As the leading kidney patient support charity in the UK, Kidney Care UK provides practical, financial and emotional support for kidney patients and their families, and campaigns to improve kidney health and care services across the UK.

Following a period of significant transformation, the Charity has recently launched its new five-year strategy and is looking to continue its growth and development and take the organisation to the next level. It is looking for an inspirational leader to expand our growing fundraising, marketing and communication teams and provide the strategic thinking and ambition that we need to exceed our income, reach and awareness goals.

You will oversee the strategic, financial and operational management of the Charity’s fundraising, marketing and communication functions, and as a member of the Senior Management Team, support the Chief Executive in development of the Charity’s overall strategic direction going forward.

We are seeking an exceptional candidate, self-motivated and with excellent people management and interpersonal skills, capable of representing the Charity at all levels.  You will have a proactive, innovative and collaborative approach with the commitment and passion to deliver significant and sustainable change.

If you have the qualities, we are looking for and would like to play a central role in Kidney Care UK’s future, please e-mail your CV and Supporting Statement to Tina Seaton. If you would like to find out a little more about the charity and the role, to arrange an informal discussion with Paul Bristow, the Chief Executive, please contact Tina Seaton.

Applications will be reviewed as and when they are received, so please do not wait until the closing date to apply.

Closing date for applications: Friday 21st May 2021

Interview dates: Week commencing 14th June 2021

Purpose of the role
You will ensure excellent professional standards and productivity; enabling the CEO to lead the organisation through its next phase of development and growth.
Working closely with the CEO, you will contribute financial information and ideas to business plans, funding applications and proposals including capital developments, regeneration projects, creative programmes and other commercial opportunities.
As a key member of a small but growing leadership team you will be responsible for the delivery of important objectives focused on the profitability and capacity building critical to achieving our business aims.

The opportunity
ACAVA is undertaking a wide-ranging organisational change process as we reimagine our purpose to meet evolving cultural, economic and social contexts and pursue several emerging business opportunities.
The Director of Finance and Operations role creates a unique opportunity to influence the evolution of a leading cultural organisation with enormous potential at a moment of urgent social and cultural need.
If you have the drive to lead, confidence to influence and you are passionate about our purpose, this could be the role for you.

Finance
Confidently lead on all aspects of financial planning, management, reporting and compliance.
Ensure effective systems and controls are in place that safeguard the management of company finances.
Lead the development of robust financial processes and procedures that prioritise efficiency, profitability and financial stability.
Lead the relationship with our external management accountants and ensure the timely preparation of reports for the CEO, trustees and auditors.
Lead relationship management and negotiations with our bank to renew and/or extend banking facilities.
Analyse and improve financial performance through robust cost control, pricing policies and income generation to consolidate financial stability.
Contribute financial information and ideas to business plans, business pitches, fundraising applications and other projects as required.
Ensure grant income is disbursed according to award requirements, oversee accurate records and reporting to funders.
Develop and regularly review company and departmental budgets.
Produce accurate quarterly management accounts including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow forecasts for the CEO, subcommittees and board.
Prepare regular comprehensive financial analyses highlighting risks and identifying opportunities for improving financial performance.
Oversee the smooth completion of the annual audit liaising closely with our auditors and accountants.
Assess the financial capabilities of relevant staff and identify training needs where necessary.
Support the CEO with financial forecasts and business modelling.
Communicate and negotiate with senior stakeholders on finance, property and business development matters.

Property
Lead the management and operation of the property portfolio to ensure compliance with legal, health and safety and other requirements.
Develop a strategic plan for the estate, projecting future costs and benefits and provide analyses to inform business decisions.
With the CEO, assess the financial viability of individual buildings and develop a strategy to address underperforming sites.
Lead the oversight, negotiation and renewal of leases.
Develop a building-by-building strategy for business rates.
Produce detailed income and expenditure budgets for individual buildings that aim to generate a financial surplus.
Assess the untapped income generating potential of buildings; maximise efficient use of all spaces and identify opportunities for additional income.
Establish sound processes/policies that produce consistent income from studio licence fees and introduce a fair transparent system of utilities recharging.
Oversee excellent health and safety standards at all buildings.
Oversee cost effective planned programmes of property maintenance that sustain high quality workspaces and facilities.

