Jordanhill School celebrated its centenary in 2020. It is one of Scotland’s most successful schools, acclaimed by the Good Schools Guide and ranked 1st in Scotland every year by the Sunday Times. The School launched a major fund-raising strategy 3 years ago linked to the centenary and the wider aspirations of the school. The Director of Development will play a lead role in developing and progressing this strategy, following a period of recent interruption.

We seek a dynamic individual who may come from a variety of occupational backgrounds. You will be expected to exercise considerable initiative in establishing, developing, and growing our development function. You will play a significant role in maintaining and developing the ethos of the School by cultivating excellent relationships with all members of the School community.

Experience in a fundraising, marketing or charity environment is essential. An education to degree level or equivalent is desirable. You will be able to demonstrate professionalism and personal effectiveness in all your dealings. You will have been involved in writing and editing creative fundraising or marketing materials and have experience of planning, organising, or supporting successful events. Ideally you will also have experience of a Customer Relationship Management System used in the fundraising industry and current knowledge of the legislation pertaining to fundraising and data protection is also highly desirable.

The Role

The Director of Development will be a key member of the school’s Development Core Team along with the Rector, Bursar and Depute Bursar and will work closely with these colleagues and others in delivering the school’s development strategy. You will play a significant role in maintaining and developing the ethos of Jordanhill School by cultivating excellent relationships with all members of the School community.

The Director of Development’s responsibilities and duties cover three main areas:

1. Fundraising and Finance

2. Marketing and Customer Relations

3. Alumni Relations

From time-to-time other reasonable tasks and responsibilities may be assigned to the Director of Development by the Rector or the Board of Managers. A flexible approach to working hours will be expected of the Director of Development to cater for variable events, travel, and meetings out of hours.

For full details on the job specification, please see the attached Information Pack

Oasis Community Partnerships is a charity supporting young people and their families in England. Our vision is for building healthy communities: places where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their full potential.

A new opportunity has arisen for an organised and experienced Executive Assistant who is comfortable providing senior level support and interested in charity development, training, and governance.  It is a great opportunity to gain valuable experience in the charity sector.

This key administrative role requires the successful candidate to:

• Provide high level administrative support to the CEO, collaborating with other EAs.
• Provide diary management, arrange meetings and book travel.
• Plan, minute and service Board Meetings.
• To coordinate the administration for compliance, policies and charity governance.
• One day a week will be set aside to work with the HR team.

This is a high-profile role and the successful applicant will be able to demonstrate professionalism and an understanding of how the Oasis ethos should play out in day-to-day work activity.  Each day is fast-paced, diverse and varied, so creativity and flexibility is essential!  Are you ready to join our journey and see the difference you can make?

In return, Oasis can offer:

• Flexible working practices and family friendly policies.
• A supportive network and family of staff in a motivating working environment.
• A non-contributory defined benefit pension scheme with 7% Employer contributions.
• 25 days holiday per year (plus Bank Holiday), rising to 30 days after 2 years of service.

To request a job information pack or further information, please go to the Oasis UK Charity website.  Please note that CVs alone will not be accepted. 

Completed applications should be submitted by 5pm Monday 31st January 2022.

First round interviews will be held week beginning 7th February.  Final interviews will be held on Wednesday 16th February 2022.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.  If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know.  Applicants must be able to prove their right to work in the UK.

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

Permanent contract, full-time hours.  (Flexible working pattern neg.)

Salary:  £27,370 per annum + pension

Location can be flexible (including home working)

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and capable individual to join our team as Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Management Team.

Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at-risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they are able to overcome the barriers they face. We have more than 35 years of experience working with migrant communities, and in 2019 we supported around 2,000 people through expert legal advice, housing and peer support. Our holistic approach supports people away from a point of crisis and destitution towards safety, economic independence, social engagement and greater emotional wellbeing.

You will have experience in providing high quality administrative support to the CEO, trustees and senior managers.  You will play a key role in developing and supporting our charity and strengthening our resource management, administration and governance. This will include the organisation and servicing of trustee and management meetings ensuring effective administration, record keeping, communications and progress tracking. 

This role requires flexibility, initiative and discretion. You should be highly organised and proactive with strong people and communication skills and have a good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 systems, including SharePoint and MS Teams. You should be committed to self-improvement and respond positively to constructive feedback when given, have an outstanding judgment, problem solving skills and a diplomatic approach, as well as being a committed team player. 

