Industrial animal agriculture is at the root of many of the most pressing global issues of our time, from climate change and global hunger, to increased disease risk and the exploitation of billions of animals annually. 

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is at the forefront of the movement to use food technology to replace the products of industrial animal agriculture with plant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated alternatives. Please check out our U.S. affiliate’s website (gfi[dot]org) and read the 2019 Year in Review (gfi[dot]org/2019) to find out more about who we are and what we do. 

We are at an exciting stage in our growth and are looking for an Operations Specialist to join our growing team to support operations across all functions in our effective, impactful organisation. For more information about this role, please check out the job brochure: shorturl.at/gjH45.

How you will make a difference:

You will lead on and contribute to a wide range of areas of day-to-day business support operations of GFI Europe, including but not limited to recruitment, remote office administration, finance, internal systems such as fundraising operations, responding to enquiries, and supporting our growing team in all areas of our work. Reporting to our Head of Operations, you will:

• Enable the smooth running of GFI Europe’s operations through effective, intelligent and efficient problem-solving.

• Lead on areas of GFI Europe’s hiring process, including advertising and promoting roles, corresponding with candidates, setting up assessments, contracting, and elements of onboarding, so that our candidates experience a fair, accurate, professional and thoughtful process. 

• Work with the Head of Operations to manage service providers and coordinate outsourced operations functions such as accounting. 

• Provide human resources support including staff development processes, coordinating staff surveys, sourcing training and development providers, coordinating the provision of insurance and other benefits, and finding creative solutions, processes and systems to enable our incredible team to perform to their full potential.

• Organise travel, accommodation and scheduling for staff retreats, conferences, etc.

• Lead our responses to enquiries, including representing GFI Europe to external stakeholders, using our CRM system, dealing with questions or passing them to other members of the team as needed. 

• Potentially help to manage GFI’s payroll, finance and accounting procedures including payment of invoices and reporting to donors. Overseeing the admin and reporting from external grant-funded partners. 

• Potentially assist with the administration of our fundraising/development work. 

• Potentially lead on project management and event organisation/planning (in future). 

• Potentially oversee a GFI Europe Intern and Fellow Programme, including assisting with recruitment, selection, onboarding and management. 

• Assist the Managing Director, providing diary, administrative and research support as required. 

• Over time, potentially assist with GFI Europe’s expansion to other countries (beyond the UK and Belgium, where we are currently based), including setting up legal entities and operational systems in new countries.

• As required, work with colleagues in all functions (Development, Policy, Communications, Corporate Engagement, Science and Tech) on specific, impactful tasks, projects or research.

• Perform other tasks as required as a member of our small start-up team.

 

Who we’re looking for: 

You must have:

• A passion for GFI’s philosophy and mission.

• The ability to demonstrate an aptitude for the type of work outlined above, and to learn quickly. You don’t necessarily need to have worked in an Operations role before. It would be an advantage to have demonstrable experience in one or more of the following: administration, operations, establishing and running processes, project management, recruitment, HR, finance, or other relevant area. 

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.

• A passion and talent for devising and managing effective systems, fixing problems, and ensuring accurate and efficient administration. 

• A personality that gets enjoyment and satisfaction out of making things run smoothly and ‘making the magic happen’. 

• Excellent people-skills; the ability to build strong, collaborative and positive relationships, and work well with colleagues and stakeholders.

• A can-do approach; an efficient and well-organised self-starter with the drive and initiative to take responsibility for delivering results. You must be willing to help with a wide range of tasks, some of which will at times be repetitive and unglamourous. 

• Strong prioritisation and time management skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines. 

• Comfort working remotely in a rapidly-growing and evolving organisation: the ability to work well independently and under pressure. 

• High level of IT literacy, including comfort with spreadsheets/databases and a willingness to learn new software packages. Professional experience with Google Suite, Quickbooks, Asana, and/or Salesforce would be welcomed.

• Fluent English (at CEFR C2 level), both written and spoken. We would also welcome applications from candidates who, in addition, can work in other major European languages.

We want the best people and we don’t want biases holding us back. We strongly encourage people of every colour, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritise an inclusive climate absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.

Benefits and the fine print:

• Terms of employment: Full-time, permanent

• Location: Flexible - we will consider applicants from anywhere in Europe. You will mainly be working remotely: from your home, or wherever you choose. Once the COVID situation has cleared, you and the whole GFI Europe team will get together in-person approximately twice per year for around 3-4 days at a time, most likely in the London area or Brussels. 

