The role of Finance Director has been created at East Anglian Air Ambulance to deliver strategic thinking and head up the finance function.

Finance Director
Location: Norwich
2 - 3 days per week
Salary range: £65,000 - £70,000 per annum (pro rata)

You will be a fully qualified senior finance professional with experience of the charity sector and possess a natural leadership style.

A proactive, hands on approach will see you working across the organisation, challenging and supporting your Executive Team colleagues on all financial matters. Advising the Chief Executive and Trustees through the Finance Committee you will be responsible for annual budgets of c. £14 million and our 5 year forecasts.

Closing Date: Monday 06 January (9am)
Interview Date: Friday 17 January
Second Stage Interviews:  Tuesday 21 January

Interested?

If you would like to find out more about this position, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can see the full job description and complete your application for this position. 

No agencies please.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: Newcastle

As Operations Manager for the North East, you will join three experienced managers to help deliver our ambitious plans to provide the very best support to the young people of the North East. You will be responsible for the line management of a team of executives who engage directly with our young people, partners and volunteer colleagues.

As we embark on our new strategy we have an ambition to become the very best organisation within the sector. You will be required to continually innovate, review and adapt our operations to ensure we deliver the very best for young people across the North East. You will effectively manage those areas of operations assigned to you and support and develop our operations executives to do their best work.  

You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and ensure that our delivery commitments are achieved in our effort to reach more young people through the highest possible quality provision that delivers impact.

You will be responsible for the accurate planning, phasing and resourcing or our regional activity. You will effectively manage assigned budgets and support contract delivery as well as supporting fundraising colleagues with various reports, visits and events.

We are particularly interested in applicants with experience of supporting young entrepreneurs and business start-ups.

To learn more about the role, please download the job description.

About The Prince's Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince's Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince's Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

We are seeking to recruit a Deputy Director who will be responsible for delivering against the organisation’s strategic aims and core vision, working closely with the Director and Trustees, in particular by managing and overseeing the charity’s operations, finances, funding, communication and its staff, and taking a leading role in fundraising. The Deputy Director reports to the Director, with whom they closely collaborate, and line manages the Administration Assistant and the Activities and Events Manager.

The Deputy Director will be part of an eight-people strong team composed of a mixture of part-time and full-time employees and freelancers, who work on a weekly basis with up to 40 learners and welcome around 3,500 participants and visitors a year to OSE’s public programmes.

About Open School East

Open School East (OSE) is an innovative arts charity that delivers free and flexible education programmes with and for communities less likely to access traditional provision. Located in Margate, Kent, OSE offers a space for artistic and collaborative learning that is experimental, versatile and non-exclusive.

We run four complementary strands:

• The Associates Programme: a year-long development programme for emerging artists and cultural practitioners from diverse backgrounds and generations;
• The Young Associates Programme: a full-time, year-long, accredited art and design programme for local young people aged 16-18 who experience difficulty in their education;
• The Public Programme: a multifaceted programme of events, activities and short courses open to everyone;
• The Despacito Art School: a weekly art, craft and functional object-making programme open to 5 to 12 year olds who lack opportunities to develop creatively.

Open School East is committed to making the arts a more open sector and to fostering cultural and social exchanges between artists and the broader public. We do this by making our programmes entirely free of charge and opening them outwards, responding to our locality, and providing an informal and welcoming environment for the development and sharing of knowledge and skills across all communities and generations.

We equip artists at an early stage of their career with the tools to become resourceful and self-sufficient, and enable young people and adults alike to develop confidence and life skills and to shape their creative voice by becoming active learners and co-producers of OSE’s programmes.

OSE strives to be a self-scrutinising and adaptable organisation; accordingly, it keeps its doors open to change and places access, in its widest sense, at the centre of its agenda.

Open School East was founded in 2013 in East London and relocated to Margate, Kent in 2017. Since 2019, OSE operates from two locations in Margate: the first floor of the Adult Education Centre, formerly the Thanet School of Art and Crafts (1931-74), where we deliver all our programmes; and the ground floor of CRATE, where the Associates have a shared workshop and studio space.

