Salary - £35,635 - £40,248 + £5,000 accountancy allowance (Dependant on qualification status) with offices in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Swindon and Newport.

The Government Property Agency (GPA) was launched as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office in 2018. The GPA represents a step change in the way that Government property estate and assets are managed efficiently, by providing innovative and flexible solutions across the Government estate. Our core service is to support departments in business change and workforce transformation. The GPA is the place to be for UK's leading professionals in estates, commercial, project management and beyond.

The Government Property Agency is expected to grow exponentially over the first few years of its existence; this equates to transferring hundreds of assets (worth billions of pounds) onto its balance sheet from Government Departments, as well as gaining responsibility for the running of a large part of the central government office estate.

The On-Boarding Finance Manager is vital to ensuring that GPA successfully on-boards clients and estates to planned timescales. The activities undertaken by the post-holder are varied but will include: the due diligence on transferring assets and liabilities; agreeing accounting treatments for transfers and understanding tax implications. Furthermore, the On-Boarding Finance Manager will also ensure the successful cutover of transactional activity by reviewing estates budgets and forecasts including management costs and making sure the GPA charging model is applied correctly.

The responsibilities of the On-Boarding Finance Manager will include

• Strong client focus, with an ability to establish and maintain good relationships with clients' estates finance function and other key stakeholders.
• Manage due diligence exercises on estate-related financial information provided by the client and interrogate to identify material financial risks to GPA and ensure correct account treatments are applied.
• Work with the client and the GPA's outsourced service provider to ensure that financial transactional activity can transfer successfully from clients, including ensuring correct VAT treatment applied.
• Promote continuous improvement by developing and improving the processes and procedures around the creation of monthly client financial reports and forecasts.

The post holder may be required to undertake additional responsibilities as expected in relation to the role and grade.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB, or equivalent, qualified (or with considerable financial/ commercial experience and/or the ability to gain formal CCAB qualifications within a reasonable time.)
• A good level of experience in a financial audit or assurance role.
• Ability to develop productive relationships and effective networks with stakeholders across government organisations.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse and interpret significant amounts of financial data.
• Ability to present reasonable conclusions from a wide range of complex and sometimes incomplete evidence.
• Strong organisational skills to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work in a geographically dispersed team with occasional travel to the Birmingham office a requirement for the role.

Salary - £35,635 - £40,248 + £2,500 or £5,000 accountancy allowance (Dependant on qualification status) with offices in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester.

The Government Property Agency (GPA) was launched as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office in 2018. The GPA represents a step change in the way that Government property estate and assets are managed efficiently, by providing innovative and flexible solutions across the Government estate. Our core service is to support departments in business change and workforce transformation. The GPA is the place to be for UK's leading professionals in estates, commercial, project management and beyond.

The Government Property Agency is expected to grow exponentially over the first few years of its existence; this equates to transferring hundreds of assets (worth billions of pounds) onto its balance sheet from Government Departments, as well as gaining responsibility for the running of a large part of the central government office estate.

The Financial Accounts Manager is responsible for the production of the GPA Annual Report and Accounts which is independently audited and laid in Parliament to strict deadlines. The Financial Accounts Manager will also lead on the production of consolidation returns for the Cabinet Office departmental accounts and Whole of Government Accounts. The role requires the post holder to manage one staff member in planning and delivering while identifying and managing key assurance risks and issues. Further growth will be required as GPA expands its client and property base.

The responsibilities of the Financial Accounts Manager will include

• Support the production of the GPA Annual Report and Accounts including provision of consolidation returns for Cabinet Office departmental accounts and Whole of Government Accounts.
• Manage the delivery of internal and external audits.
• Provide advice on technical accounting and regularity issues including spending controls compliance.
• Manage access rights for key finance systems in line with roles and delegated responsibilities.
• Drive continuous process efficiencies and improvements across the function, delivering maximum value for the GPA and ensuring robust controls are in place.
• Seek out opportunities to lead/contribute to cross-government and cross-finance initiatives outside of own role.
• Build relationships with key staff across Finance and the business in order to maintain effectiveness and relevance during change.
• Ensure Record to Report principles are embedded within the GPA.

