Finance manager jobs in cardiff, wales

Head of Retail and FOOD Services

Department: Directorate of Development and External Affairs

Salary: Starting at £47,264, rising to £54,728 FTE per annum + £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum

Location: Homebased with weekly national travel 

Hours: 37 hours per week (full-time)

We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details. 

Contract: Permanent

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities. 

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as the Head of Retail and FOOD Services. This is a unique opportunity to lead and innovate in a role that combines strategic leadership, operational excellence, and community impact.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a multi-channel retail and food services strategy, including business planning, risk assessment, and performance management to increase net profit and service impact.
• Lead on budgeting, financial forecasting, and P&L management. Identify and develop new income-generating opportunities, including grants and tenders.
• Provide strategic leadership to geographically dispersed teams, ensuring effective recruitment, support and training of staff and volunteers.

Main Requirements 

• Educated to degree level or above in a relevant sector. 
• Demonstrable senior retail management knowledge and experience in managing complex projects, leading teams, and delivering measurable outcomes.
• Proven track record in income growth, financial planning, and managing budgets.

Benefits: 

• an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays
• up to 6% matched-pension contributions
• enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
• eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
• cycle to work scheme
• investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

To Apply:

• Apply via the Family Action Careers Hub linked to this advert 

• Closing Date: 7th July at 23:59

Interviews are scheduled to take place from 16th-22nd July 2025.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

The ICPG is a network of 80+ Jewish UK-based academics. Our members are dedicated to researching and combatting antisemitism in UK higher education and improving the environment for Jewish students, academics, professionals, and other staff. We work with senior leadership and diversity and inclusion teams at UK universities. We champion academic freedom and oppose all academic boycotts of Jews and / or Israeli institutions and faculties.

The ICPG was created in 2024 in response to the sharp rise in antisemitism in UK universities since 7th October 2023. We collaborate broadly with universities and Higher Education institutions, policymakers, lawyers and other stakeholders. Where appropriate, we engage with communal organisations.

We operate across the following areas: (1) Data Collection, (2) Standards and Interventions, (3) Free Speech and Academic Freedom, (4) Universities and College Union, and (5) Stakeholder Engagement. Each area has a "working group", which are at different stages of knowledge production. The overall aim is to provide robust, evidence-based and actionable feedback to universities to assist them in understanding and combatting antisemitism within the higher education sector. We have been in contact with all UK universities, and have provided them with policy recommendations which we have published on our website.

Specifications

ICPG is looking to recruit an Operations Manager with responsibility for operational leadership, strategic planning and implementation and financial management of the organisation. Candidates should have an interest in challenging antisemitism within the university sector, but do not necessarily need to have previous experience in this area.

Salary: £50,000, dependent on experience

Responsibilities include:

• Oversee daily operations
• Work closely with the President and Board of Trustees to develop and execute the strategic and operational vision for the organisation
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable operational plans with clear metrics
• Support ICPG’s growth strategy, including the potential internationalisation of the organisation
• Manage all stakeholder relations and communications, including with trustees and grant makers
• Work closely with the core team and external finance function to develop and manage annual budgets, ensuring financial sustainability and strategic resource allocation
• Monitor financial performance, identifying opportunities for efficiency and strategic optimisation
• Manage external consultants and project leads to ensure timely production of research projects
• Develop and implement risk management strategies to safeguard ICPG’s reputation

About the role

Working in close collaboration with the Senior Mass Fundraising Lead, the role will manage and deliver a variety of community-led fundraising initiatives and dynamic challenge events that engage supporters and generate vital unrestricted funds for children affected by neuroblastoma.

The role focuses on building strong relationships with fundraisers, volunteers and ambassadors, providing guidance, support and motivation to help them surpass their fundraising goals. The Community and Challenge Events Fundraising Manager will both steward existing and reactive contacts, as well as be confident in securing new networks, including representing the charity in presentations and other public speaking opportunities.

