Finance and hr administrator jobs near Peckham, Greater London

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Role Summary 

Bliss is an award-winning charity looking for an Office Assistant to play a central role in a supportive and ambitious Finance and Operations Team, based in our office near London Bridge. 

You will have experience of working in a fast-paced administrator role, a passion for learning new things, and a desire to provide support in a variety of ways.

Terms

21-26 hours per week

£11.05 per hour / £20,111 pa FTE (London Living Wage)

Permanent

Fully based in our office in London SE1

Role Details 

The ideal candidate will have experience of administrative work for a charity or private sector organisation, and will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience: 

• Excellent IT skills including confidence in using Microsoft applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Excellent attention to detail 
• An ability to be self-motivated, and to work independently as well as part of a team
• An ability to think creatively and look for new ways of working
• A willingness to go the extra mile, to provide genuine support to those around you

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to develop and refine their skills in this varied and interesting role.Recent post holders have particularly enjoyed supporting with a wide variety of work right across the charity, including fundraising, digital support and content creation.

For more details, please view the job description and person specification attached to this advert and also available on our website. 

Why work for Bliss? 

We are an equal opportunities employer and take pride in our collaborative and inclusive work culture. We understand that we all have different priorities at home and we therefore aim to offer a mix of financial and non-financial benefits. Our benefits include financial, health & wellbeing, lifestyle and career development options:

• 25 days paid holiday (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Flexible working practices
• Relaxed work life and dress code
• A contributory Bliss pension scheme
• Interest free annual season ticket loans
• Company and Statutory sick pay scheme
• Compassionate leave
• Time off for volunteering
• Salary sacrifice schemes (bike to work, payroll giving)
•  Access to 24x7 free Employee Assistance Programme
• Family friendly policies, including neonatal leave and pay
• Learning and Development via peer to peer, blended, cascaded and self-directed learning
• Mentoring and Coaching

Bliss recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equity and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, including applications from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority communities, people who identify as having a disability, and LGB+, Trans and non-binary candidates

We also recognise the value of flexible working, so will consider different types of flexibility (such as annualised or compressed hours), as well as the possibility of offering the role on a job share basis.

How to apply 

Interested applicants are requested to submit the following documents by 9am on 16th September 2022:

•  Your CV (please ensure this does not include your age, gender or any other personal characteristics)
•  Supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification. This should address the essential points of the person specification and is expected to be no more than 1000-1500 words long

This information is used when shortlisting candidates for interview.

It is Bliss’ policy not to contact applicants who have not been invited for an interview so if you have not heard from us three weeks after the closing deadline, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Recruitment Timeline 

• Application deadline is 9am 16th September.
• Intereviews will take place on a rolling basis, and will be carried out via video call. 

Full time, 35 hours per week

Permanent

Grade DL, Salary £40,571 per annum

Location: 30 Euston Square, London

Closing date:   10th August 2022

Interview date:  15-19th August 2022

The Royal College of General Practitioners is the largest membership organisation solely for GPs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1952, it has over 54,000 members who are committed to improving patient care, developing their own skills and promoting general practice as a discipline. General practice is the largest branch of the medical profession. It provides some 1 million consultations for patients in the UK every working day and deals with 86% of the health problems experienced by the UK population.

The role will be responsible for the monthly Balance sheet reconciliations and month end close process for four legal entities and ensuring timely and accurate reporting of management information. To lead the finance processing team including Accounts Receivables & Payables and to assist the Financial Controller with the preparation of statutory accounts.   

Key Result Areas:

1. Assist the Financial Controller in the preparation of the statutory financial accounts and audit of the College, including its 3 Devolved Councils and 32 Faculties, and 3 trading subsidiaries.
2. Prepare quarterly investment portfolio reconciliations and post unrealised gains or losses in line with SORP into the accounting system.
3. Co-ordinate the preparation of the monthly balance sheet accounts reconciliations and reporting to the Financial Controller thereon.
4. Supervision of 3 staff to ensure effective and efficient delivery of the department’s objectives.
5. Responsible for performance review and development of team members
6. Ensure direct reports maintain processing of all transactions in a timely and accurate manner and assist with the month end close
7. Undertake any duties as required by the Financial Controller.
8. Monitor existing financial controls and amend in light of any new requirements.
9. Any other ad hoc duties as requested by the Financial Controller

Qualifications/Experience

Qualifications:

CCAB qualified accountant/QBE or finalist

Experience:

• Comprehensive experience of providing financial and management information at a senior level
• Experience of line management and motivation of staff
• Detailed reconciliations of control accounts and inter-company accounts
• Working to tight deadlines and planning and allocation of resources to meet defined targets.
• Use of Great Plains
• Developing and maintaining spreadsheets on Excel (to macro level) and of Microsoft Word and e-mail.

·Financial reporting to managers at senior and intermediate level.

• Internal audit procedures within a large organisation including recommending and implementing financial controls and policies.
• Understanding of VAT annual adjustment calculation.
• Producing ad hoc financial reports.

Knowledge / Skills / Attributes:

• Understanding of the culture and workings of membership organisations.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of the recommended accounting standards and principles that have an impact on the College, including requirements under Companies Acts.
• Detailed understanding of direct (e.g. PAYE) and indirect taxation, particularly VAT requirements for charities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to understand the needs of the managers and communicate constructively financial issues to non-financial staff and senior managers and to recommend best practices.
• Team working, flexibility, persuasion and influencing skills in a diverse and democratically governed organisation.
• Ability to motivate and monitor staff.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise own and staff workload.
• Problem-solving skills with ability to identify key issues.

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Office
• Customer focussed and will deliver high quality professional advice and support
• “Can-do “attitude

Dimensions:

·Assist in the preparation of the statutory financial accounts and audit of the College and its 3 trading subsidiaries with turnover £40m.

