Unchecked UK Director (maternity cover)

• Available as a full time role, or as 0.8 FTE
• Contract (fixed term for 12 months). Employed by the Ecology Trust
• Responsible for: Digital Communications Manager, Campaigns and Research Manager, Press and Media Consultant
• Responsible to: Jon Cracknell, Unchecked UK Advisory Group Chair and Trust Secretary of The Ecology Trust. Additional support is provided by an appointed Advisory Group.

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ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

Who we are

Unchecked UK launched in Autumn 2019, and now has a team of five part-time staff, all working from home.  To date we have received grants from 14 philanthropic foundations. We are a non-partisan organisation, incubated as a project of The Ecology Trust. 

Our vision

Unchecked UK makes the case for common-sense protections which help keep people safe and allow businesses to thrive.

Over the years, successive UK governments have weakened or removed important standards and protections across public life. Regulatory enforcement capacity has been subjected to swingeing cuts, and government departments have been obliged to constantly try and reduce the UK’s regulatory stock, so as to cut costs for businesses, regardless of environmental or societal costs.

Unchecked UK believes that the deregulation pendulum has swung too far. The impacts of this are being borne by some of most vulnerable people in the UK (those whom regulations are often designed to protect), whether through poor quality food, lax workplace safety rules, a damaged natural environment, or inadequate consumer protections. We believe that the UK, one of the richest countries in the world, should be aiming higher. Our vision is for a United Kingdom where sensible protections are recognised as central to a prosperous, thriving, fair economy and society.

What we do

Unchecked UK aims to change the cultural and political dynamic around regulation. Our focus for 2021 is on workplace protections and the enforcement of tax law. Our work spans four areas:

Research

We produce original and rigorous research to show the extent and impacts of deregulation and the erosion of UK enforcement capacity. We carry out quantitative and qualitative research to demonstrate that there is no enthusiasm for a weakening of protections among the British public.

Narrative building

We are working to generate a new narrative that counters the idea that regulations are ‘burdens’ and establishes strong protections as an integral part of what makes Britain great. We are exploring new ways of talking about public protections which resonate with key voter groups, with a particular focus on engaging and activating individuals who voted Conservative for the first time in 2019.

Cultural campaigning

We run cultural campaigns across our thematic areas of focus in turn, with the aim of raising awareness and securing demonstrable support for strong rules from diverse audiences. Our current focus is on workplace protections and the enforcement of tax rules. As above, our key audience for this work is first-time Conservative voters in so-called ‘Red Wall’ constituencies, a cohort which – our research finds – strongly supports robust, well-enforced rules and standards.

Movement building

We are building a network of supporting organisations and other partners, and hope to develop further relationships with individuals, community groups, and organisations across the political spectrum, in order to build a broad and diverse movement for strong public protections.

Our goals in 2021-22

Unchecked UK has just completed a strategy review, identifying and refining our strategic priorities over the next few years. Our organisational focus over the duration of this role will be on a) exploring ways to truly drive a new narrative on regulation; b) expanding and broadening our network of partners, in order to drive and support the wider civil society response to damaging deregulation; c) improving our ‘cultural’ campaigning to ensure that we are reaching, and resonating with, non-traditional audiences; d) establishing Unchecked UK as a central voice on this issue with the mainstream media and within political circles. The interim director will oversee and deliver this work.

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ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a dynamic and ambitious leader to run Unchecked UK for one year on a maternity cover basis.

You will be leading a small team, providing vision and strategic direction in order to maximise the impact of Unchecked UK’s work, with a particular focus on the following:

1. Developing high-level and collaborative external relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including: civil society organisations, politicians, sympathetic businesses, strategic funders, statutory bodies, and journalists.

2. Acting as the organisational knowledge-base, and keeping up to speed with policy developments relating to regulation, deregulation and the erosion of UK enforcement capacity in relation to our thematic focus areas (particularly workers’ rights).

3. Developing a new positive narrative in support of regulation, building on research insights from Unchecked UK and others, and engaging civil society partners to ensure they are bought-in to this process.

4. Establishing Unchecked UK as a high-profile champion for strong public protections in the UK, while showing that those advocating endless deregulation are out of step with public opinion. This will involve regularly representing Unchecked UK in the media.

