Peace Direct is an international charity with a big mission: to work with local people to stop violence and build sustainable peace in some of the world's most conflict affected countries. More than that, we want to change the international system so that it better supports the role that local people and communities play in preventing violence and building and sustaining peace.

As UK Policy and Advocacy Manager, you will be a core member of the Programmes and Research team, with overall responsibility for our policy and advocacy work aimed at the UK Government and the wider INGO sector in the UK. As a UK based INGO we feel that we have a responsibility to ensure that our own government acts in ways that supports and strengthens the prospects for sustainable peace around the world and in particular does so in ways that are inclusive and transformational for those peacebuilders working on the frontlines of conflict. Therefore we are looking for someone with the drive, determination, strategic vision and experience to ensure that Peace Direct's key messages make their way into policy and practice among UK stakeholders. 

The successful candidate will be an experienced manager, with at least 3 years of policy or advocacy experience, both in terms of developing and implementing a policy and advocacy strategy. We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for supporting local efforts to build peace, who is willing to challenge the current aid system and its reliance on externally-led and directed interventions. We have no overseas offices, employ no expatriate staff overseas and do not intend to do so. The successful candidate will see this as our strength and will be willing to argue the case for greater support to local actors when talking to government, donors and other stakeholders, as well as engaging them in difficult but necessary conversations about the need to 'Decolonise' thinking and practice as it relates to peacebuilding.

While the post is based in our London office, we have closed our office due to Covid and do not expect to reopen it until June 2021. Therefore the successful candidate will be expected to work from home until June at the earliest. Please note that this is a fixed term contract, for 24 months, though we hope to secure additional funding beyond that period.

Peace Direct strives to be a diverse and inclusive employer, with equality of opportunities regardless of personal identity, and we are committed to improving our systems and ways of working to support this, including creating a Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) working group, DEI strategy and recruitment guidelines. We strongly encourage individuals from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and people with mental health challenges.

The deadline for applications is Friday 4th June. Only completed applications will be accepted and only applicants with the right to work in the UK will be considered (we do not yet hold a Home Office visa sponsor license and so cannot accept applications from people who don't already have the right to work in the UK). The application form and Job Description are available on Peace Direct’s website. 

Peace Direct works hard to ensure its staff have a good work life balance and feel valued. Some of the benefits we have include:

• 25 days annual leave not including the office closing between Christmas and New Year.
• Stakeholder Pension with Peace Direct contributing 6%
• An interest free season ticket loan for the purchase of a commuter season ticket
• Flexible working hours
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave pay (12 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay)
• Training budget available for all staff (we have secured ‘Investors in People’ accreditation and are committed to the development and support of all staff).
• A warm and friendly work environment!

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager to join our Senior Management Team, utilising your skills and talents to build on our successes as well as contribute to shaping our future direction.

The Director of Advice Services will support the delivery of Z2K’s overall strategy, aims and objectives by assuming responsibility for the effective leadership of the organisation’s advice and casework services. Principal Responsibilities:

1. As part of the Senior Management Team, actively contribute to the work of the organisation at a strategic level.
2. Lead the management, co-ordination and delivery of Z2K’s advice and casework services and projects, ensuring the highest quality in all aspects of service delivery.
3. Lead and develop the advice and casework team and line manage assigned staff.
4. Lead the development of advice and casework services, identifying and implementing strategies, services and projects that enable Z2K to increase the impact and reach of its work.
5. Contribute to Z2K’s fundraising, research, policy and campaigns work.

The Director of Advice Services will have at least three years’ experience managing social welfare advice and casework services. You will have experience of developing and leading teams, a track record of service/project development, and will understand the needs and experiences of advice service users from a range of backgrounds. You will possess excellent organisational, management and interpersonal skills, have sound judgment and problem-solving skills. You will share our passion for tackling poverty and injustice and be committed to ensuring our clients voices are heard and listened to. 

