Are you passionate about people’s rights? Do you want to be part of a team fighting poverty and injustice by providing free, community-based advice and support services? Are you a dynamic and inspirational leader with the skills and abilities to fulfil this broad and challenging role at the helm of our small community advice centre?

St Pauls Advice Centre are seeking an Executive Director. Passionate about the role of the voluntary sector in bringing about social change, you will be strategic, adaptable, motivated and equipped to support the charity’s development whilst also supporting our committed trustee board and staff team.

With the need for our services never greater, this is a challenging but exciting time to join our small, friendly and dynamic team. We are busy working towards achieving objectives set out in our five year strategic plan and are looking for someone who shares our values to help us achieve our ambitious goals.

We describe St Pauls Advice Centre as friendly, local and here to help – if that sounds like you too, we look forward to receiving your application

Role Outline:

The Executive Director is responsible for both the day-to-day running and strategic development of the organisation, working closely with the Board of Trustees and senior management team. Responsibilities include: governance, strategic and operational planning, service development, external partnership development, finance and fundraising oversight, contract management, human resources, quality compliance and other key functions. This is a diverse and challenging role, providing leadership for a small team and working energetically and appropriately with all stakeholders to achieve organisational plans.

We are proud of our accreditation as a Living Wage employer and offer flexible working and a generous benefits package:

Contract terms:
> Permanent contract

> Flexible contract hours: 28 to 35 hours per week (subject to negotiation)

We offer a generous benefits package:
> Salary: £43,570 (pro rata where relevant)

> Annual Leave: 30 days per year (pro rata where relevant)

> Extra 3 days annual leave between Christmas & New Year (office closure)

> Qualifying Workplace Pension Scheme: 5% employers contribution

Healthwatch Hackney (HWH) is committed to enabling local people to have real influence in shaping and developing current and future health and care services. We are looking to recruit an Executive Director to provide strong, inspirational executive leadership and direction for HWH. We are strongly committed to supporting local people to co-design services and holding to account those who fund and provide health and social care, for the quality, effectiveness and access to those services.

You will work with the Chair, Board, our staff team and delivery partners, to achieve the organisation’s strategic business objectives and ensure that activities are carried out effectively and contracts delivered to a high quality. You will also ensure a growing and sustainable future for the HWH and represent the organisation at key strategic and policy meetings.

The successful candidate will be a skilled all-rounder with a passion for equality, diversity and inclusion, with experience in strategic and business planning, operational delivery, and the ability to negotiate with and influence leaders and commissioners of our services. Excellent presentational and communication skills are required. A track record of successful fundraising would be an advantage.

Please download Executive Director application pack. Please note we do not accept CVs.

Deadline for applications is Noon 6th June 2022. Interviews to be held on the week beginning 20th June 2022. No late applications will be accepted

Starting at £50,051

Full time (35 hours/week), including some evening and weekend work

Hybrid working possible

Permanent contract, subject to funding

28 days holiday/year

Reporting to: Chair, Healthwatch Hackney

Based in Hackney

Our Vision

A world where all young people flourish, regardless of their background.

Who We Are

LTSB is a social mobility charity that works with bright young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, ensuring they find meaningful, skilled careers – and that firms get positive, effective employees who can make a difference from their first day.

Our four key responsibilities are:

• Promoting opportunities to those from backgrounds that are not normally reached
• Preparing young people for the workplace, and the workplace for young people
• Providing context for their application, and stewarding the hiring process
• Pastoral care – an additional support network for the first phase of their career

We don’t just get young people jobs. We launch careers. When diverse talent is given preparation and support, they don’t just get by, they thrive – and that means more representative management which can better train and retain a more representative workforce.  For historic information, please see our Impact Report on our website: www.ltsb.charity

Finance Team

The Finance team consists of a Finance Director and a Finance Administrator role.

Finance Director

Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Finance Director is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day financial management of the LTSB, and provides commercial focus, leading on financial compliance and governance and overseeing strong and effective financial administrative functions and reporting. With overall responsibility for the charity’s finance function, you will play a significant role as a senior member of the leadership team to ensure the charity can achieve its mission in the most effective and efficient way possible. The FD manages the Finance Administrator who undertakes the day-to-day financial administration.

