Chance to Shine are looking for a Finance and Office Assistant to join our small team based at the Oval Cricket Ground. Despite the challenges posed by the Covid pandemic, we are proud of how we have managed to adapt our delivery to ensure we are able to continue to help young people to play, learn and develop through cricket. The role would suit a well organised individual, with strong attention to detail, looking to further their career in finance. As a small team, this role will have the opportunity to support a wide range of administrative tasks within the Finance & Resources department. You don’t need to be familiar with cricket but being supportive of our aims and sympathetic to our values are vital

Job Title – Finance and Office Assistant

Salary - £21,000 - £23,000 per annum depending on experience

Contract Type – Permanent (Full time), 37.5 hour/week

Benefits - 8% non-contributary pension, private medical healthcare, life insurance, 25 days annual leave (with additional non-contractual time at Christmas when the office is closed), season ticket loan scheme

Location – London Office, The Kia Oval, London SE11 5SW

Reporting to – Management Accountant

Closing Date – 12th February 2021

Background

Chance to Shine has been at the forefront in the delivery of sport for good for over 15 years, with a far-reaching national programme that spreads the power of cricket to schools, hospitals and communities across the country. Our ambition of ensuring that every child has the opportunity to play and learn and develop through cricket has seen us reach more than five million children in over 16,000 states schools and 200 community projects. We are passionate about what we do, and pride ourselves on our inclusivity. At Chance to Shine we truly believe that cricket is a game for all, and have showcased this through the work on our Street programme, our support for Black History Month, and our dedicated Secondary School Girls programme. Chance to Shine is a leader in using technology to support our efforts, with live streamed sessions, online fundraising events, and an innovative digital portal providing free online coaching resources. Based at London’s historic Oval cricket ground, this is an exciting time to join the team as Chance to Shine continues to help change the lives of children and young people across the UK, developing the personal, social and physical skills of the 500,000 children that we work with every year and having fun whilst doing it.

Purpose of the Role

The core purpose of Finance and Office Assistant’s role is to support the Finance and Resources team at Chance to Shine. The Finance and Resources team provide day to day support to all departments in the charity and trading subsidiary, Chance to Shine Enterprises Ltd, around finance, office, HR and general administration.

Key Responsibilities

The Finance and Office Assistant’s responsibilities include:

Finance

• Recording and analysing income and expenditure and posting transactions onto SAGE 50 Accounts
• Banking cash and cheques received
• Raising invoices and monitoring debtors
• Administering invoice approval and payment processes
• Operating expense claim procedures and payments
• Support delivery partner expenditure review process
• Support Finance & Resources department as required with ad hoc administrative support

Office Administration:

• Oversee and monitor the Office and Administration budget.
• To ensure that the general office space is always fully operational including collecting and distributing incoming post and keeping postage, printing and stationery supplies readily available.
• To liaise with the Kia Oval, regarding the general office space, car-parking, meeting rooms and staff accreditation. 
• Help manage storage space at Kia Oval and offsite.
• To oversee day-to-day compliance with health & safety obligations at the Chance to Shine Kia Oval office. To include duties such as: fire and general office risk assessments and maintenance of incident log.

General support

• To provide administrative support for HR processes, including drafting letters and maintaining employee records.
• To manage the process of inducting new employees to CTS, including managing office and IT requirements.
• To help monitor the charity inbox and respond to general enquiries.
• To take minutes at Chance to Shine Board and Committee meetings.
• To provide diary support to the Chief Executive.
• To help out, as required at Chance to Shine events, such as fundraisers, media events and regional Chance to Compete finals.
• To support all departments as required with ad hoc administrative support.