Z2K is an equal opportunity employer. People from underrepresented groups, including those with lived experience of poverty, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities, are strongly encouraged to apply. We welcome evidence of experience from both work and non-work settings such as volunteering and personal life.

Closing date: Thursday, 3rd June 2021 at 23:55

Passionate about women's rights? Looking for a role in Policy and Advocacy? We're hiring a Policy and Advocacy Officer to join our growing team!

Orchid Project has a vision of a world free from female genital cutting (FGC) – something we believe is entirely possible. Orchid Project is a team of 11 full time staff. Last year our income was just over £1M, largely from major donors and trusts/foundations. In addition to our London-based staff, Orchid Project has an active supporter association in Denmark, and we partner with a number of grassroots organisations in Africa and Asia to accelerate an end to FGC.

The Policy and Advocacy Officer will play a vital role in supporting all of Orchid Project’s policy and advocacy objectives, reporting to the Head of Policy and Advocacy, and working closely with the entire Orchid team to implement the policy and advocacy strategy.

You will have an understanding of diverse forms of policy and advocacy and how organisations can effectively influence global and national actors and frameworks. You will be working closely with our grassroots partners and civil society organisations globally to support them in developing their advocacy, movement–building, and policy influencing skills. 

You will support the Communications Manager to develop and evolve a communications activity plan that supports the advocacy strategy. You will share information and write briefings for the Policy and Advocacy team’s contribution to communications outputs.

This is a full time post providing administrative and stewardship support at University Hospitals Birmingham Charity (‘UHB Charity’), the official NHS Charity for the four hospitals of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust - Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital.

UHB Charity is dedicated to improving the experience of patients, their families and the staff who care for them.

The Charity raises funds to support patients of the four hospitals by providing new and innovative equipment, funding research and supporting patient and family welfare projects.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in particular has a world class reputation, and specialises in cancer treatment, organ transplantations and trauma care. It is also home of the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, where the UK’s military patients are treated.

Heartlands Hospital has a specialist neo-natal unit and very busy children’s and maternity units.

Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital serve the towns of Sutton Coldfield and Solihull.

Whilst mainly being based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, the post offers some flexibility for working from home and the opportunity to work across other sites.

The Stewardship Assistant will work closely with other members of the hospital charity, in particular the Office Manager and Stewardship Officer, providing administrative and stewardship  support across the four hospitals and the Charity overall. 

Working as part of a team the post holder will have specific responsibility for accurate data inputting of donations onto our Raisers Edge database, Gift Aid claims, and correspondence with donors and fundraisers by letter, email and over the telephone.

The post holder will also support events put on by the charity and its supporters, and will have the opportunity to learn about stewardship, fundraising and events. This role can involve evening and weekend work at charity events and as such is subject to a 7 day working week contract, but with the majority of work being carried out Monday to Friday in standard office hours.

This role would suit someone looking to gain experience working within a hospital charity, either within fundraising, stewardship, administration or wider.

We are looking for a dynamic and forward looking Chief Executive to lead Home-Start Hertfordshire on to its next stage of development and sustainable future. The foundations are securely in place with a strong, experienced team of dedicated trustees, staff and volunteer family mentors who have a track record of delivering a high quality service. 

Home-Start Hertfordshire believes every parent should have the support they need to give their children the best possible start in life. The early years of a child’s life makes the biggest impact: Home-Start makes sure those years count so that no child’s future is limited.

Home-Start Hertfordshire is a voluntary organisation that provides support to families through challenging times helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown. Support is provided by highly trained volunteer family mentors who work alongside parents, often in their own homes, to help them cope with the stresses and strains of life.

The team has adapted the usual face to face contact with families to offer a telephone support service throughout the Covid pandemic, this has added to the menu of services that will be offered to families in the future.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an experienced Senior Project Manager/CEO with a demonstrable track record of successfully running an organisation within a relevant field.
• Possess strong leadership, strategic management and governance skills as well as being creative and solution focused.
• Ensure a high profile for Home-Start Herts developing and engaging high value funders, sponsors and donors.
• Identify and secure new opportunities for strategic partnerships and income generation.

