Regional Finance Analyst (French Speaking) £40,000 - £45,000 + Benefits

On behalf of a large international NGO, we are recruiting a French-speaking Regional Finance Analyst to be a key member of the West and Central Africa Team leading the provision of robust and timely financial reporting. Reporting to the Regional Finance Director, this role will provide finance business partnering and capacity building with regional operations and finance teams, as well as financial analysis and reporting, statutory financial accounting and grants and Donor audit and compliance work.

Main Duties:

• Review monthly performance of country programmes and liaise with regional teams on key queries and variances
• Review country programme budgeting and forecasting as well as balance sheet reconciliations and discrepancies
• Review all cash requests and ensure group accounting compliance is adhered to
• Work with global accounting team over monthly inter-company, deferred income, and stock accounting
• Work with country programmes to build finance capacity and understand training requirements
• Review project budget proposals and work with country teams to audit projects and ensure they are closed down

Person Specification:

• Fluency in French, with excellent written and spoken French language skills
• Qualified ACCA, ACA or CIMA or Part Qualified and actively studying
• Track-record of finance business partnering stakeholders and building capacity
• Strong experience of presenting analysis and data to different audiences
• Financial and management reporting experience
• Ability to travel up to 4 times per year to the global offices
• Strong MS Excel skills are essential

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A Global Charity in Central London is looking for an Assistant Finance Manager to joint he team on a permanent basis.

Client Details

A global Charity in with a head office in Central London dedicated to Youth

Description

To be responsible for ensuring all queries related to the UK and overseas subsidiaries of the group are resolved in a timely manner.

* To be responsible for timely and accurate processing of all transactions for entities not on the general ledger system into the group general ledger system. This will include building relationships with overseas finance staff and outsourced accountants and ensuring intercompany transactions are reconciled.

* To reconcile allocated balance sheet accounts.

* To close month end according to month end deadlines and reporting timetables

* To support the Head of Finance and Finance Manager in compiling budgets by working with allocated budget holders to formulate budgets

* To work with the Project Managers to ensure the utilisation of funds is in line to the agreements and that we have all the supporting documents required for the audits.

* To support the Finance Manager to prepare the quarterly and annual VAT return for the Charity

* To ensure that accounting in the subsidiaries is accurate and technically correct following Charities SORP requirements where relevant, for instance correct delineation between restricted and unrestricted funds and correct accrual and deferment of income, following income recognition treatment agreed with the Head of Finance

Profile

* 2 Years' Experience within a Finance Department including

- Management accounting

- Financial accounting e.g. reconciliations

- Month-end

- Payroll

- VAT Returns

- Year end close

- International / charity / NGO

* Be at least part qualified (foundation stage) accountant of a recognised accountancy institute, such as ACCA orCIMA

Job Offer

£35,000 - £38,000

MLC Partners are working with one of the leading names in the international development sector to recruit their new Head of Donor Finance. Having recently gone through a period of change and transformation, this is a fantastic time to join an organisation with a high-calibre team and a culture of personal development.

Main responsibilities of the role are:

• Lead and develop a team of 11 to ensure that timely financial reports and analysis is delivered to SMT.
• Business partner with three directors across the organisation and manage the annual budget for head office.
• Work with donor leads to analyse contracts which have been escalated for senior assessment, specifically focussing on risk reduction from performance based donor payments.
• Review key reports and proposals over a threshold value, ensuring tight financial controls are in place.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified accountant with experience working in the international development sector, whether from the delivery side or auditing.
• Demonstrate excellent knowledge around donor finance requirements.
• Have excellent people management skills, managing the competing demands of a hands on role with day to day management.
• Ideally have experience of USAID and other donors.

Although not an exhaustive list, this would be an excellent role for someone coming from a donor assurance / audit function in a major accounting firm or a Head of / FC in a Small-Medium sized INGO.

The position will likely be filled before the closing date, so please don’t delay in applying.

For more information, please contact Jamie Elliott at MLC Partners.

Please note, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship. CVs must be accompanied by a supporting statement outlining your key skills and experience relevant to this role.

Formed in 1998, Dalit Solidarity Network brings together individuals and organisations concerned about the continued violation of human rights as a result of caste-based discrimination, mainly found in South Asian communities. Registering as an official charity in 2003, Dalit Solidarity Network UK continues to grow as an effective campaigning and advocacy organisation, working on the issue of caste discrimination in Great Britain and being an active player in the global movement.

