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.

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?

We offer a blended style of working with 3 days working remotely from your home and 2 days a week in our office in London (currently based in Borough) 

You will be joining PEAS at an exciting time as we move into implementing our new ambitious strategy, PEAS 2022-2026 – Growing PEAS schools. Supporting all schools. During this period we will grow our school networks to double their size, launch in a third country and expand our wider impact by strengthening education systems.

As Grants Officer, you will support with the grant management and grant finance for PEAS' major grants, which are essential to the success of PEAS. We are looking for a driven individual who has experience in financial management and accounting, and who is looking for a dynamic role where they can get more hands-on with supporting programme delivery.

Role and Responsibilities 

Grant Management

• Actively work with in-country and UK colleagues to ensure delivery of programmatic activities is on-track, discuss challenges / roadblocks with the team, and assess course correction strategies where necessary.
• Collect inputs from in-country and UK colleagues to prepare and submit high quality programmatic and financial reports in a timely fashion.
• Assist with donor relations, including participating in calls with select donors, representing the PEAS team at donor meetings and ensuring timely response to donor requests.
• Working closely with in-country Grant Leads to co-ordinate monthly Grant Steering Committees for each country.
• Understand, communicate and monitor compliance with donor contract rules and regulations, and advise other team members on compliance.
• Develop grant management tools and templates to make grant delivery as clear and simple as possible.
• Build capacity of colleagues through design/strengthening and delivery of resources, systems and training to reinforce grant management, and ongoing coaching and support to in-country Grant Managers.

Grant Finance

• Work with in-country Finance teams to review, track and analyse project expenditure.
• Lead discussions on the investigation of Budget versus Actual variances, as highlighted by monthly financial reporting.
• Support with the development of proposals and budgets for grants, including designing grant budgets to support PEAS’ strategic objectives.
• Lead on the linking of grant accounting to PEAS’ consolidated management accounts, to ensure efficient year-end grant funds movement reconciliation.
• Lead on co-ordination and preparing information for project audits.
• Provide technical support and guidance on grant requirements to budget holders during the annual budget planning process as well during the budget reforecasting process.
• Supporting in-country teams including the UK team with Grant Finance Trackers, including donor code and tracking of donor spend across PEAS’ financial systems.

The ideal candidate  

Has

• A bachelors degree or equivalent
• AAT qualification or equivalent experience years experience in a related role
• Experience of project accounting and donor reporting, or similar types of financial management
• Experience of working in grant-funded environments
• Strong project management, financial, and data analysis skills
• Strong written skills, able to write in a succinct and engaging way for high-stakes reporting
• Strong attention to detail
• Effective time management, able to prioritise and deliver to strict deadlines

Should be

• Collaborative not competitive - interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships with peers across multiple departments across multiple countries of operation
• Open minded – willing to listen to others and consider new ways of approaching problems
• Resilient and professional – works well under pressure; deals with challenges professionally and calmly and doesn’t let setbacks hold them back or discourage them
• Egoless – prepared to get stuck in
• Entrepreneurial – excited by the opportunity to join a fast growing, fast changing teams; adaptable and able to work flexibly

Working at PEAS

No matter what the role, team, context or country, we are all guided by our values, intrinsically motivated and energetic. We work collaboratively across functions, facing the challenges of balancing access, quality and sustainability together to deliver the best quality outcomes for students.

• Have impact - opportunity to really stretch yourself and contribute to having real impact in improving the life chances of all children through educational opportunity. 
• Part of the PEAS Pod - joining a small team who are extremely effective, proactive, supportive and values aligned
• Collaborative cross-organisation working style - enables employees to develop skills and knowledge outside of their core role
• Flexible working – Typical flexible working options can include working from home and/or flexible hours and we are open to discuss any possible flexible options with employees.
• Annual leave - 28 days for full-time employees, pro-rata for part-time plus bank holidays
• Pension - Eligible employees are auto-enrolled into PEAS contribution-based pension scheme with up to 6% matched employer contributions
• Wellness and wellbeing – Employees have immediate access to an employee assistance programme (EAP) through Health Assured. The EAP provides access to both proactive and reactive wellness and wellbeing services to you and your immediate family 24hrs a day, 365 days of the year.

How to apply

If you are excited by the opportunity of the role at PEAS and have the experience and skills we are looking for, please read the full candidate pack and follow the link to apply. 

