Our partner is an award winning UK based charity, which is promoting different solutions to the issues facing international aid and the WASH sector including standalone social impact businesses and programmes to improve hygiene, sanitation and nutrition for under-fives; designed to increase resilience and self-reliance and improve the lives and life chances of farmers, families, women, girls and young children

We are recruiting a Head of Finance and Governance to support Chief Executive and provide strategic management and operational oversight of finance, HR and business support functions and to ensure that everything is done in the most financially effective manner and in compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements.  The incumbent will be supported by qualified accountants in the UK and overseas and their local teams. 

This is a part-time role, which would suit an experienced accountant/company secretary, seeking to work flexibly.  The 2/3 days we anticipate this role requiring could be spread over 5 days, if the incumbent found this more convenient and all the requirements of the role can be met

JOB PURPOSE

• You will be the ultimate responsible person for all of the charity’s external and statutory financial reporting, including reports to funders, trustees and regulatory bodies, though the bulk of this work will be delivered by the finance teams in the UK and Africa.
• You will provide strategic budgetary and financial management support to the Chief Executive in London and the Managing and Finance Directors overseas, assisting them to develop compelling bids for fundraising and inward social investment and will liaise, if necessary, with the financial managers/reviewers of any potential funders/investors.
• You will provide advice and guidance on HR, contractual, corporate and statutory matters to the senior team in the UK and overseas, consulting/liaising if necessary with our lawyers, auditors, and other service providers in both countries.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

1. Finance

1.1. Financial strategy

Supporting the development of financial strategies under a variety of scenarios for internal management, trustee discussion and presentation to potential funders/investors.

Leading on financial discussions with trustees and prospective funders/investors.

Developing the financial competence and confidence of PA/BW’s senior teams.

1.2 Financial oversight

Ensuring that monthly management reporting, budgeting and forecasting is accurate and timely and supporting the needs of management, trustees, project managers, funders and donors.

Reviewing the annual budget proposals raising issues, challenging assumptions and, ultimately, agreeing same with the local teams.

Reviewing the monthly financial returns submitted/presented by the finance teams querying anomalies and overspends and agreeing/requiring actions to be taken.

Updating the rolling forecasts of income and expenditure (reflecting actuals to date), monitoring the bank positions and using this to approve or reject requests for ongoing or exceptional expenditure.

1.3 Financial management

Maintaining up to date Financial and HR Policy and Procedures Manuals and responding to requests for variations thereto or divergence therefrom.

Being the principal signatory and authorised administrator for all UK bank accounts and approving changes to the mandate for bank accounts overseas.

Approving and signing off all cash transfers

2. Programme support

2.1 Programme budgeting

Preparing, discussing, reviewing and agreeing the financial budgets for individual projects and/or generic programmes.

Assisting the teams with costing, pricing, taxing and other financial sales related issues.

2.2 Programme reporting

Maintaining cumulative records of expenditure by funder and overseeing the preparation of funder reports and audit completion statements confirming the full dispersal of funds.

Submitting financial claims to statutory funders as and when required.

3. Corporate obligations

3.1 Statutory reporting

Being the principal point of contact between the external auditors the Treasurer and the board.

Agreeing the annual audit timetable and priority audit areas with the external auditors

Reviewing the draft statutory accounts produced by the local finance teams, agreeing the split between restricted and unrestricted programmes, calculating carried forward balances and agreeing same with auditors.

Confirming the appropriate use of restricted income, writing the trustees’ annual review, securing an unqualified audit report, responding to the annual audit letter, convening and managing the AGM.

Reviewing and signing off all statutory filings and ensuring compliance with all regulatory restrictions and statutory obligations.

3.2 HR and legal

Ensuring compliance with all legal, statutory and regulatory requirements in the UK and all other countries of operations.

3.3 Trustee management

Preparation of board papers and management of board meetings.

