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This is a great opportunity for a finance person to make a positive impact during a period of growth. The ideal candidate will be a part- or fully qualified accountant or qualified by experience, highly organised, have strong people skills, is a team player with an ability to look at the macro and micro pictures simultaneously. SANE is a great place to work alongside passionate staff and volunteers who are keen to make a difference to those affected by mental health.
An interest in mental health is desirable but not necessary.
You will:
Manage all finance systems and processes including payroll, pensions, and insurance.
Work with and provide support to the Board of Trustees, CEO and the Senior Management Team as well as support the needs of the office across the organisation.
Duties:
- Financial Records Maintenance:
- Responsible for the update of the chart of accounts and reporting tools to maximise reporting functionality.
- Ensure accurate maintenance of financial records on SAGE for the charity.
- Support the Senior Management Team and wider managers in the production of budgets.
- Provide timely financial information to managers for effective budget management.
- Ensure monthly management accounts accurately track restricted and unrestricted income, expenditure, and reserves.
- Monthly Reporting and Budgeting:
- Produce monthly management accounts and reconciliations - (including the Balance Sheet and Cash Statement).
- Prepare quarterly forecasts and annual budgets (including cash flow).
- Assist in the formulation and implementation of financial policies, procedures and controls.
- Financial administration, banking and payments:
- Manage payroll administration, pension postings, and HMRC payments.
- Process monthly payment runs.
- Monitor and review aged debtors and creditors with the relevant colleagues.
- Work with the fundraising team to oversee Gift Aid claims.
- Manage VAT input and reporting if required.
- Maintain and manage schedules for depreciation, prepayments, accruals & deferred income – posting monthly and quarterly journals as required.
- Administer the Fixed Assets register.
- Year-End Reporting:
- Responsible for year-end reporting and processes.
- Manage the internal examination/audit process.
- Ensure timely preparation and submission of statutory accounts to the Independent Auditor, Companies House, and Charity Commission.
- Governance and strategic finance:
- Produce quarterly reports for the Board and other financial statements in liaison with the Chair, Treasurer and CEO.
- Support the team to create accurate budgets for new funding applications.
- Support the team to accurately cost our services and products for sale ensuring we build in appropriate margins to support growth.
- Work with the Board and Senior Management Team to build financial resilience, diverse income streams and savvy approaches to grow our income and impact.
Do you enjoy the smell of old books? Have a passion for preserving mission history? Expertise in records management? Then this unique archivist role at one of the world’s most historic mission organisations might be for you.
- Permanent, part-time: 21 hours a week
- Based at CMS House, Oxford (OX4 6BZ)
- Starting salary £18,192 pro-rata (£30,320 FTE) with a generous pension contribution: up to 10 per cent employer contribution on annual salary.
- 36 days of annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays) as well as enhanced paid sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Generous rewards and wellbeing package, including:
- access to 24/7 employee assistance programme with qualified counsellors
- regular wellbeing coffee mornings
- support on menopause for women
- up to three volunteer days a year
- up to three family emergency leave days a year
- retreats and resources for prayer life
We welcome applications from everyone. We particularly welcome applications from women and/or individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as laid down in the job description and person specification.
Talk to us first?
If you would welcome an informal discussion (between Monday-Friday) about the role before applying, please contact Melinda Staines, People and Culture Manager.
Your role
Since its foundation in 1799, CMS has been a significant actor in the history of Christian mission in the UK, and in the process has generated a huge body of archive material, which is of interest to many researchers around the world. The archivist shapes the ongoing development of the archives and is responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day management and administration to best practice standards. The role is to care for, develop and promote the archive records of CMS in the UK in such a way that they are available for all present and likely future needs of staff, members and supporters, overseas partner churches and members of the public with identified research interests. An important part of this is to manage the archiving of digital material in a sustainable way.
The organisation you’ll be joining
Church Mission Society is comprised of people who are passionate about mission and fired up about helping people follow Jesus. For over 200 years CMS has been at the forefront of global mission, living out the gospel of Jesus, seeing lives changed and communities transformed. If you join CMS you will find an organisation that has been reinvigorated with a fresh vision to make disciples of Jesus among people at the edges, both in the UK and around the world.
