Operations Director
HR, Finance, IT
Location: Twickenham
We are seeking an experienced senior professional to join the highly relational senior leadership team and to assist the Vicar in the smooth running of a thriving community church.
If you are a confident operations leader and are looking for a fun, faith based, new role, we'd love to hear from you.
St Stephen’s Twickenham is a well-established and vibrant Anglican church with many opportunities to invest in the lives of our congregation and wider community. This is a key role in the life of St Stephen’s, the pivotal link between the clergy and the smooth running of the church. If you are an experienced professional, looking for a fun, faith-based new role, we'd love to hear from you. You'd be joining a highly relational senior leadership team and working with a dedicated staff team and awesome church congregation.
Closing Date for applications Monday 22nd February 2021
Interviews Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Easy access by public transport from London, Clapham, Wimbledon, Hounslow, Feltham.
Director of Fundraising and Engagement
Location: Islington, London, EC1V. Due to coronavirus the role will be based at home until the London office reopens
Salary: £65,000-£75,000 depending on skills and experience
Closing date: Monday 8 February 2021 at 10am
Interview date: Wednesday 17 or Thursday 18 February 2021
There will be two stages of interviews. Successful candidates after the first round will be invited to a second interview which will take place week commencing Monday 22 February.
The Director of Fundraising and Engagement role at JDRF UK is an amazing internationally-focused opportunity for an ambitious and successful senior-level fundraiser with a proven track record of success. JDRF UK is a medical research charity that is part of a global network of partner charities. The funds we raise go towards our global research programme which funds world-class research to improve treatments and find cures for type 1 diabetes.
As the Director of Fundraising and Engagement, you will have the vision, determination and entrepreneurial flair to lead our award-winning fundraising team to deliver in excess of £8 million year on year, working towards the goal of £10 million voluntary income.
You will have a thorough understanding of a number of fundraising streams and have a track record of delivering income growth. You will be a leader who can motivate, drive and inspire a large fundraising team.
Not only is our research programme global, this role, unlike others, will provide you with the opportunity to work collaboratively with international colleagues and donors. The role and the organisation are international in every sense of the word.
You will need to be able to generate new ideas and ways of working that bring out the best in your people.
You will need to be a strategic thinker and have experience of delivering an income generation strategy. You will be a member of the Senior Management Team, supporting colleagues and working collaboratively across the organisation to deliver the best outcomes for JDRF.
You will be skilled at networking, building external relationships and have proven experience of nurturing and maintaining relationships with key donors, supporters and board directors. Most importantly, you will be a visionary leader, motivating the fundraising directorate to reach new heights in accordance with our organisation values.
You will find a supportive, collaborative and highly motivated team at JDRF, always striving to improve lives for people living with type 1. In 2020, we were voted as one of the top 10 Charities to Work For in Third Sector’s inaugural Best Charities to Work For list.
In return we offer flexible working, a generous annual leave entitlement rising with length of service, a salary sacrifice pension scheme, an interest-free season ticket/bike loan and an Employee Assistance Programme.
To apply for the role, please submit your CV and covering letter below. Your application should clearly demonstrate how you meet the person specification with examples.
JDRF is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia.
‘JDRF is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.’
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The Prince’s Trust is looking for an experienced Financial Governance Lead to join the Financial Governance, Systems & Reporting team. This role will take on a vital role, developing our financial governance framework and facilitating the implementation of robust internal controls.
The Financial Governance, Systems and Reporting team is responsible for managing the integrity of financial data and leads the review, assessment and improvement of finance processes and controls across The Trust. The Financial Governance Lead will work with all departments and users to ensure the integrity of data, providing direction, documentation and coaching to enhance controls across The Trust.
You will have experience working within an internal audit function, reviewing, and implementing financial controls allowing you to bring a strong technical knowledge to the role. Confidence communicating and influencing others will help you to gain buy in for the new processes you will design. If you are motivated to continuously improve processes and able to enthusiastically engage the wider organisation to create a culture of robust controls and financial integrity, we look forward to working with you.
