Jeans for Genes Campaign is recruiting a part-time, interim CEO capable of establishing procedures and processes for the new charity whilst taking the brand and campaign to a new level.
This is an exciting opportunity to take an already successful fund-raising campaign and to use your knowledge and experience to take it new heights. Working with our creative staff and supported by a small team, the aim is to build our new charity and team into a dynamic resource that will enable us to extend the brand into new areas to attract more donors and support more genetic disorder charities through our grant programme.
The ideal candidate will have experience of national fund-raising events, knowledge of financial management and possess leadership skills to manage a small team of committed and capable employees.
You will be assisted by a board of trustees including some with personal experience of rare genetic conditions and a trade-mark owner who will support the campaign financially.
The role is home based with any physical meetings likely to take place in central London but these are not expected to happen anytime soon and even then are likely to be exceptional. The position will suit someone looking for a temporary, employed or contract position and is expected to last until the end of December in the first instance. A permanent part time CEO role is envisaged for 2022 once the new charity and team are established.
Working flexibly for one or two days a week (to be agreed) to oversee and manage the next annual event, salary/fees will be dependent on experience in the region of £50k-£60k FTE.
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Link Age Southwark is a vibrant local charity which works to ensure that older people and people living with dementia can thrive in later life.
The Fundraising Executive, working with the Director, will take the lead on securing funding from a diverse portfolio of existing and prospective charitable trusts and foundations through effective research and the creation of well-written and persuasive cases for supporting our work. These relationships will be maintained through the provision of high quality and evidence-based reports to funders on a timely basis.
Working with our Honorary President, you will maintain and develop our Patrons scheme as well as stewarding and identifying new individual donors. You will work alongside our Fundraising, Marketing and Communications Coordinator to ensure our supporters are kept informed about our work as well as being thanked for their contributions. We are looking for someone who can work with us to explore new opportunities for income generation including building relationships with corporates. Working with the Director you will have a fundraising target of c. £250 - £300k.
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Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a leading international conservation organisation to recruit for an Interim Head of Organisation Development and Learning on an 18 month contract. Active in nearly 100 countries, the organisation is tackling the deepening crisis of nature loss caused by human activities.
The main purpose of this role, as part of the People and Culture Directorate, is to deliver a significant programme of transformational change within their Strategic Goal Programmes. You will create the platform for success and then hand over to the permanent successor for ongoing delivery and innovation. You will work closely with the leadership team, HR Business Partners and Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to create and implement training and development initiatives in line with the organisation's people and culture strategy. You will plan, design, deliver and evaluate training and development workshops and activities, continuously improving the skills, knowledge and behaviours of their staff. This is a 'thinking, creating and doing' role that will suit someone who enjoys accountability, working in multi-disciplinary teams and the ability to make a real impact.
To be successful in this process you will have strong knowledge and experience of Learning and Development, with experience of transformational change. You will have the ability to design and deliver L + D workshops, with success embedding organisational values. You will also have strong project management experience and excellent communication skills.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Prospectus will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis therefore please apply ASAP. In order to apply, please submit a CV in Word format. A full job description will be provided to candidates shortlisted by Prospectus. Please note, we are currently experiencing high volumes of interest in vacancies so it may not be possible to answer any individual queries on positions prior to an application or registration.
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The role
An opportunity has arisen for a Learning and Development Administrator to join our People and Organisational Development team which comprises of Human Resources, Learning and Development, Volunteering and Internal Communications. The core purpose of our team is to support Breast Cancer Now staff members and Trustees in their work by ensuring they have the right tools and development to enable them to be the best they can be and to support the organisation towards achieving its strategic objectives.
You will be the first point of contact for all enquiries relating to learning and development and will work closely with and support the Learning and Development Manager, providing a comprehensive learning and development administrative service This will support Breast Cancer Now’s objective to offer a wide range of both online and face-to-face learning and development opportunities to all staff members.
You will also be administering our Learning Management System (LMS) as well as leading and coordinating our induction programme with your effective and streamlined administrative systems in place.
About you
In this key and exciting role, you will have demonstrable experience of working in an administrative role, with the ability to develop and set up new administrative systems and processes.
