Change Manager, Back Office Transformation 

35 hours per week

18 Month Fixed Term Contract

Closing Date: 7th June 2020 (midnight)

Interview Date: TBC

It is a very exciting time to join Marie Curie as we enter into a phase of transforming our back office functions. We are looking for a Change Manager to join our Back-Office Transformation Team on a 12 month fixed term basis.

The role holder will play a key role in ensuring projects (change initiatives) meet objectives on time. With your excellent customer service skills, you will play a key role in creating and implementing change management strategies and plans that maximise employee and volunteer adoption and usage and minimise resistance. This role will be vital in supporting the introduction of new systems, processes and best practice.

You should be able to demonstrate your knowledge of IT systems change management and its implementation in a diverse workforce. Using your creativity and innovation skills you will evaluate the change process and make recommendations for change. . Experience of working in a charity or volunteering sector advantageous but not essential.

About Us

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

Marie Curie is an inclusive employer who values diversity and is a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

A fantastic opportunity has risen for an experienced project manager to join a small charitable foundation to take a lead role in the delivery of its aims and execute operational plans. This is a broad role and will give the successful candidate the opportunity to expand on their knowledge of operations, communications, marketing and project planning.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will come with extensive experience of project management and stakeholder management both internally and externally. You will ideally have a good awareness of marketing and communication’s strategies with strong proof reading and creative skills. With excellent communication skills (both oral and written) you will be able to articulate messages and work with external agencies and potential partners. This will be a sole role in the foundation (albeit very well supported) reporting to the Trustees so will ideally require a candidate who is flexible in attitude and able to multi-task. Please apply immediately or contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for an initial discussion. Early applications are encouraged as candidates are being considered on a rolling basis.

Cuckoo Hall Academy Trust (CHAT Academies) are currently recruiting for a Permanent Finance Director.

CHAT Academies, established in 2010 runs 5 Academies in North London, educating around 2,200 pupils with growth plans to 3,000 by 2022.

The role is based close to Edmonton and Ponders End stations.

The role has come about due to the incumbent Finance Director retiring. The Finance Director will retire once the new Finance Director has started and a sufficient handover has taken place.

With the flexibility here, applicants on up to 3 month's notice will be welcomed.

The role will suit a Qualified Accountant with a SAT / MAT background who has either been a Finance Director in a similar role or who is looking for a step up from a Financial Controller or Head of Finance role.

The role will be managing four members of Finance. As such, due to the nature of a small team, applicants must be interested and willing to be hands on with the workload.

Someone who is proactive in getting out and spending time with Heads of different areas will be well suited to this role.

The salary for the role will be between £65,000 - £75,000 based on experience.

Economy is recruiting a Deputy CEO to implement our new 3 year strategy. We are looking for someone who is energetic and dynamic, and who can help us deliver our ambitious objectives for organisational development and responding to the economic impact of coronavirus.

Economy is a charity that exists to support people - particularly those currently furthest from power - to shape the economy in order to achieve what matters to them. To further this goal, we have secured funding to increase organisational capacity and appoint a Deputy CEO to help manage this growth. 

Key areas of responsibility

Overall

● Develop and implement organisation systems and processes

● Oversee financial planning, management, reporting and compliance.

● Support project and programme delivery.

● Deputise for the CEO as and when necessary.

Operations and Culture

● Develop project management systems and processes as Economy’s work expands and becomes more complex.

● Develop policies, systems and processes which enable effective internal communication and collaboration.

● Develop the systems, processes and practices which underpin a healthy organisational culture and promote diversity and inclusion.

● Oversee the management and development of Economy’s infrastructure including website, social media, CRM database, Google Suite and reporting systems.

Finance and Fundraising

● Work with the Chief Executive to provide the strategic context for financial planning.

● Responsible for financial planning, management and control including procuring appropriate insurances and the preparation of business plans and annual reports.

● Responsible for financial reporting including cash forecasting, quarterly reporting to the Board, preparation and review of project and annual organisation budgets.

● Work with the Chief Executive to prepare funding applications and requisite reporting.

HR

● Responsible for HR at a strategic level, overseeing recruitment, training, disciplinary, staff well-being and all other personnel matters.

● Identify gaps in skills and experience in accordance with the Diversity and Inclusion Policy, and address through recruitment and training.

