The Inspire Partnership is a fabulous, growing multi academy trust formed of nine primary schools serving communities in Croydon, Medway and Greenwich. Our aim is to transform the lives of children and we believe the best way to achieve this is through relationships and collaboration. We celebrate the diversity and uniqueness of our schools but believe together, we are stronger.

We are looking to recruit a new Finance Business Partner to be a key part of the central finance team, with responsibility for managing all financial processes at three of our Croydon schools.

Your time will be split between the MAT central office near Tower Bridge, London, and occasional travel to the Croydon schools. There may be scope to work 1-2 days a week from home.

The ideal candidate will ideally be newly qualified or part-qualified and looking for a role in the not-for profit sector. Ideally you will have a keen interest in the education sector. Some experience in financial budgeting and reporting will be a distinct advantage.

The role offers 28 days annual leave and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Experience and knowledge

• Newly qualified or Part-qualified and studying towards professional accountancy qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Experience in communicating financial information with non-financial leaders and colleagues
• Demonstrates technical accounting skills / knowledge of FRS102 and UK accounting principles
• Experience of using computer based accounting systems
• Ideally experience in preparing, reviewing and monitoring budgets and financial forecasts
• Good understanding of the principles of using public funding and value for money

Abilities

• Strong record of academic achievement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to establish professional credibility quickly with colleagues
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse financial information
• Ability to prioritise effectively with multiple ongoing deadlines
• Proactive team player able to work flexibly and across multiple sites
• Provides guidance and advice to grow the knowledge of the wider team and support leadership decision making
• Committed to the Inspire Partnership Academy Trust vision and aims, and the education sector
• Committed to Equality and Diversity
• Committed to own continuing professional development

Finance Business Partner: £325 - £350 per day (Umbrella), London | Remote

For a global education company, we are recruiting a Finance Business Partner on an interim basis. Reporting to the Head of Business Partnering, this role will deliver a high-quality finance service to decision makers across the UK and European / EMEA Regions. This will involve management and project accounting, performance monitoring (financial and non-financial), budgeting and forecasting, providing insightful analysis and recommendations, business cases and tenders. Based in London, this role can be worked from home and will be for up to 4 - 5 months.

Main Duties:

• Key player in growth plans by supplying the business with expert financial and management accounting services
• Build relationships with Directors, budget holders and Departmental Heads
• Provide direction and robust challenge to non-finance staff
• Oversee general financial management and ensure the maintenance of accurate financial records, reconciliations and processing of journals
• Production of monthly management reporting packs, commentary and analysis of performance and trends
• Provision of regular insightful analysis for decision making including project and product performance reporting
• Work with stakeholders to complete financial forecasting, annual budgeting, business cases and tenders
• Implementation of new processes, systems and reporting techniques

Person Specification:

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified
• Advanced MS Excel skills and working knowledge of Sun Systems (ideally)
• Strong experience in a finance business partnering role
• Experience of working in a mutli-cultural and mutli-site organisation
• Experience of applying commercial principles to their analysis and recommendations

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Head of Finance Business Partnering: up to £64,500 (7-month FTC) SE London | Home

For a large, central London University, we are recruiting a Head of Finance Business Partnering for 7-months to cover a secondment. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Finance, the Head of Finance Business Partnering will manage and lead the Business Partnering Team through a finance transformation programme and will develop business partnering processes to enhance service delivery. This role will also provide strategic support to senior managers across the university on the planning and delivery of their financial objectives.

Main Duties:

• Leading, managing and motivating a large team of Business Partners, emphasising service delivery
• Proactive advice to senior managers on key risks and financial outcomes
• Train budget holders on financial responsibility
• Provide management information, analysis, forecasts and advise to senior management
• Implement budgetary control measures
• Ensure the preparation of the University's monthly management accounts and written reports
• Support the FP&A Team to develop models and costing allocation analysis
• Lead a culture of continuous improvement, suggesting and implementing improvements to systems and processes.

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with significant experience of leading Finance Business Partnering Teams
• Strong business partnering experience, including working with non-finance stakeholders
• Experience of management through change and transformation
• Strong data analysis and forecasting and modelling experience
• Ideally Higher Education experience
• Experience with new systems and process implementation would eb great
• This role will be working 3 -days a week from the SE London campus and 2 -days from home.

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A charity are recruiting for an Interim Finance Business Partner

Your new company
A high-profile London-based charity.

