Director of development jobs

Hubbub is an award-winning charity that inspires ways of living that are good for the environment. Since 2014, Hubbub has reached 22 million people and inspired 865k people to take direct action through campaigns designed in collaboration with some of the UK's largest companies, local authorities, community groups and academics, helping to shift the national debate on key environmental issues such as food waste, e-waste, sustainable fashion, and recycling.

Director of Projects & Partnerships

London

£72,400 - £78,600

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join our experienced team with a diverse mix of backgrounds who all share a curiosity about the world and a desire to create change.

We're looking for individuals who are at their best when generating new ideas and new business, inspiring teams, dealing with senior stakeholders and designing and delivering multi-stakeholder projects that have a big impact.

These skills can have been acquired anywhere, but commitment to the environment is a must: you might be an expert in climate communications, waste, fashion or the circular economy, or maybe you're a generalist from a sustainability background. What's most important is that you're committed to Hubbub's vision and ways of working.

Hubbub provides equal opportunities within the organisation and strongly encourages people of all backgrounds to apply for roles. Hubbub is always striving for a culture that is open, listening to and learning from perspectives that broaden our understanding and facilitate better creative problem-solving.

Closing Date: midnight on Sunday 10th July 2022

First interview - Friday 15th July

Second interview - Monday 18th July

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.

Director of Business Performance

Saferworld

London-Hybrid

Permanent

Salary: Up to £80,000 with flexible working

Charity People are proud to be partnering with Saferworld, an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives.

Saferworld work in solidarity with people affected by conflict to improve their safety and sense of security and conduct wider research and analysis to contribute to local, national and international policies and practices that help foster lasting peace. Their priority is people - They believe in a world where everyone can lead peaceful, fulfilling lives, free from fear and insecurity. Saferworld operate on a not-for-profit basis with partners in Africa, Asia and the Middle East and in policy centres in Beijing, Brussels, London and Washington DC. Saferworld is registered separately in Belgium, the USA and China as strategically aligned, affiliate organisations.

About role

This position will help shape the organisation's evolving business model and play a strategic role in operational business planning. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Business Performance will be a member of Saferworld's Executive team.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Director of Business Performance to oversee and support the development and management of our various core support functions and drive performance in key business areas. This is a new senior position with scope and opportunity to influence the development of a highly respected peacebuilding organisation to deliver on its 2021-2031 strategy

As Director, you will manage and support People and Culture, Finance and Fundraising, and a small global operations team. The post-holder will work collaboratively with the Directors of International Programmes and of Policy and Communications to support their respective areas of operations oversight.

The successful candidate will have significant senior operational leadership experience of core support functions, preferably in an organisation with offices based in multiple countries. Knowledge of non-profit governance processes and a track record in analysing, planning and making decisions at a strategic level, and delivering on operational strategies and processes with complex stakeholder relationships.

How to apply:

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please share a copy of your CV and Supporting Statement to Kate from Charity People. If your profile fits what we're looking for, Kate will be in touch with lots more details and to arrange a confidential conversation.

Closing Date: Monday 18th July 9am

In person interviews: Friday 22nd July

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

There’s never been a better time to join The Marlowe. We have come through the Covid crisis, our audiences are back, and we have been recognised as Theatre of the Year 2022 in The Stage Awards for our innovative approach to supporting our industry’s recovery. Our sights are now set on an ambitious future. At the same time, we are investing in our People Plan to ensure our high calibre team are rewarded and supported.

The Marlowe, Canterbury is a large-scale, independent theatre, with a 1,200-seat Theatre, a 150-seat Studio and The Marlowe Kit, home of our youth company. We present a year-round programme of national touring productions across a range of artforms including theatre, dance, opera, and music. Since becoming a self-funding independent charitable trust in 2018 we have begun to develop a more mixed economy, with a 5-year plan to commission and produce work at all scales alongside the presented programme. Supporting artists, engaging with our communities, and developing the creative lives of the next generation are central to our mission to be the engine house for the performing arts in our region and to shape the spirit of Kent.

We are seeking a dynamic, ambitious and strategically-focused Director of Fundraising Development to identify and secure strategic funding opportunities, develop new prospects and build on the success of our membership schemes.

You will have the drive and confidence to cultivate relationships with government bodies and regional policymakers as well as more traditional arts funders. You will also have an impressive track record in running membership programmes, individual giving campaigns and corporate membership initiatives.