Administration and HR
Lead and inspire your teams setting challenging and enriching objectives.
Oversee the efficient professional administration of the company.
Provide thought leadership to ensure best practice including a commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion in all of our work.
Direct HR processes including recruitment, contracts, staff development and disciplinary.
Oversee efficient studio allocation processes that minimise voids and maintain high occupancy.
Secure value for money in all aspects of ACAVA’s work and ensure that contracted services are fit for purpose.
Act as data controller ensuring compliance with GDPR regulations and undertake regular compliance reviews.
Maintain oversight of essential policies and ensure they are kept up to date.

Permanent Position

£70,000 – 80,000

Flexible Working

Excellent benefits

A Prestigious Membership funded organisation is seeking a Director of Finance & Resources.

Sitting on the SLT and reporting into the Chief Exec.

Manage a team of 5.

Annual Income of Approx £3.5 Million.

To lead the finance function in order to provide:

timely and accurate information including statutory accounts.

management accounts, business analysis, budgeting and forecasting, financial planning, cash and credit control management.

Support the development of a rolling 3-5 year strategic and annual operating plan.

Communication of the relevant aspects of the business plans within the Finance function.

Ensure effective use of resources to drive cost management, support financial performance, deliver agreed operating plan and maintain financial strength to ensure a viable and sustainable business model.

Take responsibility for ensuring the Management and Board are kept informed of their legal and regulatory obligations.

The client is seeking a candidate who is either an experienced Head of Finance looking to take the next step or an existing Director of Finance.

Who must be ACA, ACCA, CIMA Qualified.

Experience of a senior finance position within the Charity Sector is not essential, however useful.

About The Hilden Charitable Fund

The Hilden Charitable Fund is dedicated to funding community groups to work with asylum seekers and refugees, disadvantaged young people, penal affairs, homelessness and small projects in developing countries. The fund is committed to social justice and focusses its funding on grassroots organisations, which make a big difference at the community level.
As we begin the journey into a post-Covid and post-Brexit country the Fund approaches its 60th anniversary and there will undoubtedly be challenges and opportunities to be faced. So, we are now seeking a Director who will work closely with the Trustees to help shape and develop the Fund going forward.

A high impact, hands-on role, with scope for creativity and innovation!
The opportunities for the Director to make a real contribution are manifold, including:

• Working with the Board to develop strategies, plans and ways of working for the future, including supporting the trustees to set grant making policies.
• Managing the grant making process, including assessing applications for funding and presenting them to the trustees at quarterly meetings.
• Engaging with grassroots voluntary organisations in a period of major change.
• Building on our collaboration with the community and voluntary sector, other funders, and networks such as ACF and IVAR, enhancing Hilden’s profile and enabling its involvement in innovation.

About you

The Director could come from a range of relevant backgrounds and be someone who is ready to lead a small organisation for the first time, or who already has experience of being a Director. Whatever your background we should be delighted to hear from you, especially if you have a strong track record of:

• Voluntary sector experience at grassroots level and knowledge and understanding of grant making,
• Managing in a collaborative environment, and
• Relationship building and networking.

We value and respect all the differences that make us who we are, including: age, cultural background, disability and mental health, ethnicity and race, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, and social background.

Together for Mental Wellbeing is the UK’s oldest mental health charity. Since 1879, we have believed that people experiencing mental distress have the right to live the life they choose and determine their own future.

We offer a wide variety of support services and the people we work alongside are at the heart of everything we do. We currently work with around 5,000 adults every month via 70 projects throughout England, but we aspire to reach many more people through our five year strategy.

We are excited about our future, and through the fantastic commitment and dedication of everyone who works at Together, we will achieve our vision of continuing to be a recognized charity leader in its field delivering high quality mental health, wellbeing and support services. 

As Director of Resources, you will play a critical leadership role in the ongoing transformation and financial sustainability of Together, ensuring the conditions for our future success. You will be a key advisor to the Chief Executive, the treasurer Trustee and the Board of Trustees in delivering our ambitions for the future, developing and driving innovative, up-to-date and well-planned corporate solutions that shape our Finance, ICT and estates and property management. 

An experienced and qualified senior finance professional with strategic and operational level expertise, you will be a collaborative and inclusive leader, who will work across your functions and beyond to leverage the overall performance of the organisation. You will have significant experience of driving change and building, motivating and inspiring teams. You will be a rigorous, clear thinker who acts with integrity, personally promotes equality, diversity and inclusion and who understands that people who use our services are at the heart of everything we do.

