FINANCE OFFICER

REDBRIDGE CARERS SUPPORT SERVICE (RCSS)

Redbridge Carers Support Service (RCSS) is a leading carers organisation offering a range of innovative, holistic services to carers. We are currently seeking to appoint an accomplished, experienced Finance Officer to join our small charity. You will be working closely with our senior management team and assist in providing proactive, efficient and effective financial management of our charitable resources.

You will play a key role in ensuring internal financial systems and procedures are working efficiently, providing accurate and timely reports, as required. Working closely with senior management, the Finance Officer will take day to day responsibility for the finance function and ensure all financial controls are in place and transactions are managed in accordance with internal policies, relevant financial regulations and funders specifications and requirements.

The role will include the management of financial systems, budget monitoring, updating of records and the preparation of accounts for senior management and the RCSS Board of Trustees. The role will include overseeing compliance with authorisation procedures. You will support the work of the organisation, the Trustees, the Executive Director, the Operational Director and staff, including accounts, payroll, invoices and budgets for core work and projects and for funding bids.

RCSS has a 25-year history of providing excellent services for carers. We are a dynamic and enterprising team with a wealth of experience, skills and talent. We are offering a fantastic opportunity for someone who has a talent for finance and experience of the charity sector. We offer training and self-development opportunities to all staff and a workplace pension scheme.

This is a part time post, 18 hours per week, based in Ilford, in the London Borough of Redbridge. Salary: £16,971 p.a. pro rata  (£33,000 FTE)

Please read the Job Description/Person Specification before completing the application.

CVs will not be accepted.

Failure to address the requirements of the Person Specification may result in applications not being shortlisted.

Six Months’ Fixed Term Contract to Permanent

We are looking for a strategic financial leader to join our team and play an instrumental role in helping us achieve our mission to improve the health of women and girls across the globe. You will ensure the financial sustainability of the College, bringing both robust day-to-day management of the College’s finances and contribute to the development of the business to support the delivery of our strategic ambitions in what is a very exciting time for the organisation.

About us

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s healthcare across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area and are in our 90th year, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally.

We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

About the role

Working closely with the Chief Executive and the Executive team, you will provide financial leadership to the College, supporting our strategic direction. You will do this by contributing to the development of our long-term strategy, ensuring financial sustainability of the College and through your abilities as a leader; empowering teams to do deliver against our corporate goals and objectives.

You will lead on the development of teams within the directorate, ensuring high-quality financial services and strategy are delivered; advising the CEO, Board of Trustees, Officers and Executive Director team on financial and resources matters. You will foster a culture of financial responsibility, ensuring value for money and that robust systems of control are in place.

In addition to your financial management duties, you will take responsibility for business development; overseeing the delivery of growth in existing revenue streams and for the people and technology departments ensuring the College is appropriately resourced and continuously delivers excellent user experience. You will have excellent grasps of leading customer facing teams.

Requirements

With substantial experience of leading at senior level in a finance function, and in managing a multi-disciplinary team, you will be ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CIPFA qualified or equivalent with excellent IT skills and in the management of a complex VAT environment.

Benefits

Along with the knowledge you will be joining an organisation making a positive impact on the lives of women and girls across the globe, we offer a friendly working environment and an excellent benefits package including free staff lunches, a full list of benefits can be found on our careers site. You will be located in our brand new bespoke office in London Bridge.

How to apply:

To apply, please visit our website via the Apply button. You will need to submit a CV, Supporting Statement and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.

Closing date for applications: 10.00am on Friday 21 August 2020

If you have further questions, please contact Gail Kyle, Interim Director of HR.

RCOG is committed to being a successful, caring and welcoming place for all. We want to create a supportive and inclusive environment where our employees can reach their full potential, without prejudice and discrimination. We are committed to a culture where respect and understanding is fostered and the diversity of people's backgrounds and circumstances will be positively valued.

Battersea is one of the oldest, best-known animal welfare organisations in the world and this year sees us celebrating our 160th Anniversary. Since we were established in 1860, we have helped over 3 million dogs and cats and every year help around 7,000 animals directly through our existing three centres, and many thousands more through our work with and support of other UK and international rescue organisations.  We have built an enviable reputation for being a leader in our field, a driver for change and a champion and voice for vulnerable animals.