What you’ll need to succeed
The successful candidate will have proven relevant experience working with computerised systems for archive and records management. In addition, s/he will be a good communicator, able to prioritise effectively, have strong organisational skills, the ability to work independently but also a team player.
It is also a requirement for this post holder to be in sympathy with CMS’s values and aims.
Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download below.
Our commitment to you
Safeguarding
We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we serve, our partners, our volunteers, and our staff. We believe that every child or adult we come into contact with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm and abuse. Our recruitment and selection processes are in line with our Safeguarding Policy and the SCHR Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, which CMS is a member of as part of our commitment to safeguarding.
Values
Our core values of being pioneering, relational, faithful and evangelistic are integral to everything we do, and we work hard to ensure that every member of staff is valued, supported and encouraged to continually learn and develop their skills.
Closing date
We must get your application by midnight on Saturday 15 June 2024.
Interviews are planned to be held on 24 June at CMS House, Oxford.
All our teams play a vital role in supporting Battersea’s mission. Whether that’s on the front line, providing direct care to our animals, or behind the scenes in our office roles. Our IT department is responsible for providing IT business support and services that align with our organisational needs.
We now have a permanent opportunity for a Senior Cloud Administrator to provide 3rd level project and helpdesk support, acting as an escalation point for the support team. This opportunity is integral to providing consistent IT support across all three of our centres.
In this role you will ensure our internal physical and virtual server and network is maintained for 7 day a week operation. Your focus will be on infrastructure, and you will work across all six of our business applications. This offers you diversity in your work and the opportunity to work on technically complex challenges.
Joining a team of 10, you will be collectively supporting a user basis of around 700. The support requests will invite you to use your entire skill set and provide opportunities for continued development.
What we can offer you:
In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:
• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans
We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.
Our hybrid working model:
We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.
Diversity and inclusion:
At Battersea, we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.
By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives, and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from diverse ethnic communities and people with disabilities, who we know are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.
More about us:
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.
Closing date: 2nd June 2024
Interview date(s): TBC
For full details, please download our recruitment pack.
To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a great storyteller with excellent writing skills? Do you have experience in media relations, developing relationships with journalists to secure positive media coverage? Are you passionate about gender, racial and social justice issues? Then this might just be the job for you!
This is a new role at Wen, with a focus on building Wen's in-house media relations and story gathering capacity while also getting involved in all areas of communications, particularly social media. To help you settle into the role and support your development you will receive mentoring from a PR consultant.
Part of your role will be visiting Wen's projects and events to gather content, impact stories and case studies for use in the media and on our social media channels. It will also include leading on social media day-to-day, including at Wen events, so you will need experience of running multiple social media channels efficiently.
You will have an interest in Wen’s areas of work and have an understanding of gender, racial and social justice issues at a personal and political level. You will take an inclusive, intersectional feminist and anti-racist approach to your work. This will be vital for engaging on social media and creating stories and content aligned with Wen's values.
Key information
Salary - £35,284 FTE per annum, pro rata (Grade 3)
Contract - 4 days/28 hours per week, Permanent. Tuesday is a core working day for the majority of Wen staff.
Location - Hybrid working - One day a week at Wen office in Shoreditch and/or at Wen's local hub in Mile End, London, more in-person days required on an ad-hoc basis. Occasional travel may be required.
Reporting to - Head of Communications and Engagement, Heidi Ringshaw
Deadline - Sunday 16th June 2024 at 23.59
Interviews
1st interview - Wednesday 10th July via zoom.
2nd interview - Wednesday 17th July in person in Shoreditch, East London
Key tasks
Strategic Communication: You will work with the Head of Communications and Engagement to deliver Wen’s Communications Strategy.
Content Creation: You will actively look for new content ideas and opportunities to collaborate with like-minded individuals/organisations. You will write compelling content, including press releases, articles, blogs and impact stories.
Media Relations: You will build Wen's in-house media relations capacity, to include developing and delivering media plans, cultivating relationships with journalists and securing positive media coverage in national, local and sector media. You will also brief Wen spokespeople for media opportunities and interviews.
