Head Of Finance Volunteer Roles in Belfast

Join our passionate team of volunteers whose aim is to restore the Wilts & Berks canal from Melksham in the south to Abingdon in the north by

• Securing core funding to pay the continuing, non-project, costs for the Trust’s day-to-day operations, in support of its restoration of 112 Km of the historic Wilts & Berks canal
• Managing the fundraising activity in the Trust to meet agreed objectives for core funding acquisition
• Selecting and leading a small core fundraising team of able volunteers
• Keeping the Director of Fundraising/CEO and his/her fellow members of the Executive Board fully aware of successes and challenges in the delivery of core income

You will need to be able to

• Work with the Director of Fundraising/CEO to define and create an effective Core Funding team to deliver the continuing income the Trust needs to cover its overheads as it supports its canal restoration programme
• Work with the Director of Finance and the Director of Fundraising/CEO to define the funding needed to meet the Trust’s core funding objectives
• Manage the Core Funding team, so as to deliver the income the Trust needs to cover its overheads
• Work with the Core Funding team to establish a programme of work to deliver an income stream to meet the Trust’s overhead costs
• Liaise with the Trust’s third-party fundraiser, the Marsha Miles Consultancy, as an integral part of the Core Funding team’s bid writing capacity
• Monitor progress against plans for Core Funding income and provide monthly written reports to the Director of Fundraising/CEO

Previous experience is essential.

African Development Choices (ADC) is a UK-based Social Enterprise on a mission to reduce poverty
by empowering communities to make informed development choices in the management of public
finances and resources.

ADC’s purpose is to enable communities to independently meet their needs for essential services, such
as clean water and safe sanitation and improve lives in Africa.

At ADC we encourage a working culture of seeking and giving input, showing and taking initiative, and
commitment to the organisation and its purpose.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a volunteer Head of Training & Education (Remote) to join ADC.

Main purpose of job: Manage the volunteers, partners and activities associated with the Civic Education component of ADC’s social impact program and ensure that the relevant needs of the program’s beneficiaries are met.

Division: Social Impact

Department: Training & Education

Position reports to: Chief Impact Officer

Who reports to this position (direct reports): TBC

Main Duties and Responsibilities
 

• Develop the training and civic education strategy aligned with organisation objectives
   
• Identify civic education needs and oversee development of courses to fulfill those needs
   
• Oversee the development and ongoing review of curricula for civic education programs
   
• Set civic education objectives and create procedures and budgets necessary for successfully implementing planned civic education programs
   
• Oversee relationships with local partners to deliver civic education programs
   
• Develop or oversee the production of civic education materials, aids and manuals
   
• Evaluate the results of civic education programs and ensure continuous improvement
   
• Recruit additional volunteers for the Civic Education team when needed
   
• Develop and implement the Trainer of Trainers model (ToT)

Essential
 

• At least 5 years of experience managing a civic education department
   
• Solid experience organizing trainings and designing civic educational curriculum
   
• In-depth understanding of traditional and modern training methods (including workshops and e-learning)
   
• Ability to establish networks across industry, NGOs, government and academia
   
• Track record of successfully designing and delivering impactful civic education programs
   
• Project management experience
   
• Ability to actively take initiative and help set things up in a start-up environment
   
• Ability to actively seek and give input in a collaborative team environment 
   
• A committed team player with good communication skills 
   
• Available to volunteer at least 7-10 hours a week

Desirable

• Experience working in an early stage start-up and gone through a scaling phase
   
• Passion for the start-up life and comfortable in a role with a little ambiguity

What ADC Offers You

This is a volunteer, remote and unpaid position with the following benefits:
 

• Professional learning and career development opportunities
   
• An opportunity to build on your work experience within your profession
   
• An opportunity to be part of a diverse team representing different parts of the world that is helping to deliver systemic social change in Africa
   
• An opportunity to help shape a start-up social enterprise
   
• We provide work reference

Join Our Team! Chair of Trustees, Treasurer and Trustees

The Baked Bean Charity is at an exciting transitional time! We are recruiting a new Chair of Trustees, Treasurer and Trustees with the skills and expertise to help escalate the charity to the forefront of social care and learning disability arts.

