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Head of Finance and Operations

Location: The role is based at the Trust’s office in West Berkshire with a minimum of three days per week expected to be worked at our Newbury office. Flexible working arrangements are available with the understanding that this must meet the objectives of the charity and requirements of the role.

Accountable to: Chief Executive Officer

Start date: 01/08/2024 or as soon as possible thereafter

Hours of work: Full-time, permanent.

Salary range: £55,000 - £60,000 FTE, depending on experience.

Purpose

This is an exciting and vital role performing a range of finance and governance tasks, working within the Senior Leadership Team of a leading mental health charity focused on supporting children and young people.

The Head of Finance and Operations (HFO) will be responsible for the successful management of the charity finances and operations, as well as making a leading contribution to the  charity’s strategic direction.  The role is responsible to the CEO, and activity oversight spans finance, HR, IT, and office management. The HFO is also responsible to the Trustees for the financial state of the charity and as Company Secretary. As a result, the HFO must working closely with the treasurer, members of the finance and investment committee, as well as the senior leadership team and our existing finance and operation colleagues.

We are looking for an highly motivated, efficient, diligent and confident finance professional with experience of managing a team. The role is varied and would suit a qualified accountant with experience of working collaboratively and compassionately with a range of colleagues to achieve organisational objectives. There will be opportunities to increase knowledge and the successful candidate could be supported to undertake further study.

Key responsibilities and duties

Strategy, modelling and leadership

• Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive financial strategy supporting the organisation’s wider strategic plan.
• Provide guidance and leadership on short and long-term financial decisions.
• Develop and monitor the implementation of long-range financial plans with the CEO, Board of Trustees and the Finance and Investment committee, to support organisational sustainability and growth.
• Provide leadership (including line management of at least one member of staff) to our small but invaluable finance and operations team comprising our finance and operations manager, finance assistant, and our office and IT coordinator.

Financial and Operational Management

• Develop and implement financial strategies aligned with the organisation’s mission, vision and priorities.
• Streamline and optimise operational processes and systems to enhance efficiency, quality, and scalability while availing technological advancement. This includes systems, IT, CRM, Facilities and supplier management.
• Provide strategic financial guidance to the CEO, the Senior Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees.
• Monitor financial performance, identify risks, and recommend corrective actions.
• Optimise and manage the Trust’s working capital and cash flow position.
• Maintain appropriate financial records and oversee the preparation of quarterly and annual reports and financial statements in accordance with UK accounting standards, Charity Commission and company law requirements.
• Ensure necessary insurances and contracts are in place and provide required liability and other coverages.
• Develop and manage strong and effective relationships with external auditors, the bank, the treasurer, and other key partners.
• Hold responsibility for all tax matters and compliance with HMRC requirements.

Resources, Risk Management and Compliance

• Overall leadership and accountability for IT, Digital and Business Systems infrastructure, including appropriate data protection requirements.
• Oversight of property matters for the team office, including responsibility for lease, insurance and legal matters.
• Overall leadership for the development and implementation of the risk matrix framework.

About our Trust

The Charlie Waller Trust was created by the Waller family in 1997 in response to the loss of their son and brother Charlie who tragically took his own life whilst suffering from depression.

We have since become one of the UK’s most respected mental health charities for children and young people. Our overarching mission is to educate young people and those with responsibility for them - parents and carers, teachers, college and university staff, and employers - about children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.

The Charlie Waller Trust is a great place to work. We care about mental health and wellbeing in our team and have a positive, enabling workplace culture. Our values drive our work:

• Warm: Positive personal connections are central to mental health; we aim to reflect that in all our relationships with beneficiaries, supporters, staff and volunteers.
• Empowering: We support all those we work with, and who work for us, to use their minds, hearts, energy and creativity to fulfil their potential.
• Collaborative: Partnership and cooperation are at the core of our work; we seek the views of those we wish to support and aim to put them at the centre of our activity.
• Compassionate: We recognise vulnerability in ourselves and others, especially where there is more than one reason people may be vulnerable to mental health problems, discrimination or inequality.
• Open: We believe in being honest about the way we work, our aspirations and where we need to improve; openness and good communication are key to good mental health.

Terms and Conditions

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and are working to ensure that our staff represent the communities we aim to support. We activity utilise positive action as set out in the Equalities Act (2010) to ensure we attract and recruit candidates from backgrounds and groups that are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We therefore particularly encourage applications from men and non-binary folk, and those from Black, Asian and minoritised backgrounds.

When we recruit, we will ask all our shortlisted candidates to tell us about any reasonable adjustments they need. Our current office is only accessible via a flight of stairs. We would of course discuss home-based working and holding team meetings in an accessible location as appropriate.

Benefits

We want people to thrive at the Trust; we believe you do your best work when you feel your best. That being the case, our team comes first, and we are proud of our culture: we offer a supportive, flexible and enjoyable place to work.

As part of our employed team, the following benefits are available to you:

• Flexible working policy - we're committed to helping you find a healthy work-life balance.
• Generous annual leave allowance - pro rata 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service), PLUS bank holidays PLUS the period between Christmas and New Year.
• A workplace pension scheme to support you with saving for your retirement, into which we pay 3%.
• Access to a 'Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan' - helping staff to stay mentally well and to support them through periods of poor mental health. This includes support for the cost of talking therapies where these are not available via the NHS.
• Opportunities to experience our charitable activities and impact at first hand by attending training and events and through involvement in relevant projects.
• Learning and development opportunities specific to job roles and on mental health and wellbeing topics.
• Coaching (offered to CWT pro bono, depending on team member and need).
• Social events and team days.
• Bike to work scheme.
• Time off for volunteering.
• Unpaid leave/sabbatical particularly if this supports personal or professional development (offered after 2 years in post).

