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Senior Programmes Manager (Fixed-term contract)
Reports to: Director of Finance and Operations
Hours: Full time with flexible hours. Core hours are 10am to 4pm
Location: Hybrid. London (Embankment) on Wednesdays and Thursdays and remote working
Salary: £44,748 p.a.
Contract length: 13 months (starting mid November 2026)
Applications close: 23:59 on August 28th.
First round interviews: September 8th (online)
Second round interviews: September 16th at The Economist Group’s offices in London.
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process. If there are any adjustments or support we can provide to help you perform at your best during the interview, please let us know.
BENEFITS
ABOUT US
The Economist Educational Foundation is a fast-growing charity on a mission to ensure that every child is empowered to think critically and communicate effectively about the world’s most complex current issues.
In 2025-6 our core programme, Topical Talk, more than doubled its reach to over 1 million young people across 99 countries. We are at a time of great opportunity, in England and internationally, and have ambitious plans to keep growing and deepen our impact further.
Topical Talk helps children join inspiring discussions about the news by providing:
Our programme has received international recognition, including from HundrED as one of the top 100 education initiatives, from UNESCO as a winner of the Global Media and Information Literacy Awards 2022 and from the Money And Inclusion Awards (MAIA) for best content in 2025.
THE ROLE
We are seeking a highly organised, agile and structured Senior Programmes Manager to lead the operational planning, project management and execution of our flagship educational programmes. In this role, you will be the operational engine behind multiple cross-departmental projects, with a focus on meeting the needs of our global teachers and students, as well as funders.
In this fixed-term role you will work closely with our educational content leads, designers and external stakeholders to ensure our high-impact classroom resources and live events are delivered seamlessly, on time and to the highest standard. Rather than drafting the pedagogy yourself, you will manage the project lifecycles, coordinate workflow across internal and external teams and optimise the systems that allow our world-class educational programmes to reach over 1 million young people globally.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Project and operational management
Programme governance and evaluation
Live Lesson and workshop operations
Stakeholder and relationship coordination
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS
Whether you come from a project or educational management background or are a leader in charity operations, you possess the following:
EXPERIENCE
You have…
You might have…
We're particularly keen for you to apply if you are from a community under-represented in the charity sector or have lived experience of facing extra barriers because of your background.
We enable disadvantaged children to build essential critical-thinking and communication skills through inspiring discussions about the news.
Portfolio Management Analyst
Salary: Competitive plus excellent benefits
Contract type: Permanent, full time
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week. All staff are required to work in person for a minimum of two days per week, in line with our hybrid working policy. The post-holder may be required to undertake some work outside normal working hours.
About the Health Foundation
Health is our most precious asset. Good health enables us to live happy, fulfilling lives, fuels our prosperity and helps build a stronger society. Yet good health remains out of reach for too many people in the UK, and health and care services are struggling to provide access to timely, high-quality care.
The Health Foundation is an independent charitable organisation with a mission to build a healthier UK. We work to achieve this by generating high quality research and analysis; developing practical solutions to the biggest problems in health and health services; engaging, convening and building coalitions to build understanding, inform debate and drive action; and developing the long-term capability needed to transform health and care.
Our values
We expect everyone who works with us to be committed to our values and to share our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. Our values are impact, evidence, integrity, and collaboration. You can read more about them in our five-year strategy. We also expect everyone to share our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation and to help deliver our EDI strategy.
About the role
The Portfolio Management Analyst is a new role at the Foundation which will support effective planning, monitoring, and governance across the Foundation’s project and programme portfolio.
The role sits as part of the new Planning and Portfolio Management team within Corporate Services, which ensures the Foundation is investing in the right work, delivering it well, and understanding the difference it makes to building a healthier UK. The team works with others across the Foundation to:
· Provide structure, support and guidance to ensure we plan and deliver work well
· Generate insight and analysis on projects, programmes and the Foundation as a whole to support delivery, maximise impact and strengthen accountability
· Learn together and continuously improve our planning and portfolio management practices
This role is ideal for a detail-oriented analyst who enjoys data analysis and visualisation, improving systems, and working with a broad range of internal stakeholders in a complex, delivery-focused environment. The successful candidate will provide high-quality analysis, visualisation, reporting, and insight to help leaders understand portfolio performance, risks, dependencies, and resource use. In addition, they will:
· Support portfolio governance processes, including reporting cycles, reviews, and decision forums
· Support assurance activity by checking data quality, consistency, and completeness, working closely with project/programme teams to gather accurate and timely information
· Maintain and develop our Power BI portfolio dashboards
· Assist with preparation of papers for senior leadership, Boards, or committees. Liaising with finance and delivery teams to ensure alignment of data and reporting
· Provide responsive support and guidance on Project Management Framework requirements and processes, alongside contributing to the continuous improvement of the framework
How to apply
Our priority is to find the right individual for each opportunity. We are dedicated to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity and invite you to find out more.
You can find the job description for this role here. If you would like to apply, please submit your CV and answer the application questions below. Please try to limit your response to each question to no more than 300 words.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to showcase their unique skills and experience in an accessible and supported environment, to ensure that we can make the best appointment for each opportunity on merit. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those from underrepresented groups in this field to apply to us. We have identified three key areas to improving diversity. Our aim is to achieve a more balanced representation across our organisation, with a particular focus on increasing the number of women in leadership, enhancing the representation of people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds and welcoming more people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we strongly encourage applications from these groups.
