Head of FP&A, Corporate Services - Circa. £70,000 + outstanding benefits

For a complex, global organisation, we're recruiting a Head of FP&A for the Corporate Services. This is a leadership role with responsibility for all strategic finance, FP&A and business partnering for the Corporate Services including HR, Finance, IT, Facilities, Procurement and GIS. Reporting to the FD and as Principle Finance Partner to Corporate Directors, this role will ensure compliance and that Finance objectives are aligned. This role is key in developing financial expertise across Corporate teams and will take a lead role in change programmes, transformation investment and analysing business cases, investment appraisals and benefits realisation across the Division. The Head of FP&A manages a team of 3.

Main Duties:

• Lead finance business partnering across Corporate and Functional units (HR, IT, Finance, Procurement, GIS, Estates, Facilities)
• Provision and assurance of financial insights for all Corporate Services to aid decision making
• Delivery of Corporate Services multi-year and rolling financial planning processes
• Planning budgets, supporting programme-based planning and delivery of in-year targets
• Provide excellent standard of strategic business partnering and financial insight
• Build financial business partnering and FP&A capability within the team
• Strategically partner with Corporate Services, supporting formation of business strategies and initiatives
• Lead stakeholder engagement, building relationships with Corporate Leaders
• Challenge, influence and add value to decision making
• Advise on business decisions, projects and business cases via investment appraisals
• Implement improved approaches for global FP&A
• Monitor performance against budget, forecast and prior year, analysis of results
• KPI, metric and delivery analysis
• Coordinate Corporate Services multi-year and rolling financial planning processes
• Support leadership teams to drive short, medium and long-term profitability targets

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with strong FP&A leadership in global non-profit or commercial organisations
• Strong commercial finance experience gained in a company undergoing change and growth
• Experience of the appraisal of investment projects and leadership of change programmes
• SAP and new product development; Remote team leadership experience

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The deadline for CV applications is Friday 20^th March with interviews from the 3^rd of April.

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The Centre for Global Equality is looking for a self-motivated, highly organised individual with excellent people skills to be our finance and administration lead.

Terms

• Role: Finance and Operations Manager
• Rate: £28,000 – £35,000 p.a. full-time equivalent, dependent on experience
• Basis: permanent - full-time, part-time or flexible
• Location: Cambridge, UK
• Eligibility: Must be eligible to work in the UK

About CGE

The Centre for Global Equality (CGE) is a UK charity that evolves innovative approaches to solving global challenges relating to food, water, health, work and the environment. Drawing on capacity in one of the world’s leading universities and companies in the Cambridge Cluster (one of the most successful entrepreneurial ecosystems in Europe), we facilitate collaborations between public and private sectors, academia and civil society.

Our offices are based in central Cambridge, but our reach is global.

This is a key role in our leadership team as we seek to expand our programmes. Candidates will be joining the organisation at an exciting time in its evolution.

The role

The Finance and Operations Manager will be responsible for managing CGE’s finances and ensuring the smooth operation of all the administration systems required to support the organisation in its programme delivery activities.

Financial management key responsibilities include

• Maintaining the accounting system (Xero) becoming the in-house expert.
• Assisting in the drafting of, and adherence to, financial and administrative policies and procedures.
• Maintenance of all ledgers (bank/sales/purchase) to monthly trial balance.
• Preparing monthly management accounts including project accounts, and quarterly reports for the Board of Trustees.
• Assisting in the year-end process and CGE’s auditor in the preparation of statutory accounts.

Operations key responsibilities include

• Ensuring effective administration of CGE’s organisational and content management systems.
• Facilities Management - ensuring effective day-to-day running of the office and meeting rooms, including management of health and safety.
• Management of relationships with external suppliers and service providers.
• Assisting in the recruiting and managing of project staff, interns and volunteers.
• Be the first point of contact at the office and provide general support.

Person specification

With a professional approach to everything you do, and someone who thrives on challenge, you will be trust-worthy and approachable, with the ability to prioritise workloads. You are also likely to

• Be highly organised with excellent time-management skills.
• Be able to work fast and accurately under time pressure.
• Have strong interpersonal skills and a friendly, enthusiastic personality.