Key relationships

The job holder will liaise with:

• Chief Executive and the CTS senior management team
• External contractors, landlords, volunteers and suppliers
• Operations, Fundraising, PR & Communications and Impact & Evaluation teams
• ECB People, IT and Finance teams

Skills, knowledge & personal competencies

The job holder should be able to demonstrate the following:

• Excellent IT skills: knowledge and experience of using MS Office Excel, Word and Outlook
• Strong administrative skills and attention to detail
• Experience working in an organisation with a customer service culture
• Able to plan and prioritise and work under pressure
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work on own initiative-confident/self-starter/finisher
• An effective and enthusiastic team player
• Willingness to learn with a can do attitude
• Enthusiasm to embrace Chance to Shine values: Inspiring, ambitious, passionate, inclusive and fun

Experience & qualifications

Essential

• Office experience in a similar sized organisation

• Experience of SAGE 50 Accounts or similar accounting system or a willingness and aptitude to learn
• AAT or similar level accounting qualification (or studying towards) or a strong desire to study accounting as a vocation

Desirable

• Experience in a finance support role
• Experience in taking meeting minutes
• Familiarity with CRM contact databases (Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce or similar)

To apply:

Chance to Shine is committed to ensuring that the diversity of our staff team reflects the full diversity of the young people that we serve. Therefore, we welcome applications from all communities.

Please submit your CV and a covering letter explaining what makes you the ideal candidate for the role and what attracts you to Chance to Shine to [email protected] .org by 5pm on Friday 12th February 2021. We advise submitting your application as early as possible as we may have to close the advert sooner if oversubscribed. Interviews provisionally week commencing 22nd February. Due to Covid-19 restrictions interviews will be conducted via video conference.

Cord is an international charity working with people in highly sensitive and oppressive contexts to transform dysfunctional relationships into those that create peaceful and inclusive societies. Our vision, inspired by the Christian faith, is of a world where all people live in the fullness of peace, have the freedom to flourish and live free from fear. We work towards this through employing and working with people of all faiths and none.

Cord’s strategy 'Promoting the Power of Peaceful Relationships' builds on what it has learnt from its recent programme work, adapting to the new challenges and opportunities that are present in the world today. Cord is currently exploring opportunities to expand into new countries and develop new partnerships.

Cord is looking for someone to support our institutional fundraising and programmes with excellent writing skills, who is passionate about seeing positive change in our world and can bring strong project cycle management skills, including programme design, quality assurance and implementation, and learning and accountability.

The ideal candidate will need to have the following skills/experience:

• Higher degree and advanced understanding of human rights, peacebuilding or international development;
• At least three years’ experience in a comparable role for an international organisation;
• Demonstrated track record of securing funding through writing high quality fundraising proposals and reports;
• Awareness of project cycle management and programme delivery in challenging contexts
• Experience in writing complex and detailed institutional funding proposals and reports tailored to the language of donors for example the European Union, FCO, NORAD, GIZ and the U.S Bureau for Democracy, Rights and Labor
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Excellent writer with meticulous attention to detail
• Strong qualitative and quantitative research and analysis skills, with the ability to form convincing conclusions and arguments

If you have a commitment to Cord’s values and ethos, and the drive to help communities live in a more peaceful and inclusive way, then we would like to hear from you. 

Closing date: Sunday 7th February 2021, at 23.59 GMT

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews will be organised according to availability. As such, the application window may close prior to the date above if a suitable candidate is appointed

The opportunity

The Worshipful Company of Salters’ is currently seeking to appoint an Awards and Alumni Programme Manager to lead and oversee the awards and prizes from its flagship charity, the Institute for Industrial Chemistry, develop the alumni community and ongoing engagement, as well as contribute to other Company educational activities.

Company and Institute overview

First licensed in 1394, The Salters’ Company has its origins in the salt trade of medieval London. This later developed to a commitment to chemistry and, more broadly, science education. The Salters’ Institute of Industrial Chemistry, a charitable organisation within the Company, was founded as a response to the education of soldiers returning from WW1. Since 1918 the Institute has established a reputation for excellence, working with a range of partners including the Royal Society of Chemistry and the University of York. The Institute’s influence stretches across the world. Its aims are clear: to promote the appreciation of, and interest in, chemistry and the related sciences amongst young people and to encourage chemistry-based careers. The Salters’ Institute delivers numerous initiatives including its Festivals of Chemistry, Awards Programme, and Curriculum Development. In 2020, the Institute launched its new Education Strategy in which the Awards and Alumni Programme Manager has a key role.