Apply to join our team and let's work towards building a more diverse and inclusive workplace together. If you require any support through this process, please contact us. Help us work together to make the recruitment process and potential future employment more accessible and enjoyable for you.
Closing date: Wednesday 5 August 2026, 23:59
Interview date: week commencing 17 August 2026
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Location: Westminster, London
Contract: Permanent, Part-time
Salary: £33,376 per annum for 32 hours per week over 4 days, based on an FTE salary of £41,720 per annum (NJC Scale Range 27–29) inclusive of London Weighting, pension and other benefits.
Hours of work: This is a flexible role of 32 hours per week, over 4 days (8hrs per day)
Annual leave: 35 days including bank holidays / Statutory Holidays (pro-rata for part time)
Closing Date: Monday 10th August 2026
JOB PURPOSE
This is a pivotal role within The Passage’s Fundraising Team, created to help support the transformation of our supporter data systems and ensure we become a more data informed, insight driven organisation and fundraising team. You will be the main contact for the fundraising CRM working with the fundraising team and other teams within The Passage such as finance and IT to ensure the smooth running of all systems and processes.
As the dedicated data and CRM Manager for Fundraising and Communications, you will support colleagues with reporting, analysis, campaign set-up and selections, and data strategy. Your work will ensure our data is accurate, accessible, and GDPR-compliant, enabling smarter decision-making, improved supporter journeys, and to help grow income. You will also be working with the Marketing and Communications team to implement email soft opt-in for our supporters. This is a unique opportunity to shape how we use data to engage, retain, and grow our supporter base at a time of exciting change.
MAIN DUTIES
1. Fundraising CRM Project Leadership
Manage and maintain the current Salesforce system, ensuring it remains functional, accurate, and fit for the purposes of stewarding donors and maintaining accurate records of donations
Act as the day-to-day lead for the CRM system within the Fundraising and Communications team, ensuring it meets team needs and supports strategic goals.
Document workflows, integrations and processes to ensure the long-term sustainability and usability of the system for vital processes such as donation processing and gift aid
Work with IT and the fundraising team to evaluate onboard 3rd party platforms to support fundraising initiatives. Ensure any changes are approved with senior stakeholders and documented.
Be a custodian of GDPR within the Fundraising team and be the main point of contact with The Passage’s Data protection lead and ensure all policies and procedures are up to date and in line with current fundraising regulations.
2.CRM and Data Management
Work collaboratively with the IT team and procurement team as the fundraising representative to recommend improvements to the current CRM and any other related projects.
Maintain and improve the quality of supporter data through regular cleansing, deduplication, and tagging to ensure accuracy and GDPR compliance.
Ensure ongoing system performance and data integrity by embedding data hygiene routines and best practices.
Work with the Finance team to support integration between the CRM and finance systems for seamless donation and income reporting.
Working with data flows and setting up integrations, ensuring the system runs smoothly on an ongoing basis, making updates, troubleshooting issues whilst maintaining data consistency.
Work on system migrations and leading on maintaining proper process structures and documentation during those transitions. Keep track of installed packages, security keys, and their passwords and related administrative processes.
Be responsible for all data imports from our 3rd party platforms, ensure that data is uploaded in line with regular upload schedule in an accurate manner.
Work with the Marketing and Communications team to help implement soft opt-in
Manage one database volunteer to complete database tasks.
3. Data Selections, Segmentation and Campaign Support
Collaborate with the Fundraising team to perform targeted data selections for appeals, newsletters, stewardship journeys, and events.
Develop and maintain segmentation structures and logic to support personalised supporter journeys and strategic targeting.
Work closely with the Marketing and Communications team to provide campaign-ready data for fundraising, advocacy, and engagement activities.
4. Reporting and Insight
Design, build, and maintain dashboards and reports that provide real time insight into fundraising performance, donor behaviour and campaign results.
Create and deliver regular and ad hoc fundraising analysis to inform strategic decisions and performance tracking.
Proactively identify opportunities to improve donor retention, upgrade journeys and lifetime value through data driven insight.
5. Cyber Security
Work closely with the IT team to manage security/GDPR of the Fundraising crm
Develop knowledge in this area and undertake training as required.
6. Other Duties:
Provide ad-hoc administrative support to the Fundraising and Communications team.
Support and attend fundraising events as required.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Stay up to date on policies/news/regulations relating to the role
Work with the Supporter Engagement Officer on shared tasks and provide reports as required and troubleshoot any issues
Proactively flag any data integrity issues with Line Manager and help develop action plans as required.
Participate in internal/external meetings as required, and attend training events, conferences and other functions as necessary.
Participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal and help in identifying your own job-related development and training needs.
Ensure that all The Passage’s policies and procedures are adhered to and contribute to the effective implementation of The Passage’s Diversity and Equality Policy as it affects both The Passage and its work with vulnerable adults.
At all times, undertake your role in a professional manner maintaining a high-quality standard of work, and to always work in accordance with the aims, values and ethos of The Passage and uphold standards expected by The Fundraising Regulator
Undertake any other duties that may be required which are commensurate with the role.
