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Fundraising Officer – Grants and Events 

£35k FTE, PR 25 hours per week, flexible and hybrid, plus opportunities for ongoing L&D and training for sector-related qualifications (great candidates seeking a full-time role will still be considered)

About Us

The Upper Room (TUR) works with a wide range of financially and socially disadvantaged groups including homeless people, people with long-term mental health conditions, asylum-seekers, refugees and ex-offenders – helping them to improve their lives and become productive members of society. Central to our offering is our UR4Meals service, providing free, home-cooked food to people who cannot afford to provide for themselves. We are also very proud of our UR4Driving programme, which supports people recently out of prison with free driving lessons in exchange for community volunteering. Gaining a driving licence greatly enhances their future employability prospects and helps break the cycle of re-offending. Additionally, our UR4Jobs project focusses on both client wellbeing and breaking down the many barriers to employment faced by disadvantaged people every day.

The role

This newly scoped role reports into the CEO and is critical to our ability to create the income we need to keep up with the ever-increasing demand on our services. Primarily, the role has two fundamental elements to it: firstly, working with both a specialist external consultant and the CEO in planning, submitting and reporting on the grants that make up a large proportion of our income; and secondly, the planning and managing of TUR’s traditional (and always fun) annual events. These include celebrity interviews and talks, garden parties and various community events such as the Green Days festival in Chiswick. There are additionally a number of community relationships that add great value to our work and efforts to raise funds which require regular contact. Occasionally, the role will also require presenting or talking to both funders and community groups as we share our magnificent story with them – and ultimately, convince them to support us.

About You

You live within – or know well – West/Central London; you probably need a job with some working flexibility and want to have genuine belief in the cause you’re promoting. You have a CV that demonstrates experience in a comparable role: this could be in another charity, CIC or other Non-Profit organisation. You are comfortable and confident with working autonomously, so you will need to be disciplined; you can articulate and ‘bring to life’ our story through your advanced written and oral communication skills, enabling us to always deliver highly compelling reasons to secure gain financial (and other) support. You don’t need to be a Microsoft Office expert, but you should be familiar with Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Finally, you are self-motivated and energetic, as well as passionate about making sure disadvantaged groups across West London get the opportunity to improve their highly challenging lives. Ideally you will have a driver's licence and use of a car, but this is not essential.

Producer, Early Years & Families (Maternity cover)
Salary: £11,997
Location: Oxford, OX1 1BP
Hours: 2.5 days, part time
Contract: Maternity Cover (August 2024 - August 2025)

Creative Learning and Participation is at the heart of Modern Art Oxford’s programme.  We offer educational experiences for visitors of all ages, using art and creativity to reach thousands of people from Oxfordshire and beyond every year.

The Producer, Early Years & Families is a 2.5-day part-time fixed term role (August 2024- August 2025), responsible for the planning, delivery, development and evaluation of Modern Art Oxford’s programme offer for babies, toddlers, young children and their families and carers. The position forms part of the Communities, Practice & Participation team (CPP) and is managed by the Head of Communities, Practice and Participation (CPP) at Modern Art Oxford (MAO).

Person Specification

We are looking for an arts professional (artist, curator, educator) with strong interest in creative socially-engaged practice and with a minimum of three years’ experience devising and delivering early year’s projects, working with children from all backgrounds.  This role requires a highly proactive team worker who demonstrates the importance of effective, consistent communication in a dynamic organisation delivering a range of engagement activities.  It is imperative that the position holder is astute in observing safeguarding practices for all workshop participants in accordance with Safeguarding and Health & Safety policy, which includes risk assessments ahead of workshops.

A more comprehensive list of the role responsibilities and more information about Modern Art Oxford can be found our on our website.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus eight public bank holidays.
• Employees are entitled to up to a 25% discount in Modern Art Oxford Shop and Café.
• Employee Assistance Programme through Gemelli. 
• Cycle and Home & Tech schemes available via BHN extras.
• An auto-enrolment pension scheme is in place with Legal & General. Under pension auto enrolment legislation, the employee will pay 5% (before tax relief) and the employer will pay 3% of qualifying earnings to the Legal and General plan.

Application deadline 17/06/2024

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Notes

Modern Art Oxford is one of the UK’s most exciting and influential contemporary art organisations, renowned for its bold and ambitious artistic programme that promotes diversity and internationalism and celebrates contemporary art as a progressive agent of social change.