The post holder may be required to undertake additional responsibilities as expected in relation to the role and grade.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB, or equivalent, qualified or part-qualified (or with sufficient financial/ commercial experience and/or the ability to gain formal CCAB qualifications within a reasonable time.)
• Good experience of financial reporting, ideally in a public sector context.
• Good experience of financial assurance.
• Good experience of using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
• Proficient using Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to seek and analyse significant amounts of financial data to inform decisions.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy.
• Ability to work in a geographically dispersed team.
• Ability to plan and prepare to maximise time and productivity.

The Cabinet Office has a vital role to play at the centre of government. Its purpose is to maintain the integrity of the union, the security of the country and a flourishing democracy, to ensure delivery of the government's programme and the Prime Minister's priorities, and to ensure the delivery of the finest public services by attracting and developing the best public servants and improving the efficiency of government.

This is a key post within the Cabinet Office's Finance department. The successful applicant will work with a range of stakeholders to provide robust financial information, enabling the department to manage its financial position throughout the year.

The Senior Financial Reporting Manager will be involved in the management and control of the overall Cabinet Office financial position. The Senior Financial Reporting Manager will be responsible for providing strategic financial advice and support to Directors, the Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, the Cabinet Office Audit and Risk Committee and the Minister.

Notably, the role involves working with Finance Business Partners to provide challenge to forecasts and influence the strategic direction of the business units, by providing an independent view of what is happening to the Department as a whole. The role also requires a good understanding of the Estimates and Government Accounts, to ensure robust forecasting in OSCAR and to be able to advise on budgetary changes for the Department and their impact on the Department's Estimates.

The responsibilities of the Senior Financial Reporting Manager will include

• Leading on the Cabinet Office financial position including in year spend and forecasts as well as financial risks to the Department.
• Advising the Finance Director (FD), and Deputy Directors (DFDs) on the Department's financial forecasts and ensuring the information is accurately reported against the departments control totals to support the Supplementary Estimate. This also involves agreeing changes between operating segments and control totals.
• Manage the delivery of prompt, accurate management accounts based on standardised systems and processes to an agreed timetable. Take a proportionate approach based on materiality, with emphasis on providing insight.

Maintain a strong understanding of the overall financial position of assigned business areas. Provide incisive variance explanations of material /sensitive /volatile areas, with clear summaries and interpretation for senior management.

• Management of the forecasting process, providing trend data to FBPs to inform the annual budget and workforce plans.
• Ensure that detailed budgets are accurately profiled, documented and uploaded to agreed timetables.
• Develop strong, collaborative relationships with finance colleagues and business areas; develop consistent and efficient financial processes, implementing continuous improvement.
• Developing and using reporting tools for maximum impact and efficient delivery through collaboration with IT, shared service provider and harnessing relationships across government.
• Oversight of performance, including identifying areas for improvement by using recognised continuous improvement principles
• Manage the delivery of commercial savings calculations where facility is not supported by embedded resource.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB, or equivalent, qualified
• A minimum of two years' post qualification experience or equivalent.
• A strong track record in team leadership.
• Excellent technical skills across a wide range of financial disciplines and a proven ability to apply them effectively.
• High credibility with senior colleagues and stakeholders and the ability to influence decision-making.
• The ability to analyse and communicate complex financial information in a clear and understandable way.
• Well-developed networks that enable you to gain a better insight into complex cross-government issues.
• Strategic and commercial skills gained from working in other specialist areas such as commercial, policy, IT, HR or delivery.

Salary - £52,500 - £60,635 + £5,000 accountancy allowance (Dependant on qualification status)

Development Manager - Individual Giving

£29,580-35,000 depending on experience + Benefits

Birmingham Hippodrome B5 4TB

A great theatre needs great people.  We can only thrive by having the right team on board in a fast-paced, constantly changing, creative workplace.

About Us 

Since we opened our doors in 1899, we have existed to enrich the cultural life of our city. We believe arts and culture has the power to bring people, friends and families together, and as we continue to align ourselves to the future ambition of Birmingham, our vision is clear. We are creating a world-class cultural scene for our region with the Birmingham Hippodrome at the centre stage.

As an independent charity, we are proud of our wide-ranging and varied programme of theatre, dance, festivals, education and community activities that help make life-long memories, create opportunities and improve the lives of our diverse communities. Drawing no regular income from any public grant givers, we are funded through ticket sales from our 1,800-seat auditorium, 200-seat Patrick Studio, catering offerings, hospitality events and fundraising.