To apply

If you would like an informal discussion about the role with Dr Hannah Vickery, our CEO, this can be arranged via Kerryn Cyfka, Executive Assistant to the CEO, details can be found on our website or the attached job description.

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Monday 17th June 2024.

Please submit via your chosen job website, or send your CV and a supporting statement to Kerryn’s email above. We ask that you structure your supporting statement, by providing relevant information under person specification bullet points (combining these if multiple points are effectively responded to by one experience). Please try to keep your supporting statement to a maximum of 800 words, excluding headers. Applications will not be considered without a supporting statement.

You will hear back from us by Friday 21st June, if not before and should you be shortlisted, an interview will take place at our Newbury office on the afternoon of Tuesday 25th June and will involve a competency interview along with a short 10-minute presentation task relevant to the role.

We will provide details about the task at invitation to interview to allow candidates time to prepare.

Person Specification – Head of Finance and Operations

The successful candidate is likely to have most of the following competencies and experience but not necessarily all. If you feel that you are a strong candidate, please do apply.

Skills required and relevant experience

Essential

• Proven experience at a senior level in a finance role with responsibility across the entire finance function.
• Significant leadership experience spanning Operations, HR and Finance
• Demonstrated aptitude for strategic thinking, planning and analysis.
• Commercial acumen spanning organisational planning, budgeting and using data an insight to drive change.
• Experience at a senior level as Company Secretary or equivalent.
• Excellent financial planning, annual budgeting and forecasting skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of the charity sector (e.g., management of restricted/ unrestricted funds, VAT partial exemption, Gift Aid, and the Charity SORP).
• Experience of Microsoft Dynamics Business Central.

Attainment

Essential

• Fully Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)

Desirable

• Additional qualification in charity finance or leadership.

Personal attributes

Essential

• Commitment to embedding the values of equity, diversity and inclusion in everything that you do.
• Initiative-taker and solution-minded with a can-do attitude towards any task or challenge.
• Professional, enthusiastic and flexible, with a strong willingness to listen and learn, as well as to lead.
• Capable of working as part of a team and autonomously.
• A commitment to working to meet the charity’s objectives.
• Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines.
• Ability to exercise discretion and good judgement in dealing with confidential matters.

Desirable

• Interest in and awareness of children and adolescent mental health issues

• Managing a team as well as individual performance, through coaching and supporting Case Managers to problem solve and overcome obstacles or issues that prevent case progression.

• Making sound evidence based decisions, and effectively assessing and managing risk.

• Being accountable for the quality and timeliness of case progression, risk assessments and decisions, ensuring they are completed when and to the quality required.

Position: Programme Coordinator: Empowering fishing communities in the Global South

Based: EJF offices in Brussels, Bath or London (with international travel)

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Salary range: £40,000 - £50,000 (dependent upon experience and location)

Reporting to: Global CEO and COO

About EJF

EJF protects the natural world and defends our fundamental human right to a secure environment. We are headquartered in the UK and have teams in 16 countries across four continents. Our filmmakers, researchers, campaigners, and grassroots advocates bring about systemic protection for the natural world and defend the fundamental human right to a secure environment. Our campaigns are rooted in field investigations, partnerships, and grassroots communities that inform and guide our global strategies to protect people and our shared planet.

CONSERVING OUR GLOBAL OCEAN. We campaign for legal, sustainable, and fair fisheries, end marine plastic pollution, and stop deep-sea mining. Our investigations expose illegal fishing fleets and ‘seafood slavery’ and drive protections for marine biodiversity and the communities that depend on the ocean.

PROTECTING OUR CLIMATE. We defend Nature’s carbon stores – ocean, wetlands and forests - and we work to secure greater protection for climate refugees.

EMPOWERING ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS. We provide training, support, and equipment that enables community activism and investigative environmental journalism to succeed in the Global South.

The Role

Coordinating and building capacity for coastal communities to protect their marine environment.

This is a rare opportunity to join our dynamic, impactful international team, which is working to protect our global ocean and the people and biodiversity dependent upon it. The Coordinator will lead an innovative multi-year programme supported by the EU to train, equip, and empower small-scale fishing communities. The programme will help to protect fish stocks and marine biodiversity from illegal, unsustainable fishing in 15 countries across the Global South.

The programme will include the rollout of a ‘Global Toolkit’ that gives fishing communities innovative, practical equipment, training, and support to help end illegal fishing. Capacity building will include using EJF’s DASE app, which enables fishers to document and report illegal fishing. This app will be accompanied by insightful practical guidance to strengthen local governance and advocacy to protect inshore waters relied upon by coastal communities.

Supported by two regional coordinators and drawing on EJF’s decades of experience in activist training and field programmes in West Africa and Asia, the role will oversee the Toolkit’s introduction to at least 15 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific.

