Reports to: Head of Finance
Direct reports: N/A
Start date: ASAP
Term: Fixed term, full time, contract until 25 Nov 2022 (maternity cover) – the successful applicant can work for DMI under an employment contract or work on a ‘contract for services’ basis if they prefer
Based in: London (N1) with some potential for occasional travel (All DMI UK staff are currently 100% remote working due to the COVID pandemic, we are anticipating a return to office working after March 22, if circumstances allow. It is likely that a hybrid working arrangement will be offered after returning to the office, although the details of this arrangement are yet to be decided)
Salary and benefits:    As an employee: £45-50,000 per annum (pro rata), dependent on experience, plus 5% pension contribution, 25 days annual leave (pro rata) and private health insurance. As a contractor: Reasonable day rates (to be negotiated) broadly commensurate with the value of the salary and benefits offered under employment terms
Application deadline: Please submit your application as soon as possible. We will assess applicants on a rolling basis

About DMI

Development Media International (DMI) creates evidence-based behaviour change campaigns to improve health and save lives. We deliver at scale to maximise impact and cost-effectiveness. We are the first organisation to scientifically demonstrate that mass media can increase life-saving behaviours. In 2018 DMI published the results of its 5-year, £7m randomised controlled trial (RCT) in West Africa which showed that 56% more children were taken for treatment for malaria, 73% more for diarrhoea and 39% more for pneumonia following exposure to our campaign. Modelling indicates that over 3000 lives were saved during the campaign and that our approach is one of the most cost-effective ways of saving children’s lives. We have subsequently undertaken a second RCT which showed that the modern contraceptive prevalence rate was 20% higher in areas exposed to DMI’s messaging compared to areas that were not.

DMI has two priorities: first, to continue to generate ground-breaking research, second, to take our proven strategies to scale, saving as many lives as possible and improving health. We work across a range of health issues, including child survival, reproductive health, nutrition, hygiene, and early childhood development. DMI works in close partnership with leading experts in health, including WHO, UNICEF and LSHTM and has been funded by some of the world’s most prestigious organisations including the Wellcome Trust, DFID, Comic Relief, the Global Innovation Fund, Unorthodox Philanthropy and the Mulago Foundation.

We are an innovative and rapidly growing organisation, working at the nexus between science and creativity. DMI has demonstrated that knowledge is not only a human right but is also the key to saving lives in a cost-effective way. Our intellectual rigour, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn from both our successes and mistakes, makes us distinct. Our ethos is non-hierarchical: all our staff are intellectually high-powered, and we have a “best idea wins” culture. By working at DMI you will have a genuine, measurable impact on improving lives in low-income countries.

DMI has a permanent presence in Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Tanzania and has recently expanded to Madagascar, Malawi, Uganda, and Zambia. Our headquarters is currently in Hoxton, London (although we may be moving in mid-2022 to the Kings Cross area) and provides the strategic direction for the whole organisation. 

DMI is ranked as a ‘Best Charity’ by The Life You Can Save and was the first organisation to receive the maximum rating from charity assessors Impact Matters. It is also endorsed by the Centre for Effective Altruism.

Find out more on our website.

Job description

DMI is looking for a Finance Manager to join our small, friendly, and dynamic London team. We are open to candidates from both the international development sector and the private sector who have the appropriate experience in managing multiple and complex budgets.

Working with the Head of Finance and the three other members of DMI’s finance team in the UK, and liaising with relevant staff in DMI’s international offices, the successful candidate will play an important part in ensuring that DMI’s finances are managed and reported effectively and in line with internal policies and statutory requirements.

As Finance Manager you will be responsible for budgeting & forecasting our projects, and HQ costs, and the delivery of high-quality management accounts. More specifically, the Finance Manager role will include the following responsibilities:

1. Preparing and consolidating project and HQ budgets, cash flow forecasts, management accounts, and other reports as appropriate to provide decision makers at operational and strategic levels with accurate, timely, and useful financial information
2. Liaising and effectively communicating with DMI’s staff in international offices to review monthly financial performance and plan for future periods
3. Preparing donor reports, ensuring that expenditure is incurred and reported in line with donor stipulations
4. Leading on the maintenance and creation of existing and new complex financial models in Excel.
5. Supporting the Head of Finance in the provision of technical support and advice on the development of accurate budgets for inclusion in project proposals, as well as contributing advice on other financial aspects of proposals or contracts
6. Supporting the Head of Finance in ensuring that DMI complies with all relevant financial legislation in the UK and any relevant legislation in the countries where DMI works. This includes providing support for the year-end financial accounts and year-end audit processes across the DMI group (including audits of DMI’s non-UK entities where required). This also includes UK and non-UK payroll and VAT (or equivalent) reporting
7. Working effectively with, and mentoring, other members of the team in the UK, and staff based in DMI’s international offices (including staff with financial and non-financial backgrounds) to improve their understanding of financial management and financial processes
8. Other duties as required by DMI

Person specification

Required knowledge, skills and experience

1. Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CA or equivalent) with at least 5 year’s post qualification
2. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to develop awareness of commercial issues and expertise in relevant departments’ specific issues
3. Strong intellectual ability, self-motivated with good time-management skills, an ability to plan, manage and prioritise a varied workload and to take responsibility for queries until fully resolved
4. Significant experience in the management of budgets of a large and complex nature. Ability to understand accounts and supervise a project’s budget effectively
5. Experience of standard business procedures around procurement and other financial controls
6. Excellent IT skills with experience of operating computer-based financial management systems (DMI uses QuickBooks). Advanced level in Microsoft Excel
7. Willingness and ability to take the initiative not only in identifying problems but also in suggesting and implementing solutions
8. An eye for detail and a concern for accuracy, together with the ability to keep sight of the broader picture

Desirable knowledge, skills and experience

1. Language ability in French or Portuguese or other major global language, both written and spoken
2. Experience of working with geographically displaced colleagues (ideally in different countries)
3. Experience of working in the NGO/international development sector and ensuring compliance with international donors’ requirements

Hope Health Action (HHA) is in an exciting period of growth and are looking for an accomplished fundraising professional to join our small team, taking the lead on our individual and community giving activities. Working alongside the Partnerships Manager and CEO, you will develop and deliver an exciting 3 year fundraising strategy that meets HHA's ambitious growth goals for the coming years, inspiring existing and new donors to support the growing portfolio of life-saving health, disability care, and emergency relief projects in Haiti and East Africa. 

The ideal candidate will be experienced in creating and executing both offline and online appeals/campaigns, organising successful fundraising events, managing multiple work streams and inspiring volunteers. You will need experience in working with data to effectively record and extract key donor information. You will also be comfortable working with digital communication media (email, social, websites), and be able to use those effectively to deliver compelling supporter communications. HHA is a Christian charity so a good understanding of the Christian faith is desirable but not essential.

HHA has a small UK team so you will need to have the flexibility to work across multiple fundraising disciplines and have strong communication skills to work effectively with the rest of the UK team (often working remotely), but also other HHA teams and partners based in the US, Haiti and Uganda. 

Please read the attached Job Description carefully for full details of the role and the expectations. You can also contact us should you have further questions about the role. We look forward to receiving your application.

Finance Director

Are you an exceptional and experienced Finance Director who cares deeply about food systems, biodiversity, climate and food justice.

Salary: £50,000-£55,000 pro rata (depending upon experience)

Days: Flexible (4-5 days), with a preference for 4 days (30 hours) per week

Duration: Permanent

Deadline: 2nd Feb 2022

Interviews: 15th / 16th Feb, second follow up interviews will include the audit committee

Location: A combination of working from home and Feedback’s office based in Tottenham Hale, N15 4BE

About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional and experienced Finance Director, a qualified accountant, to head up our Finance Team and sit on our Senior Management Team.  It would suit someone with strong management experience and organisational skills, who is motivated to work within a growing and dynamic environmental NGO at the forefront of food systems change.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference to our small but fast growing charity. You will have the autonomy to make the finance function your own, with plenty of room for personal development and progression. We are a friendly team, priding ourselves on maintaining a positive and values-led organisation. We aim to provide a flexible working environment with a good work/life balance.