Open School East is a registered charity and National Portfolio Organisation, supported by Arts Council England and Kent County Council. Core and project funding further comes from trusts and foundations, and individual giving.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Finance

• Setting financial policy and procedure, and monitoring compliance;
• Oversee OSE’s financial systems, ensuring they are operating properly and that all records are maintained in a systematic, timely and accurate manner with support from the Director and the (external) Accountant;
• Prepare, manage and monitor OSE’s overall annual budget and individual project budgets with staff;
• Liaise with OSE’s Accountant in the production of monthly management accounts and yearly cash flow monitoring documents;
• Process weekly payments to contractors and the monthly payroll, ensuring all tax, National Insurance and pension payments are made and statutory employer responsibilities are met;
• Ensure necessary financial and information returns and reports are submitted to the Charities Commission on a timely basis.

Governance

• Support the Director in the overall management of the organisation and to deliver the business plan;
• Lead the annual review and business planning process;
• Oversee the organisation’s risk management with a particular focus on health & safety, safeguarding, financial, human resources and reputational risks;
• Ensure good governance in all aspects of the organisation’s activity and introduce management best practice and continuous improvement to processes;
• Support the Board of Trustees, including by preparing and circulating papers and minutes with support from the Administrative Assistant, and setting the agenda for subcommittee meetings;
• Support the Board in the implementation of its governance improvement plan;
• Promote and ensure compliance with policies relating to equality of opportunity and diversity, and Data Protection regulations (GDPR).

Fundraising and Relationships’ Management

• Develop and deliver OSE’s fundraising strategy with support from the Director, Fundraising Consultant and the Fundraising Subcommittee to ensure that income targets are agreed and achieved in line with the OSE business plan;
• Promote and maintain productive relations with strategic and operational partnerships, working alongside and reporting to the Director and the Board of Trustees;
• Manage and maintain funding agreements with core funders, including reporting on audience data and impact evaluation.

Human Resources and Policies

• Deliver OSE’s Human Resource function, ensuring compliance with best practice guidelines;
• Manage personnel processes including employment contracts, appraisals, annual leave, TOIL and sickness;
• Ensure that OSE’s policies and procedures are in place and that all staff and users are aware of their responsibilities;
• Ensure compliance with employment policies relating to equal opportunities, access and diversity;
• Ensure the charity’s operations are managed efficiently and compliantly with particular regard to health & safety and safeguarding;
• Act as OSE’s safeguarding and health & safety officer.

Communication and General Management

• Oversee the implementation of OSE’s communications strategy and lead on regular reviews thereof;
• Act as OSE’s advocate and representative in partnership with the wider team;
• Ensure that the office infrastructure supports all aspects of activity, including IT equipment, storage, insurance and maintenance.

Person specification

Essential

• Experience of business planning and strategic management;
• A proven track record of fundraising and/or managing raised funds;
• Experience of developing and implementing policies and procedures;
• Experience of managing staff, with a strong ability to build team-spirit in the work place;
• Excellent administrative and communications skills, both written and verbal;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to relate to, and confidently engage with, varied stakeholders.

Desirable

• Good understanding of the local arts and education context and how OSE’s work is situated in this;
• Experience of working in an arts or community organisation.

At Open School East, we are committed to improving the diversity of our organisation as a whole and to building inclusive cultures every day. Therefore we encourage and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, generations and sections of the community.

A social welfare charity is seeking a Finance Director to join their central London finance team. The organisation operates on a national level, with a focus on investment in to local communities. You will be responsible for the day to day running of the organisation's finances as well as having responsibility for the strategic finance input in liaison with the senior management and executive team. Your role will include the following duties:

• Management of the finance team (5 staff members)
• Oversee all aspects of financial and management reporting (month end reports)
• Lead on the production of year-end accounts and act as main point of contact for external auditors
• Provide insightful business planning and financial analysis of upcoming and current projects for the executive team and Board when required

Please note that this role is ideal for candidates looking for part-time or flexi-working options, with reduced hours of just 28 hours per week expected. This can be offered on a variety of bases dependent on your requirements.

You will be CCAB qualified, ideally with previous experience of working within a charitable organisation in a mid to senior level finance role.

Nightingale Hammerson has an excellent reputation in the Jewish community and beyond as an outstanding, compassionate, professional organisation, providing exemplary residential, dementia and nursing care in London.

