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About Parenting for Lifelong Health:
Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) aims to empower parents to improve child development, reduce family violence, and promote mental health. We give parents the support they need, the skills that work, and trusted advice they can count on to protect and support their children’s health, safety and development. Our parenting courses are developed with families, powered by low-cost and accessible technology, backed by rigorous evidence, and delivered within systems. Originally founded as an initiative in 2012 in collaboration with UNICEF and the WHO, Parenting for Lifelong Health was established as a UK charity in 2022 and since then has reached over 8 million families in more than 35 countries.
PLH Values
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Courage
We have the courage to design for the big picture and complex problems with a commitment to creating sustainable solutions that last.
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Evidence
We believe our work transforms the lives of children, families, and communities. Evidence of impact guides every decision, and we are relentless in pursuing the greatest impact with the least investment of time and resources required for parents and providers.
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Playfulness
Parenting and child wellbeing thrives on play — and so do we. We experiment, learn from each other, as well as from parents and children, and create playful and engaging products and programmes that inspire joy, curiosity, and connection.
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Respect
Everyone brings something essential. We show kindness in our team, honesty with our partners, and deep respect and empathy for parents and children, and those who are on the frontline of providing services for them.
PLH has a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity in how we work, who we work with, and what we do. Candidates from minority and disadvantaged backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
PLH also has a strong commitment to the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA). All candidates considered for the role will be subject to background and reference checks in their country of residence.
Benefits: Flexible remote-working, home office set-up, unlimited annual leave, professional development opportunities, enhanced pension contributions, enhanced statutory leave provisions including maternity and paternity leave.
About the role:
The Senior Director of Finance is the most senior finance professional at Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH). The role provides strategic financial leadership and ensures the organisation meets its fiduciary, regulatory, and governance obligations as a UK charity, while enabling responsible growth and global scale.
Acting as the organisation’s senior finance lead, the postholder will support the CEO and Board of Trustees to meet their statutory duties under UK charity law, including duties of care, prudence, and accountability, while building robust financial systems aligned to PLH’s 2026-2028 Strategic Plan and country implementation model.
The role ensures that PLH’s resources are used exclusively to further its charitable purposes, safeguarded appropriately, and managed transparently in the public interest.
Responsibilities:
Charity Governance, Fiduciary Oversight, and Trustee Support
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Act as the primary source of financial advice to the CEO and Board of Trustees, supporting trustees to fulfil their legal and fiduciary duties under UK charity law.
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Support the effective functioning of the Board Finance Committee, including preparation of high-quality financial papers, scenario options, and risk analyses.
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Ensure trustees have clear oversight of:
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Financial performance against approved budgets
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Liquidity, reserves, and solvency
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Financial risks and mitigations
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Long-term sustainability and going-concern considerations
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Ensure financial decision-making aligns with PLH’s charitable objects, governing documents, and public benefit obligations.
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Support compliance with Charity Commission guidance, including SORP (Standard Operating Procedures), CC3 (The Essential Trustee), CC12 (Managing a Charity’s Finances), and CC19 (Charity Reserves).
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Support trustees in understanding and exercising oversight of charity-wide financial risk, including downside and stress-test scenarios.
Financial Strategy, Planning, and Sustainability
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Lead the costing and financial modelling of PLH’s 2026-2028 Strategic Plan and country implementation model, ensuring affordability, sustainability, and strategic coherence.
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Design, implement, and institutionalise a three-tier scenario planning framework (base, growth, and downside cases) to support prudent and adaptive decision-making.
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Develop a long-term (3-5 year) financial sustainability model projecting:
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Revenue by source (restricted and unrestricted)
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Expenditure and staffing growth
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Enterprise risk management (ERM) contributions
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Reserves, liquidity, and risk exposure
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Develop, maintain, and regularly review PLH’s reserves policy, including target levels, rationale, and planned use, in line with Charity Commission expectations.
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Advise senior leadership and trustees on the financial implications of growth, innovation, and funding opportunities.
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Provide forward-looking financial insight to support organisational decision-making under uncertainty and changing funding conditions.
Financial Management, Reporting, and Controls
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Work closely with the Finance Manager to ensure accurate, complete, and timely accounting records in accordance with UK charity accounting standards (SORP FRS 102).
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Provide strategic oversight and assurance over organisation-wide financial reporting, using management accounts and dashboards prepared by the Finance Manager to inform executive and trustee decision-making.
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Ensure proportionate internal controls, segregation of duties, and approval frameworks are current and implemented by the Finance Manager.
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Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive financial risk management framework covering:
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Liquidity and cash-flow risk
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Donor concentration and funding dependency
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Currency and foreign exchange exposure
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Contractual and grant compliance risk
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Contingency and downside planning
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Ensure effective coordination between in-house finance staff and outsourced accounting and payroll providers, maintaining clear accountability and quality assurance.
Audit, External Reporting, and Transparency
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Oversee the annual audit process, supporting the Finance Manager’s role as primary liaison with external auditors and ensuring timely completion of statutory accounts.