The key responsibilities include to provide governance and administrative support to the CEO, trustees and Senior Management Team (SMT). This will include the organisation and servicing of trustee and management meetings ensuring effective administration, record keeping and communications.   

We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from those with lived experience of migration, and from diverse applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy/maternity leave status.

To apply, please send your CV and a 2-page cover letter outlining how you meet the person specification and why you are the ideal candidate for this post.

Closing Date: Sunday 30th January 2022

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing, ambitious national charity that funds and builds state-of-the-art, multimillion-pound spaces for young people (called Youth Zones), providing life-changing support to tens of thousands of young people nationwide.  If you feel you have the necessary skills, apply today!

As Executive Assistant your professional skills & experience will support the senior staff of OnSide, a charity that believes all young people should have the opportunity to discover their passion and purpose.  You will work as a team with the full-time Executive Assistant in delivering essential business & administrative support to the senior staff, together with leading in the provision of a secretariat service to the Trustees Boards of our new Youth Centres.

We welcome applications from under-represented groups; in particular, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ community. Our dedicated Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Group, with support from the Senior Leadership Team, is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive.

Benefits: Flexible working culture; 5% matched contribution pension; 33 days holiday pro-rata, inclusive of Bank Holidays (rising with length of service); birthday leave; retailer & leisure discounts, free parking.

Key duties will include:

• Diary management for internal and external meetings (virtual & in-person), events, conferences, travel, accommodation, etc.
• Arranging key team meetings for the senior team, taking minutes and collating expense claims
• Servicing Trustee Boards of new Youth Zone projects, including organising meetings, preparing Board packs, managing the vetting process for new Trustees, and updating Charity Commission and Companies House records
• Recording and managing relationship data on the CRM database (training provided)

About you:

For this role you will have worked as an Executive or Personal Assistant at a senior level, with experience of supporting Boards, diary management and minute taking. You will have a systematic and meticulous approach, an ability to build effective working relationships with a wide range of people, working experience of Microsoft Office programmes, and a discrete, flexible and resilient attitude.

Other skills and experience you will need include:

• Ability to work in a team and with senior staff and Board members
• Excellent organisational, administrative, interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge and judgement to make sound decisions and refer appropriate matters
• Ability to remain calm and resolve conflicting requirements while working under pressure and with shifting priorities
• Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 31 January 2022

Interviews: Monday 7 February 2022

OnSide is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with our Child Protection & Safeguarding procedures, this position requires a basic DBS check.

Registered Charity No 1125893

We’re looking for an Executive Assistant to provide full executive administrative support to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and robust communication and engagement support to ensure the efficient running of the Operations and Marketing directorate led by the COO. The role also supports internal communications alongside other staff.

The role forms part of the People and Resources directorate and works closely with the Personal Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer and the Director of Corporate Affairs.

Key skills we’re looking for are:
• Experience working as an Executive or Personal Assistant role previously
• An ability to work in a fast-moving environment
• High levels of resilience in pressurised situations.
• Complex, demanding and ever-changing diary management
• Meeting organisation skills, in person and virtually
• Ability to work proactively and independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with acute attention to detail
• Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and have experience of hybrid meeting organisation
• A commitment to the RSA’s mission, values and behaviours

We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more!

To find out more about this role, please download our job pack below or visit our website.

Apply

In order to apply, please click ‘apply for this job’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.

Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am Monday 31 January 2022. Screening calls are expected to take place on Thursday 3 February 2022 and interviews will be on Wednesday 9 February and/or Thursday 10 February 2022 .

Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.

About Us

We are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. We’re committed to a future that works for everyone, a future where we all can participate in its creation. With over 250 years of heritage in making significant social impact, we bring together, our rigorous research, proven change process, influential ideas platforms and our global community of over 30,000 problem solvers united in a desire to deliver solutions for lasting change.

To achieve this, we ask everyone – our staff, our Fellowship, our collaborators, our partners and wider society – to commit to our values and world view, and strive to achieve genuine positive impact in our lives. This isn’t something we can achieve overnight. But we are asking you to join us all on this journey. The commitment you make now, is a commitment to be with us, to shape us, to challenge us, and to stimulate us all, to find better ways of thinking, acting and delivering change.

It represents the pact you sign when you join us. A pact that represents everything we do, every decision we make, and every action we take.

And it represents how we act. In a way that represents our values, with rigour and proven processes. A relentless spirit. Open minds, and an open door.

We bring to life our Commit to Impact brand idea through every organisational touchpoint, so we can ask everyone who interacts with us: will you?

