We are currently recruiting for a new Head of Income Generation. This is a management role within the branch, responsible for all income generation activities, and accountable to the Branch Manager and with direct line management of a number of staff. We are looking for an outstanding leader with management and income generation experience, ideally gained in a variety of roles. You will share our passion to promote animal welfare, and drive changes to our operation that build financial sustainability whilst improving the services we provide to the community and to animals, alongside developing our staff. 

This role is full-time, 40 hours per week. Your main working hours will be 8:00am to 4:00pm, working 5 days out of 7. This role is advertised with a salary of between £25,000 to £28,000 per year.

You will be based at Woodside Animal Centre but may need to complete work away from the centre during your work.

We would like to hear from candidates who can offer all, or some of, the following skills and experience with further detail found in the job description and person specification:

• Comprehensive management background with a minimum 3 years in an income generation/fundraising position
• A proven track record in meeting commercial targets and the ability to analyse financial information and present it in an accessible format
• Experience of management of retail shops and developing a retail-based income strategy
• Events and marketing experience
• Experience of handling difficult people management issues
• Project management experience
• Training, coaching and mentoring skills
• Managing remote teams or multi-site operations
• Previous charity employment
• Experience of working with trustees and groups of volunteers 

RSPCA Leicestershire and Rutland Branch is an independent charity although we operate under the guidance and values of the national society.

To apply: please download the attached job description and person specification. Please apply directly through Charity Job by sending your CV, along with a covering letter(of no more than two sides of A4) addressing your suitability for the role, by Friday 31st July 2020. Please refer to the job description and person specification for further information about the role – if you require further information please make contact via the Branch Manager.

Head of Marketing & Communications

£41,067 per annum

35 hours a week

We are a diverse and forward thinking charity embarking on a substantial period of growth. Are you a positive, ambitious and strategic thinker looking to make a significant difference to the lives of local children? If so, we want you in our growing, award winning team.

Reporting to the Director of Income Generation, you will have a dynamic and proactive approach to lead the Marketing & Communications team in delivering the strategy and take responsibility for ensuring the Martin House Brand is well recognised across our region. You will be passionate about Marketing and Communications and have a proven track record in delivering successful Marketing & Communications strategies both internal and external.  You will be part of our vision to be able to provide palliative care to every child and young person that needs it.

What does the role involve? 

• Lead on the development of the strategic direction for the Martin House brand, integrate the brand across the entire hospice and act as brand guardian
• Effectively lead, inspire, develop and manage the Marketing & Communications team to enable them to achieve key objectives
• To bring new ideas and creative for raising the profile of Martin House across key audiences across North, West and East Yorkshire
• To work across all departments to manage internal communications and lead on the development of all publications

Who are we looking for?

To be considered for this fantastic opportunity you should have a strong track record in working at a senior level leading a successful, high-performing Marketing & Communications team. You must have proven experience of delivering compelling Marketing campaigns and excellent communications pieces. You must have worked across both digital platforms and more traditional press and print. An inspirational leader and communicator, you must have experience of dealing with senior level contacts both internally and externally, and possess the ability to contribute to the charity at a strategic level. The role requires excellent knowledge of contemporary Marketing techniques and will need someone with the confidence to be innovative and entrepreneurial. Of paramount importance is a proven record of managerial success, and a wealth of ambition and determination.

If you feel excited by the prospect of helping this outstanding charity to achieve their ambitions and have the skill set required to do this then we would love to hear from you.

Benefits include 32 days annual leave plus statutory holidays, and recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme (alternative stakeholder pension also offered).