The DSN-UK Director is accountable for the development and delivery of DSN-UK's overall strategy and objectives; must provide strategic leadership to influence the policy and practice of key stakeholders to further DSN’s vision of a ‘world without caste discrimination’; and take on the overall management of DSN-UK, including management of staff, its finances and fundraising, and other resources. As DSN-UK is a small charity, with only two part-time members of staff, it is important that the Director learns all aspects of the day-to-day running of the organisation.

We are seeking someone that has a track record of successfully working at a senior level, with an ability to develop organisational strategies and translate them into plans and budgets. It will be essential to have experience of working on issues of social justice/human rights and of campaigning for change, whilst representing an organisation to others, ranging from grass roots activists to government officials.

The role also requires high level lobbying, advocacy and public speaking, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience of fundraising from trusts, governments and corporate sources will also be needed. You should be skilled in developing and managing budgets; working in or with a coalition or network and as part of a team; using office systems and social media; and being self-sufficient in organising your own work and deadlines. Applicants should be willing to travel in the UK and work outside usual office hours if necessary. The successful candidate must be committed to the aims of DSN-UK and sensitive to issues of caste, gender, race and religion, and ensuring equal opportunities.

To apply, please upload your CV and a supporting statement. Candidates will be expected to provide proof of the right to work and reside in the UK. Previous applicants for this role need not apply.

MLC Partners are working with a renowned INGO based in London who are looking for an Interim Director of FP&A to join them for a period of 12-14 months, covering a period of maternity leave. The role joins a high performing team, which has recently gone through a period of change – as there have been a number of internal promotions and secondments – making it an interesting time to join the organisation.

Reporting into the Global CFO, who has cultivated a culture of personal development and empowerment in the team, the main responsibilities are:

• Lead, develop and manage a new-look team of 5 to deliver the full lifecycle of the budgeting and forecasting process across the organisation.
• Act as the main business partner with the COO – responsible for the performance of the global programmes.
• Oversee a major data warehouse project, ensuring the smooth roll out of a system that will become key to the future growth of the organisation.
• Prepare and correlate reports for the executive board meetings, providing critical, big-picture, financial insight into group performance.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a fully qualified accountant with experience managing teams, ideally through change in a global setting.
• Ideally have experience in both NGO’s and commercial businesses, but other backgrounds will be considered.
• Have an accomplished background in financial planning and analysis, in sizeable organisations.
• Be an excellent ‘people person’ – able to manage conflicting interests, aims and views to find the right path for the charity.

This is a fantastic role for someone looking for a new challenge and enjoys a broad role. You will have great exposure at an exec level, as well as an extensive overview of the organisation, able to see the difference at a service delivery level.

Applications are being reviewed daily so please don’t delay in applying. For more information, please contact Jamie Elliott at MLC Partners.

A great opportunity has arisen for a Head of People and Talent to cover a period of approximately 12 months. You will be playing a key role in developing and implementing an informed HR strategy and action plan to meet the strategic needs and objectives of the organisation.  

Reporting to the Director of Finance and Operations, the Head of People and Talent is accountable for providing organisation-wide leadership on HR, people-related issues, and policies and work strategically to embed great people practices that are aligned with, and enhance our core values

You will also be accountable for representing HR and advocating for HR amongst organisation leaders as well as influencing and securing support for HR initiatives across key organisational stakeholders, Leading, managing, and developing an inclusive, efficient, and highly competent Talent and HR team who serve as valuable partners to the management of the organisation, and supportive advocates of effective staff management and development. Fostering a team culture that is focused on collaboration, continuous improvement, ongoing personal development and the provision of an excellent HR service and employee experience.

To be successful in this role you are likely, first and foremost, to have a talent for creating the conditions for people to succeed, acquired through your experience of people management and leadership. You will be inspired and driven by the positive and transformative impact of effective HR, and you are deeply committed, both personally and professionally, to equity, diversity, and inclusion. You will demonstrate enthusiasm to model impactful, influential leadership, creative problem-solving, and a learning approach to each aspect of your practise.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK

Kindly note the above are some of the requirements for the job. For the full job requirements, please read the job description.

• Salary: Circa £54,000 per annum
• Contract duration: 12 month with the possibility of extension
• Location: London, UK
• Closing date: 5 December 2021 (23:59 UK Time)

Sightsavers has an exciting opportunity for an Institutional Funding Advisor or Senior Advisor (dependent upon experience) to develop, support and maintain institutional donor relationships.

Location:  Kenya 

Salary:  Local Terms and conditions apply 

Contract:  2-Year Fixed Term Contract with expectation of extension 

About the roles 

As an Institutional Funding Advisor, you would be responsible for supporting and maintaining institutional donor relationships in the UK, both directly and in support of other members of the Institutional Funding team. This includes working with the Institutional Funding Senior Advisor in directly managing existing funding agreements and in leading on the development of new funding relationships for the team.  The role will involve contract management, bid development, learning and continuous improvement.