We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas to resolve the challenges of our time.

PRESTIGIOUS PRIVATE MEMBER’S CLUB, MARBLE ARCH

Finance & HR Director

Title: Finance & HR Director

Department: Finance

Responsible for: Finance, HR, Membership Departments

Report to: CEO

Liaise with: Senior Team Managers, Line Managers and other stakeholders

Location: London, Marble Arch

Employer type: Private Military Club, Hotel and Events & Conference Centre

About us :

The Victory Services Club in London is a successful and prestigious private members club exclusively for serving and retired members of all ranks of the UK Armed Forces (and their allies), and their immediate families. The Club was established in 1907 as a charity with two primary objectives: to promote military efficiency and esprit de corps, and to relieve need, hardship, or distress amongst serving personnel and their dependants. The Club is located adjacent to Marble Arch and offers 202 bedrooms, 8 Conference Rooms and a range of other facilities including bars.

We are now looking for a Part Time Human Resources (HR) Manager to start with us asap. As HR Manager, you will be responsible for the engagement, recruitment, training, and welfare of all the Club’s 90 staff.  Through positive partnering with fellow managers, you will ensure best practice is achieved, lead on casework, and ensure the Club remains compliant with Employment Law.  You will formulate, propose, and implement agreed HR strategies, including staff benefits.  You will be the primary point of contact in the Club for the payroll and pension schemes, and the principal link with our contracted Employment Law Advisory Service. 

We are looking for someone with practical previous experience in an HR Business Partner or Manager role, with excellent organisation skills and a strong team ethic.  They will have good IT skills (Office and Outlook) and the ability to adapt quickly to in-use Payroll and HR Management software.  You will also be managing our HR & Payroll Assistant.

Required skills, experience, and qualifications: Good information management skills; CIPD qualified; HR Business Partner/Manager experience; Third Sector understanding; good understanding of the UK military and its ethos would be advantageous but not essential.Hospitality experience is essential.

Salary:Up to £80,000 Salary per annum 

Contract Type: Permanent, 4 days per week, 

Work Hours: Flexibility of working Hybrid, 32 hours per week, worked over 4 days, Monday to Friday

Finance & HR Director

The Finance & HR Director contributes to the charity's strategic direction and together with the CEO, is responsible for the long-term financial viability of the charity. To lead the finance function and financial strategies of the Club. To ensure compliance with appropriate financial legislation and good practice, including HMRC, the Charity SORP and Charity Commission requirements. To lead the HR Function and Membership services. You will be a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), contributing to the long-term strategy and development of the Club and ensuring sound financial management of available resources.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial

• To implement, monitor and control the annual budget, ensuring that monthly Management Accounts are produced in a timely manner and that they present financial and non-financial information in a way that supports decision making and planning.
• To provide regular in-year Cashflow statements to the Honorary Treasurer, Board of Trustees and the SMT.
• To lead on the regular review of the Club’s Risk Register, ensuring that Departmental Managers are risk aware. To present the Risk Register to the Trustee’s meetings.
• To lead and co-ordinate the annual production of the five year financial plan, including the evaluation of project and other capital expenditure.
• To attend the Board meetings and function as Secretary of those meetings.
• To lead on the statutory reporting and consolidation of the annual accounts, ensuring they meet SORP requirements and that the audit timetable is adhered to.
• To monitor the Club’s investment portfolio, ensuring that the Investment Committee Chairman and committee members are provided with timely and relevant management information in order to inform decision making. To function as Secretary to the Investment Committee.
• To manage the financial reporting and control of the VSC (Trading) Ltd, ensuring that costs and pricing structure are reviewed annually and that the Trading Committee is provided with appropriate management information. To function as Company Secretary and Secretary of the Trading Committee.
• To lead on the production of the financial outputs for the annual review of pay and staff benefits for presentation to the Remuneration Committee.
• To lead on the annual review of the Fixed Asset Register and inventory holdings in order to provide assurances to the Board and for the Annual Report.
• To ensure there are robust cost control mechanisms in place and that opportunities for efficiency and business improvement are regularly reviewed.
• To manage the central finance function, ensuring there is robust governance and appropriate financial controls in place and that these are adhered to across the organisation.
• To develop a strong business partnering relationship between Finance and Departmental Managers and build financial awareness and knowledge.

