For a (financially) sustainable future

Job Title:  Head of Finance and Data Analysis

Department:  Finance

Reports to:  Executive Director

Status:  Full time (38.5 hours per week)

Location:  London

Salary:  Competitive salary 

Changing the world takes passion and dedication

Isn’t it time that your passion and dedication be channelled towards a career and community that genuinely changes lives?

If you...

• want to transform your own life by transforming the lives of others

• crave a career that creates opportunity for others

• desire to make dreams come true for those who never thought it possible

• know that education is the foundation from which we can change the world

• believe that today’s young people can transform tomorrow

• strive for world peace and global sustainability

• dare to dream

...then a career with UWC could be the change you need. 

UWC is a global family of schools with a powerful difference. With a shared goal of working towards global peace and sustainability, we bring together young people from around the world to study in one of our 18 schools on four continents. There they don’t just learn how to be great at passing exams. They learn how to communicate across cultural boundaries. They develop the skills to be a changemaker. They design and engage in initiatives that transform their lives and the lives of those around them for the better. And they stay a “UWC-er” for life, becoming part of a global community of over 60,000 changemakers transforming the lives of others. 

Working with us will inspire and challenge you

Driving a mission to make the UWC experience available to tomorrow’s changemakers, irrespective of their background, beliefs and economic means demands colleagues with passion and dedication, and a talent for transformation. If you studied at a UWC, you’ll know why we’re so passionate and perhaps you want to be part of this again. If you didn’t, prepare to be inspired.

We have so much to do, so isn’t it time you got started?

Are you our new Head of Finance and Data Analysis?

Right now, we are searching for a new Head of Finance and Data Analysis to join UWC International in our London Office.

UWC International works with all our schools and stakeholders around the world, serving the movement through:

• Global fundraising

• Global communications, promotion and marketing

• Supporting over 155 UWC national committees in their daily work and growth

• Global strategy development and implementation

• Assisting UWC schools and colleges 

The position is a challenging one. Our mission is global peace and sustainability, and our success depends on our own sustainability as a movement. That’s where you come in. Your purpose is to drive the financial sustainability of a movement that:

• Offers financial assistance to over 80% of the young people who are offered a place at one of our schools - and supports our aim to offer even more financial assistance in future

• Is supported by a network of mostly volunteer-led national committees in over 155 countries and territories around the world 

• Is a UK registered charity, with a subsidiary in Berlin, Germany. 

As our Head of Finance and Data Analysis, you’ll be responsible for:

• Financial planning and budgeting, financial control, reporting and financial analysis of UWC International and across both the London and the Berlin office

• Providing the UWC International Board, Executive Director and other colleagues with relevant, accurate and clear financial management information

• Managing financial data collection and analysis across 18 UWC schools and colleges to support financial sustainability and transparency.

• Overseeing our financial systems and procedures are effectively implemented and run in order to meet auditing requirements working with the Senior Financial Accountant

You’ll be working closely with UWC International’s Finance and Audit Committee. And while you won’t be responsible for financial oversight of individual schools (who are all separate legal entities), you will be working closely with them and our 155 national committees in the collection and analysis of data to improve our global financial sustainability. 

As you’d expect in a streamlined team working for a charitable organisation, our colleagues all perform a broad range of duties requiring a flexible approach to your work.

This means that we’re searching for someone who:

• Knows how to manage a broad finance function, including financial data collection and modelling, financial forecasting, budgeting, and overseeing the annual audit process

• Has an excellent grasp of technology and how it can serve us

• Has led and loves leading and managing team members and projects

• Knows how to work with and in support of stakeholders and colleagues, including directors, board treasurers and trustees

• Understands the world of grantmaking and reporting to donors 

If this is you, read on for further details…

Key responsibilities

• To manage the full financial cycle with support from the senior financial accountant. This includes annual budgeting and budget approval with the finance and audit committee as well as the board, financial reporting and management accounting, annual audit and submission to Companies House and Charity Commission.

• To oversee the processing of payments, income, disbursements and international transfers and to monitor cash flow and recommend and implement action when necessary.

• To support teams and senior managers with financial management and planning, including contingency planning for unforeseen events, donor reporting and management, financial reporting to the executive director and the board.

• To act as secretary and provide support to the Finance and Audit Committee of the board, in close collaboration with the board treasurer. This includes drafting agendas for regular meetings, producing papers and coordinating minute taking and follow up to meetings, including escalation to the board for decision making. 

• To support the Executive Director and senior management team with preparation of papers for board meetings and taking the lead on papers relating to finances, compliance and data reporting.

• To act as the key liaison with fund managers, auditors and banks to ensure the smooth functioning of the finance function at UWC.

• To oversee internal control processes. 

• To maintain contact with and support the group of college finance directors, act as lead for data gathering, management and reporting on the finances of the 18 UWC schools and colleges as well as the national committee system. This includes refining and launching annual reporting tools, managing data collection and data cleaning as well as working independently and with the help of external consultants to produce interactive data dashboards for internal office use, as well as presentations for external and internal stakeholders.

• To line manage the senior financial accountant. 

Person Specification

Essential

• Excellent financial skills and proven ability to drive budgeting and financial management at an organisation level and in a multi-currency environment. 

• Strong financial planning, modelling and analysis skills.

• Excellent communication, writing and reporting skills, including presenting financial information to the board, senior audiences and non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

• Proven experience of acting as business partner support to senior management and their teams on issues related to finances and technology in a dotted management environment. 

