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This vacancy has arisen as the result of the retirement of our current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Autumn 2024. We are looking for a new CEO who not only has a record of strategic leadership and operational excellence, but also a true advocate for our social purpose.  We are a small association delivering good quality supported housing provision, with a keen eye on growth and development as we enter our next five business planning period.  You will be a successful, versatile manager already working in the sector, looking to inspire our dedicated team to meet our strategic objectives and drive social change in our communities.

With a proven track record of senior leadership in the housing sector, you will be able to evidence a strong passion for service development.  Working with an established and effective board you will steer our strategic direction, encouraging a positive culture and upholding our values.

You will be an empowering, compassionate, and collaborative strategic leader.  With senior leadership experience gained within housing or a similarly complex and community-focused sector, with specific understanding of the operational aspects of the business.  You’ll bring high levels of personal and professional credibility and a successful track record in managing change and nurturing the strong culture we have established.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

· To lead and inspire staff team

· Working closely with the Board to develop and implement a long term strategy

· Maintaining effective working relationships with partners and stakeholders

· Enhancing SCHA’s impact and profile

About You

To fulfil this role, we are looking for an exceptional leader with a CIH Level 5 Diploma in Housing / an appropriate professional qualification.

You will have a diligent, proactive approach, forward-thinking and keen to develop opportunities for our services to make a positive impact to the communities we serve.  You’ll demonstrate commercial acumen and business planning skills with the ability to think strategically and make critical decisions.

With a desire for building and maintaining strong relationships, you’ll naturally have a growth mindset and resilience, with a pragmatic and collaborative approach to challenges.  You’ll achieve best practice with an informed commitment to equal opportunities and encouraging diversity.  This includes a proven track record of managing and developing a cohesive staff team and the provision of high quality customer focused services.  You’ll have experience of developing effective working relationships at a senior level with local authorities, banks, statutory bodies and other not-for-profit providers, while promoting the work we do. 

What We Offer

Actual salary is £38,400 – 44,800 p.a. (pro rata) based on a 4-day week (28 hrs p.w.)

We offer a great benefits package including 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), a defined benefit pension scheme and an Employee Assistance Programme.

This role is based at our head office in Solihull, plus Agile / Homeworking. The role requires operational travel within the Solihull borough; therefore, the successful candidate will need a full driving licence.

All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check, paid for by the Association.

Closing date: Friday 5th July 2024, 12:00 Noon

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We are keen to reflect the communities we serve and welcome applicants from a broad range of backgrounds and experience.  SCHA is a Disability Confident member, with a strong commitment to supporting disabilities.  We will make any reasonable adjustments necessary to help candidates participate in our recruitment processes.

Interviews: Teams Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place from week commencing 8th July 2024, followed by an in person interview from week commencing 15th July 2024.

THE ROLE: Part time (21 hours per week) / Permanent / Hybrid. Job description and application pack are available to download from our website

Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.

YMCA DownsLink Group is looking for a Safeguarding Practice Manager to join the People & Programmes Department. This role is uniquely part of a three-way job share. Together, the three postholders provide expert advice to our housing, therapeutic, and support and advice services, aligned to our service thresholds and to ensure compliance with regulatory and legal standards.

In this role, you will be a point of advice and support for safeguarding alerts raised by staff, and provide oversight and expertise to manage active cases, supporting staff / teams appropriately to ensure that children and adults at risk are reported appropriately to statutory services.

You will ensure our safeguarding policies and procedures are kept up to date to reflect current legislation and best practice, in agreement with our Safeguarding Forum and with the approval of trustees. You will also maintain up to date knowledge on legislation, policy and recognised best practice, regarding the protection of children and adults at risk.

ABOUT YOU: We know there are great candidates who may not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself and why perhaps you are looking to take the next step. 

You will be someone with significant experience in a safeguarding role, ideally working with children and young people up to the age of 25 with multiple and complex needs. You will have a relevant health/social care professional qualification, and may be a qualified social worker, or have experience as a social work practice supervisor.

You will be someone with experience of working within psychologically informed environments with trauma informed approaches, with strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, regulatory bodies including disclosure services and LADOs and who can provide expertise in relation to criminal investigations, practice and statutory social care systems for children and young people.

Finally, if you've experience of leading quality improvement and practice development work within a charity, housing association or health or social care organisation, and in leading responses to serious case reviews/safeguarding learning reviews, then we'd love to hear from you.

CLOSING DATE: 27 June 2024.We reserve the right to close this advert early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Successful candidates will already have the right to live and work in the UK

An inclusive workplace: We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment. We encourage applications from people from all sections of the communities that we serve. 

Accessibility: If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact us. If you require the recruitment documents in another format, please let us know. We can also post them to your preferred address.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced DBS (including the Children’s and Adults’ barred lists) check.

Southmead Hospital Charity is looking for a detail-oriented Database Insight Officer who has experience working with Raiser’s Edge NXT CRM or other relational databases. This role will support the charity as we continue to use data to inform our business planning and will have ongoing responsibility for our database and supporting information flows for teams to improve insight management. 

