Head of governance and compliance jobs in rugby, warwickshire

Supporting the Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, the Governance Manager will be responsible for ensuring that effective governance arrangements are in place across the organisation providing key support to the Institution in achieving its strategic and operational goals, and will drive innovation and a culture of continuous improvement in governance processes and procedures.

The Governance Manager will ensure effective management of the Board of Trustees, Congress and Committees of the Board, and will ensure that the Institution complies with its governing documents, relevant legal and regulatory requirements, maintaining compliance with all matters of charity and corporate governance.

Requirements

Organisational governance & compliance

• Provide advice and guidance to the Chief Executive, Senior Leadership Team and Board of Trustees on all governance related matters, including the interpretation of IChemE’s governing documents to ensure excellent governance across the organisation.
• Continuously monitor developments in charity good governance practice, identifying areas for improvement in IChemE’s key governance processes and procedures.
• Effectively manage and communicate any changes in legislation or requirements of the charity commission and other relevant bodies.
• Ensure fulfilment of the governance requirements for all legal entities within IChemE including filings, returns, resolutions and maintenance of records and registers.
• Work with the Head of Finance & Compliance, and others, to ensure controls are embedded and compliance to IChemE’s governing documents is monitored escalating any non-compliance or risks as appropriate.
• Manage IChemE’s internal Corporate Information SharePoint site, ensuring version control of all documents and that information is readily available to internal users.

Governing documents

• Ensure that IChemE’s governing documents (including Royal Charter, By-Laws, Regulations and organisational policies) are kept under continual review, in particular to ensure compliance with, and reflect any changes required by, charity regulators.
• Manage the approval, communication and any necessary ballot for changes to the governing documents for all legal entities within IChemE.
• Regularly review IChemE’s committee structure and Scheme of Delegation to ensure they remain appropriate to meet the needs of the organisation.
• Ensure all committees and sub-committees / panels are properly constituted with clear Terms of Reference in place which are regularly reviewed an updated.

Board of Trustees, Congress and Committees

• Schedule all meetings of the Board of Trustees and committees to fall at strategic times during the year to enable in-depth consideration of agreed agenda items and efficient flow of information and decisions.
• Manage the preparation of high-quality Board and committee papers to facilitate effective discussion and decision making.
• Manage the effective running of Congress, IChemE’s member advisory body to the Board of Trustees.
• Provide follow-up to the Board, committee and Congress meetings through dialogue with senior colleagues and by moving forward outstanding action points.
• Lead on the succession planning and recruitment for the Board of Trustees, and Congress, managing the election process and any necessary ballot of members.
• Work with the Volunteer Engagement Manager, and others, to manage the effective succession planning for all committees.
• Manage the Board of Trustee and Congress induction programme and any ongoing training and development.
• Provide ongoing assessment of the effectiveness of the Board of Trustees and Congress.

Legal support

• Develop and maintain IChemE’s contract management procedures.
• Review contracts and advise colleagues on contractual terms.
• Liaise with IChemE’s external legal advisors for support as and when required with the review of or preparation of contracts and agreements.

Other information

This is a permanent full-time role based on 37.5 hours per week working Monday through to Friday, but a degree of flexibility will be required to meet business needs. The position is based in the Rugby UK office (CV21 3HQ).

Only candidates eligible to work in the UK will be considered.

Starting salary will be circa £45,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus benefits which includes an excellent pension scheme.

The closing date for all applications is Thursday 12 June 2025. Please note that IChemE reserves the right to interview exceptional candidates and make an offer of employment before the closing date should we wish.

Please note that incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Our vision is of a world in which our human population lives fairly and sustainably with nature and each other.

Our mission is to address the negative consequences of ever more people using ever more of the planet’s resources and to inspire and engage with others to find, share and promote ways to make our vision a reality as quickly as possible.

You

Are you an experienced Chartered Financial Accountant, with extensive experience working in Financial Operations (FinOps) within international charities? Are you looking for a role that gives you the autonomy to shape and develop the FinOps function, as well as a role within the Senior Leadership Team?

We have just entered a new five-year strategy period and are looking for someone to take a strategic, long-term approach to developing our FinOps capabilities, further developing an increasingly professionalised function. We are a growing organisation and will be further expanding internationally over the strategy period.