Your new role
Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will be responsible for budgeting and forecasting; finance business partnering with budget-holders and ad hoc project accounting/financial modelling. Anticipated duration is for 6 months+. Remote/Hybrid working options available.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified Accountant with strong, recent finance business partnering experience and Advanced Excel.

What you'll get in return
Remote working options available

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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If you are looking for a varied Finance Business Partner role with responsibilities ranging from analysis and strategy to tackling technical financial challenges, this position with a large, established national charity might be the right next step for you.

Offering an excellent benefits package and the chance to manage the finances for two major departments within the business in addition to a conservation project, this role offers an interesting challenge for a qualified accountant coming from a financial or management accounting background, or accounting Practice. 

Reporting into the Director of Finance, the Finance Business Partner will be responsible for;

• Building relationships with key senior stakeholders, driving financial understanding and working proactively to drive efficiencies and identify opportunities
• Manage the budgeting and forecasting for four directorates with budgets ranging from £5m - £30m 
• Oversee the management accounting and financial reporting for key directorates
• Provide analysis and decision-making support for projects
• Work on technical control and process development projects to improve organisation-wide reporting 

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIPFA or CIMA) ideally with exposure to a financial or management accounting role after qualifying. Exceptional relationship building skills are essential, as is the ability to build credibility across finance and non-finance departments. Applicants from both the commerical and Not for Profit sector are encouraged to apply.

If you are interested in this position, please apply early as interviews are being held as suitable applicants get in touch and this role may be filled before the closing date. For more information, contact Kate Marriott at Ivy Rock Partners.

The job of a Save the Children’s UK Finance Business Partner is varied and fulfilling.

• Are you a qualified accountant?

• Do you have a good knowledge of external audit processes and standards?

• Do you have experience using financial modelling to inform financial decisions?

• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn’t just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, the Finance Business Partner will be responsible for maximising impact for children through the delivery of effective and efficient financial performance for the assigned area.

The Finance Business Partner key duties will include supporting financial planning and reporting, providing financial analysis and commercial insight, and informing strategic decision making for their assigned business area to maximise financial contribution and/or optimise impact.

The Finance Business Partner will also be tasked with providing high quality ROI analysis, driving best value for money from investment and supporting successful implementation of our new target operating models and strategy.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The role holder will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Finance Business Partner key duties will be to:  

• Provide strategic and financial decision support to support strong financial and commercial performance as a valued partner

• Provide effective reporting and profitability analysis underpinning regular reviews of business performance

• Input to consolidated departmental analysis and reporting - covering both historic performance and strategic financial planning - for feeding into senior management, Finance Committee and Board papers

• Use complex business modelling (e.g. profitability analysis) to help with financial planning (in-year forecasting, budgeting and longer-term financial planning), investment decision-making and writing business cases

• Support successful delivery of financial planning and reporting processes

• Provide direction, challenge and review of budgets and forecasts for the relevant business areas. Produce analytical inputs and presentation outputs for Directors

• Partner with and support the business areas in developing their strategy. Appraise business cases for investment spend, provide financial and commercial insight and challenging to ensure best value for money

• Support work with our external suppliers, other areas of Save the Children UK, across the Save the Children movement and with other charities to benchmark performance and optimise utilisation of MI and to work on common challenges

• Be a valued member of project steering groups by providing financial and commercial insight including responsibility for providing financial updates to give direction

• Work with Central Finance to ensure operation of an effective internal control framework to ensure statutory accounting, tax, and legal requirements are fulfilled

• Lead development of the financial acumen of budget holders through continuous constructive dialogue and discussion

• Manage period and year end closing

Person Profile

Experience

• Qualified chartered accountant (e.g. ACA, CIMA, CIPF etc)

• Technically proficient with knowledge of external audit processes and standards

• Experience of complex financial planning processes and producing consolidated financial modelling, reporting and analysis for senior stakeholders

• Experience using financial modelling to inform investment decisions, financial forecasting, budgeting and long term strategic financial planning

• Business modelling skills (e.g. familiarity with building and using product and/ or marketing channel profitability models to derive comparative ROI metrics such as NPV, IRR and payback periods)

• Experience of and ability to understand interrelationships between different IT systems, complex processes running across multiple teams and the end-to-end production of management accounts

• Strong Microsoft Office skills and must be an advanced Excel user

Abilities

• Ability to analyse and problem solve to identify and successfully resolve financial issues as they arise

• Ability to understand the broader commercial issues facing the sector and to understand the wider competitive and market environment

• Ability to effectively communicate difficult messages, to challenge constructively and influence outcomes

• Ability to manage and to take responsibility for producing a significant volume of complex deliverables though effective workload planning and prioritisation

• Ability to use own initiative to identify and drive improvements to systems and processes

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment

• A commitment to Save the Children UK’s aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Save the Children UK 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 LGBT+, 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.