We want to work with people who are passionate about their work, resilient in the face of any challenge that comes their way and supportive of their colleagues.

The Marlowe is an inclusive employer. We value difference and recruit by merit based on fair and open competition.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We want to hear from all sectors including veterans.

We are a Creative Green organisation and are committed to taking action on climate change and environmental sustainability.

To apply online, please go to our website.

Sessional (2-3 days per month)

Location: Cardiff/flexible location – hybrid working

We’ve supported people and communities across Wales since 1880. We existed before the NHS in Wales and provided the earliest medical support to those who were sick or injured.

Since March 2020, we’ve worked closely with Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WAST) and NHS Wales, increasing our capacity, and developing new innovative ways of working to assist and relieve the overwhelming pressure on the frontline brought about by COVID-19.

We’ve helped by continuing to provide care and support to people when they’ve needed it most. This includes caring for people at Wales’ field hospitals, being there for people at vaccination centres and strengthening our Urgent Care Support within the ambulance service.

Now, in 2022, we continue performing a major role in strengthening community resilience and ensuring people are trained in first aid so they can be the difference between a life lost and a life saved.

We fulfil key front-line roles to support vulnerable people, in addition to offering the opportunity for people from all backgrounds to develop their personal skills and confidence to support our charitable and income generating services whilst assisting their own career development.

As a charity, we partner with the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust and NHS Health Boards, providing ambulance support services in addition to delivering our Falls Response Service, helping people who’ve fallen at home, back to their feet.

We maintain our reputation as being the leading organisation to deliver first aid training to both commercial businesses and local-based communities including schools throughout Wales.

We also give support to the people of Wales through:

• Medical duties at events

• Community based divisions

• Falls Response Service

• Community First Responders (CFR)

Our focus is developing new, innovative services to help us achieve our mission of saving lives and enhancing the health and wellbeing of communities in Wales.

We’re undergoing an extensive and exciting programme of modernisation, forward thinking, encompassing a review of our existing services, financial and workforce models and we’re developing a rejuvenated culture aligned to our core vision and values to improve our overall people experience.

Our Strategy 2025 Strategy_document_2025.01.pdf outlines our strategic priorities within which we will always strive for positive patient experience in all of our patient care – the patient comes first, developing clear and standard patient pathways to support and enhance positive patient outcomes.

The opportunity

This is a new role, the commitment for which is initially envisaged to be no more than two to three days per month, where the post holder will fulfil a key role in further reviewing and assessing the work programme needed to further strengthen clinical governance and to develop the clinical advisory model to support SJAC’s operations.

The Clinical Director is a key member of the Executive Leadership Team for St John Ambulance Cymru (SJAC), providing advice and ensuring high clinical standards and positive patient outcomes are central to delivery of its strategy. As a director, the post holder has joint corporate responsibility with other Directors for strategic direction, corporate policy making, and development and delivery of the Charity’s vision and objectives.

The post holder will inform strategy and be involved in key decisions to how operations are led and managed. They will chair the clinical leads group and be instrumental in ensuring the views of the joint professionals (medics/nurses/paramedics) are discussed and where necessary presented to the Executive Leadership Team. This role will professionally line manage the clinical leads, whilst supporting the recruitment, education, development and retention of clinical members.

This is a true leadership role where the post holder will seek to achieve objectives and demonstrate the highest standards of integrity, leadership and fairness at all times.

What you’ll need to be successful

To achieve the above, we’re looking for an experienced clinical leader, currently registered and revalidated with their healthcare professional body relevant to the operation of SJAC.

You will need to be able to demonstrate experience of leading on advisory clinical functions with a proven record of leading people and building productive teams, able to provide clinical leadership and guidance based upon up to date clinical experience and knowledge, the confidence and ability to provide executive and professional leadership and direction to a multi-professional clinical team with a comprehensive understanding of clinical governance, quality, and audit.

What you’ll get in return

In return, you’ll have access to a range of benefits including, but not limited to:

• 31 days holiday (including bank holidays) – Pro rata

• Access to a Blue Light Card, providing various discounts at more than 15,000 retailers.

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Access to Private Medical Care

• Home/flexible working

• Various training and development opportunities

How to apply

Please submit an up-to-date CV and Statement of Suitability (no more than 2 sides A4) by clicking apply, before midday on Monday 18th July 2022.