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Support trustees in reviewing and approving:
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Statutory financial statements
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Trustees’ Annual Report
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Financial disclosures to regulators
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Ensure high standards of financial transparency and accountability to donors, partners, regulators, and the public.
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Oversee statutory filings and financial reporting to the Charity Commission and Companies House.
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Contribute to narrative financial reporting on sustainability, risk, and reserves where appropriate.
Organisational Financial Capability and Culture
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Develop and maintain clear financial policies, procedures, and approval workflows to support consistency, compliance, and accountability.
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Embed a culture of financial stewardship, prudence, and shared accountability across the organisation.
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Promote ethical financial practice and safeguarding of charitable assets in line with PLH’s values and public-interest obligations.
Team Leadership and Management
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Lead and develop PLH’s finance function, including line management of the Finance Manager and oversight of external bookkeeping and accounting partners.
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Ensure the finance function is appropriately resourced, scalable, and fit for a growing, multi-country organisation.
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Set clear objectives, performance standards, and professional development pathways for finance staff.
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Promote ethical practice, professionalism, and continuous improvement within the finance team.
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Provide mentoring and strategic development support to mid-career finance staff as the organisation grows.
Essential Skills and Experience
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Senior-level financial leadership experience.
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Strong understanding of UK charity governance, trustee responsibilities, and Charity Commission expectations.
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Demonstrated expertise in strategic financial planning, scenario modelling, and reserves management.
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Proven experience establishing robust financial controls, reporting systems, and audit processes.
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Experience working directly with Boards and Board Committees in a governance context.
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Demonstrated experience embedding or overseeing organisational-wide financial risk management frameworks.
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Ability to translate complex financial analysis into clear, decision-ready advice for trustees and senior leaders.
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Experience operating in organisations with a mix of restricted, unrestricted, and partially recoverable income streams.
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Comfort working in an evidence-driven, analytically rigorous organisational environment.
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Strong people leadership and management capability.
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High levels of integrity, sound judgement, and commitment to PLH’s charitable aims.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
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Financial leadership experience within a UK charity, international NGO, or comparable not-for-profit organisation.
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Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) or equivalent experience.
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Experience with multi-country, multi-currency operations and restricted funding environments.
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Familiarity with UK charity accounting (SORP FRS 102).
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Experience working closely with trustee Finance or Audit & Risk Committees.
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Familiarity with donor concentration risk analysis and income diversification strategies.
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Exposure to safeguarding or PSEA considerations from a financial governance perspective.
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Experience supporting organisational growth and scale within regulated charity contexts.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Our partner, a respected international NGO seeks an experienced Project Finance Manager (Spanish speaking) to provide financial support to a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract being delivered in Guatemala and Honduras.
The Project Finance Manager is responsible for the financial management of the contract within Guatemala and Honduras. The primary aim is to ensure the project team can react to the requests from the project manager to deliver high quality financial reports, underlying assumption narrative or reforecasts within the required timeframe, both internally and externally.
Job Responsibilities:
· Prepare project budgets in line with donor requirements
· Monitor project budgets and conduct regular budget reviews to ensure the project stays within budget
· Monitor expenditure variances and communicate any developing significant variances with the wider project team
· Prepare regular financial reports and statements for project stakeholders
· Manage and oversee all financial transactions related to the project
· Ensue operational plans are reflected in the budget and forecasts / spend out plans
· Track project-related procurement and advise the project manager on procurement related issues
· Monitor expenditure against income to feed into the cash drawdown process
Requirements:
· QBE or a professional or part qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA equiv. )
· Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
· Exceptional organisational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
· Strong numeracy and IT skills essential, and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.
· Fluent in written and spoken English
· Experience developing and monitoring budgets.
Desirable:
· Experience using ERP planning systems
· Working level Spanish, or a willingness to engage in a fast track language program
The package will include secure accommodation and incountry allowance, alongside excellent R&R benefits and support.
We are looking to recruit an experienced, innovative legal manager for our international Environment and Sustainable Development Programme. The ideal candidate will be a qualified lawyer with deep enthusiasm and in-depth knowledge of how our partners could use the law to achieve environmental justice. A more detailed explanation of our organisational and programme strategy is set out in our 2024-2026 Strategy.
Working as part of a small but dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to learn at close hand what it means to work for an international NGO focusing on how the law can be used to fight corruption and achieve environmental and economic justice. You will develop projects with a range of partners, including international agencies, NGOs, CSOs and governments. You will collaborate with a range of volunteer lawyers (via law firms and barristers chambers) who are leading experts in their field. You will also help nurture, build and maintain relationships with our funders. The role will involve outreach to new partners, programme management, supporting the drafting of fundraising applications and donor reports, tracking impact, as well as evaluating and learning from projects.
