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Join the mission to protect our planet's future by becoming our new HR Manager. Synchronicity Earth is a growing organisation with an expanding team, and we are now looking for an experienced HR Manager to take ownership of all HR function within the team and organisation, building on the structures already in place to ensure we are a supportive and dynamic place to work.

Reporting directly to the Head of Relationships & Operations, this new role will bring together all current HR function, focussing at first on streamlining our processes from recruitment to performance review, as well as ensuring we have all necessary policies and guidance in place. The role will also be responsible for developing the skills and welfare of our team, creating a strong Learning & Development programme which supports career development at all levels.

Synchronicity Earth’s mission is clear: we blend passion and action to provide safe havens for endangered species, support communities living in harmony with nature, and turn conservation into a worldwide effort. By joining, you're not just taking part; you're weaving your own story into a future that's brighter and sustainable for all. 

We understand that life sometimes takes unexpected turns, and we welcome candidates who may have taken a career break. Your unique experiences and fresh perspective will only enhance our team's diversity and strengthen our ability to tackle the complex challenges facing our planet.

Key responsibilities will include the following: 

• Work with the Board and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to assess capacity gaps across the organisation and how best to fill them.
• Manage all aspects of the employee lifecycle (recruitment, onboarding and offboarding).
• Provide support, guidance, and advice for managers in conducting and concluding employee relations cases, including absence, performance management, disciplinary and grievance cases, ensuring adherence to policy. 
• Coordinate and administer company benefits (including health benefit), and research other ways to improve our employee experience.
• Create and manage organisation-wide and individual employee learning programmes. 
• Be independent point of contact for entire team for all welfare and professional issues, providing guidance on support available.
• Support Synchronicity Earth’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Working Group. 
• Review our staff handbook, and company HR policies and procedures ensuring they are regularly reviewed and updated to reflect relevant legislation and best practice. 
• Be first point of contact with HR & HSE consultants. 
• Identify and implement (subject to budget) suitable HR systems that will help to automate Synchronicity Earth’s’ processes and lead to greater self-service of HR matters.

About you 

Essential skills and experience 

• Level 5 CIPD qualified.
• A proven track record in managing and HR function.
• Experience of developing new policies and procedures for an organisation in line with current best practice.
• Experience of supporting individuals to develop their skill base and careers.

Candidates from Black, Asian, and Minority-Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and people with disabilities with the above essential criteria who opt-in to our Guaranteed Interview Scheme will enter the first recruitment stage, see more information below. 

Your development: skills and experience from this role 

The following list is meant to provide guidance for your application while also demonstrating the type of skills and experience you will utilise and develop as part of this role. If there is anything here which you currently have no experience in, but would like to develop, then this would be a great role for you. Please let us know in your application if any of these in particularly appeal to you, or you have some experience already. 

• Experience of managing and delivering Health Benefit schemes.
• Line Management experience.
• Coaching and mentoring experience. For the right candidate we would consider supporting a candidate to achieve the Level 7 CIPD through the Government Apprenticeship scheme.
• Experience or training in developing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion practices within an organisation. 
• Strategic and creative thinking, problem solving with minimal supervision and embedding new ideas within organisations. 
• Excellent listening skills and willingness to support others.

Application & Recruitment Process 

Inclusion is a priority throughout our workplace culture and is embedded in our recruitment process (we are actively still seeking to improve it through employee and candidate suggestions). For example, the first stage of recruitment will be anonymised to mitigate against unconscious bias. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds for this role, particularly non-graduates, and are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Please let us know at any stage during the recruitment process if you have any accessibility requirements, we can accommodate for you, and which pronouns you would like to be referred to by.

How to apply:

• Fill in our candidate survey (Please see 'HR Manager - Recruitment Pack' for more information). 
• Submit a cover letter (one side of A4) outlining any relevant skills and experience you have for this role, why it interests you, and any skills that you would like to develop in this role, with your CV (no longer than two sides of A4) via Charity Jobs. Applications should be addressed to Victoria Steele. 

Right to Work: The successful candidate must be eligible to work in the UK till at least the end 2028. We cannot accept applicants who require visa sponsorship for this role. 

Closing date for applications: 12th June 2024, 12noon

Expected interview dates:

• First Stage Interviews (zoom): 17-21st June 2024 (TBC)
• Second Stage Interviews (in-person): 24-25th June 2024 (TBC). Step free access and accessible bathroom available. 

