Who we are

Peace Direct is an international charity with a big mission: to work with local people to stop violence and build sustainable peace in some of the world's most conflict affected countries.  More than that, we want to change the international system so that it better supports the role that local people and communities play in preventing violence and building and sustaining peace.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Programmes Finance Officer, available to start ASAP.  This permanent position is based in our small, friendly London office and is well suited to an individual that is looking to work in a very hands-on role in a welcoming and supportive workplace.

The closing deadline for applications is 31st October 2021. 
CV and cover letter only at this stage.  Shortlisted candidates will then be asked to complete an application form.

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 01 November 2021.

The Benefits

We offer a salary of £35,000

Our benefits package includes:

• 25 days annual leave, plus paid leave when the office closes between Christmas and New Year.
• Study support - time off for exams, exam fees, study materials and professional body membership
• 6% Pension Contribution
• Training budget available for all staff
• Flexible working opportunities

The role involves occasional overseas travel to Peace Direct partner countries (up to 4 times per year), sometimes to remote locations, as required (post-Covid). You will have the chance to build on the strong relations we have developed with our current and potential partners and funders, identifying new opportunities and driving us forward, navigating a rapidly changing environment.

In return, we can offer you excellent benefits and a variety of activities and social events to promote health and wellbeing and enable our teams to enjoy a positive, cohesive work environment.

About You:

To join us, you will need

• Part or full accountancy qualification
• At least 2 years’ experience in charity finance
• A good understanding of UK charity SORP and fund accounting
• Experience in working with a range of donors (FCDO (DfID), SIDA, PPL, GHR, USAID and the EU) and understanding of their financial compliance

• Experience of working in a complex, multi-entity, multi-currency financial environment
• An understanding of the financial risk environment within the international development sector
• Experience in creating multicurrency budgets and in reporting in donor currency (USD or EUR)

In addition to fluent English, written and spoken French would be beneficial to your application.

Still interested?  Take a look at the job description to see full details about the role and whether they match your skills and experience.
This post is only open to those with the right to work in the UK.

Peace Direct strives to be a diverse and inclusive employer, with equality of opportunities regardless of personal identity, and we are committed to improving our systems and ways of working to support this, including creating a Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) working group, DEI strategy and recruitment guidelines. We strongly encourage individuals from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and people with mental health challenges.

As Head of Programmes you will be leading the team that works with young people and partners to plan and deliver engagement opportunities that enable young people to find their collective voice and use it for social and political change.

As the national youth council of the UK, we bring young people together through our membership network and a range of partner programmes to advocate with and for young people. We are a small but ambitious charity working across the UK to empower young people and to use our national mandate to influence UK Parliament and the Government.

You will be an experienced leader with experience of working with young people, ideally within a youth participation setting. You will bring your passion for youth work and youth engagement to help the British Youth Council to increase our reach and impact, ensuring that all our activity is delivered in a way that is equitable and inclusive, and that puts young people front and centre.

As part of the leadeship team you will be shaping the charity and working closely with our Board who are all young people.  As Head of Programmes you will also be the lead for safeguarding within the charity.

The British Youth Council is committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safe recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working across our services.

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Programme Officer, Special Interest Programme  

Job Title: Programme Officer – Special Interest Programme 

Location:  *Oak Foundation offices in Geneva (Switzerland), London (UK), or Chapel Hill, North Carolina (US). 

Reporting to:  Director, Special Interest 

Job Status:  Full-time position 

Salary:  Highly competitive salary and benefits 

Oak Foundation commits its resources to address issues of global social and environmental concern, particularly those that have a major impact on the lives of the disadvantaged. With offices in Europe, Africa, and North America, Oak Foundation makes grants to organisations all over the world. 