For further information about this role, including a full Job Description, Person Specification and Application Form, please visit the Job Vacancies section of our website,  or contact Clare Newbegin or Rachel Sherbourne at Martin House, Grove Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6TX or by telephone.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 19th July

Interviews will take place on Monday 27th July via zoom.  We try to keep our postage costs down so if you have not heard from us by Friday 24th July please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Registered Charity No. 517919

Company Registration No. 2016332, England

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury and neurodisability. We deliver rehabilitation, education and community services through our national specialist centre and The Children’s Trust School, based in Tadworth.  We also offer support more widely through our community services for children and young people across the UK and via our online Brain Injury Hub. Established for over 30 years, we have a team comprising 560 staff and over 1,100 volunteers who together are dedicated to providing children with brain injury and neuro-disability to have the opportunity to live the best life possible.

We recognise that our people and how we develop them is critical to us continuing to grow and progress our charitable and commercial aims, while retaining our outstanding ratings with our regulators. We have therefore created the new role of Head of Organisational Development which will play a key part in leading, scoping and delivering a progressive Organisational Development Agenda. This will ensure we realise the full potential of all of our staff and ultimately enable us to continue to provide support for even more children and young people with brain injury and neuro-disability.

We are looking for a collaborative, proactive and can-do organisational development professional; someone who will work effectively across all key stakeholders within our organisation, working alongside and with others to define, develop and embed our new OD strategy. We expect this will encompass amongst other areas:  developing our leadership development programme, our diversity and inclusion approach, a review of our culture and values and supporting the development of our clinical and education teams.

Operating as a key member of the People Team, you will bring a high degree of ambition, resilience, and pragmatism, be comfortable in problem solving and finding solutions, offering constructive challenge and with a proven track record of shaping and delivering impactful OD strategies.

If you would like to discuss the role please contact The Children's Trust directly, and the People Operations Team will be more than happy to assist you.

Closing date - Monday 3rd August 2020.

An exciting opportunity for a Commercial Manager for a high profile disability charity. You will be working on the commercial strategy, working with Fundraising and Management teams to increase market share and profitability. So if you have buying and ecommerce experience with income generation from a range of potential sources, this is a perfect role for you! They are flexible on location nationally.

The Company Much loved national disability charity.

The Role
Overall responsibility for the Charitys Commercial offering, on and offline. With full P&L responsibility, budgeting and responsibility for reaching financial targets and achieving a profitable ROI.
Definition and delivery of the Commercial strategy, 5-year plan and budgets to explore, consider, prioritise and investigate potential areas of revenue generation, considering also service delivery and donor recruitment.
To devise and deliver integrated Marketing strategies and plans to deliver these initiatives including a broad range of on and offline channels (e.g. email, SMS, PPC, SEO, Display, Affiliates, Direct Mail, Inserts, Off the page).
Lead Customer and market research and analysis to maintain an understanding of the most profitable existing and potential customer segments for future product and/or service selection and targeting.
Full review of existing product range and ongoing product performance monitoring and market research to ensure that the charity offers a compelling, relevant and profitable product range.

The Candidate
Commercial experience across multiple channels.
Experience of managing Ecommerce sites and mail order with full ROI, budget and profit and loss responsibility with a sales targeted environment.
Experience of launching or managing a commercial initiative and growing income.
Experience of cross channel retail marketing strategy, creation and implementation.
Experience of product-buying and supplier selection.
Extremely analytical and data driven, excellent budgeting, research and data skills.
Experience working in a branded retail environment.
Degree or equivalent in Marketing / Digital / Business / Retail / Economics or equivalent experience.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

ROLE: Finance Manager

SALARY: Band 8a £52,643 - £58,558 (inclusive of HCAS)

LOCATION: Waterloo Road, Central London

HOURS: 37.5 hours per week

TYPE: Full-time, Permanent

The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS) is a unique and complex emergency service network serving a diverse population and responding to 1.8 million emergency calls per year. In addition they are the current provider for NHS 111 / Integrated Urgent Care in both South East London and North East London. Demands on urgent and emergency care providers across the capital are increasing and the Trust is developing new innovative services to provide care closer to home for patients.  This has required the Trust to evolve its operating model and a number of exciting opportunities have arisen through this restructure.

The Finance Manager is a key member of the finance department who will report into the Finance Business Partner. You will take responsibility for a team of up to five Finance Analysts providing a financial management service, including management accounting information and financial advice, to one of the Directorates in the London Ambulance Service.