Social Media: You will lead on the development of a social media strategy, plan and calendar, scheduling organic and paid content and campaigns. You will run Wen's social media channels , engaging with other accounts, communicating Wen’s position on relevant issues.
Digital Comms: You will support Wen's digital communications, including creating content for Wen's website and e-newsletter and help maintain and update Wen's CRM system.
This job is for you if:
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You have excellent communication skills in spoken and written English.
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You have experience working in media relations and/ or social media management.
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You have demonstrable experience developing relationships with journalists and devising and implementing media plans, to secure media coverage.
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You have experience running social media channels for an organisation or individual, able to respond to comments and proactively engage on relevant posts.
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You are able to write social media content, press releases, blogs, articles and case studies, translating complex themes into accessible content.
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You can analyse and evaluate communication performance and metrics.
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You have experience or a commitment to taking an inclusive, intersectional feminist approach to communications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Social Interest Group (SIG) is partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit a Purchase Ledger Officer on a permanent, full-time basis. SIG is a leading UK charity providing bespoke person-centred health and social care services. Our mission is to empower people by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.
Reporting into the Senior Finance Officer, this role is jointly responsible for the delivery of a consistent and high-quality purchase ledger function across the Group. The purchase ledger team is integral to ensuring that the Group commitments are accurate and complete each month; and payments are made on a consistent basis in keeping with suppliers’ credit terms and internal policy on expenses.
The key responsibilities of this Purchase Ledger Officer include:
- Record staff expenses and property invoices (e.g., rent, utilities, repairs) promptly across all companies.
- Upload invoices promptly after processing for timely authorisation.
- Ensure invoices comply with delegated authority limits and are correctly coded to budgeted cost centres.
- Verify payment-due invoices against the aged creditors report.
- Track and record direct debit invoices, investigate debit balances, and resolve before month-end.
- Review supplier statements to capture missing invoices and prepare reconciliations for key maintenance and rent accounts.
- Respond to supplier and staff queries per SLA KPIs and forward new supplier forms and bank detail changes as needed.
- Prompt authorisers weekly for timely invoice approval and maintain evidence of key supplier reconciliations.
- Ensure efficient processing of direct debits with proper documentation.
- Follow standardised protocols for setting up suppliers and employees on the accounting system.
The organisation:
SIG comprises subsidiary charities that collectively believe everyone has the right to live a positive and healthy life. We are experts in working with adults with complex needs, enabling and empowering them to take charge of themselves, giving them the skills and resilience to live healthy and fulfilled lives. Services are provided through contracts with Local Authorities and ICB’s.
We are ambitious, creative, and persistent in our work, ensuring high impact and outcomes are achieved in all we do. We passionately believe everyone deserves a second chance. We provide a wide range of high-quality residential, community, and prison-based services for people who have or are affected by mental health, substance and alcohol abuse, homelessness, trauma, personality disorder and criminal justice.
The successful candidate will:
- Have at least six month’s experience in a Purchase Ledger focused role.
- Be a driven and hard-working individual who is able to work in a team environment.
- Ideally, hold a level 3 AAT qualification or equivalent.
- Have proficiency in Excel and accounting software’s.
- Ideally, have a background working in the not-for-profit sector, and understand VAT rules relating to charities.
This opportunity will be based at SIG’s London office based in Islington and offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement along with fantastic employee benefits.
Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our exclusive agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!
Role Title: Senior Digital Content Editor
Salary: Band D-£47,822
Location: London
Tenure: Permanent
ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.
Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies?
Are your experienced in creating cross-channel digital marketing strategies and compelling content for websites and social channels?
Could you lead on digital best practice, digital skills, tools and processes across the organisation, using your knowledge to influence ways of working and embed digital culture?
Have you used evidence and insight to develop audience strategies and to inform content creation for website and social channels?
Then we'd love to hear from you!
AAUK's Digital team within the Advocacy & Influencing department are seeking a Senior Digital Content Specialist. The purpose of the role will be to commission, plan, design, edit and publish content across all digital channels to increase reach and engagement with ActionAid audiences and to build ActionAid’s authority as a champion of women and girls.
