About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

The Impact and Involvement Team has undergone recent changes following consultation, developing from the Enterprise Training team. We’re looking forward to starting out in our new expanded role across the organisation. This Involvement and Impact Manager role will head up this team, ensuring that we deliver excellent training opportunities for members across our suite of businesses as well as supporting those members looking to take steps into self-employment and entrepreneurship.

About the role
As Involvement and Impact Manager, you will be leading the team in creating and developing progression pathways for members looking to gain skills and experience across our Enterprise and Innovation department, from our shops and café through to supporting people into self-employment with our Changing Lives grant.

You’ll work alongside our client services department and with members to sustainably end people’s homelessness through designing and supporting the team to develop meaningful progression opportunities and new external partnerships.

About you
Short version: To be successful in this role you will be an empathetic leader who has experience in the development of new services to support people who might be vulnerable. These services will have been developed alongside those people to ensure that any outcomes are meaningful and effective. You’ll be a keen collaborator both internally and externally and excited to develop new services in line with our exciting digital transformation project.

We want Crisis to be an inclusive employer which then reflects our members and the communities we work in. We want to offer opportunities to everyone regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Working at Crisis
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

When you join us you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

We have 5 staff diversity networks which include Black, Asian and Ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people, those with Lived Experience of Homelessness, Women at Crisis and Disability Awareness.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.

Closing date: Sunday 10th October 2021 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held week commencing 18th October.

Accessibility
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.
 
 Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Walworth Methodist Church is a community hub and centre for many social and charitable groups and is the venue for many thanksgiving services.  The church serves the community as a centre for meetings, conferences, weddings, funerals. 

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, shrewd and experienced Business Manager who can provide comprehensive business management and strategic operational support across all aspects of church administration, including Finance, HR, Property management to mention a few.

The successful candidate must have strong financial skills, demonstrate a high level of business acumen, interpersonal communication skills, and willingness to build wider links within the community, with an ability to drive forward and enhance the financial standing of the church.

You will be joining a new staff team at a time of transformation and will have a unique opportunity to help shape the future direction of our church as a hub for the local community. 

The successful candidate will:

• Ideally have a professional qualification in finance and/or business management.
• Have detailed, authoritative knowledge and experience in financial procedures and audit requirements, preferably within the charity sector.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to lead, motivate and inspire staff and volunteers to achieve the highest standards;
• Have experience of strategic planning and leadership.

We can offer you:

• A caring, welcoming church with a strong Christian ethos;
• Church leaders, officers and volunteers who are motivated, committed and eager to support,
• Autonomy within this role to develop, drive projects forward and the unique opportunity to plan and implement fund raising, get involved with bid and grant applications.
• A clear vision of church development and improvement

It is a requirement for this post holder to be in sympathy with the aims, values and ethos of the Methodist Church.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached when completing your application.

Finance Manager - (0.6 FTE) - 4Year Fixed Term Contract initially

£50,000 (Full Time Equivalent) + Benefits

About Us 

The Society for Applied Microbiology is one of the world’s leading microbiology societies and a champion for the application of microbiology, its practitioners, and an international community of members. Our five internationally recognised journals are committed to peer review integrity, upholding the highest standards in disseminating authoritative scientific information.

About You

This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional to lead in the development of the financial strategy of a global learned society.

The Finance Manager is a professional expert with in-depth subject matter expertise. This role is responsible and accountable for providing a full, responsive and effective financial service and support to the Society and will be relied upon for their professional advice and opinion. Advising those at a senior level, the Finance Manager will be a credible presenter of data, analysis, and insight with the ability to communicate and influence senior management.

The Finance Manager is accountable for the provision of accurate financial data, analysis, and insight to the Finance, Audit and Risk Subcommittee and Executive Committee of trustees, enabling effective decision making and thus supporting the strategic goals. The data, analysis, and insight encompass financial budgeting, forecasting and recommendations, and management accounts.

The Finance Manager will network to identify financial trends, legislative changes, and opportunities for the organisation and bring these forward and develop policies as appropriate. The Finance Manager will manage complex and sometimes unprecedented issues, using business knowledge and professional know-how to propose viable solutions.