5. Building a network of political (broadly defined) supporters, so as to lay the foundation for UK government policy changes.  We are very keen to move beyond the traditional support base for work of this kind.

6. Building on and implementing the strategy for our work on tax enforcement and workplace protections, and working with the relevant staff to execute campaigns and research projects on these issues, commissioning high quality research and polling where applicable.

7. Liaising with and reporting to funders, and working with the Unchecked UK Advisory Board to develop the governance of the organisation.

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PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

Experience and skills

This is an exciting role which requires a mix of skills and experience – including movement and relationship building, narrative development, political acumen, campaigning, and research.

Applicants need to be able to demonstrate their skills and experience in relation to the following:

ESSENTIAL

• Leading teams or large-scale projects, including building and leading coalitions
• At least five years professional strategic communications experience, OR demonstrable experience of driving narrative change via storytelling, campaigning or public affairs
• The ability to quickly grasp a wide range of topics relating to UK regulatory policy and enforcement
• The ability to translate policy detail and statistical data into clear and compelling content
• Strong knowledge of UK political institutions and governance processes, and a track record of influencing and engaging with stakeholders in government, parliament and civil society to influence social change or public policy
• Experience of developing and deploying communications tailored for a range of public and professional audiences, using a range of channels and tactics, and the ability to act as the primary media spokesperson for Unchecked UK
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Educated to at least degree level

DESIRABLE

• Experiencing of working with and crafting messages for broad political audiences
• Knowledge of the UK regulatory landscape

Personal attributes

• An innovative and strategic thinker
• Collaborative leadership style, well-suited to a highly-participatory model of working
• An open-minded, empathetic disposition, well-suited to encouraging an inclusive and empowering organisational ethos
• Confident and driven, with the ability to engage with external stakeholders at all levels of seniority
• An energetic and motivated individual, with the resilience required to steer our growing organisation through challenges and opposition
• Values and principles are aligned with those of Unchecked UK

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SALARY/ BENEFITS

The salary for this role is £55-60,000, depending on experience. This position is offered on a one-year fixed term, to provide maternity cover for the existing Unchecked UK director. The role is available as a full-time role, or as 0.8 FTE (hours can be flexible). We offer 33 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata), including public holidays. All reasonable expenses will be covered.

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INTERVIEWS

The first round of interviews will be held in early April 2021, with the second round held in mid April. We would prefer the successful candidate to start in mid-May, ensuring at least three weeks handover time. The post will conclude in May 2022.

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how your skills and experience relate to the person specification to Emma Rose (Unchecked UK director) by close of business on Tuesday 6th April.

The Organisation

The South East Rivers Trust (SERT) is an environmental charity dedicated to achieving healthy river ecosystems for all across the South East of England. Our core values are central to all we strive to achieve, including bringing positive energy, expertise and specialist knowledge to develop good relationships and to deliver to a high standard making a real difference to rivers and their catchment areas.

The Role

The Finance and Operations Director is a new senior role in the organisation. It will provide leadership of the finance and operational staff to achieve the following key outcomes:

• Strategic leadership of finance and supporting trustees in their financial governance; including helping to develop a solid business model along with a sound financial strategy to underpin this.
• Effective financial management and managing the finance function; appropriate high quality budgeting and reporting systems, a solid control environment and efficient and effective transaction processing and compliance.
• People management and HR functions; including developing a strong staff resource model.
• Grant and contract management (including legal); to deliver effective process, procedure and systems to ensure end to end grant and project management.

The Candidate

The position will suit a strategic thinker who is friendly, calm and supportive with experience in growing and developing organisations. Experience of managing a successful finance function including setting finance strategy will be important and experience of people management and contract and grant management would be ideal. A passion for nature and an interest in environmental management would be an advantage.

My client is a well-known charity in Bristol who is looking for some part time Interim Finance Director support.

You should have prior experience of working in the Charitable Sector and also at a strategic/board level as your contribution to key decisions making processes from a financial and business point of view will be invaluable.