We have a firm commitment to encouraging fairness and diversity in our work force and we welcome applications from disabled people and those from BME backgrounds

Are you a natural leader, an excellent organiser and passionate about making a difference to the natural environment?

Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) is Devon’s leading wildlife conservation charity, with 35,000 members, 2,000 volunteers, 100 staff and 58 nature reserves. We are one of the larger of the 46 locally based organisations that collectively make up The Wildlife Trusts.

DWT has pioneered the reintroduction of beavers in England and the restoration of internationally rare habitats like Culm Grassland.  We are also well known for our work in schools education and landscape scale conservation.  We are one of the only Trusts with ISO14001 environmental accreditation and were one of the first to commit to achieving carbon neutrality.  We are proud of our values and working culture and have held Investors in People accreditation for 20 years.

We are looking for a dynamic and committed individual to lead our support service including finance, human resources, governance, property and IT.  You will have experience of working in corporate services at a senior level, and considerable knowledge and expertise in at least one of the areas listed above.

This is an exciting opportunity to build DWT’s financial resilience, enhance our property portfolio and deliver our ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 or earlier.  You will enjoy working in a high performing and ambitious team and playing a key role in shaping the future of the organisation as part of the leadership team.

This is a full-time, permanent post based at Cricklepit Mill.  DWT’s offices are currently operating special arrangements as part of the current public health guidance on social distancing, therefore it is likely that you will be required to work from home initially. 

WAY is the only national charity in the UK for men and women aged 50 or under when their partner died. Founded in 1997, WAY now has more than 3,800 members throughout the UK.

We are recruiting a new CEO to lead our small but dynamic charity through its next important stage of development.As we approach our 25th year, our organisation is now at a particularly exciting time in its journey and we are searching for our next Chief Executive who will provide clear leadership and deliver our new five-year strategic plan.

To do that, you will review, update and deliver the fundraising, marketing and communications strategies, aligned with the wider charity strategy.You will effectively manage a small team of dedicated staff, guide a large network of volunteers and will work closely with the Board of Trustees to ensure the effective financial, legal and moral governance of WAY. 

We’re looking for a vibrant, creative, and inclusive leader who will enthuse, encourage and inspire our staff and volunteers, offer understanding and empathy to our members, improve awareness of the organisation and continue to successfully lead the charity’s growth.

You will need to be a hands-on leader with an understanding that the role is diverse in nature and you must be flexible to best meet the needs of the organisation and our members. 

If you have the passion, drive, skills and experience required to be the person to shape the future of WAY and the ability to develop our services, secure income streams, raise our national profile and be the face of the charity, please do download the recruitment pack for further details.  

Greenwich Hospital is thrilled to offer this opportunity, seeking a candidate who will strive  to develop a diverse and historic property portfolio for a good cause - a charity that delivers support to Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel, past and present, and their families.

We aspire to be innovative, proactive, collaborative, and accountable.  Our management culture believes in supporting a diverse and accountable team.

We can be great together.  Join us.

Job title:                           Director of Finance and Resources

Department:                   Finance

Salary range:                 £65,000-£68,000

Working hours:             Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm (1hr lunch).  (Scope for flexibility around core hours of 10am-4pm.)

Location:                         London (may include some time working from home and travel)

Job Purpose

Lead the Finance Team of two qualified accountants and steer other aspects of resource management, managing the HR and Office Manager.  You and the team are responsible for the financial soundness of the processes around Greenwich Hospital’s investments and spending.  Much of the work, in accounting terms, is to lead and consolidate delegated day-to-day work.  You will be accountable day to day to the Director of the Hospital, but also work to its (non-executive) Advisory Panel, Board and Audit Committee.

The day-to-day management of the financial investments and commercial property is also outsourced, and the accounting records are maintained by the managing agents and consolidated into the Greenwich Hospital Accounts. 

You will have budgets to enable you to bring in specialist advice where required.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• As a key member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) contribute to the development and implementation of the Hospital’s strategy, especially the Investment Strategy where the Director Finance and Resources leads.
• Provide analysis and constructive challenge regarding potential strategies and initiatives, especially in relation to the Hospital’s finances and governance.