In conjunction with your Line Manager, continuously develop the role to ensure that all tasks are being undertaken in an effective and appropriate manner which meets the strategic aims and objectives of The Passage.
Note: This Job Description summarises the main responsibilities of the role at the time of writing. As the organisation and digital activity continue to develop, the role may evolve in consultation with the postholder.
Person Specification:
This person specification sets out the essential abilities and qualities which are used in the selection criteria for the post. When completing your supporting statement please address criteria E1 to E10 and K1 to K9, giving evidence of your experience and abilities and demonstrating your understanding and knowledge.
EXPERIENCE
E1 Experience of using a database to accurately enter and manage data
E2 High level skills related to data management and handling
E3 Working extensively with Fundraising CRM system
E4 Implementing policies and procedures
E5 Running reports and analysing data.
E6 Understanding of data protection and GDPR principles
E7 Working with Salesforce, ideally with Administrator certification. (Desirable)
E8 Experience supporting or leading database/system improvement projects, including implementation or migration (Desirable)
E9 Experience of onboarding 3rd party platforms with GDPR compliance and collaboration with IT
E10 Experience of working in the charity sector (Desirable)
KNOWLEDGE
K1 Ability to prioritise and organisational skills, remaining calm under pressure
K2 Team working skills with a positive and collaborative approach.
K3 Interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
K4 Standards and procedures for payment card processing, electronic payments (e.g. BACS, bank transfers), banking and handling cash securely.
K5 Individual giving and/or other types of fundraising.
K6 Up to date knowledge of GDPR compliance and soft opt-in
K7 Relevant regulations, legislation and professional codes of practice.
K8 IT proficiency, especially Excel, Word and Outlook.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As a busy office, the Systems & Administration Officer plays a central role in the smooth running of MindOut's operations. The postholder will coordinate a range of administrative functions, support the wider team with organisational activities and projects, maintain effective office systems, oversee client and volunteer databases, assist with recruitment processes, and prepare monitoring and performance reports.
The role serves as a key point of contact for the organisation, responding to enquiries from service users, professionals, volunteers, partners and members of the public. The postholder will provide a professional, welcoming and efficient response across email, telephone and digital communication channels, ensuring enquiries are managed appropriately and directed to the relevant service or team.
As many people contacting MindOut may be experiencing mental health challenges, emotional distress, discrimination, isolation, crisis or suicidal thoughts, the postholder must be able to respond with empathy, professionalism and sound judgement. The role requires resilience, emotional intelligence and the ability to work within MindOut's safeguarding, risk management and confidentiality procedures while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
The postholder plays a key role in creating a positive first impression of MindOut and helping ensure that people seeking support are treated with dignity, respect and compassion from their first interaction with the organisation.
Role description
You will have the skills, experience, sensitivity and personal confidence to support all the activities of the charity but will have specific responsibility for:
Main Tasks
Please view attached job description and specification for futher details.
Interviews to be held 12 &13th August.
We work to improve the mental health and wellbeing of all LGBTQ+ people, reduce stigma and make LGBTQ+ mental health a community concern.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Company Description
Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from.
Job Description
Join us at a pivotal moment as we deliver a major clinical systems transformation programme, leading the transition from to SystmOne and helping create a single Electronic Patient Record platform that will support better, more connected care across Marie Curie services.
You'll be a part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team responsible for ensuring Marie Curie's critical business and clinical systems deliver real value to colleagues, patients and services across the organisation. Working closely with operational, clinical, digital and technology teams, you'll play a key role in improving processes, enabling better decision-making and supporting the delivery of high-quality care through effective use of technology.
As Business Product Lead, you'll shape the future of one of our most important systems, ensuring it continues to meet the evolving needs of the organisation. You'll act as the bridge between users, business functions and technology teams, driving improvements, championing innovation and helping colleagues get the most from the systems they rely on every day. Your work will directly support service delivery, operational efficiency and positive outcomes for patients and families.
Your Impact:
Key Requirements:
Please see the full job description.
Additional Information
Application & Interview Process
Salary: Up to £42,230 per annum
Contract:Fixed-term 12 months, full-time (35h per week)
Location: Home-based (UK) with occasional travel
Benefits you’ll LOVE:
At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone — staff and volunteers alike — supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at .
Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you — your experience, perspective and voice.
Marie Curie provides a better end of life for more people, whatever the illness.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
1. Overview :
Amna, meaning safety in Arabic, is a refugee-centred organisation that supports mental health and community-led healing. We equip displaced communities with the tools to heal, build resilience, and restore a sense of belonging.
Rooted in evidence and lived experience, our global work empowers frontline organisations to deliver trauma- and identity-informed care. Through safe, culturally grounded spaces, we help break cycles of trauma and support long-term recovery.
Amna is currently undertaking a broader organisational strengthening exercise focused on improving operational resilience, financial sustainability, governance, compliance, and readiness for future growth. This consultancy forms part of that wider organisational development agenda and will inform future decisions on systems, processes, structures and investment priorities.
2. Objective
Amna's finance function is now fully resourced, creating the right moment to review and strengthen the organisation's financial systems and processes. This consultancy is commissioned to establish the added value of a review of Amna's finance ecosystem, and to identify practical, costed solutions to support the organisation's next stage of growth.