Working closing with the Chief Executive and Board of Trustee’s you will be responsible for the day to day overview of all finances and also all related finance matters at a corporate and strategic level.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation at a pivotal time of change and transformation where the future looks incredibly exciting.

Allen Lane is recruiting an interim Finance Director for a further education college in central London. 

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will galvanise and lead a team of 15 through an obviously challenging time.

You will oversee the effectively delivery and development of monthly management accounting packs and processes as well as coordinate an effective yearend process. As part of the Senior Leadership Team, you will contribute to the College’s strategic plan and ensure finances responsibilities are delivered against.

This is an interim assignment for an initial period of 6 months. At present, all staff are working remotely and this will be the case until government guidance changes. So whilst this will initially be 100% home working, there is a reasonable chance that travel to campus in central London will be expected at some stage during this assignment.

Interviews will take place w/c 18th January.

WASTEAID - HEAD OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Homebased within UK, with some preference for Scotland or Northern England (potential for limited international and national travel)

Line Manager: CEO

Direct reports:  Office Manager

Key relationships:  Head of Programmes and Impact, Circular Economy Network Director, Project Managers, Finance Trustee

Salary:  Circa £42,500 (pro rata) for 3 days per week.

WasteAid

Our vision is a world with equal access to waste services for all.

Helping communities and governments manage their waste properly is vital if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Waste management has a powerful and positive impact on people’s well-being.

Our mission – fighting poverty, pollution and climate change

Around 1 in 3 people globally don’t have decent waste management. Pollution caused by waste harms people’s health and the environment and damages the local economy. In contrast, an affordable waste management system is relatively simple to implement, improving the environment, creating jobs and protecting public health – particularly for children.

Plastic pollution in the marine environment is of major global concern, and WasteAid is helping tackle this global problem. We work with upstream and coastal communities to set up small recycling centres and help keep plastic out of rivers and the oceans. We also share skills in managing organic waste, helping people make the most with their resources.

Open dumping and burning of waste releases climate change emissions, contribute to both short-term and long-term impacts. Black soot from burning and methane from open dumping are of special concern. We offer communities a safe and sustainable alternative to dangerous dumpsites and toxic air pollution.

Our values

Our founding principles come from our origins in the waste management industry, which itself grew out of the public health movement in the UK in the late Victorian era. We believe in equality of access to decent public health for all people and advocate the role of good waste management to achieve this.  We are inclusive and empowering of the communities in developing countries that we seek to serve and support.  We believe in the power of appropriate technology transfer, training and skills development to create livelihoods and reduce pollution.

We are collaborative and work in a collegiate spirit with all partners and funders.

Our objectives are to:

Inspire and inform communities and individuals who want to improve how waste is managed in their communities and encourage them to act.  Support and help communities use waste management to protect public health, reduce pollution and create sustainable livelihoods.  Campaign to increase awareness of the problems caused by open dumping and burning and the urgent need for change.

We achieve these objectives by ensuring that we have:

Financial sustainability for our organisation and securing our ability to grow our impact.

Good governance for our charity which includes legal compliance, risk management, safeguarding, health & safety and robust oversight.

Strong capacity – continuous development of our people and securing greater breadth of experience within our team and strong engagement with associates and partners.

The Head of Finance and Compliance will be responsible for global oversight of finance and compliance functions for WasteAid’s UK business development activities and international programmes in Africa and Asia including day to day finance, financial reporting and planning financial governance and risk management and liaison with the UK Board.

The key responsibilities will be:
 

• Strategic oversight of financial systems and processes including but not limited to the production of relevant financial reports and maintaining up to date policies and procedures.
• Prepare monthly or quarterly management accounts and cash flow forecasts for the CEO and Board.
• Draft detailed annual budgets and consolidated cash flow statements for review by the CEO.
• Assist in the preparation of the annual year-end financial statements and liaise with auditors.
• Prepare financial project reports and ensure donor financial reports are submitted on time and in their specific reporting formats.

• Effective day to day control of accounting function including payroll, cash-flow management, invoicing and debt management.
• Assess suitability and effectiveness of financial controls and oversee a programme of continuous improvement.
• Develop and document financial processes to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed and reported in a timely and accurate manor.

