My client is an international organisation (c£6 million income) challenging global brands and governments to work towards an environmentally sustainable and socially just future. With world class training and consultancy they deliver practical solutions to inspirational visions.

At present they are looking to appoint an interim Finance Manager who can provide day to day support to the financial accounting team.

Key deliverables:

Oversee the month end process, supporting the finance team in ensuring a smooth and timely close.
Review all controls and processes to ensure best practice.
Mentor and support the team in their personal and professional development.

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified Accountant (or qualified by experience) with previous experience in the international charity sector. Working as part of a small but highly regarded team, strong inter-personal skills and pro-active attitude are essential qualities.

Director of Finance - Business Partnering and Decision Support. £90,000 - £100,000. 1 Year-FTC

For a global organisation, we're recruiting a Director of Finance - Business Partnering and Strategic Decision Support. Leading on all aspects of Finance Business Partner support to the Strategic Business Units and other UK and Global teams, this is one of 3 Finance Directors reporting directly to the CFO and will be a key partner to the Executive Board and to Global Business Units. The Director of Finance will contribute visibly to a renewed finance culture during a period of huge organisational change and will be initially engaged on a 1-year FTC.

Main Duties:

• Leadership and line management of the Group Planning and Reporting Team as well as the Business Partnering Teams serving the Strategic Business Units and Corporate departments
• Strategic leadership of FP&A Activities across the organisation
• Strategic leadership of the newly established Commercial Finance function across the organisation
• Drive outstanding business performance and shape the future role of the global finance function
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and planning; preparation of management accounts for Executive Bodies and Board of Trustees
• Development of improved standard of management reporting so that there is "one source of the truth"
• Lead "Product Profitability Reporting", to deliver consistent global analysis for products
• Establishment of new "Commercial Finance" function
• Develop and lead global communities of FP&A and Commercial Finance professionals
• Provide all Finance support to the Investment Committee, ensuring major investment projects are appraised correctly

Person Specification:

• Significant financial and stakeholder leadership experience within global organisations
• Commercially astute with proven background in FP&A including MI and reporting
• Comfortable with a highly visible role during a period of significant organisational change
• Experience of implementing change programmes
• Proven experience delivering and managing in similar roles and Shared Service Centre setups
• Global travel forms part of this role so excellent understanding of complex international structures is essential.

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As part of continuing growth, a healthcare research organisation is looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner in a newly created role for the central finance team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a newly or recently qualified accountant looking to gain commercial exposure in a business partnering role, covering management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering with a range of stakeholders from junior to senior level. 

Working within a team of astute, enthusiastic and qualified individuals, you will have the opportunity to learn and develop key finance business partnering and commercial skills and have longer term internal career opportunities in line with the expected growth of the organisation.

Key Skills:

ACA qualified or Accountancy Practice background strongly preferred
Ability to communicate with a range of stakeholders at all levels
Willingness to learn in a high-growth and fast-paced work environment 
 

In return, you will have the opportunity to work in an organisation which partners with some of the best known brands globally, a team of enthusiastic and passionate individuals, and clear future career progression. You will also have free gym access, one of the best pension schemes in the industry, and other perks. 

This is an amazing opportunity to create, establish and lead a fundraising department for Lady Margaret School. 

Located within Parsons Green, London, you will be developing, implementing and managing a sustainable long term fundraising strategy for the school so that we can continue to deliver an outstanding education for our students.

You will place The Lady Margaret School Rose Fund at the centre of your activity and establish The Rose Fund as the school’s principle giving vehicle.

Using events and communications you will significantly enhance the school’s contact with its community, raise the profile of the school and generate a wide range of fundraising activities.

With proven relationship skills you will quickly build strong foundations within the school community and create an extensive portfolio of existing and potential new donors; working with individuals, organisations and businesses in order to secure much needed funding. 

Robust administration, numeracy and database management skills are vital to this role.

This is the ideal position for an individual seeking a role which captures all the elements of a fundraising department.  We need a person with experience, dogged determination and creativity to make this role a success.

We are offering the role on a 3 day a week basis during the school term time and two weeks of the school holidays.  It will be necessary that you attend evening events and flex your working days as required.  Time off in lieu will be provided.  Flexible and homeworking requests will be considered.

