Harris Hill is recruiting for a Head of Finance - Corporate Finance for this well-established Charity based in Birmingham

* Head of Finance - Corporate Finance
* Salary: £50,000pa - £52,000pa
* Location: Flexible working from home of up to 3 days a week, - offices in Birmingham
* Benefits: 30 days holiday

The Head of Finance - Corporate Finance has responsibility for the day to day management of the Financial Accounting Team of 3 direct reports with 11 in the team, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions. The role will also oversee the management of the ledgers and closing of accounts, regulatory reporting and the statutory audit.

Essential Requirements

* Qualified Accountant
* Corporate Finance with closing of accounts, regulatory reporting and the statutory audit experience
* Worked for a large charity with big teams.
* Investment experience ideally
* Strong technical financial accounting skills and experience
* Management of financial accounting teams

The position

* Overseeing the financial transaction processing, ensuring that robust controls are in place, mitigating financial risks
* Management of the month end process including maintenance of the Trial Balance ensuring all Balance Sheet reconciliations are completed on a timely basis and that reconciling items and queries are resolved promptly
* Championing best practice in the management of the General Ledger, Treasury and Financial Accounting teams
* Managing the relationship with Investment Managers and preparing monthly reports on the performance of these Investments
* Drive process improvements, collaborating and consulting with appropriate stakeholders and communicating any changes to service users
* Collaboration with the Finance Leadership Team to prepare Board Reports
* Manage the Month End deadlines for the Financial Accounting Team ensuring that the ledgers accurately reflect the assets and liabilities
* To liaise with our Banks as necessary in relation to our transactions and facilities
* Ensuring that regulatory returns are made accurately and on a timely basis
* Ensure that long term liabilities and provisions are accurately recorded within the ledgers
* Ensuring that the appropriate level of documentation is retained to support the financial transactions through the ledgers
* Ensuring that the VAT Return is prepared accurately and submitted promptly

A high capacity, resourceful project manager and effective leader of staff and volunteers is needed to coordinate the operational activities to deliver the mission of Samaritan’s Purse UK both internationally and in the UK.

The major annual project is to lead all the operational and logistical aspects of resourcing, receiving, collecting, processing and exporting all Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts donated each year by thousands of churches, schools and workplaces nationwide, which are then distributed through local churches in communities of great need globally. You will also be required to assist in other relief projects as they arise.

You will excel at analysing and interpreting data and information, and producing workable solutions to a range of problems. You will enjoy building wide and effective networks of contacts inside and outside the organisation; relating well to people at all levels. You will have a strong record of consistently achieving project goals, working systematically but also adjusting resourcefully to contingencies.  You will have proven people and project management experience.

In accordance with the Equality Act of 2010 and due to both the nature and context of the role there is an ‘occupational requirement’ for the post holder to be a committed Christian. The job holder should be committed to the purpose of Samaritan’s Purse and be able to demonstrate enthusiasm for the Christian purposes of the organisation and be able to live out, hold to, support and contribute to its Christian ethos.

About Reall

Reall is an innovator and investor in climate-smart affordable housing for people living on low incomes in urban Africa and Asia.

Reall’s purpose is to improve the lives of 100M people in urban Africa and Asia by 2030 through affordable housing.  We’re doing this because homes aren’t just a fundamental human right; they unleash unimaginable human potential to shape a future of gender parity, climate resilience, clean air, renewable energy, and socio-economic justice.

The Role

We need an experienced assurance professional who will work across Reall and with our partners, to support and deliver our structured programme of assurance work.

This role needs a strong and confident communicator, with high levels of financial literacy and excellent interpersonal, analytical, and organisational skills to join our growing team.

The main focus areas of this role are planning and implementing assurance visits to our projects in Africa and Asia, desk-top reviews, and internal process and audit reviews, as required, to ensure that programmes are delivering against agreed milestones, and all necessary information is recorded correctly for reporting and tracking purposes.

Full details are in the job description and person specification, which are available by clicking to apply for this role.

Why work at Reall?

With a modest UK-based team, Reall is an organisation driven by efficiency, with comparatively huge ambitions and a track record of significant success.

Our internal operations are underpinned by a culture of psychological safety, promoting trust, curiosity, and confidence.  This means that staff feel secure to speak their minds, tackle challenges creatively, and can never be described as risk adverse.  A committed investor in its staff, Reall promotes an environment of conscious diversity in all its forms.  You’ll be joining a high-performing, cohesive team with its sights firmly on global impact.