We are seeking experienced trustees who can put use their knowledge and expertise into supporting the charity through an interesting period of transition.

We are seeking passionate individuals with specific knowledge and expertise in at least one of the following areas:

- Charity finance

- Charity and/or business development

- Legal knowledge

- Experience of social care and/or learning disabilities.

- Fundraising

- Marketing

Please apply if you have experience being a charity trustee or have a clear understanding of what the role involves.

Successful candidates will:

· Have experience of being a charity trustee or be able to demonstrate knowledge of the requirements.

· Be a passionate person with a drive for equality.

· Have a proactive approach to being a trustee and supporting the development of the charity.

· Being able to commit time and skills to support the growth and the development of the charity.

· Be committed to supporting the Baked Bean Charity to continue providing outstanding quality services.

· Be dedicated to considering the needs of the service users during all decision making.

Time commitment:

The Board meets approximately six times a year. The meeting will last approximately to 2.5 hours.

· Most board meetings will happen in person from our Wandsworth head office.

· The role is unremunerated. Reasonable expenses are payable.

The Baked Bean Charity is a film supporter of equality and diversity, and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds.

About us

The Baked Bean Charity is a vibrant, thriving, and exciting service for people with learning disabilities. The charity’s unique offering includes performance-based services such as Dance, Drama, Choir and DJing, sporting services such as Zumba and boxing, and social activities such as club nights and holidays.

The Baked Bean charity promotes the social inclusion of all people with learning disabilities. Our Theatre in Education group works closely with our community partners to provide them with training and learning opportunities, ultimately improving inclusion, and understanding in society.

The Baked Bean Charity prioritises person centred working to ensure that service users are achieving their goals and living happy and fulfilled lives. The service adapts to the needs and wants of the clients.

Primarily based in Wandsworth, the Baked Bean Charity attracts service users from all surrounding boroughs, supporting over 170 people every week!

Available positions:

Chair of Trustees

Treasurer

Trustee (multiple positions available).

We are looking for new trustees to join us supporting the Norfolk Chair to develop all aspects of the charity, and particularly welcome applications from those with an interest in marketing, campaigning and promotion of our membership.

CPRE Norfolk, the countryside charity, works to make Norfolk a better place for everyone to live, work and enjoy. We act locally and, with our head office nationally, to protect, shape and enhance a beautiful, thriving countryside for everyone to value and enjoy. We are an independent voice for the landscape, engaging with local and regional planning systems to ensure that our views are heard by decision makers. We campaign locally for positive solutions that will support the long-term future of Norfolk – one of England’s most rural areas.

By volunteering as a trustee with CPRE Norfolk you'll be helping us to find positive solutions for the issues facing the countryside and the environment in our beautiful county.

Our trustee roles involve being an active committee member by attending meetings and contributing ideas to develop and implement our Vision for Norfolk strategic plan; supporting the effective administration of our charity;being a positive advocate for CPRE Norfolk and encouraging others to support our work.

You will have good organisational and interpersonal skills and ideally an interest in marketing. Previous experience of working with committees is welcomed but not necessary, but we do ask for a commitment to CPRE policies.

We envisage that you will have at least 2-4 hours per month to spend developing this role which can largely be done from home. 

Please see the role profile document for more details about our needs, and our 'more about us' document for background to CPRE Norfolk. 

There is flexibility within our requirements, and we will provide support for the right candidate.

We are looking for someone with a passion for environmental and countryside issues to join us in a leadership role as Hon Secretary, supporting the Chair and Treasurer to develop all aspects of the charity, including governance, campaigning, marketing and promotion. 

CPRE Norfolk, the countryside charity, works to make Norfolk a better place for everyone to live, work and enjoy. We act locally and, with our head office nationally, to protect, shape and enhance a beautiful, thriving countryside for everyone to value and enjoy. We are an independent voice for the landscape, engaging with local and regional planning systems to ensure that our views are heard by decision makers. We campaign locally for positive solutions that will support the long-term future of Norfolk – one of England’s most rural areas.
By volunteering with CPRE Norfolk you'll be helping us to find positive solutions for the issues facing the countryside and the environment in our beautiful county.