You will initially be based from home and then based at one of our key centres with the opportunity to work flexibly. There will also be opportunities for you to work with Young People and witness the fantastic work of the Trust.
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An opportunity has become available for a Director of Finance to support a fast-growing climate change organisation.
The Director of Finance will play a key strategic role in enabling the organisation to deliver its mission. The role will be expected to contribute to organisational strategic direction, providing support, advice, positive influence and constructive support to the Board and Senior Management.
Whilst your career might have been within a larger organisation, you will still retain the ability to apply your knowledge within a small and agile finance team working from different locations.
Ideally, you will have worked in an international environment, perhaps in a knowledge-rich or consulting business. You will have a passion for applying this experience to the not-for-profit or charitable sectors.
To be suitable for the role you need to be fully qualified with a CCAB or equivalent finance qualification. You will have proven ability to build influential relationships across the group and with funders and demonstrate accountability to Board level.
This role will be based from home at first before transitioning back into the Central London office when safe.
Responsibilities of the Director of Finance:
As a key member of the Senior Management Team, the Finance Director reports to the Chief Operating Officer. The responsibilities of the role are to:
- Provide high quality strategic financial planning, modelling and analysis that supports professional, accurate and risk-based decision-making. The Director will lead on the preparation of financial planning and annual budgets through to year-end audit with the support of a high calibre team
- Develop financial strategy and operations to underpin funding growth and delivery of group objectives
- Report to the Board on financial performance, strategy, risk and resilience
- Develop and support effective financial management across the group, with legal entities internationally
- Producing comprehensive financial reports for key stakeholders both nationally and internationally
- Have oversight for the development of the finance control and systems infrastructure to ensure the organisation and team have the tools necessary to support the growth of the organisation
- Provide effective leadership and professional development to the Finance team to ensure service excellence through skills and systems, with experience of developing teams to produce high integrity accounts and financial information
- Ensure that colleagues across the organisation are supported to deliver their resource responsibilities to a high standard, decisions are financially robust, compliance obligations are met; and risk is effectively managed
- Managing all aspects of Treasury; ensuring cash flow and ForEx forecasts are robust and fit for purpose in the current environment
Person Specification:
- The successful candidate will demonstrate inspirational leadership skills, business acumen with multi-office/country experience, and the drive and nous necessary to allow the organisation to further grow and develop
- Highly developed cultural awareness and used to dealing with colleagues at all levels of the business
- A results orientation, with the ability to encourage changes to existing mind-set
- Importantly, our Director of Finance must have excellent people and communication skills, and an outstanding work ethic
Experience and Knowledge:
- A qualified accountant (e.g. ACA or ACMA) with significant knowledge and experience of leading a finance function to successfully deliver the full range of financial management activities
- Experience of successfully reviewing, designing and delivering change to/in a finance function. Including effectively engaging with a broad range of stakeholders, leading and supporting staff and ensuring that change is positioned to deliver optimal outcomes
- Experience of providing leadership and management to a cross-functional team. This should include providing guidance, development, management and challenge with the ability to deploy a range of management styles. Experience of driving high performance, developing staff and managing issues of performance and conduct successfully
- Highly developed skill in building relationships for influence across a range of culturally, geographically and professionally diverse colleagues. Ability to actively listen, and understand the perspectives, and own the priorities, of others; to influence and build better mutually beneficial outcomes
- Intellectual curiosity including a strong disposition to seek out diverse views, engage with difference of option and consider new and novel ways of doing things. Ability to adapt plans and approaches to a range of contexts
Applications will be considered over the holidays and candidates with relevant profiles will be contacted in the New Year.
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One of the most highly respected performing arts organisations is seeking a permanent Director of Finance and Resources to act as a strategic partner to the CEO during exciting times of change.
Reporting to the CEO and Board, the successful candidate will oversee corporate services and need to balance the operational and strategic requirements of the role.
There is a genuine appetite from the CEO and Board to deliver changes and we are seeking exceptional Finance Directors/CFO/COO’s with a proven track record of having delivered strategic change and partnered across the executive community whilst also overseeing the operations.