• Work with partner organisations to ensure that financial processes are followed and accurate reports are received.
• Undertake partner organisation financial and risk assessments including internal audits where necessary.
• Support programmes and fundraising staff to create accurate and equitable donor budgets.
• Assist budget holders in understanding their management accounts and provide training where necessary.
• Manage and supervise the duties of the Office Manager.

• Liaising with external auditors, insurance brokers, HMRC, bankers etc.
• Maintain all tax registrations and submissions.
• Co-ordinate the payroll function.
• Maintain up-to-date records of legal compliance across country programmes.
• Monitor and implement general statutory requirements (e.g. risk assessments, reserves policies etc).
• Assist the CEO and Board to ensure that all charity governance requirements are being met.
• File necessary documents with Charity Commission and Companies House.
• Work alongside the CEO and external HR advisors to manage HR issues.
• Ensure organisational IT systems are working well and maintain a good relationship with the IT outsourcing company to make sure necessary support is provided to all staff.

• Undertake any other reasonable duties that may be required from time to time. The duties may be changed and/or varied to meet changing circumstances at the discretion of management

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, or equivalent).
• Have experience of managing financial systems, including setting and managing budgets, management accounts and cash flow, etc.
• Have charity experience, ideally within international development.
• Have experience of working with UKAID or other institutional/statutory funding body
• Have a strong knowledge of statutory and regulatory environment for UK charities.
• Have the experience of the long-term financial and business planning, strategic planning and development of an organisation.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate staff.
• Have a first-class ability to prepare year-end accounts and annual budgets.osition is UK based 
• Position is UK based and candidates need to be eligible to work in the UK.

Application by Curriculum Vitae (not exceeding 3 pages) and Covering Letter (not exceeding 2 pages) outlining skills, motivation and demonstrating how candidates fit the person specification. 

Applications to be received by midnight 16 March  2021.  If you have any questions on this opportunity, please also send them to the same address and a member of staff will follow up with you.

The Wesleyan Church is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to be responsible for the financial functions of the church.

Resposibilities will include:

• To receive, record, and hold all the funds raised within the churches and to report on such funds monthly.
• To supporting the work of the treasurers in the local branches of the Wesleyan churches.  To facilitate training where appropriate
• To submit all financial records as required by the Charities Commission.
• To submit all records and funds for an annual audit, after the close of the financial year, and as provided for and at any other time as may be requested by the Board.
• To submit a complete financial report of all funds administered or attended to by the Finance Manager, to each regular session of the Annual Conference; to submit reports to the Board and the district superintendent as they may require.

The postholder will also be responsible for managing the finance team (approx 3 people)
This team undertakes the following duties:

• Every month to produce an accurate set of accounts and report to the Board.
• Assist Local Church Treasurers with monthly financial records 
• Provide training for local treasurers
• Provide budget training for Pastors/Leaders

About the role

The Access Project currently outsources its accounting function. In light of recent and planned future growth, we have decided to bring that function in-house from summer 2021. We are therefore looking to recruit a Finance Manager who will join a small finance team and play a key role in the successful transition from outsourced to in-house provision. You will be in a unique position to shape a new role to best support the charity.

The Finance Manager will report to the Finance Director.

About The Access Project

The Access Project is an innovative education charity that helps bright young people from disadvantaged backgrounds beat the odds and gain places at top universities. Our volunteers are trained and supported to be effective tutors who work with our students for an hour a week to raise their grades. In addition, a dedicated school-based staff member mentors the students so they have the knowledge and support to make strong university applications. Our results show this approach works.

The Access Project currently works in London, the East and West Midlands and Bradford. We have a growing team (currently c.60 staff) working in schools and regional offices (when lockdown restrictions are not in place).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Work with the Finance Director to develop a forward-looking finance function that provides accurate data, reports and analysis that can be used inform decision-making across the organisation.