We are currently seeking a Director of Finance with responsibility for overseeing all aspects of Finance and IT, for both the Charity and its subsidiaries.

This is a key leadership role ensuring that our regulatory requirements are met and providing key strategic input. Your responsibilities will include managing the IT function as well as providing leadership and developing the finance team.

The successful candidate will ensure effective financial planning and reporting to improve the decision-making processes of senior managers and the trustees.

You will be in possession of a recognised professional qualification in accountancy. You should have a high degree of IT literacy and be comfortable with change management. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and enjoy being a flexible team player, with an ability to inspire, motivate and empower those around you.

You will demonstrate a commitment to our values and be passionate about working with us to improve the lives of our residents.

Last year Nightingale Hammerson was awarded an outstanding Care Quality Commission rating, placing us in the top 1% of care homes in the UK and we have ambitious plans going forward. With the ongoing £40m capital redevelopment of Hammerson House and upcoming transformation projects across finance and technology, this is a truly exciting time to join the organisation as Director of Finance and ICT.

To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement via the link. Please contact Bryony Feeney at Allen Lane to find out more about our selection process.

We offer a generous staff benefits scheme, 25 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holiday.

Please note this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

 

Closing date: 8th January 2020

Shortlisting: 16th January 2020

Interviews w/c:   20th January 2020

The Opportunity

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as our Global Campaigns Director. This role will lead the development and delivery of high-impact and innovative global campaign strategies, using both planned and reactive opportunities to secure change for children. You will be responsible for growing the public campaigns function across Save the Children and also represent campaigns in senior cross-organisational groups and coordinate activities across functions to achieve impact. You will get an opportunity to represent our organisation externally, developing effective campaigning networks and partnerships that advance our campaign goals and build popular support for our issues.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Proven success in developing and implementing mass market campaign strategies, ideally internationally
• Proven leadership in delivering cross-organisational campaigns and of utilising a wide-range of campaigning creative techniques to secure change
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills in English, with the presence and integrity to influence a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrable ability to think and work strategically across a range of teams, functions, organisations, national boundaries, ideally within a networked/federated context
• A proven ability to take initiative, effectively prioritise a large and complex workload and manage varied expectations as well as working at times to a short deadlines
• Experience of leading high-performing teams in strategic delivery - including setting clear direction
• Experience of devising and delivering digital campaign strategies
• Excellent project management skills, with a track record of taking large scale projects from concept stage to execution, and building collaboration across functional and geographical boundaries.
• Ability to identify opportunities to engage the public in advocacy strategies and convert these into clear campaign messaging and activities.
• Commitment to Save the Children vision, mission, values and approach, including child safeguarding

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector with an option of flexible of working hours

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process

This is an exciting time to join the Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre in our newly developed Executive Director role.  We are a small but growing charity, at a key point in our development. The Executive Director will help shape our future and develop the charity in innovative and creative ways. This is a unique opportunity to have a genuine impact.

The Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre is in its 6th year. We support adults with muscular dystrophy (pwMD) by providing specialist physiotherapy and other therapies that help them to manage their condition and maintain their independence.  We are the only organisation in the Midlands region to do so, and one of only two in the UK. 

We have secured five year funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to expand across the Midlands.  Key targets include opening three new satellite clinics in the Black Country, Worcestershire and Northants and expanding capacity at existing sites in Coventry, Birmingham and Loughborough.

We are looking for a talented and creative person with excellent project and people management, communication and relationship building skills to take over management of the charity from our Chair of Trustees from April 2020.  Reporting to the Board of Trustees you will be responsible for developing and delivering the Lottery project alongside future organisational strategy.  You will come with experience of developing partnerships within the voluntary, social enterprise and / or statutory sector; crucial in developing our new satellites and engaging investors to sustain them.

You will have an entrepreneurial flair, alongside effective leadership skills, and an appreciation for the use of paperless and digital technologies for increased efficiency.  A self-starter with a creative streak, an innovative approach and an aptitude for problem solving and logistical planning, you will also engage with fundraising and be supportive of the Philanthropy Manager and team in achieving income targets.