You will have experience of using a wide range of up-to-date IT technologies (Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, MS Forms) to enhance your work. You will also be used to working in a people facing role with the ability to build and maintain professional relationships quickly, confidentially and with sensitivity. You will need to be able to work accurately and with excellent attention to detail, as well as working unsupervised, using your initiative.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the charity that’s steered by world-class research and powered by life-changing care. We’re here for anyone affected by breast cancer, the whole way through, providing support for today and hope for the future.
We’re that trusted friend that people affected by breast cancer turn to for caring support when they need it most. The expert authority on breast cancer research who is making breakthroughs and driving forward progress. And a vehicle for change, acting now to make sure anyone affected by breast cancer gets the best possible treatment and care.
We believe that we can change the future of breast cancer and make sure that, by 2050, everyone diagnosed with the disease lives – and is supported to live well. But we need to act now.
Please note that whilst Breast Cancer Now is following Government guidelines regarding working from home, this role is based in London and the expectation is that once restrictions are eased that the post holder will be based within this office for the majority of the time. Should you have any queries with regards to this please contact us in the first instance.
Breast Cancer Now is an inclusive employer committed to developing a diverse workforce.
Closing date 11.55pm on Sunday 7 March 2021
Interview date Wednesday 17 March 2021 (Interviews will be held virtually using Microsoft Teams)
Goldsmiths Community Association has a great new opportunity for an experienced Community Development Worker to join our team and help realise our vision.
This post will lead our exciting and ambitious Community Development strategy that puts health, wellbeing and connection at the forefront; empowering local people to help shape community life and play an active role in our pandemic recovery.
The successful Community Development Worker will play a dynamic, agile and creative role with strong cross-functional collaboration. They will be experienced in asset-based community development and community-led theory.
Please note: We have a legal responsibility to ensure that all our employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. If we make an offer of employment, we will need to check that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.
We are committed to offering equitable opportunities. Our recruitment process is comprehensive and rigorous to ensure that all applicants receive fair treatment. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) who are currently under-represented.
We are committed to provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum job criteria, and we are flexible with assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job. We aim to make reasonable adjustments as required.
Our staff share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Who we are
Trees for Cities is an independent charity that engages local people to plant and protect trees in towns and cities worldwide. We are the only charity working internationally to improve lives by planting urban trees. We cultivate lasting change in urban neighbourhoods and revitalise forgotten spaces, creating healthy, leafy, liveable cities. In recognition of our impact, Trees for Cities is the first environmental organisation to have been awarded social value management certificate in the UK.
Who we're looking for
We seek a highly-motivated and confident individual to join our Development Team. Reporting to
the Development Director / Deputy Chief Executive, you will be responsible for developing and
managing an ambitious urban forest programme, driving growth into new towns and cities across
the UK and forming new stakeholder partnerships.
This is a permanent role for a well-connected, solution-focused individual to build upon our strong track record of planting and establishing urban trees. It is an opportunity to work closely with senior management to develop new projects and partnerships and to grow the UK urban forest programme in line with our developing new strategy.
We seek someone with proven experience in forging new partnerships, fundraising, strategic planning and managing environmental projects; a passion for urban trees and healthy cities, together with strong organisational, inter-personal and communication skills.
This is a full-time position based in Kennington, London SE11.
HOW TO APPLY
Click here to view full job description. Download and complete the application form and submit by email to jobs(at)treesforcities(dot)org with the subject heading ‘Development Manager: UK Urban Forest Programme’.
If you are selected for interview you will normally be contacted within two weeks of the closing date. If you do not hear from us within this period then you should assume that, unfortunately, on this occasion you have been unsuccessful.
Trees for Cities is an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No: 1032154.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Role
Reporting to the Co-director of Product Development and Management, this role will support the wider product team and be responsible for the strategic execution and delivery of large, complex and cross functional projects in support of product development goals. It will ensure consistent, high-calibre, project management across the team and will lead in the development of a standardised suite PM tools across the team.