This role comes at an exciting time of growth in the fundraising team, with new colleagues joining the charity and a team focused on growth of income over the coming years. This role is crucial in this plan and will take the existing community and events programme to new heights.

Who we are looking for

Person specification:

• Demonstrable experience working in challenge events and/or community fundraising
• A proven track record of being results-driven and working to and achieving fundraising targets
• Significant experience of developing and delivering fundraising plans
• Experience of supporter/donor stewardship activities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to network and build new and existing relationships

See our Recruitment Pack for the full role description and specification and for more information about Solving Kids' Cancer UK.

Benefits of working with SKC include:

• Home-based and informal flexible working.
• 5% employer pension scheme contribution.
• 32 days holiday, including bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy additional leave.
• Access to 24/7 confidential helplines for counselling and legal and tax advice.
• Well-being check-ins with manager and optional Well-being Action Plan.
• Regular opportunities to meet in person as departments and the full team.
• Training opportunities – we care about our staff and volunteers, and encourage opportunities for professional development.
• A child-centred charity with a passionate and dedicated team.
• Regular staff survey for the opportunity to provide feedback experiences and make suggestions.

Location: Home-based within England with regular travel to London and elsewhere in the UK as required

Interviews: Friday 4 July 2025

As a safeguarding charity whose work and practice are underpinned by safeguarding principles to protect children and young people and enhance their welfare, we always work in accordance with legislation, statutory guidance, and best safeguarding practices. All our roles require a basic criminal record check.

The Opportunity:

Nigel Wright Group are proud to be partnering with a transformative and growing social impact organisation in their search for a Business Development Manager. Our client is a passionate, values-led charity and their mission is to bridge the gap between talented individuals and employers offering rewarding job opportunities, creating a thriving community where everyone has the chance to succeed. They deliver on skills shortages, push back on regional unemployment and contribute to a national reduction in reoffending. Following a significant inward investment, our client is positioning itself to embark on an ambitious nationwide scaling-up programme. The newly created Business Development Manager role can be based anywhere in the UK and carries the responsibility of contributing to the organisation’s overarching strategic plan, while also leading the development and implementation of the accompanying income generation strategy. 

Role Profile: 

• Lead and coordinate activities to position the charity for successful public sector contracts and tenders.
• Identify and pursue new and repeat business opportunities; attend market engagement events and monitor sector trends.
• Develop strategic partnerships to enhance reach and impact.
• Maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date pipeline of business development and grant opportunities.
• Prepare and submit high-quality, competitive tenders as a lead or subcontractor.
• Develop proposals aligned with service specifications, incorporating input from operational teams.
• Collaborate with the CEO and Finance Director to ensure accurate, fully costed and competitive bid pricing.
• Write and submit persuasive bids via relevant online platforms.
• Line manage a Grant Writer, overseeing the submission of high-value and multi-year trust and foundation applications.
• Support the CEO in cultivating relationships with major donors and securing significant contributions.
• Manage public donations, lead fundraising initiatives, and ensure compliance with fundraising regulations.
• Produce compelling quarterly impact reports to communicate the charity’s outcomes to funders.

Person Specification:

• Demonstrated success in writing and securing competitive tenders, particularly within the criminal justice or related sectors.
• Proven ability to develop high-quality bids for statutory funding.
• Extensive experience in generating significant income from charitable trusts and foundations.
• Strong background in designing or contributing to effective income generation strategies.
• Experience in leveraging social value commitments—especially through government procurement and Section 106 obligations—is highly desirable.
• Skilled in building and maintaining relationships with high-net-worth individuals.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, network, and engage diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system or related fields is a strong advantage.
• Awareness of the employment challenges faced by people with convictions is desirable.

Behaviours:

• Maintains a non-judgemental approach when working with individuals with lived experience of the criminal justice system.
• Committed to inclusive, anti-discriminatory practices.
• Demonstrates alignment with and respect for the organisation’s Christian ethos and values.

