194 Entry level Governance management jobs

Every year, Seaview Project works alongside over 1,200 people across Hastings and St Leonards to build stability out of complexity. We need a Finance Manager who wants their expertise to make that possible.

Role details

• Responsible to: Chief Officer and Treasurer
• Salary: £13,497 per annum
• Hours: 12 hours per week (Monday–Friday, hours negotiable)
• Holidays: 25 days per year plus statutory days, pro rata
• Pension: NEST Pension Plan, with a 4% contribution from Seaview

About us

Seaview Project has been delivering practical services for complex lives since 1985, supporting people across Hastings and St Leonards who are facing homelessness, poverty and related challenges, helping them build on their strengths and move towards greater stability and independence.

About the role

We're looking for an experienced Finance Manager to take responsibility for Seaview's overall financial management, ensuring our transactions, procedures and records meet internal, charity and legal requirements. You'll work closely with our Service Managers, Honorary Treasurer and Board of Trustees on financial forecasting, business planning and grant applications, and you'll lead the development of budgeting and finance awareness across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Advise trustees on financial policy and prepare annual budgets, costings and appraisals
• Monitor income and expenditure against budget and produce regular management reports
• Liaise with bankers and investment managers and manage cash flow
• Oversee invoicing, fee and grant claims, and Gift Aid submissions
• Manage payroll, PAYE, NI and pension administration
• Maintain fixed asset and balance code schedules
• Review financial systems to minimise the risk of error or fraud and ensure statutory compliance
• Prepare draft statutory accounts in line with the Charities SORP, liaising with our Independent Examiner or auditor
• Provide financial information to support contracts and funding applications
• Line manage and support our Finance Officer, including supervision and appraisals
• Act as Charity Commission correspondent and company secretary for compliance purposes

What we're looking for

Essential:

• Proven experience of budget setting and budget management
• Proven experience producing statutory accounts for charities to a high standard
• A relevant accountancy qualification, or significant experience in management, finance or the voluntary sector
• A genuine understanding of, and commitment to, the culture and ethos in which Seaview operates
• Proven ability to lead a team to achieve outcomes, targets and deadlines
• High levels of motivation and a commitment to improving service provision for people with complex needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with people who use our services, professionals and colleagues
• Self-motivated, well organised, and flexible in approach

Desirable:

• Experience working in a small charity, in any sector
• Experience managing social housing rental accounts
• Experience of homelessness — lived, voluntary, professional or otherwise

• Location: Monrovia with travel to project sites in the field and internationally where required
• Salary: USD 48,570
• Contract period: 2 year fixed term contract
• Start date: As soon as possible

Fauna & Flora is seeking a Senior Technical Specialist, Governance & Livelihoods, who will lead the implementation of a rights-based conservation approach across Fauna & Flora’s target landscapes and projects in Liberia, ensuring that our approach to governance and sustainable livelihoods are effectively and consistently implemented across our landscapes. We are seeking a team player with strong interpersonal skills and sound technical knowledge and experience of developing and applying rights-based approaches in conservation contexts. In addition, you will be a highly collaborative and strategic thinker with proven experience in capacity building, project design, management and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL).

Working alongside the Country Director you will lead engagement with government, communities and other stakeholders, promoting rights-based and good governance approaches to conservation and natural resource management in line with global best practices. You will be confident in building and managing relationships with staff, partner organisations and community representatives and have the ability to work with multi-disciplinary groups. You will have a good understanding of the need for effective information-sharing, collaboration and learning, as well as a shared commitment to Fauna & Flora’s mission and values. You will have experience in applying your skills to a conservation, rural livelihoods and/or natural resource management context. In return, the role offers the opportunity to apply your skills and expertise working within a ground-breaking organisation, at the forefront of global conservation.

Please visit our website to download the job application pack with further details on how to apply.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 18 October 2026. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted by email or telephone – please specify your preferred method of contact in your covering letter and indicate where you saw the position advertised.

Regrettably, due to limited resources and the high number of applications we receive, we are only able to contact short-listed candidates. If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

We are recruiting for a passionate and organised manager responsible for recruiting, supporting, training and engaging volunteers, ensuring they have a positive experience while contributing effectively to Bristol Dockyards goals and community impact.