• Experience in designing and implementing agile operational policies and procedures fit to the management of a charity operating in a distributed setting.

• Experience in managing direct reports effectively and collaboratively.

• Ability to influence external stakeholders in areas related to financial planning. 

• Knowledge of financial software (Sage preferred) and data visualisation software (MS PowerBi preferred) 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written), in particular the ability to communicate in a confident and engaging manner at all levels, in culturally very different contexts and in challenging contexts or situations.

• Self-motivation, flexibility and adaptability. A proactive attitude and ability to work independently as well as a member of a team.

• Excellent interpersonal and diplomatic skills and cross-cultural sensitivity with a high level of comfort operating in an international and multicultural environment.

• Excellent spoken and written English (ideally equivalent to native speaker)

• Comfort operating in an international and multicultural environment and ability and desire to travel internationally.

• A deep interest in UWC’s mission and values, and a willingness to engage with issues of relevance to the UWC movement.

It is expected that the job holder will travel to UWC schools and colleges. For that reason a basic DBS check (Disclosure barring statement) or international equivalent will be required before any job offer is made.

Desirable

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA), MBA or equivalent 

• Experience with financial management of consolidated accounts

• Experience working across offices and legal entities in different jurisdictions

• A mix of charity and commercial experience 

• Ideally strong command of additional world languages beyond English

• Knowledge of data protection regimes in the UK and EU.

Are you excited about this? Then apply!

Please send your CV with a covering letter (each no more than two pages) that relates your experience to the requirements of the role to the email address stated. Please state your current salary and salary expectation for this role. Also please include in the covering letter what it is that attracts you to the role and why we should recruit you. Please also indicate how you have heard about this role. 

In your application, please also provide the name, roles and contact details of two referees. We will not contact them without letting you know. Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be considered. 

Deadline for application:  9am 31st August (UK time)

The first stage interviews will take place the week beginning 7th September

This is clearly an extraordinary time and a difficult point at which to change jobs - but we are committed to making this as easy as possible for candidates. We will arrange interviews by video-conference and ensure inductions can be done in a way which makes the successful candidate feel like a valued part of the organisation.

£57,034 - £67,970 + £4,000 Accountancy Allowance

Two year fixed term contract

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world. 

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.

This role will lead a team that supports one of the three Director Generals (DGs) and their teams to effectively discharge their financial accountabilities. This includes supporting directors’ responsibilities for effective financial oversight of the arm’s-length bodies sponsored by each DG group.

You will work closely with the Deputy Finance Director and other A(U) Heads of Finance to lead and develop the finance business partnering team - fulfilling the team’s vision to support strategic decision making and policy development by being insightful, trusted and professional.

You will be responsible for the provision of a valued, efficient and effective finance business partnering function across your areas.

Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Lead and engender a culture of continuous improvement and personally demonstrate DCMS’s values. Lead, manage, develop and support a high-quality team of individuals to achieve these aims.
• Provide high-quality finance advice and guidance on all financial matters as necessary, from accounting to budgeting, auditing and the government’s Estimates processes.
• Act as a senior finance business partner to your areas of responsibility ensuring that senior stakeholders have the right support to make good policy decisions in line Managing Public Money and other government finance rules.
• Provide strategic and tactical advice on all finance matters to Ministers, the Permanent Secretary, Executive Board and Departmental Audit & Risk Committee.
• Lead the team in scrutinising, challenging and guiding budget holders ALBs in the provision of timely and accurate forecasts against budgets, re-forecasting exercises, end-of-year reporting exercises, main and supplementary estimates and other fiscal events.
• Lead the team on scrutiny, challenge and the provision of financial advice on business cases, policy announcements including attendance at Finance Committee, Investment Sub-Committee in the capacity of the expert finance business partner.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Be strong leader with a solid history of delivery; be able to communicate effectively at all levels both internally and externally; and be able to routinely communicate complex financial, accounting and budgetary issues
• Be a fully qualified accountant with excellent interpersonal skills, along with excellent literacy and numeracy and a collaborate, solutions-oriented approach.
• Working knowledge of Managing Public Money and central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable)
• Intermediate or higher Excel skills (desirable).

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell. The closing date for applications is Sunday 16th August at 11:55pm.

JOB PURPOSE

To lead the international finance team and enable excellent financial decision making across the Amnesty International global movement.

This includes:

• leading on the production of insightful global financial reporting & analysis,
• developing and delivering ambitious training and assurance plans
• being a strategic business partner to the International Secretariat (IS) fundraising and strategy teams in order to grow the organization impact and income through the management of the income budget and grants to national entities.
• identifying and leading finance change initiatives as relevant to improve the way finance is delivered across the movement

Ultimately, this role aims for the development of high standard financial practices across the global Amnesty movement, in order to maximise value for money in our work and enable human rights change.