The post holder will create, manage and optimise integrated digital marketing campaigns across multiple channels to support all strategic objectives. As well as provide expertise in digital best practice to support colleagues across the organisation to achieve their goals across digital channels, designing and delivering training on digital best practice, including content planning, creation and optimisation.
This opportunity will allow the Senior Digital Content Specialist to lead on digital best practice, digital skills, tools and processes across the organisation, using their knowledge to influence ways of working and embed digital culture and lead on digital content planning and creation as part of project groups on cross-organisation integrated campaigns.
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be asked to participate in criminal records checks at the point of offer.
Additional Information:
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging:
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from underrepresented/marginalised communities.
AAUK is a disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.
Referencing and Safeguarding:
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism finance checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK Staff and ActionAid UK Representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our Staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work.
Working practices:
ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.
ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and “Company Connection days.” Some roles may require in-office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles.
Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options. We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview.
Recruitment Processes:
Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.
If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.
About MSI
MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.
Today, our organisation has over 9,000 team members working in 37 countries across the world. Our success lies in the fact that MSI teams are locally led, entrepreneurial and results-driven, and are passionate about delivering high quality, client-centred care in their own communities. As a social business, we focus on sustainable delivery, efficiency, and funding models that are built to last, so that the women and girls we serve today will have a choice in the future too.
We know that access to reproductive choice is life changing. For some, it can mean the ability to complete an education or start a career. For others, it means being able to look after the family they already have. For everyone, it means the freedom to decide their own future, creating a fairer, more equal world.
About the Team
The Global Information Services (GIS) team vision is to support the MSI mission with effective value for money for our digital technologies. We partner with the 37 MSI country programmes to deliver a portfolio of high quality digital and technology products and services, which compliment local technologies.
Our products include applications for front line clinical service delivery, contact centres and digital client engagement, group finance and business intelligence, websites, collaboration tools (M365 suite), cyber security and networking, amongst others. Our services range from helping to specify and select new technology, through to delivery, embedding and ongoing support.
Our team is based in the UK, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Senegal and South Africa our major hubs being in London, Bristol and Nairobi.
About the Role
As a Finance Application Analyst at MSI Reproductive Choices, you will be a key member of a three-person finance applications team, instrumental in ensuring the smooth operation of our financial systems.
Your primary responsibilities include providing hands-on support for Infor SUN systems and associated applications, resolving user issues, and collaborating with third-party partners. You will maintain strong relationships with finance users globally, and work with the global accounting team to assess and enhance business processes.
Additionally, you will monitor system performance, recommend optimizations to ensure a seamless experience for our users, and provide line management for one application analyst.,
The role can be based in any MSI Reproductive Choices country programme.
About You
We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission and a focus on delivering measurable results. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. You must be open-minded, curious, resilient, and solutions-oriented, and committed to promoting equality, and safeguarding the welfare of team members and clients alike.
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following skills:
- Communication: you’re a strong written and verbal communicator, able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues on a one-to-one basis.
- Problem solving: you’re able to trouble-shoot issues in a logical manner and come up with appropriate solutions with guidance from your line manager.
- Analytical skills: you’re analytical, with an ability to analyse and interrogate data and information, and to apply “critical questioning”.
- Organisation and prioritisation: you’re able to juggle different demands, prioritise support based on business impact urgency, and escalate as necessary.
- Proactiveness: you have an ability to identify potential knock-on impacts or patterns which may be evident from support tickets, and to act accordingly.
- Collaboration: You’re a team player and you are energised by working with colleagues and supporting end users based all over the world.
- Technical mindset: you’re able to quickly understand new technologies, systems, and processes.
- User-centred: you ensure that any materials and guidance you give has the users at the heart.
- Language: you’re fluent in English, both written and verbal.
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following experience:
- Experience with SUN Systems V6.4 and/or earlier versions of SUN.
- Experience in Q&A and Profession Advantage products e.g. B4B, Advanced Inquiry, Bank Reconciliation, eRemit.
- Experience in multi business unit, multi-currency, global environments.
- Experience in remotely accessed finance systems.
