Help and Connect is all about putting people in charge of their lives, getting around challenges and problems and finding a better life and informal support and friendship in community. You would work with a varied bunch of people experiencing learning disability and autism. They will be living either with family or independently and not be eligible for any local government help because their level of need is seen to be low. Your role will be to connect these people to informal support networks across Coventry and help them plan for a better future. For more information please download our application pack.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (FTE)
• Flexible working
• Free EAP
• Stakeholder pension scheme plus 8% employer contribution
• A friendly workplace with a strong culture of helping people uncover their potential

Closing date Thursday 29th October 12pm, interviews will be held on the week commencing 2nd November.

Please be aware that we are looking at interviewing over Zoom for safety reasons.

Who are we?

We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good. ​

We work with organisations across the UK to transform the response to domestic abuse. We want what you would want for your best friend. We listen to survivors, putting their voices at the heart of our thinking. We look at the whole picture for each individual and family to get the right help at the right time to make families everywhere safe and well. And we challenge perpetrators to change, asking ‘why doesn’t he stop?’ rather than ‘why doesn’t she leave?’ This applies whatever the gender of the victim or perpetrator and whatever the nature of their relationship. ​

​Last year alone, nearly 11,000 professionals working on the frontline received our training. Over 65,000 adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 85,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last three years, over 1,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, and that’s just the start. ​

Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.

Position context

Our influencing work is changing the national conversation about domestic abuse, with both national and locally based elected representatives and the officials and colleagues who work alongside them. This new part time position for a Policy Officer in the Public Affairs team will be crucial in helping us to develop our policy influencing capacity and support our national roll-out of ground-breaking interventions to end domestic abuse and ensure support for the whole family to keep people safe sooner.

You will lead on developing SafeLives’ policy position papers, work closely with our Research, Evaluation and Analysis team to ensure our latest data and research is effectively communicated with national and local stakeholders, and ensure our responses to consultations and external policy enquiries are to a high standard.

You will be joining the organisation at a pivotal moment. The Domestic Abuse Bill is making its way through the final stages in Parliament, while a new Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy is expected in Spring 2021.

We welcome staff members who have themselves had an experience of domestic abuse, either directly or indirectly, whether they choose to discuss this openly or not.

How to apply

If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit your 500 word cover letter, CV by 28th October 2020.

No agencies please. 

Join a team that's making a real difference.

Adfam is the national charity working to improve life for families affected by substance misuse, and gambling, which can threaten and ultimately destroy family relationships and wellbeing. We empower thousands of family members and carers, support front-line workers and influence decision-makers at all levels to stop this happening.

We are a small, dynamic organisation that punches above its weight, having a voice in the ongoing debate on this crucial issue touching tens of thousands of people in the UK, as well as in enabling essential day-to-day support.

We have been commissioned by East Sussex council to design and deliver a Family Service.

We are looking for a Family Support Coordinator with experience of working with families or within substance treatment services to join the Adfam team.  This role will report directly to Adfam.

Salary range: £22,500-25,000pa

6.5% contributory pension scheme

Contract: Until September 2021

This post will be based in East Sussex, with some travel. 

How to apply: Please click on the 'Apply on Website' button to access the full application details and to submit your application.

Adfam actively welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Closing date: 12.00pm Friday October 30, 2020

Interviews will be held on Monday November 9, 2020 via zoom or teams

European Movement, the UK's largest and oldest pro-European network, is looking for an experienced and passionate Communications Manager to lead our communications and media operation, contributing to the organisation's strategic objectives that include:

• Position the European Movement as the authoritative, cross-party, pro-European voice in British politics
• Shape the public narrative about the social and economic impact of leaving the EU on families and communities across the UK, and effectively counter attempts to obscure the impact of leaving the EU behind COVID-19
• Give a voice to people and communities negatively affected by our departure from the EU, making their experience urgent and important in public debate

Key Responsibilities include

• Develop communications strategy and media and social media plans for the European Movement to build profile, credibility and impact
• Lead and evaluate our to day press and social media activity
• Contribute to the development of campaign messaging, in line with agreed political objectives and audience insight
• Research, and draft content – e.g. press releases, media briefings, social media posts, letters, statements and blogs for the EM and its spokespeople
• Provide media briefings to our spokespeople and prepare them for media interviews
• Develop our national media contacts and represent the organisation externally to journalists and media contacts, and spokespeople
• Identify opportunities, issues and risks relating to our external communications or the external environment and share them with the senior team in a timely fashion
• Handle media enquiries outside of office hours

For more information, including a full role profile and person specification, please refer to the application page as linked on this job listing.