PERSON SPECIFICATION (Desirable)

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Relevant financial, HR and legal experience and qualifications

Familiarity with complex donor reporting and of managing restricted/unrestricted funding

Experience of working in an international and highly regulated environment

Awareness of investor relations in a social investment and entrepreneurial context

Understanding of managing business support systems, including ICT and procurement

A thorough knowledge of HR systems and processes

An understanding of staff management and a willingness to support staff development

Experience of managing organisational development and systemic change

Excellent written and oral communications skills

RTW in the UK essential 

Job Title: Head of Programme Funding

Company: Self Help Africa

Location: London / Dublin / Cardiff (or any SHA/UP country office location)

Reports to: Director of Programmes

Hours: Full Time: 37.5 hours Monday - Friday

Job Purpose:

Self Help Africa (SHA) is an international NGO dedicated to the vision of an economically thriving and resilient rural Africa. Headquartered in Ireland, SHA creates scalable and sustainable solutions to eradicating long-term poverty through knowledge transfer, investment, and market linkages.

In 2021, Self Help Africa merged with United Purpose. This doubled our size and created an international NGO that is implementing projects to end extreme hunger and poverty across 17 countries, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. Collectively a part of the wider Gorta Group, which also includes social enterprise subsidiaries Partner Africa, TruTrade and Cumo Microfinance, the organisation will work with close to six million people this year.

The Head of Programme Funding is a senior role in the organisation, responsible for leading the restricted and strategic funding function of the Gorta-Self Help Africa group (i.e. Ireland, UK, Africa, Brazil and Bangladesh, and supporting SHA US). The post is responsible for strategic leadership, developing and implementing restricted funding plans from grant and commercial contracting opportunities and donor strategies and growing income from these sources. The Head of Programme Funding will lead, manage and support a Programme Funding team across multiple countries to deliver high quality work.

Key Responsibilities

Funding Strategy and Donor Engagement

· Develop and implement plans and strategies to maximise income from statutory and foundation donors, expanding the organisation’s donor base.

· Network and represent SHA externally with donors and contacts, and in donor funding-related groups and networks.

· Contribute to organisational strategic planning with expertise on the restricted donor funding landscape.

· Mainstream and support the execution of a key relationship management system.

· Represent SHA UK in London/UK at events.

· Maintain overview of restricted annual income and co-funding requirements.

· Liaise with the Fundraising department to coordinate and track co-funding bids.

· Report on progress against plans and strategies, including tracking potential pipeline funding and expenditure and income budgets.

· Provide updates to the management team and board on progress towards increasing funding from statutory and foundation donors.

· Prepare updates for the UK board and attend meetings to present Programme Funding work.

Team Management and Leadership

· Lead, manage and support the Programme Funding Team to be high-performing and achieve income targets.

· Line manage direct reports, including coordinating workloads and assigning donor leads.

· Support the Programme Funding Team to achieve KPIs through regular support and identifying development opportunities as required.  

Proposal Development

· Have overall responsibility for developing high-quality funding proposals for statutory and foundation donors from opportunity identification through to submission/contract signing.

· Support the Programme Funding and Country Teams to identify, research and advise on funding opportunities and coordinate cross-organisational teams to respond to them.

· Develop and maintain internal review and approval procedures, to ensure the quality of submissions is as high as possible.

· Work closely with colleagues in the Programmes Department, who lead project design, to contribute to the assessment, research and design of programmes for unsollicited proposals and specific donor funding opportunities.

Donor Relationship Management

· Oversee the development of donor strategies to maximise relationships and funding from statutory and foundation donors.

· Ensure the Programme Funding team is up-to-date on donor strategies and priorities, and ensure relevant staff, such as Country Directors and Senior Management, are briefed on donor activities.

· Work closely with Programmes Department colleagues to support and/or lead contract negotiation with institutional and foundation donors.

Commercial Contracting

• Lead the growth and development of SHA’s commercial contracting portfolio, including collaborating with Finance, HR and Programmes to improve systems and processes.
• Track commercial contract opportunities and maintain knowledge of contract holders and potential prime partners.
• Identify and develop strategic relationships with potential commercial contract partners in order to improve SHA’s external profile. Liaise with country teams, SHA US and the management team as required.
• Prepare high-quality capacity statements and tender documents in response to commercial contracting opportunities.