- Experience in control structures (e.g. business rules) of a global finance system
- Experience with purchase order/invoice systems - Kontrolla preferable.
- Experience in the design and implementation of financial systems
- Experience of staff time recording systems – Time@Work preferable
- Familiar with SUN Systems on SQL, SQL Studio 2008 R2.
- Experience of Infor BI or other OLAP cube reporting tools an advantage.
Additional experience that we’d welcome:
- Experience of end user support including ticket logging, ticket resolution, updating of a knowledge base.
- You may have had some exposure to a programming language such as SQL, or an appetite to learn more technical skills.
- Experience of working in a highly international business setting and/or healthcare business setting / NGO would be welcome.
Formal Qualifications/Education
- Accounting or computer science degree, or equivalent experience.
Personal Attributes:
We seek exceptional individuals who are aligned to MSI’s mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You must be a strong communicator, self-motivated and solutions-seeking, committed to driving social change in an environment that measures sustainable results and impact at an individual and global level. You must be able to work effectively with and across diverse teams and be comfortable with ambiguity.
For this role, we’re looking for an individual who is:
- Committed to the protection of team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.
- Able to role-model inclusive and culturally sensitive attitudes and behaviours.
- Resilient, flexible, positive attitude and who thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
- Driven by doing work that directly impacts those most in need.
- Curious about emerging developments within our sector and passionate about building best practice.
- Actively seeks out feedback on their performance (both results and behaviours) with a view to continuously learn and develop.
Location: London Support Office (hybrid working) or where any MSI country programme operates.
Full-time: 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday (UK contracted hours).
Contract type: 12-month fixed term contract.
Salary: £34,200 – £42,750 per annum commensurate with experience, for UK based candidates. Discretionary bonus + benefits. For all other locations, the role will be banded within national context.
Salary band: BG 7
Closing date: 5th June 2024 (midnight GMT+1). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates. For all other locations, the role will be banded within national context.
For internal employees applying from an MSI country programme, the role will be positioned within the existing salary structure of the country. Local terms and conditions of the country will apply.
Closing date: 14th June
Interview date: W/C 17th June
Application Process: Please ensure you apply with a supporting statement on why you believe you would be the most suitable individual for this position.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Are you an experienced Senior Finance professional wanting to make a real difference for anyone affected by dementia? This role will support our Income and Engagement Directorate which includes raising funds so that Alzheimer’s Society can provide essential services to those who need us.
The Senior Finance Business Partner will assist the directorate with financial analysis and advice that will help shape decision making.
As a member of the Finance Partnering Team, you will support budget holders to maximise their impact and deliver a high quality, customer focused finance partnering service to stakeholders, including support to operational decision making, commercial development and producing forecasts, budgets and insightful analysis.
You'll have experience in preparing financial reports, budgets, forecasts, business plans, and modelling of financial data. You will advocate and promote the Society's core values (trusted experts, better together, compassionate and determined to make a difference) able working collaboratively with wider teams successfully and professionally to complete tasks.
Alzheimer's Society have recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years.
We would love to welcome more outstanding people to join our exciting journey to make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
This is a homeworking role, but you may be required to travel to attend some meetings and team-days, so you must reside in the UK, have the correct right to work documents to work in the UK and be comfortable/willing to travel to our flagship offices (London or Birmingham) if/when required.
About you
- Must be a fully qualified accountant with prior experience in a business partnering role.
- Experience of the charity sector would be nice to have but not essential.
- Be confident to question Senior stakeholder's queries and seek answers to solutions whilst providing continuous support.
- Proven ability to develop high-quality financial reporting for management.
- Can-do attitude with an ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.
- Advocate and champion our ED&I mission whilst championing our focus in supporting those affected by dementia.
Person Specification
- Verbal and written communication skills to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
- Strong analytical and interpretation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail.
- Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society, demonstrating passion and resilience to make a difference.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of others and creating meaningful impact across communities?
People Know How is in search for a talented Fundraising Officer to join their dynamic development team.
Contract: Part-time or Full time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £29,172 - £32,814
Location: Hybrid and/or Remote (UK-based)
Benefits: Flexible working, 40 days annual leave (including bank holidays) per year, with both employee and employer contributing 5% to your pension.