Our volunteers are at the heart of the visitor experience at Bristol Dockyards, helping bring Brunel’s remarkable ship and stories to life. The Trust creates rewarding opportunities for volunteers to learn, connect and make a difference, while ensuring they feel supported and have the necessary knowledge and skills to play a vital role in delivering our mission and values.

As Volunteer Manager at Bristol Dockyards - Home of SS Great Britain - you will lead and grow our volunteer team of more than 140 volunteers, inspiring and supporting them to make a lasting impact. You will drive inclusive recruitment, deliver outstanding volunteer experiences, develop training and engagement opportunities, manage key volunteer systems and processes and work with colleagues to create meaningful volunteering roles.

As a champion for volunteering, you will build strong relationships, measure impact, promote best practice and help shape the future of volunteering across Bristol Dockyards.

Prospectus is pleased to be partnering with a community-led social enterprise in London’s South Bank to recruit for a newly created Governance Manager role on a part-time basis, 2.5 days per week.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Governance Manager provides specialist leadership for governance, statutory compliance, regulatory assurance and governance policy management across the organisation. This role sets the governance framework, maintains compliance standards, advises senior leaders and Boards, and ensures escalation of governance, legal, constitutional or regulatory issues where required. The Governance Manager also leads Board and committee governance administration, including scheduling, meeting logistics, formal minutes, action tracking and formal governance records, working alongside the EA and Governance Co-ordinator, where CEO/COO diary coordination, leadership administration or wider organisational coordination is required.

The successful candidate will bring experience of governance and compliance having worked in a similar role previously. This includes experience of maintaining governance frameworks and registers as well as supporting Boards and senior level stakeholders. You will have excellent written and verbal communications skills with a strong attention to detail and organisational skills. You will also bring a passion for the mission with a drive to help streamline and improve processes and systems.

To apply please click through to the job advert on the Prospectus website and submit your CV and a 1-2 page supporting statement. The statement should outline your motivation for joining the organisation and why you feel this role would be a good fit for you. You should also bring out examples to showcase your skills and experience in relation to the job description (click on Appointment Brief button on the Prospectus website for the full job pack)

As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus is committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

• Provide strategic leadership for Governance across the Group
• Advise around governance matters, governance assurance and best practice

About Our Client

Founded in 2000, the Calico Group has grown from a small housing provider into an award-winning group of specialist companies and charities. More than 1000 staff have joined us on our journey, and together we work with a shared purpose: to make a real difference to people's lives.To do this, each part of The Calico Group has its own specialism and expertise. Together, we've established a track record across the North-West for providing a complete community service that includes housing, healthcare, support, employability, and construction.

Job Description

Head of Governance
North West England (Burnley)

Role:

• Provide strategic leadership for governance across The Calico Group, ensuring governance arrangements support organisational objectives, effective decision-making and strong accountability.
• Provide strategic advice to Board Members, Executive Directors and senior leaders on governance matters, governance assurance and best practice.
• Ensure appropriate governance support, oversight and assurance arrangements are in place across the Group, Calico Homes, Syncora and Ring Stones
• Provide strategic oversight of governance services delivered to Group Board, subsidiary Boards and Committees.
• Oversee Board effectiveness reviews, Board member recruitment, succession planning, induction, development and appraisal arrangements, ensuring continuous improvement in governance capability.
• Lead the development of governance assurance methodologies, standards and reporting frameworks used across the Group.
• Provide leadership, direction and professional development to the Governance Team.
• Actively contribute towards organisational decision-making, strategic planning, policy development, business improvement and the achievement of corporate objectives.
• Represent the Group on governance matters with regulators, external reviewers, governance networks, professional bodies and sector partners where appropriate.

The Successful Applicant
Essential:

• Demonstrable experience of managing Board and Committee meetings
• Strong working background within a senior governance or company secretarial role
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Demonstrable background of advising Senior Stakeholders around Corporate Governance matters
• Excellent governance experience from within a regulated sector
• Brilliant people management experience
• CGI Qualified, Legal, or similar

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the NHF Code of Governance, the Charity Code of Governance, and the Wates Principles.

