Director Jobs
About us
We are UCL: a diverse community with the freedom to challenge and think differently. From cancer research to climate change, dementia to social inequality, the world is facing huge challenges and we're determined to solve them.
There has never been a more exciting time to join the Advancement office as we plan for our biggest fundraising and engagement campaign to-date, launching in UCL's bicentenary year, 2026. We are a team of exceptionally ambitious, creative and passionate individuals who work together to achieve remarkable things with a global impact, and we would love for you to be part of this exciting journey and our success.
About the role
The Associate Director of Regular Giving is a key new role for UCL and the Office of the Vice-President (Advancement). You will lead on the reimagining and reintroduction of UCL's Regular Giving (direct marketing fundraising) programme, which was paused in 2015. Between now and 2026, when UCL launches an ambitious fundraising and engagement campaign in our 200th year, you will research, design, and test a broad-based giving proposition capable of inspiring our 400,000 strong alumni community when launched.
We are happy to consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible (minimum 0.8 FTE - equivalent of 4 days per week, stated salary to be pro-rata).
This role is eligible for hybrid working.
To find out more about the role, please contact Emma Hallett, Interim Director of Alumni & Supporter Experience,
Please use the attach cover letter upload option to tell us how you meet the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification.
For more information about UCL Advancement, please visit:
About you
We are looking for a candidate who has proven they can design and launch a direct marketing fundraising programme, and who has a deep understanding of how this discipline is evolving and how to engage our supporters. You will have strong strategic, relationship-building and communication skills.
We are pleased to accept applications from individuals who possess transferable skills and experience drawn from sectors outside of Higher Education.
What we offer
We know that our people are our greatest asset and in return we provide an empowering environment where personal and professional growth is invested in. We offer agile working and flexibility around working hours. Working with some of the greatest intellects in the world, UCL also offers a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance, plus closure days and bank holidays. Visit to find out more.
The Holocaust Educational Trust (HET) are pleased to be exclusively partnering with Robertson Bell in their search for a Finance Director to join their close-knit, dynamic team on a permanent basis, in this newly revamped role. The Holocaust Educational Trust’s mission is to ensure that people from every background are educated about the Holocaust and the important lessons to be learned for today.
They are seeking an experienced, strategic accounting professional to work with the Treasurer, Chief Executive and Managing Director, to devise and implement the Trust’s finance strategy, to ensure they have the resources they need to deliver their charitable objectives. The Finance Director will be responsible for ensuring an effective finance function; leading on the financial management of the Trust; overseeing financial compliance and governance; and the development and oversight of our Financial Strategy.
The organisation:
HET work to make sure that the millions who were murdered in this dark period of history are remembered, and honour those who survived and continue to tell the world of their experiences. Since 1988, the Holocaust Educational Trust has worked with schools, universities and communities around the UK to raise awareness and understanding of the Holocaust.
Through their flagship programme, the Lessons from Auschwitz Project, tens of thousands of young people have had the opportunity to see for themselves the site of the former Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. They return inspired and passionate about ensuring that the legacy of the Holocaust continues for generations to come.
The key duties of the Director of Finance are as follows:
- Support the CEO and Senior Leadership Team in developing HET's organisational strategy and plans, ensuring they are financially sustainable.
- Play a key role in the senior management team and attend and present at various Committee and Board meetings.
- Prepare and present accurate and timely financial data and supporting narrative including strategic plans, budgets, management accounts, and live forecasts, updated monthly or as required.
- Support in the creation of, and challenging on, departmental budgets; presenting budget to Board and budget holders.
- Lead on the financial side of grant and contract reporting and applications.
- Work with the wider team to ensure procurement procedures are getting value for money and contracts are financially sound.
- Maintaining a high standard of strict internal controls.
- Ensuring financial policies are complete; reviewed and updated.
- Effectively line manage the Finance Manager and support their, and the wider Finance team’s, development.
- Support the Finance team in the implementation and use of the new Finance System.
The successful candidate will have:
- A recognised accounting qualification.
- Significant strategic and business planning experience, scenario planning and investment management.
- Expert knowledge of financial control procedures, SORP and charity accounting.
- Experience of presenting complex financial information to Trustees and Board of Management as well as to non-finance managers.
- Proven leadership skills and management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including sound report writing and presentation skills.