Key duties and responsibilities of the Finance Manager will include:

• Preparation of monthly reports for assigned Directorates
• Reporting on Key Financial Indicators
• Planning, development and monitoring of the budgets for assigned Directorates
• Liaising with the relevant Directorates to build an informative and robust forecast
• Regular audit of overtime and other payments made by the Trust
• Provide financial input on project development work and relevant costings for Business cases.
• Lead on the production of workforce plans and reference costs
• Design and present financial management training courses for budget holders
• Develop, maintain and comply with Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions, Scheme of Delegation and financial procedures
• Deputise for the Head of Financial Management when required
• Line management and mentoring of a team of up to five Finance Analysts
• Managing all aspects of the Trust’s income including the main SLA, staff recharges and CQUINs if relevant to the assigned Directorates.
• Process improvement within the finance department and the wider Trust
• Working very closely with the Finance Business Partner of the assigned directorates.

Your key areas of influence will be:

• liaising with budget holders
• liaising with senior finance team managers
• provision of financial information
• staff development

Finance Manager Person Specification:

We are looking for candidates with management accounting experience who can also develop an understanding of an organisation and assess the financial implications of business changes and proposals.  Your interpersonal skills, innovative approach and ability to lead by example are therefore as important as your management accounting skills.

• qualified CCAB Accountant (or similar technical knowledge gained through equivalent experience)
• experience of working in a management accounting environment (preferably NHS)
• understanding of international financial reporting standards
• excellent software skills in Excel
• experience of staff management and leadership

This is an exciting and challenging position for an individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced, demanding and highly flexible environment.  You will be a part of a high profile and influential organisation, making life better for Londoners by helping the Trust to achieve its vision of becoming a world-class ambulance service for a world class city.

Your salary and benefits:

• Band 8a £52,643 - £58,558 (inclusive of HCAS)

• 27 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (holiday entitlement raises to 33 days with service)
• Excellent training, learning and development opportunities
• Generous pension scheme (including 20.68% employer contribution and a tiered system of employee contribution depending on your salary from 5% to 14.5%).
• A comprehensive staff health and well-being programme
• Health services discounts (retail, holidays, entertainment and restaurants)
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To be considered for the role you will need to apply before the closing date at midnight on Friday 5th June. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

Allen Lane are our recruitment partner for this campaign. If you would like to find out more information before applying please contact Brooke Cooper at Allen Lane

Senior Policy Advisor - Agriculture / Combinable Crops

Our client is the voice of British farming, and their members are at the heart of what they do. On their behalf they lobby government and other stakeholders, develop policy and provide a range of frontline services.

Position: Chief Adviser (Combinable Crops)
Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: circa £53,838 per annum
Benefits: include 25 days annual leave (plus statutory bank holidays), National Employment Savings Trust pension scheme, a performance related pay award scheme, a range of discounts through their Benefits employee portal and subsidised staff restaurant.

Closing date: 12th July 2020
Interview date: 28th July 2020

About the role:

The Chief Adviser for Combinable Crops is a nationally recognised position of expertise. The role is charged with helping them deliver a vision for a profitable, responsible and globally competitive sector – respected for its contribution to the national economy, food supply and renewable energy.

To do this, she or he must ensure that their organisation maintains and enhances their position as the principal representative and most effective and valued provider of trade association services to farming producers throughout England and Wales. This principal position is a pivotal one in the Food and Farming Department, an often fast-moving policy environment requiring effective and respected liaison with food processing, manufacturing and retailing sectors, as well as in Government, NGOs and Internationally.

About you:

To succeed in this position, you will be strategically minded and results oriented, with the ability to manage and adapt to a varied and complex portfolio. You will have strong influencing skills and demonstrate robust leadership, team-working and management skills.

You will have a strong sense of drive and urgency to deliver for their members but you should also be able to adapt your approach to achieve strategic long term goals for farming.