ABOUT YOU

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To lead and develop the International Finance team (team of four) towards the delivery of team objectives

• To monitor and report on the organisation's global financial performance and hence improve global decision making, transparency and accountability to internal and external stakeholders

• To support fundraising stakeholders with the development, implementation and delivery of global income generation strategies

• To business partner with IS fundraising and strategy teams and provide sound strategic financial advice for the effective management of the IS income budget and IS grant funding mechanisms (operational grants and fundraising grants to national entities)

• To embed high standard financial practices across the movement via the delivery of capacity building initiatives and assurance reviews

• To maximise organizational effectiveness through the delivery of global finance projects and improvement initiatives

• To support national entities as required to develop the goal of one financial Amnesty

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified or international equivalent
• Relevant post qualification experience
• Degree 2:1 or above

Work Experience

• Team leadership, i.e. setting the team vision, planning, delegation, review, coaching, performance management, team building
• Experience of delivering change initiatives
• Strong financial accounting and control experience
• Excellent English language skills, additional languages desirable
• Experience in effective presentation and communication to senior management
• Systems experience:
  • Advanced Excel
  • Sun or Dynamics 365 (desirable)

Personal skills

• Works well with others:
  • Ability to motivate, coach and inspire the team
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills with people of different teams, levels and countries
  • Conducts themselves professionally in terms of dealing with peers and management
• Excellent work ethic:
  • Well organized, efficient and resourceful
  • Takes pride in the organisation and in their work
  • Delivers quality results to agreed deadlines
  • Takes the initiative to improve the status quo, and open minded to suggestions of new and improved ways of working
  • Good timeliness and attendance

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

Summary of Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your finance skills to this vibrant and growing heritage charity. The Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust is a separate entity to the SVR Holdings Company who operate and run this much loved attraction.  The Trust’s focus is to help secure the future of the Severn Valley Railway through donations, grants and sponsorship.  The position of Finance Manager will be an integral part of the team and responsible for the efficient co-ordination and maintenance of the charity's accounts, ensuring the smooth operation and financial compliance of the Trust.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the finance function of the organisation and will work closely with the Trust’s Director of Development and Fundraising Co-ordinator.  There is a part-time finance administrator to support with processing.
 

You will be solely responsible for maintaining the Trust’s financial records including: processing transactions; preparing and maintaining the Trust’s nominal accounts; monitoring bank accounts; contributing to funding applications and financial reporting.

 
The charity is VAT registered, so an understanding of VAT as well as Gift Aid issues, or a willingness to learn, will be essential.  You will have excellent attention to detail and be able to communicate well both within the organisation and externally. You will be an integral part of the team and will need to be able to clearly explain financial requirements to colleagues without a financial background. You will ideally have experience of Xero accounting system and Access CRM packages.

Main Responsibilities

• To lead the finance activity within the Trust, managing all accounting and finance activities, and ensuring ongoing financial viability.
• Assist in preparing annual budgets.
• Provide monthly financial information to the Director of Development and Trustees.
• Production of monthly management accounts and end-of-year reports.
• Prepare and monitor monthly cash flows for the Trust and projects managed by the Trust.
• Working with an external chartered accountant to ensure the timely production of statutory accounts.
• Management of bank balances and credit card facilities.
• Monitoring Charity Commission, Companies House and HMRC records and submissions.
• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns.
• Ensuring financial compliance of the Trust including operating within VAT limits.
• Maintain the fixed assets register, including recording acquisitions and disposals, and process annual depreciation charges.
• Monitor monthly processes including AR & AP (accounts receivable & payable) and payroll.
• Produce ad-hoc reports as required.
• Providing financial information for grant and other funding applications.
• Contributing to the financial reporting and claiming to external funding agencies.

• Create and maintain financial procedures manual.
• Any other duties commensurate with the grade and responsibilities of this post.

Person specification

Experience

• You will be a qualified accountant or working to qualifications, with a mixture of financial and management accounting experience at a senior level, with significant experience in the main duties as outlined above.
• Good understanding of the charity SORP, VAT, taxation and company legislation.

Skills and abilities

• Strong organisation and time management skills. Able to plan / prioritise own work and meet agreed deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and methodical approach to tasks.
• Competent use of MS Outlook, Excel, Word and the Internet.
• Strong numerical / budgeting skills.
• Strong data processing skills.

Attitude and Personal Qualities

• Motivated, reliable and professional.
• Flexible, able and willing to respond to changing priorities.
• Strong team player with collaborative working style, who enjoys individual and team working.
• Willing to participate in all activities relevant to the role.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Commitment to the principles of Equality and Diversity.

The British Psychoanalytical Society is the oldest psychoanalytic organisation UK. With around 400 members, the Society is a UK wide and international community of professionals, dedicated to helping people enhance their lives through intensive talking therapy and psychoanalysis. The Institute of Psychoanalysis is the outward face and training body of the British Psychoanalytical Society.

Our alumni include some of the most important figures in the history of psychoanalysis, including Michael Balint, Wilfred Bion, John Bowlby, Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, Joseph Sandler, Hannah Segal and Donald Winnicott. The Society continues to have as members world renowned psychoanalysts and the forefront of its psychoanalytical practice.

We are looking for a Head of Finance to take the lead for the financial performance management of the organisation, managing the function operationally, strategically and in relationships with stakeholders, including directing and evolving our finance team.

Reporting into the Chief Executive Officer, this is a key position and your responsibilities include:

• Overall responsibility for the development and successful delivery of the Finance function and providing successful leadership across the organisation;
• Leading on financial  planning and developing projections and business models in line with the Strategic Plan;

• Communicating complex financial information and influencing and building rapport with a range of internal and external stakeholders;
• Leading the design, implementation and review of systems, processes and procedures;
• Producing the Trustee’s Annual Report and Financial Statements; reporting to the Finance & Audit Committee and the Board of Trustees;
• Managing a small team.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with experience of the UK charity or not for profit sector, advanced knowledge of SORP and charity VAT. You will robust technical skills and a proactive approach with a proven ability to ‘roll sleeves up’ and focus on solutions. You will have excellent leadership and communication skills, able to motivate your team and build rapport with a range of finance and non-finance persons across the organisation.