To achieve our vision, we need the best people on board who are passionate and committed to take us – and Birmingham – on the next phase of our exciting journey. 

About the Role

You will deliver on the aspirations and targets for our Artistic, Festivals and Learning and Participation by taking a lead role in transforming our individual fundraising programme. You will also play a pivotal role in our Capital Fundraising Campaign over the next 3 years. Reporting to the Head of Development, you will collaborate with the broader Development & Corporate Development teams to revitalise existing fundraising programmes and develop and deliver a new individual giving strategy. Responsible for donor research and profiling, you will lead prospecting, cultivation and conversion activities as well as monitor campaign effectiveness and produce regular reporting. You will keep abreast of the latest fundraising practices and technologies too. Important will be the ability to deliver fundraising campaigns that are innovative, engaging and compliant with existing legislation.

You must be an experienced Fundraising professional, with a track record of developing and securing individual support from Major Donors to Micro-Philanthropy. Expert at delivering successful fundraising campaigns and events, you will possess a good awareness of fundraising best practice and legislation, including GDPR. You will be used to copywriting, proofing and editing content too. Target orientated, you will also have excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.

Creative Support are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Team Leader with a good understanding of learning disabilities, mental health and autism. The successful applicant will be joining a collaborative and knowledgeable team, to support the service manager across a number of supported living services and outreach services. You will oversee the day to day management of the service, supporting individuals to maintain their own tenancies.

The supported living services are energetic, supportive environments where the people who use our services engage in many activities, both in their homes and out in the community. Our outreach services support independent and outgoing individuals to promote confidence, emotional wellbeing and independent living skills.

You will benefit from comprehensive and outstanding training from our training academy, and will be developed and guided by supportive and experienced managers.

Full time hours are available (37.5 hours per week). Hours are to be worked flexibly on a rota which will include evenings and weekends according to the needs of the service.

Are you looking to lead and develop the Retention team of a reputable membership organisation?

Do you want a home-based role with regular travel to sites across the UK?

Do you pride yourself on relationship management from an internal and external perspective?

Would maintaining as well as driving improvements of the customer experience be an appealing role to you?

This is an incredibly exciting Associate Director of Retention role which is home-based position with regular work in the Midlands as well as travel across the UK to regional sites. This opportunity is working for a flexible and commercially aware organisation. As well as a competitive salary of £55-60k, they also off a fantastic range of benefits.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a remote and strong team of Regional Managers whilst maintaining the retention and revenue streams across existing members of the organisation through enhancing the customer experience
• Manage the Retention team remotely, providing advice and leadership across all the regional teams
• Deliver workshops and creating training partnerships with a variety of networks
• Secure consistency on the delivery of all current services from a customer service perspective
• Ensuring relevant KPI's are met across the team
• Elevate the value of existing membership satisfaction through driving improvements and engagement
• Lead the budgeting process for this area of the business

The Candidate

• Proven experience of customer service or retention management and leadership at a senior level
• Experience of managing remote teams
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong working relationships both internally and externally
• A highly analytical individual with commercial acumen
• A strong record of strategic development and improvements

This is a genuinely exciting role with the opportunity to working from home, but based around the midlands, due to the regular travel from sites.

Robertson Bell encourage applications from all backgrounds so please apply today.

CEO – Air Ambulances UK

Would you like the opportunity to lead the national Charity supporting, representing and advocating the lifesaving work of the nation’s air ambulance charities and the wider air ambulance sector?

Background

Air Ambulances UK is a national charity, originally founded in 2015, to support the 21 air ambulance charities across the UK. Its activities have been focussed on raising funds from the types of national fundraising partnerships for which the individual ‘local’ charities are not eligible. The funds raised are then distributed amongst the ‘local’ charities.

In January 2020, the Association of Air Ambulances Ltd (AAA), the long-standing professional trade body of the UK’s air ambulance sector, was merged into Air Ambulances UK, the national charity. This has formed one single nationwide organisation for the UK’s air ambulance charities, as well as for the wider air ambulance services community which brings huge benefits and opportunities to the sector.  Not only does it provide a more streamlined and effective way to achieve the joint overall aim of improving pre-hospital care for patients, it also creates just one single national entity with which other organisations and the public can more easily engage and support.

