The number two for grant reporting in the organisation, will be responsible for hitting the upcoming deadlines whilst ensuring that business as usual remains to a top standard.

Client Details

This worldwide organisation is responsible for driving companies and cities to be transparent with their environmental footprint. Focusing time and money on understanding and measuring the environmental impact, this company is building a sustainable economy for our future.

Description

• Ensuring all grant financial reporting deadlines are met, maintaining the highest quality, reliability and accuracy.

• Working with the finance officers and regional finance teams to ensure the completion of all global balance sheet reconciliations, including working with the Europe and North America on the inter-co reconciliations as well as assisting the Finance Officers with APLA offices financial reporting.

• Supporting the Group and Grant Reporting Manager in all aspects of their role with a clear focus on P8 (Nov 2019) and P10 (Jan 2020) reporting

• Assisting the Development team with grant proposal queries and other finance related queries

Profile

• Experience in a financial reporting environment whilst managing meeting deadlines

• Previous experience of grant financial reporting preferable

• Good IT skills including strong Microsoft Excel skills

• Strong communication skills

• Ability to learn on-the-job and work independently on tasks

• Prioritisation and organisation

Job Offer

Competitive day rate

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. 

Start date: As soon as possible

End date: 30 May 2021

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

FFI is seeking a Forest & Climate Grant Manager to manage delivery of the Norad grant: ‘Driving REDD+ consensus through national policy implementation’, which is the primary funder of the Wonegizi REDD+ Project, and which also supports FFI’s community forestry programme in Myanmar.  You will also support FFI in understanding funding opportunities, especially multilateral funding mechanisms, relevant to REDD+ and our portfolio of pilot projects, with a particular focus on bi-lateral and multi-lateral climate finance; and will support the development of new funding proposals, as appropriate.

Responsibilities include:

• Working with key staff to develop annual operational budgets and work plans for the Norad grant

• Working with the Wonegizi REDD+ project manager to manage the Norad grant budget on an ongoing basis, focusing on tracking and forecasting expenditure and ensuring compliance with all donor requirements

• Supporting the Senior REDD+ Programme Manager to liaise with and coordinate the project team to ensure the on-time delivery of project activities, ensuring that they are on track against targets, budgets and quality standards

• Managing UK based procurement processes, identifying and negotiating with contractors and suppliers for materials and services, in accordance with institutional and donor requirements

• Acting as primary liaison point with the donor

• Ensuring timely, accurate and quality technical, operational and financial reporting to the funder and institution

• Preparing regular reports on progress to senior managers

• Supporting the smooth integration of existing Norad funded activities with new funding streams in the Upper Guinean Forest Landscape (UGFL)

• Supporting the CFE team in keeping up to date with details of key bi-lateral and multi-lateral funding mechanisms relevant to REDD+ and to supporting FFI’s projects to access these

• Supporting FFI’s pilot projects to respond to and take advantage of REDD+ funding opportunities, including supporting the development of proposals to pursue strategic funding opportunities

Essential are:

• Relevant first degree (e.g. environmental science, international development, accounting, management, communications)

• Proven track record of effective grant management, including delivery of complex statutory grants involving multiple stakeholders and requiring delivery and monitoring of multiple streams of work

• Excellent budget and financial management skills, with proven experience in financial management of high-value statutory awards

• Experience in statutory donor relationship management

• Experience working in the environmental and/or development field

• Experience working in an international environment

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including report writing

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Fluent spoken/ written English

Desirable are:

• Experience of working in West Africa, particularly Liberia

• Experience in the design and implementation of REDD+ projects and policies

• Knowledge of international climate policy as it relates to land use and forestry, and examples of national government approaches to delivering REDD+

