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About
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable to their people. To achieve this mission, we provide thousands of grants every year to groups and individuals across the globe that work on the issues we focus on—promoting tolerance, transparency, and open debate. We also engage in strategic human rights litigation and impact investing, while incubating new ideas and engaging directly with governments and policymakers through advocacy to advance positive change.
The Role
The role of Associate Director will be to support the Director, Global Grants Management to establish and maintain the direction of the grant making policy, training and continuous development of the Officer and Associate pools.
The Associate Director will oversee staff that are responsible for creating and maintaining grantmaking policy, working with IT to support technical training requirements and delivery, enforce global policies and standards, and upskilling and continuous development of the Associate / Officer pools.
Key Responsibilities
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Accountable for the delivery of Grant Making Policies and Training across OSF
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Manages Associates within the team, working with IT to support technical training requirements and delivery and enforce global policies and standards
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Responsible for creating an environment that supports the development of the Grant Associates and Grant officers through efficient training as well as formal and informal training and development opportunities
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Accountable for and direct research conducted into design, and assessment activities in complex and/or sensitive projects
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Lead the monitoring and improvement of organizational assessment policy and oversee research and development of policy concepts
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Oversee the creation and modification of policy, managing consensus and approval processes
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Oversee the development of new learning content and methods to fill gaps in existing programs, methods or tools for Associate / Officer pools
Direct Reports:
Yes - 3 Direct Reports
Key internal relationships
Director, Global Grants Management; Associate Director, Policy, Knowledge & Training; Associate Director, Opportunity Grants Management; Director, Opportunity Grants Management
Qualifications
Essential:
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University degree – BA or BSc
Experience
Essential:
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Significant experience at a large and complex organization
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Significant Leadership experience managing a geographically dispersed team.
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Extensive prior experience with grant processing, grant making systems, compliance, and risk management
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Demonstrated experience leading large-scale complex, cross-functional projects including designing implementation plans, managing diverse teams, and owning risk mitigation.
Desirable:
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Experience in design and testing of teaching/training materials, and experience as an effective teacher/trainer/facilitator
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Knowledge of individual grant making
Competencies
Functional Competencies:
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High-level of specialized knowledge of grantmaking policy, including ability to design reasonable policy, anticipate ways in which policies may succeed or fail, and effectively develop and carry out strategy to align grantmaking practices with OSF’s approach to grantmaking and goals of a given policy
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Exercises specialized knowledge and provides technical guidance when required on reviewing and evaluating recommendations and requirements and to develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required
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Leadership capability with the ability to effectively manage resources to achieve set objectives
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Project management capability
Personal Competencies:
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Demonstrates commitment to OSF’s core values of humility, commitment, collaboration, respect, inclusivity and integrity
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Commitment to continuous learning and growth in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, antiracism, and social justice
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Commitment to listening and working with humility; ways of working that are respectful to all people; and that support space and voice for all diverse perspectives in our workplace
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Ability to collaborate with impact at all levels in the organization
Languages:
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An excellent knowledge of English
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Knowledge of other languages would be an asset
The salary range for this role in the U.S. is $102, 500 - $189, 600 (USD). The final offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set and level of experience.
Competitive rates of pay apply.
Open Society Foundations is committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion, and to building a diverse staff that reflects the movements, issues and communities that our mission serves. Candidates from all underrepresented backgrounds, identities and communities are encouraged to apply.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and colleagues with disabilities.
Our ideal candidate will have a background within the charity/not for profit sector and experience in handling an investment portfolio. The role is home based with some travel in/around Hampshire and the IOW. Reporting directly to the CEO, this role is an excellent opportunity for someone looking for a new challenge and a step up. Our financial information is highly visible to our donors and grantees, so this role is a crucial enabler for the effective delivery of all areas of our work. The role will be overseen by a part time Finance Manager, who will produce management accounts, annual accounts, budgets, forecasts etc. Part time work will be considered for the right candidate.
The Finance Officer/Bookkeeper will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of accurate and timely finance administration, across two databases (currently Sage and Salesforce). This is a vital role within HIWCF, as high quality finance information is fundamental to our role and reputation in the region as a trusted partner for our fundholders and grantees.