If your application is successful, you will form part of the organisation’s Senior Leadership Team, helping Population Matters to continue to build on recent successes and increase its focus on impact.

How we’ll do things

Population Matters is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age and all other categories protected by law.

If you require any adjustments to make the process more accessible, or to arrange an informal conversation about the role, please contact our switchboard.

Please apply by sending a CV (no more than two A4 pages) and covering letter (no more than two A4 pages), addressing the Job Description and, in particular, the Person Specification.

We will use blind recruitment practices to minimise unconscious bias.

The deadline for applications is midday on 6th June. We will hold first interviews on the 12th June remotely, with Joshua Hill, Chief Research & Operations Officer, and Sho Nair, Director of Fundraising & Engagement. We will hold second interviews on the afternoon of the 17th June, in person, with Joshua Hill and Amy Jankiewicz, Chief Executive.

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: Starting at £55-62,000, negotiable within this range

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: We promote and encourage flexible working all types, in line with our flexible working policy

Location: Home-based in the UK, with occasional travel and access to our London office space. We are afraid that we can not accept international applicants for this role. 

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave pa; additional three days’ closure over Christmas; employer pension contribution 6-8%, employee matching contribution min 2%; Employee Assistance Programme; we fund and encourage CPD.

Thank you for your interest in Population Matters.

Are you a natural organiser with a heart for community impact? Join us as Head of Response & Logistics and lead the practical engine room of Carriers of Hope — from warehouse operations and van deliveries to sustainability projects and home set-ups for families in need. You'll oversee logistics, transport, and volunteer teams, making sure essential goods reach people with compassion, efficiency, and purpose.

This hands-on leadership role is central to how we work, blending big-picture planning with everyday action. You'll also champion a circular economy approach, ensuring nothing goes to waste and every donation makes a difference.

We’re Hiring: Head of Response & Logistics

Based in our warehouse in Coventry, with some travel across the West Midlands
30 hours per week
 £36,124 FTE (NJC Level 26)

About the Role

Carriers of Hope is looking for a skilled and motivated individual to lead the logistics and practical support side of our work. This is a key leadership role, responsible for making sure that essential donated goods—food, clothing, furniture, and baby items—are received, organised, and distributed efficiently to the refugee and migrant families we support across Coventry.

You’ll oversee multiple projects, manage a committed team of staff and volunteers, and help shape the systems that make our work possible. From running our warehouse and coordinating van deliveries, to leading the House to Home furniture scheme, this is a hands-on, people-focused role with real impact.

We're looking for someone who brings strong coordination and problem-solving skills, has experience in logistics or operations, and is confident leading a team in a fast-moving environment. You’ll also play a key role in embedding sustainability into everything we do. A full, clean UK driving licence is essential.

What We Offer

• A generous annual leave allowance

• A welcoming, multicultural team environment

• The opportunity to be part of work that directly improves people’s daily lives

• A role where your leadership will help deliver practical support with dignity and care

Inclusion Matters to Us

We actively encourage applications from individuals with lived experience, including people from refugee and migrant backgrounds. We give preference to client volunteers who meet the essential criteria for this role, as part of our ongoing commitment to supporting progression and creating meaningful pathways into paid employment.

Full Details

The Full Job Description and Person Specification can be found in our supporting documents.

How To Apply

Please send us a Cover Letter and CV.

Your covering letter should explain:

• Why you're interested in this role

• How your experience and skills make you a good fit

It should be no longer than two A4 pages, but feel free to keep it shorter if you can say everything you need to in less space.

Prefer to tell us in a video? That’s encouraged — it gives us a chance to see your passion and hear directly from you. You're welcome to send a short video (max 4 minutes) instead of a written letter if that suits you better.

Interview Date - Monday July 7th 2025

In order to safeguard our clients, the successful candidate will be required to provide 2 references and undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Our Inclusive Recruitment Practices

At Carriers of Hope, we are committed to making our recruitment process as inclusive and supportive as possible. We want everyone to have the opportunity to apply and take part fully, regardless of background or circumstance.

We offer the following support:

• Help with the application process through trusted partners, including Coventry City Council’s Migrant Employability Programme

• Alternative formats – you're welcome to submit a video instead of a written covering letter (up to 4 minutes long)

• Interview questions in advance, to give you time to prepare

• Support with travel costs for attending interviews if needed

• Adjustments at any stage of the process — just let us know what would help

We’re also happy to talk through the role with you before you apply, if that would be useful.