• Experience working within a geographically dispersed team

• French language skills

Our partner is a young, but leading and growing human rights organisation with programmes in Asia and Africa. They are going through a period of expansion; this includes establishing new country programmes, bringing their finance function in-house, and preparing themselves to receive a large institutional grant. They are seeking a Systems Accountant to support the Head of Finance in the implementation and integration of their new cloud-based system; reviewing and ensuring that their processes meet their statutory, regulatory and grants compliance requirements; and documenting any changes and new processes and policies.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the implementation of the new system, including liaising with internal stakeholders to continually ensure that the system is capturing the business requirements; liaising with  the software provider and contractor on system configuration; and facilitating data migration.
• Support in developing tools to monitor grant income and expenditure.
• Undertaking testing of the new system, leading on the roll out and facilitating training for all relevant members of staff.
• Review existing accounting & financial management processes and policies, ensuring these meet grant compliance requirements and making recommendations on any improvements in line with best practice.
• Update Finance Procedures & Policies Manual, ensuring it reflects changes in processes and the system.  

Person Specification

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with experience in project management of a new systems implementation from the scoping to the delivery stage within an INGO with multi-country and multi-currency operations.
• Experience of charity finance and accounting processes, including cost allocation and cost recovery.
• A good understanding MSDyanmics and advanced MSExcel skills
• Experience of reviewing and documenting financial and accounting systems and processes.
• Excellent communication, business partnering and report writing skills.
• Experience of training finance and non-finance staff.

This is a 4-6 month contract.

Candidates are being considered on a rolling basis, and we recommend early applications. Immediate start-date preferred.

* Please note, that this role is only open to those candidates with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship. 

Grant Management Advisor 

12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Grade D - £40k+ per annum + benefits

London

Having gained expert knowledge in sector-wide restricted funding grant management, you are looking for a role that will let you develop your skills and give you the opportunity to make a tangible difference to the lives of some of the poorest people in the world. This Grant Management Advisor role with ActionAid international is the opening you are looking for.

At ActionAid International we help people to use their own power to fight poverty and injustice. We want you to support the delivery of our new grants management system (the Contract Management System – CMS) and Grants Management handbook. These initiatives are being implemented to enable our Federation to effectively manage an increasingly complex portfolio of donor-funded projects that will help diversify our income.

Working alongside the Country Implementation Manager you will provide surge country capacity support to embed the new CMS and the Grants Management handbook tool in each member of our Federation. You will focus on ensuring the new system can help members to improve practices and processes around the raising and management of restricted funds. You will champion best practice, ensure new working practices are effectively embedded and develop a strong capacity building and learning programme around grant management. You will get involved in system project training too.

This role will be the key global standard setting lead for the Federation on restricted funding grant management process and practice. The ability to act as our representative in external NGO networks and other initiatives to broaden perspectives on industry trends on grant management. This is a key priority role, given the increased levels of restricted income in the Federation.

You must have a strong understanding of restricted funding donor requirements and experience of managing restricted funding donors through a donor grant or contract. You will also be expert in sector-wide restricted funding grant management standards, best practice, policies, systems, processes, compliance and tools. This means you will be used to using NGO Online or other similar grants management tools. You will have worked in an INGO and been involved in change management and capacity building activities too.

Comfortable engaging with diverse stakeholders at all levels of seniority, you will possess excellent communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills and will have an understanding of how to work within complex federated structures. You will also be flexible to travel as needed.

If you have the skills, motivation and technical knowledge to drive effective grant management at ActionAid please send your CV and motivation letter to us via the link by 27 November 2019

To be considered for this role, you must be able to provide proof of right to work in the mentioned location. You are also requested to highlight in the motivation letter how specifically you meet the criteria for this role.  If you do not meet all the essential criteria, please don’t apply as we only invite candidates for an interview if they meet all of the essential criteria listed on the job description. In addition, your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria.

Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.

ActionAid is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community, in particular women who are currently underrepresented in senior positions. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered.

Reg. Charity No: 274467

Tearfund is a Christian International Relief and Development agency working globally to end poverty and injustice; and to restore dignity and hope among the most vulnerable and poorest communities in the world. Tearfund responds to humanitarian crises and complex emergencies globally.

Tearfund is looking for an experienced accountant to join their International Finance team to provide an integrated, high quality and effective financial function and systems support for the International Group.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing active and responsive support across the following areas:

• Support to Cluster Finance Teams;
• Financial Business Process Improvement;
• Financial Process & Procedure Development Support;
• Financial Systems and Reporting Support;
• Finance Training & Capacity Development; and
• Financial Control & Risk Management.