Key Tasks
· Adding all payments transactions (grants, invoices, salaries, expenses, HMRC payments etc) to Sage and the bank accounts, ensuring all evidence is correct and payments are correctly authorised
· Adding all donation income to Sage and Salesforce, and working with other team members to ensure they are acknowledged appropriately
· Adding all quarterly investment income to Sage and Salesforce and reconciling across both databases, and to the investment house reports and bank account
· Regular reconciliations between Sage and Salesforce and bank accounts
· Ensure HMRC payments and gift aid claims are undertaken in a timely manner
· Manage banking records
· Monthly reconciliations for Bank account, purchase ledger, Sage, Salesforce, prepayments, accruals, salaries, PAYE, pension etc
· Monthly journals for non-cost items
· Manage pension with NEST and other ad hoc pension providers and manage insurances
· Ad hoc finance related tasks including reporting on returned grants, managing pension payments, insurances etc
· Any other appropriate tasks as directed
(Some of the functions listed may be shared tasks).
Please see our application pack attached for full details or visit our website.
Recruitment details and schedule
• Apply by sending a CV and covering letter to Jo Dakin, Office Administrator , see application pack for details. Please include details of three referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent line manager. (We will not contact them unless you are offered the role.)
• Please confirm in your application that you are eligible to work in the UK. If offered the role, you will be required to provide evidence of your eligibility.
• Applications close at 12 noon on Wednesday 24th April.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
London: £54,769 to £61,627 | National: £49,839 to £55,531 | + £5,000 accountancy allowance
DCMS is the dedicated department to the UK’s cultural, media, sporting, tourism and charity sectors, the work of the department supports growing the economy and enriching lives across the country. Our sectors support over 3.8 million jobs and our exports, from the Premier League to films, are in huge demand around the world. At DCMS, we deliver an incredible impact on people’s everyday lives - from supporting local museums, galleries, cinemas and theatres to delivering sports pitches and youth facilities, or backing charities making a huge difference right across the country.
The Senior Accountant (Financial Control) post can be based in either the London or Manchester office. This role is in the central Financial Accounting and Control Team (FACT). In addition to being DCMS’ financial accounting Centre of Excellence, the team leads in the production of the consolidated accounts of the DCMS Group (with 34 of its 42 Arms Length Bodies directly consolidated) and manages the National Lottery Distribution Fund. The team is the hub for all financial operational and control functions including treasury management, VAT, purchase to pay support and manages the relationship with DCMS’ shared services provider. The DCMS Finance team is relatively small and this provides opportunities for development not always found in a bigger department.
Key responsibilities of the Senior Accountant (Financial Control) will include:
- Management and delivery of robust financial policies, controls, processes and systems.
- Management of the core department’s key finance system (Integra) and the relationship with the department’s shared service provider.
- Overseeing the payment process for suppliers via Purchase to Pay (P2P), including prompt payment monitoring and reporting.
- Lead on the preparation of the DCMS core accounts.
- Leading the audit of the Core Department and ensuring all necessary documentation is available to the National Audit Office.
- Provision of sound technical advice on complex accounting, taxation and budgeting issues to a wide range of stakeholders.
- Ensuring that the Department’s financial systems, cash management and cash forecasting regimes run securely, smoothly and efficiently.
- Key influencer in the Matrix cross-departmental cluster to drive decision making for the new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system which DCMS will be an early adopter of.
- Leadership and line management (including recruitment, development and training) of 3 direct staff and task management/close collaboration with 2 other staff members within the wider team.
The successful Senior Accountant (Financial Control) will have:
- Qualified financial accountant (CCAB, CIMA or equivalent) with demonstrable post qualifying experience in a large finance team
- Experience of preparing (or auditing) accounts in conformity with relevant accounting standards
- Experience of managing or using financial systems and advanced knowledge of Excel
- Be an excellent communicator, able to explain complex ideas both verbally and written
- Proven ability to work as part of a team delivering at pace in a fast-moving environment
- External audit background (desirable)
- Knowledge and experience of the FReM, Consolidated Budgeting Guidance (CBG), Managing Public Money and HM Treasury’s supply estimates manual (desirable)
For more information, please apply using the link or contact Michael Swinburn at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.