About the Charity:
People Know How is a Scottish charity dedicated to enhancing wellbeing across communities. They empower individuals to overcome obstacles and flourish through local services in Edinburgh and the Lothians, as well as national initiatives such as their digital support helpline. Their impact spans all community demographics, from children and young people to families and adults.
The Role:
As a Fundraising Officer, you will play a pivotal role in securing income to meet annual fundraising targets, ensuring the continual delivery of impactful services to communities in need. Key responsibilities include:
* Crafting compelling fundraising applications.
* Generating income from trusts, foundations, community fundraising, and individual giving.
* Contributing to the ongoing success of People Know How's transformative community support initiatives.
About You:
They are seeking a dynamic individual with a background in fundraising or a related field. Whether you bring experience in bid writing, marketing, or another relevant area, your transferable skills will be welcomed. Key attributes include:
* Confident and Collaborative: Able to work independently while thriving in a team environment.
* Innovative Thinker: Skilled at generating fresh ideas and exploring new directions.
* Creative Communicator: A talented writer capable of crafting relevant messages and engaging conversations with both new and long-standing partners, including funders and businesses.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you're ready to champion People Know How's mission of supporting and uplifting communities, we want to hear from you. Reach out to Priya Vencatasawmy with your latest CV or profile.
Closing date: 12pm (noon) on Wednesday 12 June 2024
Please note there will be a first stage screening call prior to the interview.
Interview: Friday the 28th of June 2024
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 we work with
We are working on behalf of a recognised health charity to seek a proactive and organised Temporary Project Team Administrator for a 2-3 month period. This role involves providing comprehensive administrative support to the Head of IT and the Project Sage Project Manager, ensuring smooth implementation of the business plan and efficient project administration, office presence is 2 days per week based in Central London.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage diary, schedule meetings, and produce documentation for the Head of IT.
- Process expenses and invoices, and log expenditures.
- Prepare and circulate agendas, papers, and minutes from Project Sage meetings.
- Coordinate travel arrangements, book venues, and manage event logistics.
- Maintain and organise the Microsoft Teams environment, including setting up new folder structures.
- Provide overall administrative support to the Project Sage team.
Requirements:
- Strong administrative skills with attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Teams.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
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.
It’s an exciting time to join the Third Age Trust as we develop our member communications across the u3a movement and look to the future, continue to raise our profile, reach out to new communities, and encourage a continued growth in membership.
Reporting to the Communications Manager, this role will work closely with the Communications Officer already in post. You will support the team to deliver the Trust’s strategic plan, enhance our digital offer and improve our liaison with the third party who deliver our member magazine.
A talented wordsmith, you’ll know how to spot a good story and have proven skills at engaging audiences, both new and existing. You will bring ideas and energy to the role and have a track record of developing content that inspires across a broad range of channels including website, print, email and social. You’ll understand the power of data and pay attention to user feedback and analytics to continually improve engagement.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Rough Sleeper Outreach Worker - Full Time, Temporary
IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU POSSESS:
- Time Flexibility
- An enhanced DBS Check on the update service or issued within the last 12 months.
- Full current driving licence- to drive charity vehicles.
Post: Rough Sleeper Outreach Worker
Reporting to: Outreach Manager
Hours per week: You will be required to work 37.5 hours a week over 5 days on which work could fall between Monday and Sunday, with a minimum of 7.5 hours per day, between 5am and 11pm.
Actual days, start/finish times will be variable and in accordance with the rota which will be available two weeks in advance. You will be required to work bank holidays when on rota and may be required to work additional hours, when authorised and as necessitated by the needs of the business including weekends, public holidays or at other times outside your normal hours of work. This may on occasions include night work.