The objective of this consultancy is to support Amna in diagnosing its current financial ecosystem, whether its financial systems, processes, controls, reporting structures, governance arrangements and operating model are fit for purpose for its current and anticipated scale. Based on this diagnosis and mapping out relevant, costed solutions for a future finance system upgrade and/or procurement,linking Amna's core business activities and income-generating activities with donor compliance requirements and UK charity compliance obligations and strengthen organisational decision-making, grant management, forecasting and organisational sustainability over the next 3–5 years.
2. Scope of Work
The consultancy should not assume that technology is the preferred solution. Recommendations should distinguish between issues that can be addressed through changes in processes, governance, roles and responsibilities, staff capacity or systems, and should prioritise solutions according to value for money, organisational readiness and expected impact
Diagnosis (Consultant-led)
SWOT-style analysis across Finance, SLT, and Programmes
Assess organisational reliance on manual processes and identify key operational bottlenecks and map where time, confidence, or control is being lost
Review alignment and map data flows across Finance, Programmes, Development, MEL, HR, and Operations.
Review how financial information supports and distinguish decision-support needs from compliance/control requirements at management, SLT and board levels.
Finalise objectives, success indicators, and non-negotiables for procurement
Solutions Mapping (Consultant-led)
Recommend an appropriate future-state finance operating model based on different organisational growth scenarios including roadmap and costing model for finance system upgrade. Identify opportunities for automation, integration and systemisation across finance, procurement, grant management and reporting processes.
3-year Financial Systems Improvement Roadmap, aligned with the Operations Systems Roadmap and assess resource implications (people, systems, skills and governance) of each proposed solution. Where relevant, this should address visibility into specific finance workflows such as grants tracking/pipeline and contract management for outsourced finance services.
Risk matrix and pros/cons per proposed solution and recommend governance and control improvements required to support future growth.
Prioritisation against agreed criteria (relevance, cost, efficiency, effectiveness) as a timeline-bound plan
Provide revised Organizational wide financial health KPIs for the next 3–5 years, with calculations, methods of measurement and reporting frequency.
Propose practical, light-touch recommendations to reduce friction in procurement-related steps that touch finance (e.g. purchase requests, approvals) proportionate to effort and scoped as an input to the finance ecosystem, not a full procurement redesign
Present distinct solution categories (e.g. low/moderate/significant investment options), each with an indicative cost range, so Amna can decide what fits best. To be finalised only once diagnosis is complete.
3. Deliverables
Finance ecosystem maturity assessment including (strengths, weaknesses, critical gaps/bottlenecks, benchmark against comparable organizations). A diagnostic report validating and finalising the objectives, success indicators, and non-negotiables (Max 15 pages) .
A data flow map across Finance, Programmes, Development, MEL, HR, and Operations.
A 3-year Financial Systems Improvement Roadmap, including future state operating model options (i.e maintain current scale, moderate growth, significant growth) and suggest required resources/systems/risks/costs per scenario.
Scenario-based, costed solution options, each with a pros/cons analysis.
Identify where technology or automation can simplify existing finance processes and reduce manual effort.
Proposed finance KPIs for the next 3–5 years, with supporting calculations.
A final report and presentation to the Senior Leadership Team and Board (via the Treasurer).
4. Roles and Responsibilities
Operations, Risks and Security Director: Overall accountability for the consultancy, sign-off on deliverables, and escalation to SLT/Board.
Head of Finance, Risk & Compliance: Owns the finance/compliance stream and is the consultant's main technical counterpart, reviewing and approving draft deliverables before they reach the Director of Operations.
Finance Manager: Provides operational implementation support, including access to data, documentation, and day-to-day coordination with the consultant.
The consultant is expected to engage with representatives from other departments programmes, MEL, fundraising and Organisation development, leadership and the board members mainly treasurer as required.
5. Payment Terms
Payment will be linked to the completion and sign-off of agreed deliverables (Diagnostic report., Draft options paper, Final roadmap and presentation)/milestones rather than paid as a single lump sum. The exact fee structure, total budget, currency, and payment schedule will be confirmed with the appointed consultant and set out in the resulting contract.
6. Contract length
The contract shall be effective from September 2026 and shall continue until delivery of the final report and presentation, expected in October–November 2026, unless terminated or extended earlier by mutual written agreement of both parties.
7. Quality Assurance
All draft deliverables will be reviewed by the Head of Finance, Risk & Compliance prior to circulation.
Final sign-off rests with the Director of Operations, following consultation with the Senior Leadership Team and Board (via the Treasurer).
Regular check-in meetings will be held between the consultant and the finance/compliance stream led to track progress against the agreed timeline and deliverables.
Any material changes to scope, timeline, or approach must be agreed in writing before proceeding.
Draft outputs should be tested with key users and stakeholders to ensure recommendations are practical, proportionate and implementable within Amna's operating environment
8. Confidentiality and Data Protection
The consultant will have access to sensitive financial, operational, and organisational information and must treat all such information as strictly confidential, both during and after the assignment.
The consultant must comply with UK data protection law (UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018) in handling any personal or organisational data shared for the purposes of this consultancy.
Data and documents shared for the assignment remain the property of Amna and must be securely stored, not shared with third parties, and deleted or returned at the end of the assignment unless otherwise agreed.