We are looking for an exceptional Director of Finance and Corporate Services to join our Executive Director’s team at Battersea as they lead, facilitate and inspire our passionate, talented, hugely motivated and very engaged people across Battersea.

You will lead specialist teams across Finance, Compliance, Procurement, IT, Governance and Legacies, with oversight of the development/agreement of major contracts, taking a lead role in governance and acting as Company Secretary and will have strong experience of developing, leading and managing high performing “customer first” focussed teams.

You will be a qualified Accountant and will have a strong and successful track record of achievement in senior finance and corporate services leadership roles in an entrepreneurial and commercially focussed large charity, social enterprise or the private sector.  You will have significant experience of working as part of an organisational senior leadership team, regularly leading projects and speaking to and inspiring staff audiences across an organisation at all levels. As an analytical, strategic, ‘big picture’ thinker, you will have strong experience of developing, delivering and evaluating cross-organisational and departmental strategies and leading associated organisational business planning processes. You will, of course, be committed to our mission, vision and values which underpin everything that we do.  

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Trustees. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together. To help us to enhance the diversity of our Executive Directors Team, we would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities, who are currently under-represented at Battersea.

For full details, including our job applicant privacy notice, please download our recruitment pack. You can apply by visiting our website. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised.

At St Martin of Tours we provide care homes and support services throughout London for people with complex mental health needs.

We are looking for a Director of Finance initially on a twelve month fixed term contract.

The ideal candidate will support leading the organisation in an exciting time of change and transformation. This is a great opportunity for someone who has experience of implementing financial system change and who can mould the future state of how this company operates alongside the senior team.

Position: Director of Finance

Location: London, N1 2LF

Job Type: Contract, 12 months

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: £55-60,000

The role will:

• scope, identify and implement the required change;
• be responsible for designing the future delivery structure to support the stability of accounting, reporting, analytics and budgeting services that benefit the delivery of the Strategic Plan;
• manage the Finance team which includes Payroll, Procurement and Systems Support.

The position would ideally suit someone with experience in leading a commercial finance department within a larger business, or a current FD of a small/ start-up business, who has managed previously all usual finance functions and also has spent time overseeing business investment processes. Commercial awareness and insight is essential, along with the ability to work within the leadership team.

Qualifications

·Bachelor's degree or relevant experience

·Qualified chartered accountant

·5+ years' experience in a finance function

·2 + years’ leading a finance function or department

·Strong organisational, critical thinking and communications skills

·Attention to detail and good judgement

·Flexible and adaptable style

Please send your CV with a covering letter.

Closing date: 27th August 2020

St Martin of Tours aims to be an equal opportunities employer.

The Philharmonia is a world-class symphony orchestra for the 21st century. Based in London at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, the Philharmonia creates thrilling performances for a global audience. Through its network of residencies, the Orchestra has a national footprint, serving communities across England both in performance and through its extensive outreach and engagement programme. The Philharmonia is a self-governing orchestra; our world-class players own the Orchestra and are at the centre of its creativity.

Founded in 1945, in part as a recording orchestra for the nascent home audio market, today the Philharmonia uses the latest digital technology to reach new audiences for symphonic music. With a new CEO and Chair coming on board, and Santtu-Matias Rouvali taking over as Principal Conductor next year, the orchestra is poised to enter a new period of artistic and organisational excellence.

The Philharmonia are looking for a dynamic and passionate Finance Director to join the organisation at an exciting period of transition and renewal, both artistically and in terms of governance and management. 

The new Finance Director will play a pivotal role in the future success of the Orchestra. The Finance Director is accountable for the day to day operational control of the Philharmonia, providing leadership and management both as a member of the SMT and to the Philharmonia’s financial activities and key operational areas. Financial responsibilities include all statutory reporting, management accounting, financial planning, and managing the Orchestra’s Risk Register. It requires a highly-skilled individual who can balance the pragmatic, hands-on elements required to work in a charity of this size (average turnover, £11 million) and the strategic abilities to work closely with the Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team to help plan for the future with intelligence and adaptability. Elements of this role will require both financial and operational skills and you will be ready to understand all aspects of the business and add value across the organisation.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant, and will need to demonstrate:

· Proven experience in a leadership role;

· Experience at Board level and ability to work in collaboration with Players, Trustees and colleagues;

· Understanding and experience of strategic risk management, finance audit and internal controls

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual.  We are seeking a confident, dynamic and engaging individual with excellent communication skills and confidence to operate at the highest levels. You will be a highly-qualified individual who is insightful, diligent and collegial; we are looking for someone who is comfortable working in a mixed economy model but with keen commercial instincts. Please see the job description for a fuller list of responsibilities.