If you need any adjustments or support, whether during the application or interview stage, please get in touch. You can contact us confidentially, we're here to make the process work for you.

Job Title: CEO

Reporting To: Chair of Trustees

Salary: £50,000 Pro Rata 

Working Hours: 28 hours per week (4 days). Job share applications will be considered.

Location: Hybrid/ Prepare to travel to London several times a year for industry events. Prepared to travel to other destinations in the UK on occasion.

Contract Type: Permanent

About Us

Safer Waves was set up in 2019 to provide support to merchant seafarers who have experienced sexual assault, sexual harassment or gender discrimination on board.

Safer Waves provides an anonymous email support service, run by volunteers who are trained in responding to disclosures of sexual violence, and who understand the specific challenges experienced when these events happen onboard a vessel.

We work with shipping companies, industry leaders, law enforcement and maritime training providers to raise awareness of sexual violence within the maritime industry, and to improve the support that is available to seafarers who experience it.

Job Purpose

For the first 5 years, Safer Waves has been a volunteer-led organisation. We are now in the exciting position of being able to recruit a CEO, and we are looking for an individual who has the passion to see this new organisation thrive in the maritime welfare sector.

As the head of a small and rapidly developing organisation, the CEO role will be extremely varied, with the opportunity to shape the organisational structure as needed. The CEO will work closely with the trustee board and Operations Manager to deliver the strategy, improve sustainability and financial resilience, manage risk and deliver high-quality services to our beneficiaries.

We are a growing organisation, and this is a unique opportunity to grow and innovate with the organisation and to contribute to our future success. Applicants will need to be prepared to take on a wide range of tasks at the outset including compliance, accounting, training, public speaking, banking, leading volunteers, engaging with external partners and funders, overseeing the website and email service and many other tasks.
 

Responsibilities & Accountabilities 

The CEO reports directly to the Trustee Board and is responsible for the following:

• Strategy: Shape and deliver the charity's strategy over the next five years, whilst also ensuring the day-to-day running of the charity remains effective.

• Finance: Maintain and develop relationships with funders, and find new funding streams for the charity. Prepare budgets and control spending accordingly.

• Risk management and compliance: Work with the trustees to ensure strong governance, including effective management of risks and compliance with current legislation.

• Relationships: Build and maintain relationships with international organisations including charities, shipping companies, law enforcement and government agencies among others.

• Line management: Manage staff and volunteers

• Communications and Outreach: Work with the Operations Manager, Trustees and volunteers to raise the profile of the charity and increase the number of seafarers reached

Person Specification

Essential 

• Experience in being self-sufficient and driving progress, ideally in a business or charity setting.

• Senior Management Experience

• Able to demonstrate alignment with the core values of Safer Waves.

• Knowledge and understanding of supporting survivors of sexual violence

Desirable

• Experience working in the charity sector. 

• An understanding of the maritime sector

Your cover letter should address and provide evidence to support each of the essential criteria and the desirable criteria if applicable.

Job purpose

The Clinical Lead will play a pivotal role in leading and developing Action for ME’s Healthcare Services with the Operations Director, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care for individuals affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). The postholder will be responsible for clinical oversight, service development, and leadership, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to enhance outcomes for children and adults with ME and will be the CQC Registered Manager for the service.

At present, the Healthcare Services is a small team with two doctors (GPs) and two physios. Our counsellors are overseen by a Counselling Lead Supervisor and our multi-faith Chaplains are supported by our Lead Chaplain.

We are keen to develop and expand our services, building on the small amount of spot purchasing from local commissioning boards and exploring a diagnosing and prescribing offer. We are also keen to explore the potential of increasing the range of disciplines offered within the team. You will play a key role in driving the strategy for our Healthcare Services with the Director of Operations.

Key responsibilities

• Provide clinical support and expertise to Action for ME's Healthcare Services, ensuring evidence-based, person-centred care.

• Act as Registered Manager for CQC (Care Quality Commission) purposes and ensure that the service meets all required standards.

• Lead the development and implementation of clinical policies, protocols, and best practices in line with national guidelines and regulatory requirements.

• Supervise and support healthcare professionals within the service, offering guidance, mentorship, and training.

• Designated safeguarding officer for Healthcare Services.