• Salary: £24,000 - £28,000.  This range is based on a UK hire and will be adjusted if hired elsewhere in Europe.

• Right to work requirements: We are only able to consider applicants who are eligible to work and travel in the EU or UK.

• Application Deadline: 5 April 2021, 11.59pm BST. We will be assessing candidates on a rolling basis, so please apply now!

• Application process: Please complete this short form, upload your CV and cover letter, and complete a short task here: https://forms.gle/LnbAsqYhCsErsJwj6 - thank you. Your cover letter (of 1-2 pages) should set out:

  • What motivated you to apply for this role.

  • How you meet each of the requirements for the role as listed in the job description. 

  • Which bit of the job description energises you the most.

The full application process is outlined in the job brochure: shorturl.at/gjH45. We really look forward to hearing from you! 

• Any questions?  If you have any questions about this role, please do reach out to us at  europe[at]gfi[dot]org. If you’ve read this far but decided not to apply, please feel free to share this job description with someone else in your network who you think might be a good fit for the role! Thank you.

Grants and Project Accountant, Temporary (3-6 months) £20 - £27 per hour

For an international NGO based in central London, we are recruiting an International Grants Accountant for 3-6 on a temp basis. Reporting to the Head of Finance, the role will support all aspects of budgeting, reporting, compliance, and the financial management of grants. This is a key role in the improvement of programme delivery and services by supporting grant budget holders.

Main Duties:

• Support production of Donor compliant financial reports for all grants for a portfolio of projects
• Generate and review transactional reports and associated corrections and adjustments
• Receive, process and account for expenditure by grant partners
• Produce reforecasts as required by the Donor with input from grant budget holders
• Support budgeting of new grant proposals
• Support and ensure the compliance of grants with financial policies
• Seek to improve procedures for processing transactions, reporting and other issues

What will you bring to this role?

• Part qualified CCAB with excellent understanding of accounting for restricted income and expenditure
• Understanding of double entry and how to make corrections and adjustments
• Experience in restricted grant reporting, ideally from an international NGO
• Experience of business partnering with overseas partners and offices
• Excellent Excel skills including VLOOKUP's and sumifs
• Experience of DFID, USAID and EC is ideal
• Ideally experience of Access Dimensions

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

If you know anyone looking for a new role, your referral could earn you £250

The consists of five distinct brands: , , , and . If you or anyone you know is looking to join our growing recruitment team, speak to us today. £250 is on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

My client is a small international NGO that does incredible work in West Africa. The Finance team are currently seeking an accountant with extensive DFID knowledge and expertise to close down a DFID program.

The role:

• Work with internal team and 5 external partners to close down a DFID funded project in West Africa
• Be the finance contact for DFID and answer any queries that arise in the close down
• Support all partners in the successful accounting close down for the project

Person Specification:

• At least part-qualified in a recognised accountancy qualification
• At least 2 years’ experience of DFID grant accounting and donor reporting
• Proactive, organised and accurate in your work
• Excellent communication skills

This role is confirmed outside IR35 due to small company exemption.

Role will be remote working for the foreseeable. 

If you are a recently qualified accountant looking for a chance to join an organisation supporting millions worldwide in a role with truly global impact, this Financial Accountant position may be the right next step for you. 

Joining a supportive and sociable team, this role offers great exposure to the sector and the chance not only to develop your financial skills, but the potential to move internally in an organisation renowned for offering internal progression and secondments.

Reporting into the Financial Controller, the International Financial Accountant will be responsible for:

• Working with global teams to review project balances
• Developing reporting functionality for the wider business.
• Working closely with the Financial Controller to pull together the statutory accounts for the organisation
• Supporting regional teams with their accounts and audits, requiring excellent business partnering skills

This position would suit a newly-qualified accountant from audit. Experience working with not-for-profit clients would be an advantage but is not essential. This may also suit a recently qualified or finalist currently working in Financial Accountant with exceptional technical skills. 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, as is the appetite for development and the ability to build relationships internationally and in the UK.

If you are interested in this position, please get in touch with Kate Marriott at Ivy Rock Partners for more information. This client is interviewing as and when suitable candidates apply, so this role will be filled before the closing date.