The new organisation will retain its charitable status and continue its fundraising work while taking on the important remit and activities of the AAA.  Our unified aim is to bring together global-leading clinical and aviation expertise and world-class businesses and organisations to drive innovation, development and funding of pre-hospital emergency care, enabling air ambulance charities to save even more lives every day across the UK. 

Appointment of a Chief Executive

For the first time the charity intends to appoint a CEO.  The CEO will provide leadership and management to the new organisation and will work closely with the Chair and the Board of Trustees to set the strategic direction.  As well as being responsible for the effective day to day management of the charity, the CEO will act as an ambassador, developing and brokering strategic partnerships and collaborations with other stakeholders and working to ensure that AAUK offers an invaluable service to its Members and the wider air ambulance community.

The CEO will have strong strategic leadership and operational management ability, excellent communication skills and a ‘can-do’ attitude. Experience of and the ability to transform strategy into delivery with clarity and accuracy, and a demonstrable capacity to develop relationships with a variety of stakeholders, will be key attributes for this post.  

We are incredibly excited about the opportunities that the unification of AAA and AAUK brings to the lifesaving work of the nation’s air ambulance charities and the wider air ambulance sector and the potential for this role.

If you want to play a leading part in shaping the future of our services across the UK, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

The location of the role is flexible – there will need to be a decision about whether/where any office is located and the role is likely to be home based with travel required initially (AAA office is currently in Henley in Arden and the lease expires in July, AAUK staff are currently home based)

Eastside Primetimers is supporting us in recruiting for this role. Please download the candidate information pack for further information before you apply. Application is by CV and a covering letter which should indicate why you are interested in applying for the role and how you meet the role requirements.  If you would like a call to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Paul Venning on +44 (0) 77 71 99 71 24.

The closing date for applications is Monday 24th Feb with shortlisting interviews taking place that week and the week after.  Interviews with Air Ambulance UK will take place week commencing 16th March.

Salary - £47,000 - £56,524 + £5,000 accountancy allowance (Dependant on qualification status) with offices in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Swindon and Newport.

The Government Property Agency (GPA) was launched as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office in 2018. The GPA represents a step change in the way that Government property estate and assets are managed efficiently, by providing innovative and flexible solutions across the Government estate. Our core service is to support departments in business change and workforce transformation. The GPA is the place to be for UK's leading professionals in estates, commercial, project management and beyond.

The Government Property Agency is expected to grow exponentially over the first few years of its existence; this equates to transferring hundreds of assets (worth billions of pounds) onto its balance sheet from Government Departments, as well as gaining responsibility for the running of a large part of the central government office estate.

The Head of Non-Current Asset Reporting is responsible for designing and operating processes that enable GPA to understand the extent and value of its non-current assets at any point in time. This includes the practice of acquiring, using and disposing of assets in line with the Government Financial Reporting Manual and Consolidated Budgeting Guidance.

The responsibilities of the Head of Non-Current Asset Reporting will include

• Lead the accounting for GPA's non-current assets including maintaining the Non-Current Asset Register.
• Prepare non-current asset notes, accounting policies and disclosures for inclusion in the GPA financial statements.
• Act as the key contact for external and internal auditors of non-current assets and associated controls incorporating audit planning, managing fieldwork and resolution of audit issues.
• Prepare forecasts for depreciation and impairments to inform annual and medium-term planning.
• Provide technical advice to business areas and finance team members on accounting and budgeting of capital and non-current asset transactions.
• Drive continuous process efficiencies and improvements across the non-current assets function, delivering maximum value for the GPA and ensuring robust controls are in place.
• Seek out opportunities to lead/contribute to cross-government and cross-finance initiatives outside of own role.
• Build relationships with key staff across Finance and the business in order to maintain effectiveness.
• Play an active role as a member of the Financial Management and Control Senior Management Team, contributing expertise in the development of strategies, proposals and work implementations.

The post holder may be required to undertake additional responsibilities as expected in relation to the role and grade.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB, or equivalent, qualified (or with considerable financial/ commercial experience and/or the ability to gain formal CCAB qualifications within a reasonable time.)
• Good knowledge and experience of Non-Current Assets accounting including management of Non-Current Assets Register.
• Ability to develop productive relationships and effective networks with stakeholders across government organisations.
• Ability to contribute to the wider corporate leadership and culture of an organisation
• Experience of driving improvements in processes to increase efficiency.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse and interpret significant amounts of financial data.
• Ability to work in a geographically dispersed team with occasional travel to the Birmingham office a requirement for the 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.