Main Responsibilities
 

Day-to-day financial management

• Ensure relevant and accurate records are kept, filings made, and taxes paid as required by HMRC (in respect of Payroll, corporation tax and VAT), pension agencies, Companies’ House and the Charity Commission.
• Develop and enhance the financial and management reporting systems to meet the strategic and operational needs of the Trust including the identification and implementation of suitable software, and upgrades to existing software and office systems to improve processes and systems to bring about efficiencies.
• Ensure compliance with statutory accounting and regulatory requirements of financial and charity governance matters.
• Prepare the annual accounts in accordance with relevant statutory and accounting reporting standards and auditing requirements.
• Liaise with external auditors in relation to the annual audit and any management recommendations raised by the auditors.
• Oversee the management and reporting of all funds received from external funders. Ensure that accurate restricted fund accounts are maintained and that the financial records comply with funder reporting requirements.
• Supervise the Finance Administrator.
• Keep the CEO and Finance Committee informed of material developments on a regular and ad-hoc basis as required.
   

Strategic financial planning and management

• Prepare quarterly and annual management accounts, including income and expenditure accounts, balance sheet, cash flows, financial performance indicators and supporting notes for the Finance Committee and Trustee Board quarterly meetings.
• Be responsible for the budgeting and forecasting process for the organisation and provide appropriate reporting, variance analysis and support for decision making to the CEO, SLT and Board.
• Developing and leading LTSB’s finance strategy, optimising the charity’s financial performance and strategic position.
• Providing strategic leadership in relation to LTSB’s finances, advising on matters of compliance, risk, and contract performance.
   

Governance

• Accountable to the Finance Committee of the Board for all financial, risk and audit matters working closely with the CEO and Board to achieve a high quality of governance for LTSB.
• Ensure LTSB’s legal and governance responsibilities are undertaken and executed in a robust and transparent way, with trustees updated on any relevant legal and/or governance changes.
• Maintain up-to-date corporate documents and ensuring that all required documents are filed at Companies House and Charities Commission within the requisite deadlines.
   

Wider responsibilities

• Undertaking any other duties and projects as may be assigned by the CEO or the Board of Trustees.

Person Specification
 

Education/qualifications/experience

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong financial systems and experience working as a finance director.
• Outstanding and influential leader with the ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.
• Demonstrable commitment to LTSB’s vision and values.
• Experience of financial statement preparation and audit process management.
• Experience of preparing board papers and presenting to boards.
• Experience of managing grant finances and contract compliance.
• Commercially aware.
• Experience of preparing and submitting VAT returns under the partial exemption method.
• Experience of working in the charity sector with good knowledge of charity accounting.
• Experience of overseeing the development of organisational policies, procedures and systems.
• We have recently moved from Quickbooks to Oracle Netsuite accounting software so candidates with a good working knowledge of at least one of these systems would be ideal, although experience of using any similar cloud accounting system would be advantageous for the role
   

Skills and Abilities

• Strong technical financial and management accounting skills.
• Strong IT skills with advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to work to deadlines with good prioritisation and time management skills.
• Proven financial analysis, cashflow management and forecasting ability.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills (verbal and written).
• Proven ability to produce and interpret management accounts
• Proven ability to provide support, and guidance to non-financial managers and colleagues.
• The ability to manage a varied and pressured workload.
• Highly motivated and autonomous.
   

This job description is intended to summarise the main duties and responsibilities of the post and is not intended to be a full and exhaustive list of tasks. All LTSB staff members are expected to demonstrate flexibility and willingness to perform appropriate tasks when the need arises.

This role is ideal for an experienced Finance Director who is seeking flexible hours and home working. Although the FD would need to attend meetings in London they could be based anywhere in the UK. This is a home-based role, and our team works independently with no central office.

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter in Word format, when prompted to attach documents, explaining how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work at LTSB in this role.

Please note, all candidates will need to have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 29th May 2022. Applications received after this point will not be considered.

First stage interviews will be held by Zoom during w/c 6th June. Second stage interviews will be held in London on Wednesday 15th June.

About Us

The Congregation of La Retraite has its origin in the 17th century in Brittany , France, providing spiritual retreats for women. Today, the sisters continue to respond to the human and spiritual needs of our time by journeying with people as they seek inner stillness, meaning and focus in their lives

About the Role

Reporting to the Area Leader, the Finance Director has a key role in the financial and business management of the Charity. The facilitation of effective governance and representing the Charity at Conferences, Seminars and Public meetings are also important requirements of the position.

The successful applicant will be a motivated individual who is experienced in supporting business decisions, will have great attention to detail, be strong in technical and finance systems and have excellent organisational and communication skills. Working with Senior Professional advisors on a regular basis during career to date should also be demonstrated.

Restore Hope is a Christian charity with a passion to see the lives of disadvantaged children, young people and families transformed.