What's on Offer

• Salary: £57,000 + benefits
• Location: Burnley
• Hybrid working: example 2 days per week in the office
• Advert close date: 23rd September

Interview Process:

• First stage interview: Wednesday 7th October 2026 (online)
• Second stage interview: Tuesday 13th October 2026 (face to face)

Join Terrence Higgins Trust and help protect the trust that underpins everything we do. As our Information Governance & Fundraising Compliance Manager, you'll lead on data protection, governance and fundraising compliance, helping colleagues turn complex regulations into practical action that safeguards supporters, service users and income.

We're looking for someone who can turn complex regulations into practical solutions, build strong relationships across teams, and influence good decision-making at every level of the organisation. Whether your background is in information governance, data protection or compliance, you'll have the chance to make a visible impact, shape policy and practice, and embed a culture where trust, transparency and compliance enable great fundraising and even greater outcomes. Flexible, part-time (21 hours per week) and based in London, Brighton or Glasgow, this is a role with purpose, variety and influence.

If you're a compliance professional who enjoys solving problems, building relationships and making a tangible impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Our Vacancy

Join us as the Senior Remediation Legal Compliance Manager and play a pivotal leadership role in ensuring Peabody's fire remediation programme remains legally compliant, well-governed and aligned with evolving building safety legislation.

About the role

As Senior Fire Remediation Legal Compliance Manager, you'll lead Peabody's Fire Remediation Legal Compliance function, setting the standards, governance framework and assurance processes that underpin our fire remediation programme. 

You'll be responsible for ensuring the programme operates within its legal obligations arising from contracts, legislation, leases, grant funding agreements and third-party arrangements. You'll also lead delivery of the Cladding Safety Scheme grant funding requirements, working closely with Homes England, internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure compliance, transparency and successful programme delivery. 

What You'll Do

• Lead, develop and inspire a team of eight through two direct-report managers, setting priorities and building capability across the legal compliance function.
• Own the delivery of the Cladding Safety Scheme grant funding requirements, including applications, reporting, administration and assurance activity.
• Act as the senior point of contact for Homes England regarding grant funding compliance, reporting and escalations.
• Ensure compliance with legal obligations arising from contracts, legislation, leases, grant funding agreements and third-party arrangements.
• Provide leadership on compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021 and related building safety regulations.
• Oversee monitoring and reporting of litigation affecting the fire remediation programme and support contractual negotiations where required.
• Lead oversight of complex Land Registry title structures, lease reviews and leaseholder protection obligations.
• Deliver executive, board and regulatory reporting, ensuring accurate and timely compliance information.
• Oversee programme data management, including asset, liability and property records.
• Act as the senior escalation point for compliance risks, identifying solutions and driving continuous improvement across governance processes. 

What You'll Need

• Significant leadership experience within a legal, compliance or governance environment, including managing managers.
• An LLB Law Degree or relevant legal qualification.
• Detailed knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021 and associated guidance and regulations.
• Experience managing government grant funding programmes, ideally the Cladding Safety Scheme or Building Safety Fund.
• Expert knowledge of Land Registry titles, complex leases and leaseholder protections.
• Strong experience managing complex programmes, including planning, reporting and data management.
• Experience working within a regulated environment subject to external scrutiny.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence executives, regulators, funders and external partners.
• Strong judgement, leadership and decision-making skills when managing risk, compliance and governance matters. 

What We Offer

• 30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year
• Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
• 4 x salary life assurance
• Up to 10% pension contribution
• Professional development and opportunities to broaden your experience

Why Join Us?

When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.

Please read before applying

Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licensed UK employer.

This advert will close on Monday 5th October. However, we reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Our Assessment Process

Our fair, inclusive and transparent recruitment process includes an in-person Interview. This will be held at our Westminster Bridge Road office across week commencing 12th October 2026. 

If you have any questions about this role, please email Talent Specialist, Ryan Loasby.

Our Vacancy

Join us as the Remediation Legal Compliance Manager and play a vital role in ensuring Peabody's fire remediation programme remains legally compliant, well-governed and aligned with evolving building safety legislation.