Financial Accountant | 3-months | £500 per day (inside IR35) | Birmingham

For the largest and most exciting transport projects in Europe, we are recruiting an interim Financial Accountant for 3 months starting ASAP. The interim Financial Accountant will be covering for the recruitment of a couple of posts and will lead on the cash forecast submissions, including capital contribution requests; will lead on the Balance Sheet preparation for month-end; and will ensure financial controls and records are compliant to IFRSs.

Main Duties:

• Prepare and be responsible for all cash forecast submissions including capital contribution requests
• Lead and manage areas of the Balance Sheet to support the preparation and submission of month-end results
• Manage and lead areas of the financial systems and records to ensure they are robust and comply with financial standards
• Assist with the streamlining of financial processes
• Provide technical advice to senior management and stakeholders on technical accounting treatments and standards

Person Specification:

• Qualified Accountant (CCAB - ACCA, ACA, CIMA)
• Substantial cash forecasting experience
• Substantial Balance Sheet reconciliation and preparation experience (month-end)
• Strong Excel and Oracle experience
• Strong IFRS / UK GAAP experience

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

If you know anyone looking for a new role, your referral could earn you £250

The consists of five distinct brands: , , , and . If you or anyone you know is looking to join our growing recruitment team, speak to us today. £250 is on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

Salary: £33,000 - £38,000 (Regional salary weighting may apply)

Ref: 21520

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 per week

Location:This role will be working across CPA 1 - Central England - Geographical areas include: Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire, Staffordshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Herefordshire & Worcestershire

Home based with the potential to do some face-to-face activity post COVID-19

The Shaw Trust, in tandem with government and the broader employment support community across the UK is working hard to make sure we support as many individuals as possible to get and keep a job. We believe that everyone who needs help and support to attain their employment goals should be able to access it as soon as possible and that support should reflect their individual needs.

To help us in this mission we are looking to expand our employability services Work and Health Programme Job Entry: Targeted Support (WHP/JETS) and looking for Employer Account Managers.

Reporting directly to the Regional Employer Manager, the Employer Account Manager WHP-JETS role is responsible for winning, developing and retaining key employer partnerships to support the contractual requirements of the WHP-JETS programme.

You will work in conjunction with Operational teams to provide employer relationship management to drive performance objectives, deliver sales tools, manage accounts, support recruitment initiatives, and drive employment outcomes for participants.

Shaw Trust operates on a national level with over 2,000 staff and 1,000 volunteers. We work with the government, local authorities, combined authorities, health service providers, employers, and other stakeholders – including the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Work and Pensions, clinical commissioning groups and NHS Trusts.

The ideal candidate must have an understanding of the local and regional labour market and employment issues within one of two geographical areas – Central England and Home Counties and able to maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of the benefit system and entitlements.

The ideal candidate will need to be inclusive and embrace our culture and values, putting those we support at the heart of everything we do. You will consistently deliver high quality services to support our communities and beneficiaries.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Enhanced Pension Scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance x 3 of your salary
• Enhanced annual leave

For further information and to apply online, please click the Apply on Website button quoting the reference number 21520.

Closing date: 30th April 2021.

Shaw Trust is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and inclusion. We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived-experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion. If you have accessibility requirements and would like information in a different format please contact our HR Service Centre to make alternative arrangements.

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

A well-known UK charity is seeking an Interim Finance Director for a 12-18 month fixed term contract for a project based role covering 2 of its small regional franchises – one in Worcestershire and one in Staffordshire.

The role will involve:

-Managing the finance departments of 2 small charities within the franchise (both £1.5-2 million turnover), providing general FD duties

-Overseeing both finance teams of around 2 staff in each location

-Assisting the 2 CEOs with strategic finance advice

-Responsibility for integrated management accounts, forecasts and budgets for both charities

-Leading on the migration to Sage 50 cloud version for both organisations, and standardising other finance systems and processes

Requirements:

-Prior experience at senior/strategic level within the charity sector

-Good knowledge of charity accounting (SORP, restricted income etc)

-Experience juggling multiple projects across different sites

-Staff management experience

-Sage experience desirable

-Qualified ACA, CIMA or ACCA accountant desirable but not essential

-Able to commute to Stafford & Worcester regularly (although 60% of role can be home based)

Please note this is a full-time role for 5 days per week, on a fixed term/salary basis (not day rate contract), with a salary of £50,000 per annum.