The key skills and experience required for this role are

• At least three years’ experience in a similar financial and administrative role. Previous use of Xero would be an advantage but is not essential.
• Preferably hold a recognized accounting qualification, such as AAT.
• The ability to prepare project costing reports.
• The ability to work to a tight time-table and prepare financial reports and ad hoc information on request.
• Very good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Experience of line-managing and development of staff.

Terms and Conditions

• This post is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Employment of the Centre for Global Equality.
• The Centre for Global Equality is an equal opportunities employer.
• The right to work in the UK is required.

Application procedure

To apply for this role please email a CV and covering letter to Dr Lara Allen by 09.00 on Monday the 30th of March, 2020. Interviews will take place between the 1st and 3rd of April, 2020.

Head of Global Projects and Change Portfolio, up to £71,000 + Benefits. London

For a global organisation, we're recruiting a Head of Global Portfolio (Programmes, Projects and Change) to lead the management of change, implement effective portfolio management, align change portfolio to support strategy, prioritise allocation of investment funds (up to £40M per annum) and drive standardisation and improvements to programme and project management across the global change portfolio. Reporting to the Director of Operations, the role will work with key global stakeholders including the Investment Board, Trustees, Programme Directors and CEO.

Main Duties:

• Support the Investment Board and Director of Operations in selecting the right initiatives and creating a balances portfolio of change
• Enable effective and professional management of change and continue to develop the Portfolio Office and strengthen change programme across the organisation
• Build and maintain relationships across programme teams, business areas and functions and regions to support effective delivery of change
• Ensure organisation positions to achieve strategic goals and align the portfolio accordingly
• Define effective change programme prioritisation criteria
• Identify opportunities for collaboration and allocation of resources to ensure global portfolio is managed to a high standard and projects delivered to time and budget
• Develop capability and capacity of Portfolio Office team
• Build virtual change community across colleagues in programme teams, regional change managers, finance, HR and GIS
• Produce high quality management information for stakeholders
• Champion best practice in portfolio, programme and project management to ensure transparency and accountability for programme delivery
• Enable a marked change in project pace of delivery via sharing of best practice
• Strengthen the governance of change, setting minimum standard and working closely with Global PMO Manager

Person Specification:

• MSP and MoP professional with experience of working with large volumes of information
• Significant similar programme leadership experience from a global organisation
• Experience producing high-quality and credible analysis to support Board
• Significant experience in the leadership and management of complex change programmes
• Understanding Portfolio Management techniques and practical application
• Virtual and remote team leadership

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The deadline for CV applications is Friday 13^th March with interviews on the 26^th and 27^th of March.

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The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

In this role as the International Finance Controller you will support and report to the Head of International Finance, with global responsibilities as a technical expert in financial accounting. You will ensure accurate and timely financial accounting in line with applicable reporting frameworks and ensure statutory and other external reporting requirements are met.

The Individual

In order to succeed in this role you will have an ACA or equivalent professional qualification with post qualification experience.

Strong and proven technical accounting ability with knowledge of corporate accounting, under both IFRS and US GAAP, as well as substantial experience of financial reporting, including consolidations, at a group level in an international, multicurrency organisation. Including advanced consolidation experience (preferably SAP BPC/MS Dynamics 365)

Demonstrable understanding and experience of applying financial accounting controls, as well as knowledge and awareness of generally applicable financial policies and procedures. Strong financial reporting design skills and ability to produce reports and slide packs to a high presentational standard.

With the ability to work well with others, build networks and goodwill across staff at all levels of Plan International. Able to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels, with financial and non-financial staff, both verbally and in writing

Location: Global Hub, Woking, United Kingdom. You must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Type of Role: Permanent

Reports to: Head of International Finance

Salary: Competitive

Closing Date: 31 March 2020

Our partner is women’s health and empowerment organisation. They are seeking an experienced grants finance candidate to oversee their portfolio of institutional grants; the successful candidate will be responsible for the oversight of new business development, as well as full project life-cycle support to country & regional teams. Depending on the person’s experience, there will be scope to support in the development and rolling out of the partner’s 10 year strategy.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development of cost proposals for new funding bids; this includes coordinating with country & partner offices; ensuring that the proposals are developed accurately, represent value for money and are competitive; and monitoring the progress and performance of new bids.
• Perform financial due diligence on new partners
• Providing full life-cycle support to country & regional teams from the budget proposal development stage, to project management and project close-out stage.
• Lead on providing advice & training on grants finance & compliance, working effectively with the leadership team, grants finance team & international operations.
• Ensuring the MSI meets all its project finance compliance and reporting requirements in a timely manner.
• Oversee the preparation of grant audits.