HR

• To lead the HR function ensuring the efficient delivery of payroll, retention and recruitment activities including employment contracts and successful on-boarding.
• To oversee our relationship with the Club’s payroll provider and HR external advisor.
• To provide timely and accurate staff management information to the SMT, Departmental Managers and Board meetings.
• To encourage Learning and Development.

Membership

• To lead the Membership function ensuring the efficient collection of subscriptions and Gift Aid, and the accounting thereof.
• To lead on the recruitment of new members and initiatives to retain them.
• To function as the Data Controller.
• To attend, occasionally, external events and conferences of the Armed Forces and their charities to recruit new members.
• To review our communications with members.
• To report membership management information to the SMT and Trustees.

Management

• To manage the Finance, HR and Membership Teams, ensuring that the Club’s policies and procedures are adhered to.
• To develop, train and mentor your staff, ensuring that the training is timely, appropriate and effective.
• To foster an open and communicative environment between your teams and others in the Club, ensuring that professional standards are always maintained.

Other

• To function as Duty Senior Manager as required.
• To undertaking special duties or work outside normal routine as required by the business or at the request of the CEO/Club Secretary.

Benefits Package:

• 30 days holiday per year + 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata as part time)
• Free meals on duty
• Pension scheme

Eligibility & Expiry:

You must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this position.

Due to the volume of applications, if you do not hear from us unfortunately this means we have not taken you forward to the next stage.

We look forward to hearing from you!

This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate, committed professional woman, with leadership and organisational skills, to work alongside our Clinical Manager to lead and manage Vida, and help us grow sustainably following the challenges of the Covid pandemic – our current Director is approaching retirement after many years with the organisation.

Vida Sheffield is a women's organisation delivering specialist trauma focused and gender sensitive therapy services to women and girls. We also offer bespoke training in trauma-informed working, and promote campaigns to tackle the underlying causes of domestic and sexual abuse, and in particular Violence Against Women & Girls [VAWG]. 

You will have experience as a CEO or a senior manager in a voluntary or public sector organisation, experience of managing financial, policy and HR functions, and proven skills in fundraising/tendering, and collaborative working.

Your ethos and approach should match those of Vida, with an understanding of gender-based violence and the barriers faced by survivors with different needs and life experiences. You should be passionate about ensuring that our services are delivered in line with our vision, and survivors are at the centre of all of our work.

You will be joining us at a time of growth for the organisation – Vida have undertaken a strategic review and planning process in consultation with our 7 staff, volunteers, Trustees and service user reps from our Women’s Voices service user involvement group.

Due to the nature of the role we will be considering women applicants only, in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 [pursuant to Schedule 9 part 1] as a genuine occupational requirement. Vida are committed to actively valuing diversity – we seek applications from women from all backgrounds and communities.

TPP is delighted to be working with Resuscitation Council UK and supporting with their search to hire a new Director of Engagement & Influencing. This is an opportunity to join an organisation focused on saving lives through the delivery of evidence-based clinical guidance, training courses and initiatives to ensure everyone across Society has the skills and is willing to save a life if they see someone who has collapsed and is not breathing normally.

As an experienced senior level communications professional, you will be joining our client at an exciting stage of their growth and be an integral part of delivering the Vision to 2030. Their mission is to ensure that everyone who has a cardiac arrest has access to appropriate cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Work to address the health inequalities in this area is a crucial part of the organisation’s work going forward

As a member of the senior management team, you will have overall people management responsibility for a team of communications and engagement specialists and play a key part in increasing awareness, achieving influence, leading internal communications and delivering inclusive communications along with championing diversity across a range of audiences and key stakeholders.
 

Your duties & responsibilities will include:

• Developing a marketing, communications and stakeholder engagement strategy relating to all key areas of resuscitation and the organisation’s Vision to 2030 and strategic plan.
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship-building, including governments, the NHS and partner organisations
• Developing public policy positions and messaging for specific audiences including external stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Identifying opportunities to influence the wider healthcare agenda and raising RCUK’s profile as a key player and partner for decision-makers.
• Developing and strengthening RCUK’s external communications, including social media, media and email communications.
• As part of the Senior Management Team, developing, helping prioritise and delivering the strategic plans underpinning Vision 2030.
• All external communications, including media and digital channels.
• Maximising the impact and reach of RCUK’s brand and website.
• Leading the Engagement and Influencing department working across communications, policy, stakeholder, marketing and insight disciplines.