The Foundation is currently recruiting a programme officer for the Special Interest Programme (SIP), based in one of the Foundation’s principal offices; Geneva (Switzerland), London (UK), or Chapel Hill, North Carolina (US). SIP grants reflect the special interests of the Foundation’s Trustees and are diverse, covering a range of fields including medical research, humanitarian aid and development, education, access to the arts and environmental issues. The programme officer will work on this wide range of issues but for this role, there will also be an emphasis on the environment – specifically on climate justice, conservation, and biodiversity – where an interdisciplinary, socio-ecological approach is needed.Special Interest grants can often be complementary to the strategies of other Oak programmes and due to the climate and biodiversity crises, the Trustees are making an increasing number of grants in these fields.

The SIP team is small with a large portfolio of grants. Under the supervision of the director, programme officers make and manage these grants. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to explore many issues and to work with truly inspirational partners from all over the world. This position is full-time and normally office-based but it may be home-based for periods of time, depending on Covid-19 related restrictions.

The programme officer’s responsibilities will include:  

• conducting research and due diligence on SIP grants the Trustees want to make on a wide range of issues but with a focus (for perhaps 50 per cent or more of the time) on the environment – especially climate justice, conservation and biodiversity; 

• establishing and maintaining good relationships with applicants/grantees and other partners; 

• writing recommendations for funding, and monitoring and reporting on the progress of open grants which may sometimes involve travel to conduct site visits (though this will depend on Covid-19 related travel restrictions); 

• supporting grantees with capacity building and the development of child safeguarding policies as needed; 

• assisting grantees with challenges during the grant period and drawing out lessons learned in ‘end-of-grant’ reports when grants close; 

• working collaboratively with the Environment Programme at Oak, ensuring there is cross-programme communication and learning where there are programmatic areas of overlap; 

• working collaboratively on cross-foundation initiatives as required;

• contributing to internal reports, Oak’s annual report, and board presentations as required; 

• representing the programme in a variety of settings both internally and externally.

The following offers an aspirational view of the ideal candidate profile; we encourage applications from candidates with a wide range of experiences and backgrounds, especially those from underrepresented groups. 

The successful candidate will have: 

• a university degree, and an advanced university degree is preferred; 

• a proven commitment to social justice with at least seven years’ experience of working in the not-for-profit sector and/or in philanthropy, including experience in project and budget management (whether from the implementation or donor side);

• proven knowledge and work experience in the climate justice and/or conservation and/or biodiversity fields as a grant-maker, advocate and/or practitioner; and in two or more of the following special interest grant making areas – social justice, child welfare, educational reform, access to the arts, humanitarian aid, or development; 

• excellent writing and editing skills, and ability to write quickly to meet deadlines; 

• strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills; 

• an understanding of intersectionality and inclusive approaches to grant-making; 

• proven experience in building and maintaining partnerships; 

• ability to work independently but also flexibly and collaboratively, as part of a small team; 

• fluent in English; additional languages would be an advantage; 

• tact, humility, flexibility and a good sense of humour; and 

• a demonstrated commitment to the values of Oak Foundation. 

The following skills/experience will strengthen candidacy for this role: 

• knowledge and work experience in collective action and movement building related to environmental issues; 

• knowledge and experience working on the agency, voice and power of women, youth and Indigenous Peoples to advance solutions with a focus on the global south and marginalised peoples in the northern hemisphere; 

• knowledge and experience working in rewilding and the promotion of biodiversity; 

• a demonstrated ability to link local to global action to safeguard people and the environment through a period of rapid change. 

How to apply  

Interested candidates should submit their Curriculum Vitae and covering letter on the jobup platform by 24 October 2021.Please note that we will only be contacting shortlisted candidates.

*For Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Applicants must have the right to legally live and work in the US.

*For Geneva, Switzerland: Applicants must have EU/Swiss citizenship or a valid work permit for Switzerland.

*For London, UK: Applicants must have the right to legally live and work in the UK.

By submitting your application, you confirm that you have read and understood Oak’s job applicant’s data privacy notice. 

Oak Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, as detailed in our child safeguarding policy. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Please note that the successful candidate will undergo reference checks and be required to provide a police record prior to starting employment. 