This is a great role for someone with a passion for performing arts and the creative industry; but professional sector experience is not required and applications from the SME/PE/VC world are warmly welcomed too.
Timings:
- Application deadline is 25th January (please contact Michael Quest at Ivy Rock Partners directly for the candidate pack and for more information)
- Interviews to take w/c 1st Feb and 8th Feb
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Farm Africa are partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit to a Director of Finance role on a permanent, full time basis. For more than 35 years Farm Africa has worked with farmers, helping them to increase their harvests, build their incomes and sustain their natural resources. They do this by working closely with local communities, partnering with governments and the private sector to find effective ways to fight poverty.
Farm Africa are now seeking an exceptional Director of Finance to provide outstanding leadership and expertise to strategically manage finance and other control functions. This role also plays a vital role providing broader leadership in the delivery of the ambitious strategy, and is a crucial business partner to the CEO, the SMT, and the board treasurer.
The key responsibilities will be:
- Responsible for accounting including the production of the annual accounts for the Charity & its subsidiaries, financial planning, the production of management accounts and all banking & cash management.
- Provide strategic input to the development of the organisation’s strategy and future growth plans, thinking beyond own direct areas of responsibility.
- Together with the Chief Executive, develop annual and medium-term financial plans for Farm Africa ensuring the longer term financial sustainability of the organisation.
- Set the strategic direction and annual objectives for the finance function, covering UK head office and Africa-based teams.
- Line manage the Head of Finance, and support Country Directors in their line management of country Finance leads.
- Ensure that financial risks throughout Farm Africa’s activities are identified and ensure that appropriate processes are in place to monitor and mitigate them.
- Act as the key staff contact for the Finance, Risk and Audit committee (FRAC), ensuring (together with the Treasurer) that meetings take place regularly, agendas are appropriate and that the committee discharges its devolved responsibilities on behalf of the board.
- Ensure all financial activity is compliant with relevant charity and statutory legislation and donor / contractual requirements.
The organisation:
Farm Africa operates in East Africa, with offices in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, with a Head Office in London. There is a finance team of four based in the UK, with other finance staff dispersed around the organisation, including country offices and field offices.
Farm Africa is embarking on a new five year strategy and is recruiting for a new Director of Finance to lead the financial management of the organisation through a period of growth. Building on foundation of strong financial planning and control and of exceptional audit compliance they are seeking an experienced and dynamic new Director to join their team.
Essential requirements:
The successful candidate will have a recognised accountancy qualification, in-depth understanding of financial management in a complex grant-dependant organisation, experience of strategic planning and an aptitude for controls such as governance, risk management and the charity legal environment.
Farm Africa’s UK office is based in central London, however, we are flexible on working location and will consider substantial home working.
The closing date for applications is 9:00am on Monday 15th February 2021. Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our retained search agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!
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We will be interviewing for this role on a rolling basis so please submit your application as soon as possible.
We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres which provide an education programme addressing underachievement and social exclusion. We target children and young people most at risk of failing to meet their potential to go to university due to economic, social, cultural, or linguistic disadvantage. We provide practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18.
As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff are transforming the fortunes of thousands of young people each year. From spring 2021 we will have thirty-four centres and extension projects across the country, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.
At this exciting time in our evolution we are looking for a Financial Controller to oversee the day-to-day operations of the charity. Reporting into the Director of Finance, you will have primary responsibility for the charity's financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and payroll processes. You will work closely with the fundraising team to support funding applications and reporting to funders. You will manage a small finance team and oversee the charity's payments and banking processes. You will also have exposure to the top layers of the charity's management, working with members of the Senior Management Team on a daily basis, and producing reports and analysis for the charity's Trustees.
You should be CCAB or CIMA qualified, ideally with experience of the charity sector and knowledge of SORP accounting. You must be able to demonstrate a high level of numeracy, excellent oral and written communication skills, and a strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel is essential.
If you believe you have the qualities we are looking for and you want to work with us to bring about positive change for many of the UK’s most disadvantaged young people, then we would be delighted to receive an application from you.