Requirements

• Qualified, senior accountant with experience in full project life-cycle grant management. A background in developing bids for, managing grants compliance & reporting, and close out of institutional grants including DfID, EC, USAID is essential.
• Experience of working in a multi-country, multi-currency INGO with a complex set-up and global operations.
• Commercially astute, with strong numeracy, analytical, systems and reporting skills.
• Strong business partner, able to work with a range of stakeholders (junior and senior) in person and remotely.
• Staff management experience

Does your Finance Business Partnering ability belong in an environment in which you're dealing with truly massive budgets? Do you want to work in a fascinating industry with a global reach? Do you feel at home in large, complex organisations where the challenges include building strong working relationships with a diverse team?

Based in Wiltshire, this Finance Business Partner role will offer you the opportunity to manage truly massive budgets - some of which are hundreds of millions, if not billions in value. Within the role's wide scope of influence, key responsibilities include:

• Taking the lead in business partnering with various budget holders and members of the Senior Management Team
• Being fully responsible for budgeting and forecasting for vital departments within the organisation
• Leading in the financial running of multiple company projects with multi-million-pound budgets and assisting in the production of business cases
• Playing a vital role in the five to ten-year financial plans of the organisation
• Being responsible for the preparation of multiple financial models across the organisation.

This will be a varied role with a strong focus on providing modern business partnering support to a range of stakeholders, some of whom may be unfamiliar with how much value a true business partner can add. There is also scope for this role to manage staff once your feet are under the desk, but initially, the reporting line can be diverted to offer some breathing space as you settle in.

To be considered for the Finance Business Partner vacancy, candidates will need to meet these minimum criteria:

• Be a qualified accountant, or truly QBE, with strong experience providing budget and forecasting support to challenging budget holders
• Have first class communication and human interaction skills and the proven ability to build strong working relationships.

The organisation is fully set up to conduct video interviews and remote onboarding, so this can easily be an opportunity to pursue despite the current global situation.

Applications are being reviewed constantly and with the option of video interviewing, the post may close early if the suitable candidate is found. Please apply now!

Our partner is a membership organisation organisation. They are seeking a Management Accountant is to support the FP&A Manager in delivering astute management information to advise on resolution-making. The role will encompass generating accurate and punctual monthly management reporting for both unrestricted and restricted funding sources  alongside, acting as finance partner for teams and departments.

Key Deliverables

• Monitor transactions of organisations montlhy, whilst checking for errors and making sure all key items are uploaded before end of period.
• Manage payroll.
• Monthly reporting and analysis, as well as monthly management accounting for organisation (including as a whole, and required individual departments).
• Financial partneing to specified teams.
• Provide support to relevant teams with budget and forecast preparation. 

Person Specification

• Qualified Accountant.
• Excellent Excel and system skills.
• Adaptable, flexible and able to pick things up quickly.

Whilst this role is offered on a 6 month's contract, it is the organisation's hope that this may be extended longer in accordance to the current global situation.

Are you an Audit Senior, Assistant Manager, Audit Manager seeking a new and rewarding career with a little exotic travel, supporting truly worthwhile causes and perhaps the chance to use your 2nd language skills (not essential)? 

Our partner, specialists in International Grant Assurance are seeking outgoing auditors for a critical role; navigating a diverse group of grant recipients & donors, such as the UN & the World Bank worldwide (e.g. Malawi, Peru, Vietnam, Belgium, Oxford, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Fiji, Cameroon). You'll be London-based travelling 30+% per annum on assignments 1 to 2 weeks in length. 

These unique and extremely rewarding opportunities would suit experienced audit professionals that are outgoing, love diverse travel experiences, meeting and supporting a broad range of inspiring people and supporting very worthwhile causes. A great opportunity to take statutory audit to the next level - broadening skills into a much wider remit.