How to apply:

Please visit our website for further details and to download an application form. 

We are unable to accept CVs.

The Role

CRT aims to have an industry-leading impact reporting function. The Head of Impact will be responsible for taking on and developing CRT’s existing impact measurement system, driving both quantitative and qualitative impact measurement, assessment and reporting for both CRT and LYN, and to bring CRT’s impact reporting to a high level of quality and professionalism.

• Drive CRT’s impact measurement and reporting strategy
• Implement a robust and comprehensive data gathering function from the HTB Network of churches as well as the LYN network of churches
• Ensure data is gathered in a timely fashion, processed, recorded and analysed
• Set up and drive system of qualitative impact gathering using theory of change basis
• Maintain a system of regular ‘story’ feedback and impact reporting from partners
• Produce regular reports based on quantitative and qualitative data and stories
• Provide reports and data as necessary to strategic, operational and fundraising functions as required
• Be responsible for producing annual (and semi-annual if required) comprehensive impact reporting from both CRT and LYN activity
• Maintain and improve, with the help of developers, CRT’s online data gathering tool

The Right Candidate

• Experience of and exposure to impact measurement within the charity sector and preferably in a faith-based context
• Knowledge of charity impact measurement and all that entails (theory of change, outputs v outcomes etc)
• Experience of working with and analysing large sets of data
• Experience of creating, conducting and analysing surveys
• Knowledge of the charity sector, the Church of England, and social action programmes
• Highly numerate, ease with handling data, with advanced Excel skills a prerequisite
• Experience of working with data systems and databases
• High attention to detail and organisational abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Our Benefits Package

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays.
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (out of pocket health expenses including new glasses, dentist, and complimentary therapies)
• Flexible working options.
• Local discounts including gym membership and days out.
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life.
• Annual season ticket loan.
• Child Care voucher scheme.
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and permanent health insurance. 
• Cycle to work scheme

Position: Global Finance and Resources Manager

Based:  EJF offices in London or Bath

Contract: Full time / permanent

Salary range:  £40,000 – 46,000 (dependent upon experience)

Benefits:

• Private healthcare package

• Pension contributions rising with each year of service

• Annual leave of 28 days (including bank holidays) and additional paid leave over Christmas period, rising by 2 days for each year of service

• Cycle-to-work scheme

Position overview

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and working closely with the Senior Management Team and colleagues across the world, the role is a rare opportunity for an experienced, precise and conscientious accountant to join a dynamic and high-impact team working to protect our global environment and human rights.

EJF has offices and staff in Europe, West Africa and Asia. The role is right for you if you’re energetic, enthusiastic and meticulously organised qualified accountant and have a strong commitment to securing value for money. You will need to be able to work globally to ensure that EJF’s financial administration and operations run efficiently in each country where we operate. 

Key responsibilities:

Overseeing financial tasks including:

• Working with finance colleagues in your team, preparing and monitoring EJF’s global annual and medium-term budgets.
• Ensuring the production of accurate, accessible and insightful monthly and annual global financial reporting for internal and external users, including the Directors, Senior Management Team, funders and auditors.
• Maintenance and improvement of EJF’s global financial policies, systems, controls and processes, ensuring they are applied in each country where EJF operates; this will include line management of EJF finance staff working overseas.
• Monitoring and ensuring value for money in EJF’s procurement and commissioning of goods and services, identifying and removing inefficiencies and waste.
• Developing and executing EJF’s treasury strategy, including managing currency risk and reserves.
• Oversight of payroll, pensions and other staff benefits in the UK and overseas. 

Managing other organisational resources, including:

• Overseeing accessible HR systems and processes that maintain accurate staff records and support managers to undertake recruitment, contracting, training and appraisals.
• Ensuring EJF’s offices in the UK and overseas are secure, well-maintained and served by appropriate IT hardware and systems.
• Management of organisational data and databases.