Job Title: Development Manager

Reporting to:       Head of Grants

Hours: Full Time (Monday- Friday, 37.5 hrs per week) with options for flexible working

Salary:                £40-£44K per annum

Start Date:            ASAP 

Location: Cambridge, UK

Who are we?

CAMFED (Campaign for Female Education) is an international non-profit organisation tackling poverty and inequality by supporting marginalised girls to go to school and succeed, and empowering young women to step up as leaders of change. Over the next five years we have set the ambitious goal of supporting five million girls in rural sub-Saharan Africa to learn and thrive in school, and to create the future they imagine – for themselves, for their communities, and for Africa. 

CAMFED operates as a global consortium with offices in Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, UK, USA, and Canada, united by a common mission and strategic vision. CAMFED International is the coordinating entity of the consortium. 

Why join us?

Be part of the movement that is helping to transform thousands of girls’ lives across sub-Saharan Africa. Building on our collective success, we have set ourselves the goal of supporting 5 million girls in school and creating 150,000 jobs in women-led businesses over the coming 5 years. This role offers a unique opportunity to bridge grant management and fundraising in support of these goals. The Development Manager will work within a fast-paced global team committed to building world-class partnerships that multiply educational opportunities for girls and empower young women to step up as leaders in sub-Saharan Africa. You will have the opportunity to engage closely with colleagues across our consortium in transforming opportunities for girls and young women in rural Africa.

Role

The Development Manager will lead the management of a number of key contracts with CAMFED’s funding partners, including with major trusts and foundations and statutory donors. You will play a key role in supporting strong partnership management across CAMFED’s portfolio: leading effective grant management, supporting alignment between operational delivery and donor expectations, and ensuring high quality and tailored communication of programme impact.  

The role is varied and fast-paced with a high level of responsibility, involving close support to CAMFED’s National Offices in Africa and coordination across Fundraising, Finance, and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning teams. Positioned within the Development Operations team in CAMFED International, your role will be central to the creation and development of long-term strategic partnerships.

Accountabilities

• Support CAMFED’s relationship management across specific key partnerships, in particular those supporting the expansion of the Learner Guide programme in Malawi. This will involve working closely with the Head of Grants, Director of Development Operations, Chief Development Officer, Executive Director-Africa, and relevant National Directors in Africa.
• Lead effective and efficient grant management, including through close review of expenditure and progress against key milestones, collaborating with colleagues internationally and across functions to balance programmatic and donor requirements and maximise the value of the investment.
• Lead and coordinate the compilation of high quality, timely progress reports and updates to key donors, ensuring advance planning and effective communication and engagement with colleagues internationally and across functions.
• Contribute to the development of new proposals to potential funding partners, in particular high-value and/or strategic partnerships, and support ongoing prospecting for new statutory funding in particular.
• Work with the Head of Grants to ensure grant management approaches and systems are aligned and coordinated across functions to most effectively support partnership management, risk mitigation and programme implementation.
• Work with the Head of Grants to support on-going knowledge management within the team and the wider organisation, in order to effectively communicate learning and innovation from CAMFED’s programmes in Africa both to colleagues internally and with external audiences.
• Contribute to CAMFED’s knowledge base and expertise and support strong relationships with CAMFED’s partners by remaining informed of global development priorities, agendas and trends, including through engagement with external stakeholders and fora and reflect that learning both with colleagues internally and with external audiences.
• Manage and coach other members of the Development Operations Team to extend their reporting skills, knowledge base, and capacity to support key partnerships.
• Other duties as required.

Candidate profile

• A powerful communicator, with excellent writing skills and the ability to tailor your communication style for different audiences and influence colleagues across teams and geographies.
• A strong project manager, with an excellent eye for detail.
• Ability to progress multiple workstreams, prioritise effectively, and meet deadlines.
• Experience of working in cross-functional teams, including with external partners.
• Commitment to and passion for CAMFED’s values, mission and vision.
• Eligibility to work in the UK and able to travel across our consortium of offices when required, as per the demands of the role.
• Experience of working with teams from varying cultural backgrounds across geographies would be beneficial.

CAMFED is committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Board members. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.

Application Details

Please send your CV together with a covering letter and reference ‘Development Manager’ by 9am Monday 18th July 2022.

Please note, only applications with a cover letter will be considered. Due to the volume of responses only successful candidates will be contacted.