Overseas assignments could mean travel to one of over 100 countries/ territories. A fantastic opportunity to see the parts of the world you’d never otherwise  see, work with lovely people and pick up extremely relevant fieldwork experience; vital for anyone seeking a career in the international development NGO sector. 

Role overview

Complete grant audits of a extremely diverse range of projects funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health, education or infrastructure, to SME development or technical research. 

The role will use all your communication, problem-solving and analytical skills and will give you experience in working with major institutions all over the world. An example assignment might see you leading an audit opening meeting with a UN country office on the Monday morning, before heading off to spend a few days with a local NGO or government partners to audit the way they have spent UN funds. You will look at a sample of supporting documents to make sure the expenditure is genuine and for the purposes intended by UN, and review the internal controls of the NGO, making recommendations as to how these might be improved to strengthen the management of the UN resources. At the airport, you could even start drafting the formal report as you wait for your flight back to London. 

Requirements

• Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent(Finalists considered)
• Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries
• A real interest in international development and associated funding structures
• 'Ideally' fluency in a second language is preferable, especially in French, Spanish, German, Portuguese or Mandarin, Russian and Arabic. 
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills
• Team worker
• Resilience and adaptability
• Internationally recognised audit qualification preferable.

​ Personal attributes:

• At least three years of audit experience 
• Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
• Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing and presentation skills
• Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations for over 30% of the time

Candidates for permanent London based roles must have the right to work in the UK

About Us

AfID are leading specialists in supporting NGOs operating globally with their financial management capacity & recruitment needs, on both a 'pro-bono' & ,commercial' basis. For more opportunities in the international development sector (International & UK) or to find out more about how we can assist your non-profit organisation please visit the AfID website.

Developing a Career in International Development

We know it can be frustrating trying to develop a career in this much sought after sector, especially when organisations require prior experience; be it institutional donor management, fieldwork or capacity building of overseas recipients. Please don't let this put you off, we would strongly recommend considering a volunteer assignment as a way to gain this highly relevant experience. It’s no coincidence that 22% of AfID volunteers now work full-time in the charity sector, as even a short 2-3 week assignment will catch the eye and reassure these employers of your commitment and ability to navigate the diverse stakeholder contexts.  It’s worth noting all AfID's assignments are individually tailored to the volunteers own preferences, skills and availability. For FAQs please visit the afid website
 
Attending one of the AfID Workshops also offers invaluable insights, explaining sector jargon and demonstrating the ways accountants can navigate complex environments, in a fun and informative way. It also presents a great networking opportunity with 25 other like-minded accountants AfID’s founder and ex-Oxfam FD in attendance. 

USAID Finance and Audit Consultant: 3 months, £250 - 400 per day

For a global NGO, we're recruiting a Finance and Audit Consultant to work on the current and historic USAID portfolio including the 2019 audit, 2019 NICRA calculation, financial close-out within Sun Systems, submission of final reports to USAID and audit submissions in prior years. This is a dynamic and exciting 3-month project to be completed with the cessation of USAID funding and one remaining USAID contract under implementation.

Main Duties:

• Computation of the 2019 negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA)
• Production of the 2019 Fund Accountability Statement
• Administer and close the 2019 Head Office audit for USAID
• Clear balance sheet for all USAID funded and back funded projects
• Ensure expenditure and indirect cost recovery in Sun Systems to mirror donor reports
• Revise and submit financial reports for closed projects upon approval of prior NICRA rates and settlement of audit disallowances
• Reconciliation of several historic project codes in Sun Systems
• Monitor the USAID on-going items list and assist in closing out pending issues
• Business partner the Global Programmes Unit regarding operational aspects of USAID projects

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with deep experience working with USAID projects
• Experience of Sun Systems
• International NGO experience
• Considerable Charity SORP experience

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Are you looking to lead the decision support and FP&A for a large and commercially aware international charity?

Do you want to enhance the development of global reporting for the organisation, working closely with regional teams to achieve this?

Would leading a team to deliver a robust analytical service from finance interest you?