Location

This role can home based or office based (Central London).

Salary

£32,000 pro-rata

Flexibility

This role is 0.6 FTE, with flexibility about how those hours are distributed.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply online via our website as linked in this job listing.

We are unable to accept applications via e-mail, in person, via any other site, or via agencies.

ABOUT US

Founded in 1949 to advocate close relationships between the UK and Europe, the European Movement is the UK's largest, and oldest, pro-European network with over 100 local groups and thousands of activists across the UK. It was a founding member of the People's Vote Campaign.

Since the 2019 election we have reached an exciting turning point. Our role is now more important than ever as we hold the government to account, campaign to maintain European rights, standards, and values post-Brexit, and campaign against a No Deal.

The memcom recruitment team is looking for a CRM Systems Administrator to work in a prestigious professional association in Central London. You will be responsible for the overall administration, support, customisation and configuration of MS Dynamics and you will be the go-to person for users.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring high data quality and maintaining a clean, accurate database
• Working with the organisation as a system champion; training people to ensure CRM is understood by new and existing users; providing support and training for people in data entry and basic management; answering their questions and working with them through to resolution
• Helping the system grow and evolve, assessing options for optimising and configuring the system
• Taking responsibility for changes to: dashboards, views, business processes, work-flows and dialogs, templates, reports, fields and forms
• Creating new user guides to support new processes and releases
• Ensuring data security and protection is maintained at all times in line with GDPR and the Association’s policies

You must have extensive experience in administering, managing and maintaining CRM systems, (specifically Microsoft Dynamics) and an understanding of user experience, mapping and designing user journeys.

If you are a CRM Systems Administrator with meticulous attention to detail, and excellent prioritisation, interpersonal and problem-solving skills this is possibly the right role for you. Do not hesitate to apply!

Job Title: Support and Development Worker (South West inc Devon and Cornwall)

Department: England Support Service Team

Reports to: England Support Service Manager

Salary: £25,930 (dependent on experience)

Hours: Full time (35 hours over 5 days – usually Monday to Friday)

Location: Home based (commutable across South West including Devon and Cornwall)

Fixed term for 12 months with the possibility of extending the post if sufficient funding becomes available.

Purpose of Job
To deliver a high quality service to and facilitate opportunities for individuals with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus and their families/carers through Shine membership. To empower and enable members affected by the conditions to lead healthy and happy lives through greater independence, better condition management and by creating links to the Shine community across England.

Core role

• To provide information to individuals, families and carers affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus including hard to reach communities living within the area.
• To provide advice, support and guidance to enable people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to access the correct benefits to become financially stable, the right services to improve their health and well-being, and to better co-ordinate their care and independence through a variety of methods. This will include attending specialist clinics in the area to engage with them.
• To refer individual members and/or their families/carers to the most appropriate source of expertise and support in Shine’s Health team and other designated leads within the organisation, or signpost to external agencies as appropriate.
• To develop age-specific groups and peer support networks which will provide opportunities for people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to connect and interact, enabling social opportunities and to share experiences, support and learn from each other.
• To work with and develop opportunities for Shine volunteers.
• To contribute to the delivery of regional and national programme of events to Shine’s membership, based on identified need and interests, geographical location and age. (Due to Covid 19 restrictions, for the foreseeable future, these are taking the form of online social groups, zooms and facebook live information & advice sessions)
• To provide information to professionals working with those individuals and families affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus.
• To raise greater awareness of Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus amongst professionals, external organisations and the general public through presentations, training and attendance at professional events.
• To actively promote membership of Shine to people with the relevant conditions.
• To keep clear and accurate records for monitoring and evaluation using our Charity Log System.
• To work with service, fundraising, marketing, trust and grants colleagues and Shine’s membership to identify and seize potential fundraising opportunities for long-term sustainability of the work.
• To prepare and keep up to date a directory of relevant contacts across the area and to share relevant information with colleagues.
• To undertake administrative duties as required of the role.
• Any other duties in line with the job role.