The Secretary role involves being an active committee member by attending meetings and contributing ideas to develop and implement our Vision for Norfolk strategic plan; circulating meeting papers; supporting the effective administration of our charity; contributing to investment decisions; ensuring compliance with the charity's constitution and charity law; being a positive advocate for CPRE Norfolk and encouraging others to support our work.

You will have good leadership, management and organisational and interpersonal skills, and previous experience of working with committees plus commitment to CPRE policies.

We envisage that you will have at least 4 hours per month to spend developing this role which can largely be done from home. 

Please see the role profile document for more details about our requirements, and our 'more about us' document for background to CPRE Norfolk. 

There is flexibility within our requirements, and we will provide support for the right candidate.

African Development Choices (ADC) is a UK-based Social Enterprise on a mission to reduce poverty by empowering communities to make more informed choices in the management of public finances.

ADC’s purpose is to enable communities to independently meet their needs for essential services, such as clean water and sanitation and improve lives in Africa.

At ADC we encourage a working culture of seeking and giving input, showing and taking initiative, and commitment to the organisation and its purpose.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a volunteer COO to join ADC.

Main purpose of job: Lead ADC’s strategic planning & business operations. Planand execute long-term and short-term plans and directives by implementing judgement, vision, management, and leadership

Division: Operations

Department: N/A

Reports to: Founder and CEO

Position is responsible for: Business Operations, Marketing & Communication, Finance, Legal & Risk, IT, Admin Support

Main Duties and Objectives:

Responsibilities:
 

• Create ADC’s strategic framework, business priorities and annual action plan
• Develop ADC’s business plan and KPIs aligned to the strategic framework
• Set comprehensive goals and objectives for performance and growth
• Communicate and champion the strategic framework and action plan and set up teams to support the annual action plan
• Evaluate performance by analysing and interpreting data and metrics. Manage and monitor ADC’s business performance management process
• Oversee ADC’s daily operations and the work of core operational functions (IT, Marketing, Admin Support, Finance, Legal & Risk)
• Assist CEO and Executive Team in fundraising ventures & planning
• Assist CEO with ADC’s expansion strategy (investments, acquisitions, alliances etc.)
• Recruit relevant team skills and capacity
• Enable cross team collaboration and focus

Knowledge, Skills, Education and Experience:

Essential:
 

• Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development
• Have at least 15 years of Strategic management or transformation roles
• Have operational experience evidence of setting up functions, policies and procedures
• Evidence of setting up, managing and developing teams
• Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics
• Have strong leadership qualities and expertise
• Available to volunteer at least 10-15 hours a week
• Ability to actively take initiative and help set things up in a start-up environment
• Ability to actively seek and give input in a collaborative team environment
• A committed team player with good communication skills

Desirable:
 

• Proven experience as a COO or Head of Operations
• Experience working in an early stage star-tup and gone through a scaling phase
• Passion for the start-up life and comfortable in a role with a little ambiguity
• Experience leading, managing and coaching successful teams in different geographical locations

What ADC Offers You:
 

• Professional learning and career development opportunities
• An opportunity to build on your work experience within your profession
• An opportunity to be part of a diverse team representing different parts of the world that is changing lives in Africa
• An opportunity to help shape a start-up social enterprise
• We provide work reference

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal

accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Here at African Development Choices, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our teams are made up of people from all over the world and we welcome all applications. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, and you require any reasonable adjustments for your application with us, please let us know by contacting recruitment(at)africandevelopmentchoices(dot)org.

About The Pituitary Foundation

The Pituitary Foundation is the UK’s leading charity providing support and information for people living with pituitary conditions, their families, friends and carers. Pituitary conditions are uncommon and usually lifelong and include acromegaly, Cushing's, prolactinoma, AVP-Deficiency and hypopituitarism.

We are a small but very effective charity with ten friendly members of staff, mainly based in our Bristol office, and a team of brilliant volunteers across the country.

Our Trustees are an amazing group of individuals bringing lived experience as well as a range of professional skills to the table. A small group of Trustees sit on the Finance Committee, a group delegated to interrogate finances and make relevant recommendations to the Trustee board. This position may join that committee.