The post holder will also be responsible for processing all donations received by the Charity across a range of platforms, coupled with the successful monthly reconciliation between the fundraising database and the charity bank account.

This role is ideal for someone who is methodical, enjoys working with data and has experience maintaining a database. Our Data Insight Officer will work across all areas and create insight reports for all our teams, including fundraising and marketing to inform public fundraising appeals and marketing communications. 

XLP is a youth work charity working to create positive futures for young people and at the cutting edge of tackling poverty and educational failure in inner London. We deliver holistic, long-term work with young people aged 11 to 25 in schools and communities.

The Director of People and Operations will be at the forefront of implementing our commitment to excellence as we grow. Having transitioned from a £2m to £3m charity in recent years, growing from 30 to over 60 staff, with all the resulting complexities to teams, systems and processes, this position offers an exciting opportunity to lead and develop the charity’s HR, finance, workplaces, IT and governance functions, including line management responsibilities. With a head for excellence, excellent interpersonal skills, and a heart for social change, this position will ensure the smooth and efficient running of XLP, whilst also leading on our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion work, and shaping organisational culture. The successful candidate will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and will sit on the XLP Executive Team, alongside a Director of Youth Work and a Director of Fundraising.

The primary objective is to develop and support a culture of outstanding performance across XLP, and to ensure an excellent working environment and a well-supported team. In parallel, the role-holder will develop the operational processes, policies, and systems necessary to support an effective, impactful growing organisation. It focuses on supporting and developing our workforce and providing the infrastructure that enables all of XLP’s services and activities to operate in an impactful way.

To this end, we seek an organisational leader with the ability to develop the culture, people and processes and to efficiently deliver excellence across XLP. While this role requires an individual who is highly numerate and commercially minded, you will not need to be a trained accountant.

We’re keen to increase the diversity of our Executive Team and Senior Management Team. We particularly encourage applications from women and from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates.​

About You

Key Skills:

• Experience of working in senior leadership in an organisation at least of similar size and complexity and a track record of seeing strategic vision become a reality.
• Experience in project and/ or operations management and a track record for developing the systems, quality assurance and management that support organisational excellence.
• Strategic thinker, who is able to grasp detail, with an ability to translate ideas into strategies and deliverable outcomes.
• Experience of leading an HR function within an organisation, including development and management of HR systems and processes.
• Experience in building, developing, managing and leading teams effectively, focusing on results delivery.
• Substantial experience of strategic project design, development and evaluation.
• Demonstrable project management skills and experience of delivering multiple concurrent programmes, with a track record of successful delivery.
• Experience in finance.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and non-verbal), which inspire confidence, contribute to and further a culture of excellence.
• Organised, flexible, agile and responsive, with a focus on results.
• Ability to develop and critically analyse systems and processes to ensure they are as effective and efficient as possible.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Useful if you have:

• Experience of the youth work/charity sector;
• Experience of leading on budgets. .

What We Offer

• 25 days annual leave, with 3 additional days between Christmas and New Year
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Ongoing training and development
• Supportive and flexible work environment
• Diverse and inclusive culture
• Generous sick and compassionate leave policies
• Enhanced maternity leave policy

How To Apply

Please click the link to apply via our website. You'll be asked to complete a short form and upload a CV and personal statement. Applications close on Friday 12th July at 12pm (midday). Please note, we reserve the right to close applications early if a suitable candidate is found.

Description

Job Title: Senior Regional Finance & Operations Manager - based in Central Africa – International Applications strongly encouraged!
Reporting to: Great Lakes and Central Africa Regional Representative and Head of Finance - Africa
Preferable: 6 years experience in the Humanitarian field
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week
Principal Location: Bukavu with regular travel to other parts of the Country and Region

Background:

Street Child believes every child deserves to go to school and learn. Our projects focus on education, child protection, and livelihood support to address the social, economic, and structural issues underpinning today’s education crisis. We partner with local organizations and communities to deliver our locally rooted programs. We use evidence to drive learning and the refinement and scale-up of programs to create maximum impact for most children at the lowest cost. We pride ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s most challenging places where others won’t, including remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Since 2008 we have helped over 250,000 children go to school and learn and supported over 25,000 families to set up businesses to afford the cost of educating their children.

Part 1: Role Purpose:

This role aims to offer financial and operations management support to Great Lakes and Central Africa Region programs, focusing majorly on Street Child Programmes in DRC. The role reports to both Great Lakes and Central Africa Regional Representative and Head of Finance in Africa.

The role holds a senior position within the Street Central Africa Region team and will oversee Street Child – financial and operational setup to support operationalizing all program/project implementation in full compliance with donors’ and SC operational standards. The role will also provide financial support to programs across Great Lakes and Central Africa and partner organizations to support the development and implementation of robust financial management and reporting systems and assess and strengthen the control environment, financial management, grant management, and reporting. It will be building the finance and grants management capacity of Street Child staff and partners. A vital part of this is facilitating communication between Programmes and Finance staff.