You don’t need to have a background in music, but we hope you have an affinity for what the Philharmonia does best, creating world-class musical experiences and finding new audiences. The new Finance Director of the Philharmonia will have a key part to play in making this happen. If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role we very much look forward to hearing from you. 

Recruitment Timetable

· Application deadline, midnight: Sunday 30th August 

· Shortlisting: week commencing 14th September

· Interviews: week commencing 21st September

To apply please send your CV and Supporting Statement via the link. For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Bryony Feeney at Allen Lane via the agency website.

Allen Lane is working with a high profile charity in the recruitment of an interim Director of Finance.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer this post is the key role in providing financial information and strategic advice to the treasurer and trustees. This interim will lead a review of the financial controls and procedures to ensure that they are appropriate for a more flexible way of working and will support the Head of Finance in optimising the performance of the accounting software. The delivery of yearend accounts (September) and subsequent audit is a key deliverable. 

Director of Finance: £65,000 - £70,000 + Benefits: London

For a small (but mighty) international NGO based in London, we are recruiting their new Director of Finance. Reporting to the COO, this pivotal role will strategically and operationally lead the finances through an exciting period of transition and renewal. The director of Finance will manage the team in London and coordinate the Global Finance Team across the regional branches and partners. The Director of Finance will have strong strategic financial skills and the ability to provide hands-on support to staff. Success will come from experience operating in complex international organisations, leading teams through change, embedding new ways of working and building capacity to produce long-term deliverables.

Main Duties:

• Leadership for a team of 4 across finance, grants, and systems
• Oversee the global operating budget and production of monthly management accounts and quarterly / long-term forecasts and performance
• Implement forecasting and cash-flow management
• Implement financial policies to ensure full compliance
• Develop and implement Internal Audit Plan whilst strengthening the controls environment
• Ensure risk and treasury management policies are in plan and oversee the production of Year-End accounts liaising with external Audit
• Ensure compliance with budgeting and reporting requirements for Donors
• Working with the Project Team and COO, lead on budget creation, bid / proposal budgets
• Work with Regional Directors and Finance Teams to implement financial management and global controls for Partners and Donors

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with strong finance senior management / leadership experience
• Strong experience of international organisations and a national / regional structure
• Strong experience of implementing and improving systems internationally
• Strong experience of financial reporting to donors including DFiD, FCO, USAID
• Charity or International Development / NGO experience
• Proven experience of developing and presenting high-level reporting to Board

Would you like £500 in high street vouchers?

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As well as this we are looking to grow the Pro-Recruitment Group family and would be interested in any amazing Recruitment Consultants you think might like to work for us. £500 on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

The consists of five distinct brands: , , , and .

My client is a small but ambitious organisation with significant financial growth plans for the next 5 years. At present, they are looking to appoint an interim Director of Finance & Operations to oversee a broad variety of duties whist permanent recruitment is considered.

Key responsibilities & objectives:

• Reporting into the CE and overseeing Finance, HR, IT and Facilities
• Advise and support the SMT on ambitious financial plans and growth strategy
• Lead on the reopening of London office for both staff and external tenants
• Review current GDPR policy and practice

The successful candidate will be a qualified Accountant with a track record in managing various operational functions. Coming from a small company background you will be comfortable of bridging a broad spectrum of duties ranging from strategic advice to hands on delivery.

This is a part time role for 3 days a week and due to the current health crisis, will be home based.

This is a fantastic role for a collaborative leader with finance qualifications and experience managing office services seeking a senior role and able to offer both strategic and operational strengths.

The CFOO role is a new part-time role, created as part of our restructure of our finance and office services team. The role combines strategic thinking and operational activity, including management of all support services; premises, finance, policy, IT and HR.  The post holder will work with the CEO to continuously improve the organisational infrastructure and ensure robust governance, risk management, compliance and long-term financial planning. In particular, the role will focus on improving and standardising service levels to budget holders, the CEO and Trustees

You will be comfortable working across a number of work-streams, willing to get up to speed quickly and manage a busy workload where necessary. You will be an energised and positive team player who is able to engage and collaborate with others, to work to specific goals to ‘get things done’, as well as to design and deliver longer-term projects. You will relish the opportunity to drive best practice across corporate services, bringing your passion modernising processes and continuous improvement. This role will work best for someone who is as motivated thinking strategically as delivering operationally.