The projects that this role will oversee include but are not limited to:
• Alpha Film Series re-film: Anticipated to be a 2-3 year complex filming project that will deliver an entirely new Alpha Film Series by 2024
• Alpha Youth Film Series re-film: similar to the AFS refilm, with dates and timelines to be determined, but will be staggard development with AFS
• Smaller ad-hoc projects related to the product team (Eg BiOY App launch) Alpha is seeking an experienced project management professional, preferably with experience in the film making industry. A large part of this role will be managing dependencies across workstreams, driving the required rhythm, setting up robust programme reporting and internal comms.
Key Responsibilliies
• Manage the programme plan on a day-to-day basis keeping the Product Manager up-to-date on risk, issues and mitigation.
• Ensure fluid communication between all stakeholders internal and external to the programme
• Manage programme budget, updating internal systems for tracking project spend and processing all income and payments.
• Provide cash flow updates for finance and fundraising to ensure smooth provision of funds to the project.
• Manage the working relationship with external team members and ensure their professional expertise is being utilised in every area of the project.
• Ensure contracts between the external parties and Alpha International are drawn up and meet requirements with our internal Governance and Legal Team
• Work with Product Strategy and Global Impact teams to ensure that the final product delivered meets strategic targets.
• Work with the Marketing, Comms, Digital and Publications teams to ensure the successful release regional teams, digital platforms and regional publication houses. Strategies for these channels of distribution may be contextualised depending on the region.
For Film Projects:
• Booking of filming locations, crew, equipment in pre-production.
• Diary management and pre-briefing of talent during production.
• On-site support for the team during production in order to report back into the Executive Producers.
• Ensure all permissions and rights needed are granted in post-production, including release forms being signed by all testimonies/contributors.
The Ideal Candidate
• 3+ years professional experience in Consulting or Project Management
• High resilience and comfort working with fast-paced teams and operating in ambiguous work environments, to tight deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; high-level of comfort facilitating meetings
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and resourcefulness
• Ability to develop credibility with key stakeholders and drive for alignment, accountability and improvement
• Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Strong knowledge of HTB and Alpha as an organisation
• Experience of the Alpha Course
• Self-motivated, strategic thinker
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About Us
Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families, teachers and school staff. Place2Be provides mental health support and training for over 600 primary and secondary schools, reaching a total school population of over 350,000 pupils.
Our teams provide a range of services in our partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play and support a child’s ability to engage in school life. Our work, focused on early intervention, is part of the 'comprehensive CAMHS system’.
About The Role
6 months FTC
Hours: 17.5hrs p/w
Days: Monday to Friday
Location: London, EC1V 4LW
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Community and Events Fundraising Assistant to support Place2Be’s Community and Events Team by providing excellent customer service, along with administrative and project support, to enable the team to achieve its income target. When interest in children’s mental health has never been stronger, this is an exciting time to be joining our dynamic organisation and make a real difference to children’s futures.
The post holder will support the Community and Events Fundraising Team to deliver their work effectively and ensure high-level of customer service to our supporters.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone wanting to get into fundraising or to broaden their knowledge of community and events fundraising. So, if you have great administrative, organisational and communication skills, together with an enthusiastic, effective and flexible approach to work and a genuine passion to make a difference, then we would love to hear from you.
What will I be responsible for in my new role?
You will:
- act as a first point of contact for inbound fundraising enquiries and ensure that all supporter enquiries are dealt with promptly and to agreed timescales and standards
- assist in the development and maintenance of administrative procedures to enable the team to function effectively
- ensure all supporter data is logged accurately on the fundraising database, ThankQ. Assist with amendments and data cleaning as required
- develop and maintain up to date knowledge of charity law and best practise in the area of community and events fundraising
- maintain an up to date knowledge of the fundraising market and activities of other organisations to identify opportunities for development
- provide support to team members with key events and activities
The successful candidate will have:
- previous administrative experience in private / non-profit organisation
- strong experience of working with databases/ CRM systems
- the ability to be firm but diplomatic, to understand different points of view whilst operating within organisational policies and procedures
- good working knowledge of MS Office applications
- excellent attention to detail and follow-through on leads and on project work
- proven track record of effective administrative work
- exceptional interpersonal skills
Interview dates: Thursday 18th March 2021 ZOOM Video Interview
In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:
- Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
- Robust Learning and Development Programme
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance, 4x Annual Salary
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mobile Phone Discounts (EE Network)
- Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
- Extended Maternity/Paternity Pay
If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the counselling skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people and families, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work - but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.