• Collaborate with external stakeholders, including NHS services, researchers, and others, to enhance healthcare provision for people with ME.

• Ensure the service complies with regulatory and safeguarding standards, including CQC requirements where applicable.

• Monitor and evaluate service delivery, using data-driven insights to improve clinical outcomes and patient experience.

• Provide expert advice on complex cases, supporting staff with clinical decision-making.

• Represent Action for M.E. at external forums, conferences, and policy discussions.

Person specification

• A registered healthcare professional (e.g., doctor, nurse, physiotherapist, or occupational therapist) with active professional registration (GMC, NMC, HCPC or equivalent) OR an experienced commissioner of healthcare services with experience of quality assurance, safeguarding and compliance.

• Extensive clinical experience in chronic illness management OR sound understanding of clinical practice, ideally with expertise in ME or related conditions and a clear understanding of the challenges faced by people with ME.

• An understanding of Care Quality Commission regulatory requirements.

• Proven leadership experience in a healthcare setting, including team management and service development.

• Strong understanding of evidence-based practice and clinical governance.

• A sound understanding and experience of safeguarding children/young people and vulnerable adults.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with patients, carers, and healthcare professionals.

• Experience in training and mentoring healthcare professionals.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment.

• Commitment to patient-centred care and advocacy for people with ME.

• Knowledge of NHS structures and commissioning processes.

• An understanding of working within the third sector or charitable organisations.

Vacancy Reference Number:

SA/GF/UKFS-R1

Position title:

Systems Accountant

Reports to:

Global Finance Officer

Location:

REMOTE

Hours of Work:

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary guideline:

Competitive

Terms of Employment:

12-Months’ Fixed-Term Contract (with a 6-Month Probationary Period, extendable and renewable)

Application Process & Closing Date:

Send an up-to-date CV and supporting Covering Letter by Email by no later than 20th June 2025

Approx. Interview & Role Commencement Date(s):

Interviews: W/C as and when suitable candidates apply

Start: ASAP thereafter

ROLE OVERVIEW:

Muslim Hands is seeking a dynamic and experienced Systems Accountant to lead the implementation of a bespoke budget and finance management system for our grant-receiving partners. This role is critical in ensuring smooth onboarding, system integration, and ongoing support to enhance financial management practices across our partner network.

See full role details attached!

Notes: 

Strong Applicants may be contacted sooner, ahead of the closing date, to hold an Online Interview with Muslim Hands; therefore, please familiarise yourself with MS Teams / Zoom.

We reserve the right to end the application procedure early should the right candidate be found. 

Unfortunately, we will only be able to contact successful candidates so if you have not heard from us by the closure date unfortunately your application will have been unsuccessful.

Do you share our dream of a UK where poverty is a thing of the past? 

Founded in 2019, the Poverty Truth Network believes that this can only happen when those most impacted by poverty are at the heart of the movement to end it. Our specific contribution brings together people experiencing poverty with those with responsibilities for alleviating it. “Nothing About Us Without Us Is For Us.” 

Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, we are recruiting for an Operations Manager who will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Poverty Truth Network, including the oversight of systems, staff performance and finances. 

You will be a highly motivated person with a clear leadership record; dedicated to social justice; with a proven track record of operational delivery, including financial, administrative and governance management.

Key tasks of the role:

• To form part of the Core Leadership Team, providing overall strategic leadership across the Network 
• To lead on the financial management of the Poverty Truth Network, including the delivery of Management Accounts and the production of an annual budget
• To manage the Operations Team, setting clear goals and objectives linked to the Strategic Plan
• To lead on and establish the appropriate processes to ensure high levels of staff performance and development, including appraisals and performance management 
• To develop, and where necessary implement, administrative systems which ensure effective, efficient and safe practice across the Network
• To ensure that the Network operates in line with its charitable purposes, overseeing changes to its constitution as and when necessary
• To regularly update the Charity’s policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with the relevant regulations / legislation, providing advice to the Director and trustees as appropriate 
• To oversee the production and sharing of papers for trustees in an organised and timeous manner
• To oversee the effective running of online and in-person meetings and events for the Network, liaising with other teams as appropriate
• To lead on the delivery of the Network’s Support Grant Programme
• To deputise for the Director as and when required
• Undertake other activities as needed dependent on jobholder’s knowledge, skills and experience

This role involves working from home with some travel.