I am working on behalf of an incredible charity involved in the redistribution of food via a network of charities - fighting hunger and food waste. The organisation has grown and they are looking to add talent to the finance team to make sure that the operational managers and the overall organisation are receiving the right level of decision-making support.

You will be a proven finance business partner with excellent budget preparation and control experience and strong stakeholder management experience. You will understand planning and will ideally have reviewed business cases and conducted scenario planning. This role will involve working with current models and developing new ones - excellent experience of excel is therefore essential.

You will be qualified and have strong communication skills and be able to get to grips with priorities quickly. The organisation is relatively complex and funding streams are diverse - it is key that you want a role that will require you to be fully engaged. You will have the ability to understand a broad spectrum of challenges and support people by providing financial insight.

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Summary

As a Senior Finance Business Partner you will guide decision makers to commercial outcomes which enable Diabetes UK to achieve our strategic aims. You will be responsible for shaping and delivering the business partnering function for our Engagement & Fundraising directorate, working collaboratively with an Assistant Business Partner who reports into you.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real contribution to the future success of Diabetes UK across our five-year strategy period, and will equip the right candidate with a broad range of experience and knowledge as they progress their career. We have a new cloud-based finance system which you will have the opportunity to develop and improve so it's the best it can be for you, the Finance team and our customers.

Interviews: 10-11 November 2021

Any face to face interviews will be taking place at Wells Lawrence House, London

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

You will provide expert support and advice to senior leaders, playing an integral role in their management team, presenting insightful analysis and management reports and providing leadership and advice on budget and forecast. You will pro-actively identify risks and opportunities, suggest actions and mitigations, and influence senior leaders to take these forward in the best interests of the charity. You will play a leading role in the development of forecasting models and KPIs for Engagement & Fundraising activities and income streams and become a trusted expert adviser.

Ideal Candidate

You are a qualified accountant with a proactive, curious and thorough approach and experience working collaboratively in a business partnering environment, providing support and advice to stakeholders at all levels. You have excellent communication skills and are able to influence and confidently challenge others to make the best decisions for the organisation.

You have experience supporting engagement and fundraising teams with insightful financial analysis and fundraising models and an understanding of related key issues such as restricted funds. You work flexibly in a busy environment and manage conflicting demands by prioritising the most urgent needs of the organisation. It would be desirable for you to have some line management and coaching experience but this is not essential.

Summary

As a Senior Finance Business Partner you will guide decision makers to commercial outcomes which enable Diabetes UK to achieve our strategic aims. You will be responsible for shaping and delivering the business partnering function for our Engagement & Fundraising directorate, working collaboratively with an Assistant Business Partner who reports into you.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real contribution to the future success of Diabetes UK across our five-year strategy period, and will equip the right candidate with a broad range of experience and knowledge as they progress their career. We have a new cloud-based finance system which you will have the opportunity to develop and improve so it's the best it can be for you, the Finance team and our customers.

Interviews: 10-11 November 2021

Any face to face interviews will be taking place at Wells Lawrence House, London

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

You will provide expert support and advice to senior leaders, playing an integral role in their management team, presenting insightful analysis and management reports and providing leadership and advice on budget and forecast. You will pro-actively identify risks and opportunities, suggest actions and mitigations, and influence senior leaders to take these forward in the best interests of the charity. You will play a leading role in the development of forecasting models and KPIs for Engagement & Fundraising activities and income streams and become a trusted expert adviser.

Ideal Candidate

You are a qualified accountant with a proactive, curious and thorough approach and experience working collaboratively in a business partnering environment, providing support and advice to stakeholders at all levels. You have excellent communication skills and are able to influence and confidently challenge others to make the best decisions for the organisation.