The Finance Manager is responsible for advising on and proposing and implementing improvements to ensure full compliance with UK and any other relevant accounting standards and taxation laws.

Experience / skills required:

• Fully qualified with CIMA, ACCA or similar or part-qualified and studying towards final level, full qualification
• Charity Accounting
• VAT partial exemption
• Preparation of budgets, year-end forecasts, management accounts, year-end accounts
• Finance software (Xero), excel, word, online banking for business
• CRM knowledge
• Improvement of processes, including integration of systems
   

The Benefits:

Our generous benefits package includes:

• A highly competitive salary with an annual cost of living increase 
• £50 biennial contribution towards eye care
• 15% employer pension contribution
• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays + bonus 3 additional days over the Christmas break 

To Apply 

Please submit a CV and Cover Letter via the button below.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 24th September 2021.

The Society is committed to drawing on a wide range of knowledge and experience and strive to maintain diversity in all areas of our work (BAME, career level, disabilities, gender). For more information on the Society’s commitment to diversity and inclusion please see our position statement.

We also take the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Please note that due to limited resources it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

“We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.”

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting National Philanthropic Trust UK as they look to appoint a new Head of UK Grantmaking. This is a vital position in a small, but growing, team supporting donors to increase philanthropic giving across the world.

NPT UK is driven to make philanthropy more convenient and efficient for donors. They offer donor-advised fund (DAF) giving vehicles to individuals, family offices, and wealth managers. A donor-advised fund is a philanthropic fund established under an umbrella charity, like NPT UK or NPT Transatlantic, that administers the fund on behalf of the donor. A DAF allows donors to make charitable contributions, receive immediate tax benefits, and then recommend grants from the fund over time. NPT Transatlantic also offers a US/UK dual qualified single gift (designated fund) service for transatlantic donors. NPT UK is affiliated with National Philanthropic Trust, one of the largest providers of donor-advised funds in the United States.

As the Head of UK Grantmaking, you will responsible for managing all aspects of grantmaking for NPT UK and NPT Transatlantic, including assuring that grant recommendations are processed in a timely manner, determining appropriate compliance, overseeing the process from initial recommendation through approval and payment of grants, communicating as needed with donors and grantee organisations, and assuring that grant processes and payments are always in compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements. You will be working with donors on the best solutions for them to give efficiently and effectively to causes they are passionate about.

The successful candidate will be engaged by the potential of philanthropy and able to pick up new ideas and concepts quickly. You will have significant experience within the UK charitable sector, ideally with excellent understanding of grantmaking processes and compliance. You will have excellent attention to detail and be driven by offering excellent customer service. Finally, you will be self-motivated yet comfortable working in a team environment, and you will and have strong stakeholder management skills, showing tact and professionalism within your work.

Prospectus welcomes candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

If you are interested in applying for this Head of UK Grantmaking position, please submit your CV in the first instance. If your experience is suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

We are seeking a full-time Finance Manager who will have day to day responsibility for the organisation’s finances, supervise 3 members of staff, and will report to the Head of Finance and Operations, and work closely with other colleagues.

Finance Manager
Ref: FM
Location: Camden, London
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per year
Hours: Permanent, Full-time, 35 hours per week

Role Summary

This is a varied and dynamic role and the post holder will help set and manage budgets, maintain accurate financial records, prepare financial reports, provide support during the annual auditing process, and ensure all financial and compliance requirements are met.

With a relevant accounting background, qualified or part qualified studying towards an accounting qualification (ACCA/CIMA) or similar and/or qualified by experience, you will have an excellent understanding and experience of financial planning, demonstrable experience and ability using computerised accounting software/databases, bookkeeping and Excel to an advanced level.

You will be well organised with a high level of attention to detail, be able to communicate effectively with financial and non-financial staff, and have the ability to both organise and prioritise your own workload, and work flexibly and pro-actively.

About us:
Variety, the Children’s Charity

In the UK there are more than 1.3 million disabled children and young people and nearly four million children living in poverty. Variety, the Children’s Charity, exists to improve their lives.

