Procurement Officer, London £41,466 - £44,373 + Benefits

Tower Hamlets Homes is an award-winning ALMO delivering high-quality housing services for residents living in 21,000 homes in East London. Delivering our services for Tower Hamlets Council, we're more than just a housing management company. Our vision is to create thriving, safe, and sustainable neighbourhoods where residents can be proud of their homes, respect one another and realise their potential.

We've won the prestigious Landlord of the Year award and the Inclusion and Diversity Pioneer award at the UK Housing Awards in 2019 and 2 Engagement Excellence awards in 2018, recognising our modern and forward-looking approach to employee reward and recognition.

The Procurement Officer is a new opportunity to join our ambitious, busy and dynamic Property Services Team which delivers an annual capital investment programme of over £40M. Reporting to the Head of Procurement and Contracts, the Procurement Officer will lead on procurement activity for the Better Neighbourhoods' Programme via new Frameworks and re-procurement of contracts focusing on high-level customer service, effective contract and performance management.

What you'll be doing:

• Providing a full range of procurement services including the procurement of new contracts for works and services and maintenance of the Contracts Register
• Commissioning and actioning procurement issues and tasks to ensure continuity of service delivery supported by procurement and live contracts
• Liaising with Service Delivery and Asset Management Teams to ensure objectives are met
• Identifying solutions to procurement, contract and supply-chain issues
• Conducting procurements, framework direct award and mini competitions
• Stakeholder consultations across Council Governance teams, internally and externally
• Monitoring, appraising and reporting on procurement performance
• Ensuring the organisation achieves Best Value in procurement of goods and services

What you'll offer us:

• Demonstrable experience of working within public sector procurement
• Proven experience of providing expert advice on procurement related matters to a range of stakeholders
• Good working knowledge of contracts and of EU procurement requirements
• Ideally CIPS qualified with experience in a housing environment (Local Authority, ALMO or RSL) and evidence of continual professional development

What we'll offer you:

• 26 days' paid holiday each year, plus eight bank holidays
• A fantastic career-average pension scheme and Salary sacrifice schemes
• Amazing commercial discounts, including discounts at many gyms, shops and restaurants
• Your voice heard through our staff forum and networking groups for women and LGBT staff
• Newly refurbished offices, with free tea, coffee and fruit, and shower facilities
• Interest-free season ticket loans and many more

Application Process:

• For more information and to download a candidate pack please visit:
• The deadline for CV applications is the 22nd September with ongoing initial interviews
• Final interviews at THH will take place from the 28th September
• For an informal discussion, please contact our recruitment partner Matt Davidson at Pro-Recruitment Group 
• Please note, all third-party introductions will be forwarded to Pro-Recruitment Group

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Head of Contract Compliance Band 8B £330 Per Day Inside IR35

Your new company
You will be working for an organisation that has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental health care, innovation and improvement

Your new role

You will be directly responsible for the contracts team, taking overall operational responsibility for:

• Management of all contracts/sub contracts and related documents spanning across the entire Trust
• Reviewing contracting and compliance management systems and processes, setting up new processes where required, and ensuring systems and processes are optimised across the Trust
• Being a focal point for the negotiation of new contracts and renegotiation of existing contracts for the provision of healthcare services.
• Ensuring that ELFT delivers to agreed quality and core performance across all of its contracts
• Oversee clinical procurement tender processes, ensuring successful contract award to the most suitable provider
• Lead contract related project work, where required

What you'll need to succeed

• You MUST have public-sector contracts experience
• You MUST have knowledge of the EU Contract Regulations
• Senior contract management experience
• Contract negotiation
• Contract planning
• Line management

What you'll get in return
You will have the opportunity to work for an organisation that is driven by their values of care, respect and inclusivity in a challenging role all whilst earning a competitive day rate.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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To support the Programme Finance Manager in running efficient and effective programme financial accounting, programme financial management and programme financial reporting processes in relation to AKF (UK)’s programmes and grants. To maintain a close working relationship with AKF (UK) finance and programme teams and relevant staff from Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) agencies and external donors as required.

1. Programme financial planning, management and reporting

In close consultation with the programmes/partnerships team:

• Support the design and implementation of effective quality controls to ensure compliance with donor requirements and to maintain appropriate donor stewardship, including through manuals, checklists, templates, and other tools

• Monitor spending and activity implementation and ensure regular scheduling of grants management meetings, alerting the Programme Finance Manager and Programmes/Partnerships team about significant under or overspend on a timely basis

• Maintain internal tools that track active grants, cost recoveries and cash balances and ensure they are kept up-to-date

• Maintain internal tools tracking pipeline and secured funding (the Resource Mobilisation Tracker) and ensure they are kept up-to-date

• Prepare financial information for internal reporting purposes, including (but not limited to) the quarterly CEO report, monthly dashboard and quarterly cash balances report.