London: £70,995 to £87,781 | National: £60,014 to £76,800
The College of Policing is the professional body for the police service in England and Wales who work to share knowledge and good practice, set standards, and support professional development for police officers and staff. Although we're a small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive.
This post can be based remotely with occasion travel to the headquarters in Ryton-on-Dunsmore (CV8 3EN) or regional offices including London, for individuals based close to an COP office then the team are in a couple of days a week. They offer extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers’ network for equality and inclusion membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.
The Head of Finance and Procurement will report to and work closely with the Director of Enabling Services leading the Finance Team. This team is highly competent, reliable, and experienced in what they do. A Senior Leadership role supporting the Chief Executive and Directors to lead, plan and implement the College’s agreed strategic priorities, ensuring products are fit for purpose and have the greatest overall benefit for end-users in policing.
The key responsibilities of the Head of Finance and Procurement will be:
- Engage, build and influence relationships with internal and external stakeholders providing strategic vision, leadership and accountability. Evaluate the impact of College policy, products and services to understand stakeholder impact and contribution to the College’s agreed strategic priorities Champion the efficient use of College resources and budgets
- Develop transformational strategy, policy and proposals to deliver the organisation’s agreed strategic priorities, utilising research and best evidence to apply rigour and challenge.
- Lead financial and procurement strategies and planning for the organisation, making appropriate and timely recommendations to the Executive and College Board
- Lead the overall management of day-to-day internal financial controls and assets including the detection and monitoring of fraud, and financial risk management
- Identify, analyse and manage strategic risks proactively, reporting, escalating and putting in place mitigation as appropriate and ensuring all risk assessment is timely, proportionate and balanced with the operational realities and requirements of policing
- Develop, lead and performance manage individuals through line management and/or matrix management arrangements as required, ensuring adequate resourcing is planned to meet objectives and that project and programme management disciplines support the delivery of key initiatives
The successful Head of Finance and Procurement will have:
- You must be ACCA, CIMA or ACA fully qualified finance professional
- Strong ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels and work collaboratively to achieve objectives
- You will have led a team or teams during your career
- Strong ability to effectively challenge and influence others, including more senior colleagues and stakeholders, to ensure the right outcome is achieved
- You will have experience of managing budgets and forecasts, dealing with external stakeholders (such as internal and external audit), and have been involved in risk management and performance management
- Able to communicate with, engage and inspire others at all levels
Robertson Bell is exclusively partnering with the College of Policing to recruit a new Head of Finance & Procurement with the role based remotely or from one of the offices. The benefits package is generous including up to 31 days of personal annual leave and around 28% Employer contribution to pension.
Are you a Data Protection Coordinator looking for a new opportunity?
We are seeking to recruit a Data Protection Coordinator to join our team on a full time, permanent basis offering Hybrid Working - flexibility to work from home. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £19,500 per annum (£32,500 full time equivalent).
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a vibrant and growing charity delivering life changing nautical adventure for young people through the Sea Cadets to give them the best possible head start in life. We also provide personal and professional development opportunities for seafarers with the Marine Society. Working with our staff, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a vision and five-year strategy to take us forward and further improve the astounding contribution already made through our work to the lives of thousands of young people and seafarers, while fully supporting our volunteers who are vital to our success.
About the Data Protection Coordinator role:
We are currently looking to recruit a dynamic and proactive Data Protection Coordinator, reporting to Legal Adviser and Data Protection Officer, to implement the Marine Society and Sea Cadets’ (MSSC) data protection policies and lead on the responses to Subject Access Requests (SARS).
Responsibilities as our Data Protection Coordinator will include:
- Ensuring work is developed, delivered and promoted in line with data protection policies and statutory requirements
- Deliver effective support for volunteers and area management teams
- Good practice in relation to data protection
- Creating and promoting GDPR best practices
Requirements:
- Knowledge of and experience in applying Data Protection legislation and GDPR
- Experience of delivering projects to meet agreed outputs and outcomes and of delivering against reporting procedures and requirements.
- Experience of working in a customer facing role, including handling enquiries by telephone and email.
