Human Rights Jobs

We are proud to be partnering with an education charity that envisages a society safe from prejudice and discrimination. They believe that through education young people can be made more aware of the damage prejudice and hateful attitudes cause and be equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to challenge attitudes and actions.

We are looking for a Fundraising and Database Assistant (Salesforce) to join a small team of professional fundraisers.  Above all else, you will need to have excellent attention to detail, and be enthusiastic, hard-working with a can-do attitude.  They work in a fast-paced, but friendly and supportive environment, where you can be sure that your contribution will have a real impact on the charity's ability to deliver its vital work to thousands of young people. This role is full time, offers hybrid working 2-3 days in the office per week and is expected to last 2-3 months, so you must be immediately available.

Fundraising and database administration

• Responsible for day to day running of database (Salesforce) for the fundraising team.
• Ensuring all donations are correctly recorded on the database and thanked appropriately.
• Help maintain accurate, consistent, and reliable information about supporters for fundraising and relationship-development purposes
• Assist with data segmentation, creating data lists for mailing, correct recording and analysis of income for development purposes.
• Working with finance team, supporting the Gift Aid process, attend frequent reconciliation meetings between Salesforce and finance systems (Quickbooks)
• Ensure compliance with GDPR and data protection with all communications and donor activity.

• Provide support and training in maintaining and utilising Salesforce for the fundraising team.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a call to brief you on the role. We are looking forward to connecting with you.

We are recruiting a temporary finance officer for a human rights charity. You will need strong experience in finance working in month end tasks and reporting . The role is for 2 months +

Hybrid working min 2 days in the office

The Role
Month-end tasks
Process supplier invoices and staff expenses and prepare weekly payment runs in Sage 50 Accounts software.
Send remittance advice to suppliers.
Import staff expenses transactions from Expense's into Sage and reconcile staff accounts to Purchase Ledger in Sage.
Reconcile supplier records within the Purchase Ledger ensuring it is accurate and up to date.
Working with the Database & Insights Officer, post monthly bank receipts and income journals to Sage 50.
Monthly reconciliation of bank, Stripe and PayPal accounts to bank statements.
Reconcile credit card statements monthly.
Prepare and post monthly prepayment journals to Sage.
Prepare monthly reconciliations of income in Sage against Fundraising figures, explaining any variances.
Prepare monthly cashflow statements for review by the Head of Finance.
Reporting
Support the Development team with Donor reporting.
Prepare monthly budget vs actual reports for project teams.
Produce Sage expenditure reports for the Development and Program teams upon request.
General
Monitor the Accounts Payable mailbox responding to emails and requests in a timely manner.
Support the HoF and Development team with any other ad hoc tasks as required.

The Candidate
Extensive experience working in Finance to officer or senior officer officer level
Reconciliation
Working experience with Sage50.
Qualified or Pursuing formal accounting qualifications.
Understanding of charity accounting
Strong IT skills

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My client is a Not-for-Profit organisation that supports grassroots bodies working towards more inclusive sexual and reproductive health and rights in South Asia and Africa.

At an exciting time of growth, they are looking to appoint an interim Head of Finance, reporting directly to the Chief Executive.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead on all aspects of the organisation’s finances, ensuring accurate and timely reporting
• Work as part of the SLT to ensure the resources and financial processes align with and support the organisation’s mission and ambitions
• Management of primary accounting functions and processes where required
• Lead and work closely with the SLT on commercial tenders including budgeting, written justifications and financial management arrangements
• Embed a true team culture within the finance unit, ensuring balanced workloads, personal development and colleague engagement are at the highest levels

The successful candidate will be a qualified Accountant with a track record of working at a similar level within the Charity space. You will be as comfortable leading strategic discussions as you are handling numbers and explaining financial information to a non-finance audience.

My client works on a flexible hybrid model, with 1 day a week in their central Bath office. This role has been assessed as inside of IR35.

• Position: 6 month FTC (with potential for extension)
• Part time hours will be considered (min 3 days per week)
• Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 pro rata, depending on experience
• Location: Remote first with an office available in Central London
• Deadline for applications: URGENT - This role is interviewing on a rolling basis and will close when filled.

The Position:

Our outstanding charity client is recruiting an Interim Head of Fundraising (Election).  This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in leading and managing their fundraising initiatives, helping them to build strong foundations for the future, liaising high-profile donors, and maximising on the increased profile and visibility they will have during this election year.

You will be a key member of the management team and will work closely with teams across the organisation and their high-profile, experienced board to shape organisational ambition and exceptional fundraising practice.

You will also lead an ambitious multi-disciplinary team of fundraisers across all income areas.

Requirements:

• Significant experience of fundraising gained at a senior level, with a proven track record of securing and grant managing six-figure+, multi-year funding from charitable trusts, companies and/or individuals.
• Confident in managing key donor relationships.
• Comfortable directing and supporting senior staff to engage in fundraising.
• Good knowledge of and networks in the UK fundraising space, including working with major donors, charitable trusts and individual giving.
• Experience of working with donor CRM systems to support high quality relationship management, preferably Salesforce.
• Available to start immediately.

