Grants Fundraising Officer

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Hours: 35 per week

Location: London

Salary:  £34,956 - £40,549 per annum. Please note the starting salary is £34,956 per annum, with the opportunity to progress up the scale over time.

Closing date: 14 August 2021

Expected date of interviews: TBC

Job ref: VA436

Do you believe in standing up for human rights alongside torture survivors? Would you like to use creativity, technology and people power to raise significant funds to positively impact the lives of torture survivors?

Freedom from Torture is looking for a Grants Fundraising Officer to join our new, friendly Philanthropy and Partnerships team. This is an exciting chance to join us as we place survivor empowerment and movement building at the heart of our next four year strategy.

About the role

The key purpose of the role is to lead in generating five and six figure grants from Statutory Funders, and high to medium Trust Funders to support Freedom from Torture’s work with survivors of torture.You will work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships and the Senior Trusts and Grants Manager to implement the fundraising strategy, by raising income from funders in line with agreed income targets. You will be expected to identify new funding streams and deliver a year round portfolio of funding applications. You will also manage a portfolio of existing donors who fund a range of our work including clinical, policy and campaigns.

About you

To be successful in this role you must have demonstrable experience of successfully meeting or exceeding fundraising targets from a variety of funders and experience managing relationships with statutory funders and trust and foundations.

It’s essential that you have strong communication skills and experience of managing donor funded grants including review of financial information, preparation of donor reports and donor compliance. You must have experience and knowledge of statutory and grant fundraising research tools and grant writing in the UK charity sector.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution and 1% employee contribution.

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer! People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies please.

Please note this is a re-advertisement

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Salford CVS to support our grants and investments programme.

We’re looking to recruit a full-time (37.5 hours per week) Grants Development Worker, initially on 12-month fixed-term contracts. It is our intention to extend these contract by an additional 2-years, subject to additional funding being secured.

The post-holder will assist the Grants Manager in the development and delivery of a large grants and investments programme (aimed at voluntary, community, social enterprise organisations and schools) in excess of £1m per year, largely focused on addressing health inequalities in the city of Salford. The role will be based in both the office and community settings.

Are you good with people, good at record keeping and able to write concise reports?

Our chosen candidate will be able to communicate effectively with people from a wide range of backgrounds, from small community groups to large charities, schools and public sector commissioners. This will include tailoring information, advice and guidance to the needs of the VCSE sector.

The production of visually-appealing case studies and summary impact reports will be a key part of the roles, together with supporting funded groups in articulating their impact and achievements.

The post-holder will be a strong team player and work closely with their counterpart, two Grants Administrators and the Grants Manager. They will also work well on an individual basis.

Full training will be provided to familiarise the post-holder with Salford CVS’ systems.

ABOUT US

At Founders Pledge, our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to do immense good. Since launching in 2015, our members have pledged to donate over $4 billion to charitable causes. We offer the simplest path to impact for successful entrepreneurs, providing end-to-end giving infrastructure, pioneering research, and access to a worldwide network of experts. In other words, we help tech leaders become strategic philanthropists. Our 1600+ members include the people behind industry-leading companies such as Airbnb, UiPath, Dropbox, Skype, Spotify, and Uber.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Grants & Monitoring Officer to join our Deployment Team, who manage the transfer of money in and money out of our funds, as well as overseeing investments in Donor Advised Funds. Along with our existing Grants & Monitoring Officer, you’ll support the administrative and operational aspects of our international, high-volume grant-making process, ensuring an excellent service to members. You’ll report into our Philanthropic Services Director, and will be responsible for making grants to end-user charities globally, as well as assisting in moving money and/or shares into our Donor Advised Fund. We’re a small team, so you may sometimes be required to help out on other workstreams too, such as assisting with incoming donations to our Donor Advised Fund.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Understanding our well-developed processes and following them to complete outgoing grant payments.
• Preparing member account summaries, drafting and issuing deployment requests and grant agreements. 
• Adding contacts, charities, grants and transfers to Salesforce (our CRM).
• Helping review charities for due diligence, following a well-defined process.
• Writing and drafting emails to grant recipients.
• Helping to maintain our legal and compliance documentation.
• Ensuring rigorous accounting of grant payments alongside our Financial Controller.