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.

The Trustees of the Campden Charities are seeking to appoint two full time Grants Managers to join the Charities’ small grants team as a result of increasing workloads and staff restructuring.  The two new posts will be expected to take a lead in developing further outreach and publicity with a view to creating community hubs in the future, in addition to taking a lead in development of grant programmes.  The Charities is at a pivotal stage of our work as we drive to continue to support our services and grant making ensuring that everyone who is eligible has access to our support embedding our work within the local community.

The Campden Charities is a local, permanently endowed trust assisting individuals on the lowest incomes in the old parish of Kensington.  The area is one of extreme contrasts and includes some neighbourhoods with significant levels of deprivation and need. The Charities awards grants totalling more than £2 million each year. The grant-giving programmes are focused on helping individuals on very low incomes to move on in their lives.

The people we are looking for will have experience of managing and developing staff, understanding of, and empathy towards, supporting unemployed or low income individuals and families to improve their financial circumstances and experience or willingness to engage in outreach to promote the Charities’ work. They will be self-motivated, highly organised with excellent attention to detail, an independent thinker yet a team player and computer literate.  Candidates must be able to make clear and objective recommendations, both written and verbal, to Trustees.

We are currently home based and working remotely due to COVID-19. However, in the future the role will be based at our offices near Notting Hill or in local community organisations.  The role is not suitable for permanent full-time remote working. 

Grants and Contract Manager will support the Head of Finance & Operations and lead on various grant, bursaries and non-grant programmes ensuring that projects fall within budget, are contracted in a timely manner and subsequently monitored. They will work collaboratively across the organisation to ensure that funders’ requirements are met.

Key responsibilities:

Grants Contracts and Bursaries Management

• In collaboration with delivery teams, develop appropriate schemes, guidelines, funding programmes, application and assessment forms for the fund.
• Work closely with the delivery team to regularly inform fund priorities and processes.
• Managing finance process for grants commissioning rounds and tenders.
• Collate the assessment of applications to the funds, reviewing project budgets and cash flow summaries, financial assessment and presenting recommendations to the relevant decision panel or delivery managers.
• Manage master templates of grants and bursaries contracts with regular reviews.
• Issue and manage grant contracts ensuring that these are legally sound and are linked with deliverables and are in line with the company procurement policy.
• Preparing weekly journals for new commitments, adjustments and fall-ins including supporting documents, processing claims and payments.
• Preparing monthly grants cash flow forecasting from grants system.
• Ensuring projects are within budget and are processed in a timely manner.
• Work with other colleagues in ScreenSkills to monitor grants, including appropriate outcomes and reporting regimes and authorise grant payments.
• Work with other colleagues in ScreenSkills to maintain effective customer focused relationships with the grant recipients.
• Work closely with delivery and finance team to develop an effective grants and contracts process, ongoing evaluation and continual improvement of the process.
• Work closely with Bursaries team to effectively manage finance process for bursaries including guide and process.

Systems and Reporting

• Develop, implement and maintain effective grant management and reporting systems on funds managed using the grants database (BBGM)
• Reconciling grants data from grants database (BBGM) with finance system (Sun).
• Regular review of aged grant creditors report - at least quarterly, providing narrative, prompt processing of fall-in grants, chasing grants creditors for outstanding reports and closing off grants in grants database and reporting it to finance system.
• Maintaining the grants management system, providing training to new members including guides, on-going evaluation of the system, identifying weaknesses and putting solutions in place.
• Maintain fraud and identity check system (CIFAS), reporting and acting as Fraud Compliance Officer

Other duties

• Lead on budget and cash flow management for each of the funding programmes in relations to the grants and bursaries
• Provide support to other members of the Fund team
• Provide support during financial and performance audit.
• Provide process training to new delivery staff.
• Work closely with the Communications team to ensure suitable promotion of the funds to potential applicants, and the projects it supports to the industry and other stakeholders.
• Work with the Head of Finance & Operations to report on all funded activities to stakeholders including identifying the timing of programme releases.
• Any other duties as may be required which may include contributing to wider ScreenSkills projects and bids.