Data capture and monthly processes

• Assist with the implementation of a new finance system and migration of relevant data
• Oversee the set up and ongoing use of any associated systems for invoice and expense management
• Oversee the month end process and produce monthly management accounts packs
• Ensure the accurate capture and coding of the underlying financial data, overseeing the processing done by the Senior Coordinator
• Post regular and ad-hoc journals, including payroll, prepayments, accruals and apportionment of support costs
• Maintain and monitor the cashflow forecast
• Develop and maintain a finance manual and regularly review the financial systems and controls in place

Finance business partnering

• Act as a finance business partner to all budget holders
• Provide ongoing training and support non-finance staff to enable them to effectively manage budgets and make informed decisions
• Draft and review organisational policies relating to finance
• Assist with the production of annual budgets and in-year forecasts in collaboration with the Finance Director and budget holders
• Liaise with the partnerships team, providing financial information for funding applications and reporting and tracking spend on restricted funds

Other

• Assist with the preparation of the annual statutory accounts and audit pack
• Provide the auditors with any information requested during the annual audit
• Undertake ad-hoc projects and requests when they come up

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential characteristics and experience:

• Studying towards a professional accounting qualification (eg. ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or qualified by experience
• At least 2 years of relevant experience, including use of accounting systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to effectively communicate financial matters to staff without a finance background
• Committed to driving improvement
• Excellent attention to detail
• Intermediate or advanced Excel skills
• Passionate about educational disadvantage and The Access Project’s mission
• Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
• Committed to upholding a professional code of ethics

Desirable characteristics and experience:

• Working knowledge of the charity SORP

Please note, as a minimum requirement, applicants will need to:

• have a university degree or significant professional experience;
• have the right to work in the UK.

Safeguarding statement

"The Access Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and will expect all volunteers and staff to share this commitment."

Disclosure of a Criminal Record
The Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 1986 does not apply to posts where there is access to children. This means that applicants for employment which involves working with children and young people must disclose any criminal record. If your application is successful, you are required to make these disclosures and consent to The Access Project verifying the accuracy of your response with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Finance Manager

£32k - 35k + NI + 4% pension contributions (pro rata)

14 hours per week

We’re looking for an experienced finance manager to lead our finance team in a new role for LRMN. You will join the leadership team and support the CEO to set the finance strategy.

LRMN is a thriving organisation and one of the most established refugee and migrants’ organisations providing services in London but focusing on south and southeast London boroughs. Our services include provision of specialist legal advice and information on immigration, housing and welfare, therapeutic and practical support to women who survived gender based violence, helping our service users access employment, training and volunteering opportunities, prevention of mental health problems, and helping our clients integrate and engage in their community.

You will have day to day responsibility for the organisation’s finances, working with colleagues to set and manage budgets, maintain accurate financial records and ensure all financial and compliance requirements are met.

With a relevant accounting background and qualification you will have an excellent understanding of, and experience of, financial planning. You will be organised with a high level of attention to detail.

LRMN is an equal opportunity employer and committed to safeguarding and fulfilling its duty of care to people working and volunteering in the organisation and to those we come into contact with.

To apply, please find the job description, person specification and link to the application form on our website.

Deadline: 9am 15th March 2021

Interviews: Afternoon of 22nd March 2021

Director of Policy and Communications 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Policy and Communications professional to work at Director level in a strategic role for a national charity and membership association. An outstanding leader, you will develop and manage the internal and external communications strategy, leading on policy and media relations for the whole of the UK. This is a fantastic opportunity to further develop your leadership skills working as part of a senior management team.

Position: Director of Policy and Communications 

Location: Huddersfield (with some flexibility for home working) 

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week

Salary: Circa 50k 

Duration: Permanent 

Benefits: Include 32 days paid holiday (rising to 34 days with service increments) plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Private Medical Insurance, Healthcare Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Flexible working patterns 

Closing Date: Monday 15th March 2021 

The Role

Successful candidates will have experience of working in a rapidly changing landscape and will be looking to further develop their skills in a strategic leadership and management role.  As Director of Policy and Communications you will develop and manage external relationships with strategic Government contacts, policy advisors, wider membership and the media. You will provide clear leadership to the team, enabling and empowering them to deliver the team’s and the organisation’s objectives.