The role

The Programme Manager, reporting to the Head of Education, has responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Institute’s Awards and Alumni Programme. The Programme Manager will maintain the existing portfolio of awards, and explore new strategies and activity to engage current and previous Salters’ Award and Prize winners. This role will involve proactively building and managing internal and external stakeholder relationships. The Awards and Alumni Programme offers the opportunity to combine face-to-face and digital engagement. The role of the Awards and Alumni Programme Manager sits in the Education Team, which has five members in total.

Benefits

• £35,000 plus (depending on experience)
• 25 days holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays
• Pension – matched with employer contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Critical illness cover
• Life insurance cover
• Interest free season ticket loan

Responsibilities

Strategy

1. Develop the implementation/ delivery plan for new and existing awards/prizes in line with the Institute’s Education Strategy.
2. Develop the annual provision for Salters’ Alumni in line with the Institute’s Education Strategy.

Programme Management

1. Lead on the delivery of the A level, Graduate, Centenary Awards and Technician Awards, and support with the Todd-Salters’ Scholarship and City and Guilds Prize. 
2. Oversee the full Awards Programme cycle from advertising awards to notification of award and prize winners.
3. Implement and develop project plans to ensure that time specific milestones for the delivery of the programme are met.
4. Manage the work of Awards Panellists contributing to the Awards programmes, including briefing/training, provision of candidates’ packs and news updates.
5. Support the Awards Panel by preparing interview papers and arranging for the payment of expenses to Panel Members.
6. Prepare documents and correspondence relating to selection and interview, and correspond with candidates, nominators, schools and universities.
7. Coordinate and arrange the interviews and school visits, managing arrangements for candidates and panel members.
8. Plan, develop and deliver the Annual Awards Ceremony with the support of colleagues.
9. Plan, develop and deliver new and existing events as part of the offering to Alumni.
10. Develop and maintain a reporting framework, providing monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc reports to fit specific needs of internal and external stakeholders.
11. Coordinate and liaise with colleagues and partners to ensure the effective implementation of the Awards and Alumni Programme including compliance in relation to Safeguarding, health and safety, legal, GDPR, and programme-related consent forms.
12. Develop Awards and Alumni Programme policies and procedures in line with the Institute guidelines and Company’s aims and objectives.
13. Identify, review, and manage risks, providing mitigation actions and regular updates.
14. Develop and maintain KPIs and KPMs to capture and measure the impact and outcomes of the programme.
15. Create and maintain effective review, monitoring and evaluation frameworks and processes throughout the full Awards and Alumni Programme cycle, facilitating internal and external evaluation of impact of all programmes in line with annual reporting requirements.

Finance

1. Manage the budgets for the Awards and Alumni Programme, ensuring accurate and detailed reporting of income and expenditure.
2. Investigate and explore potential new funding streams, developing funding proposals in conjunction with the Head of Education.

Stakeholder Management and Networking

1. Build effective working relationships with internal and external Awards and Alumni Programme stakeholders including previous winners, students, teachers, technicians, senior leaders in education and industry, university teaching and outreach staff, funders and Company members.
2. Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure the internal visibility of the Awards and Alumni Programme.

Communications

1. Develop key messaging and content of all programme-related communications, with appropriate language and tone for the designated target audience.  
2. Collaborate with the Communications Officer to develop Comms Plans that engage and build relevant, appropriate and engaging content for social media channels and our websites.
3. Support and be an active presence in networks and fora that promote innovative practice in science education and outreach.
4. Undertake any reasonable responsibilities from time to time as required by the Head of Education to reflect the changing needs of the Company and Institute.

Additional security pre-employment checks

A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check due to regulated activity involving children.

Are you passionate about international development and global health? Do you want to be instrumental in seeing an end to leprosy and associated discrimination across Africa and Asia? Are you experienced in meeting the financial needs of large donors and complex Programmes? Do you have the skills to facilitate the capacity development of partners in the global South in financial reporting and management? If so, we want to hear from you.