As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and/or male candidates as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.
The full details of the post are in the attached job description. If you wish to apply for this post please complete our online application form, which can be found via the 'apply on website' button.
Thank you very much for your interest and we look forward to receiving your application.
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A charity are recruiting for an Interim Financial Controller
Your new company
A small, London-based health charity.
Your new role
Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will be responsible for the day to day financial management of the charity and the trading company. Duties and responsibilities will include helping with the preparation of the year-end statutory accounts and audit file; maintenance of the fixed asset register and restricted funds; balance sheet reconciliations and managing two members of staff. This role is being recruited as a six month fixed term contract and will be remote working for the foreseeable future.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified Accountant with strong, recent experience as a Financial Controller within the charity sector.
What you'll get in return
The opportunity to work for a much admired charity in a varied role.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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- Do you have a proven track record in fundraising, development, and communications, and would you like to join an innovative, place-based partnership?
- Do you thrive on rolling your sleeves up and personally getting stuck in, as well as working collaboratively with partners, teams, and boards?
- Are you passionate, as we are, about addressing issues around poverty and inequality?
- If so, then you might be just the person we are looking for to lead our ambitious development and communications strategies for Islington Giving and Cripplegate Foundation.
About you
The new Director of Development and Communications, in addition to having a strong track record in fundraising from a range of donors and sources, will need to be consultative, with strong listening skills and respect for the opinions of others. They will need the confidence and expertise to advise and guide their small team, board, and governors. They will need to be able to relate to the big picture and vision, whilst also being able to consider the detail. We would be delighted to hear from you, especially if you:
- Have a strong track record in fundraising and development.
- Enjoy rolling your sleeves up and leading and implementing fundraising and development plans yourself, as well as guiding others.
- Are flexible, collaborative, and work very well as part of a committed team within a small organisation.
- Have experience of leading and managing.
- Are a strong communicator and relationship builder.
- Have a commitment to ensuring that Islington Giving and Cripplegate Foundation continue to flourish.
We value diversity, equality, and inclusivity. Applications are especially welcomed from underrepresented backgrounds, including but not limited to gender, race, age, sexual orientation, disability, and religion. Please let us know if you would like any additional support with this application, or the role.
Find more information in application pack or on Islington Giving webpage
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The position is working from home at present, but then will require you to attend the offices based in West London.
Start Date: January ideally
The role reports to the Director of Finance and has one assistant.
Salary: 45,000pa - 50,000pa
Fully Qualified Accountant
Who are we looking for?
Be CCAB or CIMA qualified, ideally with experience of the charity sector and SORP accounting.
Have excellent IT skills and Microsoft Excel.
Be able to work very effectively under pressure, meet tight deadlines and pay excellent attention to detail.
Be prepared to roll up her/his sleeves as part of a small team
Take pride in being efficient, very well organised and display excellent time-management skills.
Be someone who actively seeks solutions to problems and uses initiative.
Be self-motivated with a positive attitude and have the ability to work flexibly .
Have good written communications skills and excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with a broad range of people from Trustees to high net worth individuals.
Have highly effective and efficient research skills, and be able to analyse, summarise and present information clearly and accurately.
What will my main duties be?
To produce high-quality monthly management accounts for the Senior Management Team, Trustees and key stakeholders, setting out the results of the charity for the month and year-to-date with accompanying commentary, an analysis of the charity's financial position, and cashflow forecasting.
To manage the charity's accounting software Aqilla and its financial functions.
To take ownership of the month-end timetable, working with Finance Assistant(s) to ensure that all balance sheet reconciliations are completed, and preparing a full month-end file for the Director of Finance on a timely basis.
To line manage the Finance Assistant(s) to ensure the timely processing and accurate recording of the charity's supplier payments, petty cash transactions, and bank reconciliations.
To act as primary contact for the charity's external payroll provider, conducting monthly payroll reviews with the Director of Finance and the CEO, submitting monthly payroll information to the payroll provider, and analysing payroll reports.
To lead on the preparation of the annual statutory accounts with the support of the Director of Finance.