Role Title: Chief Executive Officer

Responsible to: Chair of the Board of Trustees

Permanent, full-time position

Description of Rowan

Creating art, Improving lives

Rowan is a Cambridge-based charity and arts centre for people with learning disabilities. We provide a safe, creative and welcoming environment where we use the arts as a tool to bring people together; break down issues of social exclusion and improve health and wellbeing. 

Main purpose of the role

• To lead the strategic and operational management of Rowan
• To advise and report to the Trustees on the management of Rowan to ensure that the Board can fulfil its responsibilities in the governance of the charity
• To ensure long-term financial sustainability of Rowan
• To act as an ambassador and to promote the aims and values of Rowan
• To oversee Rowan's focus on the Creative Arts both locally and nationally.

Principal tasks and responsibilities

• To develop Rowan’s strategic direction and operational plans, leading their implementation, as agreed with the Board of Trustees
• To manage and foster a productive and effective relationship with the Board of Trustees, promoting active communication and reporting on progress against operational goals
• To lead Rowan, ensuring effective delivery of the services provided and creating a safe and inclusive working environment, strengthening our community and empowering people
• To build an effective workforce in support of Rowan’s activities, through employees and volunteers
• To manage the administration, budgets and resources of the organisation effectively, ensuring financial security and sustainable development
• To supervise building maintenance and keep the charity’s infrastructure in good working order
• To drive the growth of Rowan’s operations in a safe and sustainable way
• To take a key role in building Rowan’s income streams and reserves.  This includes oversight of grant applications and funding bids, and feedback, as well as effective communications with funders and private donors
• To ensure compliance with Rowan’s legal responsibilities, such as to fulfil the Company Secretary role, meet the Charities Commission requirements, Health & Safety and safeguarding
• To ensure that Rowan’s corporate policies and practices are up to date and relevant
• To act responsibly and ensure that Rowan maintains and develops its public profile and relationships with key external stakeholders, student artists, parents and carers

Person specification

The following experience, knowledge and skills are desirable in applicants for this role; it is not expected that candidates will satisfy every area identified below to be successful.

Experience

• Experience as a senior executive in a charity, local authority or not for profit setting, ideally with experience of the learning disability and/or arts sector
• Strong financial management experience including budgeting, forecasting, monitoring income and expenditure and financial governance
• Experience of developing and successfully delivering business plans and strategies
• Experience of working closely with Trustee Boards, advising and guiding decision making

Knowledge

• A good understanding of the charitable sector
• A thorough understanding of Charity Governance, policies and statutory requirements
• A broad knowledge of general management disciplines:  HR, finance, the regulatory environment and business development.

Skills

• Strong leadership and management experience
• Strong financial management skills
• Strong people management skills and knowledge of HR practice
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people
• A strong influencer and negotiator
• Problem-solving ability

Applications to be submitted by 17 May 2021. Offers of employment subject to a satisfactory DBS and 2 references.

At Rowan we believe that inclusion in terms of age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability and ethnicity is of real value. We actively welcome applications from those whose lived experiences will bring new perspectives, and support our desire to diversify our team.

Applications to be submitted by 16 May 2021. Offers of employment subject to a satisfactory DBS and 2 references.

London Vision supports blind and partially sighted people who live, work and study in London. Our vision is a society and a capital city where blind and partially sighted people can participate fully.  Our mission is to make London more equal and inclusive.

Our work includes information provision, influencing and championing change, networks and community connections and projects which aim to “bridge the gap” to bring about greater inclusivity and equality.

Currently supported by Thomas Pocklington Trust, our shared ambition is for London Vision to widen its funding base so as to reach more people affected by sight loss.

Purpose of the job

The postholder will be responsible for the leadership and governance of the charity. Working closely with staff and a new trustee board, you will develop London Vision’s new three-year strategy, secure new sources of funding and support London Vision’s development and positioning as a trusted and authentic organisation for blind and partially sighted people in London. 