Part 2: Key Responsibilities:

Finance Management:

• Supervise the country's standard financial systems establishment and maintenance in line with STREET-CHILD Financial Policy and Procedures, donor and local legislation requirements to provide appropriate levels of security and controls over the organization's resources and operations across the country to ensure success, consistency, and compliance.
• Develop and update quarterly the country's Master Budget to ensure that all funding gaps are covered.
• Provide strong leadership to the Finance and Admin team in all offices, whether with direct line management or technical, ensuring competent and motivated staff are hired and retained.
• Provide financial advice to the budget holders and local partners, ensure adequate support is provided to the program, and ensure the alignment of resource allocations with organizational priorities at the budgeting and implementation stages.
• Ensure that monthly accounting closure is timely, accurate, and compliant with STREET-CHILD financial policies and procedures for all Street-Child field offices and perform the bank reconciliation as appropriate.
• Using the Street-Child accounting system, produce the Budget Vs.—actuals for internal use by the country team and budget holders on a monthly basis.
• Oversee all financial and logistical requests made by the technical team and ensure they are in line with the Street-Child guidelines (Advance request, travel request, leave request, Toil request).
• Lead on applying Street-Child anti-fraud and anti-corruption policy and ensure all DRC staff understand and adhere to it, including Zero tolerance.
• Ensure regular financial and operational checks are performed for each local partner involved in Street-Child project implementation.
• Elaborate, review, and update Finance Standard Operating Procedures for STREET-CHILD DRC and across the Central and Great Lakes region as required and relevant.
• Conduct spot checks on transactions be responsible for maintaining transparency and accountability within finance and administration.
• Build financial management capacity for local partners in the region.

Grant Management and Budget proposal:

• Collaborating with other managers during proposal development, lead on the costing in proposal writing.
• Produce grant financial reports for donors in their formats.
• With the Senior Programme Manager, co-lead monthly grants review meetings involving all active partners.
• Manage the budget review, cost extension, realignment, and alert on any potential risk.
• Ensure appropriate measures are taken to address audit findings and recommendations associated with all grants.
• Conduct grant management training for local partners and provide orientation on finance matters and tools to non-finance staff.

Operations Oversight:

• Lead all aspects of HR, administration, procurement and logistics in the region
• Adequately manage internal and external HR and admin risks, highlight & resolve relevant issues with national institutions with support from the country leadership team (Taxes, labour inspection).
• Maintain daily responsibility for local staff issues, i.e., contracts, payroll, job descriptions, salary scales, leave, and benefit in support of the HR and Admin Assistant.
• Facilitate frequent staff meetings, and update the staff on the new Street-Child guidelines, regulations, etc.
• Lead the outsourcing of some services such as staff medical insurance, legal issues and the adherence to national labour laws, taxation systems and rules, social security, and insurance rules, etc.
• Lead in running procurement, ensuring value for money and overseeing all contracts which are placed with suppliers
• Ensure that all necessary agreements, permits, and licenses for Street-Child operations in DRC are in place, and keep updated on national rules and regulations pertaining to Street-Child activities.
• Lead staff adherence to all processes and ensure strict and contextualized application across the DRC program.
• Ensure proper asset management by initiating tools and control systems, including tagging.

Part 3: Person Specification

Attributes Essential Desirable

Education / Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level or higher.
• Recognised Accountancy Qualification.
• Degree in International Business Administration, finance or related field; or attendance at specific relevant training courses.

Experience and Knowledge:

• 6 years post qualification experience.
• Experience of implementing internal controls and finance procedures.
• Experience of managing multi donor grants and good knowledge of donor compliance rules and requirements – in particular working with ECHO, BHA, EU, SIDA, NMFA, FCDO, USAID, UNICEF, ECW, WFP, etc.
• Knowledge of development issues and concepts.

Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of finance & logistics policy within non-governmental organizations.
• Knowledge of computer applications and accounting software’s.
• Excellent relationship building skills, with an ability to skilfully navigate both national and international stakeholders.
• Knowledge of French, Swahili or other relevant local languages.

Other:

• Strong interpersonal, management and team work skills.
• Ability to influence change in teams not directly managed.
• A self-starter, capable of working independently and flexibly to a high level.
• Fluent English –written and spoken.
• Good communication and staff training / capacity building skills.

How to apply:

• To apply for this fantastic opportunity, please follow the link below.
• Female applications are strongly encouraged.

Help us to shape health and social care policy

The King's Fund is an independent charity working to improve health and care in England. We help to shape policy and practice through research and analysis; develop individuals, teams and organisations; promote understanding of the health and social care system and bring people together to learn, share knowledge and debate. Our vision is that the best possible health and care is available to all.