The Centre Director is responsible for the leadership, strategic planning, and operational management of Guy Chester Centre (GCC). GCC is an income-generating entity within the Methodist Church and is responsible for managing the North Bank Estate in Muswell Hill. With a focus on the provision of student accommodation and residential lettings, GCC is a dynamic environment that puts the wellbeing of residents, tenants, and staff at the core of its operations. 

The Centre Director is primarily concerned with ensuring that all residents and tenants have a great living experience during their stay with Guy Chester Centre. The role is wide-ranging and provides the post holder with a wonderful opportunity to directly influence the culture of GCC as well as to be a part of the lives of an incredibly diverse group of people. Humility, humour, and a willingness to learn are all a must.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide effective leadership and strategic direction
• Develop annual operational plans, objectives, and budgets
• Ensure the organisation meets its responsibilities for the duty of care for staff, residents, and other beneficiaries
• Represent the values of the organisation including hospitality and welcome, and ensure efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery
• Be responsible for the management and operation of GCC
• Work with and support Trustees and other stakeholders 
• Build and maintain good links with neighbours, contractors, and other relevant partners

Please see the attached role information and application pack for more information, including the person specification, and for details on how to apply.

GCC is committed to safeguarding. In accordance with our safeguarding policy, this appointment requires an enhanced DBS check.

Mission 44 is a charitable foundation launched by Sir Lewis Hamilton. It aims to support, champion and empower young people from underserved communities to succeed through narrowing opportunity gaps in education, employment and wider society. Through grant-funding, research, partnerships and advocacy, Mission 44 is committed to driving long-lasting, transformative change to the lives of young people facing disadvantage and discrimination.

Director of Strategic Partnerships

£70,000-80,000

London/Hybrid working

Mission 44 is now seeking to appoint our first ever Director of Strategic Partnerships. This is an exciting and busy time to be joining Mission 44 as we embark on our start up journey, and the Director of Strategic Partnerships will play a key role serving on our Senior Leadership Team. As a Director within the organisation, you will work alongside the CEO in creating a dynamic and diverse staff team and implementing our ambitious strategy.

You will specifically lead Mission 44's programmatic and grant-making activities, providing excellent strategic leadership and deliver our brand new grant-making strategy. You will build strong and effective relationships with a range of partners, overseeing a programme of participatory research that builds a strong evidence base and amplifies the voices of young people.

We are seeking candidates able to work as part of a senior leadership team, with experience of programme design and strategy development. An effective and enabling leader of people, you thrive on developing and supporting others. Understanding of the grant making and foundation space is essential, and you have the ability to engage and network effectively with the wider sector. You share our passion for supporting and empowering young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to flourish and succeed.

Mission 44 offers a working environment that values and respects every individual's unique contribution. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people and are committed to equality of opportunity and anti-discrimination practices. We positively encourage applications from all sections of society and are particularly interested in candidates from diverse and underrepresented groups.

To learn more about this unique and exciting opportunity, please download the position description below, and you can also contact our recruitment advisors Prospectus for a confidential conversation about the opportunity.

Closing date: 20th July

Preliminary Interviews: 28th July - 2nd August

Final interviews: W/C 8th August and W/C 15th August

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.

The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)'s mission is to secure a future where countries rich in oil, gas and minerals achieve sustainable, inclusive development - one where people receive lasting benefits from extractives, and the negative impacts associated with the sector are minimized. Intelligent data, capacity building, policy analysis and advice are the key tools we use to achieve impact.Our international team of more than 90 country and issue experts, lawyers, economists and governance specialists contribute evidence-based knowledge, advocacy, and technical expertise to make gains for the public good.

Director of Human Resources

London or New York City

£90,000 (London), $149,000 (New York City)

People are the heart and mind of our organization. They are the source of our credibility, our profile and our impact. We have been incredibly fortunate to attract and retain a phenomenal global team spanning over 30 nationalities and speaking 11 languages.

We are currently pivoting our strategy to ensure that we are relevant and responsive, and to meet the growing demand for our contributions. Excellent human resource leadership will be critical to our ongoing impact and success.

The role is challenging and unique. NRGI is at once a small organization - with a budget of $13m and 90 staff around the world - yet, also with levels of complexity that accompany a truly global organization with a presence across 20 countries. We are therefore seeking someone with significant international human resources leadership and people management experience, and who enjoys being both strategic and hands on in their work.