This role may be worked full time or part time and we are happy to discuss flexible hours due to childcare or other caring responsibilities.

To apply

The full job description, person specification and equal opportunities monitoring form are attached, and can also be found on our vacancy page.  If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please follow the link to our website below, where you can find out more about us and complete your application. 

We require:

• Your most recent CV

• A personal statement telling us how you meet the requirements of the role,
• Our equal opportunities monitoring form 

If you have any questions about the role, please send these by email to the address shown on our vacancy page and we will respond as soon as possible.

Closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 7th May 2021

We require all applicants to have the appropriate right to work in the UK.This role is subject to a basic DBS check.

The interview process.

The interview process will include an initial screening process, a first online interview for those candidates who are shortlisted, and we are hoping to be able to do a face to face second interview for those taken forward.  This will of course follow all necessary rules of social distancing in place at the time of interview. If this is not possible, this interview will also be done online.

If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

Currently working from home

We are currently recruiting for a Communications Executive to join the media team at the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK).  In this role, you will provide proactive and effective administrative support to enable the efficient day to day running of the Media Relations team (a team of 14), and act as the first point of contact for members of the media who contact us.

To succeed in this role, you will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and enjoy working as part of a large, fast moving team that deals with international colleagues, external stakeholders, high profile individuals and media publications on a daily basis.

You will have experience of proactive administrative support to a team and be able to maintain, as well as improve current systems and processes. You will also have experience of dealing efficiently with enquiries from internal and external contacts, including at a senior level.  Ideally, you will also have some knowledge of media relations and an interest in international and development issues.

This role offers a genuine opportunity to make a difference to the lives of millions of children around the world.

Act now and visit our website via the link, to apply online.

Closing date: 5pm, Sunday 9 May 2021.
First interview date:  Tuesday 18 May 2021 via video conferencing.

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

UNICEF UK raises funds for UNICEF’s emergency and development work for children. We promote and protect children’s rights in the UK and internationally. We are a UK charity, entirely funded by supporters.

We are normally based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London but while our office is closed, this role will work from home or from wherever makes you happy.

We particularly welcome applications from LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business 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 are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Fundraising Partnerships Executive

Location: Wimbledon, London, with an element of working from home and occasional working from our other easy to access locations in South London.

Salary: £31,827

Position Type: Full Time 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) we will consider reduced hours or other flexible working arrangements

Closing date: Thursday 13 May - midnight

Interview dates:   20 May

Evolve Housing + Support works in the London Boroughs of Bromley, Merton, Croydon, Lambeth, and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. We are the third largest provider of homelessness accommodation in London and work with people of all ages, providing housing, support and guidance to empower them towards independent living and to building a better life.

We’re looking for a Partnerships Executive to join our team and work closely with the Fundraising Team Leader as an integral part of our small Fundraising and Communications Team.  We need someone who can help us to deliver high quality partnership opportunities with external supporters to increase annual income for our Community Services.

We are a flexible, friendly, and supportive team who work hard to constantly improve the way we work.  Our days and weeks are busy but there is a lot of support and a chance for you to develop your skills in the Fundraising profession in an organisation who put people first.

In this role you will:

Demonstrate your skills as a talented fundraiser. This role offers a great opportunity to deliver your own creative approach to utilising Evolve Housing + Support assets to generate new income. You will be primarily responsible for securing new corporate and community partnerships as well as managing existing partnerships, to help deliver our Fundraising Strategy. In doing so, you’ll enable Evolve to support more of London’s most vulnerable people.

You will need to be:

Enthusiastic about growing new and current partnership opportunities through skilled account management and meaningful fundraising packages

Confident, organised, and self-motivated

Experienced in generating new income and building charitable partnerships that add value to our services

Proficient in Microsoft Office, with Word and Excel to intermediate/advanced level

Experienced in working with Fundraising CRM systems, data management and reporting

Willing to go the extra mile in support of the homeless individuals we work with

Our benefits

Competitive salary, comprehensive training and development programme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service. occupational sick pay, contributory group pension scheme free life assurance, Cycle to work scheme, Tech scheme, Health insurance perks (medicash). 

