This sort of opportunity doesn’t come around very often.  Serving in a key leadership role at national Church level is a role worth taking a close look at.  Reporting to the Chair, you will work alongside the Board of Trustees as well as other key parts of the Free Church of Scotland at a national level - yet you will also support the work of our local churches across Scotland and beyond, and our international mission.

In leading the Central Office, you will shape and implement the Board’s ambitious strategy and priorities, in support of bringing good news to communities.  You will help people join things together, take initiative and pursue the direction of travel.  You will inspire people with your commitment and energy for the ambitions of the Church as well as your professionalism as a leader and manager.  You will understand what good governance is all about in leading an organisation, ensuring effective people management, financial management and risk management.

If you enjoy complexity, are in tune with our values and ethos, and are seeking a role that offers breadth and scope, the opportunity to influence within and beyond the Church, and, ultimately, help bring good news to people, we welcome your interest.  Please read our ‘Information for Applicants’.

Closing date: Wednesday 26 August 2020 at 12 noon

Assessment: Wednesday 16 September 2020

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed, active Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

CEO of Hamlin Fistula UK

Hamlin Fistula UK is a small charity but we make a big difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable women in the world. We’re over fifty years old but are now at a time of significant development and, with the retirement of our long-serving CEO, we are looking to appoint someone to take us forward over the next few years.

We are crucial in supporting Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia (HFE) as they work to eradicate the devastating childbirth injury, obstetric fistula, from the country. HFE runs six fistula hospitals, fifty-six health centres, a College of Midwives and a rehabilitative farm and training centre for long-term patients. Our work focuses on supporting them, which we do mainly by providing funding of around £500,000 to Ethiopia each year, raised primarily from individual donations but also from trusts, foundations and legacies.

The CEO post is for 22.5 hours per week which can be worked flexibly across at least three days, with at least one day in our Halesowen office. We are also open to negotiating the working pattern across the year by annualising the hours if appropriate. The salary is £30,000 (£50,000 FTE). Ideally, the successful candidate will be appointed and able to start by October.

The CEO is the sole permanent employee, although there is a contracted fundraiser who works for the charity two days per week. Given that the work of the charity is fundraising, we need someone who has experience in this area, with strong self-motivation skills, the ability to work with our board of trustees, a high degree of financial literacy, excellent written and spoken communication and the interpersonal skills to use these effectively with a wide range of audiences. The post-holder will have the chance to undertake all aspects of the charity’s work – an ideal opportunity for someone who knows about fundraising but wishes to expand their experience into other areas of charity work. Above all, to be successful in the role the new CEO will have to have a genuine commitment to the work and vision of Hamlin Fistula UK.

Hamlin Fistula UK is one of several Hamlin charities across the world and the CEO will be in contact with our Australian sister charity, the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation. And working with senior managers at HFE is an important aspect of the work. In normal times the CEO and Chair of Trustees go to Ethiopia once a year to meet with HFE and the other international partners to discuss targets and budgets for the coming year.

If you think you are the person to take our work forward over the next few years, please see the attached job description for details of how to apply online.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity supporting current and former members of the RAF, their partners and families, providing practical, emotional and financial support, whenever they need us.

Saying thank you to our loyal and generous supporters is important to the RAF Benevolent Fund.  This is an exciting position in our fundraising team based in our London office. The successful candidate will play an important role in the fundraising team and has specific responsibility for supporter care. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised individual who is interested in a career in fundraising.  The successful candidate will enjoy working as part of a team, speaking to supporters on the phone or writing to them, meeting deadlines and juggling a varied workload.  An articulate communicator with excellent IT skills, you must be able to demonstrate a willingness to meet supporters’ expectations and enjoy working on a variety of projects.

A detailed job profile is available below. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Louise Gibson, Head of Individual Giving.

To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role and how you meet the person specification to Elizabeth Haigh, HR Advisor, RAF Benevolent Fund, 67 Portland Place, London W1B 1AR or email.