You don't need to run faster than the win to work with us. But it would help if you like sport and see its power to end violence, discrimination and inequality for children and young people throughout the world.

As a key member of the programmes team, you will be responsible for planning and implementing a portfolio of impactful programmes across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe using sport as a vehicle for social change.

You will be responsible for managing a diverse sport for development portfolio, providing high level programme support, financial oversight, monitoring and evaluation technical expertise and capacity building support to our global implementing partners. This role will involve working closely with the Senior Programmes and Grants Managers, aiming always to ensure Sport for Good makes progress towards its Vision. 

In this role, you will:

• Develop and manage a caseload of grants, mostly in East Africa
• Support the organisational development and strengthening of grant partners
• Participate in developing funding proposals for a range of different funders
• Help make sure that grantees comply with requirements and expectations
• Work closely with grantees to source good case stories about how they use the power of sport to change the lives of children and young people

We expect you to hit the ground running, and for the 12 months you will be filling some pretty big and fashionable sneakers. If you feel you have the experience to deliver these different activities, write to us straight away. We will be hiring when we have the right candidate. Is it you?

Programme Assistant, Centre for Women’s Global Health

An exciting opportunity to join the Centre for Women’s Global Health at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) providing programme administration and support to the team and in the delivery of the UK Advocacy Grant programme.

About us

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally. We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

Established in 2017, the Centre for Women’s Global Health is a dedicated team focused on delivering RCOG’s mission to improve girls’ and women’s sexual and reproductive health in low-income countries. This is critical to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 3 (SDG3) on health and 5 (SDG5) on gender equality and empowering all girls and women by 2030.

About the role

The Centre is delivering an exciting, new multi-year programme, working to advocate for the UK government to renew its global commitment to women and girls’ health. In this new programme, RCOG will use its strong clinical voice to engage with parliamentarians and ensure that sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) sits at the heart of the UK Government’s overseas development strategy, ensuring the UK maintains its position as a global leader in promoting the health of women and girls. 

You’ll be instrumental in supporting the delivery and coordination of the programme, working collaboratively with teams across the RCOG. This will be a busy role in which you will maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, allowing you the opportunity to develop skills and experience in international advocacy for women and girl’s health. 

An organised individual with strong attention to detail, you will provide general administrative support to the Centre, ensuring all work and tasks are completed to a high standard and in a timely manner.

About you

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

• Experience of providing administrative support for a team
• Good working knowledge of database use 
• Good knowledge and experience of MS Office programs, especially Word and Excel
• Experience of providing communications support through a variety of mediums including social media
• Processing invoices and keeping track of financial spreadsheets
• Knowledge and/or understanding of women’s global health (desirable)

Benefits

As a key member of the team, you will be located in our brand new, bespoke offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly working environment with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Flexible and agile working
• First class pension scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Free staff lunch (on-site only)

Please note, RCOG offices are based in London Bridge, but due to Covid-19, some home working will be required.

Closing date for applications: 10.00am on Thursday 28 October 2021

We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We are therefore looking for candidates whose backgrounds, experience and identity enhance the diversity of our existing team. We are particularly encouraging applications from underrepresented groups at the College such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with a disability.

[We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa]

About Internews:

Internews works to ensure access to trusted, quality news and information that empowers people to have a voice in their future and to live healthy, secure, and rewarding lives. We envision a world where everyone can communicate freely with anyone, anywhere, and exchange the news and information they need to shape their communities and the world.

For 35 years and in more than 100 countries, we have worked with our local partners to build hundreds of sustainable organizations, strengthened the capacity of thousands of media professionals, human rights activists, and information entrepreneurs, and reached millions of people with quality, local information, improving lives and building lasting change. On issues ranging from health and the environment to conflict and governance, Internews has developed approaches that harness the power of media and information to create positive change.