About the Programmes Finance Officer role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Finance Officer with a passion for social justice to join our dynamic Programmes team. Reporting to the Programmes Finance Manager, you will have at least two years financial management experience, ideally within an INGO setting, to include multi-currency accounting and reporting. In addition, you will have experience of grant management and working with donor institutions, excellent prioritisation skills and an ability to coordinate across multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

You will be able to deliver an effective financial management service, including budgets, reporting and compliance, enabling the achievement of strategic and country level objectives. As an excellent cross-cultural communicator and mentor, you will build financial capacity overseas, providing virtual and face-to-face support to TLM’s partners across Asia and Africa. You will have already worked internationally, with proven professional and facilitation skills and be willing to undertake overseas travel (COVID permitting) approximately 12 weeks per annum.

About The Leprosy Mission England and Wales

The Leprosy Mission England and Wales (TLMEW) is a leading international Christian development organisation with over 140 years’ experience and is part of the TLM worldwide family. TLMEW serves the poorest of the poor in 10 countries across Africa and Asia, raising funds and developing partner capacity to provide life-changing healthcare, training and job opportunities for people who have been excluded and rejected. TLMEW has a zero tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, our beneficiaries, staff and communities we come into contact with. Recruitment to roles within TLMEW includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from joining us as an employee; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences. Safeguarding is our top priority in everything we do.

TLMEW is an explicitly Christian charity, empathy with the Christian ethos of the organisation is essential.

To apply and for more information on this role, together with the work of TLMEW, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 1 February 2021

Interview date: Thursday 11 February 2021 (Peterborough Office)

The Leprosy Mission, England and Wales is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from appropriately qualified people from all sections of the community. Qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply. Registered Charity number 1050327.

New Year , new challenge? As an experienced Finance Officer you would provide strategic financial information to Municipal Charities. We run 5 almshouses and the Relief in Need charity in Stratford Upon Avon.  

We are seeking an experienced Finance Officer to provide strategic financial information to the staff team and the Trustee body, of Municipal Charities. Municipal Charities is a very long-established group of charities whose objects are to provide housing for local people in need and over 58 years old. In addition to forty-six almshouses, the oldest of which dates back to a Royal Charter granted in 1553, the group also operates a grant-making charity for the benefit (Relief in Need) of residents of the Town of Stratford upon Avon. Additionally, the group owns a small portfolio of freehold interests in commercial properties. The group is looking to expand further in terms of more almshouses, as opportunities present themselves. The Trustees are looking for a Finance Officer to support the group forward into the next chapter of its 468-year history.

The Finance Officer has the following specific responsibilities:

• Financial Oversight and providing financial information to the Board of Trustees
• Entering all transactions onto the SAGE accounts package
• Producing monthly management accounts including accruals and cash flow statements
• Producing annual budgets
• Producing annual accruals accounts ensuring that they are compliant with the current Charities SORP;
• To deal efficiently and effectively with all invoices and bills; obtain authorisations as required and obtain countersignatures as required;
• To deal with banking issues  and initiate online bank transactions and being a cheque signatory;
• To co-ordinate the bank accounts arranging for online payments
• To undertake bank and other monthly reconciliations;
• To act as an internal resource for financial information, budget monitoring, internal audit and accountability;
• To process and pay staff salaries
• To maintain the petty-cash system and process staff expenses
• To make adjustments as required between the various charities
• Ensuring that appropriate accounting procedures, controls and risk management procedures are in place
• Helping to manage the Portfolio of freehold property interests to maximise their value for the owning charity and its beneficiaries.
• Helping the Finance and Risk committee to develop and  implement appropriate accounting, reserves and investment policies for the Charities

The charities are regulated by the Charity Commission and the Regulator of Social Housing. The postholder will be expected to help ensure compliance with current and future legislation; working closely with the relevant professionals and advisors is central to discharging these duties.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following:

• Financial experience working at a senior level as an accountant, book keeper in the public, private or charity sectors including experience of reporting to a Board.
• Awareness of the charity SORP 2015.
• Experience in producing management accounts.
• Excellent understanding of financial accounts and budgeting.
• Experience of preparing accruals accounts
• Experience of using SAGE or another accounts package
• Experience of Office procedures 
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of payroll packages e.g. 12Pay
• Knowledge of investment,
• Knowledge of the almshouse movement is desirable as is an understanding of the social care sector and issues facing older people.