Your background, experience and skillsets will include:

• Experience of working at a senior management level in either a communications and marketing, policy or engagement role.
• Demonstrable experience of providing proactive leadership and vision to evolve an innovative programme of influencing and engagement work.
• Demonstrable experience setting strategies and plans at a departmental or organisational level.
• Demonstrable track record of engaging with decision makers and key influencers.
• Proven experience in building effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, partnership building and networking at senior level.
• Demonstrable experience of planning and implementing challenging, innovative and measurable communications plans to generate quality results and engagement.
• Experience of working across all communications disciplines including media, PR, internal communications, stakeholder engagement and digital.
• A strong track record of positioning an organisation to achieve tangible outcomes in a competitive communications environment – including development of brand, identity and messaging.
• Experience in developing and managing budgets.
• Excellent knowledge of health and social care policy, of the NHS and of parliamentary processes across the four nations of the UK would be beneficial but not essential.

PA Governance Job Share Role – three days a week

12-month contract initially

This role can be carried out remotely, but the successful candidate is also able to work some of the time from a central London office if preferred.

Salary: Starting from £30 - £32k pro rata and attractive terms, dependent on experience

The Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) is an international forum where science meets business.  Established in 1881, SCI is a registered charity, based in London, with members in over 70 countries.

SCI’s principal charitable objective is to advance the application of science into industry for public benefit, and it does this through events, publications, and other activities.

SCI seeks a part-time PA to provide administrative support to the charity’s governance function.  Working within a small and friendly team, the role requires governance or board committee experience (including minute taking), the role also offers scope to assist with elements of support for the Chief Executive.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be flexible, proactive and have experience of working within a busy executive office.  The ability to plan, prioritise and work to deadlines is important. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential. Experience of working in a professional or corporate environment is essential.

Knowledge, skills and experience required for this position

• At least 3 years’ demonstrable experience as a Personal Assistant.
• Some governance experience preferable but training will be given.
• Experienced minute taker and experience in organising senior committee meetings.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Strong organisational skills, and the ability to multitask.
• High level of computer literacy with Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with SharePoint, PowerPoint and with using MS Teams.
• Proactive and willing to act on own initiative both individually and as a member of a team.
• High aptitude for spelling and grammar, and accuracy in data entry and proof-reading.
• Personable, positive and a team player.
• Understanding of a charity or membership organisation desirable.

Deadline: 31 January 2022 by midday.
 

Age UK Tameside have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Director to join the team.

Location: Ashton-under-Lyne

Salary: £32,135.17 pro rata (£24,600.57 pa)

Hours: 28 hours per week (working across 4 days per week)

About Us:

Age UK Tameside is a local charity that provides vital services to older people in our community.  We help them remain independent, active, and well by providing services, activities and touch points that improve quality of life.

We are looking to recruit an Operations Director to join out senior team which is based in Ashton-under-Lyne.

The successful candidate will oversee the day-to-day customer service functions of the charity and help us continue to deliver first class support to our community.  Additionally, they will work as a member of our senior team to ensure robust financial management, fulfil our legal obligations as set out by the Charity Commission, develop and manage commercial projects to generate new income.

Operations Director - Key Responsibilities:

- Customer Services Management

- To lead, coach and supervise our team of Customer Service Assistants

- Supporting, managing and recruiting volunteers

- Managing activities and events including facilities / room hire / transport etc

- Design and distribution of display materials and other general information

- Facilitating and supporting the Charity’s social media marketing, external media, advertising and website

Commercial Giving:

- To establish business enterprises within the charity to generate paid for service income, managing these operations and to maximise profit

- To oversee short term projects and secure grant aid for the continuation and development of these type of these types of projects

- To establish commercial giving income streams including gifts in kind to raise independent funds for the charity

General Management: 

- Oversee building maintenance and IT equipment including Health & Safety, Fire Safety and First Aid

- To act as the Information Governance Lead and all matters relating to Data Protection and GDPR

- To work with the CEO to develop the charity’s internal strategy, fulfil its goals and realise its ambitions 

- To deputise in the absence of the CEO

Financial Management:

- Work alongside the Charity Accountant to ensure robust financial management systems are in place to manage the income and expenditure of the charity and report these activities to the Finance Sub Committee and Board of Trustees

- Consult with managers and the external payroll provider to ensure staff salaries are accurate and paid in full each month

General Management:

- Establish customer service quality standards, aims, objective and measurable outcomes.