• Assist with the preparation of audit schedules for all entities
• Responsible for complex monthly reconciliations and ensure timely and accurate reporting of the balance sheet
• Manage all inter-company and inter-branch reconciliations
• Manage relationship with investment managers and supervision of investment portfolio value £10m
• Assist with the preparation of quarterly VAT returns for all entities and corporate taxation in compliance with the relevant tax regulations
• Assist with the review of financial policies and procedures and embed continuous improvement mindset relating to processes and controls
• Supervision and motivation of 3 Assistant Accountants to work towards various deadlines for the management and statutory accounts.
• Provide expert technical support and guidance to budget mangers and staff across the organisation
• Any other ad hoc duties as requested by the Financial Controller
• Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with the College’s Health & Safety Policies and procedures
• To take responsibility for the provision of health and safety for themselves and the compliance of other employees/colleagues in own service area
• Be an interested and active member of the staff team within Finance department working closely with others and in line with our people values to ensure that the College is seen to be a responsive, courteous and efficient organisation both by its members and other key audiences

In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions.

The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community

~ Putting members at the heart of everything we do ~

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Head of Finance and Operations on a full-time, permanent basis, based in London, to confidently lead on all aspects of financial planning, management, reporting and compliance.

Please note, hybrid working is currently in place with this organisation, and they would be looking for someone to be in the office a minimum of 2 days per week. They would also consider part-time (4 days per week) candidates.

As Head of Finance and Operations, you will:
- Supervise the work of the Finance Manager and ensure the timely preparation of reports for the Chief Executive, trustees, and auditors
- Lead the development of robust financial processes and procedures that prioritise efficiency, profitability and financial stability
- Analyse and improve financial performance through robust cost control, pricing policies and income generation to consolidate financial stability
- Oversee the efficient professional administration of the organisation
- Directly supervise the IT Manager

The successful applicant will:
- Have significant demonstrable experience in finance within the charity sector, in a similar role
- Be a fully qualified and accredited accountant with a professionally recognised accounting qualification
- Have excellent financial leadership including setting and managing budgets, preparing management accounts, producing business analyses, and completing audits in line with SORP for a turnover of at least one million pounds per annum
- Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

If this sounds like you and you're keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!

Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partners.

Company Description

We are a global team of experts and innovators tackling some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. We work with leaders and change makers around the globe to bring health strategies to life. We provide ideas, advice and technical know-how that enable our partners to build a path to lasting change.

With 30 years’ experience in global health, we collaborate with our partners to explore existing evidence, combine expertise, scale up ideas and co-create solutions that accelerate change. This includes collaborating on policy design, managing initiatives, building powerful coalitions and galvanising social movements. Our impact is felt across whole communities, with a focus on women, girls and those who have been marginalised.

As part of MSI Reproductive Choices, all our profits go back into supporting MSI’s own mission of children by choice, not chance.

We believe in a world where everyone can access the high-quality health services they need, without financial burden.

Position

The Programme Delivery Officer will be focussed on providing support at the programme management level to Options’ large and small programmes, to ensure adherence to high quality programme management. The post-holder will be deployed to provide long and short-term guidance and support to programmes across Options’ portfolio. The role will also be responsible for developing and integrating appropriate tools and systems that are aligned with our approach to project cycle management. For smaller strategic projects, the role will also provide direct programme management support.

The role has four areas of responsibilities;

• Support the Programme Delivery Advisor in implementing the Options project cycle management approach. Provide support and guidance to programme management colleagues across a range of programme management areas as required
• Take ownership as the Programme Manager on Options’ small, strategic projects which will be led and managed from the UK, and when needed, be the start-up Programme Manager for larger programmes, handing over to the Programme Team once recruited.
• You will support business development by working closely with our New Business and Partnerships Department; providing programme management inputs to proposal, concept notes, as well as material for external dissemination.
• Provide cross-organisational support by working closely with other departments, management and administrative teams to strengthen operational delivery.

Requirements

• You will have significant experience of programme management, including in planning, budgeting and programme control, risk management and change management in a relevant project and programme environment.
• Experience managing large, complex, donor funded budgets, contracts and contracting, and experience managing relations between a head office and an internationally based team.
• Excellent knowledge and use of programme management and grant management tools, systems and approaches. Knowledge of international development having worked with a multitude of donors, including FCDO.
• You will have excellent financial management, programme budgeting and management skills with strong Microsoft Excel skills and you will be highly organised, working well under pressure.
• Being fluent in English both spoken and written is essential and fluency in French is desirable, both spoken and written.

Benefits

Options offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance. 

Application Process

• Closing date for applications is: Friday 19 August 2022.
• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.
• Please note that this role will be subject to full pre-employment background checks including criminal record check, identification check, employment references and right to work verification (where appropriate).

Other Information

• As an equal opportunity employer, Options Consultancy Services is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage or civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Options Consultancy Services.
• Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.
• We seek people who are pro-choice, promote diversity and inclusion, are energetic and enthusiastic about Options’ vision.
• Applicants must have the right to work in the country in which you will be based in either the UK, Kenya or Nigeria.

Concern Worldwide (UK) is looking for a permanent Administration & Facilities Officer to join a friendly and high performing Finance and Operations team on a part time basis.

About Us:

Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Our mission is to transform the lives of people living in extreme poverty. We work with 25 million people each year, in some of the hardest to reach and most fragile places. Places prone to conflict, natural disasters, climate change and extreme hunger. When an emergency strikes, we are among the first on the ground. We use our voice to bring the stories of extreme poverty to world leaders.