ABOUT YOU

It’d be great if you had experience in the philanthropic/charity sector or grantmaking, however the below skills and ability to learn are the most important to us.

You’re likely to have:

• Proven ability to progress multiple tasks and deadlines at the same time. 
• Impeccable attention to detail and the ability to manage your time effectively.
• Excellent written communication skills. This will help with writing emails to members and charities. 
• A financial mindset and comfort working with numbers. Experience working across currencies would be a plus. 
• Previous experience using CRM tools (Salesforce would be a bonus)

WHY WORK WITH US?

You can find more about the benefits we offer here, but what makes us truly special is both our mission and our people. We’re a diverse team, from both charitable and commercial backgrounds, who believe that amazing things can happen when we tackle problems together. We offer a flat structure and an opportunity to help shape the future of philanthropy.

We have a global flexible first approach to working.

We ask that applicants to this role are based in the UK, with no expectation for you to attend an office on a regular basis. If you think you’d benefit from a desk in a co-working space close to your home, this can be arranged. Otherwise, you just need a great home wifi connection and we’ll provide you with everything else you need to be successful in your role. 

On top of this, we’ll bring the global team together twice per year (when it’s safe to do so)!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Founders Pledge. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can do their best work.

About the European Climate Foundation

The European Climate Foundation (ECF) is a major philanthropic initiative working to help tackle the climate crisis by fostering the development of a net-zero emission society at the national, European and global level.

We support over 300 partner organisations to carry out activities that drive urgent and ambitious policy in support of the objectives of the Paris Agreement, contribute to the public debate on climate action and help deliver a socially responsible transition to a net-zero economy and sustainable society in Europe and around the world.

The ECF is brings together diverse perspectives and backgrounds to find the best innovative solutions to tackle climate change. We are focusing on engaging and hiring great people from a wide diversity of backgrounds to strengthen the cause. If you share our values of respect, innovation, and collaboration, join us!

About the role

As Grants Officer, you will be part of the Grants Officers team and report to the ECF Director Grants Management. You will support 3-4 programmes, platforms or projects. You will ensure consistency of approach and compliance with the internal processes. You will serve as the liaison between the programmatic work and the Finance department.

Key responsibilities

You will support the different programmes in their grant-making activities:

• Due diligence on new and existing grantees;
• Generate all grant requests in FLUXX, ECF’s internal grant management system;
• Monitor budget and follow-up the grant contracting stage;
• Support programmatic teams with budget planning processes and ensure reconciliation between planning budgets and the FLUXX system.
• Monitor grants through review of grant reporting (financial and narrative reporting);
• Handle grant payments in close relation with the Finance department;
• Monitor grant closing activities;
• Assistance with preparation of reports to funders;
• Support teams with usage of core systems and tools;
• Other related administrative tasks related to the grant management process.

Experience and competencies

• You have 2-3 years of experience in an administrative and financial role;
• You have a genuine interest in the ECF mission and values;
• You are computer literate with good knowledge of the MS Office and excellent knowledge of Excel;
• You are comfortable working with new software;
• You have experience in budget oversight and planning;
• You have an eye for details;
• You have impeccable ethics;
• You pride yourself in delivering high quality output within ambitious timeframes;
• You like to engage with various stakeholders and you have a customer-oriented approach;
• You understand the importance and value of teamwork, but you are also comfortable working autonomously;
• Excellent command of English and fluency in other European languages are an advantage;
• Above all, you have a friendly and open personality.

What we offer

• The unique opportunity to work as part of a highly dynamic, international group of individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work;
• A flexible work environment and a space to develop and challenge yourself;
• A full-time position.

Location

Preferred locations: Berlin, London or Brussels

Candidates need to be in the possession of a work permit for the work location in case applicable.

Start date

Asap

How to apply

Please upload your CV and a short cover letter (both in English) at this link: https://cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/europeanclimate/jobs/grants_officer_15352/en/ 

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

All applications will be treated confidentially. We will store your information in our internal database unless you specifically request otherwise.