- Act as the Information Governance Lead

- Work with the CEO to develop new grants, commercial funding streams and maximise income from existing income generation initiatives

- Work with the CEO to develop its internal strategy, fulfil its goals and realise its ambitions 

- Deputise in the absence of the CEO

Operations Director – You:

The successful candidate will already be an experienced commercial manager with direct experience within the voluntary / not for profit sector and be used to working with and reporting to a board of trustees.  They will have a passion for working in the third sector and have the drive and desire to make a positive difference to our Charity and the community we serve.

Experience:

- Establishing and maintaining effective internal systems to support back-office operations

- Experience of staff training, coaching, support and supervision

- Understanding of legal frameworks governing the work of a Charity

- Experience of working with Sage 50 Accounts Office Software or similar Software together with the design and application of excel spreadsheets

- Experience of using social media and the website as promotional tools for the work of the Charity

- Overseeing Information Governance procedure and practice

- Developing internal strategy and charity growth development though grants and commercial income generation

- Liaison with external providers including Payroll, HR Auditors and IT providers

Knowledge:

- High Quality Customer Services

- Health and Safety Legislation

- Charity Commission Regulations

- Companies House Regulations

- Data Protection Legislation

- An understanding of back office and front of house functions

Skills:

- Writing grant applications

- Writing business plans to set up, develop and establish new income generating initiatives

- Networking with commerce and business partners to secure commercial income streams

- Generating new ideas to develop and grow the charity

To submit your CV for this exciting Operations Director opportunity, please click ‘Apply’ now.

£85,000 - £90,000 per annum, inclusive of car allowance (subject to having a UK driving licence/ own car for business use)

Mount Green Housing Association is a community housing association based in and around Surrey with around 1,600 homes. We are at an exciting point in our near 60 years’ history.  We have ambitious plans to shape everything we do with and for our residents. We can and will achieve this through the fantastic ‘one-team’ Mount Green approach, which is where this role plays its part and where you will be supported to do your best work.

At Mount Green, we believe in flexibility between working from the office and home and focusing on getting the right job done well rather than hours at the desk. We want our team to learn and develop professionally and we support colleagues with future career aspirations. Added to this, we offer a great benefits package, including private healthcare, generous pension scheme and annual leave offer - as well as the competitive salary.

Read the highlights below and for a detailed job description and information on how to apply, please visit our website.

Closing Date - 11 February 2022

If you think you are the right fit for us, we look forward to reading your application.

The role: you will lead, manage and develop Mount Green’s housing operations, asset management and development functions. You will bring strong, inspirational leadership and direction for staff, facilitating a ‘one-team’ culture across the business that delivers high performance and ensures residents are at the heart of our business. You will be able to develop effective working relationships with colleagues across Mount Green and with external partners, to deliver on Mount Green’s Corporate Plan.

We reserve the right to close these adverts early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Job Title: Director FNF Global 

Accountable to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Direct Reports:Head of Global Partnerships & FNF Global Assistant 

Additional Support: Director FNF Academy, Deputy Director FNF Academy                 

Location: London with home working 

Pension: National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)

Term: 2 years initially after a satisfactory 6-month probation period, to be reviewed after 2 years.  Secondments will be considered.

Job Purpose

FNF is looking for a Director FNF Global to join our innovative team. 

The Director FNF Global will contribute to the organisation’s strategy, goals and plans, as well as drive both evolutionary and transformational change. The FNF Global Strategy has recently been approved by the FNF Global Committee and was ratified by the Board of Directors in December 2021

As part of the Florence Nightingale Foundation Executive team the Director will support the charity to achieve ambitious global growth to meet its strategic objectives.

The post holder will work collaboratively with Head of Global Partnerships and the FNF Academy team to ensure the successful delivery of global programmes and projects. 

The post holder will work with the Director of Income Generation to provide a creative and dynamic external focus to identify and develop a range of income generation initiatives to support the FNF Global work. This will include project-specific information to support new funding bids and opportunities. 

Keep up to date with developments in with relevant global issues for nurses and midwives, with special focus on current affairs and policy developments in target countries especially in relation to potential opportunities to develop or enhance FNF’s Global programmes and projects. 

Oversee and provide assurance to the Board of Directors that all activities meet regulatory compliance and records are accurate.

As a member of the Executive Team the post holder will contribute at the highest corporate level influencing key discussions and decisions.

Key Responsibilities

FNF Global 

• Lead and deliver the FNF Global strategy providing stretching but achievable goals.