The closing date for applications is Thursday, 20th August 2020 at midday.

Please note interviews will take place in two stages. Firstly, via Microsoft Teams/Skype/Zoom on Wednesday 26th or Thursday 27th August 2020. The second stage will involve meeting in person in the week commencing 1st September 2020.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009) which encourages applications from all sections of the community

Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.

JOB PROFILE

Main Summary of Role: 

This is a varied role supporting a number of the fundraising team and has the lead responsibility for supporter care and engagement as well as gift aid.  The postholder will ensure that supporters have an excellent experience when they contact the RAF Benevolent Fund by letter, phone, email and social media.  He or she will also take responsibility for all aspects of gift aid; maximising the amount we receive from this source and ensuring that we follow HMRC gift aid regulations strictly.

Main Responsibilities:

• Set  excellent supporter care standards for the RAFBF and work with colleagues in the London office and in regional offices to ensure these are followed.
• Provide and keep fresh the content of thank you letters and add to the CRM, CARE.
• Provide written acknowledgement to all supporters making a donation to the RAF Benevolent Fund within agreed timescales; writing clear and concise personalised letters or emails to supporters and other organisations when required
• Be the first point of contact for supporters phoning the office
• Keep up to date with rules on gift aid and communicate these clearly to relevant members of staff.
• Add all new gift aid declarations to CARE Contact records and scan the original for Filehold or ensure there is an electronic copy of the declaration
• Maximise income from gift aid by sending a declaration to the supporter where appropriate
• On a monthly basis run a potential gift aid claim from CARE, check carefully the transactions before producing the actual claim.  Submit to HMRC through the gift aid portal.
• Each month download and code all donations made on the RAFBF website and ensure each donation is thanked either direct or through the automated emails.
• Check the In Memory batches created by the Income Processing Team and produce thank you letters.
• Monitor the generic email inboxes, reply to enquiries or pass on the relevant person
• Support the Digital Fundraising Manager by monitoring fundraising social media posts.
• Support the fundraising team by sharing insight from supporters that influence their campaigns and marketing
• Respond to all requests for materials to celebrate a special occasion such as weddings, birthday celebrations
• Complete the monthly lottery return for Westminster Council
• Keep up to date the FAQs for supporters on the RAF Benevolent Fund website
• Be available to lend a hand to other colleagues as required and agreed with the Head of Individual Giving.

Other

• Ensure the implementation of all relevant RAFBF policies and procedures

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE

• Working with people
• Planning and organising - managing time effectively, meeting deadlines and prioritising workload
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• Adapting and responding to change - demonstrating flexibility in adapting to changing circumstances, accepting new ideas
• Achieving personal work goals and objectives - accepting and tackling goals with enthusiasm and demonstrating a strong work ethic
• Following instructions and procedures

QUALIFICATION(S), KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) or equivalent:

Essential

• Good standard of education

Desirable

• Institute of Fundraising certificate

Knowledge/ Experience:

Essential

• Use of computerised database and experience of maintaining supporters contacts on a database
• Excellent telephone skills
• Experience of working in a busy fundraising team
• Able to set deadlines and work to them
• Experience of working in a team
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
• A positive attitude and flexible approach

Desirable​

• Knowledge of methods of fundraising
• Use of the CARE database
• Knowledge of the Royal Air Force

Other Requirements:

• Travel to other Fund and UK locations (as appropriate).
• To carry out any other duties that is within the scope of the job as requested by the Head of Individual Giving

Chief Executive/Director
Balkerne Gardens Trust
Colchester
£60-65k (depending on experience)

Balkerne Gardens Trust was established almost 200 years and now provides high-quality care and support. The Trust comprises two Care Homes and a domiciliary service regulated by the CQC, and 70 sheltered housing flats. Our current post holder has led the Trust brilliantly for twenty years, and the Trustees are looking for an exceptional CEO/Director to replace her. The ideal candidate will be an excellent leader with broad experience of health, social care or the charitable sector. The Trust is proud of the excellent services it provides, and our next CEO/Director will build on this success while navigating the many challenges facing the care sector. Balkerne Gardens Trust is a very special place. If you are interested in learning more about the organisation and this post, please click on the apply link which provides information on how to contact the current post holder for further details. 