Essential skills and experience:

• Qualified or Part qualified in a business or finance qualification
• Proven experience of working in a similar role within finance department
• Proven experience of contracts management
• Proven experience of data analysis and manipulation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of legal compliance/documentation
• Experience of setting up processes to ensure master templates and contracts are reviewed
• Excellent organisation skills; ability to effectively manage varied tasks with competing priorities with minimum supervision
• Attention to detail and ability to produce accurate work
• Excellent IT skills including advance Level of Excel

Preferred skills and experience:

• Previous working experience of BBGM (GIFTS), SUN accounting system using Q&A

Other skills and attributes:

• Excellent teamwork
• Innovative Thinking
• Customer Focus
• Commitment to Excellence
• Flexibility
• Commercial –Awareness

Please submit a CV and covering letter clearly stating how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role or you can apply via our website.

Corporate responsibilities of all ScreenSkills Personnel:

• Take ownership of, and contribute to, internal and external communications activity both in their job role and as part of ScreenSkills’ overall strategic objectives
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to embracing and promoting ScreenSkills’ positive approach to the achievement of acceptance, openness, and equality of opportunity at work for people from under-represented groups (e.g. such as those with disabilities and/or Black, Asian, minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender)
• Promote and develop individual and organisational activities which support and enhance environmental sustainability and health and safety objectives.
• Establish good working relationships with both internal and external customers and provide a high-quality service which meets their needs.
• Support yours and your colleagues’ activity through a commitment to effective and correct use of corporate tools and resources, including the ScreenSkills’ intranet for internal communications and authorised systems for contact management.

ScreenSkills is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups such as women, people who are Black, Asian and minority ethnic, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, LGBTQ+, with caring responsibilities, parents or carers who are returning after a career break, from different nations and regions, from a less advantaged socio-economic background or any other under-represented group.

We would like to thank you for the time and effort made in submitting your application. As a charity we are conscious of how and where we use our limited resources. This means we are unable to respond to every application received, if you have not had a response within three weeks of the closing date please assume on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. I hope this outcome does not deter you from applying for future roles within our organisation.

The Henry Smith Charity is one of the largest grant making foundations in the UK, distributing close to £40m of grants in 2020. We aim to bring about lasting change to people's lives, helping them to benefit from and contribute to society. We achieve this by funding organisations that work with people to reduce social and economic disadvantage.

We are delighted to be recruiting for a Grants Coordinator to join the Grants Operations team. The post holder will ensure the efficient and accurate day to day running of our main grants process and work with the team to deliver our smaller grants programmes. They will work on all stages of the grant application process, coordinate our grant making and provide the wider team with operational support.   

The successful candidate will be an analytical and creative problem solver with a keen eye for detail. They will have previous experience working within a similar role supporting a team and will demonstrate a keenness to learn. They will be a strong communicator with the ability to adapt their approach for a range of different stakeholders.   

This role is an excellent opportunity to further develop existing grant making experience or to learn more about grant making, with an overview of the whole grant making process.  

The Henry Smith Charity offers a range of generous benefits including 24 days (rising to 26 days after two years completed) annual leave, company pension scheme, health insurance, paid volunteering days, access to a free Empathy helpline, travel ticket loan and cycle to work scheme. We are currently trialling a new approach to flexible working, however regular attendance at our central London office will still be required. 

At The Henry Smith Charity we highly value the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and view them as central to our successes in grant making, helping individuals and communities to thrive. We welcome applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds and experience including people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQI+ and individuals from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.  

Please let us know if you need any additional support to take part in the selection process. If your application is successful, the organisation will make reasonable adjustments to the working environment to enable you to fulfil the role.  

To find out more about this role, please apply with a Word format version of your CV; cover letters are not required at this stage. A full job description will be provided to candidates shortlisted by Prospectus.

Interviews will be held on the 11th and 12th November, in person, at The Henry Smith Charity offices. 

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?

Our partner works closely with global clients such as UN agencies and the European Commission – particularly those involved in international development, grant-making and grant-funded programmes

Built over 30 years, their talented, diverse and multi-lingual team, from graduates to experienced specialists, have established us as global leaders in our field, across a range of disciplines. This team applies their skills, knowledge and ambition to a variety of challenges and has a genuine passion for what they do.