Variety is a grant-giving charity that provides practical, tangible, direct help that makes an immediate difference to children and young people, as well as their parents and families. We do this through funding wheelchairs, specialist equipment, adapted accessible transport in the form of our Sunshine Coaches and memorable experiences through our Variety Great Days Out programme. We aim to help children have fewer bad days and more great days by facilitating their independence, freedom, dignity and greater self-esteem, so helping them to make the most of their childhood. Our focus is on supporting children aged 18 and under.

Variety in the UK is part of a global organisation, currently active in 17 different countries. Since setting up its UK division in 1949, the charity has raised close to £300 million, and supported countless children affected by disability and disadvantage.

Please note applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and chosen candidates interviewed as appropriate, so you are encouraged to apply immediately.
We therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than advertised if sufficient applications are received, and we are successful in recruiting from early applications.

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Variety, the Children's Charity, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

No agencies please.

Working across London and the South East

Job Purpose

• To identify, generate, develop and grow income from a portfolio of trusts, foundations and statutory funders, winning ambitious partnerships by writing exceptional proposals
  and developing positive relationships with funders.

Accountabilities

• To identify, generate, develop generate and grow a portfolio of trusts and foundations, local and national statutory funders raising over £500k per year
• To provide excellent stewardship and relationship management, managing all aspects of donor care, reporting and relationship building
• To deliver against personal and Trust and Foundations team targets

Main Responsibilities

• Achieve or exceed agreed income targets through tailored and compelling fundraising proposals to existing and new donors, matching donor interests with Help for Heroes’ programmes
• Manage a portfolio of high value donors, delivering against donor objectives and seeking opportunities to develop and broaden support
• Identify, qualify and prioritise potential funding streams which align with Help for Heroes’ mission, carrying out high quality prospect research using publicly available information
• Develop, contribute to and manage a prospect and planned applications pipeline to grow income
• Cultivate and steward potential donors as appropriate, including phone calls, meetings, presentations, cultivation events and networking
• Research and write compelling cases for support working with teams across Help for Heroes to encourage high value donations from trusts and foundations and statutory funders
• Deliver excellent stewardship and manage all aspects of donor care, reporting and relationship building with a portfolio of donors and prospects
• Maintain accurate records of new and current funding applications, ensuring database records are correct and up to date and adhere to reporting guidelines
• Be responsible for a minimum number of approaches and applications, to be agreed on an annual basis
• Manage individual KPIs and contribute towards the delivery of team KPIs, as appropriate
• Contribute to the wider Trust and Foundations and Partnerships strategies, including taking on management of special projects as and when required

Essential Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Successful and proven experience in achieving six figure income targets in a high value fundraising role, raising money from trusts and foundations
• Demonstrable experience in successfully cultivating relationships with trusts and foundations
• Proven experience of developing funding proposals, including budgets with programme teams and other stakeholders
• Experience of building relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent analytical, written, verbal communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Excellent proposal writing skills and the ability to write compelling funding propositions and reports for funders
• Excellent planning and organisation skills
• Excellent and demonstrable attention to detail
• An effective team player with excellent interpersonal skills
• Proficient in MS Office and demonstrable ability to use databases, CRM
• A good understanding of the key features of trust & foundations and statutory fundraising including key compliance considerations and trends in the sector

Desirable Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Member of Chartered Institute of Fundraising (or similar)
• Experience of statutory fundraising, including regional bids

Key Competencies & Behaviours

• Entrepreneurial, identifies and maximises opportunities
• Self-starter and self-motivated, with ability to work both independently and collaboratively with team members and colleagues across Help for Heroes
• Personal, professional and able to comfortably communicate with a variety of stakeholders, tailoring communication style accordingly
• Excellent at building and nurturing relationships
• Displays a positive, empathetic, patient, polite and friendly manner
• Displays the highest levels of integrity, confidentiality and commitment
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Responds quickly to changing demands and demonstrates strong skills in prioritisation and time management
• Analyses information quickly and communicates in a concise and articulate manner
• Attention to detail in all aspects of work
• Works within a range of environments and working cultures, adapting personal style accordingly
• A passion for supporting wounded veterans and their families
• Able to attend or support at events which may fall outside office hours
• Able to travel to London area regularly and for funder meetings
• The role may involve occasional evening or weekend events so a flexible approach to working hours is required and time off in lieu will be given.
• Occasional travel across England for meetings or events may also be required.