About the role:

The Administration & Facilities Officer will coordinate and administer office facilities functions. The successful candidate will open and distribute post, liaise with Estate Management when required and they will review the Covid-19 protocols, including desk booking and making the office ready for access when required. They will be responsible for a wide range of administrative duties such as setting up new laptops and ordering IT equipment, assist with the administration of the Contracts Database by uploading contracts on to the system e.g. cleaning contracts, phone contracts and raise PO’s to ensure the London office bills are paid.

This is a varied role and requires someone that can prioritise tasks, is confident with IT and systems and can demonstrate good problem solving skills.

About you:

You will have proven experience in an office facility administration or in a similar role with excellent attention to detail. You will have efficient administration skills and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel. You will show an understanding and maintain the importance of confidential working with the HR department. To succeed in this role you will have the ability to multi-task and to handle a very varied job.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

Concern Worldwide encourages all qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity and origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organisation. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations, and is committed to promoting equality.

About our office:

Concern UK is currently trialling a hybrid working model, which is a blend of weekly office attendance and remote working based in UK.

Our London office is located 10 minutes’ walk from Clapham Junction Station, a riverside office with great views, tranquil surroundings and easy access to local amenities. Please upload your CV and cover letter by 2nd September 2022

All candidates who are short-listed for an interview will be notified via email after the application deadline.
Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the UK at the time of application.

Please note, we would like to fill this role as soon as possible, therefore we will periodically shortlisting through the recruitment campaign and may close the role before advertised closing date

Condition of Appointment:

The successful post holder will be required to complete a criminal records self-declaration form.

Contract Type: Permanent Part Time
Closing Date: 2 September 2022
Salary: From £12,427
Location: London

You may have experience of the following: Receptionist, Administrator, Administrative Assistant, Office Administrator, Office Assistant, Admin Assistant, Facilities Officer, Faculties Assistant, H&S, Health and Safety etc.

Ref: 135 168

About the Youth Investment Fund

The Youth Investment Fund (YIF) is a £368 million fund created by the UK government to create, expand and improve youth facilities and services in England to drive positive outcomes for young people.

YIF is being delivered by a partnership between Social Investment Business, The Key Fund, National Youth Agency and Resonance.

Together, we aim to deliver grants for up to 300 facilities in selected eligible areas across England by 2025 that represent positive value for money, are environmentally sustainable and enable positive activities for young people aged 11–18 (up to 25 for young people with SEND).

This funding will drive value-for-money facilities that youth organisations can afford to sustain. Using innovative construction techniques, as well as supporting redevelopment projects that expand youth service provision, the YIF will achieve savings on facility running costs, so that resources can focus on activities that enrich young people’s lives.

It will support projects to level up youth provision, assessing and distributing grants so that local youth facilities and services can be the best they can be.  For further information please visit the Youth Investment Fund website.

About this role:

This role will be employed by Social Investment Business (SIB) on a fixed term contract until March 2025.

Hybrid – Remote based with some mandatory travel to London (approx. 8 times per year).

For over two decades, Social Investment Business has provided finance and support to charities and social enterprises. We empower these organisations to do what they do best - serve the communities they operate within.

Find out more about what we do plesae visit the Social Investment Business website.

Our values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable

For further information on our values and our generous benefits please visit our website.

This role will support the Director of People and Values (P&V) on the implementation, planning and creation of learning and development across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

1. Support the Director of P&V to embed the strategic training plan.
2. Co-ordination and management of learning where relevant, across the organisation and audit of new and existing L&D interventions.
3. To support the organisation to provide upskilling or retraining where required on new projects or funds.
4. Research, develop, and plan cost effective learning programmes, development initiatives and frameworks.
5. Working with stakeholders across the organisation, as well as the leadership team, to identify development needs and ensure the delivery of strategically aligned L&D solutions.
6. Source and manage third-party training providers.
7. Ensuring the application and effectiveness of learning, with a key focus on the transfer of learning to the workplace to support operational excellence.
8. Working with the Learning and Influence team on evaluating and evidencing the impact of learning.
9. Working with the Learning and Influence team on collating and evaluating employee engagement regularly.
10. Promote a culture of continuous learning.
11. To support the Director of P&V on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, including networks, information, action plans and training.
12. To support the Director of P&V with the management of the L&D Budget
13. To work within the organisation's values, principles and processes to achieve operational excellence.
14. To adopt our continuous improvement and learning ethos.
15. To support and embed equality, diversity and inclusion into day-to-day behaviours and activities within your role as well as contributing more widely across SIB’s commitment to E, D & I.
16. To support and contribute to the implementation and delivery of SIB’s strategy.
17. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks and work on cross team projects that support the objectives of SIB as required.

Core competencies

• Commitment to quality, equality, diversity, inclusion and customers.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team player with the ability to work independently.
• Experience of providing organisation wide training delivery.
• Experience of planning, co-ordinating and researching the most appropriate learning.
• Experience of understanding organisation delivery and creating L&D to support that. • Delivering learning interventions in a blended & agile manner.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to manage information and people sensitively and confidentially.
• Able to build strong working relationships across the organisation and with partners.

Desirable competencies

• Social sector experience.
• Qualification CIPD or other relevant L&D

Main Duties

This is a new role, which we’re introducing for sustainability, supportive, transparency and devolving power purposes. Therefore the Job Description below is reflective of the Chair role you would be deputising for:

• supporting and supervising the chief executive
• acting as a channel of communication between board and staff
• acting as a figurehead for the Charity (for example, representing it at functions and meetings).
• leading on the development of the board and ensuring its decisions are implemented.
• taking urgent action (but not decision making unless authorised) between board meetings when it isn’t possible or practical to hold a meeting.

What are we looking for?

person specification for a Deputy Chair
•a knowledge of and commitment to the work of the Charity
•experience of committee work, good meeting and presentation skills
•supportive and confident leadership style
•good ‘people’ skills
•tact and diplomacy
•a commitment to fairness and the ability to respect confidential information
•willingness to keep up to date with developments in the sector and undertake training if necessary

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience or knowledge of HR, community health and wellbeing and the not-for-profit sector in this part of London. 