The ideal candidate will be a team player who is able to demonstrate the highest levels of integrity and standards, and someone with extensive life experience and a desire to “give something back”. You will have the ability to work on your own initiative, be able to give financial guidance and advice to the staff team and Trustee Board to keep the charities financially compliant and viable.  .

The Death Penatly Project is a non-profit organisation that provides free legal representation to prisoners facing the death penalty worldwide. Our work is concentrated in Commonwealth countries in the Carribean, Africa and Asia.

We are looking for a Finance Officer to join our team. You will be responsible for administering and managing the organisation's finances, and working with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure that the financial processes are effecive and efficient. 

Key responsibilities

1. Financial management and administration

• Preparing monthly organisational management accounts
• Assisting in annual organisational budget preparation and monthly monitoring of variances
• Assisting in annual audit preparation
• Day to day book-keeping and financial administration, including, staff expenses and claims, and contractor/third party invoicing, recording all receipts
• Processing and administering bank payments
• Working with the Senior Leadership Team on funding application budgets
• Working with Deputy Director and Project Officer to track project expenditure and to coordinate invoices; assist in preparing project expenditure forecasts
• Producing project and donor financial reports
• Working with the Deputy Director to ensure financial processes are effective and ensure reconciliation of bank and other DPP accounts
• Any other duties as so directed in connection with the finance system process

2. General tasks

• Attend and participate in Board meetings and Sub-Committee meetings as required
• Undertake any other tasks that are appropriate to the role and which reflects the need of the organisation

Experience and Qualifications

• A minimum of two years proven experience in a bookkeeping and/or financial administration role
• Familiarity with Xero (or other) accounting software
• Experience of preparing monthly management accounts, including analysis
• Previous experience in the charity sector and/or supporting international projects
• Flexible approach to managing and prioritising a high workload and multiple tasks with tight deadlines
• Strong ICT skills, in particular MS Excel (database and spreadsheet experience) and Word processing
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a self-servicing environment and in a small team; Pro-active approach with a ‘can-do’ attitude
• Permission to live and work in the UK

Please refer to the job specification below for further details. 

Please submit a short personal statement/cover letter along with your CV detailing relevant experience and qualifications to the role. 

Sightsavers is recruiting for a Finance and Risk Officer to work within its NTD (Neglected Tropical Diseases) Finance and Operations team, which manages the finance, risk, contractual and supply chain elements of a portfolio of large NTD grants and contracts.

Under the oversight of the NTD Finance and Risk Manager, the post holder will support the team on the central financial processes required to keep the NTD team programmes running smoothly. The post will also have responsibility for the financial management of a variety of smaller NTD team programmes including USAID funding. It is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and conscientious individual to gain experience of working in an International NGO setting.
 

About the role:

Key duties will include:

• Managing the central financial functions of the NTD team, e.g.
• NTD programme cost recovery process
• Supporting the wider finance team with central process improvements
• Monitoring spend for departmental programmes and cost centres
• Acting as the departmental focal point for the Sightsavers organisational planning process
• Financial management for a variety of smaller NTD programmes, e.g.
• Setting up systems and processes for new programmes
• Working with programme teams to prepare budgets, forecasts, reports etc. for donors and attending donor meetings as required
• Reviewing budgets and financial reports prepared by partners and Sightsavers country office staff
• Assisting the team with audit and financial monitoring processes, identifying and escalating any concerns or potential risks
• Working to align programmes to existing Sightsavers systems such as MyCLAIMS and creating useful Power BI dashboards

We are looking for a proactive individual with:

• Proven finance and accountancy experience. Working towards an accountancy qualification an advantage
• Awareness of overseas development context gained through working in the international development, the humanitarian sector and/or relevant sector preferable but not essential
• Experience of institutional donor or large-scale contract management, in particular experience of USAID funding would be an advantage although training can be provided
• Experience of working with partners and colleagues with a wide range of financial capacity and providing them with guidance and support
• French or Portuguese language skills an advantage but not essential
   

The ideal candidate will have:

• Excellent numerical skills
• Proficiency with Excel (essential), knowledge of Power Query and Power BI is desirable.
• Experience of computer-based accounting systems and purchase ledger or purchase order systems an advantage
• Strong attention to detail, with a willingness to follow issues through to resolution
• An appreciation of meeting reporting commitments
• The ability to communicate effectively and professionally across a variety of cultures
• Willingness to continuously develop skills and knowledge to remain current with donor funding developments
   

This role may be for you if:

• You are proactive and organised by nature
• You are comfortable taking decisions and have a good sense of when to escalate issues
• You are quick to notice irregularities, yet you do not lose sight of the bigger picture
• You enjoy solving problems and have a keen eye for improvement
• You communicate clearly
• You are confident holding close working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• You are comfortable working in an international context

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills and it’s an involved role so please read the complete Job Description for further details.

Sightsavers offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton. This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours. When we’re back in the office, there will be the opportunity to work from home, but we will need you to be able to attend meetings in Haywards Heath at least a couple of times a month.

We anticipate that remote interviews, including an Excel-based task, will take place w/c 8 February 2021

Your new company
An international charity is looking for a part-time Finance Officer to join their team.

Your new role
You will be reporting to the Finance Manager in a Finance Officer role. This role will be part-time working 28 hours per week. You will be responsible for managing the accounts payable and accounts receivable system, completing reconciliations, maintaining the PO system, dealing with queries, monitoring the aged debtors for the charity and recovering debts. You will assist with the management accounts and analyse income/expenditure on a monthly basis.

What you'll need to succeed
You will need:

• AAT qualified or similar
• Charity experience is preferred
• Knowledge of double-entry
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills are essential

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
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Experienced in the financial management of annual budgets of £500,000+? Committed to helping to grow a successful charity? Interested in trees and woodlands? If so, we have just the job for you.

We are the Bristol based tree & woodland charity. We work across Bristol, Bath and Avon to plant trees, help manage woodlands, deliver wellbeing activities and train Forest School Leaders.

Working as part of England’s Community Forests, we have secured Defra funding for a major Trees for Climate tree planting programme and are looking for a skilled and committed individual to join our growing team, manage our finances, support Board meetings and our sponsorship schemes. 

The Finance Officer is a new role on a one- year fixed term contract from 15th March 2021 (annually renewable to March 2025)

We offer:

• 2.5 days week (days flexible)
• Home based (location flexible, but attending frequent meetings in Bristol/ Avon)  
• £27,502 pro rata (£13,751)
• 3% employer pension contribution (if you opt in to the Trust pension scheme) 

Please refer to our JD & Person Spec about the information you need to include in your application.

We look forward to hearing from you! 

A new, exciting senior role working with schools in W. London as project manager for our multi-family therapy groups. You will have worked with children in previous roles in mental health services, social services or the education sector or may even be a therapist. Reporting to our CEO you will work closely as part of our Senior Team, you will have significant experience managing projects from set-up through to completion. 

The School & Family Works (“SFW”) is a dynamic and expanding organisation which provides multi-family group therapy in primary schools in areas of high deprivation.  Our vision is to increase the wellbeing of family members and to help their children succeed in school.  Our key service (which is known as Family Group) takes a holistic approach involving children, parents, school staff and our therapists.   Together, we identify and break through cycles which may have been repeated from generation to generation.  Come and join us!