HI UK is committed to diversity and inclusion, and for this role, is particularly interested in candidates with disabilities and/or from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds.  

For a (financially) sustainable future

Job Title:  Head of Finance and Data Analysis

Department:  Finance

Reports to:  Executive Director

Status:  Full time (38.5 hours per week)

Location:  London

Salary:  Competitive salary 

Changing the world takes passion and dedication

Isn’t it time that your passion and dedication be channelled towards a career and community that genuinely changes lives?

If you...

• want to transform your own life by transforming the lives of others

• crave a career that creates opportunity for others

• desire to make dreams come true for those who never thought it possible

• know that education is the foundation from which we can change the world

• believe that today’s young people can transform tomorrow

• strive for world peace and global sustainability

• dare to dream

...then a career with UWC could be the change you need. 

UWC is a global family of schools with a powerful difference. With a shared goal of working towards global peace and sustainability, we bring together young people from around the world to study in one of our 18 schools on four continents. There they don’t just learn how to be great at passing exams. They learn how to communicate across cultural boundaries. They develop the skills to be a changemaker. They design and engage in initiatives that transform their lives and the lives of those around them for the better. And they stay a “UWC-er” for life, becoming part of a global community of over 60,000 changemakers transforming the lives of others. 

Working with us will inspire and challenge you

Driving a mission to make the UWC experience available to tomorrow’s changemakers, irrespective of their background, beliefs and economic means demands colleagues with passion and dedication, and a talent for transformation. If you studied at a UWC, you’ll know why we’re so passionate and perhaps you want to be part of this again. If you didn’t, prepare to be inspired.

We have so much to do, so isn’t it time you got started?

Are you our new Head of Finance and Data Analysis?

Right now, we are searching for a new Head of Finance and Data Analysis to join UWC International in our London Office.

UWC International works with all our schools and stakeholders around the world, serving the movement through:

• Global fundraising

• Global communications, promotion and marketing

• Supporting over 155 UWC national committees in their daily work and growth

• Global strategy development and implementation

• Assisting UWC schools and colleges 

The position is a challenging one. Our mission is global peace and sustainability, and our success depends on our own sustainability as a movement. That’s where you come in. Your purpose is to drive the financial sustainability of a movement that:

• Offers financial assistance to over 80% of the young people who are offered a place at one of our schools - and supports our aim to offer even more financial assistance in future

• Is supported by a network of mostly volunteer-led national committees in over 155 countries and territories around the world 

• Is a UK registered charity, with a subsidiary in Berlin, Germany. 

As our Head of Finance and Data Analysis, you’ll be responsible for:

• Financial planning and budgeting, financial control, reporting and financial analysis of UWC International and across both the London and the Berlin office

• Providing the UWC International Board, Executive Director and other colleagues with relevant, accurate and clear financial management information

• Managing financial data collection and analysis across 18 UWC schools and colleges to support financial sustainability and transparency.

• Overseeing our financial systems and procedures are effectively implemented and run in order to meet auditing requirements working with the Senior Financial Accountant

You’ll be working closely with UWC International’s Finance and Audit Committee. And while you won’t be responsible for financial oversight of individual schools (who are all separate legal entities), you will be working closely with them and our 155 national committees in the collection and analysis of data to improve our global financial sustainability. 

As you’d expect in a streamlined team working for a charitable organisation, our colleagues all perform a broad range of duties requiring a flexible approach to your work.

This means that we’re searching for someone who:

• Knows how to manage a broad finance function, including financial data collection and modelling, financial forecasting, budgeting, and overseeing the annual audit process

• Has an excellent grasp of technology and how it can serve us

• Has led and loves leading and managing team members and projects

• Knows how to work with and in support of stakeholders and colleagues, including directors, board treasurers and trustees

• Understands the world of grantmaking and reporting to donors 

If this is you, read on for further details…

Key responsibilities

• To manage the full financial cycle with support from the senior financial accountant. This includes annual budgeting and budget approval with the finance and audit committee as well as the board, financial reporting and management accounting, annual audit and submission to Companies House and Charity Commission.