Based on a stunning 360-acre former farm estate in the Chess Valley, Buckinghamshire and together with a small but amazing staff of 12 and a further 300 remarkable volunteers, we work to see hope restored.

Many of those we work with are going through really tough situations and come from backgrounds where opportunities have been limited. Our focus is on inspiring, training and equipping children, families and volunteers with the skills that enable them to fulfil their potential.

The pandemic and cost of living crisis has tragically heightened the severity of need and the number of people in need. It has also changed our work through the development of a FoodLife Delivery Box programme that enables us to connect people in need with our wider programmes and significantly increased our volunteer base.

We now seek an Executive Director who can prayerfully take this work forward, developing and growing the staff team to support the volunteer base and realise more opportunities to see the community in Amersham, Chesham and beyond transformed.  

If you have experience of executive leadership, building teams, developing partnerships, a mature Christian faith and a passion to see lives transformed we would love to hear from you.

Please note that this role has an Occupational Requirement to be a committed Christian as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010.

For more details see job pack attached.

Closing date 15th June

SolarAid is seeking a Director of Finance & Resources who wants to be part of charity that thinks like a business and punches above its weight in terms of impact.

The Director of Finance & Resources will be a member of the senior management team of the SolarAid Group, and play a crucial strategic part in leading all Finance, IT and HR related strategy and planning.

Within a growing and ambitious organisation, the Director of Finance & Resources will play an important role in shaping the strategic direction, decision making and operations. The role is key in the future success of SolarAid and the SunnyMoney social enterprises.

The successful candidate will be hands-on and participative and will lead and develop an international team to support the following key areas: finance, business planning and budgeting, human resources, administration and IT.

Role: Finance Director
Office address: 12 Meadway Court, Stevenage SG1 2EF  
Hours of Work: Full time (37.5 hours plus unpaid breaks)  
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £55,000 - £70,000 (depending on experience)
Line Manager: Chief Executive Officer
Line Management Responsibility:  
Internal: Junior Accountant, Office Manager
External: Outsourced HR agency, Outsourced IT agency

About Mercy Ships UK

Mercy Ships uses hospital ships to deliver accessible, free surgery and vital medical care for those in unjust poverty and urgent need. Our supporters and partners are creating a legacy of sustainable healthcare; investing in infrastructure and mentoring local professionals. All this is done through the unique mobilisation of skilled volunteers in partnership with developing nations, motivated by a Christian ethos.

Mercy Ships UK plays a crucial role within the global Mercy Ships family, providing resources (predominantly revenue and personnel) to operate our fleet of hospital ships. Our culture also plays an important role – we operate with integrity, excellence and respect, each being passionately responsible for ensuring every beneficiary receives excellent service.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Finance Director to join us at a time of growth, with the opportunity to help lead in the organisation’s strategic development of improved reporting, forecasting and evaluation of fundraising and new business development opportunities.

This role is vital to the successful delivery of Mercy Ships UK five-year strategy to double income, overseeing the internal and external reporting to define clear links between success of activity and increased revenue generation. Measuring outputs and outcomes to evaluate productivity, efficiency and effectiveness, providing clear feedback to relevant management, and supporting with continuous improvement. Raising the profile of data driven decisions, working closely with the Head of Supporter Development to ensure our technology stack works ‘for us’, providing accessible and informative dashboards.

Demonstrating inclusive and coaching leadership across the Finance and Office Management team, while setting clear expectations across outsourced support (IT and HR) will require strong communication skills at all levels. Being flexible and agile, willing to ‘roll up sleeves’ and support cross teams will be essential. A key member of the Senior Management Team, the candidate must lead with integrity and excellence, embracing honest feedback and respecting others, be it the staff, volunteers or patients.

Provide strategic leadership to the charity and CEO, producing board and management level financial and KPI reporting, responsible for managing supporter services and operations team, managing all financial, IT, and other admin duties for the charity. The role involves communicating with other finance professionals across the international structure, idea sharing and working collaboratively as part of an executive team and international family of organisations. Providing executive support to the treasurer in leading the Finance, Audit and Risk board committee, bringing clear and concise updates highlighting key success and risks across finance, fundraising and compliance.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing + one day with each year of service, up to 30 days annual leave
• Christmas shutdown
• Up to 7% Employer pension contribution
• Travel and training loans
• Free parking onsite

Closing Date: 6th June 2022
Don’t delay applying as we screen applications on receipt and reserve the right to close early.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Mercy Ships UK is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all individuals and value diversity in our workforce.

No agencies please.