Programme Funding Team and Miscellaneous

· Develop and manage Programme Funding team processes to improve coordination and quality, liaising with colleagues across the organisation as required including IT, Finance and the wider Programmes Department.

· Work with colleagues within the Programme Funding Team, and across SHA, to improve the standard of proposal and report writing and donor relationships, and ensure funding opportunities and contracts are managed according to donor requirements.

· Ensure the Programme Funding Team’s donor information is up-to-date in Self Help Africa’s management information system.

· Keep up-to-date on developments in relevant sectors.

Key Relationships:

Internal

· Executive Director

· Director of Programmes (line manager)

· Programme Funding Manager

· Programme Funding Coordinators

· Director of Fundraising Ireland and UK (Liaison)

· Programmes Department (Liaison)

· Country Directors / Heads of Programme (Liaison)

· Finance, Internal Audit and HR (Liaison)

· SHA US Inc.

· Partner Africa

· TruTrade

External

• Restricted/strategic donors
• Partners – NGOs, private sector, academic institutions

Knowledge, Experience and Other Requirements

Essential

· Minimum of seven years’ experience of securing institutional funding.

· Minimum of seven years’ experience working with large and diverse multi-nationality, multi-location teams.

· Evidence of success in winning large (multi-million GBP) donor funding grants/contracts.

· Experience in leading, inspiring and being part of a programme funding team.

· Evidence of building, managing and developing key funding relationships.

· Experience of managing and prioritising team workloads, meeting tight deadlines and working under pressure.

· Excellent written skills including proposals and reports and strong interpersonal, networking and influencing abilities.

· Strong and creative oral presentation skills and experience.

· Strong numeracy and analytical ability, with ability to develop and understand complex budgets and expenditure reports.

· Commitment to Self Help Africa’s vision.

Desirable

Ability to speak/understand French and Portuguese

To Apply - Please submit you cover letter, CV and appliaction form (available to download from our website) through the careers page on our website. 

All candidates offered a job with Self Help Africa will be expected to sign Self Help Africa’s Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.  Specific roles may require Police/DBS/ vetting.

Self Help Africa is an equal opportunities employer.

Head of Resource Mobilisation

Job Description

Producers Direct is an award-winning NGO led by smallholder farmers, with a vision to empower farmers to achieve their OWN vision. We operate globally with offices in Kenya, Peru, London, and the United States. We are seeking a Head of Resource Mobilisation to lead on the delivery of our ambitious multi-year Fundraising, Resource Mobilisation & Partnerships Strategy. This role sits on our senior leadership team, and you will be responsible for leading our Fundraising Teams in Africa and Latin America

This is not a typical fundraising role. It is an exciting opportunity to work with an ambitious international NGO during a period of exponential growth. We have recently developed multi-year partnerships and secured six figure grants from GIZ Innovation for Agriculture Programme, Inter American Development Bank, Dovetail Foundation and WFP Innovation Accelerator. We have an excellent pipeline of fundraising and resource mobilisation opportunities, a strong representation of fundraising skills and contacts on our Board of Trustees and plenty of opportunities for career advancement and professional development. 

Job Title: Head of Resource Mobilisation

Reports to: CEO (UK-based) 

Contract: Initial 12-month fixed-term employment contract, pending the completion of a successful 3-month probationary review period (with potential for the contract to become permanent beyond the initial 12-months). Contract Terms: Full-time or Part-time (0.8FTE) / flexible working options will be considered. 

Location: UK or USA

Goal: Ensure the long-term financial sustainability of Producers Direct by: 1) delivering and further developing our 2022-2025 fundraising strategy to secure ~£3m per year to support programme delivery and operations; and 2) supporting the development of Producers Direct’s business model and leveraging a range of revenue generation opportunities to reduce our income from restricted grants from 90% to 70% by 2025. 