- Strong IT literacy
Desirable
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Experience of project management processes
Benefits as our Data Protection Coordinator will include:
- Flexible Working hours and a hybrid culture
- Cycle to work scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – pro rata for part time employees
- Life assurance (4x salary) for those that join the pension
- Private medical insurance
- Pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
- Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
- Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
- National staff conference: All employees come together once a year to reflect on the past year and celebrate success at our offsite staff conference. This is a great opportunity to listen to employees' views, and for employees to network, share information and socialise.
Closing Date: 8 April 2024
Assessment Day: Monday 15 April 2024
If you are interested in this Data Protection Coordinator, please apply now!
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo a criminal record check.
About us
The Tudor Trust is a grant-making charitable trust with a long-standing commitment to funding smaller organisations and the grassroots in the UK. The trust has an endowment of around £220 million and our annual commitment to grants has averaged £20 million. We are winding down our current grant-making and developing a new strategy to support under-resourced communities to thrive by funding organisations and the grassroots seeking racial, social and economic justice.
In tandem with our strategy review, we are undergoing a comprehensive change process to address all aspects of the way we work which includes refreshing our Board and rebuilding our staff team. This transformation also extends to revising our operational systems, policies and practices with Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at its heart.
About the role
The Programme Officer is a new role at Tudor Trust and offers an exciting opportunity to lead transformative initiatives that amplify the voices of under-resourced communities and contribute to systemic change. By the end of 2024, we expect to have three Programme Officers in place.
As a Programme Officer, you will play a pivotal role in reshaping Tudor’s grant-making approach, fostering collaborative relationships with grantees and stakeholders, and contributing to strategic thinking to drive long-term racial, social, and economic change.
The Programme Officers together will oversee a different approach to distributing our funding, which could range from small start-up grants, long term multi-year funding, through to a big bet approach with a focus on larger scale collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
Grant-making Rebuild
- Take a proactive role in rebuilding Tudor’s grant-making strategy, identifying opportunities to develop alternative networks and power-building initiatives within disproportionately disadvantaged communities impacted by discrimination.
- Hold a grant-making portfolio and work closely with grantees to develop comprehensive change strategies that foster broader societal impact.
- Build genuine and respectful relationships with organisations and leaders in the field, actively identifying potential funding relationships and opportunities for collaboration.
- Apply a JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) lens to guide funding decisions towards under-resourced groups and leaders, taking accountability for equitable decision-making.
- Building careful dialogue between Tudor’s staff, trustees and advisors to ensure all decisions are understood.
- Effectively manage budgets, ensuring funds are allocated with diligence and accuracy.
Collaboration, Listening and Dialogue
- Maintain a curious and open mindset towards potential grantees, actively listening to their perspectives and how they want to describe themselves. Continue this listening approach throughout the relationship with all grantees and support Tudor in developing an approach to ongoing dialogue that is based on learning together.
- Proactively network grantees with each other and wider stakeholders, creating spaces for meaningful dialogue through workshops and other meeting platforms.
- Collaborate with Tudor colleagues and stakeholders to develop a grant-making approach rooted in inquiry and learning, aimed at achieving sustainable racial, social, and economic change.
Learning and Strategic Thinking
- Bring insights from grant-making experiences back to Tudor, contributing to challenging and evolving strategic thinking within the organisation.
- Identify and articulate key themes emerging from grant-making activities, providing valuable insights into how social change is being achieved.
- Contribute to developing frameworks, using different methods, on how to best capture the learnings, social change and wider impacts of grantees activities.
- Undertake research and commission studies on issues related to racial, economic, and social justice, contributing to Tudor’s deeper understanding of the wider landscape and systemic challenges.
- Assist in wider communications to amplify Tudor’s mission and impact through the website, newsletters, formal presentations and networks in the field.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Previous experience in grant making is not essential. We will collaborate with you to define the responsibilities of the role, taking an iterative and reflective approach and we’ll keep reviewing and improving it together.
- Experience in the activist, campaigning, policy space, and/or philanthropy preferred, but not essential.
- Ability to navigate and challenge assumptions, unconscious bias, fostering inclusivity and diversity in all initiatives.
- Ability to build relationships and network with individuals from diverse backgrounds and positions within the sector.
- Proficiency in facilitating and chairing meetings, synthesizing ideas, and driving actionable outcomes.