Young Roots is a London-based charity working with young refugees and asylum seekers aged 11-25, most of whom are alone in the UK without their families.

Support provided includes intensive one-to-one Casework, youth and sporting activities, English language mentoring and access to specialist therapeutic and legal advice.

It’s an exciting time to join as Young Roots launches a new strategic plan, which envisages development of their services to meet young people’s more complex needs, significant growth in their policy and campaigns team and a step change in their internal operations to reflect their new stage of maturity.

As part of this, the Head of Fundraising and Development will play a pivotal role by developing a fundraising strategy to support the charity’s growth and diversify their income, growing the reach and impact of their communications and ensuring they are able to evidence their impact in a compelling way to different audiences.

As Head of Fundraising and Development, you will: 

• act as a proactive and collaborative member of the Senior Leadership Team, supporting the CEO to develop the vision and strategy for the organisation, drive its implementation and make decisions about the running of the organisation, role modelling and embedding our values;
• act as an inspiring and supportive leader for the team, motivating, coaching and overseeing their delivery and development, supporting them to achieve their potential;
• develop and deliver a new ambitious fundraising strategy aligned to out 2024-27 organisational strategy to grow and diversify our funding, setting, monitoring and delivering targets and managing risks as appropriate;
• work with the senior leadership team to set annual budgets and fundraising targets and monitor income and expenditure to ensure funding targets are being met;
• work collaboratively with policy, campaigns and communications colleagues to develop and deliver a new communications strategy to build our profile, deliver income, grow and engage supporters and advance campaigning objectives, setting, monitoring and delivering targets and managing risks as appropriate.

​​Ideal skills and experience: 

• Previous success of developing a fundraising strategy in the charity sector to achieve growth targets across multiple income streams and particularly trusts and foundations, individual giving and corporates.
• Significant experience in a senior fundraising role, with a strong background in trusts and foundations and digital fundraising strategies and campaigns and experience of successfully managing a large number of restricted grants.
• Strategic thinker with an understanding of the interface between communication and influencing and communication and fundraising and a data-driven approach to shaping how we engage different audiences to create mutual value across fundraising and influencing objectives.
• Experience of successfully building and maintaining strong relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders at a senior level, particularly with trusts and foundations and corporates.
• Experience of staff management and development and successfully supporting them to achieve their potential.

See the job pack for more details.

Employee benefits

Young Roots has a range of generous employment policies intended to support staff wellbeing and promote diversity, equity and inclusion, including a sabbatical policy allowing employees to take extended periods of leave after completing a minimum period in post and generous sick leave and special leave policies.

My client is a leading UK charity, supporting and empowering people fleeing from conflict and persecution to make new lives in the UK. Providing a range of critical services, they provide urgent practical support as well as looking to inspire a long term change in attitudes.

At present they are looking to appoint an interim Head of Transformation to oversee an organisational wide change programme providing clear oversight and ensuring accountability across all working groups.

Key responsibilities & objectives:

• Lead, drive and manage the organisation’s change programme, providing clear leadership and communication within the business.
• Manage all strategically identified transformation projects from inception through to closure, supporting across the lifecycle of project delivery.
• Responsible for providing portfolio management across all transformation change projects, ensuring all projects are delivered on time and to the satisfaction of key stakeholders.
• Challenge the status quo and provide specialist hands-on guidance and support to the Executive team.

The successful candidate will have previous experience of leading a significant change programme, ideally within a Not-for-Profit environment. Experience of working at a senior level and understanding financial and HR implications of projects are also key.

This role has been assessed as outside of IR35 and open to both remote and office-based candidates (London). My client is also open to candidates looking on both a part time and full-time basis.

Finance Business Partner
Salary £50,000 - £60,000
Permanent, Full-time
Hybrid Working, 2 days in office
Location: Stratford

A prestigious humanitarian Not for Profit organisation is recruiting a Finance Business Partner to take on a key role against the backdrop of a transformation programme. As the Finance Business Partner you will be responsible for the following duties:

• You will bring valuable experience, financial and business acumen that will drive the delivery of the long-term plan
• Working closely with the Head of finance and other key stakeholders, you will support the business with understanding its risks, monitor and track progress against plan, understand factors driving business results, build relationships with managers and provide business insight and advice. You will also lead on finance systems and process transformation projects
• Analyse and investigate financial performance for all business areas to identify areas of weakness
• Provide commercial financial advice and guidance tailored to the individual needs of stakeholders that enables them to deliver their business and financial objectives
• Develop and operate appropriate financial models and tools to support recommendations of pricing for products and services to achieve financial goals

This opportunity provides an excellent platform for a qualified accountant to build on their Business Partnering skills whilst playing a key role in organisation’s transformation journey

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual. The successful candidate will be fully qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA) with previous experience gained in audit, the charity, commercial or wider 
public sector. You will have robust technical skills and be highly organised. We are looking for someone who is eager to learn, strong analytical skills, excellent communication, financial modelling, and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Experience. You will possess the ability to influence and build rapport with a range of finance and non-finance persons across the organisation. 