The person we are looking for: 

Creativity and passion

• Committed to our farmer-led model and strategy to identify and scale innovative approaches to empowering smallholder farmers to improve their livelihoods. 

• Innovative and creative when it comes to brainstorming and developing new projects and partnerships, working closely with the global Programmes Team, Digital Team and Senior Leadership Team.

• Able to distil and communicate complex concepts and highly innovative approaches, which successfully resonates with a range of audiences.

Organisation, planning and initiative

• Able to develop and deliver clear processes for the Fundraising Team to follow in order to replicate our success on an increasingly larger scale. 

• An excellent time keeper with the ability to work with limited support and hit the ground running.

• Confident to manage highly complex bids, work to multiple deadlines and engage a range of different partners and stakeholders.

Leadership and strategic thinking

• Capable of leading a diverse team working across multiple geographies.

• A confident decision maker with exceptional relationship building skills.

• A strategic thinker, able to manage the successful delivery of daily/ weekly objectives alongside consistently working towards achieving our strategic vision.

Accountability and commitment to making things happen

• Able to take ownership of all responsibilities and honour commitments, as well as supporting and empowering their team to do the same. 

• A self starter who thrives working on small, diverse teams and is ready to hit the ground running.

• Determined and strives to improve and deliver above and beyond what is expected. 

Responsibilities include:

Objective 1: Lead the delivery and further development of Producers Direct’s Multi-year Resource Mobilisation Strategy, to secure ~£3m per year to support programme delivery and operations from Bi/ multilaterals, Corporates, Private Foundations.

• Lead the development of successful multi-year fundraising proposals.

• Cultivate relationships with new potential donors and strategic partners through networking and attending events (online and in person).

• Creating and delivering compelling pitches for in-person presentations and pitches to potential donors / strategic funding partners. 

• Overall management and growth of the Fundraising Team, including line management for our International fundraising team.

• Liaise with the programme, digital and finance teams to compile donor reports. 

• Drive a clear donor communications strategy, leveraging Producers Direct’s comprehensive impact data and compelling case studies. 

Objective 2: Work with SLT to develop our business model. Help leverage a range of revenue generation opportunities such as Impact Investment / Impact bonds, Green Finance/ Carbon credits, Tech innovators e.g. Blockchain Company Foundations, Individual donors (HNIs etc.) to reduce our income from grants from 90% to 70% by 2025. 

• Help identify and test a range of new innovative approaches to financing our strategic vision to reach 1.7m farmers by 2025.

• Develop and deliver pitches and proposals to potential investors.

• Secure funding and partnerships to help deliver ‘proof of concept’ revenue generation projects which can be scaled if successful. 

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in the NGO and/or start-up fundraising or business development sector (10 years).

• A track record of securing multi-year 6 and 7 figure proposals from a mix of NGOs, charities, Trusts & Foundations, Bilaterals, Multilaterals and/or governments to include a record of successful fundraising results. We are also looking for someone who has experience, or is open to scoping, funding opportunities from Impact Investors, Tech Innovators, Green Finance.

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills (written/verbal) particularly the ability to network and build partnerships effectively.

• Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal - particularly the ability to produce written proposals/ letters of interest/ concept notes and create and deliver pitches/presentations to potential donors and strategic partners. 

• Line management and leadership experience of a global team. 

• Knowledge and understanding of the sectors Producers Direct operates in and/ or designing and delivering projects which reach rural communities.

What we can offer you:

• Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 for someone based in the UK; $70,000 - $80,000 for someone based in the USA. 

• Initial 12-month fixed term contract, pending the completion of a successful 3-month probationary review period, with scope for longer-term contract extension.

• Excellent employee benefits package after initial 3 months, including access to a generous pensions scheme with a 9% employer match & 25 days of vacation. *USA applicants, we recently registered in the USA and are unfortunately unable to offer health/dental/vision insurance benefits.

• Hands on leadership experience and responsibility from day one and the opportunity to make a real impact in a small, but ambitious organisation.

