 month maternity cover contract that will be initially home based with travel to the WWF Living Planet Centre in Woking paying £73,000 per annum. We are reviewing applications on a continuous basis so please do apply now and we'll be in touch!
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 please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role.
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The Organisation
The South East Rivers Trust (SERT) is an environmental charity dedicated to achieving healthy river ecosystems for all across the South East of England. Our core values are central to all we strive to achieve, including bringing positive energy, expertise and specialist knowledge to develop good relationships and to deliver to a high standard making a real difference to rivers and their catchment areas.
The Role
The Finance and Operations Director is a new senior role in the organisation. It will provide leadership of the finance and operational staff to achieve the following key outcomes:
- Strategic leadership of finance and supporting trustees in their financial governance; including helping to develop a solid business model along with a sound financial strategy to underpin this.
- Effective financial management and managing the finance function; appropriate high quality budgeting and reporting systems, a solid control environment and efficient and effective transaction processing and compliance.
- People management and HR functions; including developing a strong staff resource model.
- Grant and contract management (including legal); to deliver effective process, procedure and systems to ensure end to end grant and project management.
The Candidate
The position will suit a strategic thinker who is friendly, calm and supportive with experience in growing and developing organisations. Experience of managing a successful finance function including setting finance strategy will be important and experience of people management and contract and grant management would be ideal. A passion for nature and an interest in environmental management would be an advantage.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
My client, a leading national Charity now urgently requires the assistance of an interim HR Director level professional to support them on a part-time (3 days per week) basis for the next 4-5 months.
Working alongside the existing HR leadership team and senior stakeholders across the organisation, this role requires an experienced senior HR leader who is comfortable working at pace, and who possesses the breadth of experience to be a sounding board to the Executive HR Director. You will be used to holding a large portfolio and juggling priorities and be able to provide the energy, drive and support required to deliver several ongoing projects. You will also be a great team leader, who can support and inspire the HR team, that, like many HR teams, have had a particularly tough year and have been significantly impacted by Covid. Previous experience as an HR leader within the Charity sector would be preferable. Some of the key focuses and relevant experience required includes:
- Senior strategic relationship management/ project management – leading projects / team management and peer support
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion – experience of working with the Executive Team to determine the strategic approach, involving the People directorate and external services and offer
- Leading the latter stages of a Reward review project to take this over the line, focusing on the communications and engagement piece.
- Reviewing the team’s approach to Business Partnering and propose potential new ways of working.
- Support the embedding of a robust DBS process and support the Head of Volunteering to replicate this in the volunteering space.
- Support the review of Retail operations, working closely with Retail senior leadership.
- Review current arrangements for Employee Representative Groups and develop and implement a new approach
This urgent assignment requires someone to be available to start quickly, ideally immediately, so please get in touch ASAP for further details.
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If you are passionate about the local church and enjoy working collaboratively with others, then this may be the job for you!
To develop and execute the strategy of the Social Action programme of London Riverside Church, helping to fulfil the church's overall mission in Dagenham and beyond.
Hours: Full-time (5 days/ 35 hours per week)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Greenwich Hospital is thrilled to offer this opportunity, seeking a candidate who will strive to develop a diverse and historic property portfolio for a good cause - a charity that delivers support to Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel, past and present, and their families.
We aspire to be innovative, proactive, collaborative, and accountable. Our management culture believes in supporting a diverse and accountable team.
We can be great together. Join us.
Job title: Director of Finance and Resources
Department: Finance
Salary range: £65,000-£68,000
Working hours: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm (1hr lunch). (Scope for flexibility around core hours of 10am-4pm.)
Location: London (may include some time working from home and travel)
Job Purpose
Lead the Finance Team of two qualified accountants and steer other aspects of resource management, managing the HR and Office Manager. You and the team are responsible for the financial soundness of the processes around Greenwich Hospital’s investments and spending. Much of the work, in accounting terms, is to lead and consolidate delegated day-to-day work. You will be accountable day to day to the Director of the Hospital, but also work to its (non-executive) Advisory Panel, Board and Audit Committee.
The day-to-day management of the financial investments and commercial property is also outsourced, and the accounting records are maintained by the managing agents and consolidated into the Greenwich Hospital Accounts.
You will have budgets to enable you to bring in specialist advice where required.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy
- As a key member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) contribute to the development and implementation of the Hospital’s strategy, especially the Investment Strategy where the Director Finance and Resources leads.
- Provide analysis and constructive challenge regarding potential strategies and initiatives, especially in relation to the Hospital’s finances and governance.
Finance and accounts
- Business planning and budgeting, to include:
- Co-ordinating the timely preparation of the annual income and expenditure budget, and overseeing financial performance against budget throughout the year, including monthly management accounts.