We are looking for someone who:

• is a professionally qualified licenced accountant who has work experience in the non-government sector;
• has experience of implementing new processes, procedures and controls;
• has expertise in providing systems and reporting support within complex accounting structures;
• is able to provide responsive support to cluster finance staff to ensure controls are operating effectively and risks are minimized.

The candidate should be willing and available to travel and work within cross cultural settings, and should have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

About the Countryside Alliance

The Countryside Alliance is a national political campaigning not-for-profit organisation, well known for our high-profile campaigning work on rural issues.  Anything but a single-issue organisation, we publicise the economic, social and environmental contribution the countryside makes to the national economy and quality of life.

Our aim is to promote understanding and acceptance of the rural way of life and its activities in a managed landscape and to protect them from bias, misinformation and over regulation.  Our campaigns stretch across rural sports, wildlife management, crime, digital communications and rural communities to name a few.  With around 100,000 members and supporters we promote and protect rural life by lobbying Parliament, increasing awareness in the national and local media and getting involved with rural communities.

With an annual operating budget of £4m we earn two thirds of our income from membership subscriptions and the remainder from fundraising, donations and commercial income.

About the Countryside Alliance Foundation

The Countryside Alliance Foundation (TCAF) is a registered charity which aims to help adults and children alike make the most of the incredible remedial and educational benefits of being involved in the natural environment. By introducing people to the delights of rural Britain we hope to inspire them to become passionate about the countryside whilst helping to protect the natural environment.

TCAF’s current projects are Fishing for Schools and Falconry for Schools, helping school children (particularly disadvantaged and SEN children) re-engage with learning and the environment, and Casting for Recovery, providing outdoor therapy for woman recovering from breast cancer.

TCAF works closely with the Countryside Alliance but is an independent charity. Its activities are financed wholly by donations, grants and fund raising with an operating budget of £350k.

Opportunity

Both organisations are currently going through a dynamic period of restructuring to ensure future growth in campaigning strength and income generation and this has presented an opportunity for a new Finance Manager. This is an exciting time for both organisations and the new Finance Manager will have an opportunity to contribute to the change by initiating improvements and efficiencies in line with future strategic plans.

Key responsibilities

Based in our offices in Vauxhall, London and reporting to the Finance Director, the Finance Manager is responsible for the processing and management of all financial information for the Countryside Alliance and TCAF.

• Keeping records and cashbooks for multiple bank accounts, managing balance sheet accounts and sales and purchase ledgers, overseeing payments to creditors whilst managing cash flow requirements.

• Responsible for the preparation, analysis and presentation of monthly MI and forecasts, assimilating and analysing key data whilst using software such as Sage, Microsoft Dynamics and Power BI.

• Managing company payroll and pension schemes together with relevant HMRC returns and answering queries from company staff.

• Responsible for all compliance matters relating to HMRC and tax returns including VAT, company tax and PAYE as well as annual returns for Companies House and Charity Commission.

• Writing year-end accounts for both entities to FRS102 and SORP accounting standards, liaising with auditors and the audit committee and leading the year end process.

• Manage the BACS facility, collecting membership subscriptions via direct debit, maintaining changes, returns and mandates, adhering to strict BACS standards.

• Promote financial management and accounting as an integrated part of the organisation, ensuring a thorough system of internal controls whilst maintaining professional relationships with all stakeholders.

• Drive continuous change and process improvements within the department to maximise efficiency and accuracy within the accounting system.

Personal specification

We are looking for an experienced finance professional with strong communication, analytical and accounting skills ideally with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in industry within the not for profit or charity sector.  Qualified or part qualified with final stage to go in ACCA or CIMA, the successful candidate will be a self-starting problem solver with excellent analytical and communication skills. 

They should have experience of current financial systems and technology with exceptional technical accounting competency, keeping up to date with current legislation and standards. Forward thinking and logical, the candidate will have a personable manner to be able to build solid and productive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Experience in producing management accounts and charity accounting is essential. 

Salary and benefits

Competitive together with company pension and supported CPD.