Finance and Grants Officer, Temporary (3-6 months) £22 per hour

For an international NGO based in central London, we are recruiting a Finance and Grants Officer to provide grant accounting for funds received in the US, and basic bookkeeping and accounting to ensure Donor, State and Federal compliance, including managing payroll and benefits payments. Ideally candidates will have experience in US government and foundation grants financial management and office accounting.

Main Duties:

• Monitor cashflow and ensure month end procedures are robust.
• Produce management accounts and review variances
• Produce Donor reports against project budgets
• Complete cost reports for Donors on a regular basis
• Review PO and process invoices for US office including expenditure linked to each project
• Process US payroll, pension, and control accounts with an external Bureau
• Work with the Executive Director to produce annual budget for the US Operations
• Reforecast income and expenditure according to Donor contracts
• Support audit processes and manage audits affecting the US region

What will you bring to this role?

• Part qualified CCAB with excellent understanding of accounting for restricted income and expenditure
• Experience managing grant income from US government and US foundations
• Experience in budgeting and preparing grant proposals
• Management accounts, internal controls, and compliance experience
• Access Dimensions experience
• International NGO experience

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Would you like the opportunity to work in fundraising for England’s most poetic Cathedral?

Wells Cathedral wishes to appoint a Grants and Projects Manager to join its new, friendly Development Office. The Development Office was established in 2019 and is responsible for securing funds from corporate sponsors, trusts and foundations, public bodies and individuals to support the upkeep, renewal and development of the Cathedral’s magnificent architecture and to provide resources to help the world-class choral music and outstanding education and outreach programmes thrive and grow.

Key purpose of post:

To deliver funding to support the work of the Cathedral through writing and first-class relationship management skills for Trusts, Foundations and other statutory funding bodies.

To develop and manage a growing portfolio of small, medium and large sized Charitable Trusts and Foundations, establishing and building relationships through email, telephone, written proposals, progress reports and meetings. To identify, research and cultivate new Charitable Trusts and grant givers using a variety of prospect research resources. The Development Director will work in conjunction with the post holder on all the major trusts.

Person Specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

• Degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience of securing funding for capital projects and operational funding.
• Proven track record of building successful relationships with key funders.
• Proven fundraising success within another organisation.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering income targets.
• Demonstrable experience of utilising a CRM donor management system.
• Knowledge of current charity sector trends and developments.

Desirable

• Experience of working for the Church.
• Experience of working within a complex work environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience of digital fundraising.
• Understanding or willingness to understand the structure and culture of the Church of England and its Cathedrals.
• Experience in Project Management.

Skills and abilities

Essential

• An ability to think both strategically and tactically about the relations between potential donors and fundraising goals and contribute to the development of long-term fundraising relationships.
• An ability to juggle multiple projects and prioritise own workload.
• Excellent personal presentation, communication and social skills, both oral and written.
• The ability to represent Wells Cathedral at all levels with multiple stakeholders including the ability to promote interest amongst prospective donors in the goals of the Cathedral.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to deliver succinct and clear communication with integrity to all audiences.

• Excellent relationship management skills.
• Excellent budgetary, administration and organisational skills.
• Ability to innovate.
• Excellent analytical, numeracy and literacy skills.

Work-related personal qualities

Essential

• Inspiring, proactive and professional approach.
• Ambitious and results driven.
• Commitment to producing high quality work with an attention to detail in all things.
• Comfortable working under pressure, and working in a small fast paced team.
• A diplomatic, creative and collaborative colleague with a positive outlook.
• Flexible working style.
• An empathy and enthusiasm for the role that Wells Cathedral fulfils in terms of its work and ministry, with the ability to communicate this in a highly effectively manner to supporters and prospects.

You will bring with you experience in trust fundraising – preferably in the heritage sector, along with a proven track record of drafting meaningful, successful proposals to Trusts, Foundations and Statutory funders of up to six figures.

Grants Fundraising Officer

We are seeking a Grants Fundraising Officer to lead in generating five and six figure grants from Statutory donors and Trusts.