Title: Finance and Operations Manager
Location: Primarily remote for the first year, then based in London 
Reports to: Executive Director
Salary: GBP £36,000 - £46,000
Applications Close: 2 April 2021; applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
Start date: position is available immediately

Summary:

We are seeking a full-time London-based Manager to work alongside the Founder and Executive Director to provide a comprehensive finance driven operations system. The role will include organizational operations, human resources, financial due diligence, donor reporting, budget management, audit management and resources allocation. The appointed manager will need to have good overall financial skills including knowledge of building of a finance system thus enabling the operations of the organization to function effectively.

About All Survivors Project:

All Survivors Project (ASP) is an independent, international organisation that conducts research and advocacy and facilitates inter-disciplinary dialogue and learning to improve global responses for every victim/survivor of sexual violence including men and boys in situations of armed conflict and forced displacement. Through our work with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders and with male survivors of sexual violence, we seek to ensure that conflict-related sexual violence is prevented and that the rights of all victims/survivors, including men and boys, are fulfilled, and the dignity of all survivors is respected and protected.  All Survivors Project has a team of full-time and part-time staff members in the UK and Europe.

About the position:

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Finance and Operations Manager will support a growing organization to plan for its future and meet its current commitments. The post holder will ensure adherence to financial policies and procedures including donor regulations and guidelines, and governmental compliance.

The Finance and Operations Manager will be the focal point for overall financial management and planning, including budgeting, donor proposal development, cash flow management, donor reporting, audits and internal capacity building. The Finance and Operations Manager will need to develop and build systems in the overall financial management of the organization. Whilst the Finance and Operations Manager will be the sole finance person to begin with, it is envisaged that a bookkeeper will be appointed to support the inputting requirements once systems are properly established.

The Finance and Operations Manager will also be the focal point for overall operations management, including legal compliance, managing and updating organizational policies, supporting ASP on human resources, internal communications, and documenting institutional memory. The role will also provide support to a growing team for daily operations.

Core Responsibilities:

The post holder will be expected to comply with all ASP policies and procedures. ASP has clear commitments to safeguarding all those it is in contact with, directly or indirectly, and the postholder will be required to work within ASP’s Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. Pre-employment recruitment checks will reflect these safeguarding commitments.

Join a team which has unique expertise combining the power of journalism and the law to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights. 

Thomson Reuters Foundation is currently recruiting for a Project Manager, Service Operations to join our TrustLaw team in London.

Reporting to the Head of Programmes of TrustLaw, this role will do a deep-dive mapping of the TrustLaw service processes, analyse how the service works to identify opportunities for optimisation and explore how we can improve our member journey.  This work will be instrumental in leading and defining key requirements to improve and future proof the delivery of the TrustLaw service across the world. 

The person in this role will project manage the transformation of the TrustLaw portal – driving work to take it from a simple platform, through which we connect high-impact NGOs and social enterprises with leading law firms and corporate legal teams, to an interactive ecosystem that also offers opportunities for learning, knowledge-sharing, innovation, networking and collaboration.

In this role, the Project Manager, Service Operations will work closely with the TrustLaw and Product & Technology teams of the Thomson Reuters Foundation to re-think the ways in which TrustLaw delivers its services. The role will manage relationships with internal/external business and technology partners, donors, programmatic teams, TrustLaw member groups, contractors and vendors to ensure delivery of all components of the project.  

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about improving a successful, global pro bono legal service that helps NGOs, social enterprises and lawyers drive social change.  

This is a fixed term one-year contract based in London starting in March 2021. 

As our Project Manager, Service Operations, you will: 

• Develop and drive the project planning and implementation of the TrustLaw service and portal overhaul project. 

• Dive into the nuts and bolts of how the TrustLaw service works. Map the A to Z of the programme, the intricate steps taken by the TrustLaw team to deliver the service, and the journey taken by TrustLaw members.

• Create and monitor detailed workflows and standard operating procedures (current and future) used by the programme.  Be a custodian of all workflow and SOP documentation and guidance.

• Draw out pain points and opportunities for process, functionality and technology improvements.

• Outline technical, process and functionality requirements for portal and service overhaul work. Prepare briefs and documentation to feed into work of technology team. 

• Serve as primary liaison between the Foundation teams and project funders, partners, stakeholders and beneficiaries, and manage the day-to-day relationships with these parties. 