Our ideal candidate will be flexible, a self-starter, with a keen eye for detail, quick to transfer existing skills to rapidly evolving circumstances and ready to get stuck in to all aspects of the organisation.  Also someone who cares deeply about food systems, biodiversity, climate and food justice.  We are a supportive and flexible team and we look forward to welcoming you on board.  We welcome interest from candidates who are returning to work after maternity leave or career breaks.

Location

Feedback’s offices in Tottenham Hale, London. Feedback currently operates a policy for staff to work a minimum of 50% hours in the office, with the rest worked from home.
All workplace policies may vary due to changes in the government’s Covid policy.

Diversity

Feedback is an organisation actively seeking to move through an anti-racist and anti-oppressive journey in every aspect of its work. We acknowledge that the environmental sector is less open to people from under-represented backgrounds and we are strongly committed to doing what we can to correct this. We especially want to hear from you if you feel that opportunities like this are less available to you.

About Us

Feedback is a UK and Netherlands-based environmental campaign group. We work to regenerate nature by transforming our food system. Food production is the single greatest impact humans have on the environment. From mountains of food waste, to habitat destruction to grow animal feed for factory farms or feed farmed fish, to soil depletion leaving future harvests at risk: the food system needs to change. Founded in 2013, we combine investigative research, campaigns, community outreach and on-the-ground pilot projects for a better food system.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Accounting & Control

Review, develop and maintain effective and accurate financial policies, controls and management systems across the organisation, taking an active role in ensuring reconciliations are performed on a suitably regular basis

Oversee all aspects of the input and maintenance of accurate accounting records, ensuring that these comply with statutory requirements and the relevant accounting standards

Ensure that accurate restricted fund accounts are maintained and that the financial records comply with funder reporting requirements

Liaise with and maintain effective working relationships with external bodies such as professional advisors, payroll, auditors, banks etc.

Deal with tax issues, gift aid and other charity requirements on an ad hoc basis.

Financial Management and Reporting

Oversee the preparation of timely and accurate monthly management accounts with supporting analysis and commentary, and report on these to management teams and to Trustees as appropriate.

Maintain an ongoing accurate overview of the financial health of Feedback, specifically monitoring and reporting on the cash position.

Ensure the delivery of grant and contract financial management for Feedback and ensure that there are effective processes in place to provide required reporting to donors, liaising with programme teams and project managers and directors to ensure delivery.

Oversee financial reporting to the European Commission for Feedback’s EC-funded projects.

Oversee maintenance of the organisation’s statutory accounts and returns, in accordance with established accounting principles and the latest Charity SORP; work with Feedback’s selected external accounting firm to deliver annual charity accounts to an agreed timetable.

Ensure timely filing of the annual Charity Commission return.

Strategy, budgets and risk management

Be responsible for the budgeting and forecasting process for the organisation and provide appropriate reporting and analysis of variances and support for decision making to Managing Director and the Trustees

Develop templates, guidance and models to ensure that budgets to support proposals are rigorous, capture costs appropriately and ensure that resources are deployed effectively. Ensure effective recovery of indirect costs/overheads from programme budgets to ensure that costs are being suitably absorbed.

Participate in review and monitoring processes to evaluate performance against budget, review risks and issues and agree corrective actions with programme leads.

Team management and development

Supervise the Finance Manager and Finance and Operations Co-ordinator

Provision of finance training to new trustees and managers as required.

Remain up-to-date with key technical accounting and legal developments and funder requirements and maintain Feedback’s policies, procedures and systems in line with these requirements.

Review new developments in software and applications to identify ways of improving the efficiency of finance processes.

Provide financial support and information as required for new proposals, for example to set up new companies or spin off existing projects.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Qualified accountant with strong financial systems and several years of accounting experience

Proven ability to maintain effective policies, procedures and controls across an organisation

Desirable

Experience of working within an international charity environment, with complex funding bases across multiple stakeholders and geographies

Supervisory experience

Experience of using Xero or other cloud-based accounting software

Understanding and experience of funding conditions of key funders, such as the European Commission

Grant/contract management

Skills

Essential

Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel

Highly motivated and autonomous

A commitment to Feedback’s values - we are bold, collaborative, impact-driven, celebratory and inspiring - and to our goal of ecological regeneration through changing the food system.