- Demonstrable ability to take responsibility for a range of tasks and initiatives, managing priorities effectively.
If you share our commitment to the transformation to a more equitable grant making future, and feel you have the skills and passion to help Tudor Trust make real its commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion we would love to hear from you.
Click on 'Apply' for more details about the role in the Recruitment pack
At Tudor Trust, we value and celebrate the differences that make us who we are. We respect the unique differences that each individual brings to the table, whether it's age, cultural heritage, disability and mental health, ethnicity, race, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, or social background.
Tudor Trust is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us and we are particularly interested in applications from people from all backgrounds.
If you would like to apply for this role, please submit a CV and supporting statement outlining how you fulfil the person specification (experience, and knowledge, key competencies and key attributes and values) for this role.
Interview schedule (in person at our office in Ladbroke Grove):
w/c 22nd April: 1st stage interview
w/c 29th April: 2nd stage interview and task
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an HR Officer looking for a new opportunity?
We are seeking to recruit a HR Officer to join our busy Fundraising and Communications team on a full time, permanent basis offering Hybrid Working - flexibility to work from home. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of up to £31,500 per annum dependent upon experience.
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals – and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future.
About the HR Officer role:
We are looking for a self-driven, highly motivated team player to join our HR department.
This is a generalist HR role, working closely as a critical member of the small HR Team. Your focus will be on tasks such as ensuring the accurate input of the monthly payroll process and pension submission, drafting correspondence (including change of terms letters, contracts etc), managing employees mandatory checks, supporting with employee training bookings, supporting the starters and leavers process, supporting with some recruitment if required and working on ad hoc HR Tasks.
Responsibilities as our HR Officer will include:
- Being first point of contact for all payroll queries. Managing and processing payroll on a monthly basis. Liaising with HR team and Employees/ Managers in regards to any payroll queries. Liaising with external payroll company Cintra to process payroll.
- Processing pension submissions on a monthly basis, following payroll completion that month.
- Drafting any change of terms letters, probation letters, supporting in investigation meeting where needed. Drafting invitation letters to meetings, outcome letters as and when requested.
- Carrying out HR Induction for all new starters and sending out welcome emails and co-ordinating the company induction.
- Supporting with booking in employee training and employee training requests, as well as booking in quarterly Company Inductions.
Requirements:
- HR generalist experience supporting a busy HR team including processing of new starters, leavers, data input, advice and guidance, employee training.
- Experience in monthly payroll input and checking and knowledge of payroll processes.
- Strong organisational skills – the ability to juggle a demanding workload and manage priorities.
- Strong attention to detail and the drive to get things right first time.
Benefits as our HR Officer will include:
- 25 days annual leave per annum increasing with length of service
- Hybrid working for many roles
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- Private medical insurance
- Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
- Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
Closing Date: 31 March 2024
If you are interested in this HR Officer, please apply now!
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo a criminal record check.
We are working with a membership body working within the insurance sector. As Membership Manager you will work with the Chief Markets Office, to develop the membership growth strategy and ensure membership growth and revenue targets are met.
As Membership Manager you will also
- Draft and oversee membership communications to ensure membership engagement and growth
- Act as the main point of contact for all new and existing members
- Review and process new member applications
- Maintain a pipeline of potential members
- Act as secretary to the membership committee
- Contribute to the organisations Business Plan
To be successful in the role you will be personable, and confident in interacting with a range of stakeholders. You will also
- Have experience of working within membership, or a subscription based organisation
- Experienced in CRM systems
- An out going personality with the ability to engage with individuals
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Our Client:
Working across Africa, Asia and Latin America this INGO is based in Central London looking for a strong FP&A leader to join and add value quickly.
The Role:
A newly created role to help set up the FP&A team by bringing together the FBPs into one team. Reporting directly into the CFO, and working closely with other department heads and SLT to provide analysis for the decision making process within the charity on both an operational and financial basis. A real opportunity to add value quickly, and oversee all aspects of FP&A. Managing a team of 3 FBPs.
The Successful Candidate:
- Fully Qualified Accountant ( ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA)
- Demonstrable experience in both Finance Business Partnering and all aspects of Financial Planning and Analysis.