It is anticipated that approximately 60% of the role can be done remotely/from home, with 20% required onsite at the office near Worcester, and 20% required onsite at the office near Stafford.

The role will be offered on a 12-18 month fixed term basis, with possible extension thereafter.

Initial closing date: 18th May

Please send your CV for immediate consideration.

Financial Controller

ROLE: Financial Controller
LOCATION: Nationwide
DURATION: Permanent
HOURS: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

WHO ARE THEY?

Our client is a national housing association with charity status and a leading provider of residential centres, foyers, supported accommodation and move-on housing for single and homeless people across the UK.

They are on a transformation journey, striving to assist their residents and their employees alike, to help them in Transforming Lives and are looking to recruit a Financial Controller to join their team.

WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR?

As a Financial Controller you’ll help them push the limits to provide a great service by working enthusiastically and at pace to own the production of management accounts and Financial Statements.

You will be responsible for leading the Finance Team in producing reports that can help steer the company strategically whilst highlighting operational performance where needed and assuring their timeliness and accuracy. You will work to embed a culture of continuous improvement within the Finance Team.

You will lead the team in making best use of systems and resources, ensuring efficient processes and communication between colleagues and will take charge of the budgeting process and compliance to budget and/or forecast throughout year as well as reviewing and updating monthly MI to ensure relevance and appropriateness.

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?

In return for your help, they’ll reward you with:

SALARY: £60,000 - £70,000 depending on experience, paid monthly

BENEFITS: 26 days’ annual holiday, plus Bank Holidays, increasing one day a year for the first five years, Life Assurance, pension scheme, an employee health assistance programme, professional development opportunities, flexible working arrangements and more!

DATES FOR THE DIARY:

CLOSING DATE: 25 May 2021 - Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier depending on the number of successful candidates.

INTERVIEW DATE: TBC

THEIR COMMITMENT:

They are an equal opportunities employer. They celebrate diversity and they are committed to creating inclusive environment for all current and future team members, working together to continue to help Transforming Lives.

You may have experience of the following: Financial Controller, Accountant, Management Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Assistant Financial Controller, Qualified Accountant, Finance Manager, Head of Finance, ACCA, CIMA, Remote Working, etc.

Ref: 98823

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

IRW are currently recruiting for the position of ‘International HR Manager' to join its dynamic International Programmes Division. The purpose of the role is to lead and strengthen the global HR remit and provide empowerment to the function by building global people practices that enable success. The post holder will provide strategic leadership, coaching and supporting globally based HR staff to enable good people management, empowering others to lead, and delivering on strategic ambitions relating to people and culture. The post holder will actively align to the CHS HR standards and implement within practises. 

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Level 7 CIPD qualified
• Strong and seasoned analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to think creatively and laterally to overcome challenges
• Strong organisation skills and attention to detail to ensure high quality in ones work
• Ability to prioritise and work efficiently under pressure and subject to changing priorities; proven experience of managing multiple projects, meeting deadlines and using judgment and initiative in problem resolution
• Excellent communication (written and verbal)
• Excellent levels of computer literacy including Microsoft Office applications and HR software

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

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 12/05/2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pre-employment Checks:

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

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

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

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

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

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

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

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

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

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

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

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

Department: Customer Journey

Interview date: week commencing 24/05

Contract Duration: 18 months

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

You will be part of a high-profile, business critical, priority team transforming the platforms used by Citizens Advice volunteers to deliver remote advice to the public. This will involve replacing existing telephony and webchat platforms and introducing video chat capabilities to the network. Our phone service alone receives millions of calls from the public every year and is staffed by thousands of volunteers. The team is multi-disciplinary and involves staff from across the organisation. You will be working particularly closely with product managers, delivery managers, user researchers, user experience designers, service designers, data scientists and strategists. We work closely with colleagues in technology and data and operations.

You will provide business change management support to this transformation effort, which is expected to take up to 2.5 years and will involve discovering requirements, testing and procuring solutions and rolling out new technologies to thousands of volunteers across England and Wales. You will be responsible for ensuring that this significant body of change is delivered successfully. As well as bringing extensive change management experience, including knowledge of current methodologies and tools and their practical application, we are looking for someone with experience of working in a multidisciplinary team delivering high transactional digital products and platforms using agile methodology. You'll also have experience discovering training requirements and supporting the delivery of training programmes that meets those requirements. To be successful, you’ll need strong analytical and judgement skills and be adept at building effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels.