Chief Finance Officer

Up to £83,425 p/a + excellent benefits including LGPS

Permanent

East London (hybrid / remote working options available – willing to consider 0.8 FTE)

Hays Senior Finance is proud to be working in partnership with Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust, (OLOG) who are looking to appoint a Chief Finance Officer which is a pivotal appointment within their team.

The Trust was founded in 2015 with the aim of developing the whole child and ensuring Gospel Values drive aspiration in serving their community throughout their lives. All those involved in the Trust want to ensure the long-term sustainability of Catholic education within Newham. Now comprising 6 primary schools, the schools are working collaboratively to offer an excellent and high-quality education for all their children.

As the Chief Finance Officer for the Trust, you will provide strategic management and leadership of the financial and commercial operations and line manage and supervise the school business managers and also finance teams in each of the Academies operated by the Trust.

As a member of the Trust’s Team, you will attend Trust Board meetings and be a trusted advisor on financial matters to the Trustees. You will support the Accounting Officer, Trust Board and Heads’ Group in identifying new schools to join the Trust and lead on the financial due diligence to be undertaken in respect of those schools.

This role will be based at St Helen’s Catholic Primary School, but you will be expected to attend meetings and work at each of the Academy sites which fall within the responsibility of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust (the “Trust”), in Newham, East London. 

The Trust has a hands-on, pragmatic team culture so it is essential that you can roll up your sleeves and be involved in the day-to-day operations as well as coaching and influencing others to continue to innovate and improve their financial processes. This is a financially strong Multi Academies Trust so this role will contribute to an ambitious and driven organisation.

This is an exciting time to join OLOG, so if you are a professionally qualified accountant and feel you have the drive and the passion to help them to achieve their mission and vision, then they can offer you a role that is not only hugely satisfying but brings great benefits and a stimulating and supportive working environment.

In return, they are offering a competitive salary, and an excellent benefits package including competitive annual leave, a Local Government Pension Scheme and free parking on site. Flexible and agile working arrangements including working from home for the right candidate will also be available.

For more information about the role and organisation please contact Senan Pierce, Senior Business Director at Hays Senior Finance who is the retained consultant working in partnership with Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust.

All job offers are made subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which includes satisfactory references, medical questionnaire and clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing date for all applications: Sunday 29th May 2022.

Interviews will take place: 9th June 2022.

All third party & direct applicants will be forwarded directly to Senan Pierce at Hays Senior Finance to be screened as part of the recruitment process.

Deputy Finance Director (5m FTC), London – Higher Education, up to £90,000

A leading London based university is looking for a senior corporate candidate to come and lead a large finance team through a period of transformation. Responsible for a team of 20, the Deputy FD will need to ensure each member of staff is comfortable in their newly created position and ensure efficiency throughout the team. Suitable candidates will be commercially minded and will work closely with the CFO to put together business plans and partner with other department heads to ensure the university’s development. We are only considering candidates on a short notice period or who are IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the enhancement, implementation and monitoring of the budget, 5-year financial planning, quarterly forecast and monthly management account processes. Ensuring integration with student number planning and transparent, value for money principles underpinning resource allocation decisions.
• Proactively scan the external environment for emerging and current sector and macroeconomic developments to understand key risks and opportunities.
• Adopting appropriate mitigation and scenario planning techniques to scale and manage revenue and cost shocks. 
• Synthesis of financial performance into clear, professional, and impactful management packs, adapted to respond to end-user needs from academic leaders to Governing Body members
• Oversee and embed a culture of curiosity and proactive analysis to understand performance and identify efficiency improvements.  Root cause analysis, establishing trends and causal relationships, testing multiple scenarios to get to a solution
• Comfortable interpreting and directing analysis involving large quantities of data to understand performance
• Responsible for the development and deployment of the Finance strategic and operational plan
• Influence and partner VC Executive and Senior management on items impacting financial sustainability
• Motivate, develop, and empower individual members of the team to realise their potential at both a personal level and as a key contributor to the team’s performance.
• Continuously identifying new and innovative finance management and leadership approaches which enhance stakeholder experience whilst meeting University needs

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• Qualified Accountant with significant PQE
• Experience in HE/charity would be desired but not essential
• Significant experience leading large teams/finance functions is necessary in this role
• Corporate/big company experience is desirable
• Commercial and analytical mindset
• Strong leader and mentor, committed to the development of their team and the organisation as a whole
• Able to prioritise, organise and deliver a complex and changing workload under pressure to tight deadlines, without constant supervision

The Executive Director has a critical role in the impactful and efficient management of the Breteau Foundation and all of our global programs. We are seeking a self-driven and highly competent interim executive director to lead our organisation in line with our mission and objectives and support and enhance our organisational strategy, operations and growth.