• To oversee the processing of payments, income, disbursements and international transfers and to monitor cash flow and recommend and implement action when necessary.

• To support teams and senior managers with financial management and planning, including contingency planning for unforeseen events, donor reporting and management, financial reporting to the executive director and the board.

• To act as secretary and provide support to the Finance and Audit Committee of the board, in close collaboration with the board treasurer. This includes drafting agendas for regular meetings, producing papers and coordinating minute taking and follow up to meetings, including escalation to the board for decision making. 

• To support the Executive Director and senior management team with preparation of papers for board meetings and taking the lead on papers relating to finances, compliance and data reporting.

• To act as the key liaison with fund managers, auditors and banks to ensure the smooth functioning of the finance function at UWC.

• To oversee internal control processes. 

• To maintain contact with and support the group of college finance directors, act as lead for data gathering, management and reporting on the finances of the 18 UWC schools and colleges as well as the national committee system. This includes refining and launching annual reporting tools, managing data collection and data cleaning as well as working independently and with the help of external consultants to produce interactive data dashboards for internal office use, as well as presentations for external and internal stakeholders.

• To line manage the senior financial accountant. 

Person Specification

Essential

• Excellent financial skills and proven ability to drive budgeting and financial management at an organisation level and in a multi-currency environment. 

• Strong financial planning, modelling and analysis skills.

• Excellent communication, writing and reporting skills, including presenting financial information to the board, senior audiences and non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

• Proven experience of acting as business partner support to senior management and their teams on issues related to finances and technology in a dotted management environment. 

• Experience in designing and implementing agile operational policies and procedures fit to the management of a charity operating in a distributed setting.

• Experience in managing direct reports effectively and collaboratively.

• Ability to influence external stakeholders in areas related to financial planning. 

• Knowledge of financial software (Sage preferred) and data visualisation software (MS PowerBi preferred) 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written), in particular the ability to communicate in a confident and engaging manner at all levels, in culturally very different contexts and in challenging contexts or situations.

• Self-motivation, flexibility and adaptability. A proactive attitude and ability to work independently as well as a member of a team.

• Excellent interpersonal and diplomatic skills and cross-cultural sensitivity with a high level of comfort operating in an international and multicultural environment.

• Excellent spoken and written English (ideally equivalent to native speaker)

• Comfort operating in an international and multicultural environment and ability and desire to travel internationally.

• A deep interest in UWC’s mission and values, and a willingness to engage with issues of relevance to the UWC movement.

It is expected that the job holder will travel to UWC schools and colleges. For that reason a basic DBS check (Disclosure barring statement) or international equivalent will be required before any job offer is made.

Desirable

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA), MBA or equivalent 

• Experience with financial management of consolidated accounts

• Experience working across offices and legal entities in different jurisdictions

• A mix of charity and commercial experience 

• Ideally strong command of additional world languages beyond English

• Knowledge of data protection regimes in the UK and EU.

Are you excited about this? Then apply!

Please send your CV with a covering letter (each no more than two pages) that relates your experience to the requirements of the role to the email address stated. Please state your current salary and salary expectation for this role. Also please include in the covering letter what it is that attracts you to the role and why we should recruit you. Please also indicate how you have heard about this role. 

In your application, please also provide the name, roles and contact details of two referees. We will not contact them without letting you know. Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be considered. 

Deadline for application:  9am 31st August (UK time)

The first stage interviews will take place the week beginning 7th September

This is clearly an extraordinary time and a difficult point at which to change jobs - but we are committed to making this as easy as possible for candidates. We will arrange interviews by video-conference and ensure inductions can be done in a way which makes the successful candidate feel like a valued part of the organisation.

About you

1. You will have extensive experience of working in the public policy sector, with a deep understanding of issues relating to modern slavery and human rights

2. You will have demonstrable leadership skills – both thought leadership and people leadership – and will be able to steer both your ideas and your staff in ways that will achieve maximum impact for the Modern Slavery PEC

3. You will be research literate and have a good understanding of the modern slavery and human rights landscape with the ability to engage with policy makers to identify opportunities for impact and new areas for original research

4. You will be experienced in managing a small but diverse team effectively, with a demonstrable ability to achieve agreed objectives

5. You will have a track record of working collaboratively with partners and demonstrate a good understanding of the need for the policy impact work of the PEC to complement and amplify, not duplicate, the similar work of such partners where there is overlap.