The programme seeks someone who is a superb, experienced coordinator and manager, able to give remote support and guidance to multiple local teams overseas and track and monitor the programme’s implementation and the Toolkit’s effectiveness against agreed KPIs. The role will involve some travel to kickstart projects, assess and evaluate implementation over time and propose adjustments and further iterations of the Toolkit according to feedback and shared learning. We seek a proactive, creative and determined problem solver who will capitalise on new opportunities and ensure we exceed expectations.

Building strong, trusted and proactive relationships at the grassroots level and facilitating partnerships and information-sharing with national and community-based civil society groups in each country will be essential. The role requires a natural diplomat, able to lead discussions with government officials at the local and national level. The Coordinator will lead the grant, reporting to the EU as the funder and other major stakeholders, including national governments.

As the global lead, the Coordinator will be a superb, confident and inspiring communicator, in writing and person, able to give visibility to the programme's beneficiaries and partners and its impacts. The role will work closely with EJF’s film and comms teams, devising outputs including events at grassroots and national levels that will be effective and influential at reaching their target audiences, sharing success stories and inspiring additional uptake and support.

Essential Requirements

• You have a personal and professional commitment to EJF's Mission and Values, a strong sense of ethics, and a determination to achieve an impact on the natural world and associated human rights.
• You have extensive (at least 5 years) professional experience in international advocacy or development, ideally across various geographies, contexts, and cultures.
• You have superb attention to detail, factual accuracy, intellectual rigour, and excellent communication skills.
• You are an inspirational leader with a calm, methodical, and proactive approach to project and staff management in diverse locations, cultures, and settings. You have demonstrable experience managing staff to success.
• You are a superb diplomat who can develop trusted relationships and engage with potential partners and stakeholders worldwide.
• You have strong organisational skills and can deliver agreed outcomes on time and within budget to the highest professional standards, delivering impact and cost-efficiencies. You can also prioritise and manage multiple competing country projects and other needs.
• You are comfortable taking and giving direction and feedback within an international, multicultural team while working independently and taking initiative and ownership of your workload.
• You are creative and solutions-oriented, can make swift judgement calls in challenging situations, and keep overseas teams motivated, effective, impactful, safe and secure.
• You understand how important written communications, films, and photos are in delivering the programme and sharing success stories and impacts with multiple audiences.
• You can travel internationally, occasionally at short notice and potentially for extended periods.

Desirable

• Further languages (including French, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai or Bahasa Indonesian)
• Experience living and working in challenging environments
• Documentary/journalistic experience

Benefits (additional benefits may be applicable according to location)

• Generous annual leave allowance increasing every year.
• Hybrid working (60:40 split of office:home).
• Flexible working arrangements considered.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Potential for unique opportunities and dynamic career development.
• An opportunity to work within a supportive and committed professional team that delivers high impact, protecting our natural world.

Applications

Please send your CV and cover letter explaining why you are the right person for this role to the email provided. 

Closing date: 5pm, Friday 14th June

Applications are reviewed as soon as they are received, and we recommend that you apply well before the deadline. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No other communications, agencies or phone calls, please.

Please indicate your location and the right-to-work eligibility in your Cover letter.

Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries.

Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.  

• 28 hours per week (this is 0.8 FTE, to be worked Mon-Thu, or worked over 5 days Mon-Fri)
• Flexible location - London / Bristol / home / hybrid
• Closing date: 16th June 2024
• Interviews: To be held online on 2/3 July 2024 (first round) and 8 July 2024 (second round)

CHANGE LIVES IN A LIFE-CHANGING CAREER

When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world can feel like it’s falling apart. Independence is taken and confidence is stolen. Stability no longer exists. The future suddenly feels uncertain.

The impact of cancer on young lives is more than medical. That’s why we exist. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing. And we stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.

We challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Head of Safeguarding & Professional Standards with a background in social work to join Young Lives vs Cancer.

The Head of Safeguarding & Professional Standards works to create a positive organisational safeguarding culture where safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, through shaping, implementing and monitoring safeguarding activity, policy, training and governance across the whole organisation. The role also sets professional standards for our Services Directorate, and highlights areas for continuous improvement, and by directly delivering or designing and commissioning training, they enable Young Lives vs Cancer to respond to changes in policy, legislation and best practice in social care and safeguarding.

You would be joining us at a really exciting time in our journey. Following two innovative peer reviews with partner charities, we are confident in our approach to safeguarding. But like many organisations, we need to prepare for the future. With the launch of a new strategy later this year, we are looking outward to understand how we can create a better future for young cancer patients, one in which the whole system of support around them works together, face to face and digitally, and no-one is left behind. We constantly challenge how we do things, and are experimenting with new ways to create impact, influence the whole system, and importantly – fund this vital work.

You’ll be vital to this journey, leading our approach to safeguarding and professional standards and giving us a high level of confidence as we move forward. You will work closely with a passionate and dedicated group of trustees, directors and management teams who lead activities from frontline social care services through to fundraising and support services.

This role is subject to a criminal record check. In the event of a successful application an Enhanced Criminal Record Check will be completed. This role is also subject to a Social Worker Registration. 

WHAT WILL I BE DOING?

No two days are the same at Young Lives vs Cancer. So, summarising your ‘day to day’ isn’t easy. Here are some of the main things you’ll be doing, but you’ll find more details in the job description.