Responsibilities:

Duties for the Interim Executive Director will include but not be limited to: 

• Work closely with the board of directors and management team, informing, assessing, and addressing issues that affect the organisation

• Oversee the daily operations of the Foundation, providing executive direction of all program strategy, compliance, quality assurance, and program efficiency

• Manage our high quality educational offering, ensuring projects deliver outstanding pedagogy and utilise our team of experts within the broader BF team. This includes regular review, adaptation and creation of educational content, educational based marketing and communications.

• Lead an effective global team dedicated to fulfilling the organisation’s mission through highly successful program implementation, efficient operations and a strong culture and work climate that attracts and retains staff.

• Manage our culturally diverse staff, partners, contractors, volunteers whose skills, cultures and spoken languages reflect the communities Breteau Foundation serves. 

• Oversee all external communication materials including, website, marketing materials, PR, annual letter, impact and social media content

• Manage the Foundation budget, complete reporting requirements optimising financial operations and maximising efficiencies. 

• Serve as an interim face of the organisation, actively participating in external events, developing strategic partnerships, building visibility & credibility, and brand in the market, in order to maximise the expansion of the program.

• Manage, coordinate, and execute the global collection of impact data from program teams & partner organisations to produce key insights which can easily inform multiple audiences across our network of supporters.

Skills and Qualifications Required:

• 7+ years of senior management experience, Education or Non profit sector preferred

• Strong public relations, marketing, campaign and strategic experience preferred 

• Knowledge of leadership and management principles related to nonprofits

• Proven success working with a board of directors

• Entrepreneurial mindset, with innovative approach to strategy & planning

• Dynamic and charismatic team player comfortable dealing with multiple stakeholders and networks

• Exceptional verbal, written, and visual communication skills

• Experience with budget management and reporting

• Outstanding people and project management skills and attention to detail.

• Knowledge & experience with technology in education desired 

About the Breteau Foundation

Established in 2014, the Breteau Foundation is a global non-profit organization that has provided quality and inclusive education to the most disadvantaged primary schools and children in 11 countries worldwide. We specialise in EdTech; providing schools with computer tablets loaded with world-class apps that are aligned to local languages & national curriculums.  We also deliver extensive teacher training & strategic support to school leaders to build capability & confidence so that schools are autonomous  in 2 years.

In direct response to the Covid pandemic, the Foundation has diversified its response to include literacy and numeracy based tablet programs for offline learning at home, a STEAM (Science, engineering, technology Arts & Maths) programme to support at home learning that encourage students to use problem solving, creativity, entrepreneurship and teamwork to create solutions to real-world problems. We give children & families hope, insight to the world via technology with more opportunity & pathways to brighter futures.

Artlink Hull is having its 40th birthday year in 2022 – and they say life begins at 40! 

To lead the organisation into our next decade, we are seeking to appoint a new CEO & Director.

So what can we offer you? 

• a new five-year strategic business plan all good to go;
• a portfolio of investors and delivery partners to support the planning;
• a revitalised arts venue in the building which we own;
• an exciting and quality driven arts programme;
• an experienced staff team altogether well positioned to deliver future strategic objectives;
• a skilled and enthusiastic Board of Trustees prepared to support and challenge as we progress.

This is an exciting time to lead Artlink Hull forward as we approach a major strategic priority to enter the Arts Council England National Portfolio for 2023 onwards.

The new CEO & Director will be someone who is:

• inspired by the development of community, participatory and socially-engaged art practices;
• highly motivated to raise the profile of Artlink Hull both across the city and beyond the boundaries so that people appreciate the quality and value of the work developed by the organisation;
• excited by the prospect of leading on the creative vision and direction of the organisation and

social impacts this work can have;

• able to drive the operational aspects of the organisation, including line management, fundraising, reporting, compliance and policy implementation;
• expecting to be a proud spokesperson for the organisation as the key contact with

our Board of Trustees and major stakeholders such as Arts Council England and Hull City Council and build strong partnerships locally, regionally and nationally as ambassadors of Artlink Hull.

Please down load the information pack and equal opps form from Artlink Hull website

Deadline to Apply 1pm on Monday 20 June 2022

Our growing charity needs a suitably experienced person to lead Creative Carbon Scotland's financial and operational sustainability, efficiency and effectiveness whilst maintaining our creative and collaborative nature.