What are we looking for?  Someone:

• with strong project management skills and the ability to motivate, guide and develop project staff
• who has significant experience supporting disadvantaged children and working with other agencies to achieve positive outcomes with families
• who has previously worked closely with therapists.  A professional therapy qualification is desirable but not essential
• with presence who will have credibility with senior school staff, parents and a range of funders
• who has connections and can make connections easily
• who is a self starter who can gets things done
• who is positive, enthusiastic and a good team player

Why should you join SFW?  Because:

• we transform lives.  There is tremendous job satisfaction through enabling children and parents to help themselves to increase their wellbeing, improve relationships and fulfil their potential
• this job is flexible.  We need someone to work up to five days a week during the school terms but we can be more flexible in the holidays.  The exact time commitment can be agreed between us
• the financial rewards are competitive.  We offer a salary in the range £40,000- 50,000 per annum for a full time worker and the company will match your pension contributions (currently up to 5% of salary)
• being a key member of a small team is fun

SFW is fully committed to safeguarding.  Please note that all our roles require an enhanced DBS check.

SFW is committed to delivering an excellent service to families, schools, communities and staff that respects the diversity of their lives including race, gender, ethnicity, ability, sexuality and faith.  The post holder will need to demonstrate this in all aspects of their work.

Applicants should apply with a  CV and covering letter demonstrating their suitability for the role. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered. 

The preference is for this role to be London Office based (in line with Government Guidelines during the pandemic). However, for the right candidate we may consider this post to be based in any of our UK Offices. Please be advised that London Weighting advertised only applies to London Office based candidates. 

Please make sure to address and answer the competency questions listed at the bottom of the advert in your application. 

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

This role is responsible for growing Christian Aid’s institutional funding portfolio in our Francophone programmes specifically in Haiti, Burkina Faso and Sahel, and in support of the DRC and Burundi, and other country programmes to ensure strong contract management on their funds from institutional donors. The post holder will work closely with Country Managers and programme colleagues to initiate new donor engagements and sustain relationships with current donors; to coordinate the development of funding applications, and to advise and provide support on the delivery of on-going contracts ensuring compliance with donors’ and Christian Aid’s regulations.

This is a senior role that is expected to engage at strategic levels both at the country and corporate levels to influence Christian Aid’s business models and the way we deliver our programmes. The role will be critical to supporting the relevant Country and Regional Managers in representing the organization to donors and other external stakeholders, and to improving Christian Aid’s in-country visibility.

About you

Candidates should have a good knowledge and expertise in working with institutional donors, which may include the UN, DFID/FCDO, USAID, European Union / ECHO, with a deep understanding of the humanitarian cycles in-country, as well as the humanitarian-development nexus. They will have proven experience of successful bid leadership across development and humanitarian grants, alongside excellent communication and networking skills.

The role also requires fluency in English and French, and knowledge of Project Cycle Management and monitoring, evaluation and learning methodologies.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

All successful candidates will require either and Enhance  or Basic Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid’s Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid’s Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Competency questions 

As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions in your supporting statement:

Build Partnerships

Tell us about a time when you had to build and maintain relationships with others in order to secure significant restricted income that will help to reach the goals of your organization.

Steward Resources

Tell us about a time when you have been involved in the development of a funding strategy for an organisation or programme?

Communicate Effectively

Tell us about a time when you had to communicate a complex issue to a donor in writing and convince them that your way to approach the issue was the best way to achieve common objectives

Where we are in our journey 

SMK is in an exciting place right now. A few years ago, we agreed an ambition to become known as experts in social change. Our Social Power report, published in 2018, describes how social change is happening today. The tools in the report are being used widely – by change-makers, funders and policy-makers – to challenge their thinking and develop new approaches. We want to help them go further and are ambitious for what we can achieve, and how we need to grow. 

We are unrelentingly curious, tracking and analysing the way that social change is shifting and sharing that knowledge so that it can be used across civil society. What we learn is built into our training and consultancy, and we learn in turn from everyone we work with. All the while, we stand up for campaigners, working to ensure they are able to shape their world. 

