For 30 years Farm Africa has worked shoulder to shoulder with farmers to unleash their abilities to grow their incomes and manage their natural resources sustainably. We believe that Africa has the power to feed itself and that its smallholders hold the key to lasting rural prosperity. Farm Africa believes that African smallholders, whether they farm crops, livestock, fish or the forest, will all play a pivotal part in achieving rural prosperity in Africa.

We are seeking an exceptional Head of Finance to provide ambitious and supportive leadership of our finance team. You will be keen to understand the financial implications of our increasingly complex funding opportunities, identifying associated financial risks and technical implications, putting appropriate financial strategies and controls in place as well as providing quality financial information that ensures we maximise the benefit of every £1.

If you are interested in this role of more information and details of how to apply can be found by clicking the apply button or visiting the jobs page of our website. 

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.

Our partner, a well-respected charity, works to support & empower people to live their lives fully, and educates and advocates for inclusiveness. It seeks a Head of Finance to ensure that the charity is able to deliver on its strategy and programmes in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the production of the annual budget, working with department heads to maximise income, recover costs as fully as possible, and ensure that programmes are being delivered on a value for money basis.
• Act as a strategic business partner to department heads, providing financial advice and supporting them in delivering strategic objectives.
• Working with the broader finance team to develop & strengthen reporting and performance; ensure that annual financial statements are produced in a timely manner, and that the charity remains compliant to statutory requirements; and ensure risk management is embedded in individual departments and the organisation overall.
• Support the CFO in preparing the annual report & accounts, and in providing an appraisal of the financial health of the charity

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with demonstrable experience heading up the finance function of charity, and experience of offering strategic analysis and advice to Board of Trustees and Finance & Audit Committees.
• Strong experience and skills in technical financial accounting (including an awareness of UK GAAP and charity SORP requirements), management accounting (developing budgets on a full cost recovery basis for the organisation as well as for individual grant proposals), and analysis (advising on business cases for proposals and fundraising).
• Experience of developing and strengthening internal controls, and of risk management.
• Experience of managing a complex grant portfolio within a charity setting.
• Strong communicator, with developed presentation and verbal communication skills
• Able to work with a range of stakeholders, both within the organisation and externally.
• Advanced Excel skills

This role is only open to those candidates with the right to work in the UK. 

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.

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.

£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.

Head of FP&A role with a balance of responsibilities that includes commercial analysis, management accounting, team management and long term planning. Reporting into the CFO.

Client Details

This London University is a unique institution that works on a global scale. With significant recent funding and ambitious plans for growth, the organisation is looking to drive improvement across corporate services, including the hire of two new qualified finance roles. Student numbers are looking strong and this role will play a key part in the ongoing improvement within the finance function.

Description

• Line manage and support members the finance team, including a mixture of qualified and part qualified accountants
• Lead on the preparation of the monthly management accounts, including detailed analysis and development of the board pack.
• Short, medium and long term planning for the organisation, including scenario analysis and financial modelling
• Annual and monthly budgeting input, including regular engagement and meetings with budget holders
• Supporting the CFO as a commercial finance expert

Profile

You will be a full qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) and hold post qualification experience. You will have an excellent understanding of commercial and will have delivered strong financial management, analysis and guidance in your most recent role. Attention to detail is essential, as is the ability to liaise effectively with finance and non-finance stakeholders at all levels. You will be ambitious, eager to learn and keen to work in a fast-paced and growing organisation.

Job Offer

• Salary up to £60,000 dependent upon experience

• Private medical insurance

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and close down over the Christmas period

• Opportunity to study a course free of charge

• Generous pension

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

ISEAL is looking for a 12-months maternity cover for the position of Finance Manager. The role encompasses all responsibilities for managing the day-to-day finance function in an international not-for-profit organisation. This includes quarterly management accounting and support on multiple donor-funded projects.

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.

The Finance Manager has involvement in all aspects of work of a small finance team of 3, under the oversight of the Director, Finance & Operations.  In addition to overseeing financial accounting and reporting, a substantial part of the role is concerned with capturing, analysing and presenting financial data – using Excel – to enable budget holders to arrive at well-informed decisions. The position also provides ongoing support in donor reporting, donor auditing and other finance related business requirements.