They should also be able to commit time to attend quarterly Board and committee meetings and occasionally contribute to written notes and reports.

If you are interested in becoming a trustee at The Bridge, as opposed to the Deputy Chair, we are also looking for candidates with experience and skills in HR specifically, and would accept applications for a general HR trustee as well as Deputy Chair. 

The Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) was established in 2007. Since then, GNDR has grown as the largest international network of civil society organisations working to strengthen resilience and reduce risk in communities worldwide. We are more than 1,400 organisations, many of them grassroots and local community groups as well as national, regional, and international organisations and networks. We support the interface between civil society organisations at the frontline and local, national, and international policy-making institutions and governance structures. GNDR members work together to amplify the voices of people most at risk and to influence policies and practices. We strengthen our capacities by creating knowledge, and through collaborative learning and action. Together our network is working to make an impact in over 120 countries.

GNDR’s vision is a world in which everyone works together to strengthen the resilience of people most at risk and prevent hazards from becoming disasters.

Strategic Objectives

GNDR has three mutually reinforcing objectives:

• Strengthen the collaboration, solidarity, and mobilisation of civil society organisations.
• Champion a localisation movement.
• Strive for Risk-Informed Development.

Purpose of the Secretariat

The GNDR Secretariat serves as a support entity to the membership operating through a global hub in London and regional hubs in Africa, Asia, and the Americas & Caribbean. The GNDR Secretariat is legally constituted as a UK charity with the main responsibilities of facilitating the development, coordination and implementation of strategy, work plans and budgets, including supporting the mobilisation of adequate resources.

Purpose of the role

The Executive Director (ED) is responsible providing strategic, financial, and operational leadership and management for GNDR working closely with the Trustees, Global Board members and Senior Leadership Team, and influencing processes, policies and practices related to risk integration in the humanitarian/development sector in collaboration with member CSOs.

Position in the organisation

• Responsible both to the Trustees and the Global Board represented by the Chair of Trustees and Chair of Global Board respectively.
• Leads the Senior Leadership Team.
• Directly manages the Regional Leads, Policy Lead, Strategy & Development Lead and Head of Operations.
• Works in close collaboration with Human Resources Business Partner and Team Administrator/ Board Liaison Officer.
• Works in close collaboration with the Global Board, Trustees and Regional Advisory Groups.
• Works in close collaboration with the wider GNDR secretariat staff, members, and project partners.
• Is Executive Director of Stichting GNDR, established in The Netherlands in 2019, and as such sits on the Stichting GNDR Executive Board.

Overall scope of the role

• Strategic management.
• Support to the GNDR network.
• Membership engagement and influencing.
• Fundraising and donor relations.
• Secretariat leadership and management.
• Legal and compliance.
• Network governance.
• Representation.

Specific responsibilities

1. Strategic management

• Oversee and facilitate the development of the vision and strategic direction of GNDR drawing in views of Global Board, Trustees, members, Secretariat, and other stakeholders, ensuring ongoing relevance to the changing operational context.
• Oversee the development of annual work plans and associated budgets aligned to the strategy.
• Ensure effective review, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning are in place to provide timely and appropriate reporting, quality control of GNDR activities and lessons are identified and learnt.
• Oversee effective budget management and oversight of all financial aspects of GNDR activities, working closely with finance staff.

2. Support to the GNDR network

• Support and facilitate the work of the GNDR network (through the Global Board) in ways that increase the influence of the network and amplify the voice of its members.
• Support the Global Board to further democratise the GNDR network so that members influence the implementation of its strategy, its policies, fundraising, governance, and advocacy.
• Use expert knowledge of and ability to navigate the international disaster risk reduction and climate change policy agenda to advance the work of the network.

3. Membership engagement and influencing

• Oversee GNDR’s work in each of the regions ensuring membership engagement and networking, membership capacity development, and national level advocacy and lobbying.
• Oversee and support the GNDR’s international lobbying and advocacy work of the network, representing GNDR to major stakeholders and events.
• Ensure high quality, timely implementation, and management of GNDR donor funded projects through project partners, compliant to donor terms and conditions and accepted good practice.
• Consult members as regards to project concepts and proposals relevant to local contexts, particularly related to the articulation of GNDR’s localisation agenda.

4. Fundraising and donor relations

• Drive the development of a funding strategy to establish a sustainable funding base (including diversification of fundraising) to ensure the financial health and growth of GNDR.
• Support the development and maintenance of donor relations, both institutional and trusts.
• Oversee the preparation and submission of quality funding concepts and proposals to institutional donors and trusts, aligned with the strategy.
• Ensure submission of quality, accurate, timely donor reporting, including financial reports, and compliant to donor terms and conditions.

5. Secretariat leadership and management

• Define the structure and roles of the secretariat and oversee recruitment of a diverse team to effectively support the network and deliver the strategy.
• Develop and model a team culture characterised by a shared understanding of GNDR’s vision and strategy, and a commitment to inclusion and GNDR’s principles, behaviours and ways of working.
• As team leader for the secretariat, provide inspiring leadership and effective management of the GNDR secretariat, consultants, and volunteers to ensure a highly productive, engaged, and functioning team. Lead in a way which respects and takes account of the views of others in the team, delegates with appropriate support and, where possible, reaches decisions through discussion and consensus.
• Lead the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), ensuring clarity over plans, budgets and priorities, coordination and monitoring of activities while providing supervision, guidance, and mentoring, and encouraging effective teamwork.
• Be self-aware and cognisant of the use of power, whenever possible empowering others.
• Implement GNDR’s performance management policy with direct reports, setting objectives, regular catch ups, performance appraisals, and development planning, and taking appropriate remedial action to address areas of underperformance.