Evolve Housing + Support is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to Diversity and Inclusion, we have an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion steering group and have engagement across the business. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including people who have experienced homelessness to ensure our colleagues reflect the diversity of the people we support and society. We particularly invite applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic backgrounds as well as people with disabilities.

As someone who has lived experience of disability, you willresponsible for operating, maintaining and facilitating the use of a Personal Assistant (PA) platform. This platform will allow both direct payment holders and PA’s to register their details onto a website. The purpose of the website is to match suitable PA’s with direct payment holders. 

Key Duties 

Support to direct payment holders who are considering using the PA register. 

• Facilitate the smooth operation of the PA platform, addressing any issues with its use. 
• Monitor the online platform of both direct payment holders and PAs and when appropriate raise any safeguarding concerns. 
• Support direct payment holders with the recruitment process, including accessing applications, reference and DBS checks and interviewing PAs. 
• Develop links and professional relationships with other stake holders and social work teams. To support a healthy level of referrals. 
• Develop a PA market by raising awareness of the PA role to Haringey residents interested in becoming a PA, direct payment holders, stakeholders and voluntary organisations. 
• Assist the Independent Living Adviser with monthly peer support sessions for disabled people interested in using the PA register. 
• Monitor placements at predetermined timescales
• Manage and co-ordinate volunteers

Providing support to individuals who are considering becoming a Personal Care Assistant for the first time as well as experienced Personal Care Assistants 

• Provide information and advice on becoming a PA. 
• Ensure individuals understand the obligations and responsibilities of being a PA. 
• Facilitate monthly support sessions for individuals interested in becoming a PA. 
•  Support individuals to make informed choices around employment they are seeking. 

Community Engagement

• Lead on engaging with key stakeholders, disabled people and the wider community to embed the Social Model of Disability in everyday life. 

• Engage with local groups, including faith groups and hard to reach disabled people to raise awareness of and increase the membership of Disability Action Haringey. 

How to apply: Please click on the 'Apply with CharityJob' button to submit your Cv and covering letter. Applications that do not include a covering letter will not be considered.

We have an exciting consultancy opportunity for an Executive Assistant to the Chair of the Independent Expert Group (IEG). The post-holder will also provide support to the key governance groups of the Global Nutrition Report:

• The IEG
• The Technical Advisory Working Group (TAWG) of the Nutrition Accountability Framework (NAF)
• The Stakeholder Group.

The Executive Assistant will need to be comfortable with a range of tasks, from liaising with senior-level external personnel, to making taking minutes and arranging meetings and travel logistics.

The role requires a high level of maturity, forward thinking and self-discipline. The post-holder will be expected to operate at a high level of professionalism and be a skilled stakeholder manager.

We are looking for someone with a minimum of five years’ experience of providing senior/executive-level support or proven academic equivalent. You will need to have excellent social and interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop relationships with internal personnel and key external contacts.

The successful candidate will need to be highly organised, with excellent time management skills, ensuring that the Chair can focus on the strategic and important work while managing the urgent tasks for them. Prior experience of working within the sector or within the political arena, and experience of liaising with stakeholders around the world, would be an advantage.

If you would like to contribute to increasing the impact of a dynamic organisation committed to ending poverty, we would love to hear from you. Please download and read the full Terms of Reference and submit your CV and cover letter online.

Fight for Peace is an international non- governmental organisation (NGO) thatsupports young people to achieve their full potential and helps create peaceful communities. The organisation was founded in Rio de Janeiro, in 2000, and set up in London in 2007. 

We believe the choices young people make are based on the opportunities and support they have access to, as well as the way they see themselves, how they relate to others, and how they see their future. That’s why Fight for Peace invests in young people, offering integrated and holistic programmes in a safe environment. 