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel across the designated areas
• Flexible working hours, this may include some weekends
• Ability to work from home
• The ability to be motivated and work on your own initiative with lone working from home, whilst also travelling across the area and Region to be part of the wider dispersed team.
• Full Enhanced DBS checks will be completed

Experience and qualifications – essential

• At least two years’ recent experience of delivering support and advice services
• Experience of working with people of all ages with disabilities
• At least two years’ experience of advising on one or more of the following
  • Health and wellbeing; independence; benefits; education and learning; employment; developing friendships and social skills; reducing isolation
• Experience of developing and delivering opportunities to enable and empower people with disabilities to achieve their goals towards independence.

Experience and Qualifications – desirable

• Hold a qualification in a health, nursing, social care or disability related field
• Experience of working in the third sector in a paid or unpaid capacity

Knowledge, skills and abilities – essential

• Understanding of spina bifida and hydrocephalus and of the issues and challenges faced by people living with these conditions
• Ability to work with people individually and to facilitate and run group activities and events
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
• IT literate with a good knowledge of computer systems and programmes (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and use of databases
• A non-judgemental approach to working with people

Knowledge, skills and abilities – desirable

• Understanding of the role peer support plays in enhancing services and support to members
• An awareness and understanding of how to use social media and its effectiveness in reducing social isolation

Closing date: 16/11/2020 at 9am

Interview date: 23/11/2020

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early

Panel Administrator

Adoption Team

Part time 22.5 hours per week

Permanent appointment

Salary in the range £11,736 - £14,344 per annum

(pro rata the full time equivalent salary range of £19,300 - £23,588 per annum)

Based in Reading

PACT has been at the forefront of adoption services for over 60 years. Would you like to work to support PACT to build and strengthen even more families?

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in the heart of an adoption team. In this role you will coordinate all the elements for adoption panel days to ensure the days run smoothly.

Key tasks include controlling panel diary dates and room bookings, liaising with all panel stakeholders, circulating panel agendas and documents, prepare for each panel on the day, attend and minute panels and share minutes and actions after, coordinate the issue of approval letters, provide bi-annual reports and ensure all relevant information is kept up to date.

Are you ambitious to be part of a charity with an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted report and help us retain that rating?

If you:

• have a can-do attitude
• are able to multi-task while sustaining a high standard of work
• can work flexibly to manage your own workload and meet deadlines
• possess excellent communication and administrative skills including minute taking

we would love to hear from you. 

Interested?  Further details and an application form are available on our website.

Closing date:  Noon, Monday 2nd November 2020

Interview date: Tuesday 10th November 2020

PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks. Please note prospective employees will need to evidence they have the relevant permission to work in the UK.

No agencies please.

Senior HR Business Partner – Cambridge Assessment English

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £58,000 to £65,000 per annum

Location: Cambridge

Start Date: As soon as available

Are you an experienced HR Business Partner looking to step up into a more senior and challenging role? Do you have experience or exposure working internationally?

Cambridge Assessment is a leading expert in education and assessment. A part of the University of Cambridge, we have unrivalled depth of experience in national education systems, international education and English language learning. We exist to help people learn, achieve and prove their true potential.

About the role

As Senior HR Business Partner for Cambridge Assessment English (a business unit of Cambridge Assessment), you will lead and develop a small dedicated partnering team with a focus on activities that enable the strategic aims of the unit to be met, including change management, and people development, as well as the provision of day to day operational support. You’ll also be working closely with the partnering team in the Cambridge Assessment International Education business unit to develop cohesive partnering services across our shared international network that includes Europe, the Americas and Asia, for which occasional travel will be necessary.

As a member of the wider Cambridge Assessment HR senior management team, which includes centres of expertise across Organisational Development, Reward, Change and Health, Safety & Wellbeing, you will also be actively involved in and contribute to the ongoing development of our Single Strategy across Cambridge Assessment and Cambridge University Press.

No two days will be the same and life will be busy, varied and interesting.

A bit about you

The sectors you’ve worked in previously are less important to us than your tangible experience. You will have managed change in a large matrix organisation and will have demonstrable business partnering experience as well as being commercially minded and possessing a strong understanding of the value of HR. You will have international experience, as well as having line managed in previous roles.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, difficult conversations don’t ruffle you, and you enjoy the complexity that comes with working in a fast-paced environment. Adept at building strong senior stakeholder relationships, you manage expectations and problem-solving with diplomacy and expertise.

A CIPD qualification is desirable but not essential.