It is an exciting time to join our work. We have a new website, a refreshed identity and an ambitious strategy which we are excited to achieve.

Our Fundraising

Our Head of Fundraising is supported by our Administrator and volunteers. Income has grown to around £460,000 - £500,000 annually which we are hugely proud of. To achieve our ambitions, and be truly inclusive we would like to increase our income by around £250,000p.a.

Currently just under a half of our income comes from individual donations and challenge event fundraising. Around a quarter comes from earned income including membership and the remainder from corporate donations, trusts and foundations and legacies.

What’s involved

We hold a minimum of 4 meetings a year as a mix of in person (at our central Bristol office) and online using Teams.

We also have an annual AGM and a couple of significant events across the country that we expect Trustees to attend where possible.

We expect the role would require around 2 hours a month in addition to meetings which include reviewing strategy, speaking with staff or other Trustees.

The role is voluntary. Expenses will be paid where agreed in advance.

About the Role

Trustees are ultimately responsible for the work of The Pituitary Foundation. You will:

• Uphold, and be committed to the vision, mission and values of the organisation.
• Contribute to the overall strategy development particularly focussing on the fundraising component.
• Ensure the strategy is being best achieved and is still fit for purpose, for example by interrogating staff reports and analysing reported outcomes.
• Engage in Trustee meetings contributing to discussion openly, honestly and with respect.
• Ensure that the Charity complies with all statutory, legal and financial requirements of a charitable organisation and its own governing document.
• Ensure that the Charity is fiscally responsible and manages risk well.
• Appoint the CEO and monitor their performance.
• Challenge and champion the work undertaken by staff, providing support and stretch to help the potential of the charity be fully realised.
• Offer specific support sharing professional and technical expertise particularly in terms of fundraising with staff members.
• Champion the work of The Pituitary Foundation, accessing networks, opening doors and generally helping us excel.
• Enthusiastically commit to the role, devoting the time and effort needed, and undertaking training where required.

The Pituitary Foundation believes in diversity and equality. We especially welcome applicants who are under-represented within the charity sector and want to build a team with a diverse range of perspectives, backgrounds and skills. You do not need to have lived experience, or direct knowledge of Pituitary conditions – just empathy and an appetite to learn. We know that a diverse team is a strength, and we look forward to hearing from all interested applicants

We’re passionate about making the countryside in Norfolk a better place for everyone to enjoy and are seeking a proactive leader, ideally with some experience of charity governance and board management, to become Chair of our charity.

We need someone to help advocate for our campaign priorities and oversee the future direction and development of our charity. Someone who will support our fundraising, membership and engagement initiatives, build relationships and represent CPRE Norfolk at key external stakeholder meetings, and liaise with other local CPREs and national CPRE.

As Chair you’ll provide leadership to our Board of Trustees, a team with a broad range of experience, and guide the future strategy, direction and development of our charity. Working collaboratively with your fellow Trustees, volunteers and paid support staff, you will help increase our visibility, promote our campaigns and increase our membership. You’ll help advocate for positive solutions and make a real difference with regard to the issues facing the local countryside and the environment.

Ideally, you will bring some of the following qualities:

• Previous experience in leadership, management and organisational development
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to demonstrate diplomacy, impartiality, respect and confidentiality
• Previous experience of committee work – paid or voluntary
• Knowledge of environmental and countryside issues
• Knowledge of the charity sector
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of working with people from different backgrounds and abilities
• Sufficient, flexible daytime and evening availability to fulfil the role (approximately 6 to 8 hours per week on average)
• A commitment to CPRE campaigns and initiatives
• We ask that all Trustees are, or are willing to become, members of CPRE (it’s quick and easy to join)

What’s in it for you?

You’ll have the satisfaction of leading a local charity with a long history of campaigning to promote, protect and enhance the Norfolk countryside. You’ll meet like-minded people throughout Norfolk and across the country,

You’ll get involved with social events, networking activities, and topical workshops on a local and national level, and you’ll be able to participate in relevant training.