Please submit your CV and covering letter by email via this job application site.

The closing date is for applications is Friday 6th December 2019. Interviews will take place week commencing 9th December 2019.

Safe Child Thailand

Programme and Partnerships Manager

Location: London, with occasional travel to Thailand

Line Manager: Chief Executive

Full time: Circa £36,000 - £40,000 pa

Main purpose of role

The Programme and Partnership Manager will develop and manage new and existing programmes in line with SCT’s operational strategy. Central to this is managing grants to our Thai partners and ensuring effective monitoring and evaluation is undertaken.  

Job Purpose:

• To manage the portfolio of SCTs in-country programmes and conduct ongoing monitoring to support, troubleshoot and evaluate activities against SCT’s programmatic aims.

• Develop new thematic programmes and write compelling concept notes enabling the Fundraising Team to seek funding opportunities.

• To work with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders (in the UK and Thailand), to ensure the effective planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of country programmes in accordance with legal and contractual obligations, client expectations, child protection policies and SCT values and standards.

• To oversee SCT’s grant-making process; ensuring that all grants are disbursed, spent and managed correctly and that impact can be measured to show progress towards SCT’s programmatic aims and organisational vision.

• To be a member of the Senior Management Team.

• To provide oversight, leadership and management accountability for all aspects of the delivery of current and future programming within SCT’s remit.

• To line manage programme staff.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Develop a programmatic strategy in line with SCT’s vision and mission, with clearly defined goals, measurable targets and deliverables and action points.

• Identify projects and foundations working in line with SCT’s programmatic strategy, including a review of current projects supported by SCT.

• Advise on adaptions of current programming processes based on a review of the budgets and operations of current projects.

• Develop and manage relationships with partner organisations in the field and act as key liaison for SCT.

• Carry out monitoring and evaluation of programme operations to ensure fulfilment of SCT goals – report quarterly to the CEO and adapt programmes where necessary.

• Research and develop MEAL systems to be implemented by all partners in Thailand

• Oversee overall financial management, planning, systems and controls of all partner organisations.

• Manage the grant-making process from application stage to disbursement and impact evaluation to ensure donor ensure that donor requirements are achieved

• Work closely with the Management Accountant and Finance Officer

• Ensure compliance of the programmes with legal and contractual obligations and child protection policies.

• As part of the Senior Management Team represent SCT and its interests amongst the international development network in the UK and globally and to identify relevant sub-groups and organisations which may develop into partnerships and collaboration.

• Keep abreast of the current socio-economic and political climates in Thailand and the impact on social, economic and humanitarian issues facing people in Thailand and the wider ASEAN community.

Person Specification:

Qualifications and Experience: Essential

• Master’s Degree (or equivalent) in International Development or related discipline relevant to the work of SCT.

• Proven expertise in programme design, development, delivery, management, monitoring and evaluation.

• Experience of managing a portfolio of development/humanitarian projects.

• A proven track record in meeting targets and deadlines and showing accountability for your responsibilities.

• Experience of strategic planning and business development in cooperation with the Senior Management Team and Board members.

• Experience of having developed and maintained successful relationships and negotiated with donors, government bodies, other NGOs or local partners.

• Excellent project management and organisational skills with proven ability to support and manage at a distance.

• Experience of ensuring contract and legal compliance of all project activities.

• Capability to quality review proposals, budgets, reports and other communications for donors.

• Knowledge of and adeptness in accountancy and budgeting systems.

• Experience of managing staff.

Qualifications and Experience: Desirable

• Knowledge of Thailand and its surrounding countries and sensitivity to cultural attributes and issues.

• Experience of working within a small charity.

• Experience of working in a children’s charity.

• Experience of contributing to fundraising and partnership development.

Personal skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with outstanding influencing and negotiating skills.

• Innovative, creative and proactive with an analytical and solution-oriented approach.

• Cross-cultural respect and sensitivity and the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and contexts.

• Ability to think and act strategically and to make difficult decisions when required.

• Determined and committed to high quality standards and ethical best practice.

• Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure.