Our website, emails and social media channels are major resources for people working in health and social care. We’re recognised as a leading digital communicator in our sector, but we’re always trying to improve our content and the way we engage with our audiences to maximise reach and impact.

The Digital Content Producer will work with colleagues across the Fund to create, edit, manage and publish compelling, high-quality digital content. You will contribute to the day-to-day running of our social media and email accounts and work on publication launches, events and courses too.  With excellent copywriting and editing skills and a good working knowledge of content management systems, you will be passionate and knowledgeable about digital communications.

The Fund has an ambition to increase the diversity of our workforce and introduce careers in health and care policy to a broader range of people. We encourage applicants from all sections of the community, including those from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBT+ community. We believe that diversity of background and experience contributes to a broader collective perspective that will improve the way we influence health and social care policy.

The King’s Fund is committed to a hybrid working model that meets the organisation’s needs, while giving staff flexibility to choose between office and home working. In keeping with our current policy, the post-holder will be required to work a minimum of two days per week from our central London office (pro rata, averaged over a month).

In addition to a competitive salary, The King’s Fund offers generous holiday entitlements, a £3 daily discount in our café and an on-site gym. If completing the application form presents any challenges, contact us by email so we can discussion options.

Apply

Visit our website and read our supplementary guidance documents, then download and fill in our application form. Please do not send CVs. 

Please note that in order to apply, you must have existing documented proof of your right to live and work in the UK. Applications must be submitted using The King’s Fund application form.

No agencies please.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 1 July at 9.30am. Late applications will not be considered. 

 Interviews will be held on 12 July.  Role available to start soon.

We regret that we cannot respond individually to all applicants due to the high number of applications we receive.  If you have not been contacted within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted for interview. Please note that we are unable to offer feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. 

The King’s Fund is committed to equal opportunities in all its activities, and appointments will be determined solely on merit.  Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community, including those from minority ethnic groups and those with disabilities.

The Diocese of Guildford is seeking an experienced Finance Director, to make a real difference to the communities we serve by providing strategic financial leadership and financial sustainability for the diocese. 

The Diocese of Guildford is the Church of England presence in most of Surrey and Northeast Hampshire and serves more than a million people. Led by Bishop, Rt Rev Andrew Watson, and Diocesan Secretary, Geraldine Newbold, we support 156 parishes, 83 church schools, over 200 stipendiary (paid) clergy and 117 authorised lay ministers. Our vision is of a Transforming Church Transforming Lives and is increasingly well-rooted in our parish communities, with churches, schools and community projects becoming more focused in what they believe God is calling them to do in our priority themes of, "growing disciples", "growing diversity" and "growing community".   

Reporting to the Diocesan Secretary (our version of a CEO), you will lead the finance team to ensure that robust reporting and monitoring is in place to the highest standard, lead the preparation of our annual budget and financial forecasting, and oversee an annual income and expenditure of approx. £15m. As a key member of the leadership team, you will also play a critical role in broader strategic decision making, supporting, and advising the Diocesan Secretary in leading the Diocesan Board of Finance.

You will be:

· an experienced financial leader and a qualified member of a recognised accountancy professional body

· able to blend technical financial skills with a track record of strategic leadership.

· able to engage with board level stakeholders.

· sympathetic of the mission and values of the Church of England and have the ability to learn, where needed, the structures, procedures and drivers that govern life across the diocese.

Benefits of the role include:

· Competitive salary within the Charity Sector

· Hybrid working

· A 15.25% non-contributory pension/life assurance provision

· 25 days annual leave per year, increasing to 26 days in your second year, plus bank holidays

· An employee assistance programme

· Learning and development opportunities

· Attractive open-plan office and surroundings at Church House Guildford with free parking

If you feel you bring the passion and technical skills to play a part in making a real difference to the communities we serve, we would love to hear from you.

How to apply

Interested candidates are invited to send a detailed covering letter, along with your CV, outlining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification as detailed in the job description. Applications without a cover letter cannot be considered. 

The Diocese of Guildford take our responsibility for the safeguarding of children and adults seriously. Our recruitment processes reflect this commitment.

We believe that diversity is a strength. We actively welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and identities, particularly those who identify as female, younger, of a UK Minority Ethnic/Global Majority Heritage, or disabled, as its essential that we reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

• Contract: Full time
• Starting salary: £42,979 (Band C1)
• Location: ActionAid, 33-39 Bowling Green Lane, London, EC1R 0BJ (hybrid)

Background

The Gender & Development Network (GADN) brings together expert NGOs, consultants, academics and individuals committed to working on gender equality, development and women’s rights issues. Our vision is of a world where social justice and gender equality prevail and where all women and girls are able to realise their rights free from discrimination. Our goal is to ensure that international development policy and practice promote gender equality and women's and girls’ rights. Our role is to support our members by sharing information and expertise, to undertake and disseminate research, and to provide expert advice and comment on government policies and projects.

Overall role of the Network Coordinator

The Network Coordinator is part of a small team comprising of the Director, Head of Policy, Network Coordinator, Communications and Policy Assistant and volunteers.