Internews is a charity operating internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, London, and Paris as well as regional hubs in Bangkok and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

Our commitment to a culture of belonging:

Internews is passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibility. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams, and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. Our current team includes a mix of genders, parents and non-parents, the self-taught, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations, and socio-economic backgrounds. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and actively welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

About the Candidate:

The successful candidate will be a part/fully qualified accountant. They will have comprehensive experience/technical skills in the areas of financial accounting, management accounting and balance sheet analysis in a multi-currency environment. Experience in the Non-Profit Sector will be an advantage.

About the Role:

One of two roles to be recruited, the successful candidate will be working in a small team, based in London, and will be expected to assist with all aspects of Accounting and Reporting. Whilst the role will have specific duties, a wide variety of other duties can be required depending on deadlines and staffing. The role will require both independent and collaborative working within a diverse working environment.

Specific Duties:

• Project reporting (Internal/External)
• Managing Project Audits
• Reviewing Project expenditure
• Multicurrency analysis
• Project staff financial management
• Direct financial programme support to countries
• Project budgeting
• Monthly management reports
• Supporting the annual statutory auditing process
• Supporting the annual organisational budget process
• Any other tasks as required by senior management.

Expectations:

• Timely production of project financial reports for donors and other internal/external stakeholders.
• Ensuring professional and compliant delivery of all Internews Europe financial processes, drive improvements in processes and ensure all staff members understand and adopt such processes.
• Proactive provision of internal finance training and policy guidance as needed.

Provide back-up cover, as required, for

• Weekly purchase ledger process.
• Banking processes (GBP and currency, income and payments).
• Cash flow reporting to management.
• Day to day financial accounting (prepayments, accruals, depreciation).
• Other corporate finance duties.

Person Specification:

• Experience of financial and management accounts systems/processes, including annual accounts, budgeting, cost allocations, audits and external reporting
• Experience of liaising with and advising non-financial managers and staff
• Experience of managing external professional and service provider relationships
• Experience of external (donor project) reporting
• Experience of working in, or dealing with, developing countries and fragile states

Knowledge

• Understanding of charity finance regulations and systems
• Accounting qualification
• Knowledge of SORP accounting requirements
• Advanced Excel skills (considered necessary for this role)
• High degree of proficiency in relevant Accounting Software (Quick Books / Business World) will be an additional advantage

Person skills / aptitudes

• A willingness and ability to adopt a hands-on approach to your work
• Be comfortable working in a collaborative & diverse environment
• Strong communication, liaison and interpersonal skills to work effectively with people at all levels
• Strong analytical, problem solving and creative thinking skills
• Willingness to travel

Candidates must submit a succinct covering letter of no more than 2-pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the person speciation in addition to a CV highlighting relevant experience. The successful candidate will also be asked to provide three professional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer.

RECRUITMENT TIMELINE:

Deadline for submission of applications: 24 October 2021.

Interviews: Internews will be reviewing applications as received.

This position will be located in the United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment.

The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.

This position will be located in London, United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must both be present in the UK for the duration of the assignment and obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment.

WHO WE ARE

The Schroder Foundation is an independent grant-making charity. It donates up to £1.5m per year to a wide range of charitable causes. The Foundation has a strong focus on building relationships with the charities that it supports, broadly within the following areas of giving: Arts, Culture & Heritage; Education & Young People; Environment & Conservation; Health & Medicine; and Social Welfare & Community.

The Foundation also provides administrative services to four other charities, which are: the Schroder Charity Trust, the Charities Administered by the Kaiser Wilhelm II Fund, The Mallinckrodt Foundation and the German Christ Church London Charity.

THE ROLE

A hands-on role, with grant making and wide-ranging responsibilities!

The Grants & Administration Officer is integral to the smooth running of the Foundation’s Charities Office. They will manage a busy and varied workload, which includes being the first point of contact for enquiries into the Charities Office, liaising with the Trustees and undertaking a range of charity and grants administration. They will work alongside the Charities Manager to strengthen the systems, processes and policies in order to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness of the Charities. They will also have responsibility for the Schroder Charity Trust’s grant-making programme.