• Good public speaking skills with the confidence to represent SCT’s interests both within the UK and internationally.

• Committed to SCT’s strategic direction and core values and passionate about rights-based development as a vehicle for social change.

TO APPLY

If you would like to apply for this position, please click the apply button and attach your CV and Supporting Statement (No more than two sides of A4) addressing the Person Specification.

1st stage interviews will take place in our office on 13th December 19.

2nd stage interviews will take place w/c 16th December 19.

Are you looking to utilise your experience in financial administration and management to support a small but thriving charity? The Florence Nightingale Museum is looking for a part-time Finance Manager to support our developing charitable business. It's an exciting time to join us as 2020 is not only Nightingale's bicentenary but also the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, meaning we have lots of exciting events and activities planned and are expecting a high number of visitors to our small but busy site.

A strong eye for detail, accuracy, business acumen and experience with SAGE is essential, as are the skills to work independently within a small team in a varied role with genuine responsibility. Experience of administering grant aid, pay roll, VAT and retail income would be advantageous too, but most of all we need someone who is committed to the role and keen to join a developing and growing site.

The position is available for either 15 or 22.5 hours per week, with the days worked flexible to suit the needs of the post-holder and the business. (Hours can be discussed at interview.) Based at St Thomas' Hospital our museum has great transport links and is easy to access from many different parts of London.

Finance Manager

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 + Benefits

Part Time – 3 Days Per Week

12 Month Fixed-Term Contract

Barons Court, London

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager seeking a 3 day per week role.

The Peter Jones Foundation was founded in 2005 by successful entrepreneur and star of Dragons’ Den, Peter Jones CBE. We believe that with the right mix of support and opportunity, every young person has the potential to achieve great things and the right to a brighter future. We run a range of successful programmes that support young people across the UK and, increasingly, overseas.

Initially on a 12 month fixed-term contract, the Finance Manager will have broad-ranging oversight of the organisational finances, leading: year-end close, ensuring the newly implemented finance system (sage) is used effectively, financial processing, developing the management accounts and producing commentary and working closely with stakeholders.

What We Are Seeking:

A CCAB qualification is secondary to experience, knowledge and an approach that strives to proactively help in any way. We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager with a strong desire to be part of the wider organisational cause. Charitable experience is an advantage.

Working Pattern:

The role will need to spend time in the Barons Court offices and can also be based from Marlow. The role is 3 days per week and days worked are open for selection. Once working practice has been established, one of these days can be worked from home.

How to Apply:

• Contact Michael Quest of Ivy Rock Partners to request candidate pack or to discuss the role in more detail
• Submit your cv and a cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) via the 'apply now' tab below

Timings:

• 5th December 2019 - Closing date for all applications
• 10th December 2019 - Shortlisting for interviews
• 17th & 19th December 2019 - interviews will take place at the offices in London, near Baron’s Court.

This role in The Prince's Trust is known as Contract Executive

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time- 35 hours a week

Location: Belfast

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Prince’s Trust’s Contract Management team as a Contract Executive within our Northern Ireland team.

This role is responsible for ensuring we maximise our contracted income in compliance with our funding agreements by compiling and submitting claims and report to the Funders in a timely manner.  Working effectively across the Prince’s Trusts Operations, Finance and Fundraising teams in a proactive manner. 

The successful candidate will require excellent planning and organisational skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities and work to strict deadlines.  Excellent attention to detail is required along with good Excel skills. Some previous finance experience is also required. 

To learn more about the role, please visit our website.

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Key to our success is our engagement with a wide variety of public sector and private funding sources.  This needs effective contract management to allow us to maximise our draw-down, keep local delivery and fundraising staff teams aware of progress on contracts and ensure that all relevant and eligible expenditure is included in claims. 

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

ABOUT US

Over 250 million children under 5 globally do not get the early childhood care and education (“ECCE”) they need, leading to poor health, poor education, lost life opportunities and poverty.