- Experience in new systems implementation / change management.
This is a hybrid role based in London, offering the potential to work from home up to three days per week. It presents a full time opportunity, although 0.8 FTE will be considered for the right candidate. The closing date for applications is on Sunday 2nd June with first stage interviews taking place the week commencing the 10th June. Applications will be under continuous review before then so please don’t delay in submitting your CV for consideration!
We are looking for someone with a great track record of success in fundraising, who can thrive in a small ambitious team. The Fundraising and Development Director will lead income and resource generation through development strategies, bidding and relationship building. We will expect you to represent our interests in a range of public and private sector contexts and expect you to be a confident and proactive verbal and written communicator and a skilled networker with a strong track record of relationship building.
This is a senior role in an expanding organisation and is closely aligned with our growth and capital development ambitions with the next three years focused on capital fundraising alongside strategic project development.
The postholder will work closely with and report to the Chief Executive, you will also have a close working relationship with the Executive Director (Programme and Impact) to ensure the resources are in place to fulfil our programme ambitions. You will support the charity’s trustees to be effective champions of our work.
We are a mission orientated team that work to a high standard with each other and with external partners and pride ourselves on the quality of our relationships. You will join a warm and welcoming team that has inclusivity and social justice at its heart.
Our mission is to bring people together through writing, reading and engaging in ideas, deepening mutual understanding and encouraging creative habits
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
Since our founding, we have always done things differently. Our diverse and global community of world-class academics, staff, students and alumni have the freedom and courage to challenge, question and think differently. We continuously break boundaries and develop solutions to real world problems.
In 2020, we closed one of the most successful fundraising campaigns in the UK's higher education sector, which raised £624M and galvanised our community. We have undertaken a strategic review of our programmes and have started to design a roadmap for what's next. This has led to the creation of 3 new Associate Director roles, and we are looking for talented people to join us to design and deliver our new programmes for Legacy Giving, Regular Giving and Donor Experience & Events initiatives.
About the role
As the Associate Director of Legacy Giving, you will design, lead and implement a compelling legacy strategy, with associated giving propositions, to facilitate skilful and sensitive conversations around estate planning and foster a culture of giving to UCL in this way. Your work will not only be integral to the growth of a culture of philanthropy, but it will also be key to the evolution of our regular and major gift programmes.
If you're interested in hearing more, please contact our recruitment partner at Richmond Associates on +44 (0)20 3617 9240 or you can download further details from their website .
About you
You will be a confident leader with strategic and critical thinking skills, and be the institutional champion of legacy giving at UCL. You will ideally bring experience from the charity or higher education sector, of delivering innovative and effective campaigns, and both income and expenditure budget management. We are looking for someone who has proven that they can design and launch this type of programme, in collaboration with the leaders of other fundraising income streams, and who has a deep understanding of best practice in this arena. You will be a strategic relationship builder and sophisticated communicator, and bring proven experience of having worked across an organisation to bring stakeholders along with you to ensure the success of new initiatives. Key to your success in this role will be your curiosity and ability to create change while demonstrating diplomacy and sound judgement.
What we offer
In return, you will join the team at an incredibly exciting time as we plan for UCL's biggest ever fundraising and engagement campaign, launching in UCL's bicentenary year, 2026. We are a team of passionate individuals who work together to achieve remarkable things with a global impact.
Our people really are our greatest asset and we invest in them so that they can fulfil their potential. Equity, diversity and inclusion is important to us. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to give their best in a place where their unique experiences, perspectives and skills are seen as valuable assets. We also prioritise work-life balance and offer agile working and flexibility around working hours. We are happy to receive part-time applications for all of our job opportunities, and can consider a 0.8FTE working pattern for this role. And we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.
Working with some of the greatest intellects in the world, UCL also offers a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance, plus closure days and bank holidays. Visit to find out more.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Description: Finance Director (Part Time)
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Responsible for: All Financial matters of the National Energy Foundation (NEF)
Summary
Salary: £50-55k
Hours: 22.5 hrs per week
Location: This role can be home based, although weekly travel to head office in Milton Keynes will be required.