As a Senior Institutional Funding Advisor, you would be responsible for developing strategic institutional donor relationships, both directly and in support of other members of the Institutional Funding team. You would work alongside the Director and Heads of Institutional Funding to lead on contract management and maintain key institutional donor relationships for some our largest funding agreements. You will engage with senior internal stakeholders at head office, consortium working groups and country offices to support project implementation and be involved with contract management, bid development, learning and continuous improvement. You will also line manage Institutional Funding Advisors.

About you 

The ideal candidate for either role will be educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably in an international development related subject or have gained relevant working experience. You will have a demonstrable experience of working with institutional donors preferably including bilaterals, multilaterals or large-scale foundations. Candidates with experience of producing successful applications and good donor reports as well as donor engagement would be of particular interest. The successful candidate will have good research skills with a good understanding of budgets and financial data.

This role will involve travel of up to eight weeks per year to meet donors, accompany donors and support programme staff in the development of relationships at a country office / regional level. 

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or essential professional skills but if you feel you are ready for this challenge and responsibility, please read the Institutional Funding Advisor and Institutional Funding Senior Advisor Job Descriptions for further details.

How to apply: 

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a role-specific written exercise and interviews will be offered to candidates following review. First stage remote interviews will be held on Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 December 2021.

To apply, and for further details about the role, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. 

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply. 

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 37 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

IRW is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Orphans and Donor Care Officer' to join its dynamic Network & Resource Development Department. The purpose of the role is to provide comprehensive administrative support to the Islamic Relief Partner Development team focusing on Orphan Sponsorship and Donor Care responsibilities. To establish and maintain effective communication with all members of the team and other functions of IRW where relevant. Provide administrative support to Orphan Sponsorship from global donors and to help ensure that all donor queries are dealt with in a prompt and positive manner. To maintain Partner Development’s infrastructure, facilities and services to provide suitable work environment. To ensure Partner Development’s financial accountability, transparency and accuracy through participating in well designed and implemented systems, policies and procedures.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail; ability to organise; prioritise and work efficiently under pressure and subject to changing priorities; proven experience in meeting deadlines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 
• Excellent levels of computer literacy
• Strong ability to work off of own initiative as well as be a team player
• Experience in managing multiple projects at the same time
• Experience in CRM management
• Experience in customer relations
• Considerable experience in general administration and customer service

Desirable:

• A professional or academic qualification in a Business Administration or International Development
• Working knowledge of a second language (e.g. Arabic/ Urdu/ Spanish/ Norwegian)
• Experience in working with volunteers
• Experience for working in non-profit organisation
• Experience in working for International Aid Organisation

If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 24/01/2022.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• criminal records check
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

Job Description

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our MEL Team at the heart of a growing, global network. We are delivering a range of programmes and services with more in the pipeline and your role will play a key part in ensuring they deliver impact and generate valuable insight and learning.

In this role you will be part of a small busy team leading on monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning across the network. You will provide technical support across our strategic programme partnerships and network initiatives; support our members to build their MEL skills, and embed learning systems.

The role offers great scope for learning and development for a talented and committed monitoring and evaluation professional. Your work will make a key contribution to enabling YBI to support young entrepreneurs to start, sustain and grow businesses.

About YBI

Youth Business International (YBI) is the global network of expert organisations in over 50 countries supporting underserved young entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into successful businesses, creating jobs and strengthening communities.

Young people are a critical resource. However, with 66 million unemployed youth worldwide this potential is not being realised. Furthermore, of those that are working, many do not earn enough to lift themselves out of poverty. Addressing the youth employment crisis is imperative, not only for the well-being of young people but to ensure sustainable, inclusive growth and social cohesion globally.

Since 2014 we have supported over 120,000 young people to start or grow a business by delivering a range of practical entrepreneurship support services, from guiding a young person to register a new business and improving their bookkeeping skills to helping them write a business plan or grow their fledgling business through facilitating access to finance.