You have experience supporting engagement and fundraising teams with insightful financial analysis and fundraising models and an understanding of related key issues such as restricted funds. You work flexibly in a busy environment and manage conflicting demands by prioritising the most urgent needs of the organisation. It would be desirable for you to have some line management and coaching experience but this is not essential.

My client is a nationwide UK charity and one of the biggest names in the sector. We are looking for a dynamic finance professional to lead financial planning and analysis for the retail and commercial directorates, as well as the revision, development and implementation of new management information and business intelligence.

Reporting to the Director of Finance and managing a small team, this is a key position in the organisation and viewed as a finance leader. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the financial planning of the retail and commercial directorates and the development of management information.
• Leading the design, implementation and review of systems, processes and procedures producing management accounts to improve analysis and insight quality
• Providing clear communication and in-depth support by building and maintaining excellent relationships with the business and ensuring budget holders are supported on all financial issues.
• Quality and timeliness of financial information, both to budget holders and senior management.
• Supporting cross functional projects with financial modelling and analysis
• Managing a small team

The successful candidate must be a professionally qualified accountant with a driven and proactive approach and an in depth understanding of fundraising finance. You will have a strong sense of commercial acumen and an analytical mind-set. You will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage and develop staff that you manage and build rapport with a range of finance and non-finance persons across the organisation.

Charity or commercial retail finance experience will be highly advantageous.

We are looking to hold interviews as and when suitable candidates apply. An early application is therefore highly recommended.

My client is a world-renowned organisation focusing on entertainment. A venue rich with history, the finance team are looking to expand through the appointment of a new management accounting position.

With a real commitment to learning and development, this is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to take their accounting career to the next level.

Key responsibilities include:

• Act as a critical business partner to a variety of income and cost centres within the organisation, providing key financial advice to new initiatives.
• Contribute to the creation of the annual budget, working closely with budget holders to understand their business areas.
• Provide monthly analysis and reports for organisational management accounts.
• Lead on process improvement projects relating to the finance system(s)

The successful candidate will:

• Be studying towards a professional accounting qualification.
• Already have a grounding in accounting, but now be looking to take the next step up
• Have strong Excel skills and an analytical mind
• Be proactive, ambitious and excited to try/learn new things

About the Role

As Finance Business Partner at St John Ambulance, you will provide a management accounting and business partnering service to our National Functions, including Corporate Services, strategy & communications and Fundraising.

You will be responsible for analysis and presentation of management reports, business process and budgeting support, as well as, developing cost and income analysis to increase profitability and charitable output.

This role can be based at any manned SJA office.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About You

To be successful in this role, you should have experience in of producing management accounts and management information within a sizeable, complex organisation. You will have a strong working knowledge of providing a business partnering function and have operated as a key member of an executive management team.

About Us

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.

Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve.

We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid.

You will receive;

• Competitive salary & pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal - Access to financial, health and wellbeing guidance and support.
• Discounts - Blue Light, NHS Discounts and SJA discounts including discounts on mobile phone, gym membership, cinema, restaurants, holidays and shopping-including your weekly food shop.

Interview Date: 08/11/2021

Application Review Date: 29/10/2021

We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

We need a talented, forward-thinking Head of Finance to support the Chief Executive Officer and work within the Senior Leadership Team to achieve the goals of our strategic plan and make QVT outstanding in every area. QVT is in a period of expansion and the next five years will see the organisation grow rapidly. As well as increasing our reach we want to increase the quality of the services we provide to our clients.

This is a hybrid role, and the successful applicant will need to be at head office in south east London up to 3 days a week, and must therefore live within an easily commutable distance.

Main Responsibilities

• Financial management – reporting, budgets, forecast, supporting the organisation in decision-making, annual accounts and audit
• Financial accounting – maintain accounting records, supplier payments and credit control
• Strategy – work with the SLT to produce and update strategy; specific responsibility for financial plan; prepare and maintain implementation plan
• Risk – own risk register
• Governance – work with trustees to ensure good governance utilising Charity Commission and NCVO tools
• Property leases – negotiate new leases with Head of Operations; renew existing leases; work with lawyers
• New business – work with CEO on new business opportunities; prepare proposals for trustees
• Client licenses – manage all aspects of client license documentation, to include communication with local authorities responsible for funding residents
• Pricing – set and maintain Housing Benefit, Service Charge and rents
• IT – manage all aspects of IT; work with third party support company
• Insurance – renew insurance; ensure adequate cover in place
• Trustees – present to trustees
• External relationships – maintain good relations with lawyers, auditors, bankers, insurance broker and all stakeholders, internal and external
• Manage the Finance Team, including all aspects of recruitment, supervision and learning and development