General duties

• Ensure all activities are aligned to the overall strategic direction of the Foundation.
• Serve as a fully active member of the FNF Executive Team, supporting the CEO indelivering theorganisational strategic objectives.
• Provide strategic leadership to drive innovation across the Foundation with the aim of securing long term sustainability of income, testing new concepts, and commercial viability in partnership with the Director of Income Generation
•  Working as part of the Executive Team, develop, maintain, monitor, and report on financial performance,budgets and forecasts and KPIs.
• Encourage teams to embrace business intelligence and feedback to drive improvements.
• Ensure all risks are identified, communicated, and managed.
• Increase understanding and awareness across the Foundation regarding FNF Global activities.
• Produce reports, proposals, presentations, and associated documents for internaland external (national and global) audiences and Trustees.
• Manage external stakeholders, attend events, and give presentations to drive awareness andsupportfor the Foundation.
• Oversee the use of the CRM to record contacts and activity. 
• Ensure all activities are carried out in a manner which meets statutory and regulatory requirements.
• As a director, chair or investigate employee relations cases.
• Ensure FNF commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is embedded in all areas of responsibility.
• Act as a champion for equality, diversity and inclusion, challenging poor or inappropriate practice in all areas of FNF delivery of service.

​People Management

• Lead and coach the teams in the areas of responsibility to achieve their personal targets andpersonaldevelopment objectives, empowering them to achieve their potential.
• Ensure all team members are appropriately trained to complete their roles, including legal compliance andall online mandatory training is complete.
• Ensure team members understand and adhere to FNF Policies and Procedures.

Competencies

• The ability to recognise opportunities for new services and products and to act accordingly, taking measured risks into account.
• The ability to develop and maintain relations, alliances, and coalitions within and outside the organisation and to use them to obtain information, support and cooperation.
• The ability to step back from one’s daily routine, explore ideas for the future, regard the facts from a distance and see them in a broader context or in the longer term.
• The ability to change one’s behavioural style and/or views to attain a set goal.
• The ability and willingness to understand, accept and carry out decisions and measures from managers.
• The ambition to win over other people for one’s views and ideas and to generate support.
• The ability to determine goals and priorities and to assess the actions, time and resources needed to achieve those goals.

Person Specification

Required knowledge, skills, and experience 

Essential

Education / Qualifications

• Post-graduate level academic or professional management qualification or evidence of equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development

Essential

Knowledge / Experience

• Experience in working with global nursing/midwifery partners
• Experience of fostering collaborative working relationships with multinational partners across the world
• Experience of managing multinational educational projects from inception to completion 
• Track record of measuring and disseminating the impact of projects through a range of media including peer review publication 
• Understanding of country specific healthcare systems, educational practices, and political influences
• Evidence of securing global funding for an organisation and/or individual projects and report writing
• Evidence of building strong internal and external (national and global) relationships
• Extensive proven Senior Management experience in a commercial or charity environment at multi-million-pound level
• Significant experience of successfully leading, motivating, and developing staff in high performing teams
• Evidence of strategic development
• Proven expertise in advocacy, and ability to develop relationships with decision-makers at the highest level
• A passion for, and understanding of, the value of leadership development in furthering global nursing development
• Experience of working in or with non-governmental organisations 
• Proven ability to plan successfully and manage a range of competing pressures
• Experience of public outreach, such as speaking engagements and media engagements
• Experience of charity governance and financial management

Skills / personal attributes

• Excellent communicator
• Excellent networker
• Team player, willing to support wider Foundation operational requirements
• Committed to the work of the Foundation and driven to support service development
• Excellent numerate and analytical skills
• Able to be creative and identify income or business development opportunities
• Full driving licence and access to own vehicle for work

Purpose of the role:

To provide financial management for RVA, payroll administration for RVA and associated projects.

To provide support to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the work of RVA

To support the CEO and the Board of Trustees to develop the organisation’s strategy, resources and services including collaboration with voluntary and statutory organisations working in Rother most especially regarding finance.