Role Overview

Job Title - MEL Manager

Location - Remote working with occasional travel to London (there is an opportunity to work from Central London office)

Hours - Full-time (Mon-Fri, 37.5 hours per week) open for flexible working requests

Travel  - Some occasional international travel post COVID-19

Key Responsibilities

• MEL systems for programme partnerships and network initiatives: Working with members and colleagues in the Programmes and Development and Membership Services and Engagement Teams, design and oversee monitoring, evaluation and learning systems and tools for a range of programmes and network initiatives.
• Network Impact Framework: Support the smooth running of our global Network Impact Framework, including bi-annual gathering, analysis and dissemination of data from our members. Champion the use of the insight generated to inform network strategy and planning.
• Research, evaluation and learning: Working with the Head of Evidence and Learning, evolve the global network research, evaluation and learning agenda so that it aligns with YBI’s theory of change and strategy. Support the design and management of new research and learning partnerships and initiatives. Commission and manage long-term internal and external evaluations as required. Engage and foster our community of MEL practitioners across the network, building and sharing knowledge about member MEL practices and capabilities.
• Resource Raising: Work closely with members and our Development Team to provide high quality, technical input into concept notes and proposals, and ensure that lessons learned through monitoring, evaluation and learning activities shape project and programme design.

Some of benefits of becoming our Membership Manager include:

- Group Life insurance

- Health Cash Plan

- In addition to normal Bank and Public Holidays, you are entitled to 25 days paid holiday per leave year pro rata.

- We are Equal Opportunities Employer and happy to talk Flexible Working

Further Details and How to Apply

For a full Job Description, Personal Specification and information on how to apply, please see Job Description attached or click 'Apply'.

Closing date: Monday, 29th November 2021 at 9:30am (NOTE: we might decide to close our search earlier so please apply as soon as possible)

R1 Interviews: w/c 30th November 2021

R2 Interviews: w/c 6th December 2021

YBI is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to ensuring representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, age, ethnic or national origin, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if you require any adjustments, we can make to ensure that our recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

At YBI, your right to privacy is important to us. By applying for this job, your information will be entered into our recruitment system for YBI’s employment purposes only and stored for no longer than one year after the post has been filled; then personal data will be disposed of in GDPR compliant manner. We store all data securely and will not disclose it to any third parties without your consent. Please feel free to contact us to find out more

The CIFF Climate team is driven by a vision of a climate-safe future for today’s children and future generations. We support the urgent global transition to a zero-carbon society. We are committed to strategies that get to the heart of the greatest climate challenges and are willing to support new approaches to accelerate action and the step-change in ambition required to keep global warming below 1.5 deg C.

CIFF has a growing climate portfolio that includes energy, cooling, transport, food and agriculture, finance and industry. Our work is deeply rooted at the regional level and the team works in a matrix structure, located in our offices in London, Beijing, New Delhi and Nairobi and Addis Ababa.

While the bulk of our work is undertaken by our partners, CIFF’s expertise means there are circumstances where we also have a unique contribution to make and can be actively involved in these processes. And beyond the climate team, CIFF is also active on related international issues such as gender, nutrition and international development and where appropriate, the climate team co-ordinates with other relevant teams on these issues.

Responsibilities for all these elements are currently divided up throughout the climate team. This is a new role to co-ordinate, enhance and lead these international efforts, so that CIFF can be more co-strategic, pro-active and add greater value.

This position will have responsibility for our international programmes, ensure co-ordination across our regional and international collaborations, advise and provide briefings for CIFF’s direct engagement in these mechanisms, and engage and align with the wider CIFF team.

As well as strong project management, quantitative and qualitative skills, the person will be expected to add insight and value, bringing a geopolitical, strategic lens to our international work, identifying new opportunities and risk mitigation strategies. The heart of the work is collaboration and this position will need exceptional stakeholder management skills and be diplomatic and highly conscious of different cultural contexts.

To thrive in the role, you will need to be motivated by fast paced and diverse work, varying from long-term planning to short-term urgent deadlines, covering global and sectoral dimensions. The work will be truly international, varied, intensely collaborative (both internally and with partners) and can be demanding.

CIFF is one of the largest philanthropic funders both in international development and climate change mitigation and offers a broad range of opportunities to work with leading experts in their fields as well as ongoing learning and development opportunities including a personal allowance to be spent on any relevant career training every year. Your contribution will be integral to supporting CIFF and our partners – some of the best climate actors in the field – to deliver against an ambitious climate agenda.

Principal Accountabilities

Strategy & planning

• Implement and refine of the overall China climate strategy with a focus on China’s role in global climate governance and its interaction with the rest of the world. This includes managing existing activities, identifying new opportunities, highlighting risks and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure strong coordination and alignment of CIFF’s global, sectoral and regional priorities and strategies into CIFF China climate strategy, and provide support to CIFF strategy and portfolio in Southeast Asia.
• Oversee the forward work and activity plan (internal and external) on an ongoing basis so it operates in a coordinated, integrated matter and delivers the team objectives.
• Inform strategy implementation and activity planning through insightful briefings and analysis on specific themes, trends, opportunities and risks, working closely with our grantees and partners who are leaders in the field.