This is a brilliant Head of Financial Planning and Analysis opportunity to work with a globally renowned international organisation and deliver a strong financial service to the Shared Services of the organisation within the FP&A function.

Key responsibilities

• Working with Senior Department Directors across the organisation's Shared Service function including Finance, HR and Information Services to deliver strong decision support
• Work as a primary business partner to understand the needs of Directors whilst providing support to a small team
• Understand the various change programmes that the organisation delivers and provide detailed analysis on business support
• Provide various reporting such as budgeting, forecasting and planning to help develop business cases across the organisation.

This organisation boasts an incredible benefits package including:

• Extremely generous pension scheme of up to 27% employer contribution
• Over 30 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Flexible working opportunities
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Healthcare - gym, private healthcare

The successful candidate:

• A fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)
• Strong and relevant experience leading an FP&A function
• Experience in working in a large and complex organisation
• Ideally have experience of working with corporate services however this is not essential
• Experience in providing strong business cases

Applications will be considered throughout the recruitment process and the client reserves the right to close the role before the closing date, so please apply now to avoid disappointment.

An international development organisation based in South-West London is currently seeking a Head of Commercial Financial Analysis to join their expanding central finance team. This newly created position will be responsible for driving and implementing efficiency and change in the way the organisation advises their corporate services partners on new and current business cases. You will work on high value business cases (national and global) and advise SMT and Executive team members on appropriate strategies. Your duties will include (though will not be limited to) the following:

• Develop and analyse new business opportunities and tenders (ranging values from low to high value)
• Present business cases to SMT and Executive team members
• Develop financial modelling and business case templates for potential business opportunities
• Identify inefficiencies in current processes and implement improvement strategies as applicable
• Create and maintain complex financial models in support of relevant business cases

You will be an experienced financial analyst with strong technical modelling skills and an ability to business partner with a variety of non-finance stakeholders. CCAB qualified or equivalent - experience in the charity's sector is not mandatory though may be an advantage.

Please note that the position will likely be offered on a fixed-term basis initially with a strong likelihood of permanent being available thereafter.

Management Accountant: £45,000 - £48,000 + Benefits, London

For a global company, we're recruiting a Management Accountant on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Head of Management Accounting, this role will produce and deliver management accounts along with accurate and insightful management information to senior stakeholders as well as acting as a Business Partner to the Service Directorate. The Management Accountant will be instrumental in helping transform the finance function by improving month-end processes, improving the quality of management information and the timeliness of reporting and checks and controls.

Main Duties:

• Act as Finance Business Partner for the Press Directorate, providing advice and guidance to the Press team.
• Liaise with the Director and Press Team to produce robust budgets and forecasts; Support on ad-hoc business cases, projects and analysis
• Prepare regular monthly financial income and expenditure reports to managers including narratives, variance analysis and year-end forecasts.
• Completion and ledger posting of prepayments and accruals; Monthly ledger balance sheet analysis; Reconciliation of income and expenditure adjustments
• Support Head of Business Partnering in preparation for monthly financial meetings with budget holders to review accounts, forecasts and queries
• Provide forecasts and commentaries to help decision making and to challenge forecasts
• Actively lead on continuous improvement of financial processes and controls
• Prepare templates for forecast and budget and support Head of Business Partnering in analysing and reviewing year-on-year variances
• Assist production of year-end accounts and financial returns and support during interim and final external audits

Person Specification:

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA finalist or newly qualified
• Advanced MS Excel skills and working knowledge of Sun Systems (ideally)
• Strong experience in preparing year-end and monthly management accounts including year-end forecasts and budgets
• Experience of consolidation of management accounts packs for management reporting
• Experience of working in a multicultural and multisite organisation
• Proactive, solution oriented with experience of process improvement

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Director of FP&A, Cultural Engagement - up to £83,300 + outstanding benefits

For a complex, global organisation, we're recruiting a Director of FP&A. This is a leadership role with responsibility for all strategic and operational finance across the globe. Reporting to the FD, this role is the principle Finance Partner to the Director of Cultural Engagement and a key member of the Leadership Team. The FP&A Director will work closely with the Global Network team and is responsible for ensuring finance strategy delivers business growth and robust analysis to enable effective decision making. The Director of FP&A is a highly visible, business-facing role leading a team of 14 across Commercial Bids and Pricing, Product and Programme Delivery and FP&A, Consolidation and Grant Performance.