Who are they?

Our client is the voice of British farming, and their members are at the heart of what they do. On their behalf they lobby government and other stakeholders, develop policy and provide a range of frontline services.

Why join their team?

Working for their organisation means working alongside great people, who are recognised for their knowledge and expertise.

You may have experience of the following: Policy Adviser, Policy Advisor, Policy Officer, Policy Executive, Chief Advisor, Chief Policy Officer, Senior Policy Officer, Agriculture, Agricultural Policy, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

Ref: 93125

ROLE: Senior Finance Manager (multiple vacancies)

SALARY: Band 8a £50,575 - £56,490 *

LOCATION: South London

SECTOR: Public Sector, Healthcare

HOURS: 37.5 hours per week

TYPE: Full-time, Permanent

*inclusive of HCAS

Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital.

The Trust’s experienced staff take care of people of all ages across the borough of Croydon. They are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where every one of the 3600 members of staff is valued. CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough’s only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home birthing team. Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.

The financial management division is currently recruiting three Senior Finance Managers to join their team and manage specialist divisions such as Corporate Services, Women and Children, Surgery, IT and Facilities.

Senior Finance Manager Job Overview:

• To act as the principal financial advisor integrated into the management team of the Corporate / Clinical Directorates to which the post-holder is aligned, including making a significant contribution to the business planning and financial monitoring processes.
• To produce a monthly financial position that has integrity, accuracy, analysis and contains all financial information relevant to the directorate, supporting both the Directorate and the Trust in achieving its financial objectives.
• To produce monthly variance analysis for the Directorates so that this can be used to take corrective action where appropriate. Enable them to understand the whole financial picture, including SLR, activity and income information.
• Business Case Production, where required to provide financial input into the preparation of Directorate or Trust wide business cases, working with both financial and operational managers.

Senior Finance Manager Person Specification:

This person will hold a professional qualification in accountancy (CCAB) and will be able to provide evidence of continuously developing by having relevant post-qualification experience or significant management accounting experience in a large, complex organisation (NHS experience is beneficial but not essential). Business partnering is a key element of the role so this person must demonstrate strong communication/people skills, the ability to present analysis and influence budget holders.

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust’s values are to always be professional, compassionate, respectful and safe. It is important that the Senior Finance Manager’s values are in line with these expectations and that they are able to communicate well and work with people at all levels of the organisation.

Senior Finance Manager Salary and Benefits:

• Band 8a £50,575 - £56,490 * (*inclusive of HCAS)

• 27 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (holiday entitlement raises to 33 days with service)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Excellent training, learning and development opportunities
• Generous pension scheme (including 20.68% employer contribution and a tiered system of employee contribution depending on your salary from 5% to 14.5%)
• Subsidised on-site nursey and childcare vouchers
• A comprehensive staff health and well-being programme including an on-site gym
• Health services discounts (retail, holidays, entertainment and restaurants)
• Season ticket loan

If you would like to find out more information about the opportunities, the Trust and to receive the full job description please contact Brooke Cooper at Allen Lane.

About the role

A St Christopher’s trustee is engaged with the vision of the hospice; an organisation committed to the care and support of dying people when and wherever they need it. Our Trustee Team works closely with our Executive Team and senior staff across the hospice to ensure that we continue to provide outstanding care; maintain our international reputation for education and research; and remain appropriately resourced to serve our community in the future. Our Trustee Team provides strategic leadership and expertise from a range of backgrounds and industries that gives St Christopher’s the direction and insight to continue as a world leader in palliative care.

We are looking to recruit new members to join our Board of Trustees to fill vacancies created by retiring Board members.

About you

We are looking for individuals with experience as either a Charity Trustee, Non-Executive Director or similar. You will have the ability to be an effective ambassador and influencer for the hospice and be committed to the aims and objectives of the hospice, maintaining a genuine interest in our work. You will be a strategic and creative thinker and be able to work effectively as part of a team.