Model our Values. We are:

• Innovative-Collaborative-Authentic-Resourceful-Energetic

Saferworld works across Asia, Africa and the Middle East to tackle the diverse factors that drive violent conflict, injustice and insecurity. We support people affected by conflict to exercise their rights and influence policies and practices that affect their security so that they can live with dignity and free from fear.

Critical to our effectiveness is our global policy, advocacy and research work and our efforts to influence national and international policymakers and peacebuilding practitioners to address the underlying drivers of conflict.  We identify, engage with and influence institutions, governments and decision makers across conflict-affected contexts and at regional and international levels, including the United Nations, European Union, and government bodies in Europe, the US and China..

We are looking for an experienced candidate to help us grow and manage external funding for our policy, advocacy and research activities.  A strong candidate will have a keen interest in and understanding of the role that policy, advocacy and research plays in the international development context, excellent written and communication skills to support proposal development and donor stewardship and critical analytical and co-ordination skills to oversee grant management and donor compliance. 

This is an exciting time to join Saferworld as we continue our efforts to influence global actors who have the ability to make the world a safer place.

Working in a small, energetic, friendly and busy team, you will be able to make a significant and positive contribution from the start.

The Trust raises funds to enable Law Centres, local Citizens Advice and other advice agencies to continue to help vulnerable people access legal advice. Those that the advice centres help include families facing homelessness, older people requiring community care, trafficked women and children, people with disabilities, refugees, people facing unemployment, discrimination and those with mental health problems. 

As Finance and Office Manager, you will be responsible for administrating the day-to-day running of the London Legal Support Trust’s financial operations, with responsibility for accurate and transparent financial records. Your financial reports to the CEO and trustees will ensure effective financial management of the Trust. As part of office management, you will be responsible for managing the Trust’s contracts with external providers.

The ideal candidate will have experience in managing accounts, financial controls and planning budgets across multiple budget lines and cost centres. 

Closing date: Sunday, 26th September 2021 

For further information, please click the apply button to visit our website.

Finance Manager, Royal Air Force Central Fund

Up to £46,000, depending on experience, + benefits

Monday to Friday (37.5hrs)

Working from home and the Fund’s offices in Buckinghamshire

Want to work with a small, friendly, fun team in the charity sector with flexible working? Do you have an interest in sport and/or the military?

We are looking for a Finance Manager with aligned personal values to those of our charity. Our ideal candidate will be an open, honest and committed member of our small team with an inclusive outlook, recognising that everyone matters regardless of their background. Whilst we are a charity that embraces fun and enthusiasm, we are equally looking for someone who will take seriously our commitment to delivering our charity’s mission by helping to safeguard our resources to ensure we can continue to support our beneficiaries long into the future. The ideal candidate will be a big team player and be content to work at all levels – from getting stuck in with administrative duties when required through to dealing with investment managers and board level trustees and directors.

The RAF Central Fund is a charity dedicated to safeguarding the health and wellbeing of serving personnel principally through the funding of sport and physical activities. Every year we deliver integral support to individuals, RAF Stations and Sports Associations through our grant funding programmes to enhance their time whilst serving. Ultimately, we want everyone regardless of their role, rank, physical ability or competing level to have access to sports facilities, equipment and training.

Key purpose: 

Working as a member of the RAF Central Fund’s (‘the Fund’) management team, the Finance Manager’s role is central to ensuring the Fund is able to develop, monitor and utilise appropriate internal and external financial systems and reports to meet regulatory and governance best practice, whilst supporting the development and implementation of the Fund’s strategic direction. 