This would be a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious professional looking to step into their first Head of Finance position. We will also consider experienced professionals on a part time basis looking to make a sideways move.

Recruitment timetable:

Application deadline: Sunday 16th August

Shortlisting: w/c 24th August

First stage interviews: w/c 31st August

Second stage interviews: w/c 7th September

To apply please send your CV and supporting statement via the link. For an informal conversation, please contact Bryony Feeney via theAllen Lane agency website. 

British Psychoanalytical Society COVID-19 Response and Impact

We are pleased to say that we have managed to significantly minimise the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on our activities and finances.  We made the decision to close our building and move our activities online in early March ahead of the government lockdown requirement.  Our staff, members, candidates and patients have adapted remarkably well to working online and we have not experienced significant difficulties.  Since we have been able to run the majority of our work in full and some areas such as library and archives in part, we have not needed to furlough any staff or apply for government assistance funds.

Moving our work online so quickly has allowed a much wider engagement with people outside of London and UK. We are looking at how in the future, we can continue to use online elements in our activities alongside face to face to ensure that we continue to reach and engage much wider audiences than we had been able to before.  We are also updating our IT systems to enable staff to work more flexibly from home in the future.

This Finance team are looking for an engaging business partner to help grow their business partnering function. Working closely with the management accountant you will be in regular contact with your designated stakeholders and budget holders to ensure financial knowledge is at the heart of all organisational decision making. This is a wonderful opportunity to be at the heart of financial planning for this large health-based charity.

Key Responsibilities

· Working with your colleagues of varying financial knowledge to implement financial decision making in wider areas of the organisation.

· Reviewing the operating budget of programmes on a quarterly basis

· Managing the financial position of the charitable programmes and projects within your remit in conjunction with senior colleagues and finance and project staff.

· Managing the forecast of outturn, variance narratives, and risk and fade information.

· Providing financial and programming advice to senior colleagues and their staffs

· Helping to build and review business cases prior to their presentation to ensure affordability coherence and return on investment.

· This role has no line management initially, but there are opportunities for this in the medium term.

Person Specification

· The successful candidates will possess drive and strong interpersonal skills, they will be willing to embrace change and thrive in a culture of continuous improvement and efficiency delivery. 

· Able to empower our teams to deliver by providing outstanding financial support to non financially literate stakeholders

· Highly organised, including the ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment

· Financially literate, experience of financial systems and strong Excel skills as the efficient manipulation of significant amounts of data is necessary in all posts.

· A professional financial qualification is desirable but not essential.

If you are interested in this role, please apply to find out more.

We are looking for a dynamic fundraising professional who can help lead us into our next stage of growth as a charity. We are looking for someone who is ambitious, visionary, creative, and compassionate, who recognises the challenges facing refugees as they rebuild their lives in the UK, as well as the great potential they possess, and the opportunities needed to realise this potential.

Imagine this…

You're packed in the back of a grubby van driving through an unknown land. You hear your smugglers exchanging a coarse joke. You look out of the tiny opening in the window beside you and watch the sun setting on another uncomfortable day. The smugglers promised you safety from violence. Right now, though, safety feels like a distant memory...

Refugees have been forcibly displaced from their home. Their lives have been invaded by violence, war or persecution.

Upbeat Communities is a Christian charity that exists to help refugees settle and rebuild their lives in the UK. We have been helping strangers become neighbours since 2005.

In line with the Christian ethos and values of Upbeat Communities, and due to the strategic importance and seniority of this role, there is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder is a practicing Christian.

About us.

Upbeat Communities was founded in response to the needs of refugees arriving in the UK and the stories they shared of their lives and their journeys. Through building relationships with those from refugee communities we were able to identify their needs and the best ways to respond.

One of the best resources a refugee can have to help them settle in their new home is a good social network. Relationships and connectedness can help overcome the many challenges faced by those seeking refuge. With this aim, we want to help connect refugees into community.

Our name reflects our vision to see thriving, positive communities where refugees can contribute and make the most of opportunities.

We greet new arrivals with our Welcome Boxes befriending project. We offer free English classes and community activities to help refugees (adults and children) integrate. We empower refugees to rebuild their lives through Host Derby (temporary accommodation), mentoring (careers guidance) and the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, which local authorities contract us to deliver. We also empower the local community through awareness raising. Our organisational values, lived out by our staff and volunteers, are:

We work to WELCOME
We create COMMUNITY
We are inspired to act with INTEGRITY

We exist to EMPOWER
We are committed to CREATIVITY
We run on RELATIONSHIPS
We are proud to be PROFESSIONAL

We have COMPASSION at our core

Upbeat Communities’ Christian ethos is the motivation for all our work. It is the reason why we do what we do. It is to work together to demonstrate God’s love to refugees who have been displaced by war, conflict or persecution. We are inspired by the message, life and example of Jesus through which God’s unconditional love for all people is expressed. It compels us to love our neighbours as ourselves. It is through relationships, with each other and those whom we seek to work with, that we practice and demonstrate our ethos. We seek to live out Jesus’ command to “welcome the stranger” by building mutually enriching relationships with those who are seeking sanctuary in our country.

Context of the role.

We currently have a diverse range of income streams including grants, local authority contracts, one-off donations, regular giving and earned income. Our 3-year strategic plan has identified a number of areas of development which will require increased funding for the charity. Our income for each of the last 2 financial years has been ~£500K but we are looking to increase this across all current income streams, in particular our grant funding, as well as developing new areas of growth including corporate and major donor giving.