ABOUT YOU

The Grants and Administration Officer will be self-motivated, well organised and able to juggle a range of tasks, sometimes under pressure. You will need to be able to demonstrate excellent communications skills, good analytical and numerical skills and an aptitude for administration.

This post would suit a wide range of candidates but whatever your motivations, we would like to hear from you, particularly if you enjoy a variety of tasks and challenges, are a good communicator, have strong organisational skills, are a small team player, are flexible and a problem solver.

We value and respect all the differences that make us who we are, including: age, cultural background, disability and mental health, ethnicity and race, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, and social background. So, whoever you are, if you feel you have the skills and experience to do this role, we’d really like to hear from you!

Download the Candidate Information Pack.

Women for Women International –  Global Programmes Unit 

Manager, Global Programme Funding Opportunities

Women for Women International (WfWI) is an international NGO that helps women survivors of war to rebuild their lives. We believe that with access to rights, education and resources, women can lead change towards peaceful and stable societies. Since establishment in 1993, WfWI has worked with over 500,000 women in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Sudan. The UK office was established in 2006, and has steadily grown its programme funding from grants from various sources, including governments, trusts and foundations, companies, and individuals. 

We are seeking to appoint a Manger, Global Programme Funding Opportunities to support the Global Business Development team in our busy and dynamic organisation.

Women for Women International has the ambition to significantly increase grant funding to support programming that has proven to be transformative for marginalized women survivors of war in fragile and conflict affected countries. The Manager, Global Program Funding Opportunities will be an important member of the 11-person Global Business Development team, supporting on our global business development strategies related to proposal development. The Global Business Development team sits within the Global Programs Unit, which also includes sub-teams focused on program design, monitoring and evaluation, country office support, and grants management. This position will work and coordinate especially closely with WfWI’s country offices and program design team to ensure all proposals include strong content and compelling projects that are feasible and aligned with organizational priorities.

Reporting to: Head of Global Program Funding Opportunities

Proposed Start date: ASAP

Location: Flexible wherever we have an existing WfWI office, including London, UK

Working Pattern: Full time, 35 hours per week

Application Process: Please vist the Careers page on our website for details 

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PERSON SPECIFICATION

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Extensive knowledge in fundraising, preferably across at least two funding channels (i.e., foundations, corporate partnerships, or government) for an international NGO.

Outstanding achievements in fundraising with evidence of personal engagement and leadership of successful, large, and complex proposals and pitches.

Adopts a growth mindset and has demonstrated experience in relationship-based fundraising strategies.

Ability to working cross-departmental, cross-country contexts with a proven record of building, managing and working with virtual teams

Current and strategic understanding of global humanitarian, development and gender funding environment and future trends.

Excellent spoken and written English to include research, writing, and communication skills.

Commitment to and respect for Women for Women International’s mission and values

Computer skills including working with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Email.

Experience with Salesforce preferred.

Ability to travel and work flexible hours may be required.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Strong team player, who can effortlessly work across a multi-disciplinary team and engage the team in planning and decision-making as appropriate

Creative and entrepreneurial, identifies and maximises opportunities

Self-starter with ability to work both independently and collaboratively with team members from different backgrounds and cultures

Personal, professional and able to comfortably communicate with a variety of stakeholders, tailoring communication and influencing style accordingly

Excellent at building and nurturing relationships, strong customer care ethos, understanding, empathetic

Calm under pressure, excellent multi-tasker and project manager, used to working within tight deadlines and within small budgets

Adept at communicating difficult messages and challenging others’ thinking effectively

Flexible and responsive as priorities and requirements change, effectively seeking solutions and solving problems, empowering others to do the same

A passion for global issues, women’s empowerment and human rights

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty.

Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of their dignity and lets injustice thrive. But together we have the power to transform lives.

We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

We provide urgent, practical help in times of crisis and beyond. We seek to eradicate extreme poverty by tackling its root causes. Together with people living in poverty, we amplify our voices to speak truth to power and create lasting change.