As an ambitious, forward thinking Director of Human Resources you will have the chance to shape NRGI in ways that advance diversity and inclusion, our staff's success and wellbeing, and help achieve a more just, equitable and sustainable world.

Closing date: Wednesday 27 July

Prospectus interviews: 8-12 August

NRGI interviews: Late August/early September

NRGI is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical​​​ condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or ​expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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 an exceptional opportunity to become part of the Senior Leadership Team as Operations Director at our established charity in Slough. Your focus will be to continue the strong growth of Slough CVS whilst implementing effective back-office infrastructure and governance frameworks that support the delivery of the organisation’s overall mission.

As Slough CVS enters the next phase of its growth plans, your remit will include the day-to-day oversight and management of project delivery and governance.

Collaborating with the CEO, you will  oversee the implementation of strategy as you work closely with the rest of the Senior Leadership Team to engage and lead Slough CVS’s staff through this next period.

• Your strong problem-solving skills will enable you to balance driving and achieving continual improvements, whilst ensuring the organisation operates within all current regulatory and legislative requirements.
• Detail driven, you will need to establish key metrics, guidelines, and standards by which the central operating functions under your responsibility can be effectively evaluated and measured against.
• Alongside the Senior Leadership team you will implement policies and processes, that support Slough CVS’s work.
• Confident in your decision making, you will need to make informed choices in a fast-moving environment, putting your excellent communication skills to use, as you influence and lead your colleagues through a period of change and growth.

King’s College London are looking to recruit a CCAB qualified accountant (or similar demonstrable experience) into the important and exciting role of Director of Financial Operations to lead the university’s financial service operations.

King's is ranked as one of the top 10 UK universities in the world (QS World Ranking 2021) and operates as a large, complex £1.1bn turnover operation. Whist previous higher education sector experience will likely be beneficial, we are very open on the professional background for the right candidate as long as you have operated at a relevant level in a similarly large, complex organisation and have the right approach to culture, service and development of teams, systems and processes

The Director of Financial operations is a newly created role, arising from a promotion, and will be an important new member of the Senior Management Team within Finance, initially reporting directly to the CFO. This will be a challenging role, suitable for a proven Financial Controller with a track record overseeing financial operations for a large-scale organisation; whilst the final allocation of activities is not yet complete, we anticipate the post holder will have experience across several of the following: Accounts Payable/ Receivable, Treasury, Insurance, Payroll & Pensions with experience too across areas such as Tax/Vat, Accounting systems. The exact remit of the role is being determined but the focus will be strongly towards mass transactional process, customer service and operating simple, responsive and trusted services.

You will need to possess:

• Strong leadership skills, able to develop team members in a positive and supportive manner and lead a team of 50+ with a focus on culture and inclusion
• A style that is proactive, determined, and inclusive
• The ability to make improvements in a large, complex organisation whilst providing high quality, reliable and respected services
• Relevant technical experience in
  • Financial controls & assurance
  • Payroll & pensions
  • Financial systems and processes
  • Mass transactional / ticketing solutions
  • Relevant tax laws and legislation

Applying:

Please contact Michael Quest at Ivy Rock Partners directly to find out more.

Timings:

• Application deadline – 17th July (please share your updated CV
• Interviews – week commencing 25th July

The IT & Digital Director plays a key role in helping facilitate and support the mission of the diocese, as we seek to fulfil our vision of a Transforming Church, Transforming Lives across this fascinating area of Surrey and North-East Hampshire. These are exciting times in our life as a diocese, as we reimagine the ministry of our churches and church schools following the challenges of the pandemic and the wider challenges which that highlighted.

The IT & Digital Director has overall responsibility for the delivery, review and enhancement of a Technology and Digital Strategy and supporting transformation programme aligned with the strategic and missional objectives of the three Dioceses (Guildford, Portsmouth and Winchester) in the IT Consortium.

The IT & Digital Director will ensure that the necessary projects, contracts and service management arrangements are in place to support both effective day to day operations as well as the planned and phased delivery of the transformation programme.

An exciting opportunity to drive meaningful change to improve the health of women and girls in in low and middle-income countries by joining the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) as our new Director, Centre for Women’s Global Health.