• Manage internal project communications and relationships with key internal stakeholders. 

• Hold responsibility for, track and report on the project budget. 

• Aggregate information from data collection efforts and other inputs that will inform the project (e.g., needs assessment, member consultations and focus groups, etc.). 

• Review development plans, wireframes and other documentation and test functionality to ensure they meet requirements, align with TrustLaw’s programmatic goals, and best meet the needs of TrustLaw members 

• Track risks and share ways to minimize them with TrustLaw management  

• Pull reports from Salesforce and analyse information/findings in Excel 

• Manage launch event(s) for the new TrustLaw portal, coordinating content, agenda, logistics and attendees  

To be our Project Manager, Service Operations, you will likely have:  

• Experience with project management and programmatic operations in the charity sector and/or within a membership organisation 

• Strong project management skills, including experience with monitoring and evaluation and tracking budgets

• Experience analysing and sketching out programmatic processes and workflows, including how things currently stand and how they could be improved, and drafting requirements for future changes

• Experience with data management and analysis and affinity for detail 

• Experience with network, service or membership-based programmes and understanding of the needs of NGOs and social enterprises

• Experience building or supporting online communities/networks and developing content for websites and online platforms 

• Experience building and managing relationships with multiple project stakeholders, including funders, cross-division teams and external parties 

• Experience reporting to donors 

• Experience using Salesforce and other online databases, and an affinity for online databases and processes 

• Experience scoping, planning, testing and project managing process, platform or operations-related projects  

• It would be a bonus if you have experience liaising or communicating with developers or tech teams

Please note, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage any interested candidates to complete their application as soon as possible. 

Our partner has emerged as a key targeted healthcare service provider in Cambodia. In addition to offering treatments, it runs an education programme for nurses and doctors in-country. They are seeking a Head of Finance to oversee their finance function.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and maintain an effective finance function, ensuring a sound control environment and reviewing, improving & streamlining accounting & financial management processes as required.  
• Manage compliance with regulatory and audit requirements.
• Lead on the preparation of the annual organisational budget and long-term forecasts.
• Oversee all aspects of financial reporting for the Executive Committee, Board, internal departments and external stakeholders, including donors.
• Risk management
• Undertake special projects, including support with a new system implementation and lead on the introduction of a fee-based service.

Person Specification

• Experienced senior finance professional, with strong technical background, a commercial mind, and experience developing financial management strategies in complex environments.
• Strong analytical background, with experience in financial modelling and analysis.
• Experience of system implementation, and strong computing skills.
• Experience of grant management in a complex NGO, knowledge of developing bids & proposals, grant compliance, management & reporting is highly desirable.
• Strong finance business partner, ability to work effectively with the executive team, junior staff and a variety of external stakeholders, including donors and government officials.  
• Experience of working in the healthcare sector is highly desirable.
• Able to provide leadership, culturally sensitive, resilient, flexible and self-motivated.

This role is based in Cambodia. 

The Capitals Coalition is a global collaboration transforming the way decisions are made by including the value provided by nature, people and society.

Our ambition is that by 2030 the majority of business, finance and government will include all capitals in their decision-making, and that this will deliver a fairer, just and more sustainable world. We are at an exciting time in our history, having united the global natural capital and social and human capital communities, launched a new online platform and starting new exciting projects.

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Manager to deliver a portfolio of donor-funded projects that will shape how the value of nature and people are integrated into decision making in business, finance and government. You will have a strong ‘can-do’ attitude, excellent project management skills and the experience to coordinate and implement complex projects in close cooperation with international partners.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working with a high degree of autonomy and has strong, technical understanding of how a capitals approach can support transformation towards a sustainable world. Alongside ensuring that all outputs are delivered on time and to budget, you will manage these projects in a highly collaborative way to deliver impact.

Main purpose of the role:

The Capitals Coalition delivers a range of collaborative projects through its global community and the Manager will be initially focused on managing key Coalition projects, as well as contributing and overseeing content development related to a capitals approach when needed. The portfolio of projects will change over time, as everyone in the Coalition team is encouraged to develop new, collaborative projects to take forward that best suit their skills and interests. As our strategy sets out, we are aware that not only do we need to change the Math and the Conversation, but we also have to change the Rules and the incentive mechanisms, and we would be particularly interested in people with a background and technical experience in natural/social capital applications with business, finance and/or policy.