Closing date: 24/05/2024
NEF Summary:
At the National Energy Foundation, our team is forward thinking in its approach to home energy and uses its influence and projects to make meaningful change. Our primary focus is delivering projects aimed at alleviating fuel poverty and helping residents to feel warmer, healthier and more comfortable in their homes whilst also helping them cut the cost of their fuel bills. In the next five years, we will seek to help more than 170,000 households out of fuel poverty. Beyond this, we seek to encourage homeowners to make improvements to their homes to increase energy efficiency. To enable this, we deliver several projects aimed at encouraging retrofit of energy efficient heating systems into UK homes.
Job Role
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of people in their homes and their communities? Are you interested in working with a diverse team who are united in the quest to alleviate fuel poverty and improve energy usage in UK homes?
The Finance Director will work with the CEO and the Finance team to collaboratively drive the development and delivery of the NEF’s strategic plans and budgets. The Finance Director will be a member of the NEF’s Senior Management Team (SMT) and will attend the quarterly Trustee Meetings.
Not only will the Finance Director take accountability for the day-to-day transaction processing, ably supported by an effective Finance Team of 3 people, they will take the lead on the budgeting, planning and analysis processes, developing a range of processes and reports to enable effective decision making.
The Finance Director will be the key contact for and work with the auditors, HMRC and other professional advisors and regulatory bodies to ensure that the organisation remains compliant and fulfils its legal responsibilities.
Management
o Manage the Finance function, providing leadership and support to the Finance Manager and their team of 2 analysts to ensure they are all able to carry out their responsibilities to the required standard.
o Provide strategic financial guidance to ensure that the NEF meets all its objectives.
o Contribute to the company’s overall business objectives and guide on financial strategy.
o Act as support and “Critical Friend” to the CEO, deputising for them where required.
Audit, Accounting & Reporting
o Take accountability for the production of timely and accurate financial reports, meeting the deadlines set by the CEO and the Trustees.
o Take accountability for all transaction processing including payroll, invoicing customers, and supplier invoice payments.
o Continually develop the reporting output to ensure that it meets the ever-changing requirements of the NEF and its Trustees.
o Be accountable for all finance systems, making recommendations for their development and implementing changes as necessary.
o Maintain relationships with the auditors, the banks, and other professional bodies.
o Work with the CEO and Trustees to compile and submit the Statutory Accounts and associated documentation.
Budgeting Planning & Analysis
o Working with the management team, set, monitor, and manage departmental and project
budgets.
o Develop and maintain a financial risk register to identify and mitigate against any potential financial challenges facing the NEF.
o Work closely with the Finance Manager and the COO in monitoring the financial performance of the projects and NEF central costs.
o Provide insightful analysis of any variances, making recommendations on how to maximise performance.
o Work with the Business Insight Lead to provide appropriate, timely and accurate information, advice and guidance to the CEO, the SMT and the Trustees.
o Agree the policy for reserves with the Trustees and monitor and maintain compliance to ensure the sustainability of the NEF.
o Support the CEO and Business Development Manger in the preparation of bid tenders and responses
Person Specification
This role will require:
Skills
o Strategic thinking / analytical mind
o Communication skills
o Negotiation skills
o Commercial & business awareness
o Keen eye for detail
o Problem solving skills
o Teamwork & collaboration skills
o Project management skills
o Proficient in Excel and the Microsoft Office suite of applications
Experience
o Senior level accountancy experience
o Managerial experience
o Experience in the charity sector is highly desirable, but applications may be accepted from those who can demonstrate outstanding strength in the other areas of this person specification
o Experience of using Accounting Software; NEF uses XERO
Qualifications
o Membership of the ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
MLC are proud to be partnered with Oak Housing in their search for a Finance Director.
Oak Housing is a For-Profit Registered Provider offering a range of affordable housing solutions to Local Authorities and NHS Trusts in London and the South East. Since being acquired in 2019 by a consortium of real estate professionals and the current management team and organisation has grown from 200 to almost 1000 units and have ambitious plans to triple in size over the next 3 years. Working closely with strategic partners and funds, one of their biggest growth areas recently has been in providing key-worker accommodation, specifically with the NHS.
The Finance Director will sit alongside the Operations Director and report into the CEO. The role is responsible for overseeing all financial activities for the organisation, whilst offering critical strategic direction. The internal finance function is growing, and the organisation needs more strategic involvement at the director level. As the organisation and the role develop, there is scope for this role to grow and develop further and the team reporting into this role will expand in the short to medium term.