The finance and operations director is a new post created to help us deftly navigate an increased workload extending from our work to support Creative Scotland’s Climate Emergency and Sustainability Plan and new initiatives stemming from COP26 in Glasgow in 2021.

We need a friendly and experienced multitasker with skills in administration, finance, management, HR, IT and fundraising.

Closing date for applications: 23:59, Sunday 5 June

Start date:1 October – or earlier if possible

Job description, person specification and application details  

Introduction

Creative Carbon Scotland (CCS) believes in the power of the arts and culture to help achieve sustainability in Scotland and the world. The arts inspire, illuminate, communicate, educate, entertain and encourage new ways of thinking and shared experience – all attributes needed to tackle climate change. That’s why we support individuals and organisations in the arts and culture sector to be sustainable themselves and to lead and influence climate action through their creative work, including by collaborating with environmental experts and organisations working directly on climate change.

We are a nimble, positive, influential and growing charity in a dynamic field. We are experiencing great demand and enthusiasm for our work in carbon emissions reduction and climate change adaptation from both the cultural and the climate change sectors. Our founding partners are the Edinburgh Festivals, the Federation of Scottish Theatre, and the Scottish Contemporary Art Network. We receive significant long-term funding from Creative Scotland, the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland.

We recently worked with Creative Scotland to help write its bold and ambitious Climate Emergency and Sustainability Plan, which places the creative and cultural sectors as key agents of change in the transformation to a sustainable Scotland. It will shape Creative Scotland’s funding, policy and work until 2045, and ours as well.

The finance and operations director role

The new finance and operations director will help us manage our own transformation as we double our staffing to respond to this increased demand for our work. Good administration is highly valued at CCS and the finance and operations director will take responsibility for all the administrative and financial processes that enable an innovative and busy charity to run smoothly and allow the team to create and deliver their projects and work to the highest standard. The finance and operations director will lead work to secure the financial future of the charity and they’ll work closely with the director to manage our growth and increase the diversity of knowledge, perspectives and backgrounds amongst our staff, board and partners to ensure richness and complexity in our thinking.

Creative Carbon Scotland employment approach

CCS aims to be a friendly, collaborative employer where everyone in the team knows they are supported, valued and respected. All staff members contribute to discussion and decision making through weekly all-team meetings as well as in regular smaller programme meetings and one-to-ones with their line managers. Collaboration across the organisation and proposals for new developments are encouraged. Flexibility in working arrangements to suit staff members’ circumstances is the norm.

Employment details

Salary: £35,000 pa, + 3% of salary in pension contributions

Reports to: Director (Ben Twist)

Responsible for: Communications manager, PR manager, administration officer

Hours: Full time. This means a 35-hour week with a degree of flexibility on both sides, as some evening and weekend work may be required and busy periods may call for extra hours, with time taken off in lieu during quieter periods. 

Flexible working and job sharing: Creative Carbon Scotland welcomes proposals for flexible working or job-share, subject to the needs of the role being satisfactorily fulfilled.

Holidays: 20 days plus 10 public holidays to be taken at times agreed with the line manager. 

Place of work: CCS is based at City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh, but hybrid working including home working and hot-desking in other office locations is the norm. Travel throughout Scotland may be required if government guidelines and personal health concerns permit.

Contract and notice period: This is a permanent contract. A probationary period of six months will apply following successful completion of which the full contract will be confirmed.  The notice period is three months for both employer and employee.

Equipment: CCS is a BYOD (bring your own device) organisation. A laptop and mobile phone will be provided if required.  Additional equipment will be provided in line with CCS policies if needed to support a healthy working from home workstation.

Staff benefits: CCS offers annual salary increments, a workplace pension scheme, a salary sacrifice scheme for bicycles and IT equipment, confidential access to mental health counselling, and a working from home heating & lighting allowance.

Job description

The main purpose of the role is to:

• Lead on the financial and operational sustainability, efficiency and effectiveness of Creative Carbon Scotland whilst maintaining the charity’s creative and collaborative nature as we navigate through a period of significant growth
• Deputise for the director in his absence

Responsibilities:

Governance

• Ensure that all regulatory and statutory obligations of CCS are met in good time and to a high standard
• Work with the convenor of CCS to ensure that the CCS Board of Trustees is effectively served with full and timely reports, effective meetings and good communications to enable it to fulfil its governance duties and responsibilities
• Oversee management of the risk register, ensuring all risks are captured, monitored and robust mitigation plans are in place
• With the director, develop, deliver and monitor progress on the organisational plan