Crisis Skylight Birmingham has been delivering life changing services for homeless people for 9 years in Birmingham. Alongside our staff team, we rely on our committed volunteers to provide services, including Crisis at Christmas, to around 1,300 homeless people each year.

About the role
As Health First Coordinator you will play a crucial role in the successful delivery of the Lottery Funded Health First Coordinator project, in partnership with Groundswell, supporting the recruitment and support of peer researchers and advocates as well supporting the work of the Birmingham Health Alliance.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have to have a good understanding of homelessness, it’s root causes and the impact it has on individuals, particularly around health. You will have a working knowledge/ experience in peer support initiatives and a passion for services and projects that are designed and delivered by people with lived experience.

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

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy 
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

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

How to apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. Candidates are required to address points 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website.

Closing date: Sunday 23rd February 2020 (23:59)

Interviews will be held week commencing 2nd March 2020

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

To see our work in action please visit our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Contract Type: Fixed Term – Maternity cover up to 12 months

Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Closing Date: 23:59 on Wednesday 26th February

This role is known as Prince's Trust Executive in The Prince's Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth worker to join our dynamic team and is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace. The successful candidate has to be as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

As an Executive, you will work with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 11-30 year olds. Working as part of a team within Birmingham, you will work with clear objectives to 'connect', 'progress' and help 'transform' the lives of young people who need us most. This is post is funded by ERDF.

Responsibilities:

• Delivery of Prince's Trust programmes (Primarily Enterprise but may be involved in Fairbridge, Get Started, Achieve, Team, Get Into, Enterprise, Mosaic and Awards)
• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills and into positive outcomes.
• Working 1-to-1 with young people to develop their business plans and applications for finance.
• Regularly deliver sessions at colleges and universities across the city.
• Supporting volunteers on programmes; working effectively with them, external partners and young people.

Requirements:

To support our delivery requirements across Birmingham, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with the following qualities:

• Can engage in challenges with optimism and resilience
• Experienced in providing one-to-one support, delivering high-quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums.
• Is a natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people
• A delivery background and can deliver sessions confidently.
• Worked with young people before in a formal or non-formal education setting.
• Is adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation.
• Has a strong understanding of the challenges young people within The Trust's target groups face.
• Knowledge of business support – assessing the viability of business ideas, reviewing business plans etc, is not essential but desirable.

For more information, please go to the job description and our 'Working with Young People' page. 

Why we need Execs

This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper. 

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

Req ID: 298 

The Strategy Team focuses on financial planning across the whole of Cabinet Office. The Financial Strategist will deliver analysis and insight for strategic planning, fiscal events and stock-takes and oversee timely responses to requests for information from HMT, the Finance Director and Permanent Secretary. This includes preparation and delivery of business planning and the Spending Review.

A key focus of the Financial Strategist's work is scrutinising financial and non-financial information received from diverse business areas. The post-holder will also design and manage projects which deliver insight to drive Board level discussions and facilitate strategic level decision-making.

The responsibilities of the Financial Strategist will include

• Accurately consolidate significant volumes of financial and non-financial data for diverse business areas in working documents, ensuring clear documentation of process.
• Produce robust financial analysis to understand impact of decisions made at both a business area level and across the Cabinet Office more broadly.
• Support the business in the preparation and delivery of Spending Review 2020 material, developing longer-term financial plans.
• Ensure effective collaboration with finance business partners and colleagues in Strategy and HR to ensure a joined-up approach to planning across the corporate teams.
• Support other fiscal events such as delivery of Efficiency Reviews, Spending Reviews and financial stocktakes.
• Carry out strategic analysis in order to ensure value for money in the department and design and implement projects which deliver the necessary analysis and insight.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB, or equivalent, qualified or part-qualified (or with sufficient financial/ commercial experience and/or the ability to gain formal CCAB qualifications within a reasonable time.)
• A minimum of two years' experience in a finance, strategy or analytical role.
• The ability to analyse and communicate complex financial information in a clear and understandable way, and deliver consistently high quality work to a deadline.
• Ability to proactively build, maintain and influence stakeholder networks and work collaboratively with others to deliver results.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong technical skills in Excel / Google sheets.