Main responsibilities of the role:
- To support the CEO in managing the rigors from day-to-day budget setting / monitoring and cashflows to fund reporting and Board briefings.
- Carry out a review of the present situation, incorporating systems, processes, deficiencies and risk areas.
- Manage, nurture and develop a finance team, implementing sound financial controls and a can-do culture to empower decision making.
- Work with the operations director to prepare the organisation for the regulatory scrutiny that will come as the organisation passes the 1000-unit mark.
- Deliver board-level strategic insight, shaping the future of the organisation and driving growth.
- Flex up and down between a ‘doing’ role and a board-level role involved in decision making about the strategic direction of the organisation.
This role will suit someone who thrives on responsibility and wants to influence a whole organisation without being constrained by pre-existing structures. If you are someone who loves a challenge, is entrepreneurial, wants to think outside the box and be a disruptor, this could be the role for you! Oak is also open to someone stepping up from a Head Of role in a larger organisation into this as a first director position.
To be considered for this role, the successful candidate will:
- Be a fully qualified accountant, ideally with experience in housing or working within a regulated sector.
- Show the flexibility to move from high-level strategic decision making to rolling their sleeves up and getting stuck in to solve problems.
- Have managed teams previously and be able to demonstrate a track record of success.
Please contact Jamie Elliott at MLC Partners for an informal discussion about the role.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Director of Corporate Services to join Lumos. Lumos is an NGO which fights for every child’s right to a family by transforming care systems around the world. Their vision is a world where all children have a safe and loving family.
The Director of Corporate Services opportunity is a pivotal position overseeing Finance and Procurement as well as outsourced HR & IT. You will be joining the charity at a time of transformation, supporting in the delivery of a new strategy focussing on the delivery of core programmes for Lumos globally. As a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will work closely with the CEO, Trustees and wider global team to ensure the running of corporate services to enable Lumos’ work supporting children globally.
Duties will include though may not be limited to the following:
- Lead and develop the Finance department
- Maintain appropriate financial systems and sound controls, ensuring Lumos complies with all financial regulatory requirements
- Ensure comprehensive and reliable financial information is available to support financial decision-making processes
- Lead budgeting and forecasting with a strong focus on cash flow
- Provide financial information to the CEO, Board and its committees, including management accounts and regular cashflow forecasts
- As well as in-house finance and procurement, you will oversee outsourced contracts with HR & IT, identifying areas for improvement where necessary
- Identify and implement improvements to Lumos finance systems, procurement, and accounting practices
About You
You will be a qualified accountant with senior finance experience having operated at senior management level.
Experience in the charities and not-for-profit sector may be beneficial though candidates from all sector backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
What’s on offer
- Salary of £80,000 - £90,000 per annum
- 30 days annual leave per year + Bank holidays
- 5.82% employer pension contribution
- Enhanced parental leave and adoption leave policies
- Life insurance and enhanced sick pay options
- Offices are located near to Blackfriars station, and accessible from most central London terminals
For further details on this opportunity, please get in contact with Holly at Ivy Rock Partners.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen with a learning disability charity for a Business and Finance Director, on a full-time, permanent basis. You will provide strategic financial leadership through strategic planning and robust reporting to ensure financial sustainability and facilitate growth of the organisation in order to maximise impact, in line with the charity’s objectives.
Please note, this role is predominantly remote based with the requirement to meet with the team one day per week.
Additionally, applicants looking for part-time - 4 days per week may be considered.
As Business and Finance Director, you will:
- Provide robust financial information to inform and improve operational management and decision making to further the charity's objectives
- Ensure financial sustainability of the charity and facilitate growth and development to further charitable aims
- Be responsible for financial planning including budgeting and forecasting
- Act as Company Secretary supporting trustees to ensure all legal and statutory compliance with Charitable Articles and Charity Commission requirements
- Have oversight of and be responsible for continuous improvement of IT (and data) systems (with support from out-sourced IT support) to ensure efficient and effective workflow across the organisation
The successful applicant will:
- Have significant demonstrable experience in finance within the charity sector, in a similar role
- Be fully qualified (hold a Professional Chartered Accountancy Qualification)
- Have a proven ability to think and plan strategically and commercially
- Demonstrate a good understanding of IT systems
- Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
If this sounds like you and you're keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!
Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Reports to: Deputy Director‑General
Department: Terrorism and Conflict
Salary range: £77,000 - £90,000 dependent on experience
Location: London
Hours: Full time – 37.5 per week
About the Role
RUSI’s Terrorism and Conflict team is looking to recruit an expert in the field of terrorism to provide maternity cover for the research group starting from July. The successful candidate will be a self-starter who can generate funding and lead the team’s diverse work portfolio, while reporting directly to RUSI’s Deputy Director‑General.
We are particularly interested in candidates with an interest in developing funded research projects in the following areas:
- The intersection between violent extremism and conflict including integrated P/CVE responses.
- State threats and social extremism including misinformation and disinformation.
- International terrorism related to jihadi groups, the transnational far right and other relevant groups, networks and movements.
These areas will complement the team’s existing portfolio of work on CT and P/CVE, which includes research, policy advice, training and implementation. We work in the UK, Europe and a number of global ‘hotspots,’ including East and West Africa, Central and South Asia and the Balkans. We also run an active training programme on CT and CVE for diplomatic, development and civil society representatives.
Our team encompasses 12 staff in London, Brussels and Nairobi and we work closely with an extensive range of consultants and associate fellows from the academic, diplomatic, development and practitioner worlds in the UK and internationally.
RUSI wishes to appoint an acting Research Director on a one-year fixed term contract to provide maternity cover for the Terrorism and Conflict Research Group. This could lead to a permanent research position if funding in the areas outlined above is secured during the year.
The role offers an exceptional opportunity for an individual with at least ten years of experience in the field of terrorism as a researcher, policymaker or practitioner. It is essential that the successful candidate has a strong track record of business development and of securing significant funding. The role involves significant management responsibility including oversight of RUSI’s office in Nairobi and management of T&C’s team in RUSI Europe. We are therefore particularly interested in candidates with significant management experience.
Duties and Responsibilities
TheDirector will report to the Deputy Director-General, and willbe responsible for the following:
- Management responsibilities: much of the role is focused on management-related activities including management of the team’s portfolio of work and income and responsibility for meeting financial budgets set by RUSI; line management of staff in London, Brussels and Nairobi, management of the RUSI Nairobi Office and a role in managing RUSI Europe as a board member; and other management related responsibilities where relevant.
- Business development and fundraising: All T&C’s work is project funded. Business development is the top priority for the year in line with the topics identified. The requirement will be to develop concepts for new research projects; identify potential customers, stakeholders and sources of funding; write applications/proposals for research funding; and develop a network of potential funders and beneficiaries.
- Team development: responsibility for developing the capacity and expertise of all team members, particularly junior researchers, to improve their knowledge base and develop their skills in designing and writing research proposals; overseeing and implementing research projects; research skills; academic and policy writing; public speaking; and event organisation.
- Conducting research on terrorism and counter-terrorism: conducting primary and secondary research on terrorism for a range of customers/clients in the UK and overseas; writing and communicating research outputs (published papers, analytical reports, commentaries, conference papers, presentations etc.); editing, supervising and quality control of the outputs of other researchers (within RUSI and/or partner organisations); projecting RUSI’s research in academia, government, industry, and in the media (print, broadcast, social media).
- Project management: ensuring that research projects are run effectively and efficiently and achieve their desired outcomes; conducting project risk assessments; liaising with beneficiaries, partners and funders; supervising the organisation of events and publications.
- Developing skills; expertise and profile: maintaining and developing knowledge in relation to the evolving field of terrorism and CT; and developing a network of CT experts.
The above list of duties is not exhaustive. The post holder will be required to undertake such duties as may be expected within the role's scope and grade.
Person Specification
Essential
The chosen candidate will be expected to demonstrate the following:
- Evidenced and nationally recognised expertise in terrorism, and at least 10 years of demonstrated experience working on these topics in a research, practitioner, or policy role.
- Demonstrated ability and track record in winning and delivering major projects in the UK and/or internationally, with the ability to lead major research project bids and identify new funding opportunities for RUSI.
- At least 5 years’ experience leading and managing diverse teams and budgets.
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing research projects with robust monitoring, reporting, evaluation and learning frameworks and demonstrated applied risk management experience.