The Head of Safeguarding & Professional Standards:

• Shapes, implements and monitors and reports performance against the safeguarding policy, training and governance across the whole organisation including with the trustees
• Reports to and supports the trustee Safeguarding Committee
• Oversees the governance of safeguarding referrals and activity in local social care teams
• Advises on safeguarding matters anywhere else across the organisational structure (including in income generation, for example)
• Works closely with the Services Senior Management team to set professional standards for our services and highlight areas for continuous improvement
• Planning and directly delivering, or designing and commissioning training, to enable Young Lives vs Cancer to respond to changes in policy, legislation and best practice in social care and safeguarding

WHAT DO I NEED? 

The person we are looking for will have:

• The right experience: you must be a registered social worker and have worked as a as a social worker and in a strategic role in children or young people's social care services, delivering safe services with particular reference to safeguarding and assurance, and have significant experience of developing social work practice at a strategic or system level
• The right leadership expertise: with strong leadership and collaborative planning skills you will have ability to work collaboratively to oversee how things work, and influence stakeholders across the charity
• The right people skills: Confidence to challenge ways of thinking and the communication skills to coach and empower people to build a culture of safeguarding.

Diverse perspectives and unique skillsets are at the heart of Young Lives vs Cancer. If you're passionate about making a positive impact and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet the criteria and person specification fully. Your potential is what matters most to us, and we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment to help you develop.

WHAT WILL I GAIN?

 For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:

• Flexible working: we’re open to working hours outside of 9 - 5 and we can talk through your flexibility requirements at interview stage
• Wellbeing days: four days a year to do what works for you – from catching up on training to going for a walk
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Great family/caring leave entitlements
• Enhanced pension
• Access to our employee savings scheme

To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website via the apply button

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.

We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.

ACCESSIBILITY

We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible.Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.

The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a unique attraction in south east London where world cultures and the natural world are brought together for everyone to enjoy. The Museum holds internationally important collections of anthropology and musical instruments, as well as a popular natural history ​gallery and Aquarium. The 16 acres of beautiful Gardens feature a tropical Butterfly House and offer stunning views across London. The Horniman is the holder of the prestigious Art Fund Museum of the Year 2022.

The Horniman’s mission is to connect us all with global cultures and the natural environment, encouraging us to shape a positive future for the world we all share. We are looking for a Head of Commercial to play a key role in maximising our income generation streams in order to support this mission, leading day-to-day operations across ticket sales, retail and catering. You will also have the wider responsibility of proposing and developing new business opportunities alongside delivering a new children’s café as part of our ambitious Nature + Love capital project.

You will have a proven track record in commercial management and experience of all aspects of retail and catering operations, ideally gained in a visitor attraction setting. You will have experience of driving income through innovation and the development of partnerships and have solid financial commercial experience in budgeting and forecasting. You will also be an inspiring and supportive line manager with experience of management reporting and working effectively with customer relationship management and box office systems.

You will have an empathy for and interest in the Horniman’s mission, collections and programme alongside a passion for the transformational impact arts, culture and nature can have on people’s lives.

The closing date for completed applications is 10am on Monday 17 June.  Interviews will be held w/c 24 June 2024. 

The Horniman is an equal opportunities employer and we value and celebrate diversity. We want to better represent the communities in which we work but recognise that there is still much work to do in this area. We welcome and encourage all applicants and particularly encourage you to apply if you are from a community that is often disadvantaged by society or an ethnically diverse background.​

The Talent Set are delighted to be working with Action Against Hunger to find their Head of Communications.

As Head of Communications, you will have overall responsibility for growing our brand profile, furthering public interest in our cause and positioning us as an influential and trusted voice on hunger across the world.

You will lead a strategic, motivated and highly impactful team that has received investment in recent years. You will be comfortable developing strategy, planning and budgeting and take a ‘hands-on’ approach as needed. You will align our media outreach, content strategy and creative output, social media and digital activity to maximise engagement, influence, and income. You will oversee our Ambassador programme, maximising opportunities to raise awareness and generate income via high profile celebrity supporters. Your team will profile our sector-leading special events and leverage strategic partnerships to raise awareness and showcase partnership impact. Our recent investment in digital mobilisation is delivering at scale, and with your help, we will continue to bring communications, fundraising and advocacy teams together to inspire action and support.

Key Responsibilities:

· Leading the development and implementation of ambitious communication strategies that will generate long-term sustainable growth in engagement and brand recognition.

· Leading a motivated, skilled and passionate team of 9 people that is driven to collaborate and maintain a high level of performance. Ensuring staff are developed, invested in and wherever possible, retained.

· Developing a brand that builds trust and authority, reflects our tone of voice, draws on audience insight and puts the voices of affected communities at the heart of our communications.

· Driving organisational understanding of our key audiences and ensure we are developing and delivering content that is responsive, authentic and engaging.

· Ensuring that our media and PR outreach achieves organisational objectives and is targeted, effective and measurable.

· Overseeing a digital engagement strategy that supports the organisation’s strategic aims, including social media, website, email and SEO strategies.

· Overseeing the implementation of our Ambassador and Influencer strategies and leading the team to raise awareness, achieve policy change and raise funds via our work with celebrity ambassadors.

· Overseeing the organisational communications strategy for emergency appeals, including leading on the development of emergency appeal protocols and external communications in relation to Action Against Hunger’s membership of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC).

· Ensuring team targets and KPIs are met, objectives are commensurate to resource, and activities are delivered on time and to a high standard.