● Develop Economy’s HR policies, and draw in external expertise as necessary.

● Line management responsibilities.

Governance and Risk

● Work with the Chief Executive to deliver best practice, ensure compliance with legal requirements, attend Board meetings and prepare Board papers.

● Responsible for GDPR compliance.

Culture

● Always act in the best interests of Economy.

● Abide by Economy policies as set out in the Staff Handbook.

● Maintain confidentiality in all areas relating to Economy.

● To be flexible and to undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by the Board of Trustees.

Key skills and experience

Essential Skills and Experience

● Track record of developing organisational systems to promote collaboration, embed a positive organisational culture and enact diversity and inclusion across an organisation.

● An understanding of Diversity and Inclusion and how they can be embedded in all parts of organisational strategy, development and day-to-day operations.

● Managed teams to support organisational and personal development.

● Ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities.

● Experience of designing, managing and delivering complex projects and programmes.

● An engaging presentational style.

● An ability to listen and communicate to build consensus and work collaboratively.

● A track record of using strategic thinking to improve outcomes and ways of working in an organisation.

● An ability to pay attention to detail across multiple areas of work

Values and behaviours

● Personal commitment to Economy’s values and purpose of supporting people – particularly those furthest from power – to use economics to achieve what matters to them.

● Ability to reflect and learn, including sharing failures and uncertainties. Openly taking feedback from the team and members of Economy’s community on your behaviours and work.

● The emotional intelligence to empathise with and appreciate others, creating opportunities for those you work with to grow and develop.

Desirable Development Areas

We are also looking for the following skills and experience. Please tell us if you have experience of these work areas or you are particularly interested in them for your own personal development.

● Financial strategy, reporting and planning.

● Experience developing and overseeing HR policies and processes.

● Good knowledge of charity law and best practice.

● Experience of using applications such as Wordpress, Hubspot, Google Suite, Slack, or Zoom.

● Experience of using accounting software Xero.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Economics is underpinned by a way of thinking dominated by white men who have studied and worked in a small number of institutions. We are looking for people that bring a different perspective. To this end, when candidates are of equal merit, we will prioritise selection and appointment of people who are from backgrounds that are under-represented in economic institutions and the charity sector.

How to apply

To apply for this vacancy, please send your completed application form and fill out our equal opportunities survey by 23.59pm Monday 8 June 

St Martins is a specialist provider of supported accommodation for people who have Mental Health needs complicated by other areas of need, such as from learning disability, drug and alcohol addictions and forensic histories.

Based in St Martins’ Head Office in Islington, the function of the Assessment Coordinator & Practitioner will be to process referrals into St, Martins, to arrange and carry out assessments at given locations, to write detailed reports and to provide follow up customer care to both people referred to St Martins and to statutory professionals that have been involved in the process.

There will also be a role for the Assessment Coordinator within the collation of clinical audit data for the organisation and participate in reviewing the quality of our services.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks Include (but not limited to):

• To receive referral information and determine eligibility for St Martins, liaising with Operational Managers and working closely with the Project Managers to identify suitable placements. 

• Prioritise, process, and respond to all referrals and enquiries submitted by telephone, email or the website.

• Attend and participate in meetings within the organisation as appropriate and as agreed by the Operations Manager

More information will be found in the job description.

Closing Date: 21st June 2020.

Please send a CV and covering letter (to include a supporting statement) via the button below.

Please also note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

Deputy Director - Mental Health

We are working in partnership with a small Mental Health Charity to recruit an Interim Deputy Director for a period of around 3 months. This is a wonderful organisation who are looking for an expert to oversee their team who provide a range of mental health support services within the community.

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate excellent leadership skills alongside strong mental health knowledge within the sector. In return you will have the opportunity to work for a great team and make a real difference to the Charity.

If this sounds of interest to you please contact us ASAP to discuss the role further.

Morgan Hunt is a multi award winning Employment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role

My client, a leading international charity now requires and experienced HR Transformation Manager to join them for a period of 6 to 9 months.

As HR Transformation you’ll be working closely with the Director and senior stakeholders to identify and deliver a suite of prioritised transformation projects that establish good and sustainable practice across specific areas of the employee life cycle. In additional this role will oversee the ongoing BAU activities of an internationally dispersed HR team.