To contribute to policy development in local voluntary, statutory and other organisations in furtherance of RVA’s strategic goals

To work with the CEO and board to ensure that the Board receives appropriate advice and information on all relevant matters and enable it to fulfil its governance responsibilities

To provide good leadership and role modelling that creates and fosters a beneficial working environment for all RVA employees and volunteers which motivate and retains staff

To support RVA staff with appropriate financial, funding and business planning advice in the course of their work in projects and with community groups

To manage premises, facilities, and equipment

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic

• Support CEO to Lead and manage the strategic, operational, and financial planning processes within RVA, including the production and presentation of reports and membership to the Board, Executive and Sub-Groups as appropriate 
• Ensure that effective systems are in place to manage performance, risk, health and safety, financial resources, staffing and business continuity 
• Maintain awareness of risks and changes in the external environment that affect the charity

Financial Management

• Responsible for maintaining and updating all RVA’s financial systems processes and policies
• Production of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports and statements
• Production and maintenance of an annual budget and forecast for the Board
• Developing financial insight through financial data analysis, and monitoring to identify trends and themes
• Responsible for reporting to the Charities Commission and Companies House and meeting any legal requirements
• Act as part of the RVA senior leadership team and RVA Executive and as such contribute to all aspects of RVA strategic planning
• Responsible for budgeting and cost control of a number of projects simultaneously
• Responsible for ensuring correct financial information is available for monitoring, returns and contract requirements that are attended to and completed by project managers and coordinators
• Representing RVA with external stakeholders
• To ensure all invoicing and payment arrangements are carried out accurately with weekly and monthly payment of creditors and debtors
• Ensuring RVA has adequate insurances

Personnel management – financial

• Ensuring salaries and wages information/returns are carried out to specified deadlines
• Responsible for RVA Payroll
• HR responsibilities including administering the internal HR syste
• Managing and supporting Finance and Customer Services Assistant to ensure all financial and administrative duties run smoothly.

Office administration

• Negotiations and purchasing of all RVA equipment and supplies
• Health and Safety and Fire Safety of the offices
• Maintenance of all confidential forms and records including contracts, HR information, project reports and financial statements

Community Support

• Support staff and project managers ensuring they have financial discipline and knowledge
• Working with project managers and coordinators to develop new initiatives

Delegated powers

• Financial – spending as agreed with the Chief Executive and the RVA Treasurer

• Regularly review Financial Standing Orders in agreement with the RVA Treasurer

• Operational - as agreed with the Chief Executive

• Can agree work targets with individuals and target communities on specific action
• Can agree resourcing as per project budget and guidelines
• Can agree budget re-allocations and reprofiling
• Can authorise additional spending where required according to RVA’s financial authorisation policies

• Strategic – as agreed with the Chief Executive

• Can identify and action key themes for RVA operations
• Initiate partnership and collaborative working
• Identify, develop and implement projects

• Staffing – responsible for the activities and welfare of project staff and volunteers as agreed with the Chief Executive

Resources

• To work with CEO to establish the long-term sustainability of RVA by developing a mix of income streams - grant funding, statutory contracts, partnership, income generation, fundraising and social enterprise (premises management, training and new initiatives)
• Lead and co-ordinate the efficient and effective management of RVA resources and assets.
• Operate within the annual budget and ensure management and compliance related policies are up to date
• To be responsible for the production and adoption of all policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the requirements of legislation and funding/contracting organisations

• Work with CEO to provide the systems and processes that lead and support voluntary action in Rother personally, with staff and volunteers and through networks and partnerships supported by RVA

• Support CEO to drive the use of digital technology to deliver RVA’s services 
• Ensure the organisation’s staff and volunteers are focused on achieving its mission and aims
• To undertake any other duties as prescribed by the Board relevant to this post

See website for Person Spec and application form

The Diocese of Chester is seeking to recruit a committed and collaborative Director of Development (Vision and Strategy) who will play a pivotal role in the new vision and strategy development for the Diocese of Chester.

The successful candidate will have a profound understanding of the mission of a Church of England Diocese and a personal commitment to seeing lives and communities transformed in the love of  Christ. They will have a proven ability in working with multiple stakeholders both as part of a team and individually, emotional intelligence, strong listening skills, professional excellence, strategic thinking, and adaptability.

The postholder will be someone who brings a balance of clear awareness of strategy development process with a strongly relational approach and exceptional communication skills to engage and mobilise a diversity of stakeholders.

Salary: £45- to £60,000 plus pension (dependent upon qualifications and experience). This is a fixed term position for one year.

There is an Occupational Requirement that the post-holder is a Christian in accordance with the Equality Act, 2010.

The job description, person specification, background paper and application form can be downloaded from the Diocesan website.

PLEASE NOTE: Applications should be made via the Diocesan website using the diocesan application form.

Completed application forms should be returned to Mrs E A Geddes, Diocesan Director of Human Resources preferably by email

Or by post to Church House, 5500 Daresbury Park, Warrington, WA4 4GE.

Closing date:  12noon on Friday 11th February 2022

Interviews: Friday 25th February 2022