6. The Modern Slavery PEC is committed to being inclusive and diverse and particularly encourages applications from women, people with disabilities, BAME applicants, LGBT+ applicants and other minorities. The Centre is committed to being a values based organisation and, in the spirit of our values, we commit to proactively challenge bias and offer a fair and equitable recruitment process for all applicants.

The Role

7. The main responsibilities of the role are to:

• help deliver the PEC’s strategic objective of making legal and policy responses to modern slavery more effective by maximising the impact of the work of the Modern Slavery PEC on law and policy
• devise and implement a policy impact strategy designed to have that effect
• leverage existing networks of key policy influencers and to proactively engage and develop working relationships with key policymakers
• identify opportunities for policy impact

These broad responsibilities include the following more specific responsibilities:

• work alongside the core team as well as the collaborating partners to ensure a fully interconnected, integrated and, where necessary, differentiated approach to policy impact
•  proactively involve people who are or were directly affected by modern slavery in the development of policy thinking and positioning
• develop and pursue influencing strategies with key stakeholders and decision makers in order to create an environment conducive to change
• identify evidence needed for effective influencing, and developing key influencing related projects, as part of a broader policy impact strategy, to ensure  maximum impact for the Modern Slavery PEC’s work
• take external advice and engage in horizon-scanning to identify potential areas in which we can develop our influence, deliver our evidence-based research and influence policy
• act as an ambassador and a spokesperson for the Modern Slavery PEC; developing networks, promoting our expertise, identifying new opportunities and supporting your team to pursue these
• create a dialogue and develop relationships with those we need to engage with the relevant evidence and research
• disseminate and explain PEC research to policy stakeholders, including by providing tailored information to relevant audiences and individuals – the right insights to the right people at the right time, in an accessible and useable way
• Identify key topics and mechanisms through which the Modern Slavery PEC can best use research and evidence to support/help policymakers
• To evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the Modern Slavery PEC’s policy-influencing activity and continuously refine and improve performance
• To build, manage and motivate a high performing team, prioritising effective inter-organisational work
• To provide strong leadership to the team, role-modelling the Modern Slavery PEC’s core values and supporting collaboration, openness and inclusiveness.
• To work alongside the Modern Slavery PEC leadership, contributing to and leading on cross-Centre activities, forming an integral part of the team

Key working relationships

Director

Director of Research

Communications Director

Operations Director

Impact Evaluation Manager

Knowledge Exchange Manager (Policy)

Partnerships Manager

Senior Management Board

AHRC

External partners

Person Specification

Relevant Experience

Research literate with a good understanding of the modern slavery and human rights landscape

Ability to engage with policy makers to identify opportunities for impact and new areas for original research

Significant experience of senior level policy development and national/international level influencing in a complex multi-stakeholder environment

Ability to analyse legislation and policy, and use this analysis to frame an organisational position

Demonstrable political awareness and the ability to gauge potential impact of policy change

Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering proactive and reactive influencing strategies, ensuring buy-in from key stakeholders

Understanding the mechanisms for national and international influencing

Highly developed relationship building skills and a proactive approach to problem solving

Experience of and commitment to involving users of research in the planning, development and delivery, as well as impact evaluation, of influencing activity

Leadership and Management

Ability to develop a clear, well defined- vision and strategy, and to inspire team members in working towards its delivery

Significant experience of managing people, demonstrating the ability to build, develop, and motivate a high performing and happy team

Ability to lead and manage complex cross-organisational projects and work effectively

Ability to evaluate and improve influencing impact of themselves and of team members

Demonstrates a high level of professional integrity and develops the same standards within their team

Teamwork and Collaboration

Proven ability to work collaboratively and sets an example to the team

Demonstrable experience of working within a complex organisation and of exercising tact and sound judgement across professional collaborations

Communication Skills

A strong and confident communicator – both orally and in writing – able to adapt style to suit medium and audience

Ability to elicit and listen carefully to the views, opinions and concerns of team members and stakeholders

Ability to discuss ideas and issues through questioning and asking for direct feedback

For 30 years Farm Africa has worked shoulder to shoulder with farmers to unleash their abilities to grow their incomes and manage their natural resources sustainably. We believe that Africa has the power to feed itself and that its smallholders hold the key to lasting rural prosperity. Farm Africa believes that African smallholders, whether they farm crops, livestock, fish or the forest, will all play a pivotal part in achieving rural prosperity in Africa.