· Setting and achieving your department’s annual plans, budgets and reforecasts; managing an annual budget of £550k+ (including salaries) and line managing four direct reports: Senior Content Manager, Senior Digital Engagement Manager, Press and OR Officer and Senior Officer for Ambassador Relations.

Person Specification:

· Team and line management

· Strategy development and delivery for a communications department or team

· Demonstrable interest and/or experience in international development and humanitarian issues

· Brand identity development and management

· PR and media management

· Crisis media management

· Planning and managing projects within tight budgets and timeframes

· Experience in the development of marketing materials and significant campaigns

· Commitment to Action Against Hunger’s mission and values

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

INTRODUCTION TO THE ROLE

Girls Not Brides is the only global organisation uniquely focused on creating and sustaining a worldwide movement to end child marriage and ensuring that this movement leads to tangible change for the girls at risk or affected by the practice. We are a network of over 1,400 civil society organisations in over 100 countries working in partnership to end child marriage. Our vision is a world without child marriage where girls and women enjoy equal status with boys and men and are able to achieve their full potential in all aspects of their lives. Our vision challenges deeply embedded social norms that harm the lives of girls, women and their communities.

The Director of External Engagement at Girls Not Brides devises and oversees implementation of fundraising, communications, advocacy & campaigns strategy to help realise Girls Not Brides’ vision of a world free of child marriage, where girls and women enjoy equal status to boys and men and can fulfil their potential in every aspect of their lives. Uses leadership skills and extensive experience of global and local fundraising, communications, campaigns and advocacy to support the organisation’s strategic objectives - movement building, influencing and learning - to empower others, opening spaces for voices to be raised, and drive transformational change. Works as part of a globally-dispersed and diverse team, and closely with members, National Partnerships and coalitions. Contributes to the organisational strategy as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

Strategic planning and organisational leadership

• Lead the implementation of the Secretariat’s communications, advocacy and fundraising  strategies which deliver on the vision, mission and goals set out in the Secretariat and Partnership strategies, 2022-25.
• Set out how the team will use creative campaigning tactics, targeted policy and advocacy,impactful communications and fundraisning  to help build the movement to end child marriage, influence those with power to make change, and share evidence and learning.
• Contribute to broad organisational leadership and strategic development, as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Lead the communications, advocacy and fundraising teams, with up to five direct line reports, plus dotted line responsibilities.
• Responsible for planning and monitoring the directorate’s budget 
• Advise and inform the CEO, Board and other key stakeholders around key communications, advocacy and campaigns moments.

Empowered communications

• Support the globally-dispersed Girls Not Brides communications team to work with members to find and tell stories of girls’ lives and of the latest evidence and learning that exemplify the realities of child marriage and the solutions; demonstrate that change is needed, and change is happening.
• Work with the Communications team to leverage a wide range of communications channels, including media, website, social media, and events to convey the key messages and findings from Girls Not Brides’ work in a way that enables those without power to be heard, and convinces those with power to support positive change for girls. 
• Oversee and explore ways of landing Girls Not Brides stories and policy and campaign asks at the local, national, regional and international level in a way that is context specific and impactful. Be creative and unconventional in your use of content and tactics to reach, engage and influence target audiences.
• Lead the communications team in inspiring audiences to support and join the movement to end child marriage and Girls Not Brides, through documenting and showcasing the results of collective action and developing compelling calls to collective action.
• Oversee the work of the communications team to hone and harness the potential of the Girls Not Brides brand, history, and global network to inspire change and increase member engagement.

Effective advocacy

• Oversee and facilitate direct and indirect engagements with policymakers and decision makers at the local, national, regional and global level, as well as those who influence and advise to take action to end child marriage.
• Lead on ensuring strong synergies between advocacy at national, regional and global levels, coordinatoring between advocacy team members in the regions and the global advocacy team.
• Lead global stakeholder engagement including working with relevant UN organisations, sector leaders, and thematic international organisations to ensure that child marriage is reflected in their policies, budgets and programming.  
• Lead Girls Not Brides sector integration agenda, maintain strong existing partnerships, and identify new allies to enhance broader sector integration of ending child marriage.
• Support colleagues, National Partnerships and members to develop and use advocacy skills, and monitor, analyse, influence and respond to relevant legislative and policy opportunities at the global, regional and national level.
• Oversee production and dissemination of policy and advocacy content including fact sheets, policy briefs, updates, and position statements. 
• Oversee trainings and development programmes for the secretariat and global partnership, including webinars and learning series.

Transformational campaigns

• Grow and strengthen the movement, harness its potential, ensure Girls Not Brides connects, empowers and amplifies diverse groups around the world united behind a shared cause.
• Oversee Girls Not Brides’ work with local groups, activists, girls and their families to use campaigning and engagement to shift socio-cultural attitudes, including among elders and community leaders, about how girls can and should expect to be treated, respected and empowered.
• Work with the Adovocay team  to identify and plan for at least four big moments in the year, either at the global, regional or national level where members of the wider movement can come together to collaborate for change, engage young activists, and support and learn from each other.
• Work closely with the Development and Outreach team to support and deploy champions, ambassadors, youth leaders and high-profile influencers to advance the cause of ending child marriage.