The manager is at the forefront of the work of the department. Travelling internationally, meeting clients, colleagues and auditees. Leading meetings, leading audit teams, supporting junior colleagues, writing and reviewing audit reports, managing key relationships. Representing the team in person in front of multiple stakeholders. Contributing to the success of our clients and to the development of auditees, as well as your colleagues. The role of manager is both challenging and rewarding, and as well as office-based management work, offers travel experiences that very few other roles can match. In the role, depending on whether you are managing or leading fieldwork, you will:

• Prepare/review a tailored plan for all assignments based on a good understanding of the terms of reference and the applicable contractual conditions
• Lead/support opening meetings with clients and auditees and present the audit findings clearly and credibly at closing meetings
• Lead/support assignment fieldwork teams, including locally based staff, on overseas assignments, or work alone
• Demonstrate the ability to identify issues and areas of non-compliance on an assignment and write them up as findings in a detailed, precise and clear way in the assignment report
• Ensure the high quality of our written outputs by carrying our thorough and informed report reviews
• Lead/support larger country wide teams, acting as the client focal point and taking on management tasks
• Be proactive in supporting junior colleagues with their learning and development
• Be a trusted focal point for clients and service providers, offering solutions and support to them as required
• Be able to work to tight deadlines and manage time effectively
• Be prepared to be out of the office on international assignments for up to 30% of the time*

We’re looking for someone with:

• A genuine interest in international development
• A love of international travel, preferably with experience of working or volunteering internationally
• A second language, especially French, Spanish, German, Russian or Mandarin
• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• An ability to communicate in a professional, constructive and respectful manner
• A proven aptitude for both team management and client support
• At least 5 years’ proven track record in audit and assurance work

* Due to the pandemic, the international travel element of the role has been significantly reduced and replaced largely by remote work. An increase in international travel opportunities is expected when the pandemic eases.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) provides: leadership and day-to-day operational management; organisational strategic development; builds relationships with key organisatins and delivers accountability to funders. The CEO leads HAD in all operational activity, whilst supporting HAD’s Board of Trustees in all strategic areas, to ensure that HAD’s aims and mission are accomplished.

Main responsibilities

1. To provide overall leadership, management and forward planning for the organisation and make sure it operates in line with the principles of the Social Model of Disability.

2. To ensure that HAD is perceived as a leader in disability equality, with all activity con- ducted with integrity and in line with good equality practice.

3. To employ and manage staff with appropriate skills to enable the charity to develop, meet and represent the needs of Disabled people.

4. To implement and update appropriate policies and procedures relating to human re- sources, health and safety, equal opportunities, financial management and any other related matters.

5. To actively ensure that HAD remains financially sustainable.

6. To monitor the charity’s performance and provide the Board and funders with regular reports and information to enable effective decision making and planning.

7. To ensure that HAD’s operational activity is maintained to a high standard, with all HAD’s current services provide excellent outcomes for clients, and are delivered to high standards.

8. To develop the strategic direction of the charity with the aim of enabling it to exist independently of grant funding by increasing its income from trading activities.

9. To maintain and extend the excellent partnership work for HAD locally, regionally, and where appropriate, nationally.

10. To ensure HAD’s compliance with all relevant quality marks, service standards and other legal or good practice requirements.

11. To ensure that all day to day operations are maintained to a high standard.

12. To enable HAD (members, staff, Trustees, volunteers and other stakeholders) to re- view, own and work towards agreed goals.

13. Work with the Chair to make sure the organisation trades legally and meets all of its statutory obligations.

14. To lead by example in terms of good work ethics, such as reliability, timekeeping, hon- esty etc.

We have exciting opportunities for two Governance Officers to join our team, we do offer hybrid flexible working from home however, office attendance to Chingford is reviewed weekly, and is dependent on the business needs i.e. Any scheduled meetings. In return we will offer you a competitive salary of £32,500 per annum

We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

The Governance Officer Role:

The Governance Team manages the effective operation of Scouts' Board of Trustees and its sub-Committees. Our Governance Officers have a key role in the management of these and the production of the documentation required to facilitate each meeting.

We are a small, friendly, but very busy team, always willing to help each other out! As part of the role, you’ll get to attend various subcommittees and develop a great in-depth knowledge of the work of the organisation. Day to day you will deliver support to the Board and its subcommittees supporting the achievement of the TSA’s key strategic and operational objectives. You’ll ensure there are good information flows between the Executive Leadership Team, Trustees, Board and Committee members as well as senior staff and volunteer leaders.

You’ll be expected to provide ongoing support to the Chair of the Board, including diary management, and support to our trustees, including ad hoc enquiries, inductions, arranging appraisals and booking accommodation.