Finance

• Oversee CCS’s finance function, demonstrating excellent budgetary control procedures and ensuring that financial disciplines are adhered to, and the organisation meets all legal obligations
• With the director, draw up regular budget and cash flow projections
• Oversee the annual audit process and co-ordinate preparation of the Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts
• Ensure the organisation’s financial systems, controls and policies are fit for purpose and adhered to
• Oversee the production of timely and accurate financial reports
• Oversee the cash flow to ensure CCS has adequate funds to meet its day-to-day operational obligations and its long-term aspirations
• Develop reporting and forecasting mechanisms that enable the leadership team to anticipate potential shortcomings and recommend corrective actions as appropriate

Funding and fundraising

• Lead the director and relevant staff in developing, implementing and monitoring progress against an effective fundraising strategy to provide CCS with the resources to meet its aims
• With the director, maintain strong relationships with core funders including Creative Scotland and the Scottish Government
• Ensure that reporting to all funders is completed in good time and effectively

Human resources

• Ensure that best practice is met in all operational areas and that effective policies are in place relating to equalities, diversity and inclusion, recruitment, working environment, health and safety, HR, health and wellbeing, staff handbooks, appraisals and training and development. Regularly monitor and review the effectiveness of such policies.
• Lead on recruitment for the organisation, including overseeing the preparation of materials and running of fully accessible processes so as to ensure a strong and diverse range of candidates apply, overseeing effective and accessible interview and selection processes, analysing post-recruitment to improve our approach, preparing staff contracts, managing negotiations, overseeing the issuing of freelance contracts and managing any work placements and internships.
• With the director, provide strong leadership and support to the whole of the staff team and work to ensure that CCS remains a welcoming, inspiring and attractive place to work.

Administrative systems

• Oversee the company’s operational functions, ensuring all systems are fit for purpose
• Provide line management to the administration officer to enable them to perform their role effectively
• Lead CCS’s green team and our work on equalities, diversity and inclusion
• Convene weekly team meetings and lead monthly leadership team meetings
• Ensure that internal communications are effective
• Ensure that CCS’s IT systems and tools are appropriate and effective, relevant staff are well trained in their use and the necessary technical support is available when required
• Oversee the provision of office and meeting accommodation and working from home equipment and facilities as required

Communications

• Provide line management to the communications manager and PR manager to enable them to perform their roles effectively
• Represent CCS in meetings with key external parties and other fora as required

Other

• Other relevant duties as requested by the director or the trustees
• Deputise for the director in his absence

Person specification

Essential characteristics

1. Management skills, with at least five years’ experience of working in a management capacity, including a period of line management and leading a team
2. Financial management skills, including preparing and managing budgets and preparing clear and complete reports
3. Successful experience of fundraising including building and maintaining relationships with public and private funders
4. Experience of HR processes including a commitment to maximising equality, diversity and inclusion and staff development
5. Experience of creating and updating effective administrative processes
6. Knowledge of relevant administrative and other IT systems and their application in an SME
7. Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
8. Attention to detail and a commitment to the highest standards in all work
9. Flair and imagination

Desirable characteristics

1. Knowledge of the cultural sector and/or climate change, particularly in relation to Scotland
2. Experience of working in an SME in the charitable sector

Application process

1. Applications must be made through the website unless you have difficulty accessing or using the website (see Accessibility below).
2. Please study the job description and person specification closely and ensure that you demonstrate clearly in the application form how your skills and experience meet them.
3. Complete the online application form and the separate anonymous online Equality Monitoring Survey by 23:59 on Sunday 5 June 2022.
4. Confirm on the application form that you have completed the Equality Monitoring Survey. The survey is anonymous and the information provided will not affect your application in any way. 

Once you submit your application through the online form you will receive an automated acknowledgement of receipt (please contact us if you don’t get this). By 10 June short-listed candidates will be invited by email to interview. Interviews will be held virtually via MSTeams in week commencing 13 June, with second interviews, which may be held in person, in week commencing 20 June.

All shortlisted candidates will be provided with additional information about CCS and invited to supply a CV before their interview. Candidates will be asked to deliver a short presentation as part of the interview.

Once the appointment has been made, we will offer feedback to all applicants by email, in early July.