2 Grants management and compliance

• Maintain the grants management tracker so that grants are properly recorded and monitored, ensuring that input from the Programmes/Partnerships team and the Programme Finance Manager are incorporated on a timely basis

• Undertake administrative tasks related to grants, including setting up of grant codes (pipeline and secured), collecting and forwarding information to different units and executing follow up tasks as required

• Review budgets for concepts/proposals, ensuring the inclusion of AKF(UK) costs, make recommendations for improvements and liaise with the programme/partnerships team and field units to ensure these are complete, accurate, consistent with the narrative, compliant with donor requirements, and correctly formatted for presentation to donors

• Support the preparation, review and submission process for donor financial (and narrative as relevant, e.g. ECHO) reports to ensure compliance with donor requirements; ensure reports are produced on time to a high standard and are consistent with the narrative

• Ensure timely submission of cash requests as required by donor contracts and internal sub-grant agreements

• Prepare donor and internal sub-grant agreements with AKDN agencies, field units, and implementing partners, including (but not limited to) those with co-financing

• Ensure that donor and AKDN rules are being adhered to regarding procurement, accounting, project expenditure, and implementation of activities through regular reporting, engagement with the field, and remote spot checks

• Carry out monitoring visits and audits on specific projects as necessary

• Assist in the preparation, support, and follow up of internal or external grant audits and expenditure verifications of AKDN field units, including direct liaison with auditors as required, and ensure that management (programmes and finance) is apprised, including through maintaining and updating the audit and disallowance summary

• Develop and deliver relevant training and reference material on grants management, including procurement, donor regulations, IATI, finance and reporting for Programme, Finance, and other field-based staff; act as a resource for agencies/field units on donor regulations and compliance

• Ensure all AKF (UK) direct grants are reflected on the IATI system, and update the required information on a quarterly basis

  3 Audit, internal controls and risk

• Contribute on programme finance to all audits and statutory compliance in line with UK and AKF/AKDN regulations and compliance requirements

• In collaboration with field units, prepare due diligence assessments for potential new partners or donors and ensure these are refreshed periodically

• Troubleshoot financial, donor compliance and procurement-related queries identified through monitoring grants or as raised by management or field units

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified accountant (desirable).

 Experience

• 3 years relevant experience in financial accounting and financial reporting

• Experience of designing and managing effective administrative systems and procedures

• Experience of budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management

• Experience working in international organisations or donor agencies including field-level implementation highly desirable

• Experience working with EC, ECHO, DFID or equivalent and familiarity with the various compliance rules and regulations highly desirable

Looking to expand your experience and knowledge in health and social care? Come and join Hestia in this brand-new and exciting role as part of an incredibly passionate team.

We are Hestia, a vibrant charity that has been supporting and empowering vulnerable adults and children since 1970. This year will mark our 50th anniversary so it is an exciting time to join us!

The Performance and Development Directorate drives the quality assurance of current delivery and seeks to achieve continuous improvement and innovation to optimise outcomes for our services users.

As Business Development Manager - Health & Property and senior member of the Business Development Team, you will help us explore opportunities for growth, develop existing services, and strategically build and manage relationships with new and existing partners. With experience in building relationships to secure new income routes, this role will specifically focus on engaging our national health service colleagues and housing partners.

Not only will you have the option to work from home on certain days, you will also have the option to develop innovative new service ideas and build community relationships as well as attend community events.

Hestia offer a culture of learning and development, with access to an extensive range of learning and development opportunities as well as genuine career progression.

In everything we do, we seek to be: respectful, genuine, dedicated, collaborative and courageous and if these values resonate with you, please apply.

We welcome applications from candidates with lived experience.

Hestia is proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Strictly no agencies

Person specification:

• Experience of driving strong income growth via different channels including at least one of the following: local authorities, NHS Trusts, CCGs, GP Federations, regional and national health bodies and/or grant giving institutions (essential)
• Experience working with, or within housing associations or the housing sector (desirable)
• Natural ability to create and nurture new, high-value strategic partnerships
• Knowledge and understanding of health commissioning
• A track record of developing new business from inception to delivery using a collaborative approach
• Strong written and presentation skills
• Strong influencing and communication skills (both written and spoken), comfortable operating in a range of environments and across levels of seniority
• Basic research and analysis experience
• Experience of developing and/or managing services for people affected by a crisis
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.