A confidentiality/non-disclosure clause will be included in the contract with the appointed consultant
9. Contact and Communication
The main point of contact for this consultancy is the Head of Finance, Risk & Compliance, with escalation to the Operations, risks and Security Director as required. Regular progress updates will be agreed with the consultant at the start of the assignment
10. Proposal Submission Requirements
A brief technical proposal outlining understanding of the assignment and proposed methodology (clearly distinguish between process issues, governance issues, people issues and system issues).
A proposed workplan and timeline, aligned with the kick-off and deliverable dates set out in this ToR.
CV of the consultant who would deliver the assignment, demonstrating experience supporting charities, INGOs or grant-funded organisations operating internationally preferably experience with UK charity finance, donor compliance, VAT considerations, grant management and multi-country operations.
A cost proposal, clearly breaking down by phase/deliverable/VAT/Admin including day rate(s) and an all-inclusive total cost for the assignment.
Contact details of at least two relevant references.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Interim Management / Financial Accountant (6-Month Contract)
Location: Manchester (Hybrid - 1 day a week in office)
I'm supporting a Housing Association in recruiting an Interim Management / Financial Accountant to join their small and collaborative finance team on an initial six-month contract.
This is a hands-on role that will support the finance team through month and year-end while also helping to improve financial processes and systems. You'll be comfortable working across management accounting as well as providing support with accounts payable and receivable where needed.
Responsibilities
Requirements
This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional looking for an interesting interim assignment where they can make an immediate impact while supporting a key period for the organisation.
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Are you driven by using financial insight to influence decision and strategy?
Join a growing business for good, that supports charities access high‑quality finance and operations support. As they expand their London presence, they're looking for a Finance Business Partner to lead financial delivery for a portfolio of charity clients. This is a role with real autonomy, variety, and influence and would suit either an experienced Finance Business Partner or an established Finance Manager looking to take the next step.
About the Role
This is a genuine business partnering position where you’ll take ownership of the end-to-end finance function for your portfolio, acting as the primary financial contact and trusted advisor to senior charity leaders. Based in their Westminster hub and connected to the wider team remotely, you’ll play a key role in strengthening financial resilience across multiple impactful organisations.
You will:
· Prepare and present monthly management accounts with clear insight
· Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning
· Present financial updates to Executive Teams and Boards, offering constructive challenge
· Support funding bids and donor reporting with strong financial modelling
· Produce year-end accounts and manage auditor/examiner relationships
· Support and line-manage at least one Finance Assistant,
Every day, you’ll help charities make confident, data-informed decisions that protect their mission and future.
About You
We’re looking for a confident, commercially minded finance professional who enjoys variety, responsibility and building meaningful relationships.
You will bring:
· Professional qualification or studying (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent experience
· Experience producing management accounts and external reporting
· Track record of presenting financial information to senior leaders / Boards
· Experience with SME accounting systems (Xero and/or QuickBooks ideal)
· Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple clients
· Aptitude for working autonomously and making sound decisions
· Excellent communication skills, able to translate numbers for non-financial colleagues
· Experience in or alongside the charity sector (desirable but not essential)
You’ll thrive if you enjoy problem‑solving, autonomy, and being a steady, trusted presence for purpose‑driven organisations.
Doing Good Recruitment is committed to the highest standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality, or other protected characteristics, as well as socio-economic background. We understand that applicants may not always meet every criterion listed in the job description, if you meet most, we encourage you to apply.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may take place before the closing date. Early applications are strongly encouraged.
We believe that the organisations and people, that come together to make the world a better place, deserve the very best helping hand for hiring.
Job Title: Investment Manager - Portfolio
Department: Investment
Reports to: Investment Director - Portfolio
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £61,500 to £67,000 per annum, depending on experience
Location: Hybrid - London, EC1Y (40-60% in person) and homeworking
About Better Society Capital (BSC):
Better Society Capital (BSC) is the UK's leading social impact-led investor. Our mission is to grow the amount of money invested in tackling social issues and inequalities in the UK; we do this by investing ourselves and enabling others to invest for impact too.
Since 2012, we have helped grow the UK's social impact investment market thirteen-fold, to more than £11 billion, proving that impact investing can scale when social outcomes and investment opportunity are genuinely aligned. We have committed more than £1 billion of our own capital to social impact investments and today hold a live portfolio of over 100 across the UK, primarily made into funds spanning early-stage and mature positions, all working towards lasting impact for the people and communities they serve.
We're now delivering our 2026–2030 strategy: mobilising £20–30 billion in capital to positively impact 15–20 million lives across the UK over the next decade. We're focusing our expertise and capital on four challenge areas: housing, economic opportunity, climate and energy, and health. These have been chosen because each combines urgent social need, proven investment models and a clear role for BSC to play.
This is BSC's next chapter. Building on everything we've proven since 2012, we're scaling with greater ambition and sharper focus, and looking for people who want to help shape how we get there.
The Opportunity:
We are recruiting an Investment Manager – Portfolio to take a leading role in the delivery of our existing portfolio including on special situations and exits.
You will take ownership of performance and manager relationships across a broad portfolio of social impact investments. You will build relationships with senior leaders at our fund managers and take responsibility for how these investments perform against their financial, social impact and systems change goals. You will also oversee several treasury holdings, held for financial return and sustainable outcomes, that support how we manage liquidity.