Modern Art Oxford welcomes more than 100,000 visitors each year with 10,000 attendances in creative learning and participation activities. The organisation’s digital content reaches 450,000 through Modern Art Oxford’s digital channels annually. Through a wide range of high-quality content creation and programming, Modern Art Oxford aims to make contemporary art accessible and engaging to the widest audience and to promote creativity in all of its visual forms. Over the last 50 years Modern Art Oxford has brought some of the world’s most important artists to the city, and the UK, and has developed an international reputation for pioneering emerging and under-represented artists.

Modern Art Oxford is a registered charity and relies on core funding from Arts Council England and Oxford City Council, and the generous support of individuals, trusts and foundations, sponsors, and friends.

No agencies please.

We have ambitious plans to make our much-loved centre more modern, accessible and inclusive, and to help promote a more sustainable future.

The Hill End Charitable Trust are looking for an enthusiastic and organised person to be our new project coordinator – working with our Centre Director on a wide variety of tasks to create and deliver the projects we need to transform our site and buildings.

The Hill End Outdoor Education Centre has been providing unique outdoor learning experiences to children and adults since the 1920s. Our mission is to provide exciting and meaningful day and residential learning experiences that inspire children, and every visitor, to enjoy and value nature and the outdoors. Managed for decades by local authorities, Hill End is now an independent charitable trust seeking to create a more sustainable future. 

The Role

We are seeking a Project Coordinator on a part-time basis to help us create and deliver our vision to develop our site and buildings for the future. This includes modernising our existing facilities, improving access and becoming more environmentally sustainable.

These are ambitious plans and we are not expecting to achieve everything at once. We are looking to create a series of distinct, prioritised projects so we can move forward and need more people capacity in our small team to do so.

The Project Coordinator is a new role, and will undertake the essential administrative, communication, planning and reporting needed to help make our plans a reality. In the first instance, this will be to assist with key building renovations and improvements such as creation of disabled facilities.

The Project Coordinator will not necessarily have formal project management experience, but must be able to pull together a wide-ranging set of requirements, create and improve processes and practices that will allow us to better manage our site development in future.

This role might suit someone wishing to work either three full days or part of each working day. We are happy to discuss flexible working hours.

Principal Duties

These will include:

Gathering and analysing management data

• Using customer bookings and finance systems to extract key information.
• Defining and reporting on key metrics to evaluate the progress and success of projects.
• Collating and using data as required to help with other key strategic tasks such as cost-benefit analysis and business cases.
•  Providing data as required to support business planning, funding bids, marketing and communication.

Project communication

• Identifying and engaging with a wide range of key stakeholders, such as partners, customers, contractors, consultants and planners.
• Putting in place systems for better project communication, internally and externally.
• Assisting with scheduling of tasks and meetings.
• Reporting as necessary to the Centre Director and Trustees.

Project coordination

• Helping to define project aims, needs and budgets in line with our strategic priorities.
• Obtaining quotations, costings and development options for Hill End to review and approve.
• Assisting with legal and contractual considerations.
• Putting in place new and robust systems to record project progress and next steps.
• Defining and improving existing management systems.
• Helping to create a new project management model for future development.

Knowledge, experience, skills and personal attributes required

The Centre has a small, dedicated staff who are all committed to the aims of the charity. The successful applicant will share the values and enthusiasm of the team. Hill End is outdoor-focussed and they should be prepared to embrace this outlook in their work and join in wholeheartedly with making the Centre a success.

The successful applicant must have:

· Excellent organisational skills, able to pull together complex tasks.

· The ability to prioritise and work to deadlines.

· Good communication and collaboration skills.

· A capacity to learn new systems quickly and thoroughly.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Proficiency in standard office software packages (e.g. Microsoft Word and Excel).

· Self-motivation and able to work without close supervision.

· Awareness of their responsibility to protect the safety and promote the welfare of young people visiting the Centre.

· A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

It would be an advantage to an applicant to have:

· A good overall standard of education.

· Project management experience.

· Previous experience with the construction industry or planning.

· Enthusiasm for education and outdoor learning.

Application Procedure

To satisfy the requirements for safer recruitment, we need to ask for a full employment record. Details of any gaps between jobs or between finishing education and employment must be provided.