Programme development, delivery & performance

• Lead the end-to-end oversight and administration of the management process of relevant grants (from concept formation, proposal development, ongoing management through to final payment)
• Develop and communicate relevant and insight-rich briefings, strategy documents, Board reports and portfolio investment reports, to a high standard and in a timely fashion – which can often mean to high quality in very short timeframes.
• Lead or contribute to the co-ordination of and organizing of relevant dialogues, convenings, or other events and engagements, including defining objectives and anticipated outcomes, shaping agendas, providing briefings, choreographing discussions, ensuring follow-up.
• Own the forward events schedule for the team to map planned or anticipated engagement across the international calendar and co-ordinate with other CIFF teams as appropriate.
• Ensure the portfolio and activities remain focused on intended objectives and key results and track indicators to ensure our activity is adding value.

Sector knowledge and profile-building

• Build and maintain a range of relevant regional focus and sectoral knowledge and information resources to enable the Climate team to access high quality intelligence, analysis and data to inform current and future programme activity – always seeking to add value and join the dots.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and partners across multiple locations and geographies to conduct research projects to inform Climate team’s grant making activities.

Stakeholder and partner management

• Maintain excellent, productive and trusted relationships with our partners and grantees in the region and globally, which can include dealing with senior experts and politicians.
• Support Climate Director in coordination with peer funders, especially those based in Europe and US.
• Be a focal point to facilitate communications between Beijing-based colleagues and CIFF global team.
• Adapt strategies and styles to reflect different cultural contexts.

Requirements

• A relevant Masters level degree (e.g. International Relations, Political Science, Global Energy and Climate Policy, International Political Economy) with strong analytical skills. Relevant additional work experience may be acceptable in place of a Masters degree.
• Relevant experience of working on climate change with a focus on China and its role in global climate governance, for example, this could include experience in an NGO, think tank, academia or the public sector.
• Familiarity with the geopolitical and economic landscape and how it relates to climate including multilateral processes, key regional dynamics.
• Experience multitasking and managing priorities to competing deadlines, thrives on diversity of a role.
• Strong communication skills and excellent oral and written English and Mandarin required additional language skills an asset.
• Track record of managing and building trust-based relationships internally and externally with a range of partners, operating across a range of cultural contexts
• Track record of strong interpersonal skills and working well as a team player.
• Approach situations strategically, methodically and with a high degree of rigour.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, highly adaptive and energetic.
• Result-orientated, able to lead with humility and intellect.
• Capacity to work in a range of cultural and socio-economic contexts.
• Able to travel internationally and willing to work flexible hours, sometimes across different time zones.

Overall purpose of the role.

The Communications Manager is responsible for delivering in-depth, insight driven communications around urban health to engage and influence local, national and international audiences.

Responsibilities

Plan and deliver engaging communications tactics that contribute to the impact of our work, focused on informing and influencing key audiences, initially focusing on our childhood obesity programme.

· Lead the development, delivery and evaluation of a targeted communications plan for our childhood obesity programme. Ensure the plan is audience-led and uses a range of communications approaches and channels to amplify our work

· Plan, write and edit content at pace for both own and external channels.

· Proactively seek and secure opportunities, including (but not limited to) speaking platforms, events and targeted media coverage to raise the national and international profile of Impact on Urban Health.

· Build and nurture key relationships within the organisation, and with external partners.

· Working with colleagues, identify communications opportunities to demonstrate the impact of funded projects.

· Project manage communications projects from start to end, ensuring high quality and timely outputs.

· Provide other colleagues with sound advice and support to ensure outstanding communications outputs.

Skills, attributes and abilities

· Able to translate complex ideas into engaging and persuasive communications.

· Has an audience-first mindset, with a passion for creating innovative and engaging communications that engage, inform and influence.

· Brings a strong news sense and ability to identify the stories that are worth telling from a varied and rich pool of opportunities.

· Able to react quickly to external opportunities.

· Thrives working with multiple projects and deadlines

· Brings energy and pace to the work, and a strong can-do attitude

· Able to assess performance of communications, draw valuable insights and apply learning.

Experience

Essential:

· Project management – managing multiple deadlines and projects.

· Strong copy writing and editing.

· Experience in a busy communications environment

· B2B communications and stakeholder communications

· Delivering audience-focused campaigns.

Desirable:

· Experience in a managerial role in communications

· Experience of communicating to influence