As a volunteer led organisation, Scouts holds some meetings at weekends and weekends. Reasonable notice will be given when required to attend these meetings.

The Governance Team are also responsible for the Association’s governing documents, including the Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR) document which needs careful scrutiny and annual updates in line with changes to legislation and operationally within the movement.

The annual AGM of the Council is an event led by the Governance Team and the Governance Officer will be expected to take part in the extensive preparation needed to hold a successful event, working in partnership with external consultants and key internal stakeholders.

There will be opportunities to progress in the area and act as vital support to the Scouts Governance structure with a chance to lead individual projects.

What we are looking for in our Governance Officer:

We are looking for a highly organised and competent individual who has good experience of minute taking at Board and Committee level, and who is keen to broaden their knowledge in the third sector and in the company secretarial profession. You’ll have a keen eye for detail and confidence and sensitivity to manage strategic level information in a professional manner.

Time management will be key in ensuring you are fully prepared for the committee cycle which includes agenda preparation, in consultation with the Chair and key staff support, collation and distribution of papers, taking minutes at the meetings and sharing agreed actions with Committee members.

You’ll need:

- Experience supporting Boards and Committees

- Experience working with trustees and volunteers

- Experience minute taking

- Understanding and interest in the work of the organisation and its strategic objectives

- Understanding of how an organisation’s Board and Committees shape decision making with an awareness of risk and interdependencies between committees.

- What we can offer you as our Governance Officer:

- 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service

- Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year

- Life Assurance

- Simply Health Scheme

- Generous Pension Scheme

- Free car parking

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…

- Up to four personal days paid leave a year

- Maternity/Paternity Leave

- Childcare Vouchers

- Flexible working hours

- Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits

- Study and volunteer leave

Closing date: Sunday 17th October

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

Strictly no agencies.

EMHIP is a quality improvement programme aimed at reducing and ultimately eliminating ethnic inequalities in access, experience and outcome of mental health care. We have developed a Key Interventions implementation plan, of which the establishment of a BME specific Crisis Family Placement Service is one of the first to go live.

The Crisis Family Placement Manager will lead this programme of work, working alongside families, and mental health services, to provide an alternative to hospital admissions. If you have the vision, capabilities and appetite to be at the forefront of this exciting new initiative, we will love to hear from you.

Finance and Grants Officer, Temporary (3 months) £22 - 25 per hour (Umbrella)

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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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.

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Do you want to work for an organisation whose aim is to enrich lives and strengthen communities?  If so, Enable Leisure and Culture is recruiting a Parks Biodiversity Officer to support our Parks Team.

Location: Wandsworth
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £31,703
Closing date: 31 October 2021

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An amazing opportunity has arisen for a Biodiversity Officer to work in our expanding and enthusiastic team.

If you are a passionate, dynamic and organised individual, with a keen interest in biodiversity, you could be the person to lead on our practical habitat management works across the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Enable Leisure and Culture are responsible for the management of parks and green spaces on behalf of Wandsworth Council.  From the iconic Battersea Park, historically important local parks such as King George’s and Wandsworth Park and habitat rich open spaces such as Wandsworth and Tooting Commons, there is variety and wealth of green space that rivals any borough within Greater London.

Based at the Parks Office, Wandsworth Common, your duties will involve the day-to-day management of our horticultural grounds maintenance contractor to ensure the high-quality management of habitat within the boroughs 32 parks and open spaces.

You must have experience in contract management or work with/directing contractors or directly supervising staff.  You will also have relevant practical experience working in a biodiversity/grounds maintenance, ecology or conservation service environment with experience of supervising/managing habitat creation.

BENEFITS

Enable Leisure and Culture has committed to be the best employer it can be.  Supporting, nurturing and developing all staff is a key strategic aim of the organisation and this is reflected in everything we do.  Along with a competitive salary, we offer a supportive environment for personal and professional growth and development which is demonstrated through;

• 25 Days Annual Leave
• Flexible working
• Pension Scheme
• Free Gym membership
• Eyecare vouchers
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Ongoing training
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Weekly Office Fruit baskets
• ‘Staff Treats’ discount vouchers with known high street brands
• Regular social events
• Weekly Wellbeing hour

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

Diversity is valued at Enable Leisure and Culture and is important in the work that we do. Applications from all sections of the community are welcome and will be considered on merit.