Position: Grants Fundraising Officer

Salary: £34, 602 per annum

Location: Central London

Duration: Full time, 35 hours per week. Permanent

About the role:

Working for a large national charity you will raise income from statutory funders including the Big Lottery, Central and Local Government, and the UK’s leading high and medium Trust funders. You will be responsible for preparing concept notes, proposals, logical frameworks, and donor reports, as well as reviewing project budgets and financial reports and maintaining accurate updates on annual income budgets.

You will develop and implement you own plan to deliver on income targets, supported by the Senior Trust and Grants Fundraising Manager on high value /high profile funding applications and relationships.

About you:

To be successful in the role you will have previous experienced within a statutory and trust fundraising and grant writing role in the UK charity sector, other key skills and experience will include:

• Meeting and or exceeding income targets
• Experience in fundraising from donors such as Big Lottery, Central and or local Government and from leading Trusts and Foundations
• Skilled in researching new funding prospects
• Experience of managing donor funded grants including review of financial information, preparation of donor reports and donor compliance

You may have previous experience of: Trusts Fundraising Officer, Foundations Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, Fundraising Partnerships Manager, Trusts, Foundations, Supporter Engagement, Bid Writing, Bid Writer, Bids, Bids and Tender, Key Relationship Manager, Trusts Executive, Trusts and Grants, Senior Trusts, Senior Trusts and Foundations, etc.

The Quadrature Climate Foundation (QCF) was established as an independent charity in 2019 by the founders of Quadrature Capital, committing a portion of annual profits to fighting the climate emergency. 

We aim to tackle the global climate emergency.

Our species, environment and planet face an unprecedented global threat that will permanently change the course of our future. People are becoming more aware of the risks climate change brings, but collectively we haven’t yet responded with enough urgency. Greenhouse gases continue to build up in the atmosphere and global average temperatures are increasing. We are committed to helping change this situation.

We provide philanthropic funding for people and organisations working to deliver the conditions for rapid change.

A huge number of solutions already exist, but we need the collective will to implement them. We believe a lot of brilliant initiatives can be built upon, but we are also keen to take whichever new paths we find that offer the best chances of success. 

THE ROLE 

We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting Grantees to help us develop a world class grant making process that combats the climate emergency.

As a Grant Manager you will work closely with QCF’s COO to help build our granting operations in order to support the team in its goal of urgently shifting the current global climate trajectory. This role is a unique opportunity to make a real impact by pre-empting problems and suggesting improvements to current granting processes to make them more efficient and resilient, particularly as QCF’s grant-making activities grow.

This is a newly created role as part of a small team so instead of being limited in remit, your role will be varied and evolve over time. It will span all aspects of the grantee lifecycle - from grant administration through to finance and compliance responsibilities - and make impactful contributions through:

• Ensuring key milestones and timelines are captured for each grant - including financial plans, payment and reporting schedules.
• Designing and administering a grant reporting structure to provide oversight of grants throughout the entire grant lifecycle. This will include taking responsibility for relevant compliance policies and controls.
• Liaising with key stakeholders to ensure the smooth delivery of grants. This may include contractors, Quadrature Capital employees, grantees and senior management.
• Creating and improving any tools or systems needed to support the grant portfolio, with a particular focus on how these can scale as the portfolio grows.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for a pragmatic and positive problem solver, who likes forming the link between a foundation and its Grantees.

This role allows you to get really close to our operations, leveraging tools and solutions to make them more efficient. Therefore an understanding of grant management systems, and a few years of experience building and improving operational processes is essential. You will work closely with the finance and legal teams at Quadrature Capital, so knowledge of grant management finance and any prior experience of regulatory frameworks will help you make an impact from the outset.

Attitude and mindset are important to us. Due to the nature of this role, you will need to be detail-oriented whilst also appreciating the broader grant lifecycle. This role has the opportunity to not only create, but continually improve processes, particularly in respect to our reporting structures. Therefore an analytical mindset and an ability to be creative when coming up with solutions will be useful.