Role specific responsibilities include: 

• Develop and deliver effective policy and public affairs and media relations strategy 

• Develop and deliver effective internal and external communications relating to policy 

• Develop and manage internal communications strategy 

• Ensure effective communication of policy messages to the wider sector and media 

• Advise the Chief Executive and senior management team on regional and national developments, policies and strategies relating to the childcare sector; and relevant legislative and regulatory changes 

• Develop and deliver strategic campaigns and events 

• Working closely with the senior management team, identify new opportunities and support the development of bids and tenders to generate income 

About You 

As Director of Policy and Communications, you will be educated to degree level or equivalent. You will demonstrate strong leadership skills and be able to plan and deliver at a strategic level.

You will have experience of: 

• Working at leadership level within the public policy environment, operating at senior level to include Policy and public relations, managing a demand-led workload, budget management, team leadership and management 

• Working within a policy and public relations environment 

• Policy formulation and strategy development 

• Liaising with government bodies, politicians and other agencies 

• Developing and delivering communications strategies 

In order to fulfil this role, you will have a driving licence and access to a car for work purposes. 

To apply you will be asked to submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role. 

About the Organisation 

The organisation is a national charity and membership association predominantly for nurseries. They work in partnership with local authorities, national government and a range of partners to develop an environment in which early learning and care can flourish. 

The organisation is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and is actively opposed to discrimination in society. 

You may have experience in areas such as Director, Membership, Membership Services, Income Generation, Policy, Policy Development, Bid, Communications, Public sector. 

Director of Business Development

Are you ready to make a difference to the organisation that makes a difference [to the early education of children]?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Business Development.  An outstanding leader, you will develop and manage the sales and marketing strategy for Membership, Products and Services for a national charity and membership association. This is a fantastic opportunity to further develop your leadership skills working as part of a senior management team. 

The successful candidate will have the passion to:

• Serve members and drive success
• Grow membership and develop the work of the charity
• Influence government policy and work collaboratively across the sector

Position: Director of Business Development

Location: Huddersfield (with some flexibility for home working)

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week

Salary: Circa 50k

Duration: Permanent

Benefits: Include 32 days paid holiday (rising to 34 days with service increments) plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Private Medical Insurance, Healthcare Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Flexible working patterns

Closing Date: Monday 15th March 2021

The Role

The Director of Business Development will direct and lead the membership, sales, marketing and corporate partnerships teams to achieve short, medium and long-term aims and objectives of the charity.

You will provide clear leadership to the team, enabling and empowering them to develop and initiate services which deliver annual income generation and surplus targets.

Role specific responsibilities include:

• Develop and deliver a sales and marketing strategy for membership, products and services
• Develop and deliver strategic partnerships with commercial organisations to enhance the member benefits and generate income
• Ensure effective development and delivery of key account management strategy
• Support the policy team in gathering sector intelligence across 3 nations to support the policy agenda
• Lead the development and delivery of services to International members/organisations
• Identify new opportunities and develop bids and tenders to generate income
• Deputise for the Chief Executive at events and meetings as appropriate

About You

As Director of Business Development, you will be educated to degree level or equivalent experience. You will demonstrate strong commercial and leadership skills and be able to plan and deliver at a strategic level.

You will have experience of:

• Working at a senior managerial level, to include strategy formulation and business planning, budget management, team leadership and management in a multi-disciplinary role and managing a demand-led workload
• Sourcing, developing and submitting bids for funding from a variety of sources

In order to fulfil this role, you will have a driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.

To apply you will be asked to submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.

About the Organisation

The organisation is a national charity and membership association predominantly for nurseries. They work in partnership with local authorities, national government and a range of partners to develop an environment in which early learning and care can flourish.

The organisation is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and is actively opposed to discrimination in society.

You may have experience in areas such as Director, Director of Business Development, Business Development, Membership, Membership Services, Director of Sales, Director of Marketing, Marketing, Corporate Partnerships, Income Generation, Director of Income Generation, Policy, Policy Development, Bid, Operations Director, Operations. 

About us

Humane Society International is a global animal protection organisation, striving for a better future for animals through advocacy, education, and hands-on programmes. We are an effective voice for animals, with active programmes in wildlife protection, trophy hunting and farm animal welfare. A small but effective team, HSI EU/UK has big ambitions to create further positive change for animals both here in the EU, UK and around the world.