During an initial development phase, you will lead on recruitment of new staff for the project team and oversee a consultancy assignment to create an evaluation plan for the project.  Working with the Trustees, you will facilitate a new Project Board, and steering groups at each satellite led by pwMD to oversee and co-produce key activities for the project.

Initially we are offering 28 hours per week, with the potential to increase to full time from years 4-5.  Since we are looking for someone very special we are prepared to be flexible for the right person.  The nature of the role will involve travel to our satellites, meetings with stakeholders and some out of hours work.  Other benefits include a salary of £38k - £42k per annum dependent on experience (pro rata), 28 days annual leave per annum including bank holidays (pro rata); and a 3% employer contribution pension scheme.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further information. For an informal discussion about this role please contact Natasha Sweet, Philanthropy Manager.
 

How to apply

Applicants are requested to upload a CV and covering letter detailing how your experience fits the person specification. The closing date for applications is 5th January 2020. We will be holding initial interviews w/e 19th January 2020. Further information is available on our website.

Other information

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community and actively promote equal opportunities. Please note this position requires full references and a DBS check which will be carried out prior to employment.

Operations and Governance Manager - Full Time - 2 years fixed term contract initially

Location - Central London, with some travel within the UK and potential for international travel. Flexible working available

Salary - £35,000 - £38,000 + Benefits

Reporting to Chief Executive

Overall purpose of job

To support the Chief Executive and team in delivering the strategic objectives of the Society.

The Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM) is one of the world's leading microbiology societies. It is recognised internationally for the support it provides the microbiological community, the scientific integrity and quality of its academic journals and its accurate and evidence-based communications.

Key responsibilities:

The Operations and Governance Manager will provide key support to the Chief Executive (CE) and Executive Committee (EC) of trustees to achieve the strategic objectives set out in the Society’s strategic plan through the following but not limited to:

Governance

• Management of all governance tasks, such as the filing of the annual return and accounts and updating Directors/Trustees registration with the Charities Commission and Companies House
• Contribution to, and collation of, all high-level papers and briefing documents for EC and all subcommittee meetings
• Minute-taking at all EC and subcommittee meetings 
• Co-ordination of the writing and delivery of the Annual Report and Accounts

Operations

• Management of liaison with Biochemical Society and/or LABS regarding operational premises-related issues
• Assistance to EC with any necessary travel/accommodation requirements
• Management of incoming and outgoing mail • Maintenance of CE’s contacts database
• Maintenance of the society’s asset registers
• Management of external contracts ensuring they deliver optimum value for the Society
• Full briefing of CE in preparation for internal and external meetings
• Collation and preparation of presentations for CE
• Organisation, planning and preparation of internal and external meetings and activities as directed by CE

Compliance

• Leading on the provision of information on matters relating to GDPR, Data Protection and compliance issues
• Ensuring the organisation complies with all relevant legislative requirements and best practice standards
• Undertaking the role of Health and Safety Officer; ensure that essential policies are in place and that the policy and staff training are kept up to date

Person specification

You will be able to demonstrate proficiency in the following:

Essential

• Graduate qualification
• At least 3 years’ relevant experience of working in operations management and/or charity governance
• Knowledge and/or understanding of wider charity governance issues such as information governance and risk management
• Working knowledge of governance issues affecting charities
• Practical knowledge of data protection related legislation and compliance best practice
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with diplomacy and the ability to influence: credible and able to deal comfortably with key individuals at all levels
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent administration skills including proven ability to take accurate and informative meeting minutes
• Ability to work autonomously for significant time periods
• A proactive work style with demonstrable ability to use own initiative
• Ability to time-manage effectively and to prioritise work, working well under pressure
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications
• Ability to build sound and diplomatic working relationships with others and in particular the ability to liaise with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Experience of health and safety management

Desirable

• Interest and/or knowledge relevant to microbiology
• Working knowledge of the function of learned societies and/or professional membership organisations

We are committed to drawing on a wide range of knowledge and experience and strive to maintain diversity in all areas of our work (BAME, career level, disabilities, gender). For more information on the Society’s commitment to diversity and inclusion please see our position statement.