To APPLY or view/download the full Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website for further details.
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We are looking for a Learning and Development Consultant to join Samaritans on a part time basis. This role will lead the design and delivery of key projects within our volunteer learning & development programme.
This role is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about our charity and keen to support continuous learning for volunteers who deliver our service. We are a friendly and supportive Learning and Development (L&D) team and we are looking for someone to shape our volunteer development training.
- Permanent
- Part time (24.5 hours/3.5 days per week)
- £30,500-£37,500 per annum FTE (£21,350-£26,250 pro rata)
- We are open to flexible working (including your preference on working days and hours throughout the week)
- Home-based initially, then a mix of working from home & our office in Ewell (Surrey)
- Weekend work – as this role supports volunteers there may be occasional weekend work and you’ll be eligible for Time off in lieu (TOIL) back
Key Responsibilities
- Create, design, test and deliver individual L&D solutions across the organisational learning & development programme using a blend of approaches including online learning, self-directed learning, live online learning, cascade, face to face and on the job learning
- Project manage individual elements of the learning & development programme
- Takes the lead on supporting 3-6 of our regions regions, including supporting the Regional Director and Regional Training Officer with the roll out of learning initiatives and guidance on learning best practice
- Works with the L&D team and other key stakeholders to develop new L&D resources such as online resources (videos, eLearning modules, guidance notes, job aids, reflective journals), training materials and trainer guidance
- Lead on the development of the online learning library providing up to date, on brand, learning resources for trainers across the organisation. Play a key role in surfacing and sharing good practice and innovation from branches around volunteer training and development and workplace training and development
- Provides Regional and Branch Trainers with resources, information and guidance on training
- Respond to enquiries and provide advice to Staff, Regional Training Officers, Branch Trainers and Volunteers
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Ability to conduct all stages of implementing an effective learning product including:
- Learning needs analysis
- Design including research, focus groups and story boarding
- Procurement and liaison with external providers where required
- Creation of learning product incorporating needs of learners, blended approach (70/20/10)
- Piloting and evaluation of learning impact (pre- and post- event)
- Launch
- Project Management experience with the ability to work to deadlines with speed and accuracy
- Excellent IT skills
- Previous experience and knowledge of creating high quality training material
- An appreciation of what a volunteer audience requires would be highly beneficial
- Previous experience working on end-to-end Instructional Design
- Previous experience of designing eLearning in a package such as Articulate 360 or Evolve (desirable)
Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person that they are. We warmly welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences.
We are reviewing applications as and when they come in, so please apply soon. The closing date for this role is 05/03/2021.
Working for Samaritans
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This leadership role requires a highly competent, driven and hands-on individual to provide strategic, communications and operational support for this small but leading national charity at an exciting stage in its development. Key to this will be ensuring that any of the 16 million people living with high blood pressure in the UK have easy access to the best and most up to date information and medical advice.
Our vision is for everyone to know their blood pressure numbers in the same way they know their height or weight and take steps to keep them healthy, both now and in the future.
Responsible for developing the charity’s business plan and securing funding to deliver and sustain it, you will inspire and manage a small but committed team and work comfortably with our Board of Trustees (many of which are the authority on blood pressure management and research).
The ideal candidate will demonstrate vision and creativity, as well as the skills and hands-on experience in senior management and fundraising. As an inspiring leader, you will build strong relationships with our supporters, donors, stakeholders and the media whilst ensuring that the charity is the number one ‘go to’ to help lower the nation's blood pressure and prevent stroke and heart disease.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Flexible within England & Wales
Department: Business Development
Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.
The Business Development Team has responsibility for overseeing the strategy for the markets we currently operate in, as well as those we seek to move in to.
This role will be the Business Development Lead for the welfare market. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of welfare and the key stakeholders within this market. Candidates will demonstrate excellent stakeholder management skills and understanding of funding flows, competition, and the political environment and be driven by the desire to make the most difference to the people who come to us for help.