Essential skills and attributes:

• Qualified accountant with a superb eye for detail.
• Minimum of six years’ work experience (preferably in the international charity sector), including responsibility of managing a team. 
• Demonstrable experience securing good value for money through procurement and commissioning.
• Knowledge of related computing and IT skills / management of IT systems and / or databases. 
• Great communication skills – in writing and in person.
• Proactive and solution-oriented, highly organised and self-motivated.
• Enthusiastic, outgoing and friendly, able to work in a growing, diverse international team with minimal supervision.
• Ability to travel to EJF’s countries of operations to assess the development and implementation of financial systems and manage finance staff.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Employment or volunteer work in the not-for-profit sector.
• Experience using Sage.
• Experience operating in multiple currencies.
• Previous responsibility for HR and other non-financial organisational responsibilities.
• Experience implementing new financial and HR systems. 
• Track-record of producing budgets and financial reports for successful international projects in the Global South funded by bilateral donors.
• Demonstrable commitment to the protection of the environment and human rights.

Applications:  please send your CV and cover letter explaining why you are the right person for this job. 

Closing date for applications:  25th June 2021

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.

EJF is an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity within the workplace.

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Background

The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) works to Protect People and Planet.

We believe environmental security is a human right.

EJF investigates and campaigns to protect our natural world, and with it, the communities most dependent upon it. We work at the grassroots, with environmental and human rights activists who are working to expose threats to the local environment and to build sustainable futures. Our investigations and the evidence we gather are presented to the very highest levels of decision taking, amongst policy makers in governments and private industry and to opinion formers including international media and the wider public. EJF works to end illegal fishing and the use of slavery in fisheries, protect our global climate and defend climate refugees, and eradicate the use of hazardous chemical pesticides.

Registered charity no. 1088128

Renaisi is a 23-year-old social enterprise on a mission to help people and places to thrive. We do three complementary things:

1. Provide employment and inclusion programmes for people experiencing disadvantage and exclusion in the north and central south areas of London from our office bases in Hackney and Lambeth.
2. Work with institutions across the UK to help them understand and increase their impact supporting individuals and communities through evaluation, research and learning partnerships.
3. Generate insights and learning from across our work to help us explore and advise on what it takes to improve a place.

As a social enterprise, a company limited by guarantee with social aims, we have the opportunity to build our business not around a specific product or charitable mission, but rather around a question: what does it take to improve a place? We believe that understanding the dynamics of place around people and organisations helps us provide better support and advice, which leads to improved outcomes for individuals and communities.

For us to be effective in our work and achieve the impact we are committed to, we absolutely need the solid platform that quality corporate functions provide.

The successful candidate will be passionate about supporting others and will bring finance knowledge, excellent communication abilities and a proactive, hands on approach to getting the fundamentals right to support our teams and clients then planning and delivering positive change in the future.

To do this, you will take responsibility for our finance and operations functions (including 2.0 FTE): financial forecasting and reporting, financial quality and compliance, property and our external IT support contract. Additionally, we offer a financial back office support service to start-up or emerging charities or small social enterprises and we are seeking to grow this client base.

The kind of person we are after needs to have the skills defined within job description, but they also really need to be a:

• Highly organised self-starter who can manage competing priorities
• “Detail person” who takes pride in delivering quality work
• Great communicator who shares our values

How to apply:

If the above sounds appealing, please visit our website and apply via our jobs portal with a CV and covering letter (of no more than two sides), describing why you would be a good fit.

CLOSING DATE: Midnight on Sunday 27th June 2021 – applications received after this time will not be considered. Interviews will take place on Monday 12th to Wednesday 14th July only (please hold these dates in your calendar).

For those who progress to an interview we will contact you to arrange your interview slot and potentially a pre-interview screening phone call. We’ll also give you details of what you need to prepare for the face to face interview.

Renaisi is an equal opportunities employer.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

A high-growth healthcare research not-for-profit based in central London is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to join their central finance team as part of a newly created role. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a high profile role, with lots of exposure to a range of internal and external stakeholders from junior to C-Suite level. You will interact representatives from key funder organisations (governmental, charitable, and some international), as well as advise and liaise with senior level individuals on high-profile national and international programmes.

Your role will include, though may not be limited to, the following duties:

- Finance Business Partner for high value and high-profile national and international programmes
- Managing the in-year budgets, forecasts, and re-forecasting process for your directorate
- Providing relevant financial analysis and insight to budget holders and senior management (including Board level individuals)
- Support Deputy Director of Finance in the annual financial planning cycle (budgets and in-year strategic changes)
- Support Deputy Director of Finance in setting up budgets for new and complex international programmes and partnerships

Your Background

CCAB qualified or equivalent (training with accountancy practice desirable). 