Finance and accounts

• Business planning and budgeting, to include:
  • Co-ordinating the timely preparation of the annual income and expenditure budget, and overseeing financial performance against budget throughout the year, including monthly management accounts.
  • Devising and delivering appropriate and timely financial forecasts, management reports and other data in support of each area of the Hospital’s business and advising on the likely financial consequences of all proposed courses of action.
  • Developing appropriate business plans to support the Hospital’s medium- and long-term strategic plans.
  • Leading work with SMT colleagues to ensure the Hospital’s risk management is kept current and relevant.
  • Developing, monitoring and preparing a quarterly report of the Hospital’s performance against its KPIs and strategic objectives.
• Finance and accounting processes, to include:
  • Overseeing and developing the financial systems, accounting, and payroll processes of the Hospital effectively in the service of its charitable aims
  • Safeguarding probity and efficiency by overseeing effective internal financial controls and audit procedures.
  • Ensuring that an appropriate financial policy framework (e.g. in relation to reserves, investments, and mix of income sources) is in place to guide financial decision-making.
• Working with the Advisory Panel, Board and Ministry of Defence to oversee the management of investments by the Hospital’s investment managers.
• Liaison with the Hospital’s professional advisers, bankers etc on financial and legal matters.
• Liaison with the Hospital’s Estates managing agents on financial and legal matters concerning the running of the estates.
• Ensuring compliance and good practice on all financial matters relating to the Hospital and related bodies.
• Ensuring effective record-keeping to meet legal and tax requirements.
• Management and satisfactory completion of the annual accounting and audit processes.
• Providing the Non-Executive and Management teams with information and advice about the finances of the organisation in support of their work .

Human Resources

• Oversee delivery of the Hospital’s HR function.

IT

• Oversee the security and delivery of the GH IT systems, delegating to other staff as appropriate.

Building and Facilities

• Oversee the work of the Office Manager who is responsible for delivery of the Hospital’s facilities function.

Staff management and Team working

• Lead the Finance and Resources staff, directing and developing their work and ensuring that the team successfully underpins and fully integrates with GH Charity and Property teams.
• Participate in the Staff, Review and Development programme, encouraging staff development and ensuring that individual and departmental training needs are identified and met.
• Work effectively with the Senior Management Team, attending the weekly SMT meetings, and pro-actively contributing to discussions where appropriate.
• Develop good working relationships with Hospital staff at all levels and participate fully in the life of the Hospital.

Other duties

• Other duties as may reasonably be required by the Director of Greenwich Hospital

The job description set out above may be subject to amendment at the discretion of the Director of Greenwich Hospital

Person Specification

Essential (E), Desirable (D)

Qualifications

• Good education to degree level (D)
• Qualified Accountant (E)

Experience and Knowledge

• Background with substantial experience in financial administration  (E)
• Familiarity with financial administration of at least two of commercial, public sector and non-profit organisations. (D)
• Sound knowledge and understanding of:
  • Preparing business plans (E)
  • Preparation of Statutory Accounts (E)
  • Project Appraisal (E)
  • Contract management (E)
  • Accountancy requirements for running a charity (e.g. management & annual accounts, budgeting, audit, payroll administration, financial controls) (E)
  • Risk assessment. (E)

• Sound familiarity with charity law, governance, and appropriate codes of practice. (E)
• Knowledge of accounting systems and software, including Xero, ApprovalMax, ContractZen, Citrus HR. (D)
• Experience of effective staff management and development. (E)
• Experience of successful change management. (D)
• Experience of managing property/leaseholders. (D)
• Experience of leading the provision of HR services. (D)
• Experience of leading the provision of outsourced IT services. (D)
• Computer literacy (MS Office, email, internet), with solid working knowledge of Word and Excel. (E)

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral communication skills with a wide range of people. (E)
• Excellent written communication skills including:
  • proven ability to prepare effective minutes, reports, and presentations, to express complex financial issues to non-finance specialists in a clear and comprehensible style (E)
  • proven ability to compose appropriate letters to a range of external bodies (E)

• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to relate well with staff, stakeholders and contractors at all levels. (E)