Other Information: 

• This is a full-time role offered on a hybrid/remote working pattern
• Occasional visits to the Newcastle head office plus business travel around the UK 
• Nigel Wright Group is retained on this search and as such, any direct third party supplied or referred applicants/CVs will be forwarded to Nigel Wright for consideration as part of our process.

Clean Energy Investment Manager

We’re looking for a proactive and committed individual to join the Social Investment Cymru team as a Clean Energy Investment Manager.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of clean energy investment across North Wales. If you’re passionate about sustainability, have strong relationship-building skills, and enjoy working with social enterprises, this could be the role for you.

Position: Clean Energy Investment Manager

Hours: Full time (35 hours), or part time (minimum 21 hours); flexible working options available
Salary: £39,337 to £44,274 per annum. The starting salary will be £39,337, with progression linked to performance and successful completion of probation. Includes 9% employer pension contribution.
Location: Based in North Wales with regular travel across the region; hybrid and flexible working supported. Office hubs in Rhyl, Aberystwyth and Cardiff.

Welsh Language Category: Desirable

Closing date: 23 June 2025

Interviews: 30th June / 7th July

About the role
As Clean Energy Investment Manager, you will lead the delivery of the Clean Energy Fund across North Wales, supporting voluntary organisations to transition to sustainable, renewable energy solutions. You’ll develop and manage a pipeline of funding opportunities, assess business plans, and prepare high-quality lending proposals.

Your role will combine financial analysis, relationship management and strategic thinking, ensuring that funded organisations are supported from initial application through to long-term impact. You’ll become a trusted advisor and advocate for clean energy investment across the voluntary sector.

About you:

You’ll be confident working independently while building strong collaborative relationships across the sector. You’ll bring a blend of financial insight, interpersonal skills and a passion for renewable energy and social enterprise.

We’re looking for someone with:

• An understanding of the fundamentals of how businesses and charities run and generate income
• A recognition of what constitutes good governance in the voluntary sector
• The ability to read and analyse a set of financial accounts
• An understanding of the operation of the role and the operation of the voluntary sector in Wales
• An ability to identify and understand business and financial risk
• An understanding of renewable energy systems and how they are applied in the voluntary sector

Desirable skills:

• The ability to communicate in Welsh; the appointed candidate is expected to display an awareness of and support for the Welsh language.
• Experience in a lending or grant making environment
• Experience in the renewable energy sector
• Project management experience

Why work here:
You'll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values innovation, flexibility and impact. We offer:

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and 5 discretionary days
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• Personal Pension Scheme (9% employer contribution)
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Healthcare cash plan
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values diversity and nurtures talent

We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer and hold the Investors in People accreditation. The organisation are a Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from diverse backgrounds.

Applications submitted in Welsh are welcomed and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.
Croesawir ceisiadau Cymraeg ac ni fyddant yn cael eu trin yn llai ffafriol na cheisiadau Saesneg.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Financial Modelling Analyst | £50,000 - £55,000 | 12-month FTC | Fully Remote

For the UKs largest not-for-profit social enterprise in the employment and social mobility sector, we are recruiting a Financial Modeller / Analyst on a 12-month contract which could go permanent. Working closely with the finance business partners and commercial operations teams, this role will develop models to review commercial bids and acquisitions and provide insight to senior leaders on value drivers to inform decision making around bidding strategy and financial planning. This role will suite someone with first-rate commercial tendering, bidding, financial modelling, and Excel skills and a strong relationship builder from either the commercial or social enterprise sector. CFA or CIMA qualifications are preferred. Please note, this is a fully remote role but applicants need to be UK-based.