The Network Coordinator role lies at the heart of the network ensuring it functions efficiently while leading our activities to support our members in their work on gender equality and women’s rights.  They work alongside women’s rights advocates and practitioners across a range of issues within the international development sector, while ensuring that the organisation runs smoothly.

Specifically, the role is to:

• Manage the network’s finances and funding processes
• Manage the administration of the Secretariat
• Coordinate support to the network’s members
• Coordinate support for the different branches of the network

Specific Tasks

1. Manage the network’s finances and funding processes

• Manage the finances and accounts including invoices, receipts, payments, book-keeping and quarterly budget updates and liaising with GADN’s accountants and payroll providers
• Complete all required financial reports and file tax returns
• Manage annual membership subscriptions
• Work with the Director in identifying and securing core grant funding
• Manage the administration of grant funding including invoices, activity monitoring, donor reports and relations with any sub-grantees

2. Manage the administration of the Secretariat

• Produce GADN’s Annual Review
• Respond to external enquiries in the ‘Coordinator’ and ‘Recruitment’ inboxes
• Manage GADN volunteers
• Keep all HR and other files and records in order
• Maintain internal communications systems (email, calendars, document sharing, team meetings) 
• Manage the monitoring and evaluation processes of the network
• Ensure all legal reporting requirements are met

3. Coordinate support to the network’s members

• Act as a friendly, supportive and approachable face of the network
• Provide support to the network’s Working Groups, liaising closely with their Chairs
• Organise four Members’ Meetings per year, working with others in the team
• Organise other events and support for network members working with others in the team
• Induct new members
• Respond to requests for information from members

4. Coordinate support for the different branches of the network

• Service the Board of Trustees including arranging meetings, preparing papers and taking minutes
• Organise and minute meetings of the Network’s Advisory Group and Chairs of Working Groups
• Ensure communications and updates are shared between different branches of the network including reporting to the Board on Working Group activities
• Administer annual planning processes and support the development of the network’s next three-year strategy

5. Other

• Undertake any other reasonable task as needed

Management

The post is line managed by the Director. The Network Coordinator will also work closely with the Head of Policy, Communications and Policy Assistant, Co-Chairs of the Board, Treasurer, Working Group Chairs and members of the Advisory Group.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Skills and Experience

Essential 

• Demonstrable financial numeracy and experience of organisational financial systems including accounts, budgets, spreadsheets and banking
• At least two years worth of administrative experience
• IT literacy - ideally including Microsoft Word, Excel, G Suite, and Squarespace
• Ability to write clearly
• Proven ability to organise and plan effectively, prioritise workloads and work on own initiative with limited support
• Demonstrated commitment to, and enthusiasm for, promoting women’s rights and gender equality
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Also desirable

• Understanding of gender and development issues, including racial justice
• Experience of organising meetings and events
• Experience of working with a network
• Experience of working with a Board of Trustees
• Experience of minute taking
• Experience of working in an NGO

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

How to apply

To apply for this role, please download and complete the application form and return it to us by 9 am on Monday, 24 June 2024.  

Interview process

There will be two rounds of virtual interviews. The first will be held on Friday, 5 July 2024 and the second on Friday, 12 July 2024. Please note that for candidates shortlisted for the first round of interviews, there will be a one-hour virtual test on Tuesday, 2 July 2024. If you are not able to make any of these dates, please let us know in your cover email.

GADN is seeking people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences to join our team. As we continue working to decolonise our practice and build an anti-racist organisation, we actively welcome applications from Black women and Women of Colour who we recognise are under-represented in the UK international development sector. If you share our core commitments we would love to hear from you!

Grant Assessment Manager

£37,000 - £40,000 per annum (dependent on skills and experience) plus generous benefits

Fixed Term Contract until 31 May 2025.

Location: home-based, with occasional travel to Football Foundation office and funded sites.

We are the Football Foundation - the Premier League, the FA and government’s charity that delivers outstanding grassroots facilities, more and better places to play, transforming lives and communities where it is needed most. 

To help us with this important mission, we currently have a vacancy for up to two temporary Grant Assessment Managers to join us for a fixed term until 31 May 2025. This is an exciting role for those with grant management and grant assessment experience to use their skills to support grassroots community sports.

About the Football Foundation

Over the last 22 years, the Foundation has awarded more than 23,000 grants to deliver outstanding grassroots facilities across England worth more than £877 million. This year, the Foundation will be investing more money than ever into facilities across England and is committed to improving the experience of playing football for everyone. 

The Foundation’s goal is to unlock the power of pitches ensuring everyone has a great place to play regardless of gender, race, disability or place. 

The role

Our Grant Assessment Managers form part of a centralised Grant Assessment function – a flexible and adaptable team which provides critique and assessment of applications submitted to the Football Foundation and Premier League Stadium Fund for capital and revenue grants, working within short timescales. In addition to the core function, Grant Assessment Managers are required to undertake Post Award Support to ensure the objectives of our grants are being met. This involves both face-to-face and remote meetings with grant recipients, where an assessment of delivery of outcomes, KPI measures and compliance with grant terms and conditions is made.