• Proven ability to work effectively as part of a senior management team and to contribute constructively to wider management team discussions, not exclusively concerned with financial matters. (E)
• Proven ability to organise own work and use time effectively. (E)
• Proven ability to initiate, follow through and complete projects, especially projects delivering substantial change. (E)
• Demonstrable ability to lead and manage staff, organising teams effectively and engendering and maintaining consistently high-performance standards. (E)
• Understanding of the constraints on organisations with small staff teams: flexibility to shift focus of activities when necessary. (E)
• Demonstrable experience of successful performance management. (E)
• Attention to detail: ability to work accurately, methodically, and successfully to deadlines. (E)
• Creative ability to think beyond existing practices to identify and implement potential improvements. (E)

Personal impact

• A sympathetic attitude to the traditions and reputation of the Hospital as a unique Crown Charity working with the Royal Navy. (E)
• Ability to combine tact, diplomacy, flexibility, and a pro-active approach in a positive manner even under pressure. (E)
• Patience, resilience, and a good-humoured approach to problem-solving (E)
• A positive attitude towards change. (E)

Are you looking for a new challenge?
Derbyshire Carers Association is a Charity Company dedicated to supporting unpaid carers of family members or friends who cannot manage at home without help.
We are seeking an enthusiastic leader – working an average of 26 hours per week – to drive forward the changes needed to tackle the challenges facing the Charity during 2021 and beyond. Our staff teams have successfully adapted ways of working during the Covid 19 pandemic to ensure that as many carers as possible continue to receive help and support. The new Chief Executive will build on the Charity’s experiences in order to develop services and partnerships across Derbyshire and the Midlands Area thus ensuring DCA’s long term financial sustainability.
The successful candidate will have an innovative approach and be able to demonstrate senior level experience of financial planning and management, project management, and successful tendering for contracts.

Closing date – 7th May 2021

Islington Mind is dedicated to promote the preservation and safeguarding of mental health. We support the recovery process of people who experience mental distress and provide for the relief and the wellbeing of their carers.

We want everyone to have better mental health and wellbeing, to realise their ambitions and make the most of their lives, their relationships and their communities.

As the leading independent mental health organisation in Islington we offer high-quality services to local residents seeking mental health advice and support.

We are looking for a Head of Finance, HR and Resources to hold lead responsibility for the management of the charity’s finances, the annual budget setting cycle and the preparation of the charity’s statutory accounts as well as operating framework for the charity’s resources and have responsibility for HR, administration and IT.

• Can you contribute to the transformation of health and care locally?
• Do you have experience of driving system change and of empowering communities?
• Are you a skilled, values driven and ethical negotiator who can ensure the needs of communities are central to system thinking?

Hackney CVS is looking for a new Director of Health Transformation & VCS Networks. You will oversee the development of a new Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Assembly which will meet quarterly to discuss the big issues, then work with the Assembly Executive and our public sector partners to develop plans and strategies.

You will be able to operate at all levels – whether that be supporting the voices of frontline organisations or negotiating resources from health & care system leaders – to maximize the role that community and voluntary organisations can play in long term change.

Conditions of work

Salary: £50,000pa

Contract: Fixed term until 31.03.22.  Continuation funding will be sought. Role subject to a 6-month probationary period and a 3-month notice period

Hours: full time

The deadline for applications is 9.30am, Thursday 6 May 2021.

Interviews will be on Tuesday 18 May, and successful candidates will also be asked to attend a more informal meeting with staff and VCSE TLG members on Monday 17 May.

Hackney CVS positively celebrates diversity and welcomes applications from people from all backgrounds.

Position:   Director of Human Resources 

Location:   Washington, D.C. or London

Status:  Full-time, permanent

Reports to:   Chief Executive Officer

Starting salary range:  $110,600 - $117,300 USD | £78,800 - £83,600 GBP

I. Position Summary

Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the COO and wider Executive Leadership Team, the Director of Human Resources (HR) will oversee all HR administration and will serve as a key strategist, advisor and implementer of organisation-wide efforts to create a positive employee experience, recruit and retain global talent, and foster a culture of equity, inclusion, learning and development. As a team, Malala Fund seeks to dismantle colonial norms that have long existed in the international INGO sector while becoming a more anti-racist organisation both inside and out. Although the work necessary for meaningful change cannot sit squarely with any one role or department, HR must serve as a committed, knowledgeable and strategic partner in critical near- and longer-term cultural and operational shifts. The HR team will work closely with Malala Fund’s leadership and Anti-Discrimination and Equity Task Force in these efforts.