In summary, the anticipated schedule is:

Application deadline: 23:59 (BST), Sunday 5 June 2022

Invitation to interview: Issued to those on the shortlist by Friday 10 June via email

Interviews: Virtually via MS Teams week commencing 10 June; second interviews (potentially in person) week commencing 20 June

Feedback: Offered to all applicants via email from early July

Accessibility, equalities and data protection

CCS wants to increase the diversity of our team so that people with a range of views and experiences contribute to our thinking. Before we pass your application to our recruitment panel we will remove your personal data to help them avoid bias during the shortlisting process. We will only use the personal data you provide in your application for the purpose of completing this recruitment process. Creative Carbon Scotland promotes a diverse and inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and experience and we will make reasonable adjustments where necessary to enable people with particular needs or requirements to work with us. 

Samaritan’s Purse International is on the front-line of the world’s most pressing issues. The Finance Director is a key member of the senior team. The role involves strong spiritual leadership as well as excellent financial leadership. This is a fast-paced and agile organisation in which flexibility is vital.

Samaritan’s Purse is a Christian organisation providing church support, relief and development assistance to suffering people around the world, meeting the physical needs of victims of war, famine, natural disaster and disease with the aim of demonstrating God’s love and sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Carnelian Search have been appointed to lead the search for a new Director of Finance. Please get in touch if you would like an exploratory conversation.

The Government Property Agency is changing the way the Civil Service works and is at the forefront of Government's transformation agenda; reshaping the relationship civil servants have with their place of work. The Agency is central to the delivery of key Government policies including moving 22,000 Civil Service roles out of London by 2030 and tackling climate change by contributing to the Net Zero agenda. To do this we are delivering a major change programme across the UK and consolidating our portfolio in order to save £1.4 Bn over 10 years.

You will be a key member of the GPA Finance Leadership team, responsible for setting out GPA’s financial strategy working with HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office. You will lead 3 x G6 finance staff in corporate finance activities made up of financial accounting, management reporting, financial control, finance systems and finance operations.  You will be able to inspire and support the Finance staff of around 25 people and be able to lead this highly-skilled Finance team in delivering best in class finance services, overseeing the business and financial planning cycle, driving robust financial controls and holding the organisation to account for meeting financial targets.

This strategic leadership role is accountable for the delivery of an efficient and effective corporate finance function delivering a range of professional services to enable the organisation to robustly and confidently manage its financial position in line with government and regulatory expectations for the management of public money. Leading a team of professional experts, this role will ensure that the GPA is supported by a high quality, efficient and effective finance function that assesses, understands and anticipates strategic direction, business need and risks, while being sufficiently dynamic to be able to respond to changes in business and government direction as well as legislative changes. You will lead the GPA central finance teams to focus on high quality service delivery for a rapidly growing organisation with income over £1.1b and assets of over £1.7billion

The responsibilities of the Deputy Director of Corporate Finance will include:

• As part of the Finance Senior Leadership team, provide leadership, energy and direction for the team and supporting financial service providers continuingly improving service levels
• Oversee and deliver the preparation of annual statutory accounts.
• Oversee the provision of reporting and analysis to the Executive Team and the Board.
• Ensure that GPA meets its financial targets by managing its income and costs with effective finance processes and delegations.
• Oversee the development of assurance strategy to ensure that the highest standards are met and are in line with best practice and government strategy.
• Embed an effective internal assurance control framework.
• Strong people leadership, creating a Finance team that is seen as exemplary in delivery of financial management, reporting and control as well as a place where Finance professionals want to be.
• Experience of a senior financial role within an organisation going through a significant period of change.
• Sound experience of financial management, reporting and control with the ability to manage systems, deliver at pace and drive best value for money.
• Strong track record of confidently engaging and working with senior stakeholders.

Key Skills

• Knowledge of financial accounting, budgeting and income generation in Government.
• Experience of Government finance and budgeting.
• processes, such as Treasury funding mechanisms, and spending reviews.
• The successful candidate must be a CCAB Qualified or equivalent (i.e. ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA, ICAS or CAI).
• Ability to deliver transformational change and upskill and grow the finance function and associated infrastructure in order to support the growth of GPA.
• Experience of strong financial management controls and processes in a variety of organisations.
• Strong customer service ethos.
• A track record of successfully working with outsourced service providers.
• Experience of financial management gained in the property / real estate sector, preferably in property development or asset management. (Desirable)
• Have strong commercial acumen, with proven ability to add commercial value. (Desirable)
• Experience of introducing new financial systems and digital tools.  (Desirable)
• Experience of reporting to, and advising, a Board. (Desirable)

To apply for this opportunity, you will be required to produce a supporting statement (max 750 words) demonstrating how you consider your personal skills, qualities, and experience, providing evidence of your suitability for the role with consideration for the key responsibilities of the role alongside your CV. For more information, please apply using the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Jack White at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.