What are we looking for?

You don’t have to be a football fan to join the Foundation, but you must have a detailed understanding of grant application and grant giving processes and governance, coupled with an ability to effectively apply this knowledge to provide high levels of customer service. You’ll have experience of critiquing and assessing grant applications, as well as an understanding of the operations, requirements and challenges faced by community organisations, statutory bodies and not-for-profits.

You must have strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience of communicating with and supporting a diverse range of colleagues and applicants remotely, as well as experience of producing detailed reports for decision-makers.

Grant Assessment Managers must be highly organised, with the ability to respond flexibly to changing priorities, adapting their approach for each programme to ensure governance and compliance requirements are met.

For full details of the role and requirements, please download our recruitment pack below.

What can we offer you?

The salary for this role is £37,000-£40,000 per annum, dependent on relevant skills and experience.

You will start on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus additional time off to volunteer. We also offer a generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution), collective bonus scheme, free health care provision, a monthly gym subsidy, interest-free season ticket loan, death in service benefit and access to selected match tickets

We are committed to helping our team members maintain a healthy work-life balance, so offer flexible working around core hours to help achieve that.

Equality and Diversity Commitment

The Football Foundation is committed to, and values the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all our team feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. We encourage and welcome applications from all, regardless of background and are particularly interested to hear from individuals belonging to under-represented groups including diverse ethnic communities, individuals with a disability and those from the LGBTQI+ community.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage, please contact us at jobs @ footballfoundation. org .uk

How do I apply?

To apply, please follow the steps outlined below:

· Please send the following to jobs @ footballfoundation. org. uk

o CV

o Cover letter - please highlight briefly and clearly how your skills, abilities and experience equip you for the role, together with your reasons for applying.

The closing date for applications is: midday, 26 June 2022. Online interviews are currently scheduled for 2 July 2024.

All applications received will be short listed against the role requirements and person specification. Those most closely matching our requirements will be invited to take part in an online interview.

Due to the volume of applications received for most roles, the Foundation only contacts candidates if they are shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, you should assume your application has not been successful.

Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply.

Careers4Change is delighted to support Access-The Foundation for Social Investment in their search for a Director of Finance & Operations

Job title: Director of Finance & Operations 

Location: Hybrid/Central London

Reporting To: Chief Executive Officer

Contract: Permanent (4 days per week preferred) 

Salary: £78,000 (pro rata)

Date Closes: Friday, 28th June 

Role Purpose:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced finance and operations leader to join the senior management team of Access – The Foundation for Social Investment at a critical stage of our work. With a refreshed strategy, expanded team and extended life we are looking for someone to continue to lead our efficient finance and treasury function, as well as lead a range of enhancements to respond to the growth of the organisation across operations, HR, IT and Governance support.

About Access – The Foundation for Social Investment

We want to see a social investment ecosystem that works for all charities and social enterprises and through our programmes and our advocacy work, we ensure that charities and social enterprises can access the finance they need to sustain or grow their impact.

We target those most in need of patient and flexible investment through:

• Funding enterprise development and blended finance programmes in England.
• Sharing knowledge and data and translating it into practical insight that others can use.
• Mobilising others who share our goal of making capital work for communities.

Since 2015 Access has been tasked with distributing over £160m from the Dormant Assets scheme, Government and the National Lottery Community Fund. As a wholesaler we work with several dozen partners to deliver programmes around England, including social investment funds, social enterprise support organisations, network organisations, and grant management bodies. We expect to make grants of over £30m this year.

We are a relatively small team of 13.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Strategic Vision:

• As part of the four strong senior leadership team (which also includes the CEO, Director of Partnerships and Advocacy and Director of Programmes), contribute to the overall direction and strategy of Access, and deliver on relevant areas of the organisation’s operational plan.
• Lead in the strategic planning and successful delivery of Access’s financial and operational management functions.
• Lead on projects to drive forward the internal aspects of Access’s equity, diversity and inclusion strategy.
• Represent Access at various events, promoting our influencing and advocacy aims.

Finance:

• Responsible for the financial planning of the organisation, including the development of annual budgets and long-term forecasts. Work with budget holders across the organisation to ensure the ongoing adherence and management to these budgets/forecasts across all programmes.
• Oversee financial systems that record and report on financial activities and provide information and projections to allow strategic and operational decision -making.
• Working with the Head of Finance to oversee payment, invoicing, bookkeeping and banking activities, maintaining up to date computerised records and maximising use of the accounting system (Twinfield).
• Oversee the relationship with Access’ external and group auditors and support the Head of Finance with the year-end process, external audit, preparation of annual financial statements and sign-off from relevant stakeholders.