Finance business partnering experience within a complex corporate or charitable organisation

Proven ability to interact and communicate with a range of senior and executive level external stakeholders

Ability to work in a high-change and fast-growth environment 

Hybrid and flexible working policies are available and encouraged - a mix of working from home and the office is expected for the longer term though individual arrangements can be made as appropriate. 

Finance and Compliance Manager (Maternity Cover)

Salary £30,000 - £33,000 per annum (pro rata to contracted hours)

9 month contract 22.5 – 30 hours per week (flexible working options available)

[email protected] is a women-only service in Kings Cross. We provide a creative and supportive space for women, whose lives are affected by street based prostitution, including women who have been trafficked or are otherwise at risk.

Many of the women we work with experience:

• Rough sleeping or other problems with accommodation
• Substance misuse issues
• Mental health issues
• Problems with the criminal justice system or the immigration system; or
• Are victims of trafficking and modern slavery

We are a friendly team, with a focus on supporting women to exit from a life entangled in the sex trade.

We are seeking a Finance and Compliance Manager to cover maternity leave of our current post holder. The role involves administration of the organisations finances, statutory reporting and ensuring compliance with legal requirements.

The successful candidate will be a flexible and self-motivated women able to work on their own initiative, with strong attention to detail and a good understanding of all aspects of financial management.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to gain experience in charity finance, to develop their skills or someone looking to return to the workplace after a period of absence. We are able to offer flexibility in working pattern and hours.

Application deadline:  Midday Friday 2nd of July

Interviews will be held week commencing 5th of July

THIS POST IS EXEMPT UNDER THE EQUALITY ACT 2010 SCHEDULE 9, PART 1

APPLICATION OPEN TO WOMEN ONLY

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

My client is a large international charity and a household name. The organisation is a global movement of people working with the most vulnerable communities in over 30 countries. 

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager from the INGO sector to act as the lead business partner for restricted projects and to lead a small team of accountants.This is a strategic role which will work in partnership with Country Offices, Programme Funding and senior external funders such as USAID and FCDO. 

The successful candidate will be fully qualified and able to demonstrate:

• Experience in donor reporting, with specific expertise on EU, FCDO, USAID or other major donor requirements;
• The ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders;
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to quickly review high value/volume information

This would be a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual looking to move into a high profile charity and make a name for themselves in the sector.

To apply, please send your CV via the link. We highly recommend an early application as we will be revieing CVs and interviewing as suitable candidates apply.

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and forward-thinking HR Professional to head our HR department and people function while our Head of HR is on maternity leave. Reporting to the Director of Finance and Deputy Receiver General, you will manage a small but equally efficient and effective HR team and will ensure that the number of ongoing projects we have continues to move forward.

You will be responsible for driving the Abbey’s HR agenda and leading on the various HR processes. This is a mixed role, with both strategic and operational ‘hands-on’ elements. You will be used to leading at a senior level and will have experience in developing a positive, inclusive and engaging culture.

You will provide comprehensive HR strategic, advisory and support services to the Dean & Chapter for the paid staff and volunteers of Westminster Abbey, Westminster Abbey Choir School and Westminster Abbey Enterprises Ltd. You will help support the shape of the Abbey's employment culture to ensure it remains a wonderful place to work and provide strategic leadership on health and safety matters.

This is generally a full-time Monday to Friday office role; however, we are very open to discussions that might envisage some sort of flexible or hybrid working arrangement.

This post is open to all senior HR professionals with proven experience and a unique HR generalist skillset. You will be working in an exclusive and prestigious environment, not just because of the Abbey’s incredible history but also because of our talented, committed, dynamic and warm colleagues. 

To thrive in this environment, you will need to be highly motivated, goal orientated, resilient and committed to the Abbey’s continuous improvement and development.

For an informal conversation about this post, please call Temi Olusola (Phone number available on Westminster Abbey website). Application Packs are available from the Westminster Abbey website.

Your application must be received no later than noon on Monday 21 June 2021.

Interviews will be held on Monday 28 June 2021 (first round) and Wednesday 7 July 2021 (second stage). The first stage will include a pre-prepared exercise. 