In order to achieve this, we have created a new role of Head of Fundraising and are looking to fill this position as soon as possible. The Head of Fundraising will develop and lead on our long term fundraising strategy in line with our organisation-wide strategic objectives.

The successful candidate will have a positive attitude and love resourcing our team with the finances to deliver the best possible services to those we work with. The candidate will be committed to, actively demonstrate, and take a lead in the delivery of our Christian values, ethos and practice in order to achieve our mission and vision.

About You.

Are you passionate about communicating a message of hope and transformation that will engage current donors as well as recruit new supporters in financing our work of welcoming refugees and helping strangers become neighbours?

Are you a leader who can inspire the Upbeat team with a vision for fundraising and generating new income for the charity?

Are you committed to living out your Christian faith in the workplace through prayer, worship, leadership and action?

Are you a catalyst in cultivating long term relationships with individuals, churches, businesses and grant funders?

Are you meticulous in your approach to project/campaign planning and delivery and can work well at both the strategic and operational level?

Do you thrive in an environment that can change quickly and needs creative and agile responses, often needing flexibility to manage the competing demands on your time?

Are you comfortable working digitally, embracing new developments in tech, whilst also confident in more traditional approaches to fundraising including bid writing and engaging relationally with major donors and grant funders?

Are you committed to standing alongside refugees, providing welcome and support as they rebuild their lives as well as listening and learning from those who remain resilient in the face of great difficulty?

Are you an experienced Fundraising Manager looking for a new challenge, an ambitious fundraising professional looking to develop your skills and experience, or maybe someone who hasn’t worked in the charity sector previously but has some amazing transferrable skills gained in the public or private sector?

If that describes you, then you sound like the perfect fit!

Please read the full job description/ person specification attached before applying.

There is no set deadline for this post. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews will be scheduled accordingly. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

It is likely initial interviews will be carried out online, with second stage interviews taking place in person.

All applicants need to submit a CV and covering letter explaining why they would be a fantastic fit for the role.

“Enter The House of St Barnabas - A public-minded private members’ club in London is demolishing stereotypes” – Dazed and Confused

Our mission is to break the cycle of homelessness.

We deliver our mission through our Employment Academy, through which participants experience a holistic programme of long-term support, helping them secure good work, a good home and a good network. When this programme is in progress, participants take on work experience throughout the House, in the club spaces and in our offices. The HoSB team act as professional buddies to those in office-based roles, working closely with them to provide skills training and to set a positive example of ways of working. This one to one support throughout the programme, and our wider club community of members and supporters, provides a supportive environment in which our participants can challenge themselves to change their lives.

Underpinning our Employment Academy is our vibrant member’s club based in our grade 1 listed building, right in the heart of Soho. Our member’s club further deepens our impact by:

• Providing a network for our participants of supportive mentors, employers and friends

• Offering a training ground for those returning to work through real-world work placements in hospitality and office-based roles

• Convening creative conversations across sectors and disciplines working to break the cycle of homelessness

We fund our work through the profit we make from membership and private hire, combined and matched with fundraising.

In order for our model to work, we aim to run an outstanding private members club; bringing together a diverse community of creative people who care about social change. We want them to experience high quality food and drink, a personalised service and an engaging offer of culture and events that entertain and enlighten.

We have exciting plans for the future. We intend to create a new entry point for those already in work but who want to progress from a first job after homelessness to “good work”, with better pay, more regular hours and better prospects for promotion, and we intend to increase provision through our accommodation pathway. To do this we will need to grow our commercial income from both the club and private hire (including a potential building development project). We also want to better use the skills and connections of our community of members and supporters in pursuit of our aims.

Job description

We are looking for a proven and commercial fundraiser to develop and implement our income strategy and strengthen our income forecasting systems. You will be joining us at an exciting time, with a new CEO in place and an ambitious five-year strategy. This is a unique business, with a focus on entrepreneurialism amongst the team to drive both charitable and commercial income ambitions. Despite the short-term challenge of Coronavirus, we aim to grow our income from £2.1m to £3m by 2025, in order to underpin our strategic ambition. You will work closely with senior staff and colleagues across the organisation to build on our current fundraising and earned income track record and maximise and manage this income growth. You will lead a small and talented team and have the opportunity to shape and develop their skills. Specific responsibilities include:

· Develop a sustainable income strategy across earned and fundraised income stream

· Grow our Fundraised Income

- Build and deliver a strong Trusts & Foundations pipeline, growing our Trusts & Foundation income over three years (19-20: £400k)

- Build on our Corporate membership and sponsorship programme (19-20: £85k)

- Consolidate and grow our individual giving programme (19-20: £160k)

- Build a Major Donor Programme (19-20: £40k)

- Identify and explore new income streams that support our strategy

-  Scope and deliver a major capital appeal (to commence 2022)

· Consolidate and manage our Private Hire income

- Oversee private hire income of c£400k per year

- Evolve our private hire strategy and pricing structure as required, create innovative solutions to navigate a COVID landscape, with an increase in private hire and a decrease in larger events and drinks receptions

- Work with our membership and club teams to ensure private hire income targets are balanced with member experience and mission

- Lead on new wedding strategy to bring bespoke events to the house

· Establish and maintain income forecasting systems

- Build and maintain robust systems to manage income risk

- Work closely with our Head of Finance to accurately forecast and review all income streams monthly