Lively Minds is an award-winning NGO tackling this crisis in rural Ghana & Uganda. We believe that one of the main barriers to ECCE is that parents in remote resource-poor villages lack the information, education and aspiration to provide basic and affordable opportunities for their children. We have developed an innovative behavior-change programme that empowers marginalized, poorly educated Mothers to run educational Play Schemes for pre-schoolers and to provide better home-based care, using cheap local resources.  Not only does this result in positive outcomes for child development, but also has positive impacts for the Mothers too.

These are exciting times for Lively Minds. In Ghana we have recently received results from a Randomised Control Trial (RCT) conducted by independent evaluators Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) which demonstrate the programme has a positive impact on a wide range of child and mother outcomes. We have signed an MoU with the Ministry of Education, and are currently working with National Government and other stakeholders in developing our 2020-2025 plans to scale the programme across 60 rural districts in the northern regions of the country, reaching approximately 4000 kindergartens and over 1m children.  In Uganda is in a test and position for scale stage with the long-term aim of national roll-out.

Organisational Structure and Roles

Lively Minds is a partnership between 3 organisations:  Lively Minds UK, Lively Minds Ghana & Lively Minds Uganda.  Lively Minds Ghana and Uganda implement the activities in the field. They are supported by our global senior management team (some of whom are based in the UK and others are mobile) - which currently is made up of the CEO, COO, Ugandan & Ghanaian Country Directors, Head of Monitoring & Evaluation, Marketing Communications Manager, Curriculum Coordinator and Training & Development Manager. 

We are seeking to recruit our first Finance Manager to support the development and implementation of a sustainable scale strategy and to ensure our financial management is robust and sustainable as we go through this period of rapid growth.

The Finance Manager will report directly to the CEO and will manage the finance team which currently includes a part-time Financial Controller, and 3 bookkeepers (one in each of our overseas offices). We are likely to recruit extra finance staff in Ghana and also a Fundraiser in the UK- all of whom will report to the Finance Manager.

Key responsibilities for the role include financial modelling; analysis and budgeting; staff management; financial accountability and reporting.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic development

• Contribute to the development and implementation of the organisation’s scale strategy.

• Develop and strengthen robust cost models  (including sensitivity analyses/stress testing) to guide decisions around the pace and rate of scale, staffing & resource requirements, ensure value for money and maximise cost efficiencies.

• Facilitate the development of budgets with managers to ensure that they have the resources they need to deliver against strategic goals, and that they have the tools to track and control expenditure.

• Analyse actual expenditure against the model and budgets to test assumptions, measure cost-effectiveness, manage risk and leverage opportunities

• Identify and drive forward sustainable funding opportunities for the organisation (including consultancy services, outcome bonds, partnerships, licensing materials)

Financial management

• Ensure that the organisation-wide financial systems, policies, procedures and internal controls and audits are robust, compliant and support current activities and future growth

• Lead and coach the finance team to maintain and deliver operational excellence & financial rigour, closely monitoring the operating and financial reports against plans and budgets

• Lead monthly financial reviews and oversee timely production of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports

• Work with Finance team to ensure processes and controls are in place to oversee the day-to-day operation of financial systems and resources, including cash flow monitoring, bank reconciliations, invoicing, banking, petty cash and payroll, stock control.

• Advise on ways to control for currency exchange rate fluctuations including exchange forwards, managing cash transfers between organisations, managing reserves and cash flow issues.

• Lead procurement exercises for major purchases

Financial support to government

• Work with our COO and programmes team to develop financial systems so that direct financial support is provided to local government partners and they are able to take on responsibility for and account for programme budgets 
• Work with programmes team to build the capacity of local government partners in financial management, procurement, and budgeting so that they will eventually be able to fund and sustain the Lively Minds programme themselves.

• Support the work at national government to identify ways to integrate the programme into and fund it from existing budgets and budget cycles

Grants and donor reporting

• Create the budgets, financial information, documentation and materials for funding proposals;

• Oversee the creation of all financial reports for funders, ensuring mechanisms to track and report against restricted income are robust.