The role requires approximately 2 to 4 hours per week on average, although this is flexible. You need to live in, or have close links to Norfolk to understand the local issues and challenges, and can carry out the role from home or the CPRE Norfolk office, with occasional travel elsewhere in the county.

LMK – Let Me Know is a London based education charity running a proven prevention programme against relationship abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence. We have worked with over 10,000 young people in our first 3 years across 22 London boroughs. Two thirds of the young people we work with tell us we’ve fundamentally changed their understanding of healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviours and 84% know how to leave an abusive relationship safely. 

Are you passionate about tackling relationship abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault? Are you eager to help young people to protect their mental health and thrive in their relationships? Are you motivated by LMK’s values of being Kind, Brave, Open and Collaborative? Do you want to use your time and skills to support a small, ambitious charity making a big impact in the charity sector?

If so, you could be one of the three people LMK is looking for to join our Board of Trustees.

You do not need to have previous experience of a board role, but you do need to care deeply about the work that we do and have the time, skills and experience to contribute to the work of the board. We are particularly keen to hear from people with expert, working experience of governance, risk and compliance programmes, and safeguarding. We are looking for:

Vice Chair With previous experience of chairing meetings and strong leadership skills, you will deputise for and provide support to the Chair in carrying out their responsibilities. You will have, or be willing to develop, a strong understanding of best-practice in charity governance and an ability to implement it in a small charity context. You will act as a ‘critical friend’ and sounding board to the Chair, while remaining open to feedback about the Chair, LMK and the operations of the board from other Trustees, the CEO and members of staff. LMK’s Vice Chair will be asked to take on specific responsibility for risk and compliance, providing expertise and oversight of the risk register and contributing to sub-committees as needed.

Chair of Safeguarding Subcommittee Experience of managing safeguarding operations and up to date knowledge of safeguarding legislation is key for this role. You will champion safeguarding at board level and, through your role as Chair of the Safeguarding Subcommittee, work with the staff team to ensure that LMK has effective policy and practice in place, as well as the right culture and understanding around duty of care more generally. 

Trustee (Generalist) You will have experience in one of the following sectors: VAWG, Education, Mental Health, Community Engagement or Youth Work, and be willing to use your knowledge to guide LMK in the creation of its strategy, programmes, materials, and marketing or social media content.

If you would like to apply for the role of LMK Trustee, please look at the recruitment pack and follow the process on P9 which tells you to send us an application, explaining:

• Why you are interested in joining LMK.

• What role you are applying for Vice Chair, Chair of Safeguarding Subcommittee or Trustee (Generalist).

• What knowledge, skills and experience you have gained in your life that could benefit LMK.

• Why you feel you could make a difference to LMK.

• You can also attach your CV or other supporting material if you think it could help your application.

Deadline: 8th January 2024.

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Are you committed to childhood flourishing with an interest in creating stragegies for this to happen?

Godly Play offers spiritually sensitive approaches to learning and living together in a fragile world. We take childhood spirituality seriously, providing training to transform thinking and practice for the whole of life.

A Christian movement, Godly Play seeks to make space for questions about the meaning and purpose of life, through play, wondering, story, exploration and community.

Our small board of trustees supports a group of fifteen part-time trainers offering courses to people working with children in churches of many traditions, in schools and in community settings. 

We would like to diversify our board's ethnicity, age and gender. It would be great to have someone with grant-seeking experience and/or communications know how, but we would love to talk to anyone who is interested.

Would you like to join us? Our website offers lots more information. 

A fantastic opportunity to join a growing charity dedicated to helping young people to fulfil their potential through teaching and learning to skateboard.

We're looking for new trustees to join this unique charity that recruits, trains and mentors young skateboarders aged 16+ to coach children and young people aged 7 to 14 to learn to skateboard.

Established in 2015, The Skateboarding Foundation has developed a coaching programme that has been shown to:

• Improve life skills
• Foster teamwork
• Build confidence
• Develop commitment

We're looking for people from a variety of backgrounds with different skills, abilities and experiences and an interest in youth development to help us take our programme to more locations in the UK, helping more children and young people. 

If you're interested in finding out more before applying and would like an informal chat about the opportunity please send us an email or complete the contact form on our website (details in the overview document).