Impactful fundraising

• Direct and lead the implementation of Girls Not Brides’ global and regional fundraising strategy for the secretariat and the wider movement, to ensure a diverse and sustainable income portfolio.
• Lead the creation and diversification of a business development plan, targeting new actors such as businesses, high-net-worth individuals, legacies, etc.
• Lead the cultivation and strengthening of donor relationships, alongside the CEO, to bring in new funding and grant renewals, build donors as champions. 
• Oversee and ensure long term projection for income, also overseeing pipeline and prospecting and directing the development of concept notes and proposals.
• Oversee the development of a case for support, multi-year funding opportunities.
• Make recommendations to the CEO in relation to funding decisions, and sign off documents for donors in line with delegated responsibilities.
• Close liaison with CEO, Director of Operations and Finance to help develop annual budgets, targets and a sustainable growth model.
• Direct the development of donor communications and assets, including but not limited to annual reports and promotional materials. 
• Assume responsibility for quality assurance on donor communications and collaborations.
• Contribute to the finance team’s work on contracting and compliance.

Influential outreach and visibility

• Lead the development of a strategic approach to building the secretariat’s visibility, partnerships and profile.
• Oversee the identification of strategic opportunities (including trips, events and media appearances) to profile the voices of Girls Not Brides’ internal leaders and external stakeholders to advocate on ending child marriage.
• Oversee the planning and convening of Girls Not Brides’ events and meetings calendar, as well as the high-profile visits to high prevalence and donor countries by the CEO, Champions, and Trustees.
• Alongside the CEO, lead and deepen the partnerships with the Girls First Fund and VOW for Girls at the global level.
• Oversee and lead the development and outreach team’s work to support and deploy champions, advisors, ambassadors, youth leaders and high-profile influencers to advance the cause of ending child marriage across sectors (including politics, business, grassroots activists and NGOs).
• Represent Girls Not Brides externally and further cultivate Girls Not Brides’ network of funders, supporters, Champions and Advisors.

Wider Organisational Responsibilities

• Commit to the mission and vision of Girls Not Brides, putting these at the forefront of all planning, work and actions.
• Uphold the core values of Girls Not Brides in all areas of work and interactions with colleagues, members, partners and other stakeholders.
• Line manage roles and consultants as necessary, delegating responsibilities and tasks as appropriate.
• Comply with Girls Not Brides policies and processes, with particular note for safeguarding, diversity and inclusion, the code of conduct and data protection.
• Prepare and deliver reports for the Senior Leadership Team and Board of Trustees, as necessary.
• Ensure that internal databases and monitoring information are kept fully up-to-date.
• Commit to ongoing personal development and learning.
• Fulfil any other reasonable requests for the advancement of Girls Not Brides.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential experience

• Significant professional experience in a comparable role at a senior level in the not-for-profit sector, international/intergovernmental organisation or social enterprise.
• Degree-level qualification in a relevant area such as public policy, development studies, international relations, communications, human rights or gender issues or proven experience in a related field plus extensive relevant professional training.
• Proven experience of working with coalitions and the ability to inform international policy discussions with the realities of grass-roots work.
• A proven track record of successfully developing and implementing a fundraising strategy and raising significant levels of funding for an organisation.
• Broad experience in communications, development and outreach work, building and nurturing strong working relationships with a range of strategic partners.
• Experience of partnership building with stakeholders such as government ministries, NGOs, foundations, grass-roots groups, and champions of social change.
• Proven experience of working with coalitions and the ability to inform international communications with the realities of grass-roots work.
• Experience of successfully managing teams, including geographically dispersed staff. 

Essential skills and knowledge

• Advanced and demonstrable understanding of strategic planning, resource mobilisation and communications.
• Demonstrated ability and understanding of how to deliver effective advocacy and/or communications and/or fundraising, development and outreach strategies on global social issues that align with and further an organisation’s strategic goals.
• Excellent strategic thinking and practical planning ability.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to work with a diverse range of actors at different levels and from different cultural contexts.
• Confident networker and influencer with the ability to represent Girls Not Brides at high-level events.
• A strong understanding and ability to contribute to the advancement of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) at organisational and partnership levels.

Desirable

• Experience managing or supporting organisational change processes.
• Advanced knowledge of French and/or Spanish is highly desirable.
• Direct experience of advocating or campaigning on child marriage or closely related issues​

Rainforest Trust is a leading global organisation sponsoring the creation and expansion of protected and conserved areas, playing a central role in combating biodiversity loss and fighting climate change. We have already placed over 50 million acres under permanent protection across 72 countries, and recent surveys show that 99% of the rainforest we have protected since 1988 remains intact.

Rainforest Trust UK (RTUK) is set up as a separate charity to tax-efficiently raise funds from donors here in the UK for Rainforest Trust’s conservation projects. We are currently a team of 8 (part-time) people, but we are affiliated to, and supported by, the Rainforest Trust team in the U.S., which has a team of about 45 staff.When asked what they love most about working at Rainforest Trust UK our staff say it is feeling they are making a difference and taking direct action on some of the biggest issues of our time - climate change, biodiversity loss and Indigenous Peoples' rights. They also like being part of a small, friendly, and supportive team, where they feel they can have a direct input into decisions and our direction.

In 2023 the global charity raised $46 million for conservation projects in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. The UK charity contributed £2.2m of this, and we are confident there is significant potential to increase our income from donors here. So, we are looking for an experienced, passionate, and highly personable fundraising professional to join our UK team, to help us identify, approach and cultivate relationships with new private individuals with the potential to make major contributions to our work. 