Main Duties:

• Deliver financial and commercial analytics, and modelling, focusing on new business development, bidding and tendering
• Implement best practices in modelling and business development processes across the group
• Utilise modelling standards such as FAST, F1F9, Mazars, Smart, ICAEW Modelling Code, Operis, or BPM.
• Summarise and present complex opportunities and risks for senior management decision-making
• Build and maintain strong relationships across finance, operations, and business development teams
• Support wider team in annual budgeting and long-term forecasting
• Support the Senior Financial Planning Analyst and business leaders in developing and implementing strategy

Person Specification:

• CFA is preferred, but would consider CIMA or ACCA qualified too
• Finance background or degree, or FMVA, BIDA Financial Modeller / Data Analyst
• Experience with modelling standards such as FAST, F1F9, Mazars, Smart, ICAEW Modelling Code, Operis, or BPM.
• Experience of working in a commercial bids, deals, or transactions environment
• Strong technical financial modelling and due diligence within professional services
• Financial modelling of large-scale contracts, pricing schedules, and business cases
• Forward financial planning, costing and option / investment appraisals
• FP&A, budgeting, and forecasting experience
• Advanced Excel, ideally VBA

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the 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.

Are you passionate about criminal justice and want to work from home for a small charity where you can make a real difference? Are you experienced in operations and/ or administration? Then we would love to hear from you! 

The Welcome Directory is a multi-faith organisation dedicated to supporting the successful resettlement of prison leavers across England and Wales. We facilitate equal access to faith-based social inclusion while challenging stigma and discrimination as a vital and effective pathway for positive mental wellbeing; helping people to turn their lives around in the long-term and break the cycle of reoffending. We work at the grassroots level to build community capacity, create positive attitudinal change and to build more inclusive and thus resilient communities.

We are currently recruiting for an Operations Officer to lead on administrative support to the charity under the direction of the Project Manager, supporting on engagement with various stakeholders and networks. The goal of the post is to ensure that The Welcome Directory can effectively develop the reach of our work and achieve exponential growth, by maximising administrative efficiency. 

Whilst this is a 6-month contract, there is the potential to extend where funding permits.

The role will include:

Leading on operational projects, including:

• Faith community engagement
  • Processing faith/ belief community registrations and maintaining records
  • Approaching existing and prospective faith/ belief communities, including follow up to the annual survey and periodical team campaigns
• Assisting with the production of the annual physical directory
• Co-ordinating the annual Affiliates Scheme
• Researching new initiatives or solutions

Supporting events, including:

• Support in the administration of the online Prisons Awareness Course and other webinar events, including technical support
• Planning bi-annual team days and any one-off events, in consultation with the Project Manager
• Planning bi-annual team campaign periods, in consultation with the Project Manager and Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
• Preparing resources and/or PowerPoint presentations and booking logistics, in consultation with the Project Manager and the Communications & Fundraising Officer

Leading on administration, including:

• Answering phone, email, and letter enquiries
• Purchasing of supplies and dispatch of resources
• Co-ordinating and setting up meetings
• Collating routine data and creating trackers to support operations
• Creating an annual team planner
• Taking minutes at specific meetings
• Leading on team password management
• Following up with stakeholders as required

Supporting on financial operations, including:

• Processing expenses claims and issuing internal invoices
• Paying-in cheques and paying external invoices
• Maintaining the organisational asset register
• Obtaining Gift Aid declarations

As a small, well-respected charity in the criminal justice sector, we offer staff:           

• Opportunity to gain experience in the criminal justice sector, including a prison visit
• Remote working
• Working in a small, supportive team
• Regular team days

The full Job Description and Person Specification can be found on the attached.

Should you have any questions about the role, please get in touch by email. 

 The Welcome Directory will be scheduling interviews as applications come in. Please note we reserve the right to close vacancies early should we receive sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible. 

At Young Sounds UK our mission is to help musically talented young people from low-income families fulfil their potential. We're seeking our first Evaluation Director to join a small, thriving organisation and lead our evaluation strategy. Working collaboratively with colleagues, you will generate insights that strengthen programme delivery, and how we understand and share our impact.

For full information on this role, including key responsibilities and person specification, please view the job pack.

The closing date for applications is Monday 14 July 2025 at 12 noon.

About Young Sounds UK 

Young Sounds UK exists because musical talent is everywhere but opportunity isn’t: family finances and other obstacles too often get in the way. We’re here to change this in two key ways:

• We support young musicians from low-income families with funding and other help 
• We support music education through training, advocacy and research.