- Excellent Excel skills and analytical mindset
- Demonstrable experience in leading / managing teams
Whats on offer:
Opportunity to work closely with Senior Leadership Team during a pivotal time for a ever evolving INGO.
- c.£80,000 - £85,000
- 9 month contract, with the opportunity to extend
- Hybrid working, one day in the central london office (Wednesdays)
- Reporting directly to CFO
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
A small but highly specialist professional membership body & not-for-profit is seeking a Finance Officer on a full-time, permanent basis.
The role is paying circa £32,000 per annum and offers hybrid working – this will be a mixture of office-based work in central London and home-working. They also offer a generous pension and other benefits.
The organisation is a professional membership body with a range of products and services aimed at raising awareness of quality (governance, assurance, improvement) and growing capability within organisations in all sectors. They offer a range of membership services and events to members as well as issuing a prestigious ‘quality’ qualification and a training portfolio.
Reporting to the Management Accountant, The Finance Officer will work in a small finance team, and will primarily focus on 3 core areas:
- Purchase Ledger (invoices and payment runs)
- Payroll (using SAAS, software as a service where a payroll system is rented from an external provider but effectively done in-house) for around 50 staff
- Month-end duties (reconciliations and journals)
Other duties will include assisting with sales ledger, dealing with suppliers, financial admin & filing and assisting the Management Accountant with various duties.
The organisation is seeking an experienced, professional Finance Officer, ideally AAT fully-qualified or ACCA/CIMA part qualified. Experience with charity sector finance will be useful but not essential. Experience with payroll will also be very useful, however this is not essential as training will be provided.
Closing date: Ongoing / ASAP
Interviews: Ongoing / ASAP
Please send your CV for immediate consideration
Governance Administrator
Bristol
£25,000 - £27,000
12-month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
A new opportunity has arisen for a Governance Administrator to provide comprehensive support and ensure effective administration to our client's committees.
In this fundamental role, your main responsibilities will include a variety of organisational, governance and administrative tasks. You will be on hand to respond to queries and arrange necessary inductions and training, ensuring that their policies are maintained and communicated via a variety of mediums such as agendas, balloting and presentations. With excellent attention to detail, you will oversee the committee structure and membership, ensuring that all documentation and job descriptions are in place and will manage the applications and elections process, scheduling regular committee meetings, compiling relevant agendas and preparing minutes for meetings. As a confident communicator, you will liaise with the Marketing and Communications team to promote governance vacancies, ensuring the process is transparent, inclusive and as simple as possible.
With experience in a similar role, you will be accustomed to managing committees and be able to communicate effectively with people across the organisation, including senior level academic and medical staff. You have sound knowledge of IT systems and will be able to direct, prioritise and manage your own workload. In addition, you will need to evidence handling confidential information appropriately. You will have a proven track record of delivering great customer service and ideally an understanding of corporate governance and in return you will be given the opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge in this area.
We are working with a professional body based in central London, who are looking for a Services Coordinator to join their team.
As an organisation they represent almost 20,000 professionals, and promote advisory service, high standards and equality and diversity across the profession; both in the UK and abroad.
As Services Coordinator, you will report into the Senior Services Officer, and play a key role in ensuring the day-to-day delivery of services offered to members. This is predominantly administration based role, where you will be in contact with members, and therefore they are looking for someone who is approachable and able to provide great customer service.
Some of the benefits include
- Up to 31 days holiday
- Up to 12% employer pension contribution
- Hybrid working (2-3 days per week from home)
- Live cover
As Services Coordinator you will
- Maintain the team inboxes.
- Manage incoming telephone and email enquiries from members and affiliated organisations.
- Ensure the direct debit payment system is kept up to date.
- Generate purchase orders.
- Ensure internal and external user guides are kept up to date.
- Support the Senior Services Officer with development work.
- Work with the Senior Services Officer on ad-hoc market research.
To be successful in the role you will
- Have demonstrable administration skills, including time management and strong attention to detail.
- A good understanding of customer service principles.
- Have effective communication skills, both written and oral.
- Have the ability to develop collaborative relationships with others.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Programme Manager
We are delighted to share this new and exciting opportunity for a Programme Manager – Our Business to join a dynamic organisation.