Main Duties:

• Key leadership responsibilities on the Global Cultural Engagement Service and Finance Leaders teams
• Financial business partnering across the global service business
• Strategic leadership of all regional commercial finance manager activities
• Trusted partner to Director of Cultural Engagement, Director of Finance, CFO and Executives
• Drive business improvements to business performance by the assurance of financial MI for all Cultural Engagement activities for decision making
• Financial management and decision for grant-in-aid reporting, working with Group Finance
• Delivery of Cultural Engagement multi-year and rolling financial planning processes across regions, including processes for planning grant, supporting programme-based planning and delivery of in-year targets
• Financial Management of grant-in-aid programme expenditure and performance
• Drive the short, medium and long-term profitability and cost reduction targets
• Development of financial strategies aligning delivery with regional objectives to reflect commercial growth, programme objectives and new models of operation.
• Development of financial strategies with the leadership team and coordinate multi-year and rolling financial planning and budgeting processes across regions

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with strong FP&A leadership in global non-profit or commercial organisations
• Strong commercial finance experience gained in a company undergoing change and growth
• Experience of the appraisal of investment projects and leadership of change programmes
• SAP and new product development; Remote team leadership experience

Please note:

The deadline for CV applications is Friday 20^th March with interviews from the 3^rd of April.

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Want to use your skills in HR people management to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

Join WaterAid as People Operations Lead to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you'll be joining a 2018 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.

The WaterAid UK People team support great people management and create a high performing environment, where everyone can be at their best selves and able to make a real and lasting contribution.

As our proactive and innovative People Operations Lead you will lead a high performing People Operations Team, to provide an operational support of the highest standard to the organisation in a pragmatic and business-focused way.

This is a Permanent, Full-Time role

In this role, you will be instrumental in providing, fit for purpose operational solutions to HR challenges to ensure that good people management, best practice and compliance is at the centre of all that we do.

You'll also:
* Manage, coach and build capabilities of the People Operations Team, their performance and development

* Lead the service delivery of the UK People Operations, covering areas such as payroll, reward and pension management, policy development, process improvement, HR systems, compliance, MI and reporting

* Drive the importance of data and people analytics and create a culture of data-based decision making and insight across the people team

* Manage the relationship and contracts with third party suppliers to ensure an effective, value for money service that always meet our business needs.

* Participate in other people initiatives and projects as required.

To be successful in this role, you'll need to be proactive, solution-focused and have sound generalist experience in HR operations.

You will also need:
* Proven experience of managing and coaching people in a complex and matrix environment
* Proven experience of managing in-house payroll function;
* Excellent understanding of HR policy development; and proven experience of developing and embedding HR policies, processes and procedures
* Working knowledge and experience of HR and Payroll systems, to maximise the functionality and create efficiencies
* To be able to work autonomously whilst navigating uncertainty and ambiguity: comfortable working at pace and tenacious about delivering results.
* To have excellent interpersonal skills, be able to engage, collaborate and build working relationships and partnerships with a wide variety of stakeholders.

To apply
Please submit your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format. Your covering note should be no more than 1-2 pages explaining:

1. Why you want to work for WaterAid?
2. Why you are interested in this particular opportunity?
3. What your top 3 or 4 skills/experience are that you feel would add value to this role?

Application Deadline: 23:59 on 14th April 2020, however shortlisting may take place on a rolling basis.

Candidates will need to be available to attend first round interview remotely w/c 20th April

Salary: £41,200- £45,000 (depending on experience) with excellent benefits

WaterAid benefits include:
* 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
* Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
* We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
* Flexible working conditions, including the opportunity for part-time work and home working up to 2 days a week
* Season Ticket Loan
* Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave.
* Sabbaticals
* Volunteer Day

WaterAid is currently located at Durham Street, Vauxhall. However, we will be leaving our current location in late summer 2020 and moving to 20 Canada Square, Canary Wharf. Therefore the London Office location and contract base, if you are successfully offered the role, will change. This will be discussed at the interview stage with you.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us.