This is a maternity cover contract so the successful candidate will need to get up to speed quickly, taking over responsibility for delivering the new Major Donor fundraising plan. The successful candidate will have previous experience of managing high level relationships and a track record of securing high value (5 and 6 figure) donations or new business. You will have outstanding interpersonal skills and be a confident communicator and able to build trusted relationships swiftly.  As this is still a new role, in a relatively young charity, your ideas will help shape this work and you will play a crucial part in driving the growth and sustainability of our fundraising in the UK.

You might have existing experience working with high-value donors, however we also welcome applications from candidates who have transferable experience from other areas - for example a sales or account management background.

Key Responsibilities (see attached job description for full list)

• Proactively research, identify, and cultivate a list of new potential donors (high-net-worth individuals), building a pipeline of people to approach for support.

• Build and strengthen relationships with both existing and new supporters - developing and personally managing and inspiring a portfolio of individual donors and prospects, soliciting 5 and 6-figure gifts.

• Lead a programme of relevant cultivation and networking events, including receptions and lunches, creating engaging opportunities for donors to increase their giving to a higher level.

• Develop inspiring and compelling ‘case for support’ literature

• Regular stewardship including personalised updates, donor touches, invites to webinars/events etc

Person Specification - see attached job description document

Working Arrangements and Travel Requirements

Rainforest Trust UK staff work remotely and you will be expected to work primarily from home with an excellent internet connection. You may be based anywhere in the UK but you will be expected to work from a shared team space in London once a month, and your donor meetings/events are most likely to take place there.

The postholder will be required to host networking events and attend some online meetings with our partners in the U.S so some (early) evening working is required. We are also flexible as to how many hours this postholder works, and will consider a 3-5 day per week arrangement, depending on experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Rainforest Trust UK is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to developing a diverse and inclusive working environment. We recognise that promoting diversity and eliminating discrimination in our work will bring benefits for our people, our organisation and our charitable purpose. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief or any other protected characteristic.

Prospectus is excited to be partnering with Speakers for Schools in the search for a new Director of Fundraising to lead income generation for their impactful organisation.  

Speakers for Schools is the largest social mobility charity in the UK. They help to level the playing field between state and independent schools by giving all young people access to the same prestigious networks available to top fee-paying schools. They inspire young people to explore their ambitions through their speaker programme. With ambitions to ensure every young person in the UK has access to high quality work experience by 2028, this Director of Fundraising role will be key to delivering this mission.

As the Director of Fundraising, you will develop and lead fundraising strategy to diversify and transform the funding of Speakers for Schools. With an initial focus on growing income from high value income streams including, individuals, trusts and foundations, and corporate partners, this role will work with the Fundraising Team to build long term relationships in these areas. As part of the senior leadership team, this role will bring innovation to fundraising strategy and be an advocate for income generation.

To be successful as the Director of Fundraising, this person will have proven experience of leading teams and fundraising strategy delivery. They will have a good breadth of experience of securing income across various income streams, but particularly major donors, trusts and foundations, and corporate partnerships. This person will be confident in creating meaningful relationships both with donors and internally with other senior leaders and trustees.
This role is a full-time permanent position that will be remote with occasional travel to London. The salary for this position is £75,000 to £80,000.  

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Rhiannon Mehta at Prospectus. 

If you are interested in applying to this Director of Fundraising position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or 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.

Are you passionate about young people’s mental health? Would you like to take the reigns on YoungMinds’ biggest partnership to date, with retail giant, Marks & Spencer, to make sure we maximise this opportunity, for both income and impact?

As Major Partnerships Lead you will spearhead our ground-breaking charity partnership with M&S, steering a multidisciplinary team of YoungMinds' colleagues. You will be an experienced charity partnership lead or corporate account management expert, with outstanding agile delivery/project management skills, confident relationship-building and negotiation skills, alongside experience of leading programmes with multiple workstreams and stakeholders to deliver impact.

You will be responsible for effective delivery of the partnership towards its ambitious goal of raising £5 million over the next three years, enabling YoungMinds to double its reach to young people, and help get our annual awareness campaign, #HelloYellow, into every primary school in the UK. You will work creatively with our partner and steering group to shape both fundraising and purpose driven activity to maximise our impact for young people.

As an experienced agile professional, you will work with key stakeholders to understand project requirements and priorities. Your people skills help you to bring disparate teams and opinions together and have them focussed on an agreed shared outcome.

• Work as part of a legal team and wider Fitness to Practice department to ensure the HCPC conducts timely, quality, proportionate and fair investigations.
• Plan, investigate and prepare fitness to practise investigation to our quality and timeliness standards. Determine the evidence required accurately and proportionately.
• Lead on the development of key policies and guidance that develop our case investigation approach, including the development of a frontloaded investigation approach.
• Analyse information and make sound, evidence-based decisions on the progression or conclusion of cases, ensuring any changes in risk are quickly identified as the case progresses and develops.
• Build good relationships and work constructively with relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure that cases are proactively progressed in line with policies, guidance and key performance indicators.
• Ensure that you adopt a compassionate approach to the regulation of our professions by adapting your communication method and frequency and using a compassionate tone when communicating with parties to a case.

We are working in partnership with MuirCroft Housing Association, a not-for-profit social landlord providing sheltered housing in Southampton, who are seeking to appoint a new Chief Executive to lead on and bring a new perspective to an already successful charity.