Head of Transformation, People, Organisation and Workforce
Reference: APR20213950
Location: Flexible
Salary: £58,181.00 - £64,545.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, Annual leave, Flexible Working

As the UK’s largest nature conservation charity and one of the UK’s most recognised charities, with a workforce of over 14,000 employees and volunteers across all 4 countries of the UK, the RSPB has an ambitious programme of work transforming its approach to saving nature.

Recognising that people are the heart of delivering this we have an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to join the RSPB’s leadership team.

Reporting to the Executive Director of People, you will play a leading role in shaping and delivering the RSPB’s organisational, workforce and leadership change programme.

The successful candidate will lead a team of programme and project managers to exemplify a culture that consistently improves change capability across the organisation.  Through this team you will deliver the organisational workforce and leadership changes that are described in our newly designed RSPB Strategy that defines who we are and what we will deliver over the next 10 years.

You will have responsibility for heading up the People Directorate’s ‘Transformation’ team which runs several projects and programmes designed to ensure the RSPB has the right workforce, capabilities, behaviours and structures to deliver its mission.  The role also includes leadership of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team. 

You will work alongside other senior leaders in the RSPB, as well as be an important part of the leadership team of the People Directorate which includes the Executive Director, People, the Head of Human Resources and Development, Head of Volunteering and Employee Engagement, Head of Health, Safety and Environment and Head of Facilities Management. 

2021 is an exciting year for the RSPB, we have a new strategy alongside implementing new ways of working following the global pandemic.  The incumbent will play a key role in enabling the RSPB to achieve its strategic ambitions through its people, organisation and workforce and building on the success of its last People Strategy.

Key Result Areas

• Contribute to delivering the RSPB strategy, particularly with regard to the RSPB’s organisation, workforce and leadership aspects of strategy.
• Lead the People Transformation Department– which involves directing the planning, prioritisation and future development of objectives and its specialist team
• Lead the RSPB’s Organisation, Workforce and Leadership Portfolio Board (as Portfolio Executive) which involves working collaboratively with Board Sponsors (Executive Director or People and Executive Director of Finance and Governance) other members of the Portfolio Board and other Portfolio Board Executives to plan and deliver objectives
• Leadership of the organisation’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team (which includes EDI specialists).
• Develop high level, strategic and collaborative internal and external relationships with key stakeholders ensuring that the RSPB is represented, and corporate aims are delivered, while also securing support for the organisation and nature.
• Demonstrate leadership by creating a vision, inspiring engagement and enabling teams to achieve their goals; proactively develop them, take an interest in their future aspirations, support them through coaching and mentoring.
• Set and model expected behaviour and performance to ensure that RSPB targets, culture and competency frameworks are delivered.

Experience we are looking for

• Experience of leading and delivering major transformation and change in a complex environment through people, preferably within a portfolio structure of governance.
• Leadership experience working collaboratively across an organisation with other senior leaders, using your influencing skills to build credibility and support.
• Experience of leading and developing a team of specialists leading to high performance and a positive culture consistent with our values.

Skills

• Leadership and people management skills to motivate, coach and develop team members for high performance
• High level communication skills to present, influence and represent the organisation
• Collaboration skills to build relationships, navigate politics and manage conflicts
• Business management skills to understand strategy, business functions and decision making
• Strategic business planning to ensure all relevant parts of the organisation work in harmony to deliver organisational success
• A strong commitment to, and an understanding of, how equality, diversity and inclusion enables an organisation to be successful

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or relevant high-level experience to effectively communicate complex messages and use management information to undertake responsibilities.
• CIPD or equivalent qualifications are desirable

This is a permanent full-time opportunity working 37.5 hours per week.

Closing date: 23:59, 18 May 2021

To Apply and For More Information:

If you would like to apply or find out more about this position, please click the 'Apply' button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application.

No agencies please.

An exciting opportunity for an Operations Director with excellent change management and leadership skills to join Coventry Citizens Advice (CCA) and ensure the effective delivery of free, independent advice services to the people of Coventry.