How to apply

Please click on the apply button to access full application details.

Closing date Sunday 13th September 2020 @ 12pm

Care Ashore serves all seafarers, fishermen, and their dependents in need, by providing sheltered housing with support and holiday accommodation on its extensive Springbok Estate in rural Surrey. 

The charity also manages a number of commercial activities including property rental, farm rental, camping and caravanning, fishing, clay pigeon shooting, and guest rooms, to generate income to subsidise the cost of services offered to seafarers, and to support capital projects on site.

Care Ashore has faced multiple challenges in recent years, and whilst most of these have been or are being addressed, we now seek a Chief Executive with a high degree of resilience, skill, diplomacy and ingenuity to successfully build on recent advances, and lead the charity to achieve our ambitions.

With a proven track record in senior management and sound business sense, the successful candidate will have exceptional people, communications and leadership skills. Direct experience of the care and housing sector will be important, alongside an understanding of charity sector governance.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits, reflecting the Trustees’ desire to attract the right candidate to this exceptional and rewarding role at a critical time of change for Care Ashore.

Please go to Action Planning's jobs-board to download the full Candidate Information Pack and information on how to apply. If you have any queries, please email Hayley McDonald at Action Planning.

Closing date 9.00am, Tuesday 1st September

Registered Charity Number 207500

Our funders and partners see Youth Engagement Solutions (YES) as an inclusive organisation that transforms local communities by enabling all young people to belong, contribute, and thrive. YES is based in Wembley in the heart of the London Borough of Brent and strives to turn disadvantaged children and young people away from antisocial behaviour, unemployment, and social exclusion to play a positive role in society.

Our current CEO, Carmen Llorente started the charity in 2015, and is now stepping aside to create a Community Interest Company (CIC) where the Charity’s football club will be managed as a subsidiary of YES. Therefore, we seek an exceptional CEO who is motivated, driven, and excited by the opportunity to continue the development and implementation of new and existing projects.

This is a challenging role and in collaboration with the Board of Trustees, the incoming CEO will take the lead on the strategic direction for the charity, offering support and guidance to the Board. They will oversee every area of activity and support the Services Manager Team in their operational delivery of services.

As the Ambassador for YES both locally and regionally the CEO will demonstrate strong influential and engagement skills which will ensure effective collaborations with partners, funders and stakeholders. The successful candidate will have a minimum of five years’ experience as a senior leader within a comparable environment with a track record of strategic and commercial experience required to keep YES supporting its community.

Young people are central to 'who we are' and 'what we do' therefore we believe that the successful postholder should share this perspective and equally be motivated by working with some of London's most inspiring young people.

If you feel that you have the skills, experience and sector knowledge to fulfil this position then we would be delighted to receive your application.  Please visit YES Website  where you can download the CEO Recruitment pack which includes the job descriptions and person specification.

Personal Assistant

We are looking for a PA to the Chief Executive who will provide high quality, effective, proactive and confidential administrative and governance support to the Chief Executive, Directors and Trustees to enable the delivery of strategic and operational objectives. This is a pivotal and varied role in which you will be involved at all levels of the charity.