This position will oversee one direct report (an HR Officer) with the potential to help grow the HR team at Malala Fund over time. The successful candidate will combine technical skills in Human Resources management, ideally in an international context, with innovation, creativity and enthusiasm in order to support Malala Fund’s global expansion efforts and dual charities in the U.S. and U.K. An empathetic and tactful communicator with the skills necessary to build trust and respect across a diverse and mission-driven team, they will be a self-starter, able to quickly understand organisational dynamics and affect insight and personnel strategy. They will have a proven track record in fostering an inclusive, anti-racist and decolonial workplace culture as well as recruiting and retaining top talent and will deeply value the concerns of their colleagues.

II. Responsibilities

HR Infrastructure and Learning

• Build-out Malala Fund’s HR function to support the needs of a global team and the organisation as a whole.

• Together with the HR Officer, serve as a solution-focused sounding board for staff seeking HR-related guidance and oversee queries from employees regarding HR issues.

• In consultation and collaboration with colleagues, design, advocate for, and execute inclusive, proactive, people-centric policies and initiatives that align with Malala Fund’s strategic priorities and values and promote positive organisational culture.

• Develop regular staff feedback mechanisms and ensure that the opinions and concerns of all staff are voiced at leadership and decision-making tables, including with the CEO, Malala Fund’s boards of Directors and Trustees, its Anti-Discrimination and Equity Task Force and its Executive Leadership Team.

• In consultation with hiring managers and with support from the HR Officer, design, manage and lead targeted and innovative recruitment campaigns to attract diverse global talent to Malala Fund.

• Lead the inclusive development of reward, recognition and benefits, ensuring that Malala Fund’s practices are inclusive, equitable and aligned with organisational values, longer-term strategy and sector best practice.

• Working with the HR Officer, continually refine and develop Malala Fund’s induction and employee onboarding procedures to help ensure that new hires are quickly integrated into the team.

• In consultation with Malala Fund’s Anti-Discrimination and Equity Task Force, and collaboration with other cross-departmental and -level colleagues, design and implement annual learning and development (L&D) plans, based on a developed L&D strategy and Malala Fund's values and strategic goals. 

Strategic HR

• Provide high-level advice to Malala Fund’s leadership on organisational people strategies and policies in order to build capability and effectiveness as well as positive team culture. 

• Working with the CEO and ELT, provide leadership in developing and delivering Malala Fund’s HR capacity and capability, in line with the organisation’s five-year strategy and values, through employee engagement, insightful analysis of management information and collaborative workforce planning.

• Ensure meaningful management information is readily provided in order to assist executive staff in decision making and planning. 

• Triage HR-related issues across the organisation, and coordinate and disseminate regular pulse check activities to assess employee engagement and identify emerging themes with department heads, in order to respond effectively to trends and feedback. 

Operational HR 

• Oversee the administration of employee benefits, refine and coordinate a bi-annual staff performance review process and leaver processes.

• Provide ad hoc support and reporting as needed across the organisation related to special projects, evaluation and global expansion.

• As appropriate and with the highest degree of confidentiality, implement and further refine Malala Fund’s grievance, anti-discrimination and anti-bullying and harassment reporting policies.

• Ensures all team members understand and comply with all of Malala Fund policies, procedures and resources.

• With support from legal counsel, maintain up to date knowledge of U.K. and U.S. employment law and develop a strong understanding of national labour laws in other countries where Malala Fund operates and may eventually employ staff; work under the guidance of national legal counsel to help ensure Malala Fund is legally compliant in all countries where it employs staff

Organisational Culture

• Uphold the values of Malala Fund: ambition, bravery, inclusivity, creativity and integrity.

• Actively contribute to making Malala Fund a diverse and equitable workplace through inclusive practices, utlisation of a DEI, anti-racist lens, and openness to different perspectives, cultures and ideas. 

• Maintain professional and personal behaviour and conduct that uphold the highest standards.

• Act as a role model for a ‘learning organisation’ culture by seeking insight and using problems as opportunities to learn.

III. Qualifications 

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Extensive experience managing the human resources functions of an organisation or entity, ideally in a global context.

• A strong commitment to gender equality and racial justice, with proven experience developing, refining and/or implementing racial equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives.