About the role

As Operations Director, you will play an instrumental role in the provision of a continuous high-quality service, ensuring that a ‘client first’ approach is always taken. You will be responsible for managing resources, developing effective service delivery mechanisms and maintaining a high standard of operational procedures in line with our membership and regulatory requirements. You will work closely with the Project Managers identifying operational risks and overseeing the management of their areas of responsibility.

An experienced manager, you will create a positive and supportive working environment in which equality and diversity are championed, dignity at work is upheld and staff are empowered and motivated to be as effective and agile as possible within their roles. You will be directly involved in the management of HR procedures as well as people and performance management and reviews.

About you

We are seeking an individual with exceptional leadership skills and an understanding and keen interest in CCA’s work, aims, principles and values. You will have demonstrable experience of change management in a complex organisation along with the ability to inspire a team with an open and honest approach.

A strong communicator and collaborator, you will maintain effective working relationships with existing and new partners, funders and networks and support the CEO in identifying relevant new contract opportunities and associated bid writing.

You will have demonstrable experience of budget and contract management as well as an understanding of the commissioning environment in national and local government.

About us

CCA is a progressive organisation that has been able to continually innovate and develop new services for over 80 years.

We embrace equality and diversity and encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. We have equality and diversity champions within the organisation and we are proud of our diverse workforce.

In the last 12 months during the pandemic, we have helped 8,749 people presenting with 28,956 issues and helped secure £7,298,409 financial gains which clients either did not know about or had not accessed before. The world has changed considerably and so have we. We have accelerated investment in our ICT infrastructure ensuring that our workforce can work flexibly and revised our service delivery model to ensure that we are flexible in the way we deliver our services and can effectively meet the changing needs of our clients.

Benefits

We offer a friendly working environment with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Work placed pension scheme
• Health & Wellbeing services provided through Occupational Health
• Fees paid for membership of relevant professional bodies
• Regular professional development

How to apply

If you’d like to find out more about this opportunity, please visit our website to download the recruitment pack and apply.

Closing date: 9:00am on 1st June 2021

Interviews will be held on the 16th June 2021.

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a Senior Evidence and Learning Adviser and help us to generate the evidence that will unlock our understanding of the ways in which can reduce the impact of poverty on children's lives and support their early learning outcomes.

Every child has the right to ensure that their basic needs are met, and to receive the encouragement and help which enables them to reach their full potential. The greatest barrier to this in the UK is poverty and inequality. Our mission is to secure a sustainable reduction in the number of children growing up in poverty and work to narrow the early learning gap between those children and their better off peers.

We believe this future is possible. It requires more money to be put back into the pockets of parents and carers, decent jobs, more opportunities for young children to play and learn, and policies and services which centre children and families' needs, reduce discrimination, and that are designed to help children to flourish by preventing difficulties at the earliest possible stage: in pregnancy, at birth, in the crucial first 1,001 days of life and throughout childhood.

We work closely with the communities we aim to support. We recognise their diversity and strengths as well as the challenges they face, and we aim to reflect their diversity and experiences in our UK staff team.

The UK Evidence and Learning team generates evidence that enables us to secure changes to policy and practice, in every nation of the United Kingdom. Through our work, we demonstrate what is effective in improving lives for children and families; we collect evidence directly from children and families to help us understand how current practice affects their lives; we develop and test promising, sustainable interventions in communities; and we gather and synthesise evidence from local partners, organisations in our sector, and academia. We draw on all this learning to work with colleagues to influence decision-makers and advocate for policy and practice change, with and on behalf of families.

As a Senior Evidence and Learning Adviser, you will:

Develop strategies for generating evidence and learning, especially focussing on qualitative research, participatory practice and other open research and intelligence gathering approaches.

Undertake primary research and evaluation, analysis and evidence syntheses.

Support teams to implement evidence strategies, building their capacity and confidence to support evidence and learning practice and ensuring that the approaches put in place are rigorous and practical.

Support teams in developing and using theories of change and outcomes frameworks.

Capture and disseminate our data and learning.

To be successful you will:

Hold expertise in evaluation and evidence generation across a wide range of methods, although we are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with a strong technical background leading qualitative, ethnographic, innovation and participatory research practice.

Have experience of and be confident in undertaking evaluation and research with both children and families and with marginalised groups.

Hold expertise in learning and improvement methodologies and have experience of using data and evidence for improvement.