We are seeking an exceptional Head of Finance to provide ambitious and supportive leadership of our finance team. You will be keen to understand the financial implications of our increasingly complex funding opportunities, identifying associated financial risks and technical implications, putting appropriate financial strategies and controls in place as well as providing quality financial information that ensures we maximise the benefit of every £1.

If you are interested in this role of more information and details of how to apply can be found by clicking the apply button or visiting the jobs page of our website. 

Which? is the UK's consumer champion, here to make life simpler, fairer and safer for everyone. As an organisation we're not for profit, we reinvest our profits into our charitable activities.Our impact is in key areas such as digital life, consumer rights, scams, data protection and unfair pricing. Our investigations go deep and our expert advice is completely impartial. Same goes for our product reviews – our rigorous tests and expert recommendations help consumers to make better choices. 

Let us tell you about our Director of Advocacy role

We can't stress this enough that this is a pivotal leadership role for Which?, reporting directly to our CEO, Anabel. 

As our Director of Advocacy, you will drive deep policy thinking that shapes the consumer landscape, setting the strategic direction for our advocacy, policy and campaigning work. Through this, you will drive forward our key impact areas (digital life, scams, consumer rights & protection and money), making life better for consumers now, and for the future.

The Director of Advocacy is supported by a great team; you will create an inspiring vision for the Advocacy function, developing a highly performing team and empowering them to tackle consumer harm in an ever increasing digital world.

Our Director of Advocacy is a high profile role - you will act as a senior ambassador representing Which? Externally to raise our profile and amplify our voice. Leveraging your network, across key decision makers, you will influence and challenge our position across government, policy makers, regulators and business to achieve key consumer outcomes.

You will also be responsible for; 

• Contribute to the organisation's overall  strategic direction, working cross functionally to ensure we deliver against our strategic priorities and Organisational Key Results (OKR'S)
• Ensure the work that we undertake is rigorous, evidence based, measurable, and reflective of our three key audiences (consumer, business and policy makers). 
• Accountable for developing and translating our policy work through engaging external affairs and campaigns. Ensure we bring this to life with our Brand and Comms teams, to deliver positive change for consumers. 
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the leadership team becoming a high performing team, who can create the cultural changes that will enable Which? to have a sustainable future. 
• Demonstrate inclusive leadership practices, in addition to demonstrating Which?'s values and behaviours; we care, we're rigorous, we're brave, we make it happen and we're connected.
• Establish strong relationships with our Board and Council members, and engage both groups in the work that the Advocacy & Policy teams are undertaking 

Let us tell you about our culture and how we work 

As people we're brave, caring, rigorous and insightful in the way we connect with each other to make change happen.

Having an inclusive environment, that is values led is key for us, so that we can work better together, ensuring we have a connected, cross functional approach to accelerate opportunities to advance our key strategic priorities.

We are really excited to recruit and welcome a new team member to the Which?. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us to understand all UK consumers. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and we are particularly keen to hear from people who are from an ethnically diverse background or people with disabilities.Everybody should be able to be part of our recruitment processes; therefore we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.

ABOUT ARTICLE 19

Established in 1987, ARTICLE 19 works for a world where all people everywhere can freely express themselves and actively engage in public life without fear of discrimination.

Our mission is to promote and defend the universal human rights of freedom of expression and information around the world, through international advocacy, legal analysis, and regional and national projects.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Director of Finance will provide strategic and operational leadership of ARTICLE 19’s finances during a period of transition and renewal within the team. The post holder will manage the Finance team in London and will coordinate the global finance team, consisting of finance staff within ARTICLE 19’s regional branches and affiliates. 

This position requires strong strategic financial skills and an ability to provide hands-on and operational support to staff. The ideal candidate will be comfortable operating in a complex international organisation with experience in leading during times of change and embedding new practices and ways of working and team building to produce deliverables for the longer term.

For further details and how to apply, please click ‘apply’ to be re-directed to our application page.

Closing date: 24th August 2020.