Guaranteed Interview Scheme 

We recognise that people from Black, Asian, and Minority-Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and people with disabilities are under-represented in our sector, and that there are often additional barriers present for people from these groups when applying for roles in the charity sector and beyond. We aim to apply the same dedication to a flourishing diversity of people and wildlife on our planet through our programmes and in our working environment and strive to make this environment open and inclusive for everyone.

For more information about the role and Synchronicity Earth, please see the HR Manager - Recruitment Pack.

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.

MLC are partnering with an organisation who specialise in human rights law, to recruit their permanent Finance and Operations Administrator. You’ll be joining a newly created division within the organisation, with a chance to shape the long-term objectives and impact of the role.

This role with report into an experienced Head of Finance and Operations and provide administrative support on a range of business activities, with a strong focus on streamlining and driving efficiencies across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the wider team with financial reports, maintaining financial spreadsheets and committee presentations
• Process all financial transactions, journals and reconcile balance sheets monthly
• Streamline finance processes and maintain the financial system
• Provide general administrative/office support; including facilities, equipment and office supplies
• Minute taking and general board administration support
• Adhoc diary management to the Chief Executive, and administrative support to the Trustees and Board

Experience and skills needed:

• Significant experience within financial and operational administrative support
• Knowledge of finance systems and processes
• Strong experience of Microsoft Suite
• The ability to work independently, with high attention to detail and communicative skills
• Ideally working towards a finance qualification (ACCA/CIMA/AAT)
• Knowledge of the Charity sector

If you meet the above requirements, and want to join an impactful organisation, apply now as applicants are under constant review, and this role may be filled before the ad closes. For any additional questions and to discuss your job search, please reach out to Annabelle at MLC Partners.

We are seeking a creative and detail-oriented individual with a passion for crafting engaging communications, compelling content, and powerful stories to join our team as Communications and Campaigns Manager. In this pivotal role, you will develop and manage a comprehensive communications strategy for the charity, making a significant impact on children and families affected by the childhood cancer neuroblastoma. 

As an exceptional communicator and storyteller, you will have the ability to write for a variety of audiences, inspiring engagement, raising awareness, and driving income growth. You will be experienced in developing and implementing multi-channel communications plans, encompassing social media, digital, and print. Additionally, you will manage and grow the charity’s press and media engagement. 

This is an exciting time to join the charity as we embark on several major campaigns and advocate for improved experiences and outcomes for children and families affected by childhood cancer. 

Summary of role responsibilities 

• Develop, implement and manage a dynamic communications plan for Solving Kids’ Cancer UK that encompasses the three key pillars of our work, across all communication channels;  

• Lead on the development and implementation of online marketing campaigns to raise wider awareness, demonstrate our impact, grow our income, and position our organisation as a thought leader in paediatric oncology;  

• Develop and grow our charity’s’ media presence and profile;  

• Raise the charity’s profile and reach through the generation of new online and offline audiences, followers and supporters.   

For more detailed information about the role, charity, and team, look at the Recruitment Pack.  

We actively encourage applications from those with lived experience of neuroblastoma and/or other childhood cancers. As an equal opportunity employer, we also welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. 

Recruitment timetable  

We aim to follow the schedule outlined below: 

Applications close: 16 June 2024 at 11:59pm 

Shortlisting: w/c 17 June 2024 

Interviews: 1 July 2024 (London office)  

If there are any adjustments that would help you engage with the recruitment process, please let us know.  

Safeguarding: As a safeguarding charity whose work and practice are underpinned by safeguarding principles to protect children and young people and enhance their welfare, we always work in accordance with legislation, statutory guidance, and best safeguarding practices. All our roles require a basic criminal record check.  

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:

• You have excellent communication skills in spoken and written English.

• You have experience working in media relations and/ or social media management.

• You have demonstrable experience developing relationships with journalists and devising and implementing media plans, to secure media coverage.

• You have experience running social media channels for an organisation or individual, able to respond to comments and proactively engage on relevant posts. 

• You are able to write social media content, press releases, blogs, articles and case studies, translating complex themes into accessible content. 

• You can analyse and evaluate communication performance and metrics.

• You have experience or a commitment to taking an inclusive, intersectional feminist approach to communications.

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.

About The Role

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.