Personal responsibilities:

You will ensure:

• That you present a professional image at all times, both in the office and to members and external suppliers and act as an ambassador for the Society
• That you understand the consequences of your actions for the Society and actively share responsibility with the Chief Executive, Trustees, Managers and office team for the success of the Society’s work
• That you treat all colleagues fairly, working according to the principles of equal opportunity as outlined the Staff Handbook
• That you are willing to work in excess of usual working hours when the balance of the Society’s work or allocated responsibilities requires this. We do not expect excessive working hours, rather we require flexibility when there is a clear benefit to the Society
• That you are aware of basic employment and health and safety law
• That you are compliant with all legal requirements relevant to your role

Team participation responsibilities:

To ensure the following:

• That you understand the Team Objectives and your own Personal Objectives;
  • Can explain the expectations of your role and the measures of success
  • Attend one-to-ones on a regular basis to ensure your individual objectives are clear and up to-date
  • Help and support new staff into their new role as appropriate
• That you take ownership of work and contribute to making decisions
• That you are a team player by supporting your colleagues as appropriate
• That you seek to continuously improve performance by learning and developing new skills and keeping up to date with latest developments in the sector
• That you undergo appropriate levels of coaching, development and support when needed; helping to identify your own:
  • Development needs
  • Development activity
  • Expectations as a result of the development activity
  • Actions to support the development activity
  • Performance against business objectives as a result of the development activity  

For more information, please visit our website.

Please send a CV and covering letter by email via the button below.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 17th January 2020.

The Society takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

“We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”

Harris Hill are recruiting for a Director of Finance & Resources on a 6-9 month basis for this charity based in Leeds.

Experience:

CCAB / CIMA / CIPFA or equivalent.

Experience of managing charity accounts

Minimum 4 years' experience in business or charity environment

Summary of Role:

* To manage the finance, administrative, IT and Facilities functions to be responsible for the efficiency, accuracy and integrity of the Charities financial information and utilisation of financial resources.
* To work with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to ensure that there is visible leadership in all operational matters relating to finance, administration, IT and Facilities and to contribute to the preparation and evaluation of strategic business plans and proposals.
* To provide expert advice to the CEO, Senior Management Team (SMT) and the Board of Trustees on interpreting the management accounts, risks and forecasts and to provide remedial action as required.
* To be the Company Secretary for the Charity and Trading arm.

Location: Leeds

Salary: £61,000pa Pro Rata plus company benefits or Day rate for the right person.

Advance provides housing, support, and other community related services, specialising in supporting people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. We provide a number of different types of services, including small-scale residential care homes, supported living services, shared ownership homes and community support services.

We are a £38m business and operate over a large geographical area across the Midlands, London, South East and South West. We have offices in Witney (Oxfordshire), London, Leicester and Camborne (Cornwall); we also have a number of smaller offices. Our vision is to transform the lives of people with a disability or mental health condition by providing the best quality housing and support services. We want to enable our customers to live the lives they choose, achieve their personal goals, feel valued and know their voices are heard.

This is an exciting time to join Advance as we come to the end of our current corporate strategy with its focus on improvement and begin our new focus on growth. Having reshaped our central services with this end in mind we are now looking for an Executive Director of Resources to join our strategic leadership team and to work with the heads of service leading the following functions: Finance, HR, ICT and Business Systems and Business Assurance.

We are looking for a strategic leader with a finance background gained in a customer facing sector. The successful candidate will have a passion for the services that Advance provides and will share our values and vision to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

For further information please click the apply button and download our recruitment pack. 

The closing date is: 10:00am on Monday 13 January 2020.

30 Hours per week

The Operation Manager will lead, direct and manage service and business operations across the organisation. The post holder will work with external partners and linked providers and be responsible for all aspects of service operations ensuring delivery of services in line with contract and funder requirements achieving high quality and positive outcomes for service users.

This is a senior role within the charity. The post holder will have wide ranging responsibilities for the performance and development of internal services and operations. The post offers significant opportunities for innovation, development and growth of existing services, working closely with counterpart roles in other organisations, and contributing to joint development and working groups locally and regionally. The post holder will also work with the Director of Operations (DOS), as part of a Management Team, to implement the strategic plans and overall management of services, ensuring the successful strategic development of the organisation, including business planning, internal policies, procedures and quality standards, cross-departmental working and external relations. The Operations Manager will be required to represent the organisation at a senior level both internally and externally.