• Extensive experience in effective, strategic HR, partnering with organisational leadership and managers, advising on a broad spectrum of people, organisational and cultural issues, including experience of managing complex employee relations cases. 

• Substantial experience inclusively developing new systems, policies and processes to reflect organisational values and improve efficiency while also ensuring legal compliance. 

• Extensive experience with successful recruitment and selection strategies for globally representative and diverse candidates.

• A strong knowledge of U.S. and/or U.K. employment regulations.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills – able to communicate complex and sensitive information with tact and diplomacy.

• Strong people management skills.

Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Experience developing and implementing an overarching HR management strategy, including integrated workforce planning. 

• Extensive lived and/or worked community-level experience in a current or future Malala Fund programmes country.

• Knowledge of safeguarding best practice.

• Knowledge of regulatory framework in relation to staff health, safety and wellbeing.

• Some knowledge of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the U.K.

Behaviour and Values

• A strong commitment to Malala Fund’s mission to empower girls through education.

• An empathetic and active listener who can connect with others, gain trust and confidence from staff and community members, in particular across lines of difference.

• Actively invites feedback and knows how to implement it.

• Deeply believes that racial equity and social justice are important and is driven to act on this belief; recognises ways that race, gender and other identities intersect and play out in the work, including within Malala Fund’s workforce and the communities it serves.

• A strong commitment to professional development and continued learning.

• An excellent team player with ability to work independently and in collaboration with colleagues at all levels across departments and external stakeholders. 

• A high degree of integrity and discretion.

Note: This position is eligible for immigration sponsorship in the U.K.

IV. About Malala Fund

Registered as a public charity in the U.K. and U.S., Malala Fund is working toward a world where all girls can learn for 12 years and lead without fear. We advocate for resources and policy changes needed to give all girls a secondary education. The girls we serve have high goals for themselves — and we have high expectations for leaders who can help them. We invest in developing country education leaders and frontline organizations — the people who best understand girls in their communities — in regions where most girls are missing out on secondary school. We amplify girls’ voices. Malala Fund is building a movement of young education activists who, like Malala, speak truth to power around the world.

V. How to Apply

Please submit your resume and cover letter through the application link by May 4, 2021.

Please note that due to the very high number of applications we receive when positions are posted, we are only able to respond directly to candidates with whom we wish to move forward in the interview process.

Malala Fund is an inclusive organisation and welcomes applications from under-represented and intersectional groups including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are seeking people from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity, to provide a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights into the strategy, policies, culture and ambitions of Malala Fund.

Malala Fund is committed to ensuring the safety of those involved in our work. Our first priority is protecting everyone who comes in direct or indirect contact with our organisation. Malala Fund has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and exploitation by any of our staff, representatives or partners. We commit to ensuring that those who work with Malala Fund or on our behalf are able to work in an environment that is free from harm. To this end, Malala Fund reserves the right to conduct background checks on prospective and current employees.

Director of Finance vacancy for respected Sussex based Charity

ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified Accountant required for a 12 month FTC

Client Details

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Director of Finance to join a leading Sussex based Charity on a 12 month fixed term contract basis.

The successful applicant will be expected to provide strong financial management and control across the Charity, to ensure effective financial governance and successful strategic implementation. To share in the collective accountability and responsibility for leadership of Charity, including:
Leading the development of strategies, polices and plans to discharge the Charities purpose
Monitoring the performance of the Charity, to ensure it meets its strategic objectives and targets
Promoting high standards of propriety, best practice and the efficient and effective use of people and resources
To mobilise, engage and inspire all employees, volunteers and supporters

Description

Ensure the EMT and Trustees can discharge their responsibilities in overseeing compliance with regulatory requirements

To be the accountable executive for all the finance activities of the Charity including planning, budgeting, forecasting, decision-making and monitoring through 2021

To oversee procurement activities of the Charity ensuring service excellence and cost effectiveness, so that budget holders spend the charity's money wisely

Drive the development of financial management methodologies for 2022 to meet organisational needs, support change and ensure robust financial management

Ensure appropriate and effective overall management of risk for the charity

Ensure the development of financial aspects of the Charities strategy and transition planning

To oversee the implementation of effective and useable project, portfolio and programme management across the charity

To support the Audit and Investment Committees and internal and external audit functions

Lead the Directorate teams and manage the above reports.