If this sounds like you: 

Please send your CV, and a cover letter (1-page) with email subject title: Application: Head of Resource Mobilisation. In your cover letter, please include one paragraph addressing the following question: What is your most successful fundraising achievement to date, and why?

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis, the final deadline is 8 July. Please note: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

ISEAL is looking for an experienced Finance Manager to manage the day-to-day finance function in an international not-for-profit organisation. This includes the management of a small finance team and working closely with the organisation´s management accounting function.

ISEAL is the global membership organisation for sustainability systems and includes many of the most respected sustainability schemes worldwide. ISEAL members cover social and environmental sustainability issues – from labour rights and sustainable livelihoods to biodiversity conservation – and are active across a diverse range of sectors. Find out more on our website www(.)iseal(.)org.

The Finance Manager is involved in all aspects of work of a small finance team of five part time staff, under the oversight of the Director, Finance & Operations.

While there is a separate management accounting role, a part of the responsibility of both the financial accounting and management accounting roles is to support each other where necessary, in order to achieve an even workload and in order to achieve the overall finance team delivery objectives. The management accounting role responsibilities include donor reporting, grant audits, quarterly project reforecasting, supporting programme and project managers with financial information and staff time management, supporting Partnerships manager with proposal budgets and grant income tracking,

The ideal candidate will bring knowledge and experience of managing financial systems and procedures, overseeing delivery of related accounting functions, ideally in a project -based setting, as well as experience in managing and developing direct reports. A flexible and pro-active approach to work, strong interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, both in person and remotely, round off the preferred candidate´s profile.

In return, ISEAL offers involvement in all aspects of the financial management of an international NGO environment, an inspiring insight into the world of sustainability initiatives and a supportive organisational culture.

Key Responsibilities

Financial accounting

• Oversee and coordinate work of other finance staff on financial data capture, transaction processing, procedures and controls, acting as back up when required
• Own responsibility for accounting system and for the integrity and security of financial processes and controls
• Manage and carry out or oversee all tasks related to day-to-day delivery of the financial accounting function
• Oversee or perform month/quarter-end closing procedures, fixed assets, prepayments, nominal reconciliations
• Prepare quarterly financial accounts and other regular or ad hoc reports for the senior management team and ISEAL’s finance committee
• Coordinate annual budget process and preparation of draft and final budgets for approval
• Manage day-to-day banking relationships, cash flow planning, including movements between currency accounts and foreign exchange processes
• Prepare annual statutory accounts and manage annual organisational audit
• Model key financial figures (reserves, indirect costs, overall financial indicators)
• Fulfil requirements of VAT reporting and compliance with corporation tax reporting requirements
• Ensure compliance with charity accounting requirements
• Deliver financial due diligence checks for new major grantees, member applicants and new significant suppliers
• Contribute to preparation for grant audits
• Facilitate finance team meetings and work planning

Other

• Support and act as back up on management accounting activities
• Line manage Finance Coordinator and Finance Assistant
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Working closely with Director, Finance & Operations to manage capacity
• Other tasks as advised by line manager

Experience, knowledge and attributes

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification
• Solid professional work experience in overseeing a finance function, ideally in an international setting using multiple currencies
• Proficiency with Excel and ability to analyse, manipulate and present data to non-finance colleagues
• Ability to respond flexibly to demands of the role and work in a small finance team
• High level of accuracy in own work and ability to check work done by others
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with colleagues, including remotely based individuals, where most interaction will be virtual
• Well-honed interpersonal skills, displaying professionalism, tact and awareness of others, including sensitivity to cultural differences and perceptions
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with ability to establish priorities for self and others
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Ability to manage and motivate others  

Additionally desirable

• Experience with donor reporting and/or financial project reporting
• Experience of using Sage 50 software
• Interest in issues of sustainable consumption and/or environmental issues

Other relevant information

Term:

Initial 12 months contract with view to extend

Salary:

£47 – 52,000 pro rata, depending on experience

Working hours:

Part-time, 3-4 to be agreed (Full time equivalent 37.5 hours per week)

Location:

Based in ISEAL’s London head office, with a hybrid approach to work. An ability and willingness to work from home is a requirement. Applicants will need to provide evidence that they are entitled to work in the UK

Annual leave:

25 days / year (including office closure between Christmas and New Year)

Ideal start date:

August/September 2022

Our partner in an international relief and humanitarian organisation currently working on refugee resettlement in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Creation and regular review of the organisational budget, cashflow forecasts and reforecasts, and quarterly updated on country office budgets and budget forecasts.
• Full grant cycle management from preparation of budgets for submission of proposals, donor compliance, grants management, analysis and reporting, and grants close out and audits.  
• Finalising transactions, including reviewing the account and cost allocation centres of expenditures, preparing accounting adjustments, and undertaking balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis.
• Review all purchase order and purchase requests for proper coding and allocation.
• Meet internal reporting requirements

Requirements

• Qualified or part qualified accountant with at least three years of experience working in a project/programmes finance role within an international charity.
• Strong technical knowledge of accounting, including allocating expenditure, undertaking balance sheet reconciliations and preparing a trial balance.
• Knowledge of grants and contracts compliance, management and reporting, within an INGO or local government context.
• Experience of providing financial management and monitoring support to senior finance and programmes staff.
• Intermediate/advanced MSExcel skills, and strong IT/systems skills.
• Excellent organisational, time management skills and ability to work independently, with minimum supervision.
• Strong relationship and communication skills.

This role offers hybrid working with the successful individual expected to be office based in London 2-3 days/week.

The organisation:

An international health NGO

The role:

To oversee the activities of the organisation in line with the strategic plan.

To lead an organisation of 10+ members of staff and consultants situated in the UK and around the world – and line managing 5 senior staff members.

To lead the advocacy and parliamentary work internationally and

The candidate:

Significant experience of working with politicians and parliamentarians in order to affect public policy and resource mobilisation.

A first-class line manager and leader with a great ability to motivate.

An excellent relationship builder and communicator

Deadline: Fri 15th July

The Gender & Development Network (GADN) is recruiting for a new Network Coordinator.

GADN brings together expert NGOs, consultants, academics and individuals committed to working on gender, development and women’s rights issues.

This post lies at the heart of the network, working alongside women’s rights advocates and practitioners across a range of issues within the international development sector, while ensuring that the organisation runs smoothly.

We are looking for someone who is organised and good at administration, who has excellent communication skills, and who is highly motivated to work for gender equality and women’s rights to join our team.

The post is full time, however GADN is committed to flexible working and is open to applicants interested in working four days a week.

As we continue working to decolonise our practice and build an anti-racist organisation, we actively welcome applications from Black women and Women of Colour who we recognise are under-represented in the UK international development sector.  

Please note that to be considered for this role, you must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK. 

For more information, please download the Job Description.

How to apply

To apply, please download and complete the Application Form and send via email to GADN Recruitment (email address on the Vacancies page on the GADN website) with ‘Network Coordinator Application’ in the subject line.   

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 4th July 2022.

Assessments and the first round of interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held on Monday 11th or Tuesday 12th July 2022 and second interviews on Friday 15th July 2022.  

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 38 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Direct Marketing Manager’ to join its award-winning Marketing department based in its offices in Waterloo, London. The Direct Marketing Manager has operational and strategic responsibility in developing and implementing the Islamic Relief UK brand across Islamic Relief UK’s direct marketing channels. The Direct Marketing Manager will also be responsible for developing and implementing the email marketing strategy across IRUK – ensuring the delivery of cross-channel, high profile and impactful marketing campaigns that drive action and engagement with IRUK donors. 