Treasury Management:

• Manage the relationship with Access’ asset manager and ensure the endowment investment policy/strategy is being implemented, including in particular, adherence to Access’s stated impact goals for the endowment,
• Ensure high quality reporting on the performance of the portfolio from the asset manager.
• Oversee Access’s multiple banking relationships and the performance of our extensive cash deposits to balance the requirements of return, impact and liquidity.
• Support the advocacy and communication of the “total impact approach” taken by Access, sharing learning and influencing others in the development of their investment strategies.

Governance:

• Take overall responsibility for the Governance support processes and cycles at Access, including plans for regular business at board and committee meetings, members’ terms of office and recruitment of trustees and committee members.
• Ensure Access complies with statutory and legal requirements, including returns to Companies House and the Charity Commission.
• Oversee the management of up-to-date registers of interest for all board and committee members and senior staff.
• Provide advice to the Board and CEO of any legal responsibilities prevailing upon the organisation.
• Co-ordinate the agenda and content for the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee (ARCC), and the Endowment Investment Committee (EIC), and contribute to meetings as appropriate.
• Support the CEO and Chair in reporting to Access’s sole corporate member, the Oversight Trust, and providing assurance that Access remains in compliance with our Governance Agreement.
• Working closely with senior colleagues, oversee and manage the establishment of the risk appetite and risk management framework for regular review by the ARCC and board.
• Ensure appropriate and up to date policies are in place across all areas of Access’s operations, reflecting legal requirements as well as best practice, and that these are clearly communicated and are being adhered to.

HR & Supporting Team Development:

• Lead on the development and implementation of HR policies and processes including ED&I, recruitment, annual salary reviews, and individual performance and development plans.
• In collaboration with line managers, ensure that appropriate training and development opportunities are in place to ensure all team members are given the best opportunity to succeed in their roles.
• Oversee relationships with key outsourced service providers including payroll, pensions, benefits etc.
• Leadership of the three strong finance team including line management of the Head of Finance and support to Business Support Officer.
• Be responsible person for the Sponsorship management System.

Operations & Programme Support:

• Ensure Access’s IT infrastructure and systems are effective, including managing the relationship with Access’s IT provider.
• Oversee the management of IT Risk, Business Continuity Planning and the maintenance of IT security.
• Manage the relationship with Access’s landlord (Better Society Capital, from whom we sub-let office space).
• Oversee key financial reporting requirements, including those as specified in the contracts with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and National Lottery Community Fund, as well as to the Board and relevant committees.
• Together with the Business Support Officer, manage papers for a variety of committee and board meetings.
• Manage key procurement processes from advertising through to contracting and the production of grant agreements.
• Ensure Access has appropriate insurance policies in place.

Person Specification:

Essential skills and key personal attributes include:

• Extensive knowledge of accounting principles and systems with relevant accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA).
• Knowledge of statutory and legal requirements, ideally relating to a charitable organisation.
• Substantial experience of working at a similar level, demonstrating involvement in setting direction, policy, processes and controls and in providing professional expertise, advice, and guidance.
• Substantial experience of effectively supporting and working with boards and governance committees.
• Demonstrable experience of leading change and the successful development and implementation of systems and processes across different organisational functions.
• Experience of managing across a range of functions/discipline.
• Able to balance the strategic and operational aspects of the role and to easily switch between them when required.
• An understanding of the importance of and evidence of the ability to communicate financial and other complex information in a way that is easy to understand to non-financial users.

The role is based in Access’s offices in Central London and with some dedicated time together as a team each week (currently Tuesdays). Outside of this shared time, Access anticipates a significant degree of day-to-day flexibility in terms of where team members will work, depending on both personal preference and the needs of their role.

About us

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it. 

It is an exciting and important time to be joining us at Crisis. We work with thousands of people across England, Scotland and Wales so they can leave homelessness behind for good. We have recently adapted the way our services work to maximise our impact in ending homelessness. We have increased our capacity to work with people one to one and also strengthened our ability to support those people facing the most barriers to preventing or ending their homelessness. 

About the role 

We are a dynamic, innovative and values-led organisation, with the opportunity and flexibility to develop our services to meet the needs of the people we work with. As part of our commitment to end the homelessness of more people using our direct services, including people with complex needs, we are seeking a Practitioner Psychologists or Psychological Therapists to join our fantastic Clinical Psychology teams in locations around the UK. 

You will join an extraordinary team of frontline lead workers with a focus on people facing homelessness who have survived a range of difficult and traumatic experiences 

About you 

We are looking for people who are community focused and driven by our shared values. You will look forward to engaging with individuals who have very difficult lives and have struggled to access traditional forms of support. You will have the skills to offer creative and flexible individual work, alongside consultation and reflective practice to core groups, multi-agency networks and the wider system. You will be excited about joining a local team of people who share a commitment to end homelessness and a national team of psychologists led by a Lead Psychologist. 

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds. 