Who we are

Cambridge Assessment is Europe's largest assessment group, incorporating three major awarding bodies. It plays a leading role in researching, developing and delivering assessment to eight million candidates in 170 countries every year. The Group is a department of the University of Cambridge and a not-for-profit organisation. 

This is an excellent opportunity to join a market leader and be rewarded with valuable learning opportunities, a competitive salary and benefits.

We wish you all the very best with your application.

We know that diversity of thinking, backgrounds and approaches lead to innovation and create an atmosphere where everyone’s contribution is valued. As well as wanting to create diverse teams, we also value diversity in the way our people approach their work. Work/life balance is important to us at Cambridge Assessment and we offer our colleagues a range of flexible working options according to the needs of the business and the individual, so please let us know of any flexible working requirements when applying and we can see how we can support you.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 28th October and interviews are planned to held virtually on Wednesday 4th November. Please note, we will however be reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

Please upload your CV and covering letter, where you will also find a detailed job description.

If you’re successful at interview stage we will ask you to undergo background screening (carried out by Credence Background Screening Ltd), to ensure that all information provided to us is accurate. We wish you all the very best with your application.

CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

The Mental Health Project Officer will lead a 3-year schools based Mental Health project across Hertfordshire. The project delivers a 10-week Mental Health education programme to year 6 students, and young people in transition.  

Your key responsibilities, but not limited to:

Project management and strategic leadership
Providing high education in an engaging and informative way
Managing project stakeholder, partner organisation and funding partners
Development programme resources, building innovative content in relation to the link between mental health and physical activity
Managing a team of delivery staff
Monitoring, evaluating and continuous improvement of service standards
Managing a project budget and relevant resources
High quality report writing and evaluation skills

You will have:

A degree or relevant qualification (in a related subject area such as health, health psychology, sports psychology, or related field)
A sound knowledge of the common mental health issues affecting young people and their link with physical activity
At least one years’ experience of working with children or young people with functional mental health problems.
At least one years’ experience delivering educational programmes to young people.
At least one year’s experience of managing or supervising team of staff or volunteers
An ability to engage, motivate, inspire and mentor people towards achieving their goals.
Experience and success in building relationships and working collaboratively with a range of partners.
Experience managing a project budget

What is in it for you?

Chance to join an award-winning charity and work alongside a high-quality delivery team, determined to use the positive power of sport, physical activity and learning for social good.
Opportunity to benefit from a range of training and development opportunities
Free gym usage at our two Community Centres
Flexible working environment
25 days of Annual Leave entitlement plus bank holiday’s
Great Trust pension scheme

Equal Opportunities:

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and dynamic working environment by building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more wide-ranging we are, the better our work will be.

We are committed to Safeguarding children and adults at risk. The necessary Disclosure and Barring Service check will apply to this post.

How to apply:

Please click on the yellow 'How To Apply' button on this advert to access the full application process. Application form and Equal Opportunities form are downloable at the bottom of this advert.

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a service manager to join our team managing two supported-living homes in North West London, for people with learning disabilities and autism. Norwood founded in 1795 is a leading children's, family and learning disability charity.

Role overview

You will manage the day to day running of 2 supported living services in North West London that supports adults with learning disabilities and autism, in line with Norwood’s Vision, Mission and Values. You will oversee all activities within the services, ensure that each person’s package of support is sufficient to meet their needs and that the care and support provided is person-centred. You will be responsible for the recruitment, training, supervision and appraisal of the staff team.

About you

You will need to be NVQ/QCF Level 5 qualified, hold proven experience of working in the delivery of Care and Support to adults with learning disabilities, autism and PMLD. You need be aware and up to date with the current legislations, including the Health and Social Care Act (2008) and have experience in reviewing and monitoring service delivery, building strong leaderships, team working, people management, delegation and budget setting and management skills.

Our benefits:

•  Working with one of the UK’s leading charities
• Pension
• First class training and induction
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Overtime opportunities
• Competitive rates of pay
• Retail discount card

A thorough induction and training package would be provided to all new staff and is the perfect job for somebody that’s looking for an exciting and rewarding career where your input can make a difference.

*CV’s reviewed weekly, interviews arranged to suit on an “as and when required” basis.*

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure.

Norwood is a disability confident employer.

Patron: Her Majesty The Queen.

Registered Charity No: 1059050

Debates around Black Lives Matter, mass remote working, inequality in our education system exposed by Covid-19 restrictions and debates about privilege – our society and our world of work is very clearly at a turning point.