This role will understand and regularly benchmark the function against others in and outside of the Charity and International Development sectors ensuring IR’s direct marketing activities demonstrate value for money and best practice while also seeking new, creative and sector-leading approaches.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Educated to Degree level, or equivalent standard
• Professional qualification in Marketing
• Ability to communicate technical information and requirements to non-technical management and internal stakeholders
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
• Commercially aware with a good understanding of budget management and ROI
• An aptitude to plan annually, multiple campaigns and activities 
• An understanding of marketing and other current marketing trends
• An ability to manage multiple projects
• An understanding of marketing strategy, marketing techniques, and knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research techniques 
• Proven record of excellent people and interpersonal skills with strong communication skills at individual and group levels
• Excellent project management skills, ability to set goals and manage appropriate activity to achieve them
• Extensive knowledge of marketing principles and techniques – both traditional and digital
• Knowledge of branding and marketing in the INGO sector
• Extensive working knowledge of email marketing platforms

For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.

If you are talented, reliable, service-minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 29/06/2022.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references 

Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications that would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

The Senior Technical Specialist role sits within the technical team at SDDirect, a cutting edge and growing international social development organisation.

This post provides high-level expertise and leadership in the field of safeguarding, one of SDDirect’s core thematic areas of work, ensuring that the work of in-house staff and consultants is evidence-based and of a high quality, to support the continued growth of SDDirect in this technical area.

ROLE OVERVIEW

Summary of role

Reports to: Technical Director or Deputy Technical Director

Location: This is a UK based role. You must have eligibility to work in the UK. Our London Head Office works on a hybrid basis – we are open to flexible working.

Travel: Limited

Appointment term: Permanent

Remuneration Package: £47-£55,000 per annum (In line with experience)

An exciting opportunity has come up to build a career in fundraising and supporter care with Operation Smile UK.

We are looking for a passionate fundraiser to work with our Supporter Care team, to support and grow donations from Operation Smile’s individual supporters and prospects.

The successful candidate will have at least two years’ experience in a supporter care or administrative role. You will be flexible, able to work under pressure and manage a busy and sometimes competing workload. You will be able to effectively plan, implement, and balance your workload to continuously support Operation Smile UK’s fundraising programme.

We are a small team at Operation Smile UK, our income has seen significant growth over the last year and we expect to grow further. You will play an integral part in this growth and help us achieve our goal of supporting more children born with cleft lip and cleft palate.

About Operation Smile

Operation Smile is an international medical NGO that has provided over 250,000 free surgeries for children born with cleft lip, cleft palate or other facial conditions across 60 countries worldwide. Since 1982, Operation Smile has been supporting and sending volunteer medical teams to conduct surgical missions in resource-poor environments while adhering to the highest standards of care and safety.

Operation Smile believes every child suffering from cleft lip or cleft palate deserves exceptional surgical care and we are working towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 to provide that access across the globe.  

Why come to work for us?

We have powerful reasons for being in existence – babies, children and adults who need our care. Every 3 minutes, a child is born somewhere in the world with a cleft lip or cleft palate and not all countries are able to provide the surgical care required to repair these conditions.

Operation Smile is a global organisation with a global income of $100 million; Operation Smile UK (OSUK) is a fundraising office for the organisation and works with U.S. based Operation Smile Inc. (OSI) to fund programmes and place medical volunteers on medical programmes around the world. This international programme exposure is not only stimulating and dynamic but will give an added value to the skills and expertise of the successful candidate. 

Application and further job details:

Closing date for the role has been extended to Wednesday 29th June and if you can kindly submit a CV and cover letter with your application it would be most appreciated. 

The role is 25k per year, full time and permanent, hybrid with an expectation of once a week in the office to process incoming post.

The full job description and person specification can be found on the PDF attached to the advert.

Job Title: Trusts and Foundations Coordinator

Company: Self Help Africa (UK)

Location: Flexible – London (preferred), or home based with regular visits to the London office

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday

Reports to: Head of Programme Funding

Organisation: Self Help Africa is an international NGO dedicated to the vision of an economically thriving and resilient rural Africa. Headquartered in Ireland, with offices in the UK (London and Shrewsbury), the US and six African countries, SHA creates scalable and sustainable solutions to eradicating long-term poverty through knowledge transfer, investment, and market linkages.