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Implement the strategic vision for ILP’s Environment and Sustainable Development (ESD) programme, in conjunction with the ESD Programme Director, Legal Fellows, Executive Director, partners, staff and Board;
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Develop an understanding of the most effective environmental policy tools and legal interventions to deliver the programme’s objectives, through engagement with volunteer lawyers, ILP partners, ILP’s ESD Advisory Committee, staff, Board and others;
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Support the ESD Programme Director to build and maintain ILP’s Environment and Sustainable Development (ESD) programme. This includes:
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liaising with partners to identify legal/policy needs and offer potential legal and/or policy reform solutions, including through conducting legal analysis;
identifying and engaging in regular outreach with potential new partners to build the project pipeline;
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identifying, building and maintaining strong relationships with existing and new highly experienced volunteer lawyers;
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mapping and developing relationships with regional and international development entities and other technical assistance providers to identify potential partners, needs and focus countries;
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representing the programme in external fora and events.
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Support the Programme Director in ensuring effective project delivery and evaluation of impact including:
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managing and coordinating project implementation through the full project cycle;
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delivering financial management for assignments including accurate budgeting, forecasting, accounting and reporting;
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Supporting the development and maintenance of strong programme management and knowledge management systems and processes, including regular updating of ILP’s online internal database (GRID).
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Support the Programme Director’s fundraising efforts to finance both the programme and organisational overheads, including working closely with the Programme Director to identify opportunities for potential funding with partners, liaise with and nurture donors, design funding applications and create relevant budgets;
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Deepen ILP’s knowledge and understanding of the situation in developing economies, including engaging in relevant research alongside ILP partners (pro bono lawyers, NGOs, CSOs and others) and sharing findings via written reports and output;
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Share in the necessary operational and administrative activities of the organisation and contribute to website and social media communications.
For further information on the candidate profile for this role, our full job description is available to view and download below.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: Local terms and conditions apply Location: Lusaka, Zambia Contract: 24-month fixed term contract (subject to funding) Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
About the role
Sightsavers are looking to recruit an experienced Project Finance Officer to join their finance team in Zambia to support a specific project. This role manages day to day financial operations, donor compliance and partner oversight to ensure alignment with programme objectives.
Responsibilities
The Project Finance Officer in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders will continually ensure quality and consistency of project financial management and controls. The post-holder is responsible for donor budget management with quarterly reporting, financial planning, budget tracking, financial monitoring and maintenance of the project asset register. They will prepare and consolidate the monthly invoice and expense projection; analyse differences between the projections and actual spending and submit adjustments as required. The Project Finance Officer will support procurement needs and source quotations whilst adhering to donor rules, following the projects ‘value for money’ strategies.
The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a similar role within international development with a background in managing grants and contracts from institutional donors and Foundations and experience in financial review and compliance for public institutions and OPDs.
Skills and experience
- A recognised professional accounting qualification such as ACCA and a bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting
- Clear experience, managing grants and contracts from institutional donors and Foundations, ideally within an INGO environment
- Proven experience in financial review and compliance for public institutions and OPDs
- Sound experience of financial management, program and project management and administration
- Refined knowledge working with project budgets, forecasts and reporting
- Knowledge and experience in supporting Program teams and partners with budget preparation and proposals
- Previous experience with procurement and logistics
- Working knowledge of the SUN and Bank Online platforms/systems
- Project Financial management and data analysis skills
- Able to advocate for Sightsavers with key external stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
- Able to work under minimum supervision
- Strong IT skills in Excel, MS Word, an accounting package and use of email
- Current and ongoing right to work in Zambia
This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the job description for full details.
Candidates are welcome to demonstrate their ability to match the person specification by expanding on how their experience, training and/or qualifications might have provided them with the knowledge or skills required for the role. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
The recruitment process will include a written task and two rounds of interviews. We intend to conduct interviews from 16 February 2026 onwards. The first interview will last up to one hour. Successful candidates at this stage will then be invited to a final interview lasting up to 45 minutes.
The deadline to submit your application will be Sunday 15 February 2026 by 23.30pm GMT UK.
Next Steps
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal using the link provided. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. We ask that you complete both the personal questions and the role specific questions to ensure we can consider your application.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
AfID seeking to recruit a Project Finance Manager to provide financial support to a large multi-million-dollar contract being delivered in Ukraine by an established and world respected NGO. The Project Finance Manager is responsible for providing financial support to the Project Accountant and expanding the Ukraine-based finance manager capacity. The primary aim is to ensure the project team can react to the requests from the project manager to deliver high-quality financial reports, budgets, underlying assumption narratives or reforecasts. It is important to understand the requirements, duties, and obligations of the contracts to ensure alignment and contractual compliance.
Job Responsibilities:
• Prepare budgets and reforecasts in line with
• Conduct regular budget reviews to ensure the project stays within the budget.
• Monitoring the implementation and performance of signed contracts with any variances being reported to the Project Manager with a spend-out plan.
• Ensue operational plans are reflected in the budget/reforecast.
• Prepare regular financial reports and statements for project stakeholders.
• Manage and oversee all financial transactions related to the project.
• Comply with all contract reporting requirements.
• Other administrative duties as and when required.
Requirements:
• QBE or a professional or part qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA etc )
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Exceptional organisational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Strong numeracy and IT skills essential, and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Experience developing and monitoring budgets.
Desirable:
• Experience using ERP planning systems
Excellent travel support and in-country benefits including meals & secure accommodation.