In this role, you will be responsible for researching and producing a targeted market strategy and account management plan, working with internal stakeholders to ensure the organisation has a clear vision of what we want to achieve in your lead market area and how we get there. In a typical day, you will be working with colleagues from across the service to drive our market activity as well as meeting with and influencing external stakeholders.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.
About Us:
At MSI Reproductive Choices Reproductive Choices we are unapologetically pro-choice. We believe that every woman has the right to make choices about her own body and her own future. As one of the world’s leading providers of contraception and safe abortion care, we give women the means to do so. Across 37 countries, we provide high quality, safe services, and work with advocacy to create an enabling environment, so every client has safe access to services when and where they are needed. Because when a woman can determine her own future, she can contribute to creating a better, more sustainable future for everyone.
MSI Reproductive Choices is committed to creating an inclusive environment with a workforce which is representative of the communities we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and give equal consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. We are committed to promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.
The role
The Global Financial Controller is an active member of MSI’s Senior Leadership Team, and is expected to contribute to the culture, strategy, and development of the organisation. This role works closely with the CFO in the delivery of the organisation’s financial objectives and oversees the management of the group’s Strategic Risk Register. The Global Financial Controller is an attendee of both the Audit Committee and the Finance Committee.
The Global Financial Controller leads the Global Accounting Team, which comprises approximately 25 team members.
The Global Accounting Team responsibilities include:
- Group financial reporting and consolidation, including group management accounts, global balance sheet oversight, the group statutory accounts and statutory audit
- Donor finance business partnering, proposal support, decision support and reporting
- Global Support Office management accounting and shared services with the MSI UK Clinics
- Global financial control, including setting global financial policies and managing Group Treasury
- Finance Transformation support including process improvement and training.
The Global Financial Controller is responsible for the group’s external financial reporting, internal financial policies, and the group’s financial control framework. MSI is a large and complex group, comprising approximately 80 different entities (a mixture of branches, subsidiaries, NGOs, and other controlled organisations) based in 38 countries around the globe. The parent company is a UK company, limited by guarantee, and has both UK corporate and charity filing requirements. In addition, the group receives donor funding from governmental and private donors. The Group Financial Controller will ensure that MSI complies with all relevant filing requirements in the UK and for global donors.
The role provides leadership to the UK and global function in ensuring that MSI’s financial policies are robust and are kept up to date with the changing requirements of UK and donor reporting. The Global Financial Controller will liaise with Regional Finance Directors and Country Finance Directors to ensure that subsidiary entities comply with group financial policy and reporting requirements. MSI produces full monthly management accounts and the Global Financial Controller has a key responsibility to ensure that these are robust and produced in accordance with reporting deadlines and comply with group reporting policies. The Global Financial Controller will work with the financial systems team on the identification, development and implementation of financial reporting and analysis systems, across the MSI group.
Finally, and inevitably for such a senior role, there will be other ad hoc requirements relating to the finances of the MSI group.
About you
We want individuals who support our mission of eliminating unsafe abortion by 2030 and who work with us to build an enabling environment to increase access to safe services everywhere. We expect all team members to share our vision and commitment to achieving our mission whilst promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all clients and colleagues.
To succeed in this role, you must have:
Skills:
- Ability to work in a diverse and inclusive environment, respecting and collaborating with all individuals equally, and with a commitment to overcome bias and prejudice
- Ability to motivate and manage a team to excel
- Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English
- Ability to communicate complex ideas simply
- Ability to collaborate and network cross functionally
- Negotiation skills
- Pro-active problem solving
- High levels of numeracy
- Analytical approach to information gathering and dissemination
- Attention to detail.
Experience:
- Experience as a group controller in a multinational UK-based group
- Familiar with strategic risk management
- Extensive supervisory experience managing teams of at least ten people across all the finance and accounting functions
- Experience building finance functions, policies, procedures, and systems during periods of transformation and change
- Experience in multi-currency reporting and accounting
- Experience of working in an international donor-funded charity
- Familiar with commercial accounting and financial management
- Familiar with the requirements of UK Charity SORP 2015
- Familiar with a variety of accounting systems and reporting software.