- Demonstrated experience of working with governments or multilaterals in one of the following fields: civil service, advocacy, think tanks, the private sector or academia.
- Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders from a variety of professional and cultural backgrounds and with broad variations in seniority and function.
- Excellent analytical and methodological skills, and an organised approach to research.
- Willingness and ability to contribute to the public understanding of your field, including through media engagements, and ability to present complex issues in an engaging and clear way.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and an existing network of key stakeholders in the field of terrorism.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a not-for-profit sector organisation.
- Experience conducting research or managing projects in a range of locations worldwide including risk management in context of programming in FCAS.
Application Process
To apply, please use the link above. You will be asked to include:
- Your CV
- A covering letter
The closing date for applications is 0900 on 23 May 2024.
A written test will accompany the interview process.
- Location: The role is based in London and requires the successful candidate to be present in the office at least two days a week. The position requires the right to live and work in the UK. RUSI is open to sponsorship.
Shell Foundation (SF) is a UK-registered charity that aims to empower under-served populations in Africa and Asia with access to clean energy products and services.
A unique foundation on the global stage, SF uses grant, debt and equity funding to support commercially sustainable solutions at the intersection of inclusive growth and a clean energy transition. Our work has already improved the lives of 229 million people.
Shell Foundation Business Development Director
Kenya or Nigeria
Salary range on offer at circa $ 75,000 to 80,000, dependent on location
We are seeking a Business Development Director to join our entrepreneurial team to support:
- The scale-up of pioneering enterprises
- The development of scalable partnerships that enable smallholder farmers to increase their income
- The incubation of new intermediaries and enterprises
The successful candidate will explore opportunities to create new business models and market interventions, as well as providing deep financial and commercial expertise to our Programme team.
Responsibilities include:
- providing business advice and mentoring support to SF strategic partners
- managing grants and contracts
- identifying market failures and opportunities
- developing and managing strategic projects and partnerships
- contributing to the delivery of the annual business plan.
We are looking for someone with substantial experience of working in Africa (or India) with:
- A degree in mechanical engineering
- A background in business or commerce, with a practical understanding of marketing, finance, business development
- Experience and networks in the agriculture sector
- Experience working with complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, including low-income consumers
At SF, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and identities and encourage individuals from underrepresented communities to apply.
This position offers flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to work remotely with regular travel within the region and to our London head office. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and take safeguarding seriously. All offers of engagement or employment will be subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks and references.
Deadline for applications:
Wednesday 29th May 2024
Interviews with Prospectus:
5th – 10th June 2024
Interviews with Shell Foundation:
19/20th June 2024
Shell Foundation (SF) is a UK-registered charity that aims to empower under-served populations in Africa and Asia with access to clean energy products and services.
A unique foundation on the global stage, SF uses grant, debt and equity funding to support commercially sustainable solutions at the intersection of inclusive growth and a clean energy transition. Our work has already improved the lives of 229 million people.
Shell Foundation Business Development Director
Kenya or Nigeria
Salary range on offer at circa $ 75,000 to 80,000, dependent on location
We are seeking a Business Development Director to join our entrepreneurial team to support:
- The scale-up of pioneering enterprises
- The development of scalable partnerships that enable smallholder farmers to increase their income
- The incubation of new intermediaries and enterprises
The successful candidate will explore opportunities to create new business models and market interventions, as well as providing deep financial and commercial expertise to our Programme team.
Responsibilities include:
- providing business advice and mentoring support to SF strategic partners
- managing grants and contracts
- identifying market failures and opportunities
- developing and managing strategic projects and partnerships
- contributing to the delivery of the annual business plan.
We are looking for someone with substantial experience of working in Africa (or India) with:
- A degree in mechanical engineering
- A background in business or commerce, with a practical understanding of marketing, finance, business development
- Experience and networks in the agriculture sector
- Experience working with complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, including low-income consumers
At SF, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and identities and encourage individuals from underrepresented communities to apply.
This position offers flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to work remotely with regular travel within the region and to our London head office. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and take safeguarding seriously. All offers of engagement or employment will be subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks and references.