As a social mobility charity, The Brokerage is in the fortunate position to influence that change in a positive, practical and meaningful way, working with underprivileged young people from state schools. We partner with corporates in the City (financial and professional services) that want our help with building and accessing a different talent pool and change organisational practices to create a post-inclusion culture where people from all backgrounds can thrive and be themselves.

The Brokerage is at a critical and dynamic point having recently launched a strategic re-direction, innovative new services and a relevant new brand, all supporting our vision of a world where a young person’s ability and aspiration alone determine their career path. At the heart of this exciting new direction is implementing our new partnership model to ensure that The Brokerage is both re-positioned as a Changemaker with corporates and ensures sustainable funding of its activities.  

To achieve this The Brokerage is currently recruiting for a Placement & Recruitment Manager to lead the ‘Placement’ strand of our delivery, working closely with the Partnerships Team and wider programme delivery team to manage all entry-level recruitment with our corporate partners. This role will primarily focus on the management and delivery of our Year 12 and Year 13, and undergraduate placements. The postholder will be responsible for selection and preparing suitable candidates for our corporate partners from the Brokerage’s candidate cohort. It will also act as an expert advisor to our corporate partners on what works in terms of recruiting young people from diverse backgrounds.

Main duties

• To manage The Brokerage's Summer Placement Programme ensuring there is a match between supply and demand, working closely with the partnerships team
• To develop and implement a virtual internship programme as an integrated option and alternative to our face to face placement programmes 
• To work closely with the Outreach and Academy Manager to ensure that there is a pool of suitable candidates for placements and recruitment and manage all our support workshops and one to one sessions for candidates (e.g. CV, interview and assement centre prep)
• Work with the Outreach manager to develop, test and pilot new ways to assess talent that go beyond looking at grades and advise/work with our corporate partners to implement these
• Produce cutting edge guidance for our corporate partners working with the Corporate Changemaker Manager, e.g. employer guides and produce external thought pieces and research
• Manage, develop and run “Into-work” type of conferences (recruitment fairs with corporate partners) in collaboration with colleagues in the delivery and partnerships team
• Provide support and coaching to our candidates during recruitment processes and vice versa support partners with designing recruitment systems that work for our candidates working closely with the corporate consultancy manager
• To deliver a high quality placement service to employers which will meet their recruitment needs.
• Manage the development of our new apprenticeships offering, working with the selected training provider and the partnerships team
• To proactively support the Marketing and Communications Manager with case study and other materials
• To play an active role in the planning and delivery of The Brokerage’s strategic objectives and participate in The Brokerage events and activities as required.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of placing young people into paid job opportunities, including school-leaver, apprenticeships and undergraduate vacancies.
• Experience and understanding of the whole recruitment cycle
• Experience of working directly with young people.
• Experience of working in partnership with corporate partners.
• Highly organised with an ability to track multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent IT skills, including demonstrable usage of the Microsoft Office suite, CRM database (e.g. Salesforce or equivalent).

7% pension contribution

25 days’ paid annual leave plus Bank Holidays

2 days’ paid volunteering leave

Season ticket loan and a range of other staff benefits

Please apply by submitting a Cover Letter and CV by 0900 on Monday 2 November

Interview - dates tbc

Senior Psychological Therapist

Family Futures is a Voluntary Adoption Agency specialising in providing multi-disciplinary assessments and treatment to traumatised children. We were awarded an outstanding rating for our last three inspections by OFSTED including our most recent inspection in 2018. We have a reputation for innovation and offer a high quality service - an integrated multi-disciplinary, assessment, treatment and family-finding service for children who are traumatised or have attachment difficulties.

We are looking for an experienced psychological therapist (e.g. psychotherapist, clinical psychologist, creative arts psychotherapist) with extensive therapeutic experience to work at senior therapist level within our therapy team.  We are looking for someone:

• who has experience of working with children and families in a therapeutic setting, preferably in the field of fostering and adoption
• who has an understanding of Family Futures Neuro Physiological Psychotherapy (NPP) approach to the treatment of developmentally traumatised children
• who is parent-positive and child friendly
• who wishes to develop their therapeutic skills in working with children, parents and families
• who would enjoy working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

This is an exciting and challenging role and a wonderful opportunity for someone who wants to be part of a team of professionals who are helping traumatised children and their families based on the most recent neuro-scientific research.