We are largely looking for individuals with skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Experience at board level and chairing committees
• Experience of working at a senior level in a HR workforce and change management
• Safeguarding & whistleblowing expertise
• Financial & commercial expertise

We particularly welcome applicants from our under represented areas which includes applicants from BAME groups, in addition to diverse age groups.

If this sounds like you then we will be excited to hear from you.

Further information

The role of a Trustee of St Christopher’s is voluntary and Trustees will not receive remuneration for their services on the Board. Out of pocket expenses incurred by the Trustees in the course of carrying out the role will be reimbursed in accordance with the organisation’s expenses policy.

Please have a look at our website for further information on all aspects of St Christopher’s and to apply for this position, please click the ‘Apply Online’ button below.

Closing date: Sunday 16th August 2020 at Midnight

Job title: Senior Policy Adviser
Location: London with occasional travel to Leeds
Role: Fixed Term Contract to 4th June 2021, Part-time, 3 days per week
Salary: £48,270 + £4,000 London Weighting pro rata at 0.6 (FTE)

Job Details

We welcome applications for secondment from the health sector and encourage anyone wishing to do this to have advance agreement from their employer.

The NHS Confederation is the independent voice of NHS leadership. Our aim is an empowered healthy population supported by world class health and care services. Our 500+ members span the full range of organisations that provide and commission services including acute, community, mental health and ambulance service trusts; independent providers; clinical commissioning groups; and academic health science networks. We work across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and have a European Office focused on Brexit and international learning opportunities. We support our members to address the policy and strategic challenges facing the health and care system, influence the development of national policy and represent their views at the highest levels and in the public arena. In the last few months we have been working with members to ensure that there has been sufficient Government support to manage Covid-19 and we are now working on how we restore health and care services  more widely as part of our #NHSReset campaign.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Excellent knowledge of contemporary health policy, service delivery challenges and the wider NHS.
• A successful track record of delivering insightful and influential thought leadership and influencing through policy products and engagement activities
• Ability to write accessible and compelling policy narratives
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills that cut through complexity and provide insight
• Proven ability to build strong personal relationships and effective formal and informal networks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including being personally credible and influential with senior stakeholders
• Ability to effectively manage a mixed portfolio of policy work, including scoping, ensuring it is relevant, timely and of a high quality

The Role

At this time of profound change our members need support to address the policy and strategic challenges of the evolving health and care policy landscape and a strong voice that materially shapes and influences the direction of travel so that the needs of patients and local populations are met in the best way possible. 

We have an opportunity for an exceptional policy professional who can work closely with our members to understand their views and needs and shape a programme of policy and advocacy work to meet them. You will be used to working at national level, with members and stakeholders to gather intelligence, develop policy positions, reports and briefings. Also, in acting as an expert in your field, representing the organisation’s and members’ views. You will be used to working effectively as part of a team of policy experts but also flexibly across organisational teams.  

In return you have the opportunity to develop a strong public profile as a national expert commenting on and helping to influence the future direction of health policy and practice. As well as an excellent benefits package including 30 days annual leave, pension scheme, flexible working, salary sacrifice schemes and season ticket loans. 

The NHS Confederation welcomes all applicants from all backgrounds and is committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a process that is fair, open, consistent, and free from discrimination. We believe it is essential to build a diverse and inclusive company culture where all employees feel valued, respected, and acknowledged.

The NHS Confederation is also committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly to respond to changing circumstances and we want to ensure we do as much as possible to help support a work life balance and take care of employee health and wellbeing.

Application deadline: Thursday 16th July (midnight)
Interview date: Tuesday 28th July (remotely)

Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) are looking to recruit a Management Accountant to ensure that CACT’s financial records are maintained accurately and kept up to date.  The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring financial performance and explaining variances to budget, and together with the Director of Finance, ensuring that statutory reporting requirements are complied with. 

Applicants must be part or fully qualified professional accountants and have experience of ledger management and reconciliations, as well as management accounts preparation.

For further information please download an application pack.