Please apply by submitting the following:

• A cover letter explaining your previous experience relevant to the position.

· A CV including employment history and full contact details of at least two referees.

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Friday 31 May 2024

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 4 June 2024

Hill End is committed to safeguarding children and young people.  All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

You can read more about Hill End on our website, and access key documents such as our Safeguarding Policy and our Equalities and Diversity Policy and Commitment.

This post is kindly funded by the Oxfordshire Community Foundation Step Change Fund – focusing on capacity building and strengthening of Oxfordshire’s charitable sector.

We are looking for someone to work with a clear strategy and then develop, grow and successfully manage our Youth Advisory (YAG) and Alumni groups, as well as lead the engagement of families / support networks. The ideal candidate is someone who will ensure interns accessing the DFN Project SEARCH model are at the heart of decision making and who will champion their rights and their participation. We are looking for someone who has a strong understanding of advocacy and the rights and entitlements of young adults with special educational needs and disabilities.

We are in our third year of running our YAG and yet to launch our Alumni offer. This role will therefore involve leading the implementation, development, and growth of the membership of both DFN Project SEARCH YAG and Alumni group. This will include planning and facilitating a programme of activities throughout the year for YAG and Alumni members, which we hope will be a mix of in person and online events.

This post holder will also provide ongoing training to YAG, Alumni and parent/carer members and facilitate their participation in our advocacy work. There will also be opportunities to deliver training to our central and partner teams alongside members of these groups

Do you want to support students during their lunch break and create a safe, clean and calm atmosphere for our students? We are looking for a support worker and cleaner to join our Brixton office.

Share is a registered charity and a centre for training and wellbeing. We provide a range of programmes helping adults with learning disabilities, autism and other support needs become more happy, healthy and independent. Our vision is a world where disabled people are fully included in society, living the life they choose, and we need talented people to help us make that happen. 

You’ll support and supervise students during their lunch break and create a schedule of lunchtime activities. As part of your role, you will be responsible for cleaning and maintaining the Share learning space.  

Main responsibilities 

• You’ll oversee the overall management of the dining area and support students during their lunch break 
• You’ll be responsible for planning, using ideas from students, a schedule of lunchtime activities for students  
• You’ll support students to learn and encourage them in activities which will assist the development of skills and experience 
• You’ll be responsible for cleaning the Share learning spaces – the kitchen, office and training areas to a high standard daily 

Who we’re looking for 

• You’ll be able to relate well to people in an open, calm and friendly way 
• You’ll have an understanding of health and safety regulations, COSH and safety rules 
• You’ll be a strong team player, who enjoys working alongside others to achieve goals  
• Most importantly, you share our strong commitment to the inclusion of disabled people in society, and you believe in equality for all 

Why work for us? 

Share is committed to empowering disabled people. You’ll make a difference every day, helping people to live as independently as possible. 

Our values drive us forward. They provide the framework for everything we do, including who we hire. We believe everyone has something to offer others, and we build on people's individual talents, interests and abilities. We think happy employees are successful employees. 

We won employer of the year at the Wandsworth Business Awards in 2019 and we hold gold Investors in People accreditation. This means we truly understand the value of people: we focus on what people can do, not what holds them back. And we have robust policies in place so that every single person working at Share takes ownership for making our programmes come to life. 

We’ve been praised for our supportive working environment where everyone has a voice and is valued. You’ll be surrounded by people who support you, challenge you, and inspire you. 

How to apply 

We actively encourage applications from people from minoritised ethnic communities and with lived experience of a learning disability and/or autism. This is because we believe our staff should reflect the diversity of our student body wherever possible in order to provide the best possible service.  

Please send your CV, alongside a Cover Letter addressing these three questions:

1. What is your experience of working with SEN adults in a training capacity? 
2. What is your understanding of challenging behaviour? 
3. What are your top three qualities that make you an excellent support worker and cleaner?

If you would like to have a chat about the role or visit us prior to applying, please contact a member of the HR team.

We focus on ability and believe people work best when they feel valued, safe and happy. We do all that we can to make sure that Share is friendly and welcoming to everyone. All CVs and applications are sanitised to ensure unbiased recruitment, and if you make it to the interview stage, some questions will be sent in advance.   