Deadline for applications:
Wednesday 29th May 2024
Interviews with Prospectus:
5th – 10th June 2024
Interviews with Shell Foundation:
19/20th June 2024
Operations Director & Community Minister – Oasis Hub Waterloo
(a charity and church committed to community transformation)
Permanent, full-time post, 40 hours per week, inclusive of breaks
Salary: £44,320 per annum (Including London Weighting)
Oasis exists to create healthy thriving communities and reduce exclusion, through a holistic and Christ-centred approach to community development and social innovation. Our work is centred in local communities where we provide education; youth, children and families work; and community services.
We have an exciting opportunity to join Oasis Hub Waterloo, adding strategic leadership capacity to the Hub and holding the vision of Christ-centred community development, together with the Executive Director & Senior Minister.
We are looking to appoint an experienced, dynamic leader to work with the present Executive Director & Senior Minister on the leadership of Oasis Church Waterloo, on HR, team development and leadership, and on the Hub budget/finance strategy.
Alongside the Executive Director & Senior Minister, they will also have a focus on developing Oasis Church Waterloo, including developing and leading church services, nurturing discipleship, pastoral care, involving children and young people, and bringing creativity to our church activities. They will also have great interpersonal skills, be passionate about creating opportunity, will be entrepreneurial, innovative, and fully committed to the ethos, values and aims of Oasis.
What’s in it for you?
· A chance to work with a great team of passionate, supportive and holistically-minded advisors and community workers.
· The opportunity to make a real difference, materially improving people’s lives and impacting the local community.
· The chance to get involved in the wider life of Oasis Hub Waterloo, including community events and staff gatherings.
You will receive the support of a fantastic team of professionals in the community. As part of the package, Oasis offers:
· A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution.
· A generous holiday allowance.
· Flexible working where possible, with family friendly policies
Key responsibilities:
· Alongside the Executive Director & Senior Minister, providing strategic oversight and development of the community team and church.
· Operational management, including wider team systems, policies and procedures.
· Financial management.
· Risk management.
· Governance.
· Support the Executive Director & Senior Minister to lead the life of the congregation of Oasis Church Waterloo.
The successful post holder must have:
· Experience of leading community delivery.
· Experience of working for/being on the leadership team of a church.
· Experience of growing projects from the initial start-up phase through to maturity.
· Ability to act strategically and to be involved in direct delivery.
· Recent experience of working with young people and communities.
· Experience of strategic management within a school, statutory, voluntary or commercial organisation.
If you are interested in being part of this fantastic project and want to know more or for an application pack, please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs Website. We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. In accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010, there is a Genuine Occupational Requirement for the successful candidate to be a committed Christian, as you will be expected to lead in some church community activities as part of your role.
Completed applications should be returned by 9am Friday 31 May, 2024.
Interviews will take place in Waterloo on either Thursday 6th or Friday 7th June, 2024.
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
University of Manchester Students’ Union
Associate Director of Student Engagement (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £40,950 - £47,250 (plus a cost of living award will be added from August)
Location: University of Manchester Students' Union, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PR
Contract: Fixed-Term, ending on 31st July 2025
Hours: Full-Time, 35 hours per week (open to part time working requests of 0.6 FTE)
Do you love developing managers and leaders? Do you ask great questions and create space and safety for people to figure things out? Are you comfortable managing people who are more expert in things than you? Do you enjoy solving organisational/people puzzles and helping to guide and navigate teams to do the same? Do you value and seek co-leadership with beneficiaries (in our case, students)? If yes, this is the role for you!
About the Students’ Union
The Students’ Union is a registered charity and is independent from the University (although we work closely together). We are a student-led organisation and exist to help students make the most of their time at Manchester and get the best for their future. We’re the home of societies, volunteering, student media, advice, campaigns, student democracy and events.
About the role
We’re looking for an Associate Director to provide senior leadership to student facing teams in the students’ union. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a competent team and provide cross-organisational stewardship with a team of senior leaders. You’ll be getting up to speed with our culture, organisational approaches in your first month or so alongside the person going on maternity leave. You’ll have a clear roadmap of what’s coming up and be given the freedom to make good decisions to respond to the context as it changes. There is good support around our senior leaders from the director team, external coaching is available to anyone who requests it, and there are well developed people, finance and compliance functions. We have requisite knowledge around the role to make this suitable for someone with transferrable skills from outside Students’ Unions and if you’re from Students’ Unions, you’ll be working alongside great people to bounce ideas and thoughts off.