The three projects that are initially related to this role are:

1. Aligning biodiversity metrics for business and support for developing generally accepted accounting principles for natural capital (ALIGN). Starting in 2021, this is a new EU-funded project building on the Capitals Coalition’s Biodiversity Guidance and the work of UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) to align biodiversity measures for business to feed into the EU LIFE Transparent Project. Partners include UNEP-WCMC, ICF and Arcadis, as well as others in the Capitals Coalition.
    
2. Accounting Model for Progress towards a Living Wage. Starting in 2021, this is foundation-funded project led by SHIFT and the Capitals Coalition to use the power of financial accounting to build important new incentives for companies to take an active role in tackling inequalities for people in workplaces and supply chains who earn less than a living wage.
    
3. Operational Guidelines for the Built Environment. Expected to start in 2021, this project will develop guidance for the construction companies that enable the sector to adopt an integrated capitals approach to decision-making, building resilience, mainstreaming best practice and contributing to a more sustainable economy. It follows our ground-breaking Operational Guidelines for Business for the food sector. Partners include the UK Construction Innovation Hub and leaders in the built environment sector.

Person Specification:

• Minimum 3 years’ professional experience in developing and managing international projects and/or as a consultant in sustainability.
• Strong understanding of the connection between biodiversity, natural capital and ecosystem services.
• Experience with applying the concept of impact pathways and valuation of natural capital.
• Strong ‘can-do’ attitude - able to see likely pitfalls and problems and respond accordingly.
• Pro-active, self-motivated and results-oriented, takes initiative and has the ability to solve problems independently.   
• Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to plan, multi-task, prioritise and work on own initiative to deadlines.   
• Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to foster relationships with cultural sensitivity and bring people together.
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal; ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels, both internally and externally, written and orally.  
• Proven experience in delivering and managing contracts, grants, proposals and reporting requirements.
• Collaborative working style; happy to work independently and as part of a small team.
• Strong commitment to and enthusiasm for the vision of the Capitals Coalition.

Apply 

Please send a CV and cover letter to us by 12 noon (CET) on the 10th of March 2021. Please state the role in the subject line and kindly note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. 

We encourage applicants to respond as soon as possible as all applications will be processed and evaluated on a rolling basis and the position may be filled sooner than the closing date.

The Coalition consists of organizations from all around the world and with people of different gender, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability, geography, political affiliation and country of origin, and as much as possible we want this to be reflected in our team. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. 

Finance Manager

£32k - 35k + NI + 4% pension contributions (pro rata)

14 hours per week

We’re looking for an experienced finance manager to lead our finance team in a new role for LRMN. You will join the leadership team and support the CEO to set the finance strategy.

LRMN is a thriving organisation and one of the most established refugee and migrants’ organisations providing services in London but focusing on south and southeast London boroughs. Our services include provision of specialist legal advice and information on immigration, housing and welfare, therapeutic and practical support to women who survived gender based violence, helping our service users access employment, training and volunteering opportunities, prevention of mental health problems, and helping our clients integrate and engage in their community.

You will have day to day responsibility for the organisation’s finances, working with colleagues to set and manage budgets, maintain accurate financial records and ensure all financial and compliance requirements are met.

With a relevant accounting background and qualification you will have an excellent understanding of, and experience of, financial planning. You will be organised with a high level of attention to detail.

LRMN is an equal opportunity employer and committed to safeguarding and fulfilling its duty of care to people working and volunteering in the organisation and to those we come into contact with.

To apply, please find the job description, person specification and link to the application form on our website.

Deadline: 9am 15th March 2021

Interviews: Afternoon of 22nd March 2021

The AHOY charity’s mission is to change people’s lives through sailing and rowing.From our base on the River Thames in Deptford, London, we provide opportunities for young people and the local community including those at-risk, disadvantaged or with learning disabilities. We offer the opportunity to participate in water activities not usually accessible in this area of London by using London’s greatest natural resource – the river Thames. Through sailing, rowing and related learning activities we aim to break down social barriers, develop essential life skills, confidence and pride. We bring together people from many walks of life to work together as a community helping others. Our activities and programmes are focused on teaching transferable and employable skills.

We are seeking a Finance and Charity Support Manager who will play a crucial role as a member of the Senior Leadership Team reporting to the Board of Trustees.