Personal Assistant Responsibilities:

• Manage the Chief Executive’s incoming post and emails, ensuring Chief Executive is aware of priorities and take initiative to action these promptly
• Manage the Chief Executive’s busy diary, including complex travel arrangements, compiling detailed itineraries, expenses and preparing papers for meetings
• Carefully schedule all Leadership Team, Director Group, Board of Trustees and Finance & Resources Committee, and other governance meetings around quarterly reporting timeframes. To compile agendas and papers, produce minutes of a high standard and ensure actions are followed up
• Main point of contact for Trustees and the Chair of the Board
• Preparation of agenda to incorporate relevant reports and actions from previous minutes in consultation with the Chief Executive, Chair and other senior leaders
• Progressing actions on minutes, including ensuring prompt circulation to Board
• Liaise with those preparing papers for meetings to ensure they are available for distribution and distribute the agenda and papers prior to the meeting
• Attending and minute-taking all Trustee and Finance & Resources Committee Meetings and Leadership Team meetings

Personal Assistant Requirements:

• Experience of providing Personal Assistant support at a senior level
• Experience of diary management including arranging meetings, ensuring all appropriate documentation is available for those meetings and arranging travel and accommodation;
• Experience of building effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels internally and externally;
• Track record of excellent written and verbal communications skills including the preparation of board papers or similar
• A confident and approachable communicator, able to communicate with people at all levels appropriately via email, letter, telephone, video conference and face to face;
• Able to work unsupervised on own initiative with the ability to prioritise and deliver competing tasks under tight deadlines;
• Able to write clear and accurate correspondence, minutes and papers appropriately tailored to the audience;
• Analytical skills and able to filter and prioritise information;
• Able to deal with issues of a confidential nature in a courteous and diplomatic manner

About Missing People:

Missing People is an independent charity that relies on donations. Our Vision is that every missing person is found safe.

Somebody goes missing in the UK every 90 seconds. We are a non-judgemental, highly skilled team of staff and volunteers working around the clock for everyone who needs us. We provide free 24-hour confidential support, help, advice by phone, email, text and online, including the opportunity to reconnect. We also coordinate a UK wide network of people, businesses and media to join the search when someone goes missing.

Location: Mortlake, SW London

Job Type: Part-Time, Permanent

Hours: 21 per week over 4 days

Salary: £23,000 to £29,000 pro rata, depending on experience

Closing date: 16th August 2020

You may have experience of the following: Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant, Senior Secretary, EA, Corporate Secretary, Senior Administrator, Senior PA, etc.

Ref: 93761

The Executive Assistant role is a key support to Stewardship’s CEO and five person leadership team by assisting the leadership team and trustees operate effectively in their leadership, governance and external promotion of Stewardship and its charitable objectives.

The role will involve organising and coordinating the team’s schedule by organising key external and internal meetings, administrative support to the senior team as well as communicating with key stakeholders on behalf of both the CEO and Leadership Team. 

A key part of the role will also be acting as the focal point for the Chair and other non-executive trustees in their support for Stewardship.

The role requires a proactive team player who engages with and supports the work of the leadership of the organisation. Someone who can balance the need to use their own initiative while taking direction from a variety of senior staff to deliver the best outcomes for the organisation.

If you like working in a dynamic fast moving Christian team, dealing with all varieties of people and moving effortlessly from basic administration to organising complex and sensitive events this role is perfect.

Main responsibilities and duties include, but will not be limited to:

• proactively manage the CEO’s complex and varied diary focused on external relationships and provide similar diary and administrative support to the Leadership Team when necessary; coordinate domestic and overseas travel for the CEO and Leadership Team;
• act as the key contact point for the CEO and Leadership Team, handling correspondence and external enquiries and responding on their behalf, and assisting in preparing and managing communications to the wider staff team, Trustees or key clients, where appropriate;
• Be the point of contact for the chair and trustees including organising the Stewardship Trustee Council and its committees on a quarterly cycle (including two further boards: Lamb’s Passage Holdings and Stewardship America). This includes: coordinating attendance, distributing papers, undertaking some Company Secretary duties and writing the minutes of the meetings. Less regular duties include updating the Trustee Handbook, coordinating any Trustee recruitment processes and organising the annual trustee retreat.
• prepare agendas, papers, and presentations for key internal meetings, including monthly Extended Leadership Team, quarterly All Staff meetings and an annual staff retreat;
• carry out special projects for the CEO and Leadership Team, to help achieve the strategic goals of the organisation;
• Occasionally provide additional support to the Reception & Hospitality Team when required.