Salary - £38,700 - £43,889 + £2,500 or £5,000 accountancy allowance (Dependant on qualification status)

The Cabinet Office has a vital role to play at the centre of government. Its purpose is to maintain the integrity of the union, the security of the country and a flourishing democracy, to ensure delivery of the government's programme and the Prime Minister's priorities, and to ensure the delivery of the finest public services by attracting and developing the best public servants and improving the efficiency of government.

The Strategy Team focuses on financial planning across the whole of Cabinet Office. The Financial Strategist will deliver analysis and insight for strategic planning, fiscal events and stock-takes and oversee timely responses to requests for information from HMT, the Finance Director and Permanent Secretary. This includes preparation and delivery of business planning and the Spending Review.

A key focus of the Financial Strategist's work is scrutinising financial and non-financial information received from diverse business areas. The post-holder will also design and manage projects which deliver insight to drive Board level discussions and facilitate strategic level decision-making.

The responsibilities of the Financial Strategist will include

• Accurately consolidate significant volumes of financial and non-financial data for diverse business areas in working documents, ensuring clear documentation of process.
• Assist in producing robust financial analysis to understand impact of decisions made at both a business area level and across the Cabinet Office more broadly.
• Support the business in the preparation and delivery of Spending Review 2020 material, developing longer-term financial plans.
• Ensure effective collaboration with finance business partners and colleagues in Strategy and HR to ensure a joined-up approach to planning across the corporate teams.
• Support other fiscal events such as delivery of Efficiency Reviews, Spending Reviews and financial stocktakes.
• Assist in carrying out strategic analysis in order to ensure value for money in the department and design and implement projects which deliver the necessary analysis and insight.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB, or equivalent, qualified or part-qualified (or with sufficient financial/ commercial experience and/or the ability to gain formal CCAB qualifications within a reasonable time.)
• A minimum of two years' experience in a finance, strategy or analytical role.
• The ability to analyse and communicate complex financial information in a clear and understandable way, and deliver consistently high quality work to a deadline.
• Ability to proactively build, maintain and influence stakeholder networks and work collaboratively with others to deliver results.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong technical skills in Excel / Google sheets.

Salary - £32,905 - £38,580 + £2,500 or £5,000 accountancy allowance (Dependant on qualification status)

Fixed term until March 2022

Closing date: 26th February 2020 at 11.30pm
Interviews: w/c 2nd March 2020

Do you have a good understanding of homelessness and housing legislation and an awareness of mental health, substance misuse and repeat offending? Then join Shelter as a Housing First Navigator and you could soon be playing a vital role within our newly formed Birmingham Housing First service which is funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

About Housing First
Housing First is an internationally evidence-based approach, which uses independent, stable housing as a platform to enable individuals with multiple and complex needs to begin recovery and move away from homelessness.It operates on the principle that if a person has a safe, secure home they are in the best position to address any other challenges they may have. Our aim in this innovative service is to ensure that people with complex needs are accommodated safely without the requirement to be ‘housing ready’. We will also link them with appropriate services, even where they may have been previously excluded.

About the Role

As a Housing First Navigator, you’ll be a key worker providing coaching, support and advice for a small group of Housing First customers who will be single people or childless couples who are rough sleeping, homeless or at imminent risk of rough sleeping. They may present as challenging and difficult and are likely to have multiple and complex needs, which makes finding, securing and maintaining accommodation impossible or extremely difficult. Your challenge will be to engage with customers who have a history of disengaging from services, using a variety of techniques and approaches to build a relationship and develop a support plan. Your overall aim will be to put customers’ needs first in helping them to reach their personalised goals, make informed decisions, and achieve a greater level of stability and independence. 

About you

Experience of working with vulnerable people and/or people with multiple and complex needs in a safeguarding environment is essential. Customer-focused, results-driven and trustworthy, you have lots of empathy and a genuine desire to help others. What's more, you enjoy working both independently and as part of a team and are not afraid to challenge the status quo and introduce new ideas where appropriate. Experience of using a range of IT applications, including case management systemsand the ability to type is desirable.

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

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