· Develop new and maintain corporate partnerships

- Create a strategic plan to grow corporate partnerships and maintain existing client relationships

- Lead on client relationships to build innovative projects that help to profile the work that we do and add value to the organisation

- Support with corporate comms and membership strategy to ensure that clients are well serviced

· Play a leadership role in the House as a member of our Management Team

- Lead and develop your direct reports to become a high performing team

- Plan and budget aligned to our annual cycle

- Foster and encourage collaboration across the House of St Barnabas

- Present and report to the Board of Trustees as required

- Act as an ambassador for the House of St Barnabas with stakeholders

- Comply with HoSB health and safety, safeguarding and compliance policies

- Role model HoSB values and ways of working across The House of St Barnabas

Although this role sits within the Engagement team, all staff contribute to the delivery of the overall strategy. In addition to your specific role responsibilities you are expected to contribute to the whole House culture and to work in line with our values: Encouraging, Creative, Fair and Inclusive. We value collaboration across the organisation and at times you will be required to carry out duties to support and compliment other teams’ goals.

Person specification

Essential

· A track record of growing fundraised income across Trusts and Foundations, Corporates, Major Donors and Individual Giving to in excess of £1m per annum

· A track record of managing earned income and driving earned income growth in excess of £100k per annum

· Proven ability to establish and maintain income forecasting systems

· Outstanding communication and written skills

· Proven track record in developing new corporate partnerships, with examples of how you have built relationships or grown income with a commercial focus

· Up to date knowledge of fundraising best practice and regulation, including GDPR

· Ability to nurture and develop junior talent into high performing fundraisers

· A passion for our mission and model

· Strong commitment to diversity and inclusion

· Able to work on own initiative without high levels of supervision

· Able to critically evaluate and reflect on own performance

· Comfortable using and adapting to new technology

· Reliable, with a willingness to work flexibly and work outside of office hours

Desirable

· Experience of managing event spaces or private hire

· Experience of managing a significant capital appeal

· Experience of balancing commercial imperative with delivering mission

What we can do for you – why working with us is great

· 33 days per annum holiday (including Bank Holidays)

· 35 hour working week

· Flexible working in line with business needs, with core hours between 10:00 – 16:00

· Half a day extra leave for your birthday so you can celebrate in style

· Autoenrollment into pension

· Attending our amazing graduation ceremonies

Please send a CV and covering letter (maximum 2 sides of A4) outlining how you meet the requirement of the person specification.

Six Months’ Fixed Term Contract to Permanent

We are looking for a strategic financial leader to join our team and play an instrumental role in helping us achieve our mission to improve the health of women and girls across the globe. You will ensure the financial sustainability of the College, bringing both robust day-to-day management of the College’s finances and contribute to the development of the business to support the delivery of our strategic ambitions in what is a very exciting time for the organisation.

About us

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s healthcare across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area and are in our 90th year, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally.

We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

About the role

Working closely with the Chief Executive and the Executive team, you will provide financial leadership to the College, supporting our strategic direction. You will do this by contributing to the development of our long-term strategy, ensuring financial sustainability of the College and through your abilities as a leader; empowering teams to do deliver against our corporate goals and objectives.

You will lead on the development of teams within the directorate, ensuring high-quality financial services and strategy are delivered; advising the CEO, Board of Trustees, Officers and Executive Director team on financial and resources matters. You will foster a culture of financial responsibility, ensuring value for money and that robust systems of control are in place.

In addition to your financial management duties, you will take responsibility for business development; overseeing the delivery of growth in existing revenue streams and for the people and technology departments ensuring the College is appropriately resourced and continuously delivers excellent user experience. You will have excellent grasps of leading customer facing teams.

Requirements

With substantial experience of leading at senior level in a finance function, and in managing a multi-disciplinary team, you will be ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CIPFA qualified or equivalent with excellent IT skills and in the management of a complex VAT environment.

Benefits

Along with the knowledge you will be joining an organisation making a positive impact on the lives of women and girls across the globe, we offer a friendly working environment and an excellent benefits package including free staff lunches, a full list of benefits can be found on our careers site. You will be located in our brand new bespoke office in London Bridge.

How to apply:

To apply, please visit our website via the Apply button. You will need to submit a CV, Supporting Statement and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.

Closing date for applications: 10.00am on Friday 21 August 2020

If you have further questions, please contact Gail Kyle, Interim Director of HR.

RCOG is committed to being a successful, caring and welcoming place for all. We want to create a supportive and inclusive environment where our employees can reach their full potential, without prejudice and discrimination. We are committed to a culture where respect and understanding is fostered and the diversity of people's backgrounds and circumstances will be positively valued.