Westminster Abbey is an equal opportunities employer and has recognised that it needs to strengthen the diversity of its leadership, so we are particularly keen to hear from candidates who are from a BAME background and can bring diversity of thought to our team.

Westminster Abbey is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk. To prevent them from harm, we undertake appropriate checks (including, for this role, a basic level of criminal record check) and require them to complete relevant safeguarding training. 

Exciting opportunity to use your professional and leadership skills to help improve the lives of people in some of the world’s poorest communities

Chief Finance Officer

Circa £75,000

London SE1

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the change makers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

This has been a year like no other in living memory. COVID-19 has turned the world on its head. Our goal of ending extreme poverty by tackling its root causes is more urgent than ever.

We are now seeking to appoint to the post of Chief Finance Officer. Reporting to our Chief Operating Officer, you will set the strategy and direction of the finance function globally.

Key responsibilities will include

• Leading financial strategy, planning, financial stewardship and control, and enhancing organisation-wide business improvement.
• Providing a wide range of strategic business support, financial analysis and information to the Board and its sub-committees, the executive team and wider management.
• Managing and developing the Finance Division and its staff, driving forwards improvements to our systems and practices to deliver a first-class financial service to stakeholders
• Acting as a key member of Christian Aid’s senior leadership team to participate in the development of Christian Aid’s vision, mission and strategic direction

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with a track record of achievement at a senior level in a complex, international, organisation. You will be an experienced, visible and inspiring leader, sharing our passion for social justice and championing the difference that strong financial management can make to our front-line activities.

For further information or to apply, please contact Rohen Cardle at Morgan Law.

The Closing Date for applications will be midnight on Friday 25th June.

Fixed term contract - Maternity Cover 

The job of Save the Children's UK Head of Health Policy and Advocacy is varied and fulfilling.

• Are you an enthusiastic and experienced policy advocate?
• Do you have the ability to conduct policy research and communicate clearly with different audiences?
• Do you have expertise in the field of global health?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose
As Head of Health Policy and Advocacy you will directly impact on Save the Children’s Survive Breakthrough which aims to ensure that no child dies before their fifth birthday by 2030. Addressing key barriers to accessing quality health care and promoting the right to health for all are critical to achieving our goal and you will work to influence key global and national policy makers to achieve policy and system change. Our goal is to ensure that the most marginalised and vulnerable children and their families have access to quality health care based on their needs and not on their ability to pay or the country they live in.

As Head of Health Policy and Advocacy, your focus will be on leading a group of expert health policy and advocacy advisers to meet their goals in the key areas of universal health coverage, health financing, primary health care, reproductive maternal and child health, social accountability and global health governance, immunisation and the COVID-19 response. You will also be responsible for relationship management with key donors and partners. In addition you will be responsible for high-level advocacy and policy to ensure that international commitments to access are fulfilled, with a focus on international institutions such as Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organisation, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the GFF among others.

In this role, you will lead the SCUK Health Global Policy Advocacy and Research team for a year as a maternity cover and this is a fantastic opportunity to be able to own professional relationships and grow your network, getting to know the development sector and architecture. Health Policy is a significant priority for the organisation and this role will position you well for your future career and personal development opportunities.

Key accountabilities:

• Oversee the organisation’s policy, advocacy and research on Health by supporting the highest quality analysis and delivery
• Provide excellent management support, including performance management, pastoral care and ensuring that line reports have development and career-progression opportunities
• Contribute to the success of SCUK’s multi-disciplinary teams by providing resource and technical expertise as required
• Ensure close working with key internal stakeholders, including programming, humanitarian, fundraising, comms and other colleagues across Save the Children UK and the Save the Children movement
• Lead a community of practice for technical experts that keeps abreast of best practice and external trends and innovates to maximise impact for children
• Represent the organisation externally including in meetings, media and other opportunities as
• required
• Be a visible and credible voice externally, strengthening Save the Children’s global profile
• Build relationships with and influence key decision makers and opinion-leaders
• Give strategic leadership on grants for advocacy including liaison with donors
• Carry out the responsibilities of the role in a way that reflects:
  • Save the Children’s commitment to safeguarding children in accordance with its Child Safeguarding Policy
  • A commitment to Save the Children’s vision, mission, values and approach
  • A commitment to effective management of risk, by operating within the Charity’s code of conduct, policies, procedures and controls and by carrying out the risk management and assurance responsibilities of the role as set out in the Risk Policy and Procedures

Person Specification

The ideal candidate would be an enthusiastic and experienced policy advocate, motivated by a desire to make children’s rights a reality for all and address inequality. They will have expertise in the field of global health and have managed a team of policy experts to deliver change at a global and national level. The candidate will be a strong project and people manager with policy experience and strong networking skills. The candidate will have experience of leading teams and matrix working within organisations.