About the role

As Remediation Legal Compliance Manager, you'll support the delivery of Peabody's fire remediation legal compliance and grant funding programme. Reporting to the Senior Fire Remediation Legal Compliance Manager, you'll lead a team of three while ensuring robust governance, regulatory compliance and effective management of legal obligations across a complex remediation portfolio.

You'll work closely with colleagues across the Property, Legal, Governance and Fire Remediation teams to ensure compliance with the Building Safety Act, support grant funding applications and maintain critical records that underpin programme delivery.

What You'll Do

• Maintain comprehensive land registry title hierarchies, lease reviews and obligation records across the fire remediation portfolio
• Prepare and submit grant funding applications to relevant government bodies and monitor application progress
• Support the delivery of Homes England Cladding Safety Scheme requirements, including reporting, administration and coordination activities
• Monitor emerging legislation and regulatory developments, ensuring colleagues understand their responsibilities and any changes to compliance requirements
• Produce compliance reports and support governance reporting relating to fire remediation activity
• Maintain asset, liability and compliance records, ensuring information is accurate, accessible and auditable
• Support litigation management, risk assessments and the implementation of compliance controls across the programme
• Ensure governance processes, procedures and document controls remain robust and compliant with organisational requirements
• Build strong relationships across the business to support effective programme delivery and positive resident outcomes

What You'll Need

• Significant experience in a legal, compliance, governance or regulated environment
• A law degree or relevant legal qualification
• Experience managing, coaching and developing teams
• Strong knowledge of complex leases, land registry titles and property-related legal obligations
• Understanding of building safety legislation, regulatory compliance or governance frameworks
• Experience maintaining accurate records, managing compliance programmes and producing governance reports
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

What We Offer

• 30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year
• Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
• 4 x salary life assurance
• Up to 10% pension contribution
• Professional development and opportunities to broaden your experience

Why Join Us?

When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.

Please read before applying

Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licensed UK employer.

This advert will close on Monday 5th October. However, we reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Our Assessment Process

Our fair, inclusive and transparent recruitment process includes an in-person Interview. This will be held at our Westminster Bridge Road office across week commencing 12th October 2026.

If you have any questions about this role, please email Talent Specialist, Ryan Loasby.

Support, Guide and Lead Services That Change Lives

This is your opportunity to provide leadership to services that make a real difference to people, families and communities across Lancashire. Join a values-led organisation where your leadership will help shape services, support talented teams, and create positive, lasting change.

At New Era North West, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive. For over 40 years, we have worked alongside children, young people, adults and families to reduce inequality, improve wellbeing, increase opportunities and build stronger communities. Through our work in employment, skills and education, health and wellbeing, and family and community services, we help people overcome challenges, build resilience and achieve their potential. 

As our Charitable Service Lead, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across our charitable services, ensuring they remain high quality, responsive and focused on delivering meaningful outcomes. Working closely with the CEO, Operations Manager and Leadership Team, you will provide direction, guidance and support to service managers and practitioners, enabling them to deliver high-quality services that achieve positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve. You'll play a key role in developing confident, capable teams, fostering a positive and supportive culture, and ensuring our services continue to make a lasting difference across Lancashire. 

This role offers the opportunity to influence the future direction of a respected and growing organisation. You'll lead and support passionate teams, develop strong partnerships, and help create a positive workplace culture where people feel valued, supported and empowered to do their best work. We're looking for someone who can inspire others, bring people together, and balance strategic thinking with a practical approach to leadership.

What We Offer

• Salary: £38,428.46 per annum 
• Contract: Permanent, full-time (37 hours per week)
• Location: Burnley, Lancashire, with travel across service areas required (essential car user) 
• Annual Leave: 32 days per year 
• The opportunity to shape and influence services that improve lives and strengthen communities.
• A supportive, values-driven culture built on Care, Support and Belief.
• The chance to work alongside committed colleagues who are passionate about making a difference.
• A senior leadership role where your ideas, experience and vision can have a genuine impact.