Strategically we focus on three main activities: firstly, we provide direct services to young people through our Academies in London and Rio; secondly, we support youth-focused partner organisations who are members of the Fight for Peace Alliance; and thirdly, through our Collectives - currently in Newham and Jamaica - we work with local partners, government bodies, donors and the private sector, to generate greater impact in preventing violence in communities. 

A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION 

Fight for Peace uses a public health model which focuses on three levels of violence prevention. We offer universal services that provide opportunities and support for all young people living in communities affected by crime and violence. We also focus on individuals or groups identified as being at risk of becoming victims or perpetrators of crime and violence. And we support young people most at risk of harm, or causing harm, to disengage from crime and violence, and work to prevent them reoffending or being victimised again. 

OUR LONDON ACADEMY 

We set up our London Academy in North Woolwich in 2007 to provide services to children and young people aged 7 to 25 in the borough of Newham and beyond. Today, the Academy usually works with around 900 young people annually and acts as a training hub for our Fight for Peace Alliance member organisations. It is also the location from which we coordinate our London-based Collectives. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, many of our services are being provided online. 

THE FIGHT FOR PEACE FIVE PILLARS 

Our Academies use a Five Pillars methodology, drawing on non-traditional methods to engage young people where conventional methods aren’t working. Through boxing and martial arts, young people build strength and discipline, gain self-respect and learn that success comes through hard work and dedication. We offer formal education programmes for young people who are not at school to re-engage with their learning, and employability support and training for young people to get access to the job market and progress in their professional lives. 

Through our Support Services, specialist youth workers support young people to overcome issues they may be facing at school, at home or in their personal lives. And our Youth Leaders help to design programmes, develop strategies and make decisions at every level of our organisation. 

In this way, we provide young people with the tools and support structures they need to become life champions and create positive futures for themselves

In 2015, Fight for Peace launched Collectives to establish a location-specific, multi-agency approach to promoting youth safety in areas affected by inequality and violence, to ensure young people can access the range of support they need. Collectives have been implemented in Kingston, Jamaica and Cape Town, South Africa.

NEWHAM PARTNERSHIPS

Fight for Peace launched the Pan-Newham Partnership in January 2020. This is a pilot of the collective impact approach in the borough of Newham, London. Fight for Peace facilitates and coordinates the work of the partnership which includes 30 organisations working with young people and families across the voluntary sector, public sector, health and the private sector. The vision of the partnership is to facilitate collaboration between organisations to increase opportunities for young people and improve youth safety in the borough.

PAN-NEWHAM PROJECT COORDINATOR ROLE OVERVIEW

Working closely with the Newham Partnerships Manager and Academy staff, the post holder will have responsibility for the development of the Pan-Newham Partnership; maintaining relationships, facilitating training, learning and best practice and scoping opportunities for genuine collaboration between sectors across the borough. 

The postholder will be expected to adhere to Fight for Peace values and policies (including safeguarding) at all times and always put the needs of young people first. 

Join our dynamic team and you will be at the heart of delivering first class support to rare disease patients as part of an innovative third-sector charity/NHS partnership.  Working from home and within NHS specialised multi-disciplinary clinics held in London, the successful candidate will assist our Patient Liaison Officer within our patient support team to provide information, support and advocacy services to those living with Bardet-Biedl syndrome.  This exciting role offers excellent learning and development opportunities for anyone looking to work within health and social care.

This is a permanent, part-time position commencing at 15hrs per week.

The successful candidate will live within 1 hours commuting distance of central London

This is an exciting temporary opportunity to support the development of Bikeability, the Government’s national cycle training programme as a key member of the Executive Team.

You will lead the Trusts finance and compliance work, ensuring that we maintain high standards of financial accounting, reconciliation and reporting. You will work with the Executive Director to ensure that all areas of finance, risk, policy and regulatory compliance are upheld across all Trust operations.  

You will have honed experience of charity finance and reporting. An established leadership with excellent financial acumen, you will have used these abilities to establish and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, external stakeholders and networks. You have a collaborative approach and enjoy working as part of a team.