The climate emergency must be addressed with urgency, and in this operations-focussed role you will need a delivery mindset; applying quality thinking and research, but remaining focused on making progress and delivering impact. We are a small team so you will need to be a self-starter, using initiative and curiosity to quickly understand the foundations’ activities and independently solve problems.

We are working with a great environmental charity to recruit a Senior Prospect and Grant Officer, you will be working in a growing and busy team that generates income from government and institutional funding streams, within the UK and international space.

Main duties for the Prospect and Grant Officer:
Provide support and administration to the team who are managing multi stakeholder bids
Manage online systems that monitor grant funding
Working cross organisationally to ensure due diligence, compliance and data is managed effectively
Research into new governmental and institutional opportunities
Provide project support across all bids and programmes
Create profiles on potential funding opportunities, offering statistics and supporting information

You will have:

Previous experience of providing research, project support and or compliance and due diligence
Excellent relationship building skills
Strong MS office and writing skills

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Chloe on 02030 062787 or email [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

The CSJ Foundation (CSJF) is dedicated to fighting and reversing poverty at the local and national level. Our unique approach bridges charity, philanthropy, and public policy. We connect philanthropists with impactful grassroots charities, as well as connecting proven poverty fighting strategies with national policy makers.

Sitting at the heart of this work is our CSJ Alliance – a unique group of charities, social enterprises and other grass-roots organisations that work with individuals facing some of the most challenging and complex social problems. These small and medium-sized charities spread across the country have a wealth of knowledge and knowhow about the best way to prevent poverty.

We want national decisions about poverty to consider the full picture and so we connect frontline poverty-fighting experts with Westminster policy makers. We also want these frontline organisations to thrive, so we connect them to philanthropists who are eager to invest in Britain’s very best small and medium sized poverty-fighting organisations.

The CSJ Foundation is looking to appoint an Administrative Officer to support with the provision of management and administration services to the charities and donors its works with, and to assist with their charitable giving. The successful candidate will have exceptional organisation and communication skills, will be confident in managing relationships with key stakeholders and will be willing to work flexibly to meet the needs of a varied and dynamic role. This is a full-time role, but hours may be negotiated for the right candidate.

THE PERSON

Experience and skills

• Previous experience of working in an administrative role

• IT literate and proficient in Microsoft Office. Experience of working with databases desirable.

• Able to develop and maintain robust systems and processes

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work well on multiple tasks, to short deadlines and under pressure.

• Excellent communication skills: the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately over the phone, in writing, and face-to-face, especially with senior people

• Ability to manage complex and confidential information with absolute discretion and a high degree of personal integrity

• A commitment to excellence and high standards of professionalism with an exceptional work ethic • Ability to manage social media

• Knowledge and understanding of the voluntary sector

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Committed to the aims and values of the CSJ Foundation

• Self-motivated, task oriented, and solutions focussed. Able to spot opportunities for improvements and drive activity forward.

• Able to build trust and strong relationships with colleagues, Board members, and external stakeholders.

• Strong team player, good sense of fun; humble, willing to let others take the credit.

• Consistently performs at a high level, strong attention to detail.

• Flexibility and a willingness to help out, no matter what the task.

• Comfortable around very senior figures. 

About the role

Sense has an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate and dedicated to join our Quality team as a Quality Compliance and Information Officer. This full time role is offered flexibly as either home working, or based at our offices in Selly Oak, Birmingham. 

Sense provides a wide range of care services to people with a variety of complex needs. Our Quality team works to ensure that a consistently high quality of service is offered to the people we support, ensuring that Sense’s statutory obligations are met, risk is effectively managed and that people have the support they need to live the life they chose. .

As our Quality, Compliance and Information Officer you will facilitate and monitor compliance to meet relevant regulatory requirements, National standards, and Sense quality frameworks. This will include:

Establishing, maintaining and reviewing systems to monitor compliance in key areas. 
Carrying out quality assurance both remotely and in person through audits, service reviews and mock inspections.
Analysing data, making evidence-based recommendations and producing and presenting reports.
Attending external events to / and keep up to date with changes across the sector.

Key skills and experience

Able to demonstrate a high level of knowledge and expertise related to the delivery of social care services.
A successful track record of work in a similar role within the health, social care or educational services.
Experience of reporting on organisational performance to Senior Management both through reporting and in person.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and IT literacy, including use of the full Microsoft Office products.