About the role

We are seeking an individual to lead the development and implementation of the Centre’s strategic plan, ensuring effective engagement with key stakeholders.  The Director will drive the impact of our programmes, build the reputation, profile and the sustainability of the Centre and increase our influence in support of our global mission to improve the health of women and girls in in low and middle-income countries.

You will work closely with senior colleagues across the organisation to support the development of the corporate strategy, and be responsible for fostering outstanding relationships with external stakeholders who share the College’s global mission to improve the health of women and girls.

About you

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

• Experience in working with a wide range of international partners and professionals, including Ministry of Health officials, to negotiate and progress programme activities
• Experience in planning and managing complex global health programmes
• Proven business development experience including raising and managing grant funds, monitoring and documenting project progress and submitting comprehensive narrative and financial reports to donors

Our culture and benefits

As a key member of the team, you will be located in our offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly, values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile and flexible working 
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution after probation
• Enhanced occupational Maternity, Adoption, and Shared Parental leave policies
• Free lunch (onsite only)
• Employee Support Service counselling

Closing date for applications: 10.00am on Monday 11 July

We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We are therefore looking for candidates whose backgrounds, experience and identity enhance the diversity of our existing team. We are particularly encouraging applications from underrepresented groups at the College such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with a disability. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.

[We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa]

About us

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally. We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

Prospectus are delighted to be working with a UK think tank and policy shaping organisation to recruit an Interim Director of Operations and Finance who will play a critical part in the organisation's daily operations, governance, finance, programme, and project management. This is a 3-6 month contract.

The Director of Operations & Finance will lead on financial management and forecasting, supporting the Executive Director in strategic development, and taking charge of office management and ad hoc HR and legal matters.

The overall purpose of the role is to provide consistent, strategic, financial and operational leadership with the Executive Director and the board of trustees. This exciting role provides the opportunity for strategic vision and organisation leadership on the macro level, together with a hands-on approach to micro issues.

This role requires an individual who is comfortable rolling their sleeves up to fix problems, foresee and prevent issues from happening within projects, knows how to manage multiple deadlines, projects, and contributing factors at once, and enjoys collaborating with and developing staff. The organisation needs someone who has strong operational team management experience, who is well versed in charity finance and key HR transactional processes and who can provide strong leadership and prioritisation guidance to the team.

Please note: Due to the urgent nature of this vacancy Prospectus will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, therefore we encourage you to apply ASAP.

In order to apply please submit your CV only in the first instance. Following your 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.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus 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.

Our partner, a leading human rights organisation, seeks a Director of Finance & Admin to provide oversight on their finance, admin, IT and HR functions as a member of the senior management team.

Responsibilities

• As a member of the senior management team, to lead on the development and implementation of the organisation’s financial and HR strategy; identify efficiencies and cost savings within the organisation; and support in key financial decision making.
• Lead the annual budgeting processes, and oversee the budget monitoring and quarterly management accounting & reporting, and cashflow forecasts and reforecasts.
• Provide oversight on the development of proposals for grants and other bids, ensuring that these are developed on a full cost recovery basis; and oversee the grants compliance & reporting procedures.
• Provide oversight onto the accounting function, reviewing, strengthening and streamlining processes as required; and ensure that all governance systems are fit for purpose.
• Lead on the annual accounts preparation and filing of accounts & annual accounts, and the annual audit process.
• Oversee management of all bank accounts, treasury and the foreign exchange management policy, payroll processing, and VAT filings.
• IT – oversight of the organisation’s systems and needs, covering data protection and cyber security, and ensuring all services received are on a value for money basis.
• HR- oversight of the systems & policies; lead on the development of renumeration & rewards, staff development; and develop a positive culture within the organisation.
• Facilities management

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with experience leading the finance & other operative functions in an organisation. Experience of offering strategic advice, delivering on financial & operational strategies, and supporting in financial decision making,
• Experience in budget preparation, cashflow forecasting & management, leading in the preparation of year-end accounts for a charity, and in full grants cycle management.
• A leader, a good people manager able to cultivate a positive culture, and drive excellence within the finance & operational teams.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in charity compliance & GDPR
• Experience of HR & facilities management.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills & interpersonal skills, able to work effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders – covering the board, senior leadership, junior members of the team, and donors.
• Strong IT & analytical skills.

This role offers hybrid working with the individual expected to be in the London office 2-3 days/week. This role is only open to those candidates with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.