The ideal candidate will bring knowledge and experience of managing financial systems and procedures, overseeing delivery of related tasks and providing financial information to budget holders to assist in decision-making, ideally, in an international not-for-profit, donor-funded setting, but candidates with transferrable experience (e.g. in project related budget management/reporting in a corporate setting) will also be considered. 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

Management accounting

• Lead on preparation of quarterly management accounts and reforecasting process incl. liaison with budget holders and presenting to senior management team
• Manipulate and reconcile financial data in Excel
• Prepare financial aspects of donor reporting, in liaison with budget holders
• Provide financial evidence for donor audits, in liaison with programme teams
• Assist on the production of financial statements
• Assist in on the scoping budget and annual budget preparation
• Support on preparing documents for finance committee

Financial accounting

• Oversee and Coordinate work of other finance staff on financial transactions, procedures and controls, acting as back up when required
• Manage and carry out all tasks related to day to day delivery of the financial accounting function
• Oversee and perform month/quarter-end closing procedures, fixed assets, prepayments, nominal reconciliations
• Manage day-to-day cash flow planning, process currency exchange
• Support organisational audit

Other

• Supervise 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

• Finance qualification and/or relevant work experience in related areas
• Solid professional work experience in overseeing finance function, ideally in an international setting using multiple currencies
• Experience with donor reporting and/or financial project reporting
• 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 of using Sage 50 software
• Experience in donor/project auditing
• Interest in issues of sustainable consumption and/or environmental issues

Other relevant information

Term:

This is a maternity cover with a 12 months contract

Salary:

£ 42 – 48k depending on experience

Working hours:

Full time 37.5 hours per week

Location:

Based in ISEAL’s London head office. Due to uncertainty with Covid-19, 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:

September 2020

“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.

Do you have the senior level fundraising expertise to make a difference to the 100,000 babies born premature or sick every year in the UK?

Bliss launched a new three-year strategy in 2019, as we marked our 40th anniversary as a charity.

As we progress the delivery of this strategy, now in the wider context of the challenges facing us in the new COVID-19 world, we are looking for an ambitious and inspirational Head of Fundraising to drive our income generation across each of our fundraising streams so that we can continue and grow our work to support babies, families and health professionals across the neonatal community.

We are looking for an exceptional candidate whose experience includes:

• A track record of outstanding fundraising performance, with a broad understanding of diverse income streams and the techniques required to deliver them
• Significant experience of individual giving fundraising, and at least one other area of fundraising, in a management/senior role, with extensive experience of successful donor acquisition, retention and income generation
• Excellent knowledge of marketing and communication tools and skills as they relate to supporting and driving fundraising activity, including audience segmentation, messaging to drive engagement, and use of digital platforms
• Experience of developing large funding bids, including responsibility for writing bids, building funder relationships, and attending pitch meetings.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a passionate and committed team across a diverse fundraising portfolio; and also to be part of the senior management team in an organisation which supports innovation and growth alongside delivering excellent supporter care and demonstrating real impact.

If you have the skills and ambition needed to make a difference to the lives of premature and sick babies, we want to hear from you.

How to apply

Please email a covering letter explaining why you are interested in this role and what you could bring to it, together with your CV and equal opportunities form, to HR by 9am on Monday 17 August 

First round interviews will be held over zoom in the week of 24 August.

About us

Synchronicity Earth is an enterprising charity with an ambitious vision: An Earth in which all life is valued, celebrated and flourishing. We act to address overlooked and underfunded conservation challenges for globally threatened species and ecosystems through research-led funding of partners who are working to deliver conservation and biodiversity outcomes. Synchronicity Earth currently funds work that is categorised in a set of programmes including: Amphibians, Asian Species, Congo Basin, Freshwater, Marine, Flourishing Diversity and Regeneration. We also run a series of engagement activities from convening ‘Deeper Thinking’ discussions on new ways of thinking about the conservation and biodiversity challenges; to hosting events showcasing the work of our partners to our wide-ranging audiences.

Our funding model is unique. Our in-house team of conservation experts make up the ‘Research Team’ and they work to build the programmatic portfolios of partners who are undertaking conservation work in those areas that most critically need support. Synchronicity Earth builds long-lasting relationships with these organisations and our ambition is to support them to grow and strengthen their capacity over time, to deliver increased impact.

Once these projects and partners have been identified, we use secure funds from external donors who trust our science-led analysis and wish to fund our strategies. Our due diligence process on potential partners is rigorous and as part of this we identify both core and programmatic needs, representing these needs as part of the ‘fundraising’ process. In addition to managing the grant paperwork, we work with the partners and grantees to prepare, and deliver, progress and impact reports to the donors.

Synchronicity Earth’s income is growing in the number and size of donations received. This means we have been able to increase our grant giving and increase the number of partners we are supporting.

Your role

It is an exciting time to join the organisation. We are establishing a new position – Head of Philanthropy – to join us to support our increasing collaborations with donors and our increased income growth through building internal systems and processes to manage the donor and grantee pipeline.

The Head of Philanthropy will be centrally situated in the organisation, working with the Research, Finance, Operations and Communications teams as well as the Chief Executive Officer and Trustees. It will play a central and key role in increasing donor income, processing and disbursing this out to partners, and ensuring timely impact and progress reports are produced.

This newly created role, will work with the CEO to develop and drive forward a donor income strategy, identifying opportunities for collaboration with donors as well as managing and overseeing the pipeline and processes.  You will build the infrastructure for a Philanthropy team and following on from successfully increasing funding, have the opportunity to utilise resources to grow this team.