6. Legal and compliance

• Ensure that the risk register is maintained, and identified risks are managed and reported to the Trustees.
• Ensure the establishment and implementation of appropriate policies, procedures and practices for Finance, Human Resources, Logistics and Operations, based on good practice and legal requirements.
• Ensure accurate financial records are maintained, and audited, and statutory accounts submitted.
• Ensure GNDR policies, procedures and practices are implemented in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements in each country where staff are based, including compliance with UK charitable. and companies’ registrars.
• Ensure compliance of GNDR to Safeguarding, Data Protection, and Health and Safety (including Security) regulations and commitments.

7. Network governance

• Serve as a member of and report to the Global Board, who are mandated by the membership to lead on the development and direction of the Global Network.
• Provide leadership on antiracist and de-colonial governance structures and support GNDR on its journey towards being a fully de-colonial and anti-racist network.
• Maintain regular formal and informal communication with Global Board members including conference calls, face-to-face meetings, and other activities.
• Oversee the recruitment of the Global Board, Trustees, Board Working Groups and Regional Advisory Groups, in line with the Governance Manual.
• Maintain regular formal and informal communications with GNDR members, project partners and other stakeholders to stay informed of GNDR’s progress, successes, and challenges.
• Oversee the development of good relations with members, national focal points, and Regional Advisory Groups to ensure effective functioning of the network, building a trusting, collaborative and inclusive environment guided by the GNDR principles, behaviours, and ways of working.
• Develop and regularly review GNDR Governance, and membership procedures and policies.

8. Representation

• Explore and define the future opportunities, boundaries, and positioning of GNDR in relation to other civil society and inter-governmental actors, including identifying and building strategic alliances and partnerships with climate change, poverty alleviation, humanitarian, and other sectors.
• Represent GNDR externally at a senior level to international civil society and inter-governmental actors, governments, donors, media, academic institutions, and other stakeholders.
• Develop relationship with and work closely with other civil society organisations, networks, and academia at international and regional levels to ensure coordination and collaboration in DRR-related and cross-sector learning efforts (e.g., humanitarian, sustainable development, climate change, poverty, social justice).

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant subject (e.g., International Development, Management, Social Sciences etc).
• Desirable: Master’s Degree in a relevant subject.

Experience

• Substantial professional experience in programme management in the humanitarian and development sectors.
• Experience of working on disaster risk reduction, resilience, climate change policy, and sustainable development activities.
• Experience of lobbying and advocacy work with governments, institutional donors, and inter-governmental bodies.
• Experience of working in networks, umbrella organisations or coalitions.
• Experience in fundraising and managing institutional donor funded projects.
• Experience of working at senior leadership level.

Skills/Abilities

• Inspiring leadership skills.
• Good people management and coaching skills.
• A team player with strong with facilitation skills.
• Excellent English communication skills both written and spoken.
• Ability to think strategically and plan, prioritise and organise in a clear and structured way under time constraints.
• Flexibility and problem-solving ability to work in a flexible, dynamic, and fast-changing environment.
• Strong fundraising skills and knowledge of how strategic fundraising works.
• Strong financial management skills.
• Desirable: fluency in other languages, preferably Spanish and French.

Personal qualities

• Strong interpersonal skills and able to communicate empathetically and cross culturally with people from different backgrounds.
• Empowering and collaborative approach to working with colleagues.
• Committed to GNDR’s principles, behaviours, and ways of working and to decolonising aid and anti-racism.
• Actively seeking to learn and promote innovation and new ways of working.
• A calm, confident and welcoming manner.
• Capable of working effectively in a high pressure and dynamic environment.
• Able to balance focusing on the big picture and giving attention to detail.
• Able to travel internationally at short notice.

Full time, 35 hours per week

Permanent contract

Grade CL Salary £51,000 per annum (London)

Location 30 Euston Square.

Close date: Friday 12th August 2022

Interview date: Wednesday 17th August 2022

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is the largest membership organisation solely for GPs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1952, it has over 54,000 members who are committed to improving patient care, developing their own skills and promoting general practice as a discipline.

General practice is the largest branch of the medical profession. It provides some 1 million consultations for patients in the UK every working day and deals with 86% of the health problems experienced by the UK population.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dynamic senior manager working at the heart of RCGP responsible for the work of RCGP's Officer Business Management Team.

The Officers provide strategic leadership on almost all aspects of the RCGP's work and lead the way on policy development. They represent the interests of general practice in public policy, development of the profession and standards of patient care.The work is varied and can be complex and fast-paced. 

The Senior Manager Business Management is responsible for ensuring a highly skilled and effective business management team expedites all aspects of Officers' work across College and with external stakeholders.

This busy, high profile role takes the lead on the following business areas:

• Leading and overseeing the team delivering business support to the College Officers and President
• Managing and develop the four staff members of the Officer Business Management Team.
• Ensuring all Officers have high level support for external engagements with senior leaders of other health bodies and Ministers as required.
• Setting policy and standards for dealing with high level/technical/urgent correspondence.
• Liaising across College to respond to formal requests for RCGP advice.
• Overseeing Officer transitions to ensure an effective handover of responsibilities, backfill agreements (including secondments), appraisals and development activities.
• Developing annual programme of Officer events, and co-ordinating key Officer engagements, e.g. annual conference, ceremonial and stakeholder dinners
• Managing all aspects of the State Honours nominations, including drafting citations and co-ordinate recognition arrangements and Palace liaison.
• Preparing papers for the Executive Management Team (EMT), Leadership Team, Committees and Assistant Director Governance.

The work of the team is varied, and some degree of flexibility is needed to respond to emerging challenges and developments. 