About the position

We are looking for an experienced legacy professional to join our EU/UK team and drive forward our legacy giving programme in the UK and EU, increasing our income from gifts in will and developing our strategic plan for legacy giving at HSI EU/UK.  This is a newly reacted post so a hands on strategic individual is key. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a fundraising professional specialised in legacy giving to work as part of a global organisation. We are seeking a dynamic individual with more than 8 years’ experience in legacy giving and a track record of developing and delivering strategic plans in this area. You should have management experience in this field, which has included management and leadership responsibilities for staff, strategy development and execution, and fiscal and budget accountabilities.

Reporting directly to HSI’s Senior Fundraising Director UK/EU, this post will work closely with colleagues in the Planned Giving team in HSI’s Washington DC headquarters, in order to deliver a coherent global fundraising approach, optimising opportunities and maximising results for our animal protection programmes around the world. 

Key areas of responsibility will include: 

1. Cultivate, solicit and steward legacy supporters in HSI UK, EU and a small selection of other global target markets to provide a future prospect and confirmed gift pipeline continuum. Focus attention on highest potential supporters with affinity and inclination while responding to all inquiries in a timely manner.

2. In partnership with the Senior Director of Fundraising, develop and execute a cross channel planned giving marketing plan for UK, EU and other assigned markets, integrating HSUS and HSI interdepartmental resources to facilitate an integrated program with the overall fundraising team’s strategies within budget guidelines. 

3. Provide periodic updates on achievements to designated Senior Management individuals at HSUS and HSI with data analytics to support future investment needs as part of the strategic plan.

4. Facilitate interdepartmental communication with the UK estate gift administration consultants and HSUS OGC and Finance teams. 

5. Stay abreast of organizational achievements and victories to provide our supporters with the impact of our work and stewardship of their trust. 

6. Stay abreast of relevant changes in tax law concerning charitable gifts in the UK, EU and individual countries in the EU. 

7. Dotted line management of Canadian fundraiser for Legacy Giving. 

About you

Our successful candidate will be a confident, positive and proactive fundraising professional with a proven track record of achieving revenue growth in legacy giving. An excellent communicator with experience and understanding of the spectrum of individual giving channels, you’ll possess a good understanding of donor care, with the skills and experience necessary to acquire and cultivate meaningful relationships legators, and you’ll have demonstrable history of successfully building a legacy giving programme.

If you want to use your skills to make a difference and be part of a global team, we want to hear from you! 

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter via the CharityJob website by Sunday 7th March 2021.

My client, a leading national Charity now urgently requires the assistance of an interim HR Director level professional to support them on a part-time (3 days per week) basis for the next 4-5 months.

Working alongside the existing HR leadership team and senior stakeholders across the organisation, this role requires an experienced senior HR leader who is comfortable working at pace, and who possesses the breadth of experience to be a sounding board to the Executive HR Director. You will be used to holding a large portfolio and juggling priorities and be able to provide the energy, drive and support required to deliver several ongoing projects. You will also be a great team leader, who can support and inspire the HR team, that, like many HR teams, have had a particularly tough year and have been significantly impacted by Covid. Previous experience as an HR leader within the Charity sector would be preferable. Some of the key focuses and relevant experience required includes:

• Senior strategic relationship management/ project management – leading projects / team management and peer support
• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion – experience of working with the Executive Team to determine the strategic approach, involving the People directorate and external services and offer
• Leading the latter stages of a Reward review project to take this over the line, focusing on the communications and engagement piece.
• Reviewing the team’s approach to Business Partnering and propose potential new ways of working.
• Support the embedding of a robust DBS process and support the Head of Volunteering to replicate this in the volunteering space.
• Support the review of Retail operations, working closely with Retail senior leadership.
• Review current arrangements for Employee Representative Groups and develop and implement a new approach

This urgent assignment requires someone to be available to start quickly, ideally immediately, so please get in touch ASAP for further details.