You will have overall responsibility for all financial activities, supported by the Finance Assistant. You will work with colleagues and trustees to agree and monitor budgets, maintain financial records, provide support for fundraising and ensure effective financial controls and compliance.

You will be a part qualified or qualified accountant with experience of charity financial management.You will be well organised, able to work on your own initiative as well as collaboratively and have excellent interpersonal skills.

This is a part-time role for 3 days per week with flexibility over hours.

During the COVID pandemic this role is home-based.

Harris Hill are recruiting for a Finance Manager for this Faith Based, East London Community Human Rights Charity,

* The position is currently working from home. Once the pandemic has calmed down. The role will come with flexible working.
* The position is part of the Senior Management Team and reports directly to the CEO and COO
* The position is open to Part Qualified or Fully Qualified Accountants

Salary is £35,000pa

About the Role
This is an exciting role for a professional with strong accounting and charity finance experience to join a small but growing charity.
You will have excellent understanding and experience of financial planning and implementing systems. Organised and with a high level of attention to detail, you will enjoy managing this function, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and as part of the SMT (Senior Management Team).
You will lead on all financial activities: accounting, budget setting and forecasting, financial management control policies and procedures, gift aid, banking and support donor management activities.

Key Accountabilities
Financial Management

* Ensuring all financial information held supports the SMT and ultimately the trustee board to make sound decisions
* Responsible for all month end processes, prepare key account reconciliations
* Set up of budget systems and support budget holders to prepare and manage their budgets, including advising on expenditure coding
* Prepare information (monthly, quarterly and annually) e.g. on budget spend and forecasting for funding bids and generation of new income.
* Review and analyse financial reports and budgets with SMT, reporting on trends and performance against budgets to inform management decisions and strategic planning processes
* Work with Fundraising & Partnerships Manager (to be appointed) and Marketing Manager to present financial information in a meaningful way for annual reports, grant and impact reports etc.
* Ensure efficient financial management systems and planning to inform business development, fundraising strategies and demonstrates value for money across all activities
* With the Treasurer, ensure efficient preparation of annual financial accounts and budgets
* Proactively ensure financial policies are adhered to and kept up-to-date. Ensure an appropriate financial control environment is in place.
* Take a proactive lead on financial risk management

Legal Manager, EMENA, TrustLaw

Job Description

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced lawyer to co-lead the TrustLaw service in EMENA. We are seeking a pro bono associate or pro bono counsel to join the team on a permanent basis.

About Thomson Reuters Foundation

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information services company. As an independent charity, registered in the UK and the USA, we work to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and convening initiatives, we combine our unique media and legal services to drive systemic change.

TrustLaw

TrustLaw is the world’s leading pro bono legal service. The service and wider programme helps high-impact NGOs and social enterprises to grow, streamline their operations and navigate complex laws and regulations by connecting them with free legal assistance from the best law firms and corporate legal teams around the world. We also deliver ground-breaking legal research on key social and policy issues that our members use to support their advocacy and law reform efforts, and we deliver innovative capacity-building workshops for practical guidance on legal issues.

About the Role 

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is recruiting a Legal Manager for TrustLaw for Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) to Co-lead team, resources and priorities for the EMENA region and co-devise, implement, and project manage regional strategies and plans. 

As a Legal Manager, EMENA for TrustLaw, you will:

• Contribute to TrustLaw global annual strategy. 
• Oversee regional portfolio of law firms and corporate legal teams, and interact with referral partners, NGOs, social enterprises and other key stakeholders.  
• Scope and manage pro bono requests from our community of NGOs and social enterprises.
• Design, scope and manage multiple cross-border legal research projects. 
• Oversee and carry out TrustLaw core service tasks in the EMENA region 
• Support thought leadership, including the TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono and TrustLaw training courses. 
• Support donor funded TrustLaw projects in EMENA.
• Represent TrustLaw and the Thomson Reuters Foundation by speaking publicly on our work at panels, conferences, or other speaking engagements. 

Depending on experience, it is possible the following elements may be part of the role as well: 

• Lead on review of legal projects drafted by the global team to ensure consistency and high quality. 
• Support Head of Legal in oversight of strategic legal research and M&E for the core legal service.  
• Line manage the TrustLaw Programme Coordinator.