Badenoch & Clark are proud to be partnering with all a Registered Provider based in Kent to appoint their Head of Finance / Financial Controller.The role holder's primary responsibility will be to support the Finance Director by leading the FP&A and Investment, Asset Charging and Treasury functions working closely with the executive team and the Board. The role will involve contributing to capital and investment strategies and overseeing investment activities and programmes, scrutinise on-going performance and making critical recommendations on the execution of the corporate strategy.Job Duties Principle responsibilities will include:*Support the FD, Board in all debt and equity fundraising and contribute to the funding strategy.*Preparation of board papers and investment papers as required and liaising with credit rating agencies, lenders, debt advisors, consultants etc*Managing the asset securitisation and treasury functions to ensure that funding levels are optimised and treasury and funding policies are complied with.*Leading the FP&A team, ensuring high quality analysis, planning and reporting. *Owning the financial models, and ensure they remain accurate and deliver the analytical capabilities a fast-moving business requires. *Ensuring all analysis provided to the board and investment committees is relevant and accurate*Leading and managing the business planning process including the implementation of processes, procedures and systems to help support the preparation and monitoring of the business plan.*Overseeing the valuation process of all development and completed assets, making recommendations of any opportunities and risks that the valuation analysis shows.*To prepare and maintain financial systems to be used for the appraisal of the division's development schemes, in accordance with the development assumptions approved by the Board*To provide support to the development and new Business teams with their scheme & project appraisals. Skills Required *Qualified accountant or similar *Excellent academic background, with a deep numerical aptitude*Deep technical financial and commercial knowledge and experience in the residential housing industry*Specific affordable housing experience in a similar role would be highly beneficial. * Leadership and management experience *Delivery focused and ability to plan and execute projects across multi-disciplinary teamsBadenoch + Clark working on behalf of this client who are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.
Badenoch + Clark acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Badenoch + Clark UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Badenoch + Clark. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser: https://www.badenochandclark.com/en-gb/candidate-privacy

Head of Fundraising (Maternity Cover)

The Head of Fundraising is a key post within Amref Health Africa UK, responsible for a significant portion of the organisation’s income generation, as well as a member of the Senior Management Team. The Fundraising team looks after several income streams, including individual giving, legacies, community & events, major giving, and trusts and foundations. The team is jointly responsible for corporate partnerships, working together with the Programmes team, who are also responsible for institutional fundraising.

Head of Fundraising Responsibilities:

• As part of a small Senior Management Team, support the CEO in implementing the strategy, ensuring the smooth and effective running of the organisation
• Champion fundraising within the organisation, taking an innovative, responsive and proactive approach to identifying and pursuing opportunities for income generation
• Provide input for, and contribute to, the Amref UK Board meetings
• Meet fundraising income targets by asking for and securing major gifts from high net worth individuals, trusts and companies
• Coordinate consolidation and growth of all fundraising streams for Amref UK, supporting team members to meet their income and expenditure targets
• Establish and lead a new Major Gifts programme
• Build personal relationships, manage and steward a dynamic portfolio of Amref UK's most promising high-value potential donors (individuals, trusts and companies)
• Support the Fundraising team to develop and manage relationships as well as produce quality proposals, reports, budgets and work plans – and provide sign-off for same
• Work with the Communications team to implement a strategic donor communication plan to enhance and build partnerships
• Update the reporting schedule and track fundraising streams through an effective system
• Develop and foster strong productive relationships with colleagues across the Amref family in Europe, North America and Africa to facilitate fundraising efforts in the UK and across the organisation
• Take the lead on identifying new fundraising networks and opportunities for Amref UK, by working with existing supporters, colleagues and the Board
• Keep abreast of current issues and good practice in domestic and international fundraising practices and ensure all fundraising activities are conducted in line with organisational policies and UK fundraising regulations

Head of Fundraising Requirements:

• Relevant senior-level experience of successful fundraising with an emphasis on high-value giving
• Significant experience of stewarding and growing high-value partnerships and supporters
• Relevant experience of strategic planning, target setting and high quality delivery in a team environment
• Demonstrable success in new business generation, securing six-figure (and above) gifts and partnerships
• Experience of leading and developing a team to achieve targets and maximise their personal potential
• Experience of using Raiser’s Edge or another customer relationship management database
• Budget management
• Experience of working or volunteering within the international development sector
• Strong communication and negotiation skills including the development of donor and partner agreements and project proposals
• Strong IT skills, particularly in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues both in the UK and internationally

Please note: all applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Amref Health Africa UK is not able to support visa or work applications for this role.

We encourage and welcome applications from candidates with BAME backgrounds.

About Amref Health Africa - UK:

Amref Health Africa is Africa’s leading health charity. We work with women and girls to secure the right to health and break the cycle of poverty. Headquartered in Nairobi, we are truly an African organisation, partnering with communities across the continent to create lasting change.

Location: 15-18 White Lion Street, London N1 9PD

Job type: Full Time, 10-12 month contract (maternity cover), full-time but 4 days a week will be considered

Salary: £55,000 per annum

Benefits: High levels of engagement and involvement, Generous pension scheme, Holiday allowance (pa: 25 days, bank holidays and 3 additional days at Christmas), Season ticket loan, Cycle-to-work scheme.

All applications to be submitted by: 18 August 2020

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraising Executive, Senior Fundraising Officer, Head of Fundraising, Charity, Fundraising Director, Business Development Executive, Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Sales Executive, Third Sector, NFP, etc.

Ref: 93735

Hours: 21-37 hours per week

Salary: £30,000 - £32,293 pro rata

Terms: Permanent

Benefits: up to 5% matched contribution pension, 31 days’ holiday plus bank holidays pro rata

Location: Citizens Advice, 95 St Aldates

Reporting to: Director

We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced and proactive senior manager to take the lead on a range on implementing and embedding varied projects and support the operation of the wider organisation.

The post holder will be responsible for holding the overview of our various workstreams and the links between them, effectively implementing new initiatives and projects, while ensuring that existing work and compliance requirements are on track.

You will have solid organisational, influencing and communications skills, together with the ability to foster strong professional relationships and encourage close collaboration between internal and external stakeholders.

Critical thinking and first-class analytical skills will underlie your proven ability to solve complex multifaceted problems, and to provide well-presented options appraisal and solutions to a wider audience.