- Devising and delivering appropriate and timely financial forecasts, management reports and other data in support of each area of the Hospital’s business and advising on the likely financial consequences of all proposed courses of action.
- Developing appropriate business plans to support the Hospital’s medium- and long-term strategic plans.
- Leading work with SMT colleagues to ensure the Hospital’s risk management is kept current and relevant.
- Developing, monitoring and preparing a quarterly report of the Hospital’s performance against its KPIs and strategic objectives.
- Finance and accounting processes, to include:
- Overseeing and developing the financial systems, accounting, and payroll processes of the Hospital effectively in the service of its charitable aims
- Safeguarding probity and efficiency by overseeing effective internal financial controls and audit procedures.
- Ensuring that an appropriate financial policy framework (e.g. in relation to reserves, investments, and mix of income sources) is in place to guide financial decision-making.
- Working with the Advisory Panel, Board and Ministry of Defence to oversee the management of investments by the Hospital’s investment managers.
- Liaison with the Hospital’s professional advisers, bankers etc on financial and legal matters.
- Liaison with the Hospital’s Estates managing agents on financial and legal matters concerning the running of the estates.
- Ensuring compliance and good practice on all financial matters relating to the Hospital and related bodies.
- Ensuring effective record-keeping to meet legal and tax requirements.
- Management and satisfactory completion of the annual accounting and audit processes.
- Providing the Non-Executive and Management teams with information and advice about the finances of the organisation in support of their work .
Human Resources
- Oversee delivery of the Hospital’s HR function.
IT
- Oversee the security and delivery of the GH IT systems, delegating to other staff as appropriate.
Building and Facilities
- Oversee the work of the Office Manager who is responsible for delivery of the Hospital’s facilities function.
Staff management and Team working
- Lead the Finance and Resources staff, directing and developing their work and ensuring that the team successfully underpins and fully integrates with GH Charity and Property teams.
- Participate in the Staff, Review and Development programme, encouraging staff development and ensuring that individual and departmental training needs are identified and met.
- Work effectively with the Senior Management Team, attending the weekly SMT meetings, and pro-actively contributing to discussions where appropriate.
- Develop good working relationships with Hospital staff at all levels and participate fully in the life of the Hospital.
Other duties
- Other duties as may reasonably be required by the Director of Greenwich Hospital
The job description set out above may be subject to amendment at the discretion of the Director of Greenwich Hospital
Person Specification
Essential (E), Desirable (D)
Qualifications
- Good education to degree level (D)
- Qualified Accountant (E)
Experience and Knowledge
- Background with substantial experience in financial administration (E)
- Familiarity with financial administration of at least two of commercial, public sector and non-profit organisations. (D)
- Sound knowledge and understanding of:
- Preparing business plans (E)
- Preparation of Statutory Accounts (E)
- Project Appraisal (E)
- Contract management (E)
- Accountancy requirements for running a charity (e.g. management & annual accounts, budgeting, audit, payroll administration, financial controls) (E)
- Risk assessment. (E)
- Sound familiarity with charity law, governance, and appropriate codes of practice. (E)
- Knowledge of accounting systems and software, including Xero, ApprovalMax, ContractZen, Citrus HR. (D)
- Experience of effective staff management and development. (E)
- Experience of successful change management. (D)
- Experience of managing property/leaseholders. (D)
- Experience of leading the provision of HR services. (D)
- Experience of leading the provision of outsourced IT services. (D)
- Computer literacy (MS Office, email, internet), with solid working knowledge of Word and Excel. (E)
Skills and Abilities
- Excellent oral communication skills with a wide range of people. (E)
- Excellent written communication skills including:
- proven ability to prepare effective minutes, reports, and presentations, to express complex financial issues to non-finance specialists in a clear and comprehensible style (E)
- proven ability to compose appropriate letters to a range of external bodies (E)
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to relate well with staff, stakeholders and contractors at all levels. (E)
- Proven ability to work effectively as part of a senior management team and to contribute constructively to wider management team discussions, not exclusively concerned with financial matters. (E)
- Proven ability to organise own work and use time effectively. (E)
- Proven ability to initiate, follow through and complete projects, especially projects delivering substantial change. (E)
- Demonstrable ability to lead and manage staff, organising teams effectively and engendering and maintaining consistently high-performance standards. (E)
- Understanding of the constraints on organisations with small staff teams: flexibility to shift focus of activities when necessary. (E)
- Demonstrable experience of successful performance management. (E)
- Attention to detail: ability to work accurately, methodically, and successfully to deadlines. (E)
- Creative ability to think beyond existing practices to identify and implement potential improvements. (E)
Personal impact
- A sympathetic attitude to the traditions and reputation of the Hospital as a unique Crown Charity working with the Royal Navy. (E)
- Ability to combine tact, diplomacy, flexibility, and a pro-active approach in a positive manner even under pressure. (E)
- Patience, resilience, and a good-humoured approach to problem-solving (E)
- A positive attitude towards change. (E)
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The decade ahead will be critical for nature and therefore for the wellbeing of society. Plantlife is looking for an ambitious and influential person to lead our fundraising and marketing activity as a member of the Senior Management Team. You will be responsible for a range of activities spanning engagement with our superb supporters through to re-invigorating our commercial arm. You will have demonstrable success in growing income from areas as broad as individual giving to consultancy, grants, trusts, funds and legacies, and you’ll be marketing Plantlife to wide and diverse audiences. You’ll have a great team to work with and stretching targets to aim for.