Position: Programme Manager – Our Business
Location: Holyoake House, Manchester / Hybrid
Salary: £46,173 per annum (pro rata to 21 hours - £27,704)
Hours: Part-time, 3 days per week (21 hours)
Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2025
Closing Date: Midnight, Wednesday 17th April 2024
Interviews: Week commencing 29th April 2024, in Manchester
Benefits: Flexible working options, pension scheme, discounted travel to work schemes, employee wellbeing assistance programme including free eye tests, personal and professional growth and development, including coaching and trade union.
We reserve the right to close the role early should a suitable candidate be found before this date. Applicants are required to submit a current CV and cover letter.
About the role:
As Programme Manager for 'Our Business', you will be responsible for managing the ‘Our Business' programme from inception to completion and acting as the primary contact between the organisation and our partners at Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and beyond.
The organisation has been tasked by GMCA to deliver the first phase of the ‘Our Business’ project and that’s where you come in. We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to lead this important and exciting project.
Key responsibilities include:
- To lead the planning, design, delivery, and evaluation of the Our Business project, ensuring successful completion and delivery of the agreed project outcomes.
- To monitor and evaluate the project, delivering analysis and reports as necessary and complying with all GMCA reporting requirements, including using the GMCA’s GMIT system and ensuring that the programme achieves and reports on meeting its stated target outputs and outcomes.
- To support the set-up of the Our Business co-operative, ensuring that it is delivered in line with the requirements of co-operative governance and Values and Principles.
- To identify and secure a variety of funding mechanisms to support Our Business as a sustainable and independent co-operative beyond the life of the project.
- To form strategic relationships with large infrastructure bodies, recruiting them into membership of the Our Business co-operative.
- To complete the Social Value Portal reporting in line with GMCA’s requirements, ensuring that the social value targets for the programme are met.
- To manage the strategic partnership between various project stakeholders, including GMCA, Co-operatives UK, the training provider, and member groups, ensuring that everyone is kept informed and updated and can work collaboratively to ensure full cohesion and successful execution of the project.
- To support the CEO in the delivery of the marketing and communications plan for Our Business, including the design and delivery of recruitment and promotion events.
- To manage the project budget, ensuring that spend remains in line with the agreed budget.
- To work closely with the Tech Manager, ensuring the effective management of the online platform (supplied by Hivebrite).
- To act as line manager to the Digital & Community Co-ordinator.
About you:
To be successful in this role, you will be enthusiastic about the organisation and its mission, and you will have experience working as a Programme Manager in another organisation.
- Project management: Strong project management skills to oversee the delivery of the online platform and manage the triage and community process effectively.
- Technical understanding: A basic understanding of technology, especially in managing ‘Hivebrite’ online platforms, to collaborate efficiently with the Tech Lead.
- Communication: Excellent communication skills to liaise with the contract manager and relevant teams at GMCA, working with the Tech Manager, line management of Digital & Community Co-ordinator, and other stakeholders.
- Strategic thinking: Ability to align the project with broader objectives, and develop strategies for effective delivery.
- Collaboration: Strong collaborative skills to work closely with the Tech Manager, Digital & Community Co-ordinator, and other team members.
- Problem-solving: The capability to address challenges that may arise during the project and find effective solutions
- Leadership: Leadership qualities to guide the team, make decisions
- Adaptability: Given the complexity of the GM social ecosystem, adaptability to changing circumstances and the ability to adjust strategies accordingly.
- Stakeholder management: Effectively manage relationships with stakeholders, including GMCA and the social economy sector.
- Marketing and communications: Understanding of marketing principles to support the CEO in the platform's marketing and communication strategies.
About the organisation:
As the voice of the UK’s co-operative movement, we empower and support co-operative enterprises with specialised knowledge and expertise, to grow the co-operative economy and create a fairer society. From football clubs and farms to convenience stores and pubs, there are more than 7,000 co-operatives in the UK, each owned and controlled by their members and based on a set of shared principles and values. By promoting shared wealth through member ownership, we are committed to enabling anyone in the UK to form, or join, thriving and sustainable co-ops.
As an organisation we are led by our unwavering values of solidarity, self-responsibility, equity, and honesty, therefore if you share these core values, we would be delighted to receive your application.