Take a major role in the leadership of the charity & promote a positive organisation-wide culture linked to our values. Develop the strategy, and to deliver the goals set out in the charity's corporate strategy

Create a climate of trust, constructive challenge and personal and shared accountability for decision making

Commit to building the Executive team through collective and personal development

Ensure organisational decisions are taken with full consideration to strategic priorities and direction

Hold self and all reporting relationships to account through leadership change principles, reviewing, building and aligning these principles with delivery of strategic aims

Ensure compliance with the Charities policies and procedures, statutory obligations (including under GDPR), and best practice.

Effectively monitor annual budgets and performance, ensuring that all activities are delivered on time and within budget; devising, implementing and monitoring charity planning with relevant KPIs designed to achieve continuous improvement and taking appropriate corrective action if required

Continuously seek to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the organisation, collaborating with others to eradicate duplication and ensure resources are redistributed, where required, to achieve the organisation's goals

Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required by the Chief Executive In common with all posts, ensure compliance with the Charities policies and procedures, statutory obligations and best practice

Profile

Fellowship of Professional Accounting Body (ICAEW, ICAS, ICAI, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA)

Previously undertaken a similar position within a Third Sector Organisation

Membership of professional business management body or association (IoD, CMI)

Setting relevant policy, processes and controls and providing professional expertise, advice and guidance at the highest level

Significant experience of developing and implementing successful organisational and financial plans in line with an organisation's purpose and resources

Significant knowledge of a cross-section of legislation, regulations and financial issues relating to the not for profit environment.

Job Offer

25 days holiday

Free parking

Generous pension scheme

Friendly team

We are currently seeking an interim Director of Finance to join our team. Although this role is currently working from home due to Covid restrictions, it is based at the National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate, on the edge of Ashdown Forest. This is a remote location and public transport is limited. You will join us on a full-time basis until May 2022 and in return, you will receive up to £80,000pa plus excellent benefits.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2019 we helped around 191,000 cats and kittens, an average of more than 520 per day. The Charity has an annual revenue budget of £75m and operates a trading subsidiary with income in excess of £2m per annum.

As our Director of Finance, you’ll lead a highly skilled team of employees, covering financial accounting and transaction processing, management accounting and reporting, Payroll and Procurement. You’ll be the accountable executive for all the finance activities of the Charity including planning, budgeting, forecasting, decision-making and monitoring through 2021.

Reporting to the CEO, this senior position will share in the collective accountability and responsibility for leadership of Cats Protection. This includes leading the development of strategies, policies and plans to discharge Cars Protection’s purpose; monitoring the performance of the Charity to ensure it meets its strategic objectives and targets, and promoting high standards of propriety, best practice and the efficient and effective use of people and resources.

Key responsibilities of our Director of Finance will include:

• Ensuring the EMT and Trustees are able to discharge their responsibilities in overseeing compliance with regulatory requirements
• Overseeing procurement activities of the Charity, ensuring service excellence and cost-effectiveness so that budget holders spend the Charity’s money wisely
• Driving the development of financial management methodologies for 2022 to meet organisational needs, support change and ensure robust financial management
• Ensuring appropriate and effective overall management of risk for the charity
• Ensuring the development of financial aspects of the Cats Protection strategy and transition planning
• Overseeing the implementation of effective and useable project, portfolio and programme management across the charity – including the implementation of a new finance system
• Supporting the Audit and Investment Committees and internal and external audit functions
• Leading the Directorate teams and managing the above reports

What we’re looking for in our Director of Finance:

• A fellowship of a Professional Accounting Body (ICAEW, ICAS, ICAI, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA), educated to level 7
• Significant knowledge of cross-section legislation, regulations and financial issues relating to the not for profit environment
• Experience of leading a finance function within a regulatory environment – preferably within the Third Sector
• Significant experience of developing and implementing successful organisational and financial plans
• Substantial senior management experience, including monitoring, evaluating and improving organisational performance
• The ability to evaluate data, including financial and other numeric data, in order to make systematic and rational high-level judgements
• The ability to motivate, empower and develop people, paid and unpaid, at all levels in a complex, multi-location organisation

What we can offer you:

• A competitive salary plus excellent benefits
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Contribution pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• A range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme… and more!

Join us as our Director of Finance and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.

Closing date: 25 April 2021

Virtual interview date: 30 April 2021