Key responsibilities:

• Oversight of management financial reporting through the collation and preliminary analysis of financial information on a monthly basis for the CEO and quarterly basis for the Finance & Risk Committee/Trustees.
• Responsibility for the day-to-day management of the finance function including the direct line management of the Finance Administrator and accurate maintenance of the financial records for the Fund and its Trading Subsidiary on SAGE and SAGE Payroll in order to provide timely and relevant information.
• Assist external auditors with the yearly Fund and Trading Subsidiary financial audits and drafting of financial statements.
• Oversight of the reconciliation of bank and key balance sheet control accounts.
• Management of the collation of information to support the annual budget process.
• Management of the preparation of financial information to support the collation of annual statutory reports.
• Management of the Trading Subsidiary accounts.
• Assist the CEO with the production of operational financial plans and other such financial information, including the implementation and monitoring of these, as deemed required to strategically manage the Fund.
• Act as the primary advisor and Committee Secretary to the Finance Committee, preparing information as required for meetings and ad hoc requests and documenting key Committee information and decisions as required.
• Act as the Committee Secretary to the Investment Committee, preparing information as required for meetings and ad hoc requests and documenting key Committee information and decisions as required
• Monitor and report on the performance of the Fund’s investments, acting as a primary point of contact with the Fund’s Investment Managers and executing transactions as necessary.
• Monitor and report on the performance of the Fund’s Sports Lottery fundraising platform, including the provision of financial forecast models and scenario planning.
• Assist the CEO with the research, administration and completion of ad hoc financial projects to develop a cohesive grant giving programme to develop priorities for funding and establish suitable mechanisms to maximise the social value to beneficiaries. 
• Providing support to the Grants Officer and COO in the development of grants policies and criteria to ensure financial probity and compliance.
• Assist in the ongoing development and management of financial and administrative systems for controlling and monitoring grant funding.
• Promoting the work of the Fund through presentations and external visits.

This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments in the Fund.

Person Specification:

Essential

• Qualified CCAB accountant (or part-qualified CCAB accountant with significant financial experience).
• Experience of working in the charitable sector.
• Experience of dealing with a Trading Subsidiary (including the related VAT knowledge).
• Ability to gather information and produce high quality written evaluations to deadline, present to varying audiences, report meaningful outputs and input into strategic direction.

Desirable

• Experience of dealing with Investment Managers
• Knowledge of the Armed Forces environment.

Applications

If you'd like to join our team please forward your CV and covering letter. Telephone interviews will be held w/c 27 September followed by in-person interviews w/c 4 October.

Prospectus is pleased to be partnering with ScotsCare as they seek to recruit an experienced Executive Assistant to provide support to the CEO and Board of ScotsCare and their sub-committees.

This role is being offered on a Part-Time basis, 2 days per week.

For over 400 years ScotsCare has been providing support during times of need, hardship and distress to 1st and 2nd generation Scots living in London. They offer a range of services - from grants and training to housing and social events.

As the Executive Assistant, you will provide administrative support to the Trustees and ensure the smooth running of the board and committee administration as well collate and issue papers for board meetings. You will also support the CEO and committee chairs in ensuring adherence to the charity's governance framework, maintain a central and up-to-date register of key governance documents. A key part of this role is to also ensure the charity's compliance with GDPR regulations and maintain and update the charity's risk register.

The successful candidate will be an experienced executive assistant with previous experience supporting at CEO and or board level. You will be well practiced in arranging and preparing for high level meetings, preparing briefs and drafting responses as well as have excellent attention to detail and minute taking experience. It is expected you will take a proactive approach to working and be a self-starter with the ability to manage deadlines.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Please initially apply with a Word Copy of your CV - more information about the role and the organisation will be provided to suitable candidates.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Location: Camden Town, London
Salary: £30,000 -£33,000 per annum (depending on experience and qualifications)
Hours: This is a full-time 35 hours per week role, with potential to be a 28-hour job if preferred. Some flexible working considered.
Reporting to:The Chief Executive.

The successful candidate will be subject to an appropriate DBS check.

In the UK there are more than 1.3 million children and young people living with a disability and nearly four million children living in poverty. We exist to improve the lives of these children and since 1949 Variety in the UK has raised more than £270m in pursuit of this objective. Variety provides practical, tangible help that makes an immediate difference, which includes grants for specialist equipment as well as accessible transport used by schools and other non-profit organisations across the UK. Our Great Days Out are legendary.

The Role

Variety is seeking a highly skilled, professional, and dynamic Executive Assistant to support the Chief Executive and the Chief Barker (Chair of the Board of Trustees). The role involves supporting both executive leaders with day-to-day administration as well as organising various regular board and committee meetings etc. The role will also encompass office and HR management duties as and when required.