In return we offer a competitive salary, a supportive working environment and a host of benefits including pension, employee discounts, 25 days holiday per annum (for full-time positions) plus the option to buy an additional 3 weeks, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan.

Hours: 39 hours per week(all Managers may need to undertake on call duties during out of hours, for which they will be remunerated in addition to their salary).

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, Flexi-time (core hours 10.00-16.00)

About Hestia

Hestia supports adults and children in crisis across London and the surrounding regions. We campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect them. This includes victims of modern slavery, women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, young care leavers and older people. From giving someone a home, to helping them to get the right mental health support, we support people at the moment of crisis and enable them to build a life beyond crisis. We are supported by more than 460 volunteers who provide specialist skills such as art therapy yoga, IT, gardening, cooking as well as befriending and fundraising.

We are proud to be the home of UK SAYS NO MORE, bringing together a diverse coalition of individuals, charities, businesses and public-sector organisations to campaign for an end to the domestic abuse and sexual violence.

In everything we do, we seek to be: respectful, genuine, dedicated, collaborative and courageous.

You will be working with passionate and dedicated people who pride themselves on their achievements with the local community and support each other. MSDP is a long-standing Charity within Merseyside/Wirral.

MSDP is a charity that has been involved with the Deaf and Deaf Blind community for over 150 years. It was founded by George Healy, a Deaf man, who in May 1864 established The Liverpool Adult Deaf and Dumb Benevolent Society. The society provided an employment bureau and sometimes employment for the jobless, interpreters for all occasions, social gatherings for the Deaf Blind and financial help for the poor.

In the late 1980s the Society’s head office relocated to Queens Drive in West Derby, Liverpool. 3 years ago this office was replaced by a purpose built modern building in the same location. This location is a central place in Liverpool and is easy to access via public transport. The Society also has an office on the Wirral and bases in Sefton.

MSDP offer a wide range of services to assist the Deaf and Deaf Blind members of our community and their families. Our services consist of Duty, Support, Equipment and Advice. We also offer Deaf Awareness courses at corporate level, including Schools and Hospitals. We have Deaf tutors that deliver our British Sign Language (BSL) courses from Level 1 to Level 6 and we offer Interpreter courses too. We pride ourselves on our high success rates.

MSDP require a committed person to drive our organisation forward. You will have a Minimum BSL level 2 qualification and you will have proven that you are a dynamic and inspirational leader.

An important part of the COO's role is to represent the charity to external audiences and work with surrounding organisations, to ensure that everyone can access our services. So, confidence in meeting people and public speaking will be essential.

Travelling to our other MSDP offices and other organisations will be required.

A BSL version of this advert is available using the following link: https://youtu.be/4QD3whPLp6Q

To apply;If you have the drive and ambition to fulfil this challenging but rewarding role ,please submit your CV which must be accompanied by a covering letter showing how you meet the requirements of the role to Karen Devlin.

We are looking for an experienced and driven Fundraising Manager to develop our funding mix, in particular from individual giving and trusts and foundations. Working as part of our small team you will work closely with the FRAME CEO and Scientific Liaison Officer, contributing significantly to the charity’s future development. You will be responsible for developing and delivering our fundraising strategy to maximise income and ensure our future sustainability. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person to make a positive impact on our future. We are a small, supportive team who work closely together, despite all being based at home (and yes, we worked like this pre-COVID).

FRAME has a long and proud history as the oldest charity focused on replacing animals in biomedical testing in the UK. We have been influential in developing and validating new research methods as well as advising regulators and policy-makers. As a result of our loyal support base we have benefitted from substantial legacy income putting the charity on a secure financial footing to move forward.
It is now time to diversify our income to underpin the large number of activities and projects we want to undertake, and that’s where we need your help.

As a driven, self-motivated and results-oriented fundraising professional you can be part of shaping FRAME’s future. Our size means we are able to work highly collaboratively, supporting one another and ensuring that everyone has a voice in how we develop. You will work closely with the CEO and others to develop our fundraising strategy and take the lead on developing contacts and resources, building networks and creating communities of support. As such you must be enthusiastic, confident and articulate, able to inspire both corporate and industry professionals, as well as students and members of the public, about what we do.