Qualifications:
- Accounting qualification or certification (possible certifications include ACCA, ACA, ACMA, CIMA, CA, CPA, etc.) (essential)
- Familiar with GAAP (both UK and US) and IFRS, including latest developments (FRS 102); evidenced by formal training (essential)
- Business (MBA) or other related higher degree (desirable).
Personal Attributes:
- Committed to the protection of team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.
- Able to role-model inclusive and culturally sensitive attitudes and behaviours.
- Courageous
- Accountable
- Collaborative.
For more information about the role, please view the job description and person specification on our website.
Location: London, WT1
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: up to £81,000 + bonus + benefits
Closing date: Thursday 11th March 2021 (midnight GMT). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.
Required from: ASAP
The role:
It is an exciting time to be joining the Development and Alumnae Office at Wimbledon High School. We are entering the public phase of our fundraising capital campaign for Project Ex Humilibus, a major transformational building project that will radically enhance our ability to be leaders in girls’ education.
We are looking for a Fundraising Officer to work in conjunction with the Director of Development and Alumnae Relations to deliver our strategic objectives, meet fundraising targets and work alongside the GDST Development Office to help support overall GDST fundraising related objects.
The successful candidate will need to have proven experience working in a fundraising role, bringing creative and innovative approaches. The ability to manage multiple and varied tasks efficiently, under your own initiative and to work calmly under pressure is essential.
About the School:
One of London’s top day schools, Wimbledon High School is a highly academic school for girls aged 4 to 18, located in the heart of Wimbledon, less than 20 minutes from central London. As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- Free life assurance benefit
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
For further details and an application form please click the apply button.
Closing date: Thursday 11 March at 9.00am.
Interview dates: First round interviews will take place on Wednesday 17 March, followed by second round interviews for successful candidates on Friday 19 March 2021.
The School reserves the right to commence the interview process at any time prior to the closing date so early application is recommended.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
Interim OD & Change Consultant - Up to £650 a day (outside IR35) - 6 months
The OD & Change consultant will lead and manage a transformational change project to reshape the Finance & Procurement Function, complementing the implementation of a new finance system and leveraging value out of new system functionality.
Purpose of the OD & Change role:
- To design, develop and implement a new finance operating model which will introduce business partnering to enhance the service delivery
- Define and develop the culture of the Finance & Procurement function leading on culture change
Key accountabilities:
Organisational Change - To lead and manage all aspects of transformational change to deliver a best in class Finance & Procurement function whilst maintaining the commitment of staff, both during and after implementation
Organisational Design - To design organisational practices that will deliver the future state Finance & Procurement operating model and organisational structure
Stakeholder Relationship Management - To providing regular updates to the CFO and Vice Chancellor and preparing reports for presentation to key forums such as Vice Chancellor's Group and Finance Committee
This is a professional, demanding role within a complex organisation with an ambitious strategic plan and agenda for change. The role holder will be expected to show flexibility in working arrangements, including working hours, to ensure that the finance directorate delivers the required level of service.
Experience required:
- Substantial experience of leading and delivering large scale finance change/transformation programmes within complex organisations
- A track record of undertaking organisation design within complex organisations
- Experience of implementing business partnering to enhance the service delivery
- A background of working in a challenging project environment having project managed people and cultural change
- Demonstrable experience of working in a higher education setting is desirable
Interim OD & Change Consultant - Up to £650 a day (outside IR35) - 6 months
Interviews are scheduled for 12/02 with a view to start the following week
Please submit CVs by the 10/02 to be considered ([email protected])
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An exciting opportunity to become the first Head of Fundraising and Development of ALQST for Human Rights, an award-winning independent NGO established in 2014 that works to defend and promote human rights in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. We conduct on-the-ground research, engage in international advocacy, and campaign on behalf of victims of human rights abuses.
Reporting to the Executive Director, and working closely with our small and dynamic team, you will be responsible for initiating and leading our fundraising strategy in order to maximise donor engagement and funding opportunities.
We are seeking to recruit a Head of Fundraising and Development who will raise income from trusts and foundations, diversifying our portfolio of institutional support and enhancing our financial resources.
You will manage a portfolio of trust and foundations relationships and will develop strong partnerships with funders, working collaboratively across the organisation to develop proposals for new projects and core support, playing a key role at an exciting time of growth for the organisation.