How to apply

Please submit, in Word or pdf format, a CV/resume and cover letter (no more than 2 sides of A4 each) explaining how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work at Feedback in this role. Please note, all candidates will need to have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

Closing date for applications is midnight on 2nd February 2022. Applications received after this point will not be considered.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified on 8th February 2022.

Interviews will be held online via Zoom on 15th or 16th February 2022.  Those invited to the second stage interviews will meet the Audit Committee.

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees. We deliver medical and humanitarian aid in an impartial manner to those most vulnerable and at risk, while also developing local capacity and skills to ensure the long-term development of the Palestinian healthcare system. Our overarching goal is to improve the health and promote the well-being of Palestinians, strengthening the capacity of local partners.

We are an international, non-governmental, independent, non-political, non-religious charity that has worked towards this goal for nearly four decades, delivering health and medical care to those worst affected by conflict, occupation, discrimination and displacement. Working in partnership with local and international organisations, UN agencies and academic institutions, MAP addresses a wide range of health issues and challenges faced by the Palestinian people.

Our vision is of a future in which all Palestinians can access an effective, sustainable and locally-led system of healthcare and the full realisation of their rights to health and dignity.

Alongside our work on the ground in the West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, and Lebanon, we are also committed to bearing witness to the injustices caused by occupation, displacement and conflict. We speak out in the UK and internationally, and ensure Palestinian voices are heard at the highest levels, to press for the political and social barriers to Palestinian health and dignity to be addressed.

As our Treasurer steps back from the Board after nearly 10 years with us, we are seeking a new Treasurer to join MAP in 2022.

The responsibilities of the Treasurer include:

• Chairing the Finance Committee;
• Maintaining strong relationships with the Chair, Chief Executive and the Director of Finance, acting as a sounding board when required;
• Maintaining an overview of MAP’s financial affairs and ensuring they are legal, constitutional and within accepted accounting practice;
• Monitoring the financial health and stability of MAP;
• Overseeing the maintenance of proper financial records and procedures, as well as the production of necessary financial reports and returns;
• Ensuring that the charity applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objectives;
• Ensuring that MAP maintains a strong Risk Management framework with appropriate risk mitigation procedures;
• Providing advice and information to the Trustees on their financial stewardship responsibilities, acting as the leading interface between Trustees and management on financial matters.

The new Treasurer will be an individual of exceptional calibre who can guide and enhance the strategic development of MAP. They will demonstrate the following:

• Significant experience of strategic financial leadership;
• Demonstrable experience of working at Board level;
• Breadth of experience having oversight of various operational functions including IT, HR, Legal, Governance, and Compliance;
• Strong understanding of charitable governance structures;
• Empathy towards the main aims and purposes of MAP;
• Inclusive and collegiate approach to Trustee-ship and Committee Chairing.

Experience of leadership in a charitable or public sector context would be particularly beneficial.

MAP is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applications from anyone who can meet the criteria, regardless of gender, race, age, disability, sexuality or religion.

The Role

Ambitious candidates are invited to apply to become The Portland Trust’s Head of Policy and Communications. This highly-prestigious post is core to the small strategic team in our London headquarters and will have a role and remit spanning all areas of policy and communication. Working directly to the CEO, as postholder you will manage all aspects of the Trust’s internal and external communications across all our operations and be central to stakeholder relations, CRM, fundraising and a wide range of policy development issues, on which you will lead. You will advise on and be a direct part of all large Portland projects, including the rollout of a ground-breaking nationwide private sector pension scheme in Palestine and the scaling up various programmes for Palestinians, Druze, and Bedouin in both Palestine and Israel.

As the strategic and operational lead in communications, you can expect to be working at the highest level on these projects, as well as other day-to-day activities of the Trust, involving exposure to Ministerial level in the UK and the region, high-ranking civil servants and the C-suite private sector counterparties that form the core engine of Portland’s work, as well as bodies such as the US State Dept, the World Bank, the European Commission, Gulf country counterparties and the United Nations. The successful candidate will regularly visit the region and other locations, such as the US, as and when relevant. You will be part of a wide variety of high-level discussions and considerations, including generating ideas, situation analysis, business case development and institutional governance. We support our people’s development. This is a career accelerator role designed for a motivated and aspirational professional who punches above their weight.

For more information, please see the attached Job Description