SEENARYO JOB CALLOUT 

Finance Manager

• 3 days per week, in Blackfriars (London), ideally starting from Nov 2021 (with 1 day working from home)
•  £28,000-£32,000 per annum (pro rata), depending on experience
• 1-year contract (with 3-month probation period)
• Possibility of full-time employment

Are you a proactive individual looking to further your skills and experience within a dynamic arts and education charity running programmes in the Arab region? This position would suit someone with excellent attention to detail and financial experience who is keen to apply their knowledge within an ambitious charity. They will play a key role in Seenaryo’s plan to double its reach over the next five years. The Finance Manager needs to be an allrounder, willing and able to handle day-to-day finance tasks as well as strategic financial planning.

The Finance Manager reports to the Chief Operating Officer in London, and will have regular contact via Zoom with our team in Lebanon and Jordan where we run our projects. They should have experience in financial management and accounting.

Responsibilities of the job include:

• Prepare and manage annual budgets, as well as project budgets
• Collate, prepare and interpret reports, management accounts, commentaries and financial statements
• Present such reports, accounts, and commentaries to stakeholders (e.g. Seenaryo’s Board of Trustees, funders and project partners, the Charity Commission etc.)
• Establish and maintain financial policies and procedures for the company
• Carry out financial risk assessments and seek out methods for minimising financial risk to the company
• Track the company’s financial status and performance to identify areas for potential improvement
• Undertake strategic financial analysis and assist with strategic planning
• Understand and adhere to financial regulations and legislation
• Supervise colleagues involved in financial systems and procedures
• Liaise with the Senior Management Team and other colleagues
• Contract and manage outside services for independent examinations, auditing, investments, and other financial needs as necessary
• Undertake research into pricing, competitors and factors affecting performance
• Stay up to date with technological advances and accounting software to be used for financial purposes
• Process donations and Gift Aid
• Basic monthly bookkeeping (with support from other core staff and an external bookkeeper)
• Support on the financial side of grant applications and donor reporting
• Advise on reserves position and reserves policy
• Oversee insurance requirements 

Essential qualifications and experience: Degree in accounting, business, economics, finance, or a related field; minimum three years of experience in a finance role; superior mathematical skills; experience in employee supervision; understanding of data privacy standards; knowledge of QuickBooks accounting software, MS Office, Google Drive, Zoom; solid communication skills, both written and verbal; superior attention to detail; organisational, planning and research skills; problemsolving skills.

Desirable skills and experience (non-essential): Experience in the charity sector with knowledge of UK Charity Commission reporting requirements; experience of working across currencies and knowledge of financial workings in unstable countries with hyperinflation; written and spoken Arabic.

How to apply

• To apply: please apply via our website where you will be asked to fill in some basic details, answer two questions, and upload your CV.
• Application Deadline: Monday 25th October, 6pm (BST)
• Interviews: w/c 1st November, daytime

The job will ideally begin in November. The exact start date will be decided in discussion with the selected candidate. 

About Seenaryo

Seenaryo is a leading specialist in theatre and play-based learning with marginalised communities in Lebanon and Jordan. Having reached 67,000 children, youth and women to date, we use theatre and play to transform education and equip people with the tools to collaborate, think critically and build transferable skills. Seenaryo is one of Expo 2020 Dubai's 120 Global Innovators, has lectured for New York University on their Teacher Fellowship, and has been featured in Al Jazeera and Prospect Magazine. In 2020, Seenaryo created 29 original theatre productions with 702 children, youth and women. We trained 842 teachers to transform learning through play using the Seenaryo Playkit mobile phone app and our Video Making training, reaching 21,050 school children. Since Covid-19 began, we developed an entirely new remote learning programme, I Learn From Home, in which lesson plans and interactive stories were shared over WhatsApp direct to 5,500 of the poorest families across Lebanon & Jordan. I Learn From Home allowed children to keep learning and playing, and equipped parents and caregivers – even those who are illiterate – with teaching and behaviour management skills. Meanwhile, since the Beirut explosion we have delivered 15 theatre projects, giving young people directly affected by the blast a safe, creative space to process their trauma and begin to heal.