Established in 1998 we work across genres and across the UK. Our four programme areas are: 

• Discover: training teachers in how to spot young people’s musical potential 
• Connect: targeting and sustaining young people’s emerging talent through strategic support
• Thrive: funding young talent UK wide through annual grants and tailor-made help for individual musicians
• Innovate: leading new thinking and action on talent development

Role overview 

Young Sounds is a reflective organisation. We’ve always invested time and effort in seeking out, understanding and demonstrating the difference our programmes are making. We believe in learning from experience. This is what we mean by evaluation.

We have recently secured funding to build on our evaluation work to date, and it is a priority for us to more fully embed evaluation throughout our work – the Evaluation Director will be critical to us achieving this. The Evaluation Director is a new role and will lead the development and implementation of Young Sounds’ evaluation strategy, ensuring that our work is evidence-based and impactful.

Key areas of responsibility 

• Evaluation strategy and organisational learning 
• Programme evaluation 
• Organisational capacity and culture 
• Research and policy engagement 
• Quality assurance and reporting 

CRM System Owner

We’re looking for a skilled and proactive CRM System Owner to help lead the development and optimisation of Microsoft Dynamics for the UK’s leading fostering charity and membership organisation.

Position: CRM System Owner
Location: Home-based or based in one of four offices (London, Belfast, Cardiff or Glasgow) with occasional travel to London
Salary: £42,630 - £47,705 + London Weighting if eligible
Contract: Permanent, full time – 35 hours per week (part-time 0.8 FTE considered)
Closing Date: Monday 23rd June 11.59pm
Interview Date: Tuesday 1st or Wednesday 2nd July (via Microsoft Teams)

What you’ll be doing:
As CRM System Owner, you will be the go-to person for all things Microsoft Dynamics, ensuring the CRM system meets the evolving needs of the organisation. From strategic planning and system development to supporting colleagues and working with suppliers, your expertise will help the organisation to better understand and support the fostering community.

Primary objectives of the role are:
• Be the primary CRM expert and first point of contact
• Lead the strategic development of the CRM system
• Increase CRM usage and optimise functionality across teams
• Manage relationships with external system partners
• Strengthen reporting capabilities to drive insight and decision-making

Who we are looking for:
This is a great opportunity for a CRM professional with hands-on experience of Microsoft Dynamics. If you’re confident in system configuration, stakeholder engagement, training users, and are passionate about improving systems to support impact-driven work, we’d love to hear from you!

At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the role – even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

In return:
• 38 days leave (including bank holidays) pro rata
• Flexible and hybrid working
• A range of family friendly and fostering friendly leave options
• Enhanced maternity, adoption and sick pay
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline
• Pension and life assurance
• Contribution to eye tests and lenses
• Season ticket loans

The organisation values diversity and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, particularly under-represented groups. Care-experienced applicants meeting the minimum criteria are guaranteed an interview. Applicants with disabilities can request reasonable adjustments. Job-sharing for all roles will also be considered; please indicate your interest in your application.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: CRM Manager, CRM Analyst, Microsoft Dynamics Lead, Data and Systems Lead, CRM Consultant, Systems and Insights Officer, CRM Support Manager, Data Operations Manager.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

We have an exciting new opportunity to join Icebreaker One as a Senior Administrator

About Icebreaker One

We are a diverse collection of like minded people whose expertise spans policy and science, finance and engineering, data and systems—working together to tackle one of the greatest challenges of our time. We need your help.

Our mission is to make data work harder to deliver net-zero outcomes. 

The role

Reporting

You will be a member of the PMO team, working closely with Icebreaker One’s project managers. You will be responsible for supporting the successful delivery of projects and secretariat functions as directed by the Programme Director, Head of Project Management and the Programme and Policy Manager. 