Summary 

Over the last few years Prostate Cancer Research has grown significantly increasing the number of academic research projects we fund whilst placing collaboration and patient voice at the heart of our research strategy. Deep engagement with our patient population in recent years has highlighted a desire for Prostate Cancer Research to fund work that can deliver new treatments with a greater sense of urgency. As a result, we make sure that any research we fund has a clear roadmap to the clinic. Furthermore, we are also looking to increase our funding of later stage research, including in a commercial setting.

Like all organisations Covid-19 has impacted fundraising. However, thanks to a strong financial base, a forward thinking board and flexible staff team we have been able to spend the last 12 months building internal structures, creating new relationships and focusing on potential areas of growth. A new Translational Research Director is now required to bring a scientific, innovative and commercial approach to transform the impact PCR can have in academic and translational research for prostate cancer. 

The two areas which the Translational Research Director (TRD) will be required to lead on are;

• The scientific lead when developing commercial partnerships.

The successful candidate will be the scientific lead on creating new industry relationships and identifying opportunities to translate our academic research into commercial opportunities. This could include linking with biotechs, pharmaceuticals and governments for licensing, spinning out, or clinical trials. You will understand the cross over between industry priorities and PCR’s research, identify where PCR can add value and then work alongside the fundraising team to secure new funding.

• The creation of a translational research fund focused on prostate cancer. 

The Translational Director will be responsible for identifying the best academic research with commercial potential as well as coordinating a team of advisors to identify companies with existing oncology assets that could be successful utilised for new treatments or diagnostics for prostate cancer.

Job Description

The successful candidate will be someone who has a strong understanding of oncology, along with an innovative and commercial approach to transforming the impact PCR can have in academic and translational research.

Relationship Building

• Position PCR as the key partner to work with in the prostate cancer transaltional field.

• Identify therapeutic pipeline opportunities that correlate with PCR’s project portfolio.

• Ensure the organisation identifies opportunities for research and educational partnerships to co-fund or create new projects with external partners. These could include biotechs, large pharma or investors. 

• You will be the scientific lead to enable us to create new partnerships. You will work alongside the CEO, Head of Research and Communications, Head of Major Gifts and Head of Partnerships to realise collaborative funding deals, educational grants for specific projects and sponsorship agreements.

• Identify potential reputational risks and implement appropriate risk mitigation when developing joint projects.

Project Management of commercial partnership projects

• Ensure that any joint project with a commercial partner is kicked off and that the delivery team understand the nature of the relationship with the partner and key deliverables.

• Ensure that projects are sufficiently and appropriately resourced. 

• Take an overview of the management of all live projects, ensuring that relevant meetings take place - initiation, mid-project update, data processing and final evaluation.

• Keep abreast of outstanding proposals to foresee and plan workload levels. 

Creation of a Translational Research Fund

• Create a portfolio of investment opportunities in both diagnostics and therapeutics and carry out the required analysis and due diligence of any given opportunity.

• Help to select an external fund manager who we will work alongside to raise circa £40-£60m to invest in translational research and/or help to set up an internal fund to invest in early stage research.

• Work alongside the fundraising team to find a cornerstone investor for this fund.

• Work with an investment committee and potentially an external fund manager to find, select and support seed funded companies and more established firms as necessary.

• Be the bridge between PCR and an external fund manager/committee.

Act as a key member of leadership team of PCRC

• Work together with other senior staff to provide leadership for the organisation.

• Have an input on the overall direction of the organisation and contribute to the growth and success of the charity. 

• Identify key areas for organisational development which will provide better opportunities for the organisation to meet its goals. 

• Take a lead role in establishing development plans for the more junior members of the team.

Person Specification

• Educated to MSc or PhD level in relevant medical sciences.

• Experience of translational research.

• Strong understanding of the oncology pharma world and ability to think creatively around new ways to create prostate cancer breakthroughs playing to our strengths

• Significant experience of working effectively with other organisations.

• Project management experience – experience of having overall responsibility for delivering on significant projects.

• Understanding of the investment landscape and significant financial acumen.

• Entrepreneurial mind-set – ability to overcome challenges, high level of motivation and strong decision making.

• Focus on impact for people with Prostate Cancer.

Location: Flexible - will be based at home to start with, and then time can be split between home and our offices in London 

To apply please send a cv and covering letter stating why you are suitable for the role

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