This post will involve some national travel and overnight stays.

About Sense

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world.

We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification before applying.

Sense is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in all of its work. We want to ensure that the diversity of our workforce is reflective of the people we support and the communities we serve. We encourage applications of those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds as well as women, trans and non-binary people, and those with different accessibility needs.

If you require an application in another format, please contact the Recruitment Team.

#HIGH

Title of Post:                Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Herts Young Homeless

Location: Head office, Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

Salary:                             Up to £70,000 per annum (full time salary)

Hours: Full-time or 4 days per week

Contract type:Permanent

Reports to: Board of Trustees

Herts Young Homeless work with 16-24 year olds who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, those aged 10-15 whose families are at risk of relationship breakdown and those aged 18+ who are in housing need and have mental health and substance misuse problems. Last year we were able to support nearly 2,500 young people, to help to prevent them from becoming homeless and to get their lives back on track. Our focus is on preventing homelessness by empowering young people to make positive informed choices, through a range of free, countywide, specialist preventative and crisis services.

Herts Young Homeless is seeking a new and inspirational CEO to lead hyh and help it to flourish during the next phase of our development. Building on our strong reputation and our excellent services and staff, we are looking for someone who can increase the impact of our work, build our sustainability, identify new opportunities and inspire our staff, supporters and partners alike.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Board of Trustees, lead the operation and continued development of hyh
• Provide inspirational leadership and management to the Executive Management Team and inspire and support all staff and volunteers in their work
• Ensure the effective impact of hyh’s services, and that their outcomes are measured, understood and disseminated
• Supported by the Board, maintain, develop and deliver a robust and rolling long-term strategy for
• hyh focused on its impact, resilience and sustainability
• Supported by the Board, ensure robust governance structures and policies and procedures for hyh,
• which ensure legal compliance and alignment with best practice
• Ensure the financial stability of the Charity through sound financial planning, risk and business management and income generation
• Promote the Charity’s services, working effectively with the Charity’s partners, supporters and funders, and at all times be an ambassador for hyh’s work

Person Specification

We are seeking candidates for the CEO role with the following personal qualities and skills:

Personal Qualities

• Honesty and integrity
• Demonstrate a strong passion and commitment to the Charity, its values and aims
• Exhibit strong inter-personal and relationship building abilities
• Demonstrate tact and diplomacy, with the ability to listen and engage effectively
• Ability to foster and promote a collaborative team environment
• Innovative and flexible in responding to challenges
• Self-motivated and organised, with an attention to detail
• A strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Experience

• Successful track record of senior level management.
• Leadership experience in charity, public or private sectors.
• Experience of financial management and operating budgets
• Experience of staff management and development
• A successful record of strategic development, change management and innovation

Knowledge and skills

• Broad knowledge and understanding of the charity sector and current issues affecting it
• An understanding of the policy context, including funding context, in which hyh operates
• Strong leadership skills, ability to motivate staff and volunteers and bring people together
• Excellent communication skills, orally and in writing, including speaking to large audiences
• Financial management skills and a broad understanding of charity finance issues
• Good understanding of, and confidence with, IT and digital resources
• Understanding of charity governance and legal requirements
• Educated to degree level or having equivalent qualification or experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Applicants must be UK resident and have a full, valid driving licence.

Closing date – 23rd August 2021

Completion of shortlisting and notification to shortlisted candidates: 31 August 2021

Should you require more information about this role please visit the Candidate Information brochure attached below.

This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children or young adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) as part of Herts Young Homeless’ pre-employment checks.

hr inspire Ltd is an equal opportunities business consultancy and employment agency that is serious about its compliance with legislation and GDPR.  hr inspire Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

hr inspire promises to act with the upmost integrity and respect when it comes to handling your data.

Please note: By submitting your details in relation to this role you are giving us permission to submit your application to the employer as well as providing your expressed permission to retain your information on our recruiter database of job seeking professionals to contact regarding other similar opportunities handled by our team of in-house Consultants for the next 2 years.