This job is subject to two satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and providing evidence of the right to work in the UK. If you are disabled and would like to discuss other ways of submitting your application, please contact us.

We look forward to receiving your application 

KTP

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) are a unique UK-wide activity that help businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity by making better use of the knowledge, technology and skills within universities, colleges and research organisations.

THE PROJECT 

The University of Essex in partnership with We are the Minories (WATM), an arts charity and gallery in a historic townhouse in Colchester, offers an exciting opportunity to a graduate with the relevant skills and knowledge to develop a data led and long-term strategic plan, to enhance WATM’s growth.

The associate will work with WATM’s managers and University of Essex academic supervisors to ensure WATM's sustainable and prosperous future while keeping their community ethos and values at the heart of their activities. This will be achieved through four key strategies:

1. Developing innovative solutions to evaluate and measure the social impact of WATM’s activities to enhance its success rates in funding applications.
2. Introducing business model innovations to support WATM in improving its income generation, such as through new product/service development (e.g., consultancy) and exploring additional income-generating activities like leveraging its physical space.
3. Enhancing WATM’s capabilities in managing both social and economic missions and supporting them in sharing their knowledge through consultancy to third-party organisations.
4. Developing marketing, operational, and financial plans to foster the sustainable growth of WATM.

This post is fixed term for 18 months.  

DUTIES OF THE POST

The duties of the post will include: 

• Conduct literature reviews and summarise findings for a non-academic audience.
• Design and develop a framework to measure social output, outcomes, and impacts of WATM's activities.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.
• Develop and design data-driven and customer-driven strategies to improve the sustainability and growth of WATM
• Develop strategies for augmenting earned and grant income.
• Formulate and implement robust and well-informed marketing, operational and financial plans based on the collected data and selected strategies.
• Develop a comprehensive knowledge management plan, encompassing strategies for disseminating insights and best practices derived from the project.
• Manage activities, stakeholders and relationship building across diverse groups, including WATM’s board of trustees, art gallery/café visitors, artists, employees, volunteers, and wider community.
• Disseminate findings in scientific articles and conferences.

These duties are a guide to the work that the post holder will initially be required to undertake. They may be changed from time to time to meet changing circumstances.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• A first/undergraduate degree in Management, Business Studies or a related discipline, OR a first/undergraduate degree in a subject related to Arts and Humanities or nonprofit sector with business development experience.
• Excellent market research, analytical and problem-solving skills to generate insights and support evidence-based decision making.
• Knowledge and experience of qualitative and quantitative data analysis and proficiency with data analysis tools and methodologies.
• Experience of producing written reports in an academic context.
• Proficiency in strategic planning, business development and consultancy.
• Ability to formulate and implement robust and well-informed marketing, operational and financial plans.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships and facilitate training sessions.
• Excellent time keeping, budget management and project management skills.

BENEFITS

As a KTP Associate, the post will offer the following benefits:

• A personal development budget of £3000 (exclusive of salary).
• Management training and mentoring by an Innovate UK KTP Adviser.
• An interesting and challenging role, with exposure to a variety of stakeholders.
• Full access to university resources to complete the project.
• World-leading Academic and Company project supervision, with project support by a dedicated, sector leading KTP Office.

Are you an excellent Trust Fundraiser? Looking for your next challenge? Want to work within a Christian charity? Then this role could be for you.

IHP’s vision is to see a world in which all suffering due to lack of healthcare is eradicated. Our Christian faith underpins all that we do. It motivates us to care for those in need, and give our best in all circumstances, as an expression of God's love. We serve the poor in health without regard for ethnic or religious background, focusing on where the need is greatest. 

In the last 3 years IHP's income of over £5.8m enabled us to reach over 54 million patients in more than 25 countries across the world. This income came from a range of sources including institutional, corporate grants (mainly healthcare companies who also donate medicines and healthcare supplies), trusts and foundations, partner NGOs, and individuals. 

To support our continued growth, we are looking for an experienced Trust Fundraising Officer to join our small yet dynamic Fundraising team to help grow our income through Charitable Trusts and grant making organisations.  This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we celebrate our 20th Anniversary year and look to a future of growth and building on our past achievements. 