Contract Term: Temporary to cover Maternity Leave
Pay Rate Range: (dependant on skills and experience)
£12.00 + holiday pay = £13.45 per hour - £13,47 + holiday pay = £15.10 per hour
Location: Epping, Maldon, Chelmsford, Rochford, Braintree, Uttlesford, Castle Point, Brentwood and surrounding areas. (Travel expenses covered)
Overall purpose of the job
Successful applicants will work as part of a developing team to provide support and assistance to referred rough sleepers and those at risk of rough sleeping, assessing needs and facilitating the uptake of homelessness provisions, engagement with specialist support services and journey to independent living. Successful applicants will engage and facilitate rough sleepers or those at risk of rough sleeping, to access basic services and accommodation, providing support along the way to address needs and promote independence.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Outreach Trips to visit Rough Sleepers - Epping, Maldon, Chelmsford, Rochford, Braintree, Uttlesford, Castle Point, Brentwood, and surrounding areas.
- Undertake needs and risk assessments, for those rough sleeping and at risk of rough sleeping.
- Facilitate access to council provisions for homelessness.
- Signpost and facilitate referrals and support service users to access specialist agencies.
- Liaise and plan with other agencies, attending client meetings where appropriate/requested.
- Pre-admission checks for the rough sleeper accommodation.
- Provide transport where necessary to Rough Sleepers to enable access to assessment and support services.
- To facilitate as necessary in the provision of intensive wrap around support of clients brought into the Rough Sleeper emergency accommodation (planning, assessments, and referrals)
- Landlord Recruitment/ Retention to get people into private rented accommodation.
- Facilitate accommodation moves, cleaning and preparation of rooms for Outreach clients.
- Welfare checks for individuals placed in accommodation as required.
- Liaising with faith and community groups in all districts to recruit volunteers to facilitate outreach in the area.
- Updating of all data on systems - Spreadsheets/CRM
- Research and admin as necessary to progress the Outreach services.
- Cover of sick and A/L of other Outreach/Support Team members, where necessary
- To identify and report all safeguarding concerns related to vulnerable adults and children according to service policies and procedures- our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Person Specification
Essential:
- Experience in support work.
- Taking client risk and needs assessments and helping individuals identify and reach their goals.
- Experience in preparing support plans and writing accurate support notes.
- Experience of using Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
- Accurate recording of data and reporting
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Building relationships with external stakeholders and partnership working
- Knowledge of the benefit system
- Knowledge of the needs and issues contributing to homelessness and other services available to help address their issues.
- Strong knowledge and experience of maintaining professional boundaries and importance of working with policies and procedures.
- Data management and confidentiality
- Safeguarding vulnerable adults
- Knowledge of private housing market
Desirable:
- Experience of working with a client database
- Experience of charity working and homelessness in particular
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Experience of Outreach work
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Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
Closing date: 2nd June
Interview date: 10th June (held virtually)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Can you stop people scrolling on social media?
We are looking for someone who is passionate about social media to join our team in managing our day-to-day social media activity, creating compelling content across key channels, providing great community management and working across the organisations to ensure social is being used effectively.
The Social Media Officer will help reach team, campaign and organisation-wide goals, ensuring that we take a data and impact-driven approach to activity.
You’ll be identifying and telling stories from people living with dementia through great social content, helping to spot relevant trends and opportunities to maximise engagement, and finding creative ways to demonstrate both the impact of dementia, and also the hope we can give through support, campaigning and research.
Alzheimer's Society have recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. We’ve achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is a fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years.
We would love to welcome more outstanding people to join our exciting journey to make the greatest difference for people living with dementia.
About you
- Knowledge and experience on creating channel and audience-specific content that maximises user engagement.
- Ability to spot trends and opportunities to ensure we stand out from the crowd.
- You’ll be confident in creating a range of impactful visual assets (graphics, video, photo), and really understand how to get the best results in each placement.
- You’ll be a great communicator with the ability to tell a great story via social content, adept at writing engaging copy, but also able to manage sensitive conversations on social.
- Have great interpersonal skills are also key to allow you to develop great relationships with internal teams, and to work closely with people affected by dementia.
- Whether it’s a person with the condition themselves, a carer or someone that’s lost a loved one, you’ll be able to bring their experiences and stories to life through our channels.
- Have a particular interest in using analytics tools to drive performance through data and insight is essential.
- You’ll be confident creating reports that align with strategic objectives and demonstrate business impact.