The ideal candidate will have experience in both supporting a senior executive and a board of Trustees/ Directors (or senior committee) within the charity sector. They will be skilled at building relationships at all levels of the organisation and must show discretion and tact when dealing with matters of a confidential nature.

You will need previous experience in an EA role, be unflappable, very organised, and able to stay on top of a busy and varied workload where it is crucial to manage the Chief Executive’s time and activities skilfully and confidentially. You will have a high level of communication skills (both written and verbal), with a can-do attitude and someone who can use their initiative to proactively drive deadlines and forward plan ensuring varied tasks are done. 

This is a unique opportunity to join the Charity at an exciting time and be part of a small team making big changes for its future.

Closing Date: Friday 24th September 2021

Unfortunately, we are unable to reply to everyone who applies, so only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

Please note applications will be considered on a rolling basis so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we are able to appoint before the advertised closing date.

Equal opportunities

Variety is committed to equality and diversity. To help us assess the reach of our recruitment practices, we would be grateful if you would complete our attached equal opportunity form.

The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential.

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Variety, the Children's Charity, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

No agencies please.

Our client, the London Marathon Charitable Trust (The Trust) is an independent grant-making charity and is the sole shareholder of its trading subsidiary, London Marathon Events Ltd (LME). Together the two organisations (the Group) share a vision of Inspiring Activity and work to tackle barriers to activity in all ages and demographics across the UK. LME is the world-leading events company which organises mass participation events every year including the London Marathon, the world’s greatest marathon and the biggest one-day annual fundraising event on the planet. LME has grown into a £38 million business and each year passes it surplus to The Trust through corporate Gift Aid.

The Trust, currently in its 40th Anniversary year, funds initiatives that enable people to become and remain physically active, regardless of age, gender, ability, race or background. It has awarded grants totalling more than £90 million to more than 1,500 projects across the UK, making it one of the UK’s major charitable funders of initiatives to encourage people to be active.

The Role

Following a major governance review at the Group, we are recruiting for an experienced Interim Head of Governance to work with both organisations to continue work on implementing the recommendations of the governance review. The Interim Head of Governance should understand the requirements of a charity with a trading subsidiary and must also ensure that the practicalities of Board, Directors’ and sub-committee meetings, agendas, papers, minutes and action planning and delivery, and all other associated governance tasks, are delivered to the highest standards.

The person appointed will report to and be managed by the Executive Director of The Trust, and work closely with the Chairs of both Boards, and with the Chief Executive and Management Board of LME. In addition to ensuring fulfilment of legal and regulatory obligations, they will be responsible for delivering best practice in governance for both organisations. They will line-manage a full-time Governance Manager and will be responsible for the smooth, effective and successful running of the Governance Team and all of its outputs.

This is a significant opportunity to help embed the governance health and good practice of this remarkable organisation for the future.

This is a fixed term contract for six months starting in October 2021, working 35 hours per week, at an annual equivalent salary of c.£55k. 

What we are looking for

As Interim Head of Governance, you will need to have:

• Substantive experience and expertise in either charity or company governance and law, preferably both;
• The ability to manage conflicts of interest inherent in advising two legal entities;
• A keen interest in governance trends, regulation, and best practices, and an ability to horizon-scan and advise on policy issues;
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to give sound practical advice to a range of stakeholders internally and externally on running an effective, transparent organisation;
• Proven first-rate management skills, line-management experience, and experience of working within fast-paced teams;
• Excellent minute-taking and documentation skills with attention to detail;
• The ability to prioritise and to work to their own initiative;
• A proactive, positive attitude and a flexible, solutions-focused approach;
• The ability to build effective working relationships.

What we offer to our employees

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 8% employer contribution into the pension scheme
• Private medical care
• Wellbeing allowance
• Flexible working to take account of individual’s needs

Recognised as one of the UK’s Best Medium Workplaces and a top 20 Best Workplace for Women by Great Place to Work, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work. 

This means we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential added value you’ll bring. 

We strongly value diversity within our workforce, and recognise that different people bring different perspectives, lived experience, ideas and culture to the company. This difference brings with it great strengths, including diversity of thought and innovation. 