If you are passionate about creating opportunities, supporting communities and leading services that deliver real social impact, we'd love to hear from you. Join us and help challenge inequality, strengthen communities and transform lives.

What we offer

At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:

• Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

About the Role

As Area Manager you will oversee delivery of high-quality services across Wales. This includes:

• Developing delivery, business and social value improvement plans to meet these needs and identify income generation and/or fundraising opportunities to support business development initiatives.
• Driving continuous improvement of performance through use of data and other operational information to ensure teams perform to the highest standards at all times.
• Helping to build on and lead external relationships promoting positive working relationships to ensure the best possible support and outcomes is provided to eligible service users.
• Ensuring we are meeting the needs of our service users to a standard as expected of our commissioners and partners.

As Area Manager, you will develop and maintain effective relationships and formal partnerships across organisations and with key stakeholders, and promote and develop the services of VS. You will be responsible for leading the designated area strategically and ensuring it complies with national service delivery standards and best practice guidelines. You will also represent the charity in an appropriate and professional manner to commissioners, stakeholders, external bodies and the media, whilst acting as a voice for victims to the wider community.

Key Responsibilites

• ensure the successful delivery of a high quality, efficient and responsive services to victims
• identification of income growth and partnership opportunities and building relationships with relevant commissioning bodies and other stakeholders
• focus on team development, and the monitoring of performance and quality
• good understanding of government policy that is specific to Wales is essential for this role.

Please note that travel across a large area is an essential part of this role and you may be asked to work unsociable hours on occasion. You must be able to attend in person meetings with commissioners and partners across Wales as well as attending offices to meet staff.

About Us

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.

How to apply

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.

We are seeking an experienced Registered Manager to lead Trevi’s Jasmine Mother and Child Residential Family Centre, supporting women and children to build safer, more stable futures.

Salary: £46,123 to £52,223 per annum, dependent on qualifications and experience

Relocation Package: is available for the right candidate
Location: Central Plymouth
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with flexible start and finish times, occasional home working and participation in an on-call rota
Contract: Permanent

About the role

Jasmine Mother and Child Family Residential Centre is Trevi’s specialist residential service supporting women during pregnancy and mothers living with their children while addressing substance use, trauma, mental health needs and wider family pressures.

As Registered Manager, you will lead the day-to-day delivery of this seven-bed residential family service, ensuring a safe, nurturing and trauma-responsive environment for women, children and staff.

Working alongside the Head of Service, you will lead and develop a multidisciplinary team, maintain high standards of care and ensure the service meets Ofsted requirements and all relevant regulatory and safeguarding standards.

Key responsibilities include:

· Leading, supporting and developing the staff team

· Ensuring the safe and effective day-to-day running of the service

· Maintaining compliance with Ofsted requirements and relevant legislation

· Overseeing safeguarding, risk management and quality assurance

· Developing positive relationships with women, children and professionals

· Ensuring individual care and support plans uphold families’ dignity, privacy and safety

· Monitoring budgets, resources, staffing and service performance

· Supporting continuous service development and improvement

· Participating in the on-call rota, including scheduled weekends

Trevi will provide support with the Ofsted registration and interview process.

About you

You will bring strong leadership experience within residential childcare alongside a sound understanding of Ofsted requirements, safeguarding and regulatory standards.

You must have:

· A minimum of two years’ residential childcare experience within the last five years, including at least one year in a supervisory capacity

· An NVQ Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, be working towards it or be prepared to work towards it within six months of appointment, or Social Work England registration

· Experience of managing and developing an effective team

· Experience of working with women and children

· A strong understanding of safeguarding, risk assessment and person-centred support

· Knowledge of trauma-informed practice

· Excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills

You will be compassionate, professional and non-judgemental, with the confidence to lead within a complex regulated service.

About Trevi

Trevi is an award-winning women’s charity that has supported women in Plymouth for more than 30 years.

Through residential centres, a women’s centre and outreach programmes, Trevi provides specialist, gender-specific support to women experiencing some of life’s toughest challenges, helping them move from crisis towards safety, stability and independence.

Benefits include 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, a day off for your birthday, enhanced sick pay, pension contributions, an Employee Assistance Programme, extensive learning and development opportunities and access to the Blue Light Card.