Galop - Treasurer
Galop is seeking a new Treasurer to oversee the charity's finances and risk management by working closely with the previous Treasurer (who will remain on the Board) along with the Financial Controller.

About Galop:
Galop is the UK's LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, working with and for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence. Run by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people, the needs of the community are at the centre of everything they do.

· Financial & Risk management oversight

• Maintain an overview of the charity’s financial affairs.
• Offer guidance to the Board of Trustees and the CEO on all financial matters. 
• Ensure the charity’s statutory financial viability. 

· Financial reporting and analysis

• Oversee, approve, and present annual budgets, financial statements, and quarterly management accounts. 
• Scrutinise related party transactions (e.g. CEO expenses, Credit card activity) 
• Present annual accounts to the Board at the AGM

· Financial planning and compliance

• Oversee, approve, and present annual budgets, financial statements, and quarterly management accounts.
• Scrutinise related party transactions (e.g. CEO expenses, Credit card activity)
• Present annual accounts to the Board at the AGM 

How to Apply:
Charity People Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency advisor to Galop on this appointment. If you believe your values align with those of Galop and you are keen to be pivotal in driving the organisation's strategic vision, then we would love to hear from you.

To receive the full recruitment pack, which has the details about this role and how to apply, please send your CV to Senior Appointments at Charity People

Timeline:
Q&A Webinar hosted by Galop, where they will share further insights and answer any additional questions you may have. Please register your interest in attending this webinar with your consultant and we will send you a link:

Webinar: 17th April 18:00
Closing date for applications: 9th May
First round interview: w/c 20th May
Final interview w/c 27th May

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 we can help make the application process work for you.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.

Chair of HR Sub-Committee
Galop is seeking a new Trustee to take on the role of Chair of the HR Sub-Committee. They will work to provide strategic HR leadership in ensuring alignment with the charity's long-term vision and goals as well as leading the HR Sub-Committee in fulfilling its responsibilities.

About Galop:
Galop is the UK's LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, working with and for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence. Run by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people, the needs of the community are at the centre of everything they do.

The key areas of responsibilities for the Chair of HR Sub-Committee include:
* Strategic HR leadership
* Organisational Culture
* Change management and Organisation Design
* Policy Advocacy
* Values integration
* Performance Monitoring
* Risk Management
* Resource Allocation
* Coaching

How to Apply:
Charity People Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency advisor to Galop on this appointment. If you believe your values align with those of Galop and you are keen to be pivotal in driving the organisation's strategic vision, then we would love to hear from you.

To receive the full recruitment pack, which has the details about this role and how to apply, please send your CV to Senior Appointments at Charity People

Timeline:
Q&A Webinar hosted by Galop, where they will share further insights and answer any additional questions you may have. Please register your interest in attending this webinar with your consultant and we will send you a link:

Webinar: 17th April 18:00
Closing date for applications: 9th May
First round interview: w/c 20th May
Final interview: w/c 27th May

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 we can help make the application process work for you.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.

Prospectus are excited to be working with Black Equity Organisation to help them recruit for a Director of Fundraising and Programmes to join their team. Black Equity Organisation is an independent, national Black civil rights organisation created to dismantle systemic racism in the UK, drive generational change and deliver better lived experiences for Black people across the country. Their Mission is to promote economic, legal, political and social equity for Black communities in the UK in order to ensure equal opportunity for progress and prosperity.

This role is offered on a full-time permanent basis paying a salary between £70,000per annum with flexible hybrid arrangements at their London office.

The post holder will build and oversee a number of strategic income-generating partnerships for BEO and lead on the programmes of work across BEO’s policy priorities. They will contribute to BEO’s organisational strategy and develop BEO’s fundraising strategy, ensuring their partnerships and donor relationships deliver BEO’s vision and mission. They will ensure all BEO programmes are fully costed and planned to ensure delivery against agreed key performance indicators and targets, providing key reports on progress and spend to the board, funders/sponsors and partners. The post holder will play an active role in the Senior Leadership Team, to create and promote a high performing culture.

They are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of developing leading national partnerships between charities and commercial organisations that result in mutually beneficial outcomes. They are looking for a candidate with a proven track record in programme development with the ability to plan and execute complex activities and projects from initial scoping meetings to reporting and delivering against key performance indicators and targets. They are looking for a candidate with a strong understanding of the race equality field and a sensitivity and awareness of BEO’s position in the sector alongside other key stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion with a particular reference to anti-racism.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. 

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.