We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re open to discussing flexible working options, provided we can balance your needs with those of our work. We’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process to accommodate your needs, feel free to contact the Inclusive Recruiting team who will be happy to support you.

Saferworld is an independent international organisation that works to prevent and reduce violent conflict and promote co-operative approaches to security. 

We’re looking for people with a background on conflict prevention and peacebuilding programming to join us at Saferworld.  The ideal candidate will be passionate about designing programmes to advance social change, conflict prevention and excited to work with colleagues across the globe and with a wide range of amazing local and national partner organisations in fragile and conflict affected settings. Experience on gender and women, peace and security, partnerships, security and justice, and supporting social movements would be an added asset.

You will support country and regional teams in designing and mobilising funding for peace, security and justice programmes. Working closely with country colleagues, the post-holder will lead on: coordinating and facilitating programme development processes, developing and supporting the implementation of long-term funding plans, supporting new donor engagements and sustaining relationships with current donors; and writing high quality funding applications.   

 You will have proven experience of programme management and support, successful programme design and bid leadership, and will have the skills and experience to lead programme design processes that can then be used as the basis for fundraising and effective programming.

Saferworld is an independent international organisation that works to prevent and reduce violent conflict and promote co-operative approaches to security. 

We’re looking for people with a background on conflict prevention and peacebuilding programming to join us at Saferworld.  The ideal candidate will be passionate about designing programmes to advance social change, conflict prevention and excited to work with colleagues across the globe and with a wide range of amazing local and national partner organisations in fragile and conflict affected settings. Experience on gender and women, peace and security, partnerships, security and justice, and supporting social movements would be an added asset.

You will support country and regional teams in designing and mobilising funding for peace, security and justice programmes. Working closely with country colleagues, the post-holder will lead on: coordinating and facilitating programme development processes, developing and supporting the implementation of long-term funding plans, supporting new donor engagements and sustaining relationships with current donors; and writing high quality funding applications.   

 You will have proven experience of programme management and support, successful programme design and bid leadership, and will have the skills and experience to lead programme design processes that can then be used as the basis for fundraising and effective programming.

Richmond Carers Centre, a network partner of Carers Trust, is a registered charity providing information, support, advice and a voice for carers living and caring in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 

Helping Carers to Live Well is our organisational aim.  We are looking for someone with the skills and ability to offer a coordinated approach in supporting unpaid and family adult carers in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Carers provide vital support and can come from all walks of life and be of any age.

As an Adult Carers Support Worker you’ll be part of the Adult Carer Support Team at Richmond Carers Centre. Here, you’ll provide carers with advice, information and emotional support either face-to-face, via email and through our dedicated telephone support line. Much of your work will involve actively listening to carers and formulating packages of support. You will also be involved in organising breaks for carers, outreach activities and leisure events, as well as group work to help enhance carers’ health and wellbeing. You’ll also be expected to work with our volunteers and to use appropriate monitoring and evaluation reports to show our funders what we’ve achieved. 

With your proven experience of working with carers or other vulnerable groups on an individual and/or group basis, you’ll recognise the importance of being client focused and have a commitment to enhance the lives of carers.  You will be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of carers’ needs, a wide range of skills in relation to service delivery to support carers, and have a sound understanding of social care provision in both statutory and voluntary sector environments. 

You will be self-motivated and positive in your approach to working with both carers and staff, and have a willingness to embrace our organisational values. Strong administrative, time management, IT and organisational skills are essential.  Your ability and willingness to occasionally work outside normal working hours is required.

In return, we offer regular supervision, training and professional development for this rewarding position, along with generous annual leave, employer’s contribution to your pension scheme and above all, a supportive and friendly working environment.  

Richmond Carers Centre is currently working remotely and a plan is being devised for a transition to office based provision.

Please use the application form only. CVs will not be accepted

Closing date – Midnight on Sunday 3rd October 2021

Provisional interview dates – Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th 2021. Interviews will be held on Zoom unless otherwise advised.

For application documents, please click the relevant website links

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Richmond Carers Centre is committed to Equality of Opportunity

Registered Charity No: 1092459. Company No: 4412793