About the role

- You'll research trusts and foundations funding opportunities to which IHP can apply.
- You'll prepare and submit compelling funding applications to trusts and foundations in order to grow our core income.
- You'll work across teams and build effective relationships with team members in order to identify suitable projects for funding in line with strategy and budgets.
- You'll support the preparation of funding applications by members of the team to other donors, including corporate donors, major donors and other charity partners (NGOs)​

Essential qualifications, knowledge,/transferrable skills and experience:

• Relevant fundraising experience (trusts and foundations)
• Experience of managing relationships with external stakeholder
• Experience of administration and record-keeping
• Experience of developing and managing budgets in line with funding applications.
• Knowledge of humanitarian response, international development and/or global health (Desirable)
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Highly organised, efficient and self-motivated
• Ability to work with competing priorities, deadlines and targets
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to be flexible as part of a small team
• Excellent research skills with an eye to identify opportunities
• A results-oriented mindset with a commitment to meeting and exceeding fundraising targets
• Committed to IHP’s Christian Ethos

See the Person Specification and Job Description for more detail. 

IHP is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Staff regularly spend time together praying for IHP’s work and there is an occupational requirement for the post holder to have a personal commitment to the Christian faith.Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

We offer excellent benefits including a company pension scheme, employee wellbeing and benefits support, training, development and a generous holiday entitlement. We have an active Equality, Diversity and Inclusion staff working group.  Our staff describe our culture as 'inclusive', 'dynamic' and 'rewarding', a place where you will be supported to 'thrive professionally and personally'. A recent starter has described IHP as a place which 'puts people at our heart'.

Join a dynamic team where your skills are valued, your voice is heard and you have the space to work independently and develop.

Applications will be reviewed as received and interviews will be held when required so please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

£36,307 + 6% pension contribution

35  hours per week

Working closely with our Housing and Welfare Benefits Manager you will supervise advisors and volunteers, ensuring asylum seekers, refugees and migrants receive high quality housing and benefit advice. You will manage your own caseload, support the team to develop and contribute to our campaign work.

For more information, please refer to the job pack. To apply, please submit your CV and answer the application questions on Charity Job.

Deadline: 9am 24th June 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 1st July 2024

Are you looking to make a real impact in education? Join Class 13, where we're not just talking about change—we're making it happen. As an award-winning charity, we're on a mission to revolutionise education by putting relationships first and centring affirming practices.

If you're tired of band-aid solutions and ready to be part of a team committed to systemic change, Class 13 is the place for you. We're not just shaking up the system—we're flipping it on its head. And we need passionate individuals like you to join us.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Previous experience in an administrative role, preferably in a nonprofit or education setting.

• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and record-keeping.

• Proficiency in GSuite.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a small collaborative team.

• Commitment to the mission and values of Class 13.

We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Administrative Coordinator to join our small and ambitious team. The ideal candidate will have excellent organisation and planning skills, and knowledge of office systems and processes. The role is varied and the candidate will have a ‘can do’ attitude to juggle multiple tasks, and be willing to step in when needed to ensure the smooth running of our operations. This role is crucial in helping us achieve our mission.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organisation.

• Meaningful work contributes to positive social change in the community.

• Supportive and inclusive work environment.

• 28 days annual leave entitlement inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata) plus additional annual leave for the Class 13 holiday from 19/09 - 25/09 

Are you looking for a new challenge? Can you achieve transformational change for families and children who have a range of complex needs? We have an exciting opportunity for a hardworking and passionate individual to lead our Family Residential Centre as the Team Manager, on a full-time permanent basis.

Location of the post: Market Harborough, Leicestershire.

Service Overview: Barnardo's, the UK's largest Children's Charity are currently on an exciting and innovative Journey alongside Leicestershire County Council to deliver a range of Children's homes for the most vulnerable children & young people in Leicestershire.

Welland House has 3 self-contained flats with the capacity to house up to 3 families at any one time. Families utilising this type of service may include parents with moderate to high learning needs, those presenting with issues around domestic violence, and or substance/alcohol misuse. Additionally, they may have experienced mental ill health and/or trauma. During their stay, the parents will be supported in their parenting by Barnardo's staff, whilst being assessed by Leicestershire County Council Children's Service.

The Welland House team is supportive in its approach, with our primary aim revolving around promoting best practices, through guidance, role modelling, key work sessions and practical advice on matters relating to concerns, risk, safety, routines, and boundaries. 