This role requires a proven HR leader with a strong HR generalist background, excellent stakeholder management skills and a high level of personal integrity to create a leadership culture of trust, openness and accountability for performance. You will also need to demonstrate the ability to understand and navigate complex organisational structures and governance, ideally gained from previous experience in the international charity/NGO sector.

To be considered you will also require:

• Demonstrable evidence of having established, developed or led an HR function across multiple international jurisdictions
• Significant experience of managing organisational development and change, and in developing people strategies to support such change 
• A proven track record of reliable delivery of organisational and strategic objectives, creating alignment between parties with differing outlooks and expectations
• Experience in a senior leadership position in an organisation which is complex and diverse
• Experience in developing and refining rewards structures that are aligned to organisational strategy 

Please note applications will be considered for both full time and part time (minimum 3 days per week) working arrangements.

The Organisation

Russam is proud to be supporting Cranstoun with the search for their new Chief Executive.

Since 1969 Cranstoun has been making a difference by combining expertise with innovative approaches and putting people at the heart of everything they do. They deliver a wide range of services across England, including community-based and residential substance misuse services, supported housing, specialist services for young people, families and carers, and domestic abuse services. Cranstoun believe everyone should have the opportunity to live healthy, safe and happy lives.

The Role

This is a very exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about Cranstoun’s work, with the ambition to drive the organisation forward to ensure they continue to provide excellent services, to more people, across more communities.

The new Chief will be instrumental in developing and delivering a new strategy for Cranstoun to strengthen their position in an increasingly competitive environment. They will also:

• Be responsible and accountable to the Board of Trustees for all Cranstoun’s activity, ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory and charitable requirements
• Provide inspirational, accountable leadership and direction to all staff, in support of Cranstoun’s vision and values
• Act as Cranstoun’s ambassador, leading and managing all external relations activity, building Cranstoun’s voice, reputation and profile
• Develop and grow income generation capacity, proactively seeking to broaden the funding base

The Person

Cranstoun are looking for an inspiring and highly professional leader with great commercial awareness and communication skills. You should be open, honest and resilient. Above all, you should be committed to embedding the values of Cranstoun and have the public speaking ability to act as an excellent ambassador for the organisation. Other essential criteria includes:

• Proven track record of leading an organisation that is geographically dispersed
• Proven track record of creating and delivering an organisational growth strategy, demonstrating business acumen
• Track record of building success through partnerships, influence and diplomacy
• Demonstrable analytical acumen, able to analyse data to drive both performance and develop the organisation
• Experience of developing and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of clients, stakeholders and partners including other charities, businesses and funders
• Supporting a board of trustees - effectively engaging the skills and experience of trustees in the development of the organisations business strategy
• Implementing plans whilst managing a wide range of shorter-term operational demands and transformation
• Experience of leading digital transformation – ability to innovate, evaluate, strategize and implement digital responses to meet organisational needs
• Experience of leading effective change management programmes across a leadership team

Additional Information

For extensive information about Cranstoun, the Chief Executive role, and the person they are looking for, please download the Candidate Information Pack available on our website.

Timetable

Closing date for applications: Monday 22 June 2020

Preliminary interviews with Russam: Week commencing 29 June 2020

Final interview and informal meetings with Cranstoun: Week commencing 13 July 2020

How to Apply

To apply for this position please provide the following two pieces of information:

• A comprehensive CV, including details of your achievements in each role and details of two referees.
• A supporting statement, explaining how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly addressing the criteria as outlined in the person specification.

• Director of Finance (Permanent)
• Education – Multiple Academy Trust (MAT)
• North East London
• c£70,000-75,000 plus benefits

This is a great role for someone with MAT/Education experience, either proven at the FD/CFO level or seeking a more senior role from a larger organisation.

We are currently only progressing applications from candidates possessing previous experience of having worked in a MAT or the wider education sector.

Reporting to the CEO and overseeing Finance, the Director of Finance has responsibility for ensuring the governance in support of the 5 academies and 2 nurseries in the group (combined c£17m T/O).