In August 2021 United Purpose joined the Gorta Group of organisations (which also includes SHA, Partner Africa and TruTrade). This is an exciting time to join SHA as the merger of two like-minded and entrepreneurial organisations will be catalytic in nature as we look to tackle the global challenges of today and tomorrow as one unified organisation.

Job Purpose: The Trusts and Foundations Coordinator is a key role within SHA’s busy Programme Funding Team and will develop our portfolio of Trust and Foundation supporters.

The post holder will develop and manage relationships with Trusts and Foundations including ongoing stewardship of current funders. Most of our Trust and Foundation donors contribute cofunding towards our larger programmes and the post holder will work closely with country teams to identify the best fit between potential funders and projects. We believe that there is significant growth potential with Trusts and Foundations for us, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to drive this forward. As such, will need to be a confident networker with the ability to build relationships with major Trusts and Foundations. 

Key Responsibilities:

Trust and Foundation relationships

· Generate Trust and Foundation income and expand SHA’s/United Purpose’s portfolio of supporters, particularly larger Trusts and Foundations.

· Account manage the existing portfolio of Trust and Foundation donors in the UK, Europe and USA, including acknowledging donations in a timely manner, working closely with programmes colleagues to ensure a high standard of reporting on existing grants and coordinating follow-up requests for further support.

· Actively develop relationships with new Trust and Foundation donors in the UK, Europe and USA. This will include prospect research, meeting and cultivating contacts, and liaising with colleagues across the organisation to coordinate donor meetings and briefings.

· Lead proposal development for trusts, foundations and other assigned donors, including identifying relevant projects, writing and editing content, and coordinating timetables, inputs, review and approval processes, and submission.

· Contribute to meeting ambitious departmental financial and non-financial targets.

· Work closely with Programmes Department colleagues to support and/or lead contract negotiation with trust/foundation donors as required.

Programme Funding Team and Miscellaneous

· Work closely with the Head of Programme Funding, Programme Coordinators and finance colleagues to track cofunding gaps and identify priority projects for funding.

· Work with colleagues within the PF Team, and across SHA, to improve the standard of proposal and report writing and donor relationships and ensure funding opportunities and contracts are managed according to donor requirements.

· Contribute to Programme Funding reporting through ensuring donor information is up-to-date on Self Help Africa’s management information system.

· Represent SHA in donor funding-related groups and networks.

Key Relationships:

Internal

· Head of Programme Funding (Line Manager)

· Programme Funding Coordinators x3 (Colleagues)

· HQ Programmes team (Liaison)

· Country Directors and Heads of Programmes (Liaison)

· HQ and Country Office Finance & Admin staff (Liaison)

External

· Trust and Foundation trustees and staff

· Partners (NGOs, private sector, academic institutions)

Knowledge, Experience & other Requirements

Essential

· Minimum of three years’ experience of building and maintaining successful relationships with trusts and foundations and/or institutional donors.

· Experience of working with global teams and ability to form good working relationships and coordinate with colleagues across the organisation in multiple locations.

· Experience of managing and prioritising own workload, meeting tight deadlines and working under pressure.

· Excellent written skills, and the ability to turn complex project and/or organisational information into a compelling case for support.

· Excellent oral communication and presentation skills, and an ability to establish relationships with a variety of people including in senior positions.

· Strong numerical and analytical ability, with an ability to understand complex budgets and expenditure reports.

· Flexibility – able to work varied hours to ensure that proposals are submitted on time.

· Ability and willingness to travel as required.

· Commitment to Self Help Africa’s work.

Desirable

· Experience and/or knowledge of agricultural development.

· Ability to speak/understand French or Portuguese

To apply: Please submit your cover letter, CV and application form (available to download on our website) through our careers page on our website. 

All candidates offered a job with Self Help Africa will be expected to sign Self Help Africa’s Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.  Specific roles may require Police/DBS/ vetting.

Self Help Africa is an Equal Opportunities Employer