The Bikeability Trust

Underpinned by the National Standard for Cycle Training, Bikeability was launched in England in 2007 and is backed by funding from the Department for Transport from 2016-2022.  The Trust maintains the National Standard for Cycle Training, manages, monitors and quality assures the delivery of the Bikeability programme across England, promotes the effectiveness of Bikeability, distributes Bikeability award materials, and registers local Bikeability schemes and instructors.

The Bikeability Trust’s Vision is to ensure everyone has the confidence to cycle and enjoy this skill for life.

The Trust aims to make Bikeability the leading programme for cycle training by ensuring:

• Child focussed: We deliver cycle training to both children and adults, but the majority of delivery is helping children learn the life skill of cycling
• Quality: Our Instructors deliver high-quality, consistent cycle training across England
• Inclusivity: We take action to reduce barriers to participation and ensure that anyone who wishes to access Bikeability cycle training is able to
• Efficiency: Our delivery programme offers value for money and is delivered in an economic and efficient way
• Influence: We share our evidence of the impact of cycle training across a variety of sectors (transport, education, environment, health, leisure, etc)
• Collaboration: We work with stakeholders, partners and commercial organisations to achieve our vision and ensure Bikeability is a household name

Job Description – Director of Finance and Compliance  

Location: Home Based, with occasional travel with COVID permits

Reports to: Executive Director  

Staff responsibilities: None, but liaison with Management Accountants and contractors

Hours of work: 2.5 days a week (flexible on days/ times)

Salary range: £50,000 pro rata

The Director of Finance and Compliance is responsible for the implementation, monitoring and reporting on all areas of the Trust’s finance and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Finance and compliance operations of the Bikeability Trust:
  • Develop annual budgets for the Bikeability Trust
  • Implement forecasting and monitoring of each department budget
  • Work with PEM management accountants to monitor cash flow, accounts, and other financial transactions
  • Facilitate day-to-day operations, including tracking financial data, invoicing and payroll
  • Interpret complex financial information and provide updates and information as needed
  • Work with the Grants team to process and authorise all grants pay runs
  • Champion and advocate across all areas of the Trust strong financial management to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and economy
  • Ensure the Trust operates within agreed budget and delivers on Business plan and strategy
  • Ensure the Trust delivers strong financial management on the Bikeability programme grant
  • Ensure the Trust can deliver income to the Innovation Fund and report on impact
  • Deliver Financial contribution to Bikeability Trust performance management dashboard providing regular reporting to Board and attending Board meetings
  • Work with auditors annually to review financial reporting

• Ensure that all of the Trust’s practices are in line in statutory regulations and legislation
  • Work with the Executive Director to ensure all policies and procedures acrtoss the Trust and Bikeability Trading are
  • Keep up to date with changes in legislaiton of practice that would impact of charity operations
  • Ensure the annual financial accounts for Bikeability Trust and Bikeability Trading Ltd are submitted on time
  • Keep the risk register and financial controls of the Bikeability programme grant up to date in line with best practice
  • Ensure all Trust operations comply with Data Protection and Information security management.

Personal Specification:  

Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced degree/professional qualification in accounting business, finance, or a related field;
• Leadership experience in finance
• Charity Board experience
• Understanding of data privacy standards;

Qualities

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Thorough understanding of business principles and practices;
• Superior attention to detail

Product Knowledge

• Xero
• Dext

How to apply

Please send a two-page curriculum vitae accompanied by a one-page letter of application and your completed equal opportunities monitoring form, by midnight 24th May 2021.  Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed virtually on the 10th June 2021 . 

Your curriculum vitae should set out details of your

• qualifications and professional body memberships (dates, institutions, qualifications/status)
• if employed, current employment (job title, employer, duties, start date, full-time equivalent, gross salary, period of notice)
• employment and voluntary work history (dates, job titles, employers, duties)
• names, email accounts, phone numbers and relationships for two referees, and permission to contact them.

Your letter of application should explain how your employment and other experience, education and training match the requirements of the job description and person specification, giving examples where appropriate.