The successful applicant will have the skills, motivation and confidence to work independently and lead a fast paced, highly visible team.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent and have: excellent organisational abilities; a proven track record of working successfully with senior leaders; an eye for detail; confidence working with senior stakeholders; excellent written and oral communication skills.

You should be a team player, be adept at leading the development and improvement of office systems.

An excellent communicator, you are able to build networks and collaborate effectively with staff/stakeholders at all levels.

This post will suit someone who has significant experience of working with senior professionals.

The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions

All post holders are expected to adhere to GDPR and ensure that they handle data in a manner that is compliant with the regulations

To apply, please apply directly on the RCGP website by uploading your CV and cover letter.

The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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Have you delivered IT training within a professional workplace environment?

Do you have high-level communication skills?

If you can say yes to the above, this new and exciting opportunity could suit you.

We are looking for an experienced IT Trainer (1-year contract) to work with a supportive, caring, long-standing UK charity who are investing in technology to transform their IT infrastructure. The IT improvement programme includes modernising & upgrading the business systems.
Projects include issuing new devices and implementing Microsoft 365 to enable better hybrid working and collaboration by upgrading CRM, Finance and HR business systems.

The IT Trainer will help the charity to adopt and make effective use of new software applications in their day-to-day work by providing clear and engaging learning in a mixture of formats such as documents, videos, face-to-face and virtual 'classroom' training sessions.
The initial focus will be on Microsoft 365 and related products, before moving onto the business systems.

Tasks and Responsibilities

- Establish and deliver a training plan

- Source learning materials including written guides/manuals, infographics, audio/video content and interactive quizzes.

- Deliver 'classroom' based learning sessions in-person and virtually.

The scope of training will include:

-Microsoft Windows 10/11 laptops
-Microsoft 365 especially: Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Security settings/tools (e.g. Multi-factor authentication, Intune)
- CRM (new system to be determined)
- Finance (new system to be determined)
- HR/Payroll (system to be determined)

Required Skills

- Highly skilled in delivering classroom-based learning (in-person and virtual)

- Highly skilled in developing learning materials including: 'how to' documents and videos for self-paced eLearning.
- High level of IT literacy, particularly Microsoft Office 365 applications: Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

- Effective communicator.

- Highly organised, structured and outcome focused.

Experience and Knowledge.

- Delivering IT training for end users of all abilities, particularly Microsoft 365 applications.

- Creating training materials.

- Developing training plans.

- Understanding of project management.

- Understanding of IT support, service management and operations.

- Delivering training or using charity business systems: CRM, Finance, HR/Payroll

Good Luck!!

Base location – Negotiable, including hybrid working and some attendance at NIoT Head Office in Blackburn

This is a unique opportunity to join the National Institute of Teaching at the start of its journey as a newly formed organisation. The Institute will boost the quality of teacher and leader development nationally by generating and interpreting research, applying the insights to the design and delivery of high-quality teacher and school leader development programmes, and sharing it with the sector.

The Chief Operating Officer will be a pivotal member of the Institute’s Executive Team, leading the Finance, HR, IT, Contract Management, Registry and Quality Assurance teams. It will also work directly with the Board of Directors, CEO and Executive colleagues to design and develop the organisation’s principles and strategy as it grows.

The Institute is run by the School-Led Development Trust, a charity founded by four of the country’s leading school trusts: the Harris Federation, Outwood Grange Academies Trust, Oasis Community Learning and Star Academies, and supported by the Department for Education. We are building a school-led movement, strengthening relationships and collaboration across the system. 

Overall purpose of the post:

To provide strategic leadership and hold accountability for the operations functions of the National Institute of Teaching in order to:

· Provide exceptional support to the Trust Board, CEO and Senior Leadership Team, allowing them to deliver the programme, academic and research aspects of the Institute;

· Lead and develop the operations departments of finance, IT, HR , contract management and the registrar & QA function;

· Conduct strategic financial planning to support the decision making of the Board and Senior Leadership Team;

· Build leadership capacity at all levels.

Main duties and responsibilities:

⮚ Building and leading an effective and cohesive operations team;

⮚ Working with the Chief Executive and SLT to create appropriate short, medium and long term strategy;

⮚ Communicating and implementing these strategies across the operations functions and wider staff of the organisation;

⮚ Creating and co-ordinating annual financial and operational plans to include appropriate targets for heads of operations functions;

⮚ Reporting regularly to the Chief Executive and the Board on the progress of the organisation against financial, strategic and operational plans;

⮚ Managing the senior team who currently have responsibility for the following: finance, human resources, health and safety, site management, IT, registry & quality assurance and contract management;

⮚ Providing leadership to the Board on finance and accounting strategy to optimise the NIoT’s financial performance and strategic position;

⮚ Developing and overseeing the quality of management information, budgeting and forecasting processes;

⮚ Liaising with the Institute’s legal partners to ensure legal compliance to relevant company and charity legislation;

⮚ Ensuring the continued evolution of sound information systems to enable the Board, CEO and Executive team to make measured strategic and operational decisions;

⮚ Establish a high level of credibility and manage strong working relationships with external parties including the ESFA, HMRC, the DfE and external auditors;

⮚ Ensuring that the NIoT makes effective use of technical innovation in achieving its strategic and operating plans;

⮚ Ensuring the operations structures, systems and processes are appropriate to ensure long and short term plans will be achieved;

⮚ Liaising and negotiating with third parties over the maintenance and development of service level agreements and contracts for the delivery of some aspects of advice and support to the organisation and reporting these to the Chief Executive and Board accordingly;

⮚ Implementing best practice in recruiting, developing, managing and supervising staff;

⮚ Working with the Board to continue the development of outstanding governance policies and practices;

⮚ Acting in the capacity of Company Secretary to the Board and other companies and charities operated by the Board;

⮚ To represent the Board or Chief Executive Officer to regulatory authorities, the media, stakeholders and the public as required;

⮚ Having due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people and to follow the safeguarding procedures;

⮚ Demonstrating an active commitment to their own professional development.