Creative Support wish to recruit a highly organised Executive Assistant to work as part of our Property Services Team based in Stockport.  The Executive Assistant will work closely with the Property Services Business Manager and assist with the manager’s changing prioritises on matters such as the review of information in relation to properties, repairs, compliance, costs etc.

You should be confident in writing reports, professional business letters, reviewing statistics, working on spreadsheets, taking notes at meetings and following up on them accordingly. The Executive Assistant will pick up on day to day queries to the Business Manager and will also deputise for the Business Manager, when required.

All applicants should have a strong and genuine interest in Creative Support’s activities.

The Executive Assistant will be required to contribute to our Out-of-Hours Duty Rota and to work flexible hours on occasion to meet priorities. 

Summary

The role includes a wide range of organisational and secretarial tasks that will allow the Diocesan Secretary, who works as the operational cheif exectuive of the Diocese of Southwark, to maximize the use of her time. The PA will work collaboratively as part of a team who support the committee structure of the diocese, and the broader administrative support within the secretariat. Confidence and competence in the use of IT will be really important in this role, to manage corrresponce, track actions, manage data and to produce high quality presentations and documents.

Introduction

We are seeking an experienced PA who thrives in a changing and dynamic enironment, to support the Diocesean Secretary, who leads the operational, financial and governance arrangements for the Diocese, one of the largest dioceses within the Church of England.

This is an exciting, busy and wide-ranging role, providing the opportunity to use excellent PA skills, working with a wide range of colleagues, including those at a senior level within the Diocese.

Main Responsibilities

• The management of the Diocesan Secretary's diary.
• To provide a professional, discreet, courteous, and efficient first point of contact to Secretariat for all communications with the Diocesan Secretary.
• To maintain complete confidentiality and integrity always.
• Building key relationships with other members of the Secretariat, PAs to the Bishops and Archdeacons, senior trustees, and other colleagues.
• To arrange meetings with a wide range of internal and external contacts,
• Development and maintenance of Word and/or Excel meeting notes and actions resulting from meetings and following these up for the Diocesan Secretary.
• To schedule follow-up meetings and tracking actions for follow-up.
• Responding to correspondence and enquiries, including drafting letters.
• Managing invoices and legal documents sent to the Diocesan Secretary for signature
• Responding to emails where appropriate, as delegated by the Diocesan Secretary and ensuring deadlines for responses are met.
• Managing calls to the Diocesan Secretary and responding to phone calls.
• Management of files and papers; with the aim of continuing to move to a paperless office.
• Developing easily accessible folders for electronic files.
• Managing a bring forward system, ideally electronically, so documents are available for the Diocesan Secretary at the appropriate time for meetings.
• Provide general secretarial support to the Diocesan Secretary, including formatting and proof reading of reports, use of Excel to support monitoring activity.
• Preparing presentations using PowerPoint.
• To use the data sources available to provide summaries of management, financial and other information when required.

Ideal Candidate

You should have a high standard of education, normally to graduate level or equivalent, with experience in a similar or related role, working for someone at a senior level in an organisation.

A high degree of planning and organising, with attention to detail will be really important, as will experience of a busy office with competing tasks, and a collaborative 'can do' approach, with the ability to work with a wide range of colleagues internally and externally.

You should be a confident user of IT, with a keen interest in finding ways of using electronic means to improve efficiecy and effectiveness. You should particularly have:

• Advanced word-processing skills (Microsoft Word).
• Highly competent Excel skills with experience working with and creating spreadsheets.
• Experience with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and OneNote experience,
• Experience of complex diary management
• Excellent note-taking skills and ability to produce notes and summaries from meetings.
• Proactive curiosity - interest in gaining information from databases and summarise in simple formats.
• A good knowledge of PowerPoint with the ability to develop presentations.