The candidate

• A qualified lawyer with 5+ years of work experience, strong legal drafting skills and experience in pro bono.
• Experience working in or with the non-profit, philanthropic or social enterprise sectors.
• Experience or demonstrated interest in media freedom, inclusive economies and/or human rights.
• Experience practicing within a law firm or in-house would be favourable.
• Experience managing a team and with global working arrangements.  
• Fluent in English, with excellent writing skills and extensive public speaking experience. Other languages favourable (e.g. French, Spanish or Arabic). 

This is a full-time role based in London and will involve international travel (when safe to do so). Salary is commensurate with the social sector and level of experience.  

What’s in it for you

At the Thomson Reuters Foundation, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Perspective and Impact: Interested in working for a dynamic global organization with a focus on social impact? With hubs all over the world from Bangkok to Madrid to Rio de Janeiro, join a truly international team with a shared goal of helping to build societies around the world that are free, fair and informed.
• A Unique Approach: Our expertise in media and the law is world class; we combine the power of both to address the critical issues faced by humanity. 
• Our Relevance: With a focus on advancing media freedom, fostering more inclusive economies and promoting human rights, our work has never been more needed than right now.
• Learning & Development: We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to both in-house and external training opportunities.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward. 

Accessibility 

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Build Up is seeking a Finance Lead to set up and run data-driven financial systems to help scale our organisation’s social impact.

Who we are

You’ll be joining an ambitious young charity that supports young people to shape their local area. On our practical construction projects, young people practically design and build permanent, high-quality and accessible spaces for local communities.

Who you are

We are looking for someone that can both set up new systems and understand the needs of a small growing organisation for them to have maximum impact. You will understand the potential of good quality data and have a practical user-friendly approach to harnessing it.

Responsibilities 

1) Set up efficient financial systems and processes to provide Build Up with good quality data to optimise our performance and scale our social impact.

2) Manage monitoring, processing and forecasting of Build Up’s finances

Work Pattern

You will be working 4 days a month on a flexible basis, initially from home. Build Up will be returning to our workspace later this year and are open to discussing working arrangements going forward.

To find out more, please view the full job description. Applicants are welcome to discuss the role with Build Up's Director Huan Rimington before making an application (contact details on our website).

With 25 million members, and approx one billion pound annual income, the Church Of England is one of the largest and most complex non-profit organisations in the UK. A broad and multi-faceted charity, the National Church Institutions’ central Finance team supports their grant giving charity, a multi-billion pound permanent endowment fund and a large housing service in addition to the Church’s spiritual activities. Working as part of this large finance team, this crucial role helps pull together financial information, manipulate and analyse the data to provide insight and supporting decision making and will be heavily involved with project work within the charity. You will be a confident Excel user, with strong data manipulation skills. You will be able to use Excel to design and build management reports which can be quickly and easily produced.

This is a finance role where truly no two days are the same as this position involves a minimal amount of cyclical accounting. The position is mostly project based work, so the ideal candidate will therefore relish the challenge of such a varied role and have a passion for asking questions and suggesting improvements based on data they have interrogated.

Requirements

• Essential: You must be a fully qualified accountant, or part qualified and actively working towards your qualification
• Excellent IT skills including advanced Excel and data manipulation skills
• Able to analyse information and extract pertinent information for management
• Excellent attention to detail with a strong focus on quality presentation
• Well organised and able to prioritise competing demands
• Customer-focussed and able to partner effectively with key stakeholders
• Ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal skills to achieve cooperation and results from others
• Customer focused and good communication skills (written and oral), able to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including those with limited financial literacy
• Proactive, self-motivated and enthusiastic

Responsibilities:

• To develop financial templates and simple financial models to analyse and provide insight and support decision making
• Undertaking regular financial planning and reporting processes for relevant businesses
• Spotting trends, providing statistical insight, and working with the business partners to provide financial support for a range of projects
• Support for NCI capital projects, preparing budgets and reforecasts, ensuring the provision of regular financial information to project managers, and enhancing the quality of business case information
• Financial planning and reporting for NCI trading businesses – currently Pathways Recruitment and Parish Buying
• Supporting a broad range of projects including but not limited to transformation projects, funding and grant applications, annual analysis, and new projects as they arise
• Supporting wider church financial analysis to support best use of resources

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with a final application deadline of Sunday the 21st February. If you would like to find out more, please contact Emma Jaggs at Allen Lane.