This role is open to women only under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Employment is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, the cost of which will be reimbursed by Trevi. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK as visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Closing date is 30th September 2026 at mid-day.

Other roles you may have experience of could include:

Residential Registered Manager, Children’s Registered Manager, Residential Childcare Manager, Residential Services Manager, Deputy Registered Manager, Children and Families Manager.

Harris Hill is delighted to be working with a growing philanthropic organisation to recruit a Collective Fund Manager.

Salary: From £50,000 per annum
Location: Marylebone, London – hybrid (3 days office-based, 2 days WFH)

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced charity professional to lead and develop a growing Collective Fund service, combining client relationship management, operations, compliance, new business and team leadership.

You will:

• Manage a portfolio of Collective Fund clients and support colleagues with complex accounts and sensitive requirements.
• Lead the ongoing development and improvement of Collective Fund processes and systems.
• Assess prospective new business, including documentation, due diligence and suitability.
• Coordinate compliance, monitoring and annual Collective Fund reviews.
• Oversee income allocation, fees and relationships with external platforms.
• Ensure client reporting requirements are effectively managed.
• Work closely with the compliance team on relevant policies and governance.
• Manage and support team members, providing coaching, guidance and training.
• Contribute to the development of the wider Collective Fund service.

You will ideally have:

• Strong knowledge of the charity sector, grant-making and charitable governance.
• Experience in client relationship management, operations, programme management or charitable fund administration.
• Experience assessing projects, proposals or due diligence information.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence managing client relationships.
• Strong organisational, project management and problem-solving skills.
• Good financial and commercial awareness.
• Experience improving processes, systems or ways of working.
• Experience supervising, managing or developing colleagues.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage sensitive information.
• A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach.

For more information, please submit your CV.

Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis, and only successful applicants will be contacted with more 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.

IHP is seeking an experienced and proactive Finance & Resources Manager to play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial sustainability, administrative effectiveness and strong governance of our organisation. This is an rewarding opportunity for a finance professional who is passionate about using their skills to play a key role in ensuring the organisation has the financial strength, governance and resources needed to achieve its mission.

Working closely with the Director of Finance & Resources, Senior Leadership Team and Trustees, you will lead the day-to-day financial management of IHP, strengthen governance and management of resources and support effective organisational decision-making. 

IHP’s vision is to see a world in which all suffering due to lack of healthcare is eradicated. Our Christian faith underpins all that we do. It motivates us to care for those in need, and give our best in all circumstances, as an expression of God's love. We serve the poor in health without regard for ethnic or religious background, focusing on where the need is greatest.

About the Role

As Finance & Resources Manager, you will be responsible for the effective management of IHP's financial operations, ensuring high standards of financial control, reporting and regulatory compliance.

You will oversee financial processes, budgeting, forecasting and resource management, while providing clear and insightful financial information to support strategic planning and organisational performance.

This role combines hands-on financial management with broader responsibilities for governance and organisational resource management, making it ideal for someone who enjoys variety and working collaboratively across teams.

For further details regarding responsibilities and person specification, please see the job description.

About You

We are looking for an organised, analytical and collaborative individual with strong financial management experience and a commitment to supporting charitable work.

You will have:

• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• An analytical, proactive and solution-focused outlook
• A commitment to handling sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality.
• An approachable, supportive and collaborative nature
• A committment to IHP's Christian ethos, values and mission.

Why join IHP?

This is an opportunity to use your skills and expertise to make a genuine difference. You will join a passionate and collaborative team committed to ensuring more people can access the medicines they need, regardless of circumstance.

Our Christian faith inspires our mission and values, and we are committed to demonstrating compassion, integrity and excellence in everything we do. Staff regularly spend time together in prayer and, as such, there is an occupational requirement for the successful candidate to have a personal commitment to the Christian faith.

We value our people and offer a supportive and flexible working environment, alongside a range of benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time hours)
• Health and wellbeing support through Unum help@hand
• Life Insurance and Critical Illness Cover 
• Hybrid and flexible working options in a modern office near Chancery Lane Tube Station

IHP is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to working and embedding diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our work, including recruitment and selection. We actively encourage applicants to inform us of any specific support or reasonable adjustments we can make in the recruitment process (eg for disability or neurodivergence) and will continue this conversation into employment, as appropriate. 