Hold strong analytical skills, be able to interpret complex data and make it meaningful to others.

Be adept at developing relationships and working with a wide range of individuals, teams and in different policy and practice contexts.

Be a confident and experienced user of data analysis software, such as Nvivo or Atlas.ti

Diversity & Inclusion 

To help us attract and encourage applications from a wide range of people, we are holding an open information session so that you can find out more about working at Save the Children, the UK Impact team and our vision and mission for children in the UK.  For details on how to sign up please visit our website.

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity, and a commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: 17th May 2021

Starfish Services Limited are looking to recruit new Trustees.

Starfish Services Limited is a Charity 1146237 with a focus on Mental Health and Wellbeing.  We are committed to improving lives, by building communities, through community transformation models including ABC, Co-production/Co-design, and practices-based learning.

Starfish have projects in communities across the midlands and the North East, which includes projects to improve employability, reduce loneliness and improve social connections, also projects to enhance our digital offer to reduce social and digital isolation.

Trustees Roles 
We are looking for individuals who have worked at a management/senior officer level and have had or are in roles in Mental Health or Community development, with a skillset that will complement the existing expertise of the board members. They will have strong inter-personal skills, with an adaptive approach and strategic mind-set. Additionally, they will be committed to Starfish Services ltd ethos and values.

The core functions of these roles are to ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction, holding leaders to account for outcomes and financial performance of the charity. The board of trustees manages the business of the charity and may exercise all the powers in compliance with its charitable objects, company and charity law.

Every trustee is expected to abide by the Starfish Services Ltd code of conduct and the seven principles of public life set out by Lord Nolan: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.

Time Commitment 
The trust board meets 6 times per year, and normally last 2 hours; at the moment meetings are taking place via Zoom or Teams (Training will be given to use both of these methods).

Closing date: 16th May 2021

No agencies please.

Senior HR Business Partner (Acting Head of HR)

Full Time 37.5 hours per week 

London, Birmingham or Manchester

£50,000 per annum (plus £3,000 London Weighting if applicable) 

Who we are looking for 

We are a growing national charity supporting leaders working in some of our most challenging schools.

We're looking for a curious and analytical senior HR professional to join our HR team as Senior HR Business Partner (Acting Head of HR) on a 12-14 month FTC (maternity cover). This an exciting role, responsible for providing high quality operational and strategic support and advice across the organisation.

The post holder is also responsible for supporting the Senior Leadership Team in their efforts to promote a positive organisational culture, with a particular focus on equality, diversity and inclusion. This is fantastic opportunity to work with managers and employees at all levels to ensure effective people management, at a particularly significant point in the charity's evolution.

Based in either our Birmingham, London or Manchester office, and reporting to the CEO, you’ll provide advice on a wide range of HR issues as required, including support for organisational change. You will work closely with the HR Business Partner and Ambition’s Leadership Team on continuous service improvements, develop and optimise policies, processes and procedures that are compliant with current employment law and aligned with Ambition’s mission.

The role is varied and complex, and will require skilled communicator with an ability to listen and understand the needs and motivations of others in order to offer appropriate support and challenge. It is essential that you are an experienced HR Generalist with experience of managing complex employee relation issues and desirable that you hold a CIPD level 7 qualification. You must be a team player, comfortable working in creative ways with minimal supervision, and enjoy the challenge of a fast moving, highly mission-driven culture.

Who are Ambition Institute? 

Ambition Institute has one purpose: to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better. With our new organisation, and more than ten years of collective experience in working with educators at all levels, we believe that exciting opportunities lie ahead. We are a graduate school for educators, and we apply academic rigour to our learning design, drawing on frontline insights from schools into what works in practice. Our programmes leverage the latest evidence from international experts, which means we think carefully about what is taught, how, and in what sequence. We work collaboratively to enable school improvement for the benefit of pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our offer 

We are happy to announce that we will be able to offer you:

• Agile working culture, so you can control how you work.
• Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work.
• Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service.
• Shared parental leave package.
• Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line.
• Professional development offer for all staff.
• 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays.
• Employer pension contribution of 11% (10% pension plus 1% national insurance rebate).
• Interest free season ticket / bike loans

How to apply 

All applications must be received by the closing date, 9am on 26th May 2021. Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 31 May 2021.

To apply for this role, or any of our other vacancies or for any questions or queries please visit our website. 

Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.