In existence for over 40 years, MuirCroft provides sheltered housing to rent for over 60's and today supports well over 100 tenants. But MuirCroft is about much more than just its buildings, it’s a thriving, happy community of people living their own lives but with the support of both staff and fellow tenants.

With a track record of successful senior appointments, and with specialist skills in the sector the new Chief Executive will lead a well-structured, rigorous, and fully supported service. 

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Experience of senior leadership in an organisation or major service in a relevant field, with a proven track record in both strategic and operational management 
• Understanding of the social housing operating environment, the regulatory framework provided by the Regulator of Social Housing and other sector regulators.
• Experience of developing financial and non-financial management information, and have excellent budget preparation, setting, monitoring and financial forecasting.
• Effectively work with Board or Management Committee to develop exciting and realistic strategies that deliver the vision and objectives who can lead the development of organisational and cultural change.

The ideal candidate will be an effective team player and 'people person' who is able to demonstrate the highest levels of integrity and standards and use their skills and experience of the small staff team, to best effect.  You will have the ability to work on your own initiative and be able to lead and positively represent the organisation.  The new Chief Executive Officer will be an ambassador, playing a key role in building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to motivate, lead and inspire a team.  The new Chief Executive Officer will embrace regular daily tasks, as well as formulating and implementing forward-looking strategy.

For more information, please contact Sandra Smith, Associate Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Applications should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from prospective candidates of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Location: Southampton, Hybrid, Association offices as base.

Closing date for applications: 24th June 2024

First client interview: w/c 8th July

Second client interview: w/c 15th July

Location - Home-based with some travel to office based in Birmingham and across the UK.

Are you passionate about improving the lives of those experiencing homelessness and social exclusion? Join homelessness charity Emmaus UK as our new Director of Partnerships and Federation Development.

About Emmaus

Emmaus is a secular organisation supporting homeless and socially excluded people by providing a home for as it is needed, meaningful work in a social enterprise and a sense of belonging and community. There are currently 30 Emmaus communities in the UK stretching from Glasgow to Dover and Norfolk to South Wales, collectively supporting more than 850 people. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.

About the Role

As a critical member of the strategic leadership team (SLT) for Emmaus UK, the Director of Partnerships and Federation Development will take lead responsibility for ensuring the provision of high-quality support, advice, capacity building and grant-making for federation members in the UK.

The postholder will play a key role in the development of national strategic partnerships and will collaborate with federation members to ensure that federation strategic priorities are delivered and that our colleagues across the federation are able to do their very best work supporting people to overcome homelessness and poverty.

The role will also ensure effective programme and project management of directorate projects and work to embed cross-directorate working and co-operation.

If you are interested in the role, please submit a completed Application Form and the Equality & Diversity Form using the Application Pack for guidance.

Emmaus UK is a secular organisation, committed to equality and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 17th June 2024. Please email application to us. (email address is in the application pack) 

Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview conducted via Microsoft Teams, on Tuesday 2nd July and Wednesday 3rd July 2024.

If you would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email us. 

An Emmaus UK organogram is available on request.

Charity People are working with national charity The Migraine Trust on their search for an Interim Head of Fundraising, a senior position which will lead their fundraising strategy and inspire the team to be the best they can be.

This exciting appointment will play an integral role in supporting the charity to have a huge impact on the lives of people living with migraines, through increasing funding, awareness of migraines, and of the charities work.

The Migraine Trust is dedicated to helping people affected by migraine, and are the only UK migraine charity providing information and support, campaigning for awareness and change, and funding and promoting research. One in seven people in the UK live with migraine, and this complex and debilitating neurological disorder significantly affects their lives. Every year over two million people visit their website and thousands contact helplines for information and support on all aspects of migraine and for help in managing it at work, in education, and in accessing healthcare.

The Role

• Full time, 35 hours per week
• Line manage a team of 3
• Salary of £50,000 p/a
• 25 days holiday a year (pro-rata, excluding bank holidays), which increases for each year of service up to a maximum of 30 days
• 8% Pension Contribution
• Generous training budget
• Open to flexible needs of candidates (with minimum one day per month in London office for SLT)

With the opportunity to drive forward the fundraising strategy with a particular focus on looking at new and creative ways of engaging the corporate sector, the successful candidate will take a lead in growing and diversifying the charity's partnership portfolio, and ultimately furthering the charities strategic aims. Additionally, as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will attend monthly meetings in London and quarterly Team Connection days, which span two days per quarter.

As a member of the senior leadership team, the postholder will also work closely with SLT colleagues and report directly to the CEO, to maximise opportunities and support the development of wider strategic plans across the charity.

Establishing and leading a fundraising team, the role will also develop and take ownership of the fundraising strategy with a particular focus on raising new funds from the corporate sector.

About You

To succeed in this role, you should demonstrate:

• Inspiring management of people and teams
• Experience in building strategic corporate partnerships
• An ability to identify new opportunities and work proactively to generate new leads
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a natural ability to network and build new relationships
• Wider knowledge of other income streams (Trusts and Foundations)
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to manage budgets and report on financial performance

If this role inspires you to make that next move in your career then please get in touch with Kevin from Charity People to find out more about how you can apply.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please inform Kevin if you require any assistance or adjustment to help ensure the application process works for you.

At Charity People, 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 we work with.