Working at Crisis 

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy 

• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5% 

• 28 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 31 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave 

• Highly competitive, enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay 

• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm 

• And more! Full list of benefits available on the careers pages of our website 
   

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. 

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How to apply 

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. 

Accessibility 

We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team will contact you to discuss how we can help.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094 

Growing Younger Strategic Lead – Diocese of Durham

The Diocese of Durham is seeking an innovative, proactive and strategic leader with a passion for reaching and discipling emerging generations to take on a key new role in the Diocesan team.

As Growing Younger Strategic Lead, you will work collaboratively to enable the delivery of the Growing Younger stream of the Diocesan Transformation programme, with a specific focus on building mission and discipleship pathways for 0-25s, growing missional chaplaincy in FE colleges and schools, and raising up new youth and children’s leaders.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the development and implementation of the Growing Younger strategy through leading the Growing Younger team, encouraging the development of mission and ministries appropriate to context and challenge, and being an advocate for the vision for transformation throughout the Diocese. 

The successful candidate must:

Ø  Have a deep commitment to a personal Christian faith with a motivation to see that grow in emerging generations, and a prayerful and hopeful response to challenge.

Ø  Be a strategic and efficient organiser with great initiative.

Ø  Be experienced in missional leadership with emerging generations and in managing projects that include a wide and complex range of stakeholders.

Ø  Be experienced in building and leading teams and an excellent team player.

Ø  Be proactive in dealing with conflict in a healthy and transparent way.

Ø  Be able to travel widely throughout the Diocese of Durham.

Interested candidates are welcome to request an informal conversation with the Head of Transformation Delivery, Amy Burns. 

Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 8th July

Date for interviews: Monday 15th July

Growing Mission Strategic Lead – Diocese of Durham

The Diocese of Durham is seeking an innovative, proactive and strategic leader with a passion for Church growth and unity to take on a key new role in the Diocesan team.

As Growing Mission Strategic Lead, you will work collaboratively to enable the delivery of the Growing Mission stream of the Diocesan Transformation programme, with a specific focus on local planning and development, raising missional aspirations and growth opportunities, and facilitating local change.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the development and implementation of the Growing Mission strategy through leading the Growing Mission team, encouraging the development of mission and ministries appropriate to context and challenge, and being an advocate for the vision for transformation throughout the Diocese. 

The successful candidate must:

Ø  Have a deep commitment to a personal Christian faith with a motivation to see that grow in others, and a prayerful and hopeful response to challenge.

Ø  Be a strategic and efficient organiser with great initiative.

Ø  Be a skilled problem solver, able to investigate and breakdown underlying issues and identify potential implications.

Ø  Be experienced in change management, with strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to build effective working relationships with multiple varied stakeholders.

Ø  Be proactive in dealing with conflict in a healthy and transparent way.

Ø  Be able to travel widely throughout the Diocese of Durham.

Interested candidates are welcome to request an informal conversation with the Head of Transformation Delivery, Amy Burns.

Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 8th July

Interview date: Wednesday 17th July

Financial Controller | London | Permanent | C. £60,000 + amazing benefits!

For a leading charity for girls and young women in the UK, we're recruiting a Financial Controller to join their ambitious, busy, and dynamic Finance and Commercial Team in London. Reporting to the Head of Finance, this role will manage all day-to-day financial controls and processing and will lead on the year-end audit and statutory reporting process. Whilst providing expert advice on VAT and other taxes, the Financial Controller will also take a lead on strengthening financial controls and systems and will lead and develop a Finance team of 3 staff.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead all day-to-day financial controls and processing for HQ and lead the financial support to stakeholders.
• Lead on annual external Audit across the Group (Charity and Trading Subsidiary) and prepare statutory financial statements - being the main point of contact with the Auditors
• Lead strategic oversight of the cash flow and investments
• Provide first-class advice on all tax matters. Prepare VAT and Corporation Tax returns, maximise Gift Aid, and support HR with payroll taxes
• Manage, motivate, and develop a high-performing team of 3 staff (Financial Operations Lead, Finance Officer and Finance Assistant)
• Partner with the Systems Accountant in the identification and implementation of systems changes and developments

What you'll offer us:

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with solid experience of managing year-end and annual audit processes
• Strong people and process management and a track record of developing a multi-skilled finance team
• Experience leading the annual audit process, liaising with external Audit.
• Experience of cash-flow forecasting and treasury management
• Charity accounting, VAT and Tax experience would be beneficial
• Experience of developing and implementing robust financial processes and systems
• Attention to detail, a love of people, self-motivation, and a passion to drive change!

What we'll offer you:

• 25 days' paid Holiday each year, rising to 30 (with tenure), and the ability to buy 5 more
• 15% Pension (employer contribution is 10%, and employee 5%), plus 4x Salary Life Assurance
• A truly flexible working environment including Flexitime, TOIL, and Family Friendly policies
• Healthcare, Eyesight Tests, Gym Discounts, Flu Vaccination, a Career Break, and many more!

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.