Your team

There will be five main teams in the functions that this role will be accountable for

· Finance team

· HR team

· IT team

· Registrar & Quality Assurance team

· Contract Management

What we are looking for

Knowledge & Experience

Relevant managerial and professional experience in a related area at a senior level

A successful record of working within a changing environment and a commitment to the delivery of best value services

A sound knowledge or experience of relevant legislation and regulatory environment

An innovative leader with a vision for strategic financial leadership

Knowledge of experience of the charity sector would be advantageous

Qualifications

A degree and/or professional qualification relevant to the post and/or equivalent learning

through professional experience

Skills

Ability to demonstrate a business focus and commercially minded approach

Ability to win support for new ideas and concepts through effective advocacy skills

A strong understanding of ICT and its potential for the effectiveness of the organisation

A proven ability to successfully manage resources effectively

The ability to translate a visionary/innovative concept into a practical implementation

plan

Personal Qualities

A commitment to the aims of the National Institute of Teaching, with a focus on

improving schools and communities to raise standards for children;

A commercially astute, articulate, technically strong, dynamic, insightful and influential

leader with the ability to operate at a strategic level

A team player with excellent communication skills and robust and focused approach to

the delivery of key strategic imperatives

Highly motivated, with an inquiring mind and a passion for excellence and innovation in

pursuit of success

High integrity and openness combined with commitment to good governance

A mature and balanced approach to the assessment and management of risk

An ability to use the full range of leadership skills and qualities, including emotional

intelligence, as appropriate to the situation

Someone who is resilient and determined but can also provide support, demonstrate

empathy and deal with staff and situations in a sensitive and considerate manner

Personal Contacts

External: Department for Education at all levels, key decision makers across the sector including CEOs, contractors, ESFA, HMRC

Internal: Fellow Executive members, Campus Principals, Board of Directors

Working at the National Institute of Teaching

Location: Flexible

Contract: Permanent

Key benefits available to all Institute of Teaching staff:

· Flexible start and end working times (core hours between 10am and 4pm);

· Flexible working opportunities;

· 27 days’ holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays).

Diversity and inclusion

The National Institute of Teaching is committed to creating a diverse environment and ensuring that all qualified applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices and are open to job shares, secondments, part-time, and flexible working schedules.

Things to know

• All National Institute of Teaching staff are subject to a check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The level of check which will apply shall be an “Enhanced” level check.

• We regret that we are currently unable to sponsor visas.

How to apply

Key Dates

· Closing date: 21 August 2022

· Shortlisting: w/c 22 August 2022

· First round interviews: w/c 29 August 2022

· Final interviews: w/c 5 and 11 September 2022

We reserve the right to change the closing date depending on the number of responses received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure that it is considered in the selection.

If you have a disability and can demonstrate that closing this post early would impact on your ability to submit an application in time, please contact our Human Resources team to request arrangement for an application to be submitted within the original time-frame.

A small London-based charity is looking for a Payroll Specialist to join their busy payroll department.

Your new company:
My client is a small London-based charity.

Your new role:
My role is a Payroll Officer. This is a temporary role for 3-6 months, but may become permanent.
The role will include:
- Lead and manage the payroll process, liaising with our Finance and People Teams, employees and outsourced payroll providers as needed
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with benefit and payroll external providers
- Responsibility for the collation and maintenance of the integrity and consistency of payroll and benefit data, ensuring compliance with agreed processes and undertaking auditing and statutory reporting

What you'll need to succeed:
In order to succeed, you will need previous experience of payroll as well as experience in liaising with external payroll providers.

What you'll get in return:
In return, you will have the opportunity to join a growing charity and be integral to the success of the organisation.

What you need to do now
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Do you have experience of administering grant management or procurement contracting processes? Are you looking for a new role in a friendly, supportive environment focused on creating positive change in the humanitarian sector? Elrha is seeking a Grant Operations Adviser to join our team on a permanent basis.

This is a great opportunity to develop your experience of contracts and procurement whilst contributing to Elrha’s organisational priorities.  The role requires significant autonomy and sits within a supportive team, interacting closely with colleagues across the organisation as well as external stakeholders. 

This role is key within Elrha as it supports the smooth running of critical processes in compliance with legal, donor and internal requirements of our grant management. This includes taking the lead on a range of activities including contract negotiations with potential grantees; advising on procurement processes, supplier management and providing expert input in relation to procurement, grant agreements, contract management, donor compliance, and many other related matters. 

The ideal candidate will need to demonstrate: 

• previous experience of administering contracting processes in an international context 

• experience of contributing to process improvements 

• excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and workflows simultaneously

• Excellent communication skills with experience of working with multiple stakeholders 

You should be able to use good judgment to keep the needs of Elrha’s programmes in mind when applying risk management and compliance requirements. Qualifications relevant to law, procurement, compliance or another related field would be advantageous, as would prior experience working in international NGOs or research institutes. 

Please note that short-listed candidates will be asked to complete a practical written assessment to inform selections for interview.

Please ensure you complete the personal statement as part of the application process to explain how you feel you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is next career move for you, and note that we will assess your communication skills on the quality of your personal statement and CV as well as any presented achievements. 

If you want to be part of an organisation that creates positive change in the humanitarian sector then join us and we’ll give you every opportunity to succeed.  In return, we can offer a large degree of autonomy and flexibility for you to shape the role, develop, learn and grow professionally. We are a committed, friendly and collaborative team, and the role is a great opportunity to develop your skills across a wide remit.    

Please review the full job description for further details. When applying you will be taken through the Save the Children recruitment system.