Everyone is equal in the sight of God. For over 70 years, this has inspired us to stand together in solidarity with our global neighbours, of all faiths and none.

About the role

To support the Middle East Region Finance Manager in the smooth running of key business and finance systems and processes for the Middle East Regional Programme; To proactively engage and coordinate with programme staff to ensure all grants and payments are made in a timely manner, in line with CA finance policies; To support programme staff in delivering work across the region in a way that is compliant with core humanitarian standards and financial policies for operations in areas considered high risk; To support the annual budgeting process and regular financial monitoring of partners budgets and reports to ensure work is delivered in line with CA strategic objectives, policies and processes.

About you

The role works within International Programme, Middle East Region. The role reports to the Middle East Finance Manager and is pivotal in the smooth and compliant running of programme grants and compliance with CA policies and processes. The post liaises closely with the Middle East Region Programme Team. the wider International Department and with staff in Corporate Services Division, among others. 

Further information

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

From 1 July 2021, the process for completing right to work checks has changed and we can no longer accept EU passports or ID cards as valid proof of right to work, with the exception of Irish citizens.

There are now two types of right to work checks: a manual check and an online check. A manual check can be completed against relevant documentation as outlined by the Home Office. An online check can be completed if you hold digital proof of your immigration status in the UK. We will require your share code and date of birth to carry out this check. Please see Government website for more information on acceptable documents.

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

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

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

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

Competency questions 

1. In regard to project monitoring, review and reporting on grant, please describe a situation where you were tasked to prepare a complex donor report. How did you plan, prioritize and monitor your progress?

• What made the project complex? What was the context?
• How did you make your plan? What actions did you take?
• If there were any obstacles to this, how did you address them?
• What were the results? Were you successful?  If so, how were you successful?

2. In ensuring effective and efficient management of donor & organizations resources, please describe a situation around a critical compliance issue that you have had to address with sub-grantees (partners).

• What was the issue? How critical was it? How did this issue arise?
• How did you address it? What was your task or responsibility?
• What actions did you take?
• What was the outcome? Were you successful?  If so, what was your evidence?

3. Please describe a situation where you had to engage different stakeholders both internally and externally in ensuring you collaboratively delivered the intended goal.

• What was the situation? What was the goal?
• What different expectations were involved?
• What was expected of you? How did you actively consult others?
• What did you do? How did you take those actions?
• What was the impact? Were you successful?  How did you know?

This is a great opportunity for an experienced project manager or development professional who is passionate about global mission and justice and committed to seeing real change. In a small but growing team, you can help develop and champion our overseas mission and development programmes. Our global partners are doing so much around the world to change lives and bring the good news of the Christian message to families. This role is key to enabling us to help them do more. Working together closely in our collaborative team, every day you would see the life-changing and transformational impact your work is having on families around the world.

Senior Programmes Officer (Grants)
Location: Groundwork London Islington (Angel) office with a requirement to work across London and occasionally the South of England. (Remotely during COVID-19)
Contract: Fixed term contract to 31 December 2022, with a possibility to extend
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Groundwork London is responsible for a number of grant schemes across a variety of environmental and regeneration themes, including the TfL Walking and Cycling Grants London, GLA Grow Back Greener, Our Space Award, Royal Docks Create Your Docks and MOPAC Shared Endeavour Fund.

We are seeking a Senior Programmes Officer to support the management, coordination and delivery of the Trust’s grants programmes. The postholder will manage and coordinate a number of grant schemes, coordinating day to day delivery of the project team, ensuring a high quality service is provided to grant applicants and recipients, project outputs are delivered on time and to budget and liaising and reporting project impact to funders. 

The postholder will be an experienced project manager with experience working in grants or contract management and have the ability to lead a team in the execution of project work. Experience or interest in improving social or environmental welfare will be beneficial.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential for the role, alongside the ability to manage conflicting priorities, work autonomously and organise workloads. A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and databases to maintain complex administrative and monitoring systems with high degrees of accuracy is required.