Some of the responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Managing a team of residential workers and coordinate staffing rotas.
• Work together with the Local Authority to ensure effective placement of families.
• To create a culture and ethos where the complex needs of the individual parents and children and the group are met.
• Quality assure transition/care plans and to ensure that these are aspirational in terms of supporting individuals and families.
• To ensure that the physical environment of the centre remains at a high standard at all times.
• Hold team meetings to share information, practice developments and share any arising issues with the Management Team for resolution.
• Attend a variety of formal meetings to represent the Service and / or on behalf of the Children's Services Manager.
• This role includes an expectation of on call, rota cover and out of hours working.

Essential requirements to evidence in your written application:

• Must hold a valid UK drivers' licence.
• Must hold a Level 3 qualification relevant to Residential Childcare.
• Must hold OR be willing to work towards the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health & Social Care and Children & Young People's services.
• At least 3 years' experience working with children (within the last 5 years) and at least 1 year at Senior level supervision or management experience working with children/young people and their families in a residential setting.
• Sound knowledge and experience of working with OFSTED Regulations and Quality Standards of Children's homes with the ability to support the service to achieve a rating of outstanding.
• Sound knowledge and experience of recording and reporting to enable safeguarding and protection of children & young people.

Whilst Welland House will be your base location, you must be flexible to travel throughout the locality to support our other homes should the need arise. These are located in Hinckley, Coalville and Syston. 

For more information about this role, please contact Kelly Walker – kelly.walker @ barnardos. org. uk 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced youth worker to join our Brent team. You will bring energy, compassion, and resilience to make a real change to the life chances of young people in the UK asylum system.

You will be responsible for supporting young people aged 14-25 years, enabling them to access a range of social, emotional, and practical support as they navigate the complex and challenging processes of the UK asylum system.You will help us run activities for young people at our advice hub on Wednesday evenings in Brent and run our youth group on Thursday evenings in Brent n as well as our sporting activities and trips.

You will work closely with our Brent Youth Development Coordinator. You will need to be able to work under pressure, acting as a consistent and stable point of contact for young people, ensuring that their safety and well-being are paramount.

About you

We would like to hear from you if you have the following:

· Demonstrable experience in supporting vulnerable young people in a similar role, particularly through youth activities in 1;1 and/or group settings, or befriending/mentoring 

· Good knowledge of the UK asylum system and the related challenges facing young refugees and asylum-seekers in contingency accommodation

· Strong ability to problem-solve, research information and solutions, and to take initiative

· Working knowledge of child protection issues and safeguarding processes 

· Ability to empathise, communicate and engage effectively with young people in distress 

· Ability to handle complex, sensitive and confidential information appropriately

· You are available to work on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

How to Apply

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please see the link below.

To apply, please submit your CV alongside a brief covering letter which should articulate why you want this role.

Young Roots offers a competitive package, with a generous 28-day annual leave entitlement, flexible working and 5% employer pension contribution (3% employee contribution)

Founded in 2004, Young Roots works with young refugees and asylum seekers aged 11-25, in London, to improve their wellbeing and fulfil their potential. We provide direct services for young people, including youth and sporting activities, one-to-one intensive Casework support, 

access to therapeutic and legal support, English-language learning and youth leadership. We run parallel services in Croydon, Kings Cross and Brent supporting hundreds of young refugees and asylum seekers each year, from 40+ countries, many of whom are unaccompanied.

We have an ambitious strategic plan, framed by our values, which includes our aim to draw on our deep understanding of the challenges young refugees and asylum seekers face to advocate for better systems and policies, both locally and nationally, with and for the young people we support and the wider community of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.

Young Roots is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.

Young Roots is an equal-opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

No agencies please.

Job Title:  Finance Manager

Reporting to:  Director of Operations

Direct reports:  Finance Assistants x 2

Contract type: Fixed term (11 months) 28 or 35 hours a week.

Pay: £40,000 (or FTE if doing 28 hours a week)

Key responsibilities – Note the following list is not exhaustive and percentages are indicative only.

Oversight of accounting and cash management

Most of the detailed work in this section is undertaken by the direct reports with the oversight and management being provided by this Finance Manager role

· Appropriate recording, processing, coding, posting of all financial transactions – including but not limited to bank receipts and payments, accounts payable, accounts receivable, conference fee income, invoicing, journal entries.