If you are passionate about realistic ways of ending the use of animals in scientific research, and you thrive on your work making a direct difference then we really look forward to hearing from you.

KEY OBJECTIVES
• Work with the CEO and Scientific Liaison Officer to develop and implement FRAME’s fundraising strategy
• Identify appropriate sources of funding for projects, write and submit bids, and manage funding agreements including any associated reporting requirements
• Work with CEO and Chair to develop cultivation and approach plans for major donor prospects
• Assist in the development of, and attending, fundraising and cultivation events.
• Develop tools to track and report prospects and income pipeline for future funding
• Write supporter engagement material and work with our marketing team to plan and deliver fundraising campaigns
• Proactively build relationship and manage supporter communication to foster continued support for the charity
• Contribute to development and implementation of our data collection and supporter engagement tools, including procurement of a CRM
• Maintain and manage a database of prospects and supporters ensuring compliance with all data protection legislation, regulations and best practice.
• Provide regular updates for the CEO and Board of Trustees on progress against fundraising strategies and targets
• Keep up to date with the funding environment and best practice to advise on risks and opportunities, and engage in and relevant CPD activities to maintain and enhance competence within job role.
• Be an ambassador for FRAME promoting the vision, aims and objectives of charity with all external contacts.

To apply:  Please downlaod and read all the information in the Applicant Pack, including the person specification.  Applications will be in the form of a CV and supporting statement (word or pdf) submitted via our applicant portal.  Details are in the applicant pack or on the FRAME website.

Role: Programme Supply Chain Quality Assurance Manager (QAM)

Location: UK

Contract: 3-year Fixed term contract

Salary: £50,000 per annum

The Quality Assurance Manager (QAM) is responsible for contributing to the effective delivery of supply chain services to the programmes of Sightsavers focusing on ensuring that the products that are used in our programmes are safe for end beneficiaries in line with international standards and regulations.

The successful QAM will ensure the Quality Management System (QMS) applicable to Sightsavers’ programme supply chain and associated standard operating  procedures are followed consistently in line with organisational policy and product requirements, propose enhancements and provide solutions to a wide spectrum of complex issues related to quality management, supply chain, medical logistics and procurement.

The primary focus of the role will be ensuring compliance with the UK regulation for Wholesale Dealers’ of Medicinal Product (WDA (H) licence) and the EU guidelines on Good Distribution Practice (GDP) in support of our eye health, neglected tropical diseases, education and social inclusion programmes across the world.

You will be required to have a very good understanding of global supply chain processes, as well as strong knowledge of medical products, preferably in the relevant thematic areas, and good knowledge of medical suppliers. In addition, the ideal candidate will have good knowledge of quality assurance applied to supply chain management and of Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards in particular. You will promote a collaborative, client-focused, quality and results-oriented approach within the department, across international offices and organisational projects.

The successful candidate will demonstrate extensive experience in all of the above in addition to medical logistics, products with “cold chain” requirements, recall directions and procedures and will be regularly engaging with and visiting colleagues and suppliers on an international basis, therefore it is essential that you are available to travel approximately 14 weeks a year. Additionally, French and /or Portuguese language skills would be highly advantageous as would experience and knowledge of international development and humanitarian programmes.

This is a highly involved and varied role and this is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities or required skills. Please see the Job Description for complete details.

• Closing date: 4th October 2020
• Interviews week commencing: 12th October 2020

Sightsavers works to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities. Our vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes, and where people with disabilities participate equally in society.

We are truly committed to creating an inclusive culture which values and recognises diversity as something that will only ever make an organisation better. We encourage anyone to apply who possesses the qualities and behaviours outlined or who believes they have the propensity to learn them fast. You will be joining an inclusive and supportive team who welcome people from all backgrounds.

Sightsavers does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

As the representative body for homelessness, housing and support services in Wales we aim to make a big difference to people's lives. We're looking for a new Finance Manager to work as part of our small team of friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff help us to end homelessness in Wales.

Our ideal candidate will possess relevant accountancy qualifications, demonstrate exceptional organisational and interpersonal skills, have experience in using excel and finance packages, and the ability to clearly communicate financial information to staff and Board members.

We are a small and friendly team, we support flexible working practices and provide 30 days annual leave per year (pro rata), a generous pension contribution, life insurance, and an employee assistance programme with free counselling.

• This is a part-time role, working 17.5 hours per week (0.5 FTE)
• The salary is £16,065 per year (based on a full time salary of £32,130)

Application deadline: 00:01 on Monday 5th October