To lead the charity's annual budget process with the support of the Director of Finance.
Justice Studio is a values driven social enterprise entering an exciting new phase of development in our mission to reduce social inequality.We are looking for a leader to to manage our progressive, non-hierarchical, trust-based team. Committed to social justice, our values, and with high emotional intelligence, you will direct the company’s operations and strategy to ensure that the company achieves its purpose.
We are based in London and work both in the UK and across the world for governments, charitable and not-for-profit organisations, and social enterprises that are striving to promote global social equality.Our work for them spans strategy, research, and demonstrates impact. Since our establishment in May 2011 we have undertaken over 80 social justice consultancy and research projects for a range of clients in over 30 countries.
Justice Studio is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to reducing discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we particularly encourage applications from people of colour, disabled, LGBT and other people that are under-represented in the workforce. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job title: Managing Director
Salary Band: £65,000 - £70,000 per annum, pro-rata if part time is preferred + Share Option Scheme.
Hours: 4 days a week.
Job Location: North Road, London, N7.While this is an office-based role, we are a flexible employer and support flexible working.
Reports to: Chair
Line managing responsibilities: Operations Director, Head of Programmes, Communications Lead.
Anticipated Start Date: April 2021
Overview
As Justice Studio’s Managing Director you will be responsible for the day to day running of the organisation as well as its strategic direction. With experience in, and commitment to, progressive, non-hierarchical, trust-based organisations like ours, you will set the culture for our organisation. You will play a key part in business development, maintaining client relationships and representing us externally. Committed to social justice, our values, and with high emotional intelligence, you will direct the company’s operations and strategy to ensure that the company achieves its purpose.
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Bede is an established local charity providing four specialist services. We support adults with a learning disability; women and men who experience domestic abuse; youth clubs and school holiday programmes and opportunities for community volunteering. Our team of around 40 staff work with an annual income of £1.2m.
We invite you to lead us through an exciting period of development as we move to a new purpose-built Centre in 2023. You'll join us at a key moment in our long and distinguished history, and take us into a dynamic future. Our current Director, Nick Dunne, who retires in 2021, will introduce you to this exceptional opportunity to make a real difference to our neighbours' lives.
This is a unique chance for an experienced senior manager from the not-for-profit sector to head our small, high-impact organisation. You will work with people in complex circumstances, and support specialist managers in grasping opportunities and assessing risks. In addition, you'll bring a thorough working knowledge of HR, charity finance, fundraising and governance to your role. You'll draw on all your creativity and energy to achieve maximum success and sustainability. We look forward to hearing from you - and offering a warm welcome from our lively and appreciative community.
For an informal discussion about the role and to apply, please see application pack.
Closing date for applications 5pm Monday February 1, 2021.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to visit Bede w/c February 15
Interviews will be held on Thursday February 25.
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Inclusion London is a leading disability equality organisation run by and for Deaf and Disabled people. We have built a national reputation for effective policy and campaign work and for providing innovative business and organisational support to local Deaf and Disabled people’s organisations (DDPOs) in London.
This is an exciting opportunity to apply and develop your business and leadership skills within a leading equalities infrastructure organisation ensuring we deliver effective, sustainable, high quality and accessible business support that meets the needs of our sector. You will:
- Develop, deliver and commission a range of accessible core business advice, support and training to DDPOs in London.
- Carry out strategic research, evaluation and user-led service design/ co-production approaches with DDPOs so we can more effectively understand, evidence and meet the specialist infrastructure and capacity building needs of our sector.
- Manage Inclusion London’s ‘Strengthening DDPO capacity building’ projects.
- Work with the CEO to ensure the funding, expansion, quality and long- term sustainability of our business support work to the DDPO sector.
You will have excellent business and financial skills with experience providing advice and support on these issues, underpinned by a strong understanding of the importance, but also the challenges, of running third sector community organisations. You will have the ability to support, motivate, innovate, problem solve and provide effective management and leadership that combines attention to detail and quality with strategic vision.