Across the wider social impact investment portfolio, you will take a leading role in its most demanding and consequential moments: acting as our specialist resource for complex special situations and exits, working alongside asset class teams to protect and recover financial value and impact, and shaping how BSC triages, manages and learns from these situations.
This is an opportunity to build a distinctive skillset across every asset class in which we invest, from portfolio management and manager relationships to restructuring, workouts and complex negotiation, developing cross-asset-class judgement that few comparable roles offer. We will create opportunities for you to contribute to new investments and strategic projects as our 2026–2030 strategy takes shape.
Our excellence in impact investing practice is recognised externally. In 2025 and 2026, BSC was placed on the BlueMark Global Practice Leaderboard after ranking in the top quartile across all 8 dimensions of the Operating Principles for Impact Management. You will help carry that standard forward.
We invest in our people as seriously as we invest our portfolio. You will accelerate your growth through hands-on experience, tailored training and collaboration with sector-leading specialists as well as gaining direct exposure to our Investment Committee and senior leadership.
What you will do:
Lead the performance management and manager relationships for a portfolio of social impact and treasury investments
Take the lead on special situations and exits
Contribute to the management of our multi-asset portfolio
Help lead the next phase of our market-leading impact investment approach
What you will bring – Qualifications & Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Structured thinker – able to deal with complexity and uncertainty
Innovative, creative and strategic approach to problem solving
Solves problems with multiple stakeholders in an open and empathetic way
Collegial team player – flexible and willing to work with and contribute to a team
Self-starter – able to work under own initiative and source new opportunities
Relationship management – excellent interpersonal skills and able to build relationships at all levels
A confident and effective communicator when writing and speaking
Hunger for continued learning and development, including developing others
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How to Apply & Interviews:
Closing Date: Wednesday 12th August at Midnight
Please apply via Applied which is designed to minimise unconscious bias in recruitment. You will be asked to provide your CV and a short-written answer. Your CV and answer will be anonymised before being reviewed by the hiring panel.
NB We screen for applications that appear to be heavily generated by AI. You’re welcome to use AI tools to support small edits, such as improving grammar, structure or clarity, but your CV and supporting answer should reflect your own experience, knowledge, skills and motivations. Applications that feel authentic and genuinely personal are most likely to receive a high score.
We may use AI tools to support parts of our recruitment process, always with human oversight and in line with our principles on fairness, transparency and data protection. Read more about how we use AI in hiring here
Interviews
Initial screeningw/c 24th August
Round 1 interviews (virtual): w/c 31st August and 7th September
Round 2 interviews (in-person): w/c 14th September
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria will be considered for an initial screening interview. When application numbers are high and we are unable to interview everyone who meets the minimum criteria, we will prioritise those who best meet the essential requirements of the role.
We are defining a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, as a person who has a physical or mental impairment, and the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. You will be asked in your Applied application whether this applies to you.
If you have a disability or other access needs and require any support to assist you through the recruitment process, please get in touch.
Other terms
Location: We are a UK-based business with an office in the Old Street area of London, accessible via a number of public transport links. Colleagues typically spend 40% - 60% of their working hours in the office, and the remainder from home. However, the exact requirements for this role can be discussed at interview. We hope that this working pattern encourages Better Society Capital employees to achieve a healthy balance between work and personal life, as we adapt to the needs of our diverse workforce.
Right to work: Unfortunately we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application and for the duration of employment.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Better Society Capital is committed to being a diverse organisation that is truly representative of the communities we serve. We therefore welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, particularly those under-represented in the social impact investment sector (e.g. people from LGBTQIA+, racialised, disabled, or under-served communities).
We are an equal opportunities employer with an inclusive environment where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. We want every colleague to be able to deliver their work with dignity, equality, comfort and independence. Our office is fully accessible with step-free access and an open-plan set up. We are open to accommodation requests regarding assistive technologies, accessibility tools, flexible working or any other reasonable adjustments that will make working or visiting here more accessible for you. If you have a disability or other access needs and require any support to assist you through the recruitment process, please get in touch
Our mission is to grow the amount of money invested in tackling social issues and inequalities in the UK.


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Partnership Manager
Location: London Based (Hybrid Working)
Position: Full Time
About Urban Synergy
Urban Synergy is an award winning social mobility charity on a mission to help 50,000 9-24 years old people increase their social mobility by 2027. Our proven programmes inspire and mentor young people to increase their financial independence, social mobility and create happier, safer communities. We believe in a world where no-one’s background ever holds them back.
Role Summary
Are you an ambitious relationship builder with a passion for creating meaningful partnerships? We're looking for a proactive Partnership Manager to grow and manage our portfolio of corporate partners and donors, helping secure funding, volunteers and opportunities that transform the lives of young people. This is an exciting opportunity to build long-term strategic relationships whilst playing a key role in the future growth of Urban Synergy.
Responsibilities
The main purpose of the role involves:
Skills & Experience
Required Skills
Desirable Skills
Benefits
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Global Head of Finance
Location: London or Bath, with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office
Contract type: Permanent
Salary range: £56,000 to £62,000 per year, dependent upon experience
Applications: Please apply via the application form linked in this job posting by 10 August.