As an organisation, we’ve got a clear strategic framework, insight, people and values frameworks so your contribution will be to role model great behaviours and maintain excellent cross-directorate working. You’ll need to be able to pull different threads together and ensure our work is aligned to our strategy and values. You’ll be providing political advice to the elected student officers so being able to navigate complex stakeholder relationships and navigate others through it is important.
You do not have to have worked in education, Students’ Unions or the third sector before. The person specification is clear we’re looking for leadership development skills and a navigating complex environments orientation. This is because there is a lot of interest and scrutiny on what our organisation does, our influencing environment, relationships with the university and programmes develop and evolve quickly.
We recognise that we are looking for an experienced person (albeit without a sector knowledge requirement). If you have additional skills to bring to the role, we’d love to hear them. We’re open to discussing whether you want to work part time (minimum 0.6 FTE) alongside other freelancing work, so long as the outcomes and expectations are delivered to the required standard. We have a brilliant range of benefits which makes University of Manchester Students’ Union a very attractive place to work.
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 3pm on Monday 27th May 2024
Interviews: Tuesday 11th June 2024
How to Apply
Please click 'Apply’ to be redirected to our website, where you can download the Job Description and Person Specification and find details of how to apply.
For an informal conversation about the role and application process, please contact Anh Ly from Atkinson HR Consulting.
Peripatetic with some travel with focus on Somerset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.
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We are recruiting for a Divisional Children’s Worker to provide practical knowledge, expertise, and example of children’s ministry. Working to develop and deliver a children’s work strategy to enable local corps and centres to raise leaders and children who are disciples of Jesus in our tradition of social change and justice. The South West Divisional Headquarters is in Exeter and the applicant will be required to travel there at least once fortnightly as well as visiting various areas across the division including Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire, Bristol and Gloucestershire. Although, this post will be more focused in Somerset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.
Key responsibilities include:
- Equipping and empowering children’s leaders to enhance their communities and engage with children and the issues that affect them.
- Enabling children to experience ‘Fullness of life with Jesus’ in broader contexts. This might involve leading event and residential opportunities as well as children’s work in corps contexts.
- Contributing into the planning and review process for the programmes and activities across the division.
This role has an occupational requirement that you must be a committed and practising Christian. As well as being an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal and organisational skills, you will have:
- A recognised qualification in youth work and/or good experience of working with young people in outreach, discipleship, and leadership.
- Practical experience of developing community youth outreach projects and schools based mentoring programmes.
- Relevant technical skills, including project management, finance, stakeholder engagement, social media.
- The ability to work flexibly including evenings, weekends, overnight and residential weeks when necessary.
- A clean driving licence
This role has an occupational requirement that the successful candidate must be a committed and practising Christian.
Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time) a contributory pension scheme; an employee assistance programme
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Working hours: Minimum of 35 hours per week, mainly Monday - Friday with some weekends and evenings
Closing date: 26 May 2024 at 9am
Interview date: Monday 3rd June 2024
Appointment subject to satisfactory references, an Adult & Child workforce Enhanced DBS check and proof of right to work in the UK.
Please note that any employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
London’s Air Ambulance Charity continues to develop a supportive and enabling environment that gets the best out of our people. We promote a culture of progression and professional advancement offering a range of learning and development opportunities. In addition we offer flexible working options, wellbeing packages and family friendly employment policies.
It’s an exciting time at the Charity – we have over 125,000 supporters who support our work through regular giving and lottery, and we actively recruit around 40,000 new Lottery players and Regular Givers each year.
This role supports the development, management and optimisation of our Lottery and Regular Giving programmes through Face to Face fundraising. You’ll be working with our fantastic face to face fundraisers cultivating our relationships with our external agency partners as well as supporting training, day-to-day management and monitoring of third-party fundraisers.
If you’re passionate about inspiring and motivating others, have experience of managing projects, training programmes or campaigns and enjoy working with a broad range of stakeholders and agency partners, then this is the role for you!
Apply today or contact us for more information.
We pride ourselves on our dedication to being an employer that values diversity, we firmly believe that each team member can provide a unique perspective and valuable contribution to the lives of the people we serve, applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
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