If you wish for us to remove your data from our CRM at any time, please contact us and we will action your request

We are seeking an approachable and adaptable individual to join our team managing and developing our data and databases, helping colleagues to access the data they need and enhancing our data security and data protection processes and training.

To achieve our mission of creating a wilder future by protecting and restoring wildlife and wild places across our three counties, we rely on data. The Data Officer will be part of a team managing our CRM database holding data relating to members, donors, supporters and volunteers, and ensuring its security and optimum use to support our mission.  The post holder will also provide support, documentation and training for staff in best practice data management.

In addition to experience with databases and data management, you will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills as you will work with colleagues across the charity and with our sister Trusts nationally. You will enjoy solving problems and finding ways to enhance and streamline data processing activities. You will be able to prioritise tasks effectively and able to adapt your approach as circumstances evolve.

We’re wild about inclusion! We want our staff to be as diverse as wildlife.  As an inclusive employer we recognise that our workforce needs to better reflect the communities in which we live and work.  We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and cultures.  We believe that a diverse workforce will help us create our vision of “people close to nature, with land and seas rich in wildlife”.

Interview date: 24 August 2021

The Chief Financial Officer role was introduced to assist the charity in developing its financial strategy and transforming it systems and processes. We are looking for a commercially minded individual with an appetite for taking a lead in organisation change. The ability to think strategically; contribute confidentially; direct projects and also be comfortable with the hands-on element of the role is essential. You will be leading and managing Finance and IT with oversight on legal and Company Secretary Activities, and responsibility for Offices and Property.

As CFO you will lead the Finance Team to deliver an outstanding financial support service to the charity. The Chief Financial Officer is a pivotal role within the Senior Leadership Team with overall responsibility for the finances of the charity. The CFO is instrumental in leading and supporting operations to deliver financially viable services.

Full tasks are within the brief, however key activities include:

• Leading the financial strategy of the charity
• Establishing systems for financial control; effective planning & forecasting; and monitoring
• Delivery of a robust IT service supporting digitalisation across the organisational departments

As a qualified accountant you will be fully competent in managing budget setting; you will lead in the provision of timely and accurate financial information, effective cost management and financial assessment of new initiatives.  You will work with the team to create budgets and forecasts; monitoring them throughout the year; and work closely with operational budget holders to ensure they understand their financial position.

You will be comfortable leading change with empathy and collaboration, therefore the ability to build internal and external relationships, communicate well and adapt styles to differing audiences is critical.  Furthermore as a member of the executive team reporting to the Board of Trustees, you will sit on the Finance & Development Governance Committee. In addition to business as usual, you will also contribute to strategic direction of the charity and the development of new projects, tenders and grant applications providing oversight on the financial aspects. Applications from a solution focused person with an interest in taking the lead to further develop the charity’s finance function through systems and processes would be welcomed.

The success candidate will need to have/be:

• Proven experience at a senior level role
• Significant financial management experience of preparing management accounts
• Experience and knowledge of financial management information systems
• Proven experience leading finance and IT teams.
• Experience of operating at both strategic and operational level.
• Commercially minded with an empathy towards the charity/non for profit sector
• Education to a degree level or a Business Management Qualification with a professional qualification i.e. ACCA, CCAB, ACA, CIMA

To succeed they will need to:

• Be comfortable communicating effectively both orally and in writing; adapting the message for a diverse audience.
• Be skilled at motivating and leading a team effectively.
• Have a high level of analytical and problem solving skills.
• Be confident making important and high level decisions.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive your base will be the Lower Earley office, with hybrid remote working if preferred. You will join us to play a vital role in our objective to ensure autistic adults are valued by society and supported to live happy lives.

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Monday 16th August 2021.

Interviews will take place Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd September.
Interviews will most likely be take place in person at the Lower Earley office.

For more information about Autism at Kingwood please visit our website where you will be able to complete our full application and download the full Brief for the position.

We believe the successful candidate will enjoy working with the Autism at Kingwood team, and will find involvement with the charity and its work very rewarding.

If you are a proven expert with a sound financial background we look forward to hearing from you.