About EJF
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is a global non-profit organisation working to protect the natural world and our fundamental human right to a secure environment. We work at the frontlines of environmental injustice, alongside communities most affected by climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and exploitation - transforming evidence into action, and injustice into lasting change.
Through field investigations, rigorous research, and strategic international advocacy, we expose environmental crime, challenge impunity, and catalyse systemic reform. Our work delivers real-world impact, shaping policy, strengthening governance, protecting vital ecosystems, and defending those who risk their lives to safeguard them.
Our campaigns span four interconnected areas: oceans, climate, forests and wetlands, and the training, protection, and empowerment of environmental defenders and investigative journalists. From illegal fishing and plastic pollution to deforestation, land grabs, and climate breakdown, we confront some of the most complex and urgent crises of our time - always with a focus on accountability, equity, and durable solutions.
EJF has a diverse team of campaigners, filmmakers and community mobilisers working across four continents, united by a shared ambition: to protect people by protecting the planet. We are bold, evidence-led, and impact-driven. We speak truth to power - and we build pathways to a fairer, more resilient future. Join Us.
About the role:
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced, precise and conscientious qualified accountant to join a dynamic, high-impact team working to protect the global environment and defend human rights. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you'll lead the international finance team and provide financial insight and analysis to the CEO and Senior Management Team to support a fast-growing, ambitious charity.
This role is right for you if you're an energetic, meticulously organised finance professional with a strong commitment to protecting the environment and the people who depend on it. You'll work globally to ensure EJF's financial administration runs efficiently in every country where we operate, securing value for money so that resources are focused on delivering impact.
Key responsibilities:
Maintaining and improving EJF's global financial policies, systems, controls and processes, ensuring they are applied consistently in every country where EJF operates.
Managing six finance staff working in the UK and overseas.
Ensuring the production of accurate, accessible and insightful monthly and annual global financial reporting for internal and external audiences.
Providing strategic financial forecasts, insights and advice to the CEO, Senior Management Team and Trustees to inform planning and decision-making.
Preparing budgets for funding proposals and ensuring accurate and timely financial projections of spend against grants and reporting to funders.
Leading the annual organisational budget process, including multi-year financial plans.
Mentoring team leads on financial budgeting, tracking and expenditure oversight.
Monitoring and ensuring value for money in expenditure, identifying and removing inefficiencies and waste.
Developing and executing EJF's treasury strategy, including managing currency risk and reserves.
Overseeing payroll and pensions, working with external providers where relevant.
Completing regulatory returns as required by the Charity Commission and statutory bodies in the countries of operation.
Leading the annual external audit and overseeing the preparation of statutory accounts.
Managing financial risk, including safeguarding EJF against fraud, and maintaining relationships with auditors, banks and other professional advisers.
Essential skills and experience
Demonstrable commitment to EJF’s vision, mission and values and a determination to change the world for the better.
Qualified accountant with a superb eye for detail.
Minimum of six years' work experience, preferably in the international charity sector, including responsibility for managing a finance team.
Demonstrable experience designing and implementing financial controls and securing good value for money through procurement and commissioning.
Strong IT skills, and experience managing IT systems and/or databases.
Excellent communication skills, in writing and in person.
Proactive and solution-oriented, highly organised and self-motivated.
Enthusiastic, outgoing and friendly, able to work in a growing, diverse, international team with minimal supervision.
Experience of working with the UK Charity SORP and the production of the annual report and accounts.
Experience with multi-currency income & expenditure and management of the processes around sub-grants to overseas partners.
Ability to travel to EJF's countries of operation to assess the development and implementation of financial systems and to manage finance staff.
Desirable skills and experience
Employment or volunteer experience in the not-for-profit sector.
Experience using Iplicit.
A track record of producing budgets and financial reports for successful international projects in the Global South funded by bilateral donors.
We strongly encourage candidates from underrepresented backgrounds in the environmental and human rights sectors to apply. If you believe you would be a great fit but don’t meet every requirement, we would still love to hear from you.
What we offer
We offer a rewarding package designed to support your well-being, flexibility, and professional growth:
22 days’ annual leave (exclusive of bank holidays), increasing with each year of service, plus additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year.
Private healthcare package.
Generous pension scheme, with employer contributions increasing over time.
Flexible working hours and hybrid working (typically 3 days in the office / 2 from home).
Cycle-to-work scheme.
A dynamic, supportive, and inclusive working environment, with genuine opportunities for professional development and career progression.
The chance to contribute to an organisation delivering real-world impact for people and planet.
Application process
To apply, please complete the application form linked in this job posting. This includes:
A personal statement outlining your suitability for the role (max 2 pages)
Your CV (max 2 pages)
The deadline for applications is 18:00 BST on 10 August, 2026.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.
EJF is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity within the workplace.
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Payroll Manager
We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Payroll Manager to lead and manage the end-to-end payroll function across a large national organisation. This is a home-based role with occasional travel as required.
Position: 6780 Payroll Manager
Location: Remote
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday 9am-5pm. Flexibility is required around payroll processing dates each month
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £47,806
Closing Date: 05/08/2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if enough suitable applications are received.
The Role
As a Payroll Manager, you will take ownership of the full payroll lifecycle for a workforce of approximately 1,500–2,000+ employees, ensuring an accurate, compliant and timely payroll service.