Plantlife has a new and ambitious strategy that you will help lead and deliver.
If you want to be the person that can make a difference, with the required individual skills combined with a team approach to achieving success, Plantlife is the place for you. We would love to hear from you.
This is a full-time post. The location is flexible, however, a weekly presence at our HQ in Salisbury (Covid pemitting) is expected. The role will require frequent travel across the UK to meet supporters and visit other Plantlife locations. We work normal office hours (9-5, Monday to Friday), although this role will also require some weekend and evening working.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 7 March at 12.00 midnight. Interview date: 15th March online.
- Australia's leading environmental organisation for over 50 years.
- Provide innovative, visionary leadership for a $14m fundraising program
- Flexible location - Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane
The Organisation
Proudly independent and supported by a growing movement of over 600,000 people, for more than 50 years the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) has protected and advocated for our natural environment.
Right now, a pollution and extinction crisis threatens our living world and climate damage and habitat destruction are ACF’s biggest challenges. In bringing together community, government and business ACF seeks to drive big, systemic change to solve the climate crisis, stand up for nature, redesign our economy and fix our democracy.
Benefits & Culture
- Highly collaborative, action-orientated culture
- Open to International candidates, sponsorship available
- Melbourne based head office but flexible home working and location
- Attractive salary plus packaging
The Role
Reporting to the CEO you will provide visionary leadership to the fundraising team and develop a growth strategy. You will oversee an established individual giving program and expand philanthropy and community fundraising activities to capitalise on the broad support for stronger climate action within Australian society and internationally.
Key focus areas will include:
- Bringing innovation and business acumen to ACF’s strategy for community fundraising
- Demonstrating inspiring and collaborative leadership within the ACF executive team
- Leadership and developing a high performing fundraising team
- Overall responsibility for fundraising income and driving growth across all streams
- Representing and fostering ACF’s key values and global award-winning culture
Skills Required
You have established a highly successful career in fundraising, ideally within progressive supporter-led organisations – or within revenue focused roles in digital technology businesses.
A leader in your field, you are a creative thinker who has grown diverse programs or portfolios through developing and implementing innovative projects and campaigns.
Ideally, you bring proven experience in building philanthropic relationships and/or business partnerships that have delivered sustainable business growth.
As a senior manager you have a collaborative, action-orientated, encouraging style demonstrated by the success of high performing teams you have worked with previously.
Tackle the biggest challenges of our time, with ACF, Australia’s most influential environment organisation. To apply submit your resume and a cover letter addressing the skills required section.
Director of Communications
12 month Fixed Term Contract to cover Maternity leave
The successful applicant must be available to start before 1 June 2021
Full Time 37.5 hours per week (flexible and part time working by agreement)
Leeds Hospitals Charity
Leeds Hospitals Charity is proud to support Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust comprises seven hospitals and a dental institute, including Leeds General Infirmary, St James University Hospital, Leeds Children’s Hospital and Leeds Cancer Centre. At Leeds Hospitals Charity, we work with NHS staff to improve the experience of patients and families. We’re passionate about healthcare and about making our hospitals amazing.
The Role
The Director of Communications is responsible for leading the Communications and Marketing Team. The role provides strategic direction as well as leading the delivery of all aspects of both internal and external communications for the charity. This role works closely with the Trust and as a part of the Senior Leadership Team, is responsible for reporting back to the Board of Trustees at regular intervals.
The Person
We are looking for someone who has:
- substantial experience in running a marketing and communications team in a charity or similar organisation,
- developed, written and delivered strategic plans,
- the ability to maintain brand awareness of the charity and its work,
- worked as part of a senior leadership team.
Experience of working in a healthcare charity or working with the NHS would be an advantage.
You will:
- be an experienced manager of people, able to lead and motivate a team,
- have excellent communication skills with the ability to relate to professionals, patients and the public at all levels,
- be able to manage and negotiate with suppliers,
- possess a high level of emotional intelligence.
To apply for this position please send a copy of your up to date CV with a covering later.
Closing date for applications is Thursday 18th March 2021.