Equally important are the interpersonal and communication skills that will enable you to deal courteously and confidentially with all who contact the Diocesan Secretary's office including:

• A warm and friendly personality
• Good humour, tact, diplomacy, and sensitivity.
• Working in a team environment, but being able to acting on your own initiative as the need arises.

An interest and willingness to learn about and work within the environment of the Church of England, will be important but this is an opportunity to develop knowledge of the workings of an often complex organisation.

You should be in sympathy with the aims and objectives of the Christian Church and have due regard for the traditions of the Church of England

PA to CEO

Democratic Progress Institute

London based

Unique opportunity to get involved in a conflict resolution and peace building organisation based in central London. DPI aims to foster an environment of sharing information, ideas, knowledge and concerns for furthering of democratic solutions and outcomes. Our work supports the development of a pluralistic political arena capable of generating consensus and ownership over work on key issues at political and local levels.

The role includes the provision of administrative, logistical and research assistance to the CEO. Responsibilities will include liaising with staff, arranging meetings, travel, and accommodation; preparing speeches and presentations; maintaining the schedule of the CEO.

Specific Tasks include but are not limited to:

- Maintain CEO’s diary and communicate to appropriate individuals and institutions

- Prioritise all incoming events inquiries for CEO and manage extensive travel schedule, visa applications and logistical support both for CEO and other participants as necessary, often within short time frames

- Draft, edit, and prepare correspondence from CEO’s office

- Respond to and coordinate responses to inquiries for CEO by mail, e-mail and phone

- Update database and contact lists for CEO’s office, including data entry, reports and tracking, fundraising efforts, organisational partners, and others

- Carry out ad hoc small scale research and analysis

- Prepare briefing papers and speeches as necessary

- Organise and maintain the department and files of the CEO’s office including registering and archiving materials

- IT and technical assistance for phones, computers (desktop, laptop, iPad and iBook) and any other equipment used by the CEO

- Ensure smooth organisational communication and at times makes changes in procedures to deal with variations in work-load

- Prepare for and take minutes at meetings, including Board meetings

- Deal with, follow up all DPI communication outputs, including editing assessments, research and publications

- Other tasks and responsibilities as necessary.

Qualifications and Person Specification:

The successful candidate should need to meet the following criteria:

- Holds a university degree in international relations, political sciences, law or related fields

- Has minimum two years experience in a similar role

- Excellent written and spoken English plus analytical skills

- Strong administrative skills

- A keen attention to detail and ability to prioritise as well as multitask

- Flexible and resourceful approach to work and a “can do” attitude

- Professional demeanour when giving and taking information in writing, in person, and over the phone

- Capacity to work in a highly pressured environment, while remaining calm

- Ability to take initiative and prioritise tasks, excellent time-management, problem-prevention and problem solving skills

- Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office

- Willingness to travel as necessary

- Ability to work on their own initiative as well as work as a team player.

We are seeking a Corporate New Business Executive who is experienced in establishing, building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders across all levels. You will be confident in identifying and approaching clients, matched to opportunities within our portfolio. You will be excited to join a small, dynamic team and in helping Carers UK increase the number and value of its partnerships. 

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 (depending on experience)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: Central London

Pension: 5% employer contribution

Closing Date: 5pm 10th August 2020

Interviews to be held: Week commencing 7th September 2020

To apply: Send us your CV along with a detailed covering letter explaining how you meet each of the criteria outlined in the person specification.

For nearly 30 years Carers Network has supported unpaid carers in the City of Westminster. We have grown significantly in the past three years and now have responsibility for providing services in three London Boroughs. Our income comes from a range of sources, in addition to the local authorities where we provide services.

We provide information, advice, casework and support, social events, and activities for carers. We ensure carers are involved in making decisions about all aspects of their caring role.

We are now seeking a dynamic, entrepreneurial and charismatic leader to take our charity to the next stage of its development. Someone who is passionate about helping carers in London. If you think this is you, then we’d love to hear from you.