About the role 

This is a pivotal role, managing the operational engine room at the heart of the organisation. Working closely with the wider team, the Programmes & Events manager will be responsible for the efficient administration of SMK’s training and consultancy services. SMK is well-known as a leading trainer of campaigners, and we have recently launched a new flexible, online training product called the ‘Campaigning Carousel’. In addition, we have a programme of open training courses, and a rapidly growing consultancy service supported by a network of Associates.

In addition, you will provide operational and administrative support to our events programme, including our headline SMK National Campaigner Awards, sharing this responsibility with others across SMK. And as a small and busy charity you will also be expected to help out with operational responsibilities across the organisation where capacity allows. 

There is plenty of opportunity to develop in this role. Whether it’s getting involved with business development and marketing, using your initiative to improve the way we work, or contributing to developing new products and services.

How to apply

Deadline for applications is 9am 9th February 2021. Interviews are expected to take place 15th and 16th February 2021 via Zoom. 

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is the regulatory body for the veterinary and veterinary nursing professions in the UK. It sets, upholds and advances veterinary standards for the benefit of animal health and welfare, and public health.

Background

As a statutory regulator we are responsible under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 for keeping the register of veterinary surgeons eligible to practise in the UK, setting standards for veterinary education and regulating the professional conduct of veterinary surgeons.

We aim to enhance society through improved animal health and welfare. We do this by setting, upholding and advancing the educational, ethical and clinical standards of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses

Key Responsibilities 

• Integrate the HR and payroll systems and reduce or eliminate paper processes

• Review the process, maintain and monitor current and projected cashflow forecasts

• Review the recording of and processing of income and expenditure

• Develop a series of key performance indicators, based on best practice, for the Finance Team

Other:

• To deputise for the Operations Director and cover the roll of the Management Accountant.

Essential Criteria

Worked in the not for profit/charity sector

Qualifications  

  Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

SAGE 200

Payroll packages

Desired skills & experience

Experience Managing people

This is a 3 month fixed term role with view to extend. The role is currently fully remote due to Covid19, we work on Microsof

The RCVS is an equal opportunities employer & Stonewall Diversity Champion

We offer flexible working, 2 days paid volunteering per year, Holiday Trading, Loyalty Bonus, Babylon Health app free, Employee Assistance program, Free eye tests, In House Staff Massages and a generous pension and benefits package.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

We are an equal opportunity employer and Stonewall Diversity Champion and have featured in the rankings of the Great Place to Work Awards for the past 6 consecutive years (2014 – 2020).

To Apply please visit our website via the apply button and please include your CV and Cover letter within the same document

Head of Finance Transformation: £80,000 - 85,000 (12-month FTC)

For a large, complex organisation, we are recruiting a Head of Finance Transformation for a 12-month FTC to deliver a first-class Finance function and transform the finance service delivery model. Reporting to the CFO, this role will lead the transformation change project to reshape the Finance division, realise the benefits of the implementation of a new finance system and improve system effectiveness. This role will design, develop, and implement a new Finance Operating Model, will embed business partnering across the organisation, and will define, develop, and lead culture change - building trust with stakeholders and Executive team.

Main Duties:

• ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE: Lead all aspects of transformational change to deliver first-class Finance and Procurement function
• Define, develop, and implement culture change
• Activity analysis of roles and responsibilities, lead and manage transition of devolved finance activity out in the business into a central function
• Manage, develop, and lead staff transferring from the business centrally and lead cultural alignment
• ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN: Gap analysis of AS IS and TO BE operating model and organisation structure
• Design organisational practices to deliver the TO BE operating model and structure
• Job design / redesign to improve value-ad, improve productivity and lead workshop design and management to drive efficiency
• Build and develop relationships across the organisation, reporting to the CFO and Exec Team

Person Specification:

• CCAB Qualified with experience of leading and delivering large-scale finance change and transformation programmes
• Experience of undertaking organisational design, implementing business partnering
• Experience of working in a challenging project environment having project managed people and cultural change
• Delivering process efficiency
• Substantial experience of building effective networks and collaborative working relationships, influencing at senior leadership level
• Knowledge or organisational change methodologies and how to assess and use OD diagnostic tools

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