Family Futures is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The organisation follows safe recruitment practices to protect children and adults at risk of harm, and will require the successful applicant to undertake an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

We are an equal opportunities employer and committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of age disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Family Futures offers high-quality supervision and professional development training. We also offer a nurturing environment for staff to work in as we recognise that this is a stressful area of work.

Further information about our post placement multidisciplinary assessment and therapy service, family finding service and professional training programme can be found on our website.

Salary: £36, 000 - £41,000 per annum

This is a full-time permanent position – 37.5 hours per week.

Closing date for applications is midnight Sunday 18th October with interviews scheduled to take place on Monday 16th November.

THE CARES FAMILY: PARTNERSHIPS ASSOCIATE (CORPORATE FUNDRAISER)

ROLE FEATURES

• Full time, 12-month contract
• Salary: £30,000 (negotiable for exceptional candidates)
• 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible working hours
• Based in London

The Cares Family helps people find community and connection in a disconnected age. First established in 2011, our objectives are to reduce loneliness and isolation by creating and supporting meaningful mutual relationships between people who might not otherwise interact; to help people feel belonging, purpose and power in a rapidly changing world; and to bring people together to reduce the gaps across social, generational, digital, cultural and attitudinal divides.

In your role as The Cares Family’s Partnerships Associate, you will work closely with our Director of Development, Head of Development and Head of Community Fundraising to generate at least £200,000 from businesses and national corporate partners across the five branches of The Cares Family (North London Cares, South London Cares, Manchester Cares, Liverpool Cares, East London Cares) as well as for our new national projects.

This is an exciting time to join our ambitious fundraising team. Thanks to the expansion of corporate partnerships this year, you will be responsible for managing and delivering all volunteering and engagement opportunities with current partners to sustain and grow their support. New business development is also a core part of this role so you will create a robust pipeline of prospective corporate partners and convert new multi-year collaborations, sponsorships, and employee engagement and fundraising into income.

With so much of this role depending on relationships, we need a real people-person. You will have excellent organisational and people management skills to engage new businesses and deliver volunteer engagement opportunities. You will be ambitious, innovative and confident in scoping and pitching. We need someone who is passionate about people and who can clearly promote our vision for building friendships across deepening divides. If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

For the full job description and details on how to apply, please see our website. 

DEADLINE: November 4th 2020 at 9am

The Cares Family is an anti-racist organisation committed to advancing anti-racism in our work and in our communities. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, who are under-represented in our organisation. We are an equal opportunities employer.

About the role

Leading the small team of dedicated finance staff, the Head of Finance will be responsible for:

• Ensuring financial stewardship
• Delivering financial reporting
• Business partnering and;
• Boosting financial awareness across the organisation.

It is an exciting time at Nightingale Hammerson with the imminent opening of its new 116 bed care home.  The Head of Finance will need to be hands-on, with great attention to detail as well as be able to provide support on business modelling to the Director of Finance, Property and IT.  You will drive the annual budget setting process, deliver the monthly management accounts and KPIs, liaise with budget holders and lead on the preparation of the year-end accounts and audit process. 

To succeed in this role, you will need good communication, interpersonal and leadership skills - you'll have demonstrable experience of cross-functional working, relationship-building and influencing colleugues and key stakeholders alike. You'll have the ablity to identify issues and proactively problem solve at a high level to maintain a high standard within the team. You will also be able to live and breathe our values: Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Dignity, Integrity and Teamwork.

About us

Nightingale Hammerson, an award winning and CQC rated Outstanding elderly care home, prides itself in providing relationship centred care. Offering residential, nursing, dementia and palliative care, we provide a ‘home from home’ for our 160 residents. In 2021, we will be opening a second home in NW London accommodating 116 residents in our new state of the art home following a £40M build project.

The Head of Finance will form an integral part of the delivery of Nightingale Hammerson’s goals as we step into an exciting period of growth and development.

Qualifications, Skills and experience

As a Head of Finance, you’ll have the following:

•  Recognised CCAB qualification
•  Minimum 5 years’ current experience in a finance management role, including accounts preparation, budget process management, forecasting and SORP accounting.
• Previous Line Management experience within a finance function
• Significant and demonstrable practical experience of problem resolution and able to work professionally with other stakeholders and external agencies
• Advanced excel and database skills. PS Financials or similiar accounting packages would be advantageous. 

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and Nightinale Hammerson may close the advert early if a suitable candidate is appointed.