About us
Groundwork London is a leading community regeneration organisation working with people living in London’s most vulnerable places. We work to empower, enable and enhance communities. Our community engagement activities aim to improve social cohesion, engage communities in local decision making, and facilitate social action to improve people’s lives and engender civic pride

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 18th October 2021
Interview date: 21-22 October 2021 (via Teams or Zoom)

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

No agencies please.

Role Outline and Purpose

This role focusses on supporting the food bank network to engage with the Trussell Trust Grants programme and supporting them to gain the skills and knowledge to engage with grants more broadly. The Trussell Trust Grants Programme is wide reaching and in place to support food banks in our network progress with their strategic vision.

Role Responsibilities

• Create resources, guidance and presentations aimed at increasing food banks’ knowledge of grant opportunities and their application skills

• Help upskill and resource the area manager team to fully understand the grants programme and processes and better support food banks

• Offer 121 support to area managers and food banks to engage with the grants programme and suitable external grant funders

• Create and execute a communications plan to inspire the food bank network to engage with the grants programme and inform them of the processes

• Alongside the rest of the Grant Funding team, deal with queries about the grants programme from the food bank network

EHRAC Finance and Grants Officer

£28,302-£31,537 per annum including outer London weighting

Hendon

LAW152-R

Are you passionate about human rights? Do you have experience in finance and/or grant management? The European Human Rights Advocacy Centre based at Middlesex University is looking for an exceptional Finance and Grants Officer to join our team.

EHRAC was set up in 2003 by a team of human rights lawyers and experts with a wealth of experience of taking cases to the European Court of Human Rights. We are an independent, organisation that provides legal support to victims of human rights abuses.

As the Finance and Grants Officer, you will support our team by carrying out financial support tasks and day-to-day grant management, helping EHRAC deliver a range of projects in collaboration with human rights lawyers across Russia, Ukraine and the South Caucasus.

The role requires experience of grant management, financial experience in a non-profit organisation and proficiency in Excel. We're looking for someone who can multi-task, and has excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

You will join a small, friendly team based within the School of Law at Middlesex University, London.

We value diversity and strive to create a fairer, more equitable work environment for our staff and students.

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff diversity networks, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.

Closing date: 23 October 2021

Based : At home and Westminster, London

We are a grant-making charity supporting Anglican clergy and their families and we are looking to expand our small team, with the appointment of an additional grants and services officer. You'll be based at home and in our pleasant office near Westminster Abbey and report directly to the Director of Charitable Services.

This is a key role for the charity. You will be the main point of contact for all individual applicants to the charity and will work with colleagues to ensure that grant and services applications are processed efficiently, in line with policy, and that applicants are dealt with compassionately and professionally.

This is an exciting time to be joining us. Ours is a small, friendly office with just eleven staff, but the charity is definitely going places. In 2019 we re-launched the charity with a new brand, website and a fresh strategy, with the aim of reaching more Anglican clergy families in need of our support.

We are looking for a strong team player with excellent attention to detail who is highly motivated with a 'can do' attitude and who is willing to contribute to the overall success of the charity. Experience of working in a grant-making role or knowledge of the occupational benevolence sector are essential.

Candidates will also need to demonstrate good client service skills and IT literacy. Knowledge of the Church of England and the challenges facing those in ordained ministry would be an advantage. You will need to demonstrate sympathy with out Christian ethos, without necessarily being a practising Christian.

We offer an attractive package, including non-contributory pension equal to 10% of gross annual salary, 35-hour week and flexi-time policy.

Clergy Support Trust was originally founded in 1655 and is the largest and oldest charity supporting clergy and their families. In 2020 the charity gave out grants totalling nearly £2.5m to 1,300 households facing hardship or other difficulties. Our aim over the next few years is to expand our support further, especially on preventative services, including an information hub.

If you are keen to join a small and friendly team where you will make a positive difference to clergy families, then we'd love to hear from you.