Duties Include:

Strategic management of the organisation

• Leading the organisation and overseeing performance against contracts, voluntary funded projects and service delivery plans within a positive organisational culture.
• Developing and ensuring delivery against an ambitious strategic plan and developing a new strategy for 2021 onwards.
• Line management of senior managers and the Volunteer Development Officer.
• Overseeing operational activity of the organisation.
• Strengthening the organisation, including ensuring overall resource management and overseeing service and project development, volunteer engagement, fundraising, premises decisions and organisational development.
• Working positively and effectively with the public and voluntary and community sectors.
• Negotiating effectively and successfully with funders/commissioners.
• Representing Carers Network at key meetings with funders, politicians and other key stakeholders.

Business transformation

• Seeking out and realising opportunities to expand Carers Network to reach and support more carers across central London.
• Ensuring that Carers Network secures and delivers services that are in line with our charitable objectives.
• Developing pan-regional work and partnerships.
• Growing Carers Network’s income from non-statutory sources.
• Ensure the continuation of volunteer involving developments.

Overseeing governance

• Ensuring all governance requirements are complied with.
• Carrying out the role of Company Secretary.
• Supporting, informing and advising the Board and the Finance and Risk Committee.

Public relations work

• Championing the work of Carers Network and ensuring that the charity is represented on the most strategically important bodies.
• Networking with local, regional and national stakeholders.
• Raising the profile of carers and of the charity’s work regionally and nationally.
• Ensuring that Carers Network is seen as a voice for unpaid carers and an example of a high-quality charity doing inspiring work.

Person Specification

• At least three years’ experience in a leadership role.
• Experience of leading the development and implementation of a strategic plan including delivery against challenging organisational targets.
• Experience of leading and motivating a high-performing team.
• Experience of managing resources in a similar size and type of organisation including developing, creating and managing budgets.
• Experience of growing income from a variety of sources and of developing new business.
• Excellent verbal and written communicator, well able to credibly represent the organisation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of successful networking and developing relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Experience of developing effective partnerships.
• Experience of working in partnership with a board of trustees.
• Ability to demonstrate continuing personal development.
• Experience of work with local and regional media to enhance profile.
• Experience of contract negotiation and management with funders/ commissioners.
• Understanding of the governance, legal and regulatory requirements of managing a charity.
• Experience of working with an infrastructure involving volunteers.
• Ability to understand and interpret complex financial information and understanding of risk management.
• Understanding of current and potential changes in the not for profit and statutory sectors.
• Understanding of the public sector and able to demonstrate drive and passion for the work of the organisation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of successful networking and developing relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to understand and empathise with the needs of carers.
• Substantial experience of coaching managers.

An opportunity has arisen for an administrator with great customer service skills to join our busy Individual Giving Unit (IGU) as Supporter Data Processing Executive.

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We work to give every child the same chance in life. Our Individual Giving Unit recruits, retains and develops the support of individuals and households in the UK and is responsible for generating income from individuals through fulfilment of the sponsorship journey.

In this role, you will play a key role in the recording and maintaining of all supporter details, transactions and preferences in line with data governance rules. You’ll also be responsible for running all Direct Debit claim processes, recording and uploading all financial transactions for our supporters and generating thank you letters and other correspondence.  

You will need to have experience of working in an income processing or similar role and will ideally have some experience of a fundraising and financial regulatory environment. You’ll have strong Excel skills and will be comfortable working with databases.

With excellent organisational skills, you’ll be adept at prioritising your workload and working well under pressure. You will enjoy working in a flexible and supportive way with colleagues to ensure that our supporters are given a consistently great service.

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We welcome applications from a diverse range of people, so that our workforce can be a good reflection of the world we live in and the children and communities we work with.

The deadline for applications is 9:00am on 20 August 2020.

Interviews are expected to take place in the week beginning 24 August.

Due to the nature of our work with children and young people, we follow rigorous child safeguarding policies and procedures in our recruitment process. As a result, some of our roles are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee or volunteer; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.