Responsibilities

• Project administration

  • Creating meeting templates, slide decks and documents 

  • Attend meetings to take meeting minutes

  • Proof-reading project documents and artefacts

  • Assisting the project manager with task management using the Jira tool and preparing meeting agendas

• Icebreaker One secretariat administration for Steering and Advisory Groups

  • Preparation: 

    • Oversee diary management, meeting planning and scheduling

    • Creating Zoom meetings

    • Logistics, and room bookings for in person meetings/events

    • managing and updating attendee tracking lists

    • Prepare, collate and distribute meeting materials well in advance to attendees

    • Creating voting forms for items needing endorsement 

    • Ensuring co-chairs are supported in meeting logistics 

  • Execution

    • Host / managing Zoom/Teams for online meetings

    • Attend meetings to take meeting minutes, and post-meeting cleaning up the notes afterwards (for easy reading) 

    • summarising outputs

    • Tracking voting form responses and, if required, following up with individual members to ensure quorate is reached 

  • Post-AG wash up

    • Writing, disseminating, and publishing Advisory and Steering Group minutes

    • Writing/summarising, coordinating and sending post-event follow up emails and voting summary reports

    • Updating the SG/AG action tracker log of actions, ensuring follow-up with action owners before each meeting.

• Inbox Management: Oversee the Secretariat mailbox to ensure effective communication, timely responses, and coordination of meetings, while maintaining organised records and distributing information as needed

• Public webinar and in person events administration

  • Coordinating panellists, preparing agenda and slide deck templates

  • Managing Eventbrite & calendar invitations, Zoom administration

  • Assisting with the coordination of onsite logistics

• Participating in weekly Show & Tell meetings

• Additional ad hoc administrative tasks as appropriate

Results 

• Ensuring the smooth running of IB1 projects, meetings and Steering and Advisory Groups

• Ensuring project managers and meeting participants have all the required information to carry out meetings and activities

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

Demonstrable experience of:

• Attention to detail and administrative skills

• Ability to understand and take real-time notes in complex meetings

• Working with and in support of a group of team members

• Highly organised and capable of managing time and tasks effectively and independently

• Familiar with using and applying Google Suite/Workspace, Slack, Zoom, social media and other tools for working remotely and in the open

• The ability to work in a collegiate, collaborative and open environment

• Experience in supporting, coaching and delegating to junior administrators

Desirable

• A working knowledge of the UK’s Net Zero landscape 

Our approach

Fundamental to the success of our programmes is that solutions are developed in collaboration with the sector, for the sector and by the sector. 

Our Icebreaking approach underpins all our work and feeds into continuous iterative development.

Research sits at the heart of our systems-based approach and spans climate, finance, policy and industrial sectors (e.g. energy, water, transportation, built world, agriculture). 

Our Data Services team deliver market-facing services, including Trust Frameworks 

Our Membership, Community and Communications teams develop strategies that allow us to work in open, transparent ways and continuously seek industry feedback. 

All work is delivered using an agile-based, modular and iterative approach that includes continuous feedback from research and open consultations. Feedback and documentation are published alongside responses and actions taken on our website. 

All outputs, reports, developments and deliverables undergo internal quality assurance. Early-stage research is presented in a weekly Show and Tell for internal, external and peer feedback; fortnightly heartbeat sessions with clients and funders, checks on direction of travel and shows work early; sharing draft materials for feedback is core to our process. 

Benefits of being an Icebreaker?

• Flexible working -  to help you work around your needs and commitments we operate a four-day week, and don’t have work or meetings booked on a Friday.

• Remote working - we may all be working remotely but it doesn't get in the way of us working closely.  Regardless of whether working remotely is by choice or by necessity - daily standups and regular work and non-work related hangouts mean you are connected to the team. 