Leadership and team development

• Actively manage the performance and build the capacity of direct reports through training, coaching, holding 1to1s, setting performance goals, appraisals, developing new policies and practices

• Where necessary interview, recruit and train staff and/or contractors

Governance/Legal/HR

• Provide monthly and quarterly management accounts for trustees

• Attend trustee meetings, present information to the Board and liaise with Board members

• Ensure that the Statutory Accounts for all entities are prepared:  ensuring internal information is collated and provided, external auditors are instructed and deliver to standard.

• Ensure all organisations are compliant with tax, regularity and legal requirements (e.g payroll, tax, NGO registration, insurance, registrations with regulatory authorities)

• Support HR function: ensuring practices, policies and procedures are in place (particularly related to finances, expenses, allowances) and all legal requirements are complied with; pay reviews and benchmarking exercises are conducted

PERSON SPECIFICATION

To succeed in this role you will need….

• to be comfortable delivering a complex programme to the highest standards, working at pace with a high degree of autotomy
• to be innovative & results-oriented. We operate in resource-poor settings, with challenging stakeholders and with limited financial resources and capabilities.
• to be willing to go the extra mile.  We need you to be proactive and constantly seeking ways to do things better.
• to be business-minded.  In order to spread our impact, we need you to help us secure sustainable income, gaining the support of government, funders and key stakeholders
• to be a leader.  You will need to role model professionalism, determination & resilience, a growth mindset, and passion for the work and our organisational values.
• to be actively involved in delivering growth; as a small charity, we need you to be adaptable, with the ability to advise on strategic finance matters, as well as being hands-on when necessary 

Essential

- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

- 8 years post qualification experience delivering full range of financial and accounting services required by a charity or small business

- Wide experience of managing grants and donor reporting

- High proficiency in financial modelling and advanced Microsoft Excel (including experience in VBA automation and using Excel’s data model to directly interact with other systems)

- Experience of managing people

- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

Desirable

• Experience working with remote teams
• Experience working in Africa

Magic Me is an arts charity that brings the generations together to build a stronger, safer community.

Our projects often link unlikely partners. Young people aged 8+ and adults aged 60+ team up through shared, creative activity. Intergenerational groups meet on a weekly basis in schools, museums, older peoples clubs, care homes, community and cultural organisations.

Projects are led by our team of freelance creative artists: musicians, dancers, photographers, printmakers, writers and drama specialists. They design activities to stimulate conversation and an exchange of ideas. Participants are often diverse in culture and faith as well as age group.

We are recruiting for a Interim General Manager who will work 21hrs a week for a duration of 9 months from January 2020.

This is a freelance role covering three days a week (equivalent to 21 hours a week). Magic Me’s normal office hours are 9.30am – 5.30pm. This role may on rare occasions require some evening work, attending events or performances.

Fee:  £150 per day

For full information on the role and details on how to apply, please see job pack.

Deadline for applications: 9am on Monday 9th December. We will not be able to consider applications received after this deadline.Interviews will be held in the week of 16th December 2019

We will respond to all applicants both successful and unsuccessful.

We welcome and encourage applications from people from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, as staff from these groups are currently under represented within our team.

Magic Me is a London Living Wage employer and a RestLess Age Diverse Employer.

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting Anna Freud National Centre in their search for a Finance Manager for a 9 month fixed term contract. The Anna Freud Centre is the leading national charity supporting young minds through innovative therapeutic practice, training and research. Our vision is a world in which children, young people and their families are effectively supported to build on their own strengths to achieve their goals in life.

The overall purpose of this role is to act as a business partner to different programmes within the centre, providing regular reporting and support to heads of programme and service, equipping them with the information they need to make the necessary decisions for their programme and the centre. You will deliver quality financial reporting for Finance Committee and Programmes that highlights key issues and promotes corrective action, develop cashflow and KPI reporting and prepare financial reports to support tenders for grants and contracts.

To be successful as a Finance Manager, you will have experience providing sound financial analysis, have a high level or numeracy skills, the ability to meet deadlines and a keen eye for detail. Having financial experience within a charity setting is a must and it's a bonus if you have used Access Finance system.

A full job description will be provided to candidates shortlisted by Prospectus.

Please apply with a Word Document copy of your CV. Cover letters are not required at this stage.

Please note that CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis, therefore the role may close earlier than the date advertised.