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
This is an exciting time to join our International Society, and to take the next steps in your career within a small proactive team: we are at a critical stage of development of ISAPS Education, putting finishing touches to a new website, and working on a new Learning Management System and training curriculum, to build on our extensive resources for medical professionals globally.
Working closely with the Head of Digital and Education Projects to develop and manage ISAPS website and our portfolio of e-learning and education for our members and their patients across the globe you will play a key role in creating high quality digital resources, and in building our relationships with stakeholders internationally.
About you
Educated to degree level, with strong relevant experience in online digital systems and education, you will enjoy a broad and varied workload and be comfortable working at pace, and on your own initiative. You are self-motivated, proactive, adaptable, solutions focused with highly developed interpersonal skills.
We would like to hear from candidates who understand the design and production of digital content, and have excellent organisation and communication skills to enable them to work on multiple projects concurrently. You will enjoy and embrace the opportunities of working remotely and collaboratively with our team and our community of international medical professionals alike.
Key attributes of the successful applicant will include:
- Experience in the design and production of digital education content using relevant tools
- Passion for delivering high quality and well-designed digital content for educational purposes
- Comfortable at managing multiple (and learning new) digital systems (CMS / LMS / CRM etc)
- Strong motivation, time-management and communication skills, able to work effectively remotely and see tasks through to completion
- Exceptional organisation and prioritisation to manage multiple priorities effectively
- Strong motivation and customer orientation: equally skilled at developing relationships and managing systems
- Solutions focused: able to analyse and evaluate needs quickly
- Accurate worker with high attention to detail
Whilst English is the official language of ISAPS, other European languages may also be an advantage.
For further information on the role and access to a detailed job description please click the apply button.
Tenure: Full Time (5 days per week), Permanent
Salary: £30,000 - £33,000, depending on experience
Location: Home working, ability to travel to London for team meetings 1-4 times per month
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday excluding bank holidays, plus a 3 day allowance available after one year, for office closure (usually over New Year).
- Matched Pension Plan: we will match up to 6% of your chosen contribution
- The opportunity for growth, responsibility and ownership
- A friendly small team environment where your opinion is valued
- An annual appraisal including a personal development review, and the opportunity for training
- Hybrid working: primarily home based with option to use our London desk space
Process:
Apply online with CV and personal statement / cover letter, explaining your suitability for the role, giving your current remuneration and notice period and confirming your availability for interview.
Deadline: 9am Wednesday 5th June
Interviews:Initial: 6&7 June via Zoom.Final TBC: 19/20 June in person.
Since the position is available immediately, we may request informal conversations with high calibre candidates as applications are received. We will also request some assessment tasks to be completed as part of our shortlisting process. If you do not hear from us within 28 days of our closing date you may assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
You may have experience of the following: Digital & Education Project Officer, Digital Education Projects Officer, Education Projects Officer, Education & Digital Projects Officer, Digital Learning & Education Coordinator, E-Learning & Education Projects Coordinator, Digital Education Programme Coordinator, Education Technology Project Coordinator, Digital Learning and Development Coordinator, etc.
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The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK and around the world to get the support they need if crisis strikes: connecting human kindness with human crisis. The new marketing and fundraising directorate is central to ensuring the British Red Cross provide support for millions of people affected by crisis. They now seek a new Senior Director of Marketing & Fundraising and Prospectus is proud to support.
Senior Director of Marketing & Fundraising
The British Red Cross
c. £115,000
Permanent
UK Flexible Office Location
This role is responsible for generating over £100m+ income from mass fundraising as well as driving brand health metrics and marketing outcomes for the full portfolio of activities. Key responsibilities include overseeing the delivery of all marketing and mass fundraising campaigns and set clear income and other targets within those campaigns. You will join the BRC Senior Leadership team and the Marketing & Fundraising Directorate Management Team, managing and inspiring one of the most incredible teams in the sector.
The selected candidate will have extensive experience in mass public fundraising at scale and understand the trends and developments in this space, with experience in leadership of mass fundraising function a must. You will be financially and commercially astute with ideally a track record of setting a clear path and establishing new protocols and products.
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 Ryan Burdock at Prospectus or Firas El Dib at Prospectus.