· Regular timely bank reconciliations.

· Invoicing and credit control

· Chart of accounts structure and department codes

· Gift Aid claims

· VAT returns

· Foreign Speaker returns to HMRC

· Regular reconciliation of balance sheet accounts

· Manage the cash needed by the business, investing excess cash to maximise returns

· Manage fixed assets and related accounting

· Oversight, monitoring and management of key financials within our online event booking system including reconciliation of income recorded on the database to that actually received, with a target of reconciliation within 2 weeks of each month end.

HR Administration and Payroll

· Payroll - administration of and preparation of the payroll (Brightpay), including submissions in respect of HMRC and pensions.

· Management of staff holiday and sickness records

· Support of HR queries

Preparation of budgets and forecasts

· Management and preparation of the annual budget – including for example income (conference fees, product sales, advertising, onsite cafes), running costs (event production costs, team activity costs, honoraria) centralised costs (staff, overheads), departmental budgets (networking, marketing), capital and restricted funds etc.

· Update of forecasts as required with a target of quarterly reporting to Section Head budget managers and Director of Operations.

Reporting

· Management accounts/management information/data for regular quarterly report data as required including reporting on conference and product performance.

· Prepare year end accounts ready for review by Head of Finance.

· Reporting as required to review spending with department heads.

Management of the finance team

· Quarterly Reviews

· Day-to-day support

Oversight of financial management at conferences

· Systems with appropriate controls for the money arrangements at the gates, cafes sales and customer services (for eg Day tickets, programmes, coffee etc)

· Conference collections – counting, processing (Credit cards & Gift Aid), recording & banking

· Preparation of honoraria payments systems.

· Liaison with team leaders about their budgets

· Manage day to day requirements in the office on site

· Conference petty cash

· Oversee day to day requirements in the office on site

· Daily takings (cash & credit cards)  – counting, reconciling, recording and banking

Other

• Work well with all members of the wider staff team
• Attend and sometimes lead at staff prayers and other staff meetings.
• Responding to queries from Trustees, Operational Director and budget managers as required.

Applicants for a job with New Wine will need to demonstrate that they have the necessary skills, experience and attributes relevant to this advertised vacancy.  All applicants should be committed to New Wine’s mission and values.

Attributes

• Planning & organising
• Problem solving & decision making
• Proactive
• Quality– high standards and controls
• Team player
• Task focus
• Motivated to deliver results
• Ability to positively influence and persuade others

Skills

• CCAB qualified accountant (or experience)
• Experience of the Charitable sector
• Experience of using Sage or similar accounting software
• Good at managing relationships inside and outside of the team
• Good verbal communication skills
• Able to manage own time, prioritise work and meet deadlines
• Planning and decision-making skills
• Able to use own initiative
• Experience in the commercial sector.
•  Significant and up to date VAT knowledge and experience.

Knowledge

• An understanding and commitment to the vision and values of New Wine
• Computer literacy – excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Excel & Word, Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer
• Working knowledge of Legal Requirements (Charity Commission, Companies House, Accounting, HR)

 Role Particulars - 

Working Pattern: Full time working hours, including weekly in-person team meetings in London: monthly all-staff meetings on Tuesdays twice a month, and weekly on Tuesdays twice a month.  The nature of this role means that some travel and working away from home will be required, as agreed in advance.  Specifically, the Finance Manager must be available for the annual leadership conference and some or all of the New Wine annual summer festival (on-site or remote support).  

Places of work: This role is eligible for hybrid and flexible working, with a minimum of 1 day in the London office a week. 

Supervision: The post holder will receive regular supervision from their line manager.  

Role review: There is a three-month probationary period for this role.  The post holder will then receive a quarterly rolling review of performance, the role, job description, terms and package.    

This post is subject to an occupational requirement that the holder be a practising Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.   

This job description is intended to summarise the primary responsibilities and qualifications for this position. The job description is intended to include only some duties an individual in this position might be asked to perform or all qualifications that may be required now or in the future.  New Wine reserves the right to revise the duties outlined in this job description at its discretion.   
 
 

Why join our team? 