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Join a supportive and inclusive team where your skills are valued, your voice is heard, and you have the space to work independently and develop.

Service Manager

SSJ&I alcohol and drug service, Southampton

Permanent

37 Hours per week (Mon – Fri 9am - 5pm)

Salary Scale: 41 – 45 (£47,518 - £52,323 per annum)

About Us

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic Charity and Housing Association.  The Society of St James (SSJ) has been working in Hampshire for over 50 years, delivering high impact, person-centred, accommodation services to adults and young people experiencing homelessness, problematic substance use and mental health problems. We believe that every person is of worth and we are prepared to take risks to house and support the most at risk and socially excluded members of society.

Ready for the next step in your career?

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated leader to join SSJ as Service Manager for the SSJ&I Alcohol and Drug Service in Southampton. Reporting to the Head of Specialist Services, you will lead the delivery, performance and ongoing development of Southampton’s service, ensuring high-quality services for individuals affected by substance use and related complex needs.

The Impact You'll Make

As Service Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for Southampton’s harm reduction and recovery orientated service. You will oversee a multidisciplinary workforce of approximately 70 staff, including recovery workers, clinicians and administrators.

The service incorporates a range of services, including:

• Opiate, non-opiate and alcohol teams
• Criminal Justice Intervention services
• Intensive outreach into homeless and supported housing settings
• Community Day Rehab
• Recovery support delivered across community settings

Working closely with commissioners and partner organisations, you will ensure the service plays a central role in Southampton's ambition to become a more equal city, addressing “the root causes of inequality while making Southampton a healthier, safer, greener and thriving city”.

You will champion a culture of continuous improvement, embedding the service’s person centred and trauma informed principles. This means maintaining a whole-system, person-centred focus that places people accessing services at the heart of delivery and decision-making.

This is a role for a confident and adaptable leader who can navigate complexity, build strong partnerships, and support teams to deliver outstanding outcomes for people facing substance use and wider social challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary team of around 70 staff, taking overall responsibility for service performance and culture.
• Provide leadership and support to Team Leaders, ensuring effective service delivery across all areas of the service.
• Promote accountability, continuous improvement and high-quality case management practice.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with commissioners, statutory partners, and voluntary sector organisations.
• Ensure the service provides leadership across the city in regards to alcohol and drug issues.
• Support the integration of the services with SSJ's recovery housing and homelessness provision.
• Monitor contracts, performance targets, budgets and service outcomes, implementing improvements where required.

Essential Skills and Experience

You will be able to demonstrate:

• Significant management experience within substance use, mental health, homelessness, criminal justice, or other complex needs services.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and develop effective partnerships across multiple agencies.
• Experience managing contracts, service performance and regulatory requirements.
• Strong understanding of substance use treatment, recovery planning and case management.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed practice, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), harm reduction, recovery capital, and psychosocial interventions such as CBT, ACT and mindfulness-based approaches.
• Experience managing budgets, leading change and driving service improvement.
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Commitment to SSJ's values and competency framework, with a focus on leadership, organisational development and value for money.

What we can offer you

We value and recognise our staff, offering some generous benefits, as well as the satisfaction of helping people at risk:

• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days rising to 30 days, plus public holidays
• Flexible working options
• Buying additional annual leave
• Comprehensive induction and training
• Counselling, financial, personal support and health and wellbeing services via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Company cycle to work scheme
• Discounted laptops and computers with Jamie’s Computers
• Electric Car Scheme
• Blue Light Card

SSJ are an equal opportunity employer and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life.

At SSJ, we recognise the benefits of a supported workplace. SSJ is affiliated with Unite the Union. To learn more about their membership benefits or to sign up, you can visit their official website.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact us.

Application closing date: 12noon on Wednesday 7^th October 2026

Interview date: Wednesday 14^th October 2026

Due to the high number of expected applicants, we do reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier.

Should you not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.