Specific responsibilities will include the following:

Philanthropy strategy

• Work with the CEO to develop the organisation’s philanthropy strategy; and integrate this with the wider organisational 3-5 year strategy
• Work with the Heads of Programmes to match donor pipeline and strategy with programmatic strategy; and the Head of Finance & Risk to match the pipeline with partner financial needs
• Develop and drive forward the donor engagement strategy, supporting the CEO and Trustees.

Cultivation and stewardship

• Create, manage and oversee the pipeline process to ensure effective cultivation and stewarding of donors
• Work with the Research team to produce successful proposals; and produce impact and progress reports for donors
• Work with the Communications and Engagement teams to identify opportunities for cultivation and stewardship events; and work with the Head of Relationships & Operations to curate and manage those
• Identify and target relevant events for the CEO and Trustees to attend for pipeline cultivation

Systems and processes

• Work with the Head of Relationships & Operations to build on existing systems and processes in the organisation to develop an integrated and coherent system and process for donor pipeline management and management of grantee funding
• Manage and oversee all paperwork for both donors and grantees

Internal and external relationship management

• Work with all Synchronicity Earth’s teams to ensure effective and efficient information flow relating to donor management and grantee partnerships
• Build relationships with new donors, including but not limited to, the corporate sector and individual donors through providing a high-quality cultivation and stewardship service
• Oversee the management of relationships of existing donors across the portfolio

Skills and experience required:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• At least 7 years’ experience in development roles for the charity sector
• Ability to develop donor engagement and income strategies and embedding these with organisations
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and diplomacy skills
• Ability to write high-quality content for donors and proven track record of successful funding bids
• Experience and success building and maintaining fundraising pipelines; as well as managing grant and other donor paperwork
• Experience in working with a diverse range of audiences, particularly high net-worth individuals and corporate giving
• Experience and success in building and maintaining a range of databases and online systems and processes
• Demonstratable understanding and passion for nature

Desired skills, experience and work behaviours:

• Training or qualification in fundraising content
• Track record of working in the environment or conservation sector
• Experience of working with key internal and external partners to build relationships
• Other languages (French, Spanish)
• Flexible, team-oriented focus and adaptability to changing situations
• Strong problem-solving skills and innovative thinking

Reporting, location and work hours:

The position will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer (based in London, UK). This position would normally be based in the Synchronicity Earth offices in Central London.  At the time of recruitment, Synchronicity Earth staff are working remotely as a consequence of the lockdown measures being in place. This is under constant review and a return to the office is anticipated in line with advice and latest science and health information.

The successful candidate must be already eligible to work in the UK.  The role will require infrequent travel in the UK and potentially overseas.

Salary: Competitive, plus benefits, dependent on relevant skills and experience.

Application Timing: Position to be filled asap

Closing date for applications: 17th August 2020

Expected interview Dates: 24th  August 2020

Contact details: Applications should be sent via email and addressed FAO Kirsty Schneeberger

Information required: Applications should include a letter outlining why the applicant has the skills and experience necessary for the role as well as a full CV.

Synchronicity Earth - Our workplace values and culture

We pride ourselves on having an open and inclusive culture within our workplace, from our London office to the remote workplace. Our team supports each other and encourages new ideas and creativity to help us develop new projects and reach new audiences with our work. We aim to apply the same dedication to a flourishing diversity of people and wildlife on our planet through our work to our working environment and strive to make our working environment open and inclusive for everyone. You are also welcome to contact us if you have any accessibility requirements regarding the application process or the role itself.

About us

Christian Aid believes that everyone, regardless of faith or race, is entitled to live a full life, free from poverty. We believe in tackling the root causes of poverty, not just the symptoms. And we believe the world can and must be changed so there is equality, dignity and freedom for all. If you're as driven as we are to make this change happen, and want to inspire others to help make it happen, then join us.

About the role

This is a critical role in the newly formed Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Leadership Team, leading the team responsible for enabling the delivery of our fundraising strategy. You'll do that by making sure we have the right data, digital, insight, planning and prioritisation expertise, making sure we are a fast-paced and effective department.

The role will lead our ongoing strategic planning and reporting, holding us to account to ensure goals and objectives are met. It will be responsible for digital transformation across Christian Aid, focussing initially on our Fundraising and Supporter Engagement. It will also deliver a culture of using actionable insight, research, analysis and business intelligence to inform all FSE strategies, projects and activities, and provide a wider understanding of our audiences and their preferences.

About you

You'll be a proven leader, committed to working collaboratively and developing, coaching and motivating your team. You're a strategic thinker, with strong analytical skills and practical experience in project management including planning, budgeting and evaluation. You'll have experience of digital leadership, CRM initiatives and database management. Influencing and working with staff, volunteers and external stakeholders at all levels isn't a problem for you, so you'll collaborate effectively with teams across the organisation and will build good relationships both internally and externally. You'll be comfortable making decisions and prioritising, ensuring Christian Aid uses its resources effectively and delivers the greatest possible impact.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

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