About Elrha 

Elrha is a global charity that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We fund and support projects that go on to shape the way in which people across the world are supported during a crisis. We are based in the UK, but our roles have a global reach. We’re an established and respected part of the humanitarian community, working closely and meaningfully with our fellow networks and actors to make change happen. 

Remote Working 

Elrha is currently transitioning to new hybrid ways of working and with the aim of promoting flexible working practices. Other than the expectation to attend occasional team meetings in person, for the purposes of building personal connections and successful collaborations, employees can chose to work either in their designated office base or at their home within the UK. We are happy to discuss flexible working options and patterns at interview. 

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion 

Elrha is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBTQ+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

Salaries and benefits 

Jobs are positioned within the salary structure based on evaluation. New employees will usually be appointed at the bottom of the grade, however the appointed salary may also take into account the relevant experience a candidate brings to a role. Elrha is committed to paying staff in a fair and equitable way and will benchmark all salary offers in line with the pay of existing staff. 

Elrha also has a comprehensive benefits package including 25 days holiday entitlement which increases year on year, 5% employer pension contribution (3% employee contribution) and life cover. 

  

Pre-employment Checks 

Any employment with Elrha will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date: 

• a satisfactory police record check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or an International Criminal Record Check (If applicable) 

• receipt of satisfactory references 

• proof of eligibility to work in the national location for this role 

Elrha is a wholly owned subsidiary of Save the Children. We are able to benefit from a range of support services provided by Save the Children UK, including recruitment systems. For this reason you will be directed to Save the Children UK’s job portal upon clicking ‘apply’. 

Please ensure you read the full job description and complete the Personal Statement as requested in the application process. We look forward to hearing from you. 

Job Title: Resourcing Partner

Region: Homebased or Haig House, London (Hybrid Working, 2 days a week in the office)

Directorate: People & Organisational Development

Contract: Permanent, Full Time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £33,250 to £35,150 per annum, plus £4452 for London Weighting (if applicable)

The Role

At the Royal British Legion, we believe in building on potential. As a Resourcing Partner your ability to deliver the end-to-end specialist recruitment and selection activities in the respective area(s) of the organisation, could have a real impact on people’s lives. You will support 3 of our Care Homes and our Admiral Nursing team with their resourcing needs.

At its heart, RBL is a people organisation. People who want to do the very best for others, while at the same time making the most of the opportunities and experiences we offer them.

We are the country’s largest Armed Forces charity, with 210,000 members, 50,000 volunteers and a network of partners and charities; helping us give support wherever and whenever it’s needed.

As a Resourcing Partner, you will be responsible for managing direct (and indirect) recruitment campaigns to meet business resourcing requirements; ensuring quality skilled candidates are sourced through cost effective channels; ensuring best-practice selection processes are used ensuring vacancies are filled efficiently and post offer processes completed; providing a high-quality candidate experience.

To be successful in your application, experience of high volume care sector recruitment and the willingness to travel to our homes is essential.

If successful, the main duties of your role will be:

• Manage the delivery of an expert advisory recruitment and selection service for the Legion
• Work with the Head of Resourcing to define the RBL Group wide attraction strategy, finding new innovative tools and supporting continuous improvement, ensuring quality and diverse candidates with the right skills and experience are attracted to and apply to the RBL through a range of effective sourcing channels.
• Manage the delivery of the attraction strategy of the RBL ensuring quality and diverse candidates with the right skills and experience are attracted to and apply to the RBL through a range of effective sourcing channels, form entry level to senior management and director level.
• Support the delivery of any key Resourcing projects such as EVP to improve efficiency of services. 
• Design and implement appropriate direct sourcing strategies, including producing advert copy
• Support Head of Resourcing with PSL review process and provide recommendations for change.
• Ensure hiring managers and key stakeholders are provided with quality shortlisted candidates to meet their vacancy needs as quickly as possible within time to hire targets.

Please note that this role can be based at our London office, which is located at Haig House, 199 Borough High Street, London SE1 1AA, or can be Home based. London Weighting will be offered to candidates based at Haig House with an expectation to attend the London office regularly (minimum of 2 days per week). Candidates taking up the role on a remote basis from Home will not be eligible for London Weighting.

About the Royal British Legion – People & Organisational Development

Across the country, in every city and on every street, the RBL is there to support our Armed Forces community.

It's this mission, this scale, this opportunity, and the values we all live by, that makes the Legion such a fulfilling place to thrive.

Within our People directorate, you’ll find teams such as Human Resources, Culture and Organisational Development, D&I, Resourcing and Talent Management, Volunteering and Safeguarding. If you were to join any of them, you’d be central to ensuring this vision comes to life, and that our people operations run efficiently both internally and externally.

So, if you want to give your days meaning and put your passion into a role with real impact. If you want to support people and be supported yourself and be part team that faces every challenge together, this role is for you. Whatever your interests and ambitions, we think you’ll find a role here that works for you, with career opportunities right across the UK.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome conversations on flexible working and any reasonable adjustments that may be required.

This role will involve hybrid working, travelling on some days (minimum of 2 per week) to our Head Office which is located at Haig House, 199 Borough High Street, London SE1 1AA, and working from home on other days

Diversity Statement

We believe that the compassion, understanding, and service we show each and every individual should be reflected in the way we all support, respect, and include every individual who works with us. We want everyone involved in our work or receiving our services, to feel proud to contribute to or be part of a diverse and inclusive organisation.

We recognise that we still have a long way to go to ensure that we make the RBL a truly great and inclusive organisation to work for and be part of so we have set out our commitments to provide a clear path to deliver this ambition. We will keep listening, learning, and sharing our progress and impact.

How to Apply

Please click ‘Apply Online’

Closing date for this role is: Sunday 21st August 2022

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