Key accountabilities

Strategic leadership and performance management

• Provide vision, strategic direction and leadership in the planning, management and development of effective Finance operations across the group;
• Ensuring that financial governance is fit for the purposes of an expanding Multi-Academy Trust and that appropriate planning is in place to meet the needs of the organisation over a rolling 5-year horizon; and
• Holding full accountability to the Board for the performance and compliance of financial systems and processes.

Operational leadership

• Ensuring that CHAT meets its legal, corporate and statutory responsibilities relating to financial governance through advice, direction and support to the Board and CEO;
• Working with the leadership team to ensure that the revenues and resources are managed efficiently and cost-effectively in support of educational and organisational objectives;
• Leading and developing an effective, high-performing Finance team;
• Delivering the annual audited accounts for all companies under the umbrella; and
• Coaching and supporting Headteachers and other budget holders in the effective management of their finances.

To discuss the role in more detail and request the candidate pack, please contact Michael Quest of Ivy Rock Partners directly or quickly apply via this advert.

Key Timings:

• Application deadline: Sunday 28th June

• Interviews: weeks commencing 6th & 13th July

Angel Shed Theatre is an inclusive children’s theatre company based in Islington, North London, with the objective of providing every child and young person, regardless of ability or background, the opportunity to participate in the performing arts. We work with children and young people creating imaginative, inclusive and inspiring workshops and providing performing arts activities for those often excluded from such activities, including those with disabilities, children and young people at risk of social exclusion through their behavioural difficulties and those from disadvantaged backgrounds or living in vulnerable home situations.

We are looking for a self-driven, dynamic, resourceful and committed Executive Director to help shape the next stage of our company. This is an exciting opportunity to have a positive and lasting impact on a growing charity that is making a vital difference for children and young people in Islington.

Duties include managing the charity’s funds, securing the resources (income and staff) and ensuring the operational efficiency to enable the Artistic Team to maintain and grow what we deliver while identifying, developing and maximising opportunities for Angel Shed.

The ideal candidate must have a passion for theatre and its impact with children. They must demonstrate they are flexible and creative to deal with the demands of a small charity and to be able to put the vulnerable children and families we work with at the forefront of the charity. They must possess a strong entrepreneurial drive, outstanding communication skills, strong leadership qualities and excellent planning and organisational skills. The candidate is expected to effectively fundraise, create and manage budgets, and enhance awareness of the charity within the local community.

The Academy of Medical Sciences is playing an important role responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, from providing independent scientific advice to policy makers to supporting doctors and scientists who find themselves on the front line.

We are seeking an Interim Director of Finance and Resources with the skills to help us to navigate this challenging but strategically important time.

The Interim Director of Finance and Resources will be at the forefront of ensuring we have robust infrastructure and systems to enable the Academy’s staff to continue working effectively from home to deliver an increased level of business.  A near-term focus will also be remobilising the Academy’s HQ at 41 Portland Place to include working with IT consultants and service providers to ensure the IT and AV provision can support staff and the conference business appropriately. 

The Interim Director of Finance and Resources will lead a review of the financial controls and procedures to ensure that they are appropriate for a more flexible way of working and will support the Head of Finance in optimising the performance of the accounting software. They will also provide financial advice to the Academy’s trustees and Senior Leadership Team.

Experience of delivering first class financial and facilities services in challenging circumstances will be of benefit as will strong leadership skills. They will also need strong communication and influencing skills, as well being able to demonstrate a collaborative approach to leadership and experience of introducing new ways of doing things.

Please note the closing date of applications of midnight on Wednesday 17th June 2020. Applications will be reviewed prior to closing date and as such immediate application is recommended.

Allen Lane has been retained by the Academy of Medical Sciences on an exclusive basis to resource this post.

Planning Team Leader

They are looking for a talented individual to assist in the management of the Spatial Planning Team and contribute to the delivery of a customer focused service.

Planning Team Leader Responsibilities:

You will assist the Spatial Planning Manager to deliver a Development Plan making service which seeks to safeguard the natural and built heritage and promote environmental quality. The delivery of the Development Plan includes project identification and implementation.

Planning Team Leader Requirements:

You will be an experienced senior spatial planner with management and/or experience of dealing with complex planning policy matters. You will also be a Chartered member of the RTPI or full membership of PIA, with considerable experience, incorporating expertise from a range of professional disciplines and complies with statutory and corporate requirements and policy.