The candidate should be a team-worker, thriving on collaborating with others to achieve shared objectives within dynamic and agile teams. Excellent communication and influencing skills are essential, coupled with technical expertise global health and  the ability to conduct policy research and communicate clearly with different audiences.

Technical Skills:

• World-class knowledge and analysis of global debates in international development, children’s rights and your area of expertise, especially for low- and middle-income countries with the highest inequalities

• Effective line-management experience or clearly evidenced potential, including in setting direction, performance management and feedback, with the ability to matrix-manage staff across teams, in order to lead, motivate, retain and manage a diverse team of professionals
• High-level knowledge of human rights, international relations and politics and the international humanitarian system.
• Exceptional understanding of the role of NGOs in influencing change and ability to negotiate and strategize to ensure impact

Personal Skills:

• Proven successful track record in policy and advocacy and demonstrated leadership in development of advocacy strategies and approaches
• Excellent networking and experience of building coalitions and working with civil-society actors to achieve change
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to inspire and engage with a wide range of audiences
• Proven ability to build relationships with and influence decision-makers and policy specialists, including politicians and donors, and other key actors globally
• Outstanding interpersonal communication skills
• Ability and willingness to travel for up to six weeks per year
• Ability to operate within a predominantly self-servicing administrative environment

Education/Professional Skills:

• Masters’ degree or equivalent experience in your area of expertise.

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

IFOW is embarking on an exciting period of rapid growth, and we are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Head of Programmes who will support our small dynamic team as we expand. This new role will be responsible for delivering an ambitious portfolio of research that will create innovative, practical, and inclusive solutions for a fairer future through better work.

Key responsibilities

The Head of Programmes will be responsible for the overall successful delivery of IFOW’s portfolio of work, ensuring they align to our strategy and help drive the change we want to see.

Reporting to the Director, the successful candidate will work collaboratively with the IFOW team, IFOW trustees and external partners, providing expert coordination and day-to management of our programmes. You will support project design, development and overseeing project initiation and implementation. You will help the team to adopt effective ways of working and develop a supportive and collaborative environment as the organisation grows.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with experience of delivering on large projects with notable public policy impact.

You will have excellent organisational skills and be comfortable communicating with a range of stakeholders, including senior academics across different disciplines. You will have initiative, be great at problem solving and finding practical solutions. You will have an eye for detail and be familiar with regulatory compliance and best practice in ethics and research. You will be adept at tracking and evaluating standards and impact internally and to demonstrate impact outside the organisation.

Who we are
The Institute for the Future of Work is shaping a fairer future through better work. We are an independent research and development institute that explores the changing world of work and builds practical solutions to help people thrive.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for programme and project management activities.
• Day to day oversight of project planning and delivery, making sure work is delivered on time and to budget.
• Communication with external research partners to ensure alignment on programme delivery.
• Work collaboratively with our external Finance Director to budget and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Management of grants and ensure effective communication with funders and other partners.
• Maintain overview across the portfolio of IFOW to ensure effective resourcing and forward planning.
• Ensure projects and programmes systematically deliver the best possible impact for IFOW as a whole.
• Development of effective ways of working and organisational culture.
• Team wellbeing and development.

Skills and experience

• Extensive experience in project management in a policy and research context.
• Proven track record in managing multiple concurrent projects and programmes with substantial budgets.
• Experience of working in partnership on projects, including academic partners and funders.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• A practical and positive approach to problem solving.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• The ability to cope with uncertainty and change and find solutions in the face of challenges.
• Great organisational skills and the ability to stay on top of many large and small tasks simultaneously.
• Commitment to high quality research and attention to detail.
• A strong commitment to the goals and ethos of IFOW.