Closing date for applications is midday on Monday 24th August.

Head of Fundraising and Community Engagement

Kentish Town - North West London

Part-time position - c.14 hours per week with flexibility

Salary - £30,000 pro rata

Brandon Centre is a registered charity that provides young people aged under 25 with access to free and confidential specialist support around their psychological, emotional, mental health and sexual health needs. We predominately work with young people in Camden, Islington and other London boroughs and our mission is to expand our network to support even more young people who we hope will truly benefit from our services.

As we embark on our next stage of development, and with an enviable reputation for the services we provide, we are now in a position to recruit an experienced Head of Fundraising and Community Engagement.

This is a new, exciting and pivotal role that will help us to develop and lead our fundraising and communications team. With your expertise in corporate and community fundraising - which are new areas of development for Brandon Centre, you will help us to develop and implement our wider fundraising and communications strategies. As part of this role you will have the opportunity to recruit and develop a team of volunteers and young ambassadors to support us and broaden our engagement and fundraising within our local communities. 

Your personal focus will be to increase Brandon Centre’s income through corporate partnerships, sponsorship and major donors. Bringing new business into Brandon Centre will be your primary focus and where you will account manage and build relationships with future partners and stakeholders.

The role will be expected to generate an income of c.£200,000 in 2021-22 through potential donors and other revenue streams. Strong pitch creation and relationship building skills are vital to develop plans for the individuals concerned and to support our CEO and Trustees in making the ask.

You will be part of an experienced and ambitious Leadership Team that also includes the Head of People & Governance and Head of Finance & Performance. Reporting directly to the CEO, there may be occasions where you will deputise in her absence.

Core responsibilities will involve:

1. Fundraising – Strategy, Communications, Grant Funding, Major Donors, Corporates (local and national) and Reporting
2. Campaigns and Communications – Branding, Media, Campaigns, Digital, Events, Strategy
3. Monitoring and Evaluation – Including marketing, communications and fundraising activities seeking continuous improvement and high return on investment
4. Working Relationships – Internal – Working closely with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team to ensure strong integration of communications and the income generation strategy. External – Seeking and engaging with external partners, media, funders and supporters. Build and maintain excellent relationships with peers in the Young People’s & charitable sectors and major funders & donors.
5. Leadership/Management of the Campaigns & Community Engagement Team – Providing clear and consistent leadership and management of the team along with some volunteers and young ambassadors. As income increases there will be further scope to develop and recruit additional community engagement and corporate partnerships portfolio

Already a key performer in the charity or not for profit sector, you will need evidence of successful corporate fundraising and multi-year partnerships of a minimum £100k value.  Experience of developing and delivering organisation-wide fundraising strategies and tactical plans, along with a proven track record of managing and exceeding fundraising targets is essential.

A proven track record of organising community and engagement events will be extremely useful complemented by a good understanding of communications strategy, particularly in relation to planning marketing campaigns based on evidence of customer insight.

This role will particularly suit an experienced Fundraising Manager looking to expand your portfolio to communications, or maybe an excellent Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser looking to take a step up in your career.  A good knowledge and understanding of equality and gender issues will be necessary.

Further details about this key role can be found on the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Brandon Centre also offers a range of options for flexible working and we would be happy to discuss these at interview stage.

If, like Brandon Centre, you have a big heart for supporting young people, we would love you to come on board and join us on our incredible journey. Applications are being handled by our Advising Consultant, Sue Sowerby at The Sowerby Group, so please email a covering letter and CV stating how you meet the criteria of the role and Sue will get in contact with you directly.

Closing date: Friday 14th August 2020 at 5.00pm

Selection/interview dates: To be advised

In order to maintain the Board’s high standards of diversity, Brandon Centre welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and of all ages.

No agencies please

Finance Manager (part-time)
Location: Working from home (the role is usually based in our London office in Islington)
Salary: £35,600 - £41,300 pro rata per annum inclusive
Hours: 21 hours per week (days and hours can be discussed at interview)
Closing date: Tuesday 11 August at 10am
Interview date: Wednesday 19 August 

This is a permanent position.

We are looking for a Finance Manager to join our ambitious and growing type 1 diabetes medical research charity, JDRF. 

As the Finance Manager, you will contribute to the operation of JDRF by managing its accounts and providing reliable financial data for planning purposes to budget holders and the Senior management team. Reporting into the Head of Finance, this is a key position holding the responsibility for delivering reporting accurately within deadlines and proactively contributing towards organisational efficiency.

Alongside the Finance Officer, you will ensure the daily finance operations run smoothly and within deadlines. You will be an experienced finance professional and be fully qualified to at least AAT level, or demonstrably qualified by experience. 

You will be proficient with accounting and other software packages including Excel and Sage or equivalents. Both an attention to detail and the ability to have a broad overview of the financial picture of the organisation with strong written and verbal communication skills.

You’ll have previous experience of accounting at a senior level in a charity with significant fundraised income (£1M+), building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and providing information at all levels and working independently and without direct supervision. 

An interest in the mission and aspirations of JDRF and the desire to work collaboratively in a small team are highly desirable.

You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at JDRF, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1. 

To apply for the role please complete the form below. 

As an employer we offer; flexible working and we will consider compressed hours, generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days and bank holidays which rise with length of service, health cash plan and season ticket and cycle loan and pension scheme.

JDRF is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the USA, Canada and Australia.

JDRF is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.