Excellent negotiation skills and a flexible approach to work are essential to this post. This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Check and is Politically Restricted.

About the company:

St Albans is a unique English Cathedral City with a colourful history which can be seen in the Roman remains and variety of beautiful architecture, heritage sites and conservation areas. Set within green belt, off the M25, A1M and M1 the District includes a cathedral, historic city centre and charming villages. Their refurbished offices are in the city centre near to the station (London St Pancras 20 minutes), shops and restaurants. In short it is a great place to live and work.

Location: St Albans AL1 3JE

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £44,391 to £48,271 per annum plus up to 18.5% employer pension contribution

Benefits: They offer a package which includes up to 26 days annual leave, pension scheme, reimbursement of professional fees, access to parking, training and development opportunities, flexible working options (including homeworking), leisure and travel discounts and a number of other benefits. The post is politically restricted and subject to a Basic Disclosure Check.

Closing date for applications: 15 June 2020.

You may have experience of the following: Town Planning, RTPI, Landscape Design, Urban Regeneration, Town Planner, Conservation, Customer Service, Planning Policy Officer, Administrator, Spatial Planning Officer, Project Support, Planning Consultant, Building Control Support Officer, Enforcement Team Leader, Landscape Officer, Community Planner, Building Control Surveyor, Enquiry Officer, Conservation, Design, Tree Officer, Development Manager, Planning Team Leader, Design Team Leader, etc.

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This is an exciting opportunity to join the senior management team of the award winning South West London Law Centres.   We are looking for an experienced operations manager or similar who is ready to make the transition to Deputy Chief Executive and who is as passionate as us about promoting access to justice. 

We provide free specialist legal advice to local people who need it most – people who'd otherwise be unable to afford legal help. We also offer low cost and fixed fee services. We currently work over six London boroughs and are looking to further expand and develop. More can be found out on our website and on Twitter @SWLLawCentres.Our Law Centre currently assists more than 8,000 people per year. We’ve recently been shortlisted for the prestigious Legal Aid Firm of the Year 2020 by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) – the membership body representing legal aid practitioners in England and Wales.

This is a new role which will provide the right candidate with an opportunity to develop their skills within the organisation as we transform the way we work. The initial focus of the role will be on making this transformation and the CEO will work cooperatively with you over the roles and responsibilities.

The successful candidate will enjoy working as part of a small senior management team with a very varied workload. The Deputy Chief Executive will assist and lead in many aspects of the administration and management of the law centre, which is a complex charitable business to run on legal aid, grant funding and donations. You will be joining us at a time where we will be changing our services to meet a great deal of new demand and when we need to look at entirely new ways of giving advice to vulnerable people.

The role includes routine, essential duties as well as responding to the needs of a dynamic and growing workplace. You will need to be comfortable working independently and problem-solving in a fast-paced environment, taking a lead on helping us adapt to remote working and continuing to deliver high quality, specialist advice services in a new way.
We are seeking someone who is very practical, flexible, adaptable and confident in managing change. You will need a high degree of technical proficiency coupled with excellent communication skills. You must be organised, discreet and committed to SWLLC’s mission and values.

This is an immediate start on going interim Director of Finance role working for a homeless charity based in London.

A member of the leadership team, it is the responsibility of the Director of Finance to oversee the day to running of the finance team, as well strategic oversight of the charity's financial management.

This is a hands-on Director of Finance role and the successful candidate will be required to;

• Produce monthly management accounts
• Complete year end accounts - including leading on audit process and ensuring compliance with Charity SORP
• Ensure accurate financial reporting, including risk assessments
• Present information to the board and finance sub - committee
• Business partnering with various departments managing the charities income and expenditure
• Partnering with and providing financial support for fundraising bids and competitive bids

This is an ideal role for a seasoned qualified accountant who has a track record of working in a small team. Applicants for the position of Director of Finance should have a proven track record in financial reporting and risk management. Although processes and procedures are in place, applicants must be able to demonstrate experience in making efficiencies and improving financial processes and procedures. Applicants must be competent user of Excel and working knowledge of Sage is ideal.

This is a 6-month fixed term contract role, with one direct report, and under the current lockdown all interviews, on boarding and start's will take place remotely.

If you are interested in applying for this role than please do through TPP Recruitment by sending your CV to [email protected]