To Apply:
Please click on the APPLY ON WEBSITE button below or above where you can download the application pack.
- Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 1st February 2021
- Candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified by: 5pm Friday 5 February 2021
- There will be a two-stage interview process with first stage interviews taking place w/c 22 February 2021 and second stage interviews taking place w/c 01 March 2021
Salary: £46,100 p.a.
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
Contract length: Permanent
Conditions: Non-contributory pension of 5%. 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays pro rata
Responsible to: The Chief Executive
Location: London, home-based and office-based (depending on Covid restrictions)
“Inclusion London is committed to equality, diversity and human rights. We welcome applications from Deaf or Disabled people from all sections of the community and particularly encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities and the LGBTQI community”
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Head of Financial Accounting & Operations required to join a large not for profit organisation. 1 year fixed term contract.
Your new company
This is a multi million pound income organisation with a complex structure encompassing a variety of areas. The finance team operate in a shared service system and are currently in the midst of some exciting changes including around systems and processes. The finance team operate with a collaborative and friendly culture.
Your new role
Reporting to the FD and responsible for Financial Accounting & Control team, Financial Processing team, Tax & Compliance team, Operations and Change Manager, and Payroll. The post has 5 direct reports and 30 indirect reports. You will have oversight of the statutory reporting for four multi-million pound charities, their trading subsidiaries, three multi-employer pension schemes, a common investment fund and a number of other smaller entities. You will lead the delivery of customer-focussed, efficient transaction processing and cash management services within a robust control environment. The Finance team is undergoing significant change, in-step with the changing needs and ambitions of the organisation. This is a 1 year maternity cover opportunity for someone to support the team to embed new roles and responsibilities following a recent restructure, and to adopt two new key business systems due to go live in the year.
What you'll need to succeed
This is a leadership role and requires someone who can take on the operation responsibilities as well as the staff management. The ideal candidate will have experience of both implementing and embedding change. You will have experience of working with larger, complex organisations (open on sector background - happy to consider someone moving into the sector from the commercial world). You will be a qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience.
What you'll get in return
This is a well known, impactful organisation and the contract offers the opportunity to oversee a time of significant change. The organisation will offer work-life balance with some element of working from home available for the long term. The organisation also offers a competitive package of benefits including 28 annual leave days, flexible working opportunities and a pension scheme of 8-15% employer contribution.
What you need to do now
Please apply ASAP to be considered. We will be considering applications before the closing date.
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Reports to: Executive Director
Location: UK (temporarily remote)
Hours: F/T, Perm, 35 hours per week
Salary and Benefits: £86,118 per annum
Closing Date: 31 January 2021
The Position
If you want to challenge yourself, work hard and make a real difference in the world, we might just have the role for you!
We invite you to help lead us through an exciting period of growth and development. You'll join us at a key moment in our history, and take us into a dynamic future.
This is a unique chance for a finance orientated, senior manager from the not-for-profit sector with international experience, to head up the finance and operations department for our high-impact organisation.
The primary responsibility of the Director of Finance and Operations is to ensure the successful financial and operational performance of the organisation through close partnership with the Executive Director and Director of Member Engagement.
You will have outstanding management and leadership skills, with extensive experience to engage and motivate a diverse, decentralised team to fulfil their potential. It is essential that you have a strong understanding of the operational requirements placed upon international Charities based in the UK, including managing grants and sub grants. You need to be able to explain complex financial data and concepts clearly and succinctly to non finance professionals.
You will be able to think creatively, and have the analytical skills and judgement, combined with strong communication skills to take and implement strategic decisions in a complex and fast paced environment. You will have a professional financial qualification and experience of supporting a small Charity transition into a medium sized organisation.
In addition, you'll bring a thorough working knowledge of charity finance and governance, HR and fundraising to your role. You'll draw on all your creativity and energy to achieve maximum success and sustainability in a role where you have the opportunity to apply your skills to make a difference. We look forward to hearing from you -and offering a warm welcome from our lively and diverse team.
Diversity and Inclusion
PWYP is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building a strong, and diverse workforce.
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