One team: We care about you and invest in our team with training opportunities, quarterly reviews, and flexible working. We are keen for you to flourish here at New Wine, so if you see something you’d like to learn or a skill you’d like to develop, let your manager know! 

Workspace: We have moved our office to Work.Life, with our main base being the Liverpool Street branch.  Within the building, there are fantastic spaces for meeting, networking and coworking, as well as free coffee and events, breakfasts, and well-being activities for us as members.

Healthcare: We are pleased to have recently launched Vitality Healthcare for team members who work more than 15 hours a week.

Events: Joining New Wine has exciting opportunities as we head to our two main events, the New Wine Leadership Conference and the New Wine Summer Festival.  Depending on your job role, there may be other opportunities to head to site, but you will be invited, and arrangements would be made in advance.  Specifically, at our two main events, we will make sure to look after you so you can do your job to the best of your ability.  We also make sure TOIL is accrued so that you can rest to the best of your ability too! 

Prayer Days: Your physical, mental, and spiritual health are incredibly important to us.  While onsite at our events and throughout the year, we make sure to honour Prayer Days. 

Pension: After completing three months and passing your probation, you will be automatically enrolled in the New Wine pension scheme. As part of the scheme, we will contribute 10% of your salary. This scheme does not require any contributions from you. However, if you would like to make additional contributions, you can arrange this.

Prospectus are proud to be partnering with the inspiring organisation, Carers Hub, who work to improve carers’ lives in Lambeth through quality services and community engagement. Carers Hub are an independent local charity, who work with carers aged five upwards. Whether financial, educational or otherwise, they seek to limit the challenges that carers face and achieve this by improving carer’s wellbeing, connecting carers to support and training opportunities, awareness raising and influencing local policy. As they enter the second year of their pilot project, they are now recruiting for a Family Support Worker to join their team, on a FTC basis, initially until March 2025.

As a family Support Worker, you will work across the Young Carers and Adult Carers teams to provide support to families affected by alcohol and/or substance misuse, through whole-family assessments and reviews. You will be helping to ensure that adult and young carers and their families have access to a range of emotional and practical support. You will also work closely with the Young Carers Assessments and Referrals Officer, Identify and prevent inappropriate caring responsibilities, carry out 1-1 casework and maximise support for families through effective partnership working and improved referral pathways.

To be considered for this role you will have experience of working with vulnerable young people and managing complex cases as well as knowledge of safeguarding protocols including referring and escalation to Children’s Social Care. Candidates with a professional qualification in health and social care, youth or community work, and/or direct experience of delivering family focused interventions are encouraged to apply.

Please note, this is a part-time role, 28-hour p/w, ideally spread across 4 days. You will be based on site at their Brixton office, with the option of home working 1 day per week, as well as outreach/in the community. You will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS for Adults and children and please only apply if you are available to start immediately or a short notice period.

Please apply with your CV only in the first instance (in Microsoft Word format). Cover letters are not required at this stage. We are reviewing CVs on an ongoing basis, so it is highly recommended to submit your application as soon as possible.  Following your application, you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion and may be asked to provide further information to assist with the recruitment process. 

As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus is committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invests in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you.

About Us

The Harbour Project has supported people seeking asylum and people with Refugee status for more than 20 years, giving us a huge depth of knowledge and insight to draw upon. We are the only organisation in Swindon and Wiltshire providing face-to-face support specifically for this community. By providing advice, support, activities, and friendship, our mission is to be a family for every individual who seeks asylum or is granted Refugee status in Swindon, and to help them rebuild their lives. We particularly welcome and encourage applications from those with Lived Experience of the UK asylum system.

Job Purpose

The Advice Centre at The Harbour Project is the heart of the charity. Seeing 30 to 40 people a day, our team of Advisors provide key help and support to Harbour Visitors (our beneficiaries), responding to a variety of questions and issues. For those seeking asylum, this includes: health-related matters, access to education, accessing asylum support, contacting immigration solicitors, Migrant Help, and the Home Office. For those with Refugee status, questions often revolve around: applying for mainstream benefits, accessing housing, and finding employment opportunities. 

This is a new position, following restructuring of other roles within the team. The role gives an opportunity to assist some of the most vulnerable people in our society, providing important and necessary support to those who might otherwise be excluded.

Please find the Specific Responsibilities, Essential and Desirable Criteria listed on the Job Description.