Other roles you may have experience in could include Programme Manager, Head of Programmes, Head of Project and Programmes, Senior Programme Manager, Grant Programmes Manager, Principle Project Manager, Director of Programmes, Charity Programme Manager etc.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are a family run business and a market leader in securing high-quality, long-term donors for our charities, providing an excellent return on investment which allows them to carry out their life saving work.
Zen are currently seeking to expand into a number of new cities in the UK and are looking for driven, ethical and organised leaders and managers to help us enable even more incredible work to be delivered by our partners.
We offer outstanding working conditions to our fundraisers, they are all directly employed, paid the Real Living Wage or more and have the opportunity to earn daily bonuses. Furthermore, we offer 4-day working weeks to any fundraiser that would rather have a better work/life balance.
If you have at least six month’s experience leading a face-to-face fundraising or direct sales team and are ready to take the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you.
We have various opportunities and are keen to speak with any leaders with experience in private site (shopping centre etc), door-to-door or street sales.
You will have the opportunity to work with various charities, both UK based and those involved in overseas development and conservation. Some of our campaigns are regular giving and others are lottery campaigns.
As a Manager of a Zen team, you will be responsible for:
- The compliance and ethical practice of your teams
- The organisation and logistics of your teams
- The motivation and morale of your teams
- Staff retention and development
- Achieving quality and quantity goals
Reporting directly to the National Fundraising Manager, Zen will ensure that you are supported to develop and grow within the role. We have a highly experienced, devoted and caring team of managers and office staff, covering various roles such as client account management, recruitment, compliance, HR, welcome calling, training, and administration. Zen will ensure that you are warmly welcomed and quickly feel part of the family. You will always know where to turn with a query and you will be given clear expectations and goals for the development of yourself, your career and your team.
We offer:
- Excellent salary and bonus structure focused on a very achievable level of quality performance.
- An incredibly experienced management team
- A dedication to support, growth, and development
- The opportunity to take real ownership of your teams and regions
- The opportunity to share your thoughts, ideas and experience and have the support to bring these to fruition
If you have the experience outlined above and would like to find out more about what Zen do, how we do it and how we could help further your career please send us your CV and we will schedule a meeting with the CEO and Director.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are a family run business and a market leader in securing high-quality, long-term donors for our charities, providing an excellent return on investment which allows them to carry out their life saving work.
Zen are currently seeking to expand into a number of new cities in the UK and are looking for driven, ethical and organised leaders and managers to help us enable even more incredible work to be delivered by our partners.
We offer outstanding working conditions to our fundraisers, they are all directly employed, paid the Real Living Wage or more and have the opportunity to earn daily bonuses. Furthermore, we offer 4-day working weeks to any fundraiser that would rather have a better work/life balance.
If you have at least six month’s experience leading a face-to-face fundraising or direct sales team and are ready to take the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you.
We have various opportunities and are keen to speak with any leaders with experience in private site (shopping centre etc), door-to-door or street sales.
You will have the opportunity to work with various charities, both UK based and those involved in overseas development and conservation. Some of our campaigns are regular giving and others are lottery campaigns.
As a Manager of a Zen team, you will be responsible for:
- The compliance and ethical practice of your teams
- The organisation and logistics of your teams
- The motivation and morale of your teams
- Staff retention and development
- Achieving quality and quantity goals
Reporting directly to the National Fundraising Manager, Zen will ensure that you are supported to develop and grow within the role. We have a highly experienced, devoted and caring team of managers and office staff, covering various roles such as client account management, compliance, HR, welcome calling, training, and administration. Zen will ensure that you are warmly welcomed and quickly feel part of the family. You will always know where to turn with a query and you will be given clear expectations and goals for the development of yourself, your career and your team.
We offer:
- Excellent salary and bonus structure focused on a very achievable level of quality performance.
- An incredibly experienced management team
- A dedication to support, growth, and development
- The opportunity to take real ownership of your teams and regions
- The opportunity to share your thoughts, ideas and experience and have the support to bring these to fruition
If you have the experience outlined above and would like to find out more about what Zen do, how we do it and how we could help further your career please send us your CV and we will schedule a meeting with the CEO and Director.