• Supportive working - Bring and share what you know as you’ll be working with people willing to learn and share knowledge. Foster support in getting the most of the virtual/remote TX from using GoogleDocs/GSuite to Show & Tell sessions

Apply today

Email your cover letter and CV/links to pages that show us what you have done, and can do, to help us achieve our mission

Applications must be received by 0900 GMT 2025-07-03

As a team, we are committed to equality and creating an inclusive culture with diverse and balanced backgrounds. We actively encourage applications from everyone and will help to support you to reach your full potential and to be yourself in a working environment based on dignity, respect and mutual support. Before applying you will need to ensure you have the right to work in the UK and can provide documentary evidence of this. 

The role does require the applicant to be able to work within a UK time zone

Full details are avaialble on our website 

Project Coordinator
Location: Remote
Contract: 6-Month Fixed-Term Contract
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum, dependent on experience and location (London weighting may apply)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Charity People is proud to be partnering with IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) to recruit a Project Coordinator to join their global EmpowHER team. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to a powerful international initiative supporting the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of women, girls and marginalised communities across the globe.

About IPPF & EmpowHER

IPPF is a global healthcare provider and advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all. The organisation works in over 140 countries, empowering individuals to make informed choices about their bodies and futures.

EmpowHER is a six-year global initiative funded by Global Affairs Canada, with a bold ambition to expand access to person-centred abortion care, high-quality Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), and inclusive advocacy across multiple regions, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. This programme directly supports IPPF's Strategy 2028, placing equity and choice at its core.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in the day-to-day coordination and delivery of a high-impact, donor-funded programme. Reporting to the Senior Programme Manager, you will support implementation across several countries, liaise with Member Associations (MAs), manage CSE sub-grants, and coordinate international workshops and meetings. You'll bring energy, structure and proactive communication to a collaborative and values-led team.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with coordination of programme activity and reporting against annual work plans
• Lead sub-grant coordination, including funding agreements, delivery tracking and expenditure monitoring
• Manage logistics for global workshops, in-country meetings and webinars, including international travel, visa arrangements, accommodation, and expense tracking
• Act as the point of contact for Member Associations and external consultants
• Oversee minute-taking, recordkeeping, and document management via SharePoint
• Monitor budgets and payments in collaboration with the Finance team
• Support compliance with donor financial and reporting requirements

About You

You'll be a well-organised project coordinator with a strong sense of purpose and excellent communication skills. Ideally, you'll bring:

• Experience in international development or global health
• Strong coordination and administration skills in a grant-funded setting
• Understanding of budget tracking and financial reporting ability (Excel proficiency essential)
• A confident, proactive approach to remote working
• Excellent written and spoken English; other languages such as French, Spanish, Arabic or Portuguese are highly desirable
• Flexibility and willingness to travel internationally up to 3 times a year (approximately once every 4 months, all expenses paid)

Tech & Remote Working

• Fully remote role, ideally with access to a major international airport
• Candidates should be comfortable working with Excel and Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, Word)
• Personal laptop use is encouraged, though IT support and equipment can be provided if necessary

How to Apply

Tatiana Ostara at Charity People is supporting this recruitment on behalf of IPPF.
Please send your CV and a short cover letter (400-500 words) highlighting your motivation and experience relevant to the role.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with interviews expected from w/c 7^th July.

Closing date: Tuesday 25th June, 9am (early applications encouraged)

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Play a key role in protecting parrots and their habitats worldwide.
We’re looking for a motivated and organised Grants Officer to coordinate grant fundraising efforts at the World Parrot Trust.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who thrives on coordination and collaboration to contribute meaningfully to global conservation. You’ll manage timelines, gather information, and support the delivery of successful grant proposals and reports—helping unlock vital funding for the World Parrot Trust.

The Grants Officer will support the Senior Manager to develop and implement monitoring and reporting
processes across the Foundation’s grant-giving activities. To be successful in the role, you must have
excellent knowledge of results-based monitoring and reporting, demonstrate strong organisational and
administrative skills, and ideally have experience working with colleagues from different cultural
backgrounds.