You will lead a small payroll team, working closely with Finance and HR to ensure strong governance, reporting and continuous improvement across payroll operations.
As a Payroll Manager, you will:
About You
Ideally, you will have significant experience managing payroll operations within a medium to large organisation, along with strong leadership and technical expertise.
You will be confident working in a complex, fast-paced environment and able to balance multiple priorities while maintaining high levels of accuracy and compliance.
You will need:
Experience within the charity sector or working in a complex, multi-site organisation would be advantageous.
In Return…
Benefits include:
About the Organisation
This independent charity is dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. They are at the heart of the organisation and the support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.
The organisation is 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. As a Disability Confident Employer, they will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so and are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.
You may have experience in areas such as Payroll Manager, Payroll Officer, Payroll Assistant, Finance Officer, Office Manager.
Please note this role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of our client. #INDNFP
The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is the only independent, national charity supporting and regenerating Britain’s rivers and canals for leisure, living and business. We campaign both locally and nationally for the waterways; lobbying parliament, championing regeneration, promoting sustainability and the environment and raising waterways users concerns. We also love to roll up our sleeves and get involved with direct work on the waterways, both through local branch activities and through the hands-on activities of our Waterways Recovery Group.
At its heart IWA is a membership organisation, with around 8,000 individual members and over a hundred affiliated waterways organisations, groups and businesses. Having just celebrated the 80th anniversary of our founding in 1946, we continue to build on our legacy of campaigning, action and delivery for the future.
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic manager to co-ordinate the day-to-day operation of the charity. Reporting to the chair of the Trustees and with a small team of permanent staff focused on three areas – Campaigning, Restoration and Support, your prime responsibility will be to ensure the smooth running of the charity.
As an experienced manager you will have experience of all areas of business management: marketing, finance, human resources as well as the myriad issues common to all small charities and businesses. An experienced communicator and active people manager, you will be able to bring your skills to both managing the staff and integrating their work with that
done by trustees and other volunteers for the Association. The role may involve some out of office hours work.
Please download and complete our application form.
The only independent, national charity campaigning for all Britain’s canals and rivers.
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Finance and Operations Officer – Forward Thinking
Forward Thinking is a small, dynamic charity where every member of staff makes a significant contribution. We are looking for someone who enjoys taking ownership of a varied role, works proactively in a small team and takes pride in supporting the smooth running of the organisation which works in frontline mediation in conflict zones.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Finance and Operations Officer plays a central role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of Forward Thinking. This is a varied role comprising approximately two days per week of office administration and operations and one day per week of bookkeeping and finance administration.
The successful candidate will take a hands-on approach to coordinating staff diaries, organising meetings, supporting governance and compliance, maintaining office systems and policies, and managing the charity’s day-to-day financial administration.
You will report directly to the Director of Forward Thinking and will be in regular contact with him to keep him informed of key developments.
To succeed in this role, you will be highly organised, capable of managing multiple priorities, able to work to deadlines and comfortable working independently within a small, collaborative team.
Start date: Immediate
Essential Requirements
The role requires an individual with experience in office administration and bookkeeping, ideally within the charity or voluntary sector.
You will demonstrate the ability to organise meetings at short notice, coordinate diaries, prepare accurate minutes and maintain effective office systems. You will also be responsible for monitoring funding and reporting deadlines, ensuring compliance with the charity’s governing documents, and maintaining key organisational policies including safeguarding, health and safety, insurance and GDPR.
Experience using accounting software (preferably Sage Business Cloud) and strong Excel skills are essential.
3-5 years experience
The successful applicant will demonstrate:
Further Information
This is a permanent role working three days per week, comprising approximately:
The successful candidate will be based in-person at Forward Thinking’s offices in Millbank Tower, London. No hybrid working.
Salary: £24,000–£28,000 per annum for three days per week depending on experience (equivalent to approximately £40,000–£46,500 full-time equivalent).
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Key words: Finance, Administration, Book keeping, Operations
How to apply
Please submit your CV together with answers to the application questions, paying attention to our word limits. A separate covering letter is not required.
Applications that do not include answers to the questions will not be considered. Please keep your responses within our stated word limits.
We would prefer if candidates do not use digital tools to support the preparation of their applications. All answers should accurately reflect your own experience and capabilities. Applicants should expect to discuss the examples provided during the interview and a practical assessment.
A demand-driven, independent charity working to resolve conflict through inclusive dialogue.
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Plumstead Community Law Centre is a specialist legal advice charity providing free legal advice and representation in immigration, welfare benefits and employment law. Based in the heart of Woolwich, we support local people through our office and community outreach services.
We are seeking an Interim Chief Executive / Operations Manager to oversee the day-to-day running of the Law Centre. Working closely with our Board of Trustees, you will manage staff, office operations, finance and administration, funded projects and organisational compliance, ensuring our services continue to deliver high-quality support to the community.
This flexible role could suit an experienced Chief Executive, Charity Manager, Operations Manager, Office Manager or Practice Manager. Experience of the legal advice or charity sector would be advantageous but is not essential.
To apply, please send your CV together with a supporting statement explaining how you meet the requirements of the Job Description and Person Specification..
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and the vacancy will remain open until the post is filled.
Plumstead Community Law Centre is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.