The post holder will require business and financial acumen to ensure that current and future operations continue on a sustainable and viable basis and can evidence positive outcomes and value in the market we are operating in.

For more Infomation on the Job Description, please do click on Additional Documents below.

Dance City is the North East’s leading development organisation for dance, which exists to lead and support a thriving dance ecology in the region. We present an exciting programme of performances in our theatre dedicated to dance – from contemporary to ballet bringing leading choreographers to Newcastle.  We also commission artists to make new works which premiere in our theatre every year. We offer over 100 weekly classes in more than 40 different styles of dance – open to all ages and all abilities in our state of the art studios in Newcastle and Sunderland.  Dance City offers formal dance training through our Training Academy for talented young people ages 10 through to post graduate level.

We seek a new CEO/Artistic Director to lead us in our next phase of strategic growth and development. The CEO/Artistic Director will provide inspirational artistic leadership along with the strategic vision to build and develop the organisation, ensuring a sustainable business model that will successfully serve our audiences and community for decades to come. The appointee will be a key figure in Dance in the region and nationally, leading a core team of 30 as well as nearly 100 engaged freelancers.

Ideal candidates will have experience of successfully leading in comparable environments, delivering organisational vision and change by leading, motivating and managing a customer focused team. Knowledge and experience of the dance sector would be ideal, as would the ability to work collaboratively with external stakeholders, including in generating income and fundraising. 

B-SIDE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION

0.6 FTE pro-rata £30,000 p.a.

APPLICATIONS DEADLINE: 06 JANUARY 2020

We are looking for a dynamic and collaborative individual to join us in a new period of development. You will be an experienced fundraiser who can work across the range of fundraising activities e.g. grant applications, fundraising events, donors, sponsors and membership.  You will be able to demonstrate sound strategic financial knowledge, and the practical ability to manage finances and systems. There is an ample handover period with the current Executive Director built into our staffing plan. Some experience of managing policies and HR is desirable. 

The Development Director is offered as a 0.6 FTE pro-rata £30,000 p.a. PAYE position, with an initial guaranteed contract to April 2022 and further extension if the next round of the NPO or other major funding applications are successful. All the senior team are P/T and the remuneration across Artistic Directors / Creative Producers etc. is fixed at the same rate: the team ethos is generally collaborative and non-hierarchical.

Background

b-side has an unusual mission: ‘curating’ the Isle of Portland, Dorset with a series of temporary, commissioned artworks and a biennial festival. We are site-specific, site-responsive, outdoors and accessible. We produce moments not monuments. Our ‘collections’ are the collective memories of our audiences and participants. We ask our supporters to be players, partners and protagonists.

b-side was founded in 2007 as part of 2012 Cultural Olympiad. It became a Community Interest Company in 2009 and an Arts Council England (ACE) National Portfolio Organisation in 2012, retaining this status in 2015 & 2018. ACE continues to be its principal funder: other grants have included Heritage Lottery Foundation, Awards for All, Alice Ellen Cooper Dean etc. Recently b-side was awarded a Catalyst Small Grant and have developed a wider fundraising strategy with Cause4 to diversify our business model and income, which the Development Director would work with.

The Isle of Portland is an amazing island fortress of limestone, connected by a causeway to the Jurassic coast of Dorset. The distinct geology and geography have determined a distinct and significant environment and history. It is fitting that industries here include quarrying, prisons and the navy. It has strong, active communities; yet some wards are in the top 10% of multiple deprivation, the borough was ranked last in the UK for social mobility (2018) and is in the lowest quintile of the HEFCE PILOT4 survey (2017) measuring the proportion of school leavers entering HE.

We are looking for a Head of Operations based in Liverpool or Manchester (with frequent travel to other locations).

If you are interested in applying for this post, please review the Job Description below and complete an application form on the Brook website.

Please note - this role requires the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Brook are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.

Due to the high number of applications for this post, it will not be possible to respond to every application.

If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks, then you have not been shortlisted for this role. Thank you for your interest in working for Brook.