The initial focus of the role will be monitoring and reporting in relation to the implementation of a Big 6
EU funded programme, the Youth Empowerment Fund (YEF). This programme focuses on supporting
youth-led initiatives, giving young people the means to be effective agents of change. The YEF is global
in its reach but will focus on supporting local solutions and grassroots initiatives that young people
develop on the ground. The Officer will play a key role in supporting the Senior Manager to maintain and
grow Big 6 advocacy and partnerships for the short and long-term. This role will also work closely with
colleagues from the Operations and Finance team to ensure accurate information is delivered to key
stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities 

Youth Empowerment Fund (60%):

• Support the monitoring and reporting of the EU funded YEF programme. Including coordinationwithin the IAF and with the Big 6 designated leads.
• Communicating with and activating networks of national organizations to participate in the YEF,including sharing opportunities to take part in Big 6 advocacy activities and applying for youthled solutions open-call Local Solutions grants.
• Issuing of grants to successful national organizations and monitoring and evaluation, including regular reporting on outcomes and impact of national projects to the YEF project team.
• Sharing success stories from the YEF to support the Big 6 communication, storytelling and creative reporting efforts.

Other Grant based support (40%):

• Oversee grant-giving financial processes, creating and issuing of grant payments.
• Support the Senior Operations Manager with the reporting of grant activities for Senior Management and various stakeholders.
• Support the ongoing development of other Foundation grant reporting efforts as required.
• Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required for the successful delivery of the Foundation’s business objectives.

The purpose of this role is to provide leadership, oversight and curation to the FYT Leadership Team, and to lead the smooth running of the FYT Organisation which supports the wider FYT Movement. This will include coordinating the delivery of the strategic plan, leading fundraising, and working closely with the FYT Board to oversee the smooth running of the organisation.

Hours: 22.5 hrs per week
Salary: £24,116 per annum (£40,194 pro rata) + 9% pension
Holidays: 5 weeks plus bank holidays and 3 additional days at Christmas
Location: Working from home, with nationwide travel expected

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead the FYT Movement – Engage with movement members
   • Listening
   • Inspiring
   • Taking inspiration from
   • Facilitating collaboration and cross-pollination
2. Lead the FYT staff team – supporting, supervising, enabling and encouraging and ensuring appropriate HR functions are carried out. 
3. Lead the fundraising strategy for the organisation, giving attention to securing grants, as well as donor fundraising . Report as necessary to funders.
4. Work with the Finance Officer to manage the budget and finances within the parameters agreed by the Board.
5. Facilitate the effective function of the Leadership Team, enabling the smooth and efficient carrying out of the strategic priorities.
6. Provide Line Management support and supervision to the other members of the Leadership Team.
7. Develop, implement and monitor FYT’s strategic plan in partnership with the FYT team and board
8. Engage in practical theological reflection on FYT’s mission and how it is expressed.
9. Attend and contribute as required to Board meetings, working closely with the Chair and Board to ensure that appropriate issues are raised, and that any agreed action is put into effect.
10. Be an advocate for marginalised young people, the issues they face, and youth workers and projects working with them (pursuing prophetic mischief, provocation, and taking up our unique space in the youth ministry community).
11. Make links with appropriate Christian, voluntary and statutory bodies and to represent FYT in appropriate forums and pursue opportunities for collaborative working.
12. Support the active promotion of the FYT training and resource offer.
13. Lead the monitoring and evaluation (impact assessment) of FYT’s work

Other functions:

1. Meet regularly with Line Manager for supervision.
2. Undertake administration and keep necessary work records.
3. Comply with all FYT policies and procedures.
4. Work collaboratively with the FYT leadership team and Board to ensure that organisational policies are regularly reviewed.
5. Engage in CPD/lifelong learning.
6. Undertake any other tasks that may be requested, commensurate with the nature and level of the post and as may be required by the Board of Trustees.

Additional Information

• The Leadership Team is supported by a contract with Giraffe HR that assists in the day to day running of the organisation, primarily managing the finances of the organisation.
• Engagement in ongoing, regular youth work with marginalised young people is not a requirement of this post, but encouraged. FYT will be flexible where possible in order to facilitate this.