Temporary Finance Manager Jobs in West Midlands
LifeSkills Coordinator, LifeSkills
Starting at £28,315 FTE per annum to £31,073 FTE per annum
Hours: 20-25 hours per week
Location: Homebased, based in the North West
The postholder will be expected to deliver face to face to face LifeSkills sessions within the North West, primarily but not exclusively in Greater Manchester. They will also be expected to travel occasionally to other areas of the country for meetings (eg team meetings).
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2025, with potential to extend
Responsible to: LifeSkills Open Project Manager
About LifeSkills
The LifeSkills programme will offer groups of families the chance to come together to a trusted venue such as a children’s centre or community setting. As well as offering opportunities for families to spend quality time together and have access to healthy food, these sessions will offer LifeSkills workshops for parents and carers to build their confidence, social networks, financial and employability skills. Examples include but are not limited to overcoming setbacks, managing debt, boosting confidence to return to work, CV writing, interview skills. The aims of the LifeSkills programme are to support participants to increase their confidence and 21st century skills, move closer to training/volunteering/employment, improve their social networks, and grow their confidence to provide low cost and nutritious meals.
The role involves delivering LifeSkills sessions to groups of families in the Greater Manchester area. The postholder will also be the main point of contact for delivery partners hosting programmes (e.g. small charities, schools) and staff and volunteers delivering sessions, and be expected to respond promptly to a wide range of queries and requests for support. Examples might include, for instance, devising LifeSkills programmes for different cohorts, presenting to potential partners, devising risk assessments, recording data, and visiting and providing guidance and support for staff and volunteers delivering sessions in venues across the country.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
What will we offer you?
We’ll offer you flexible working hours, a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core. We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.
Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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My client is a global membership organisation, supporting its delegates throughout their careers and setting international standards in transparency. With plans for considerable growth over the next 5 years, they have a real ambition for the future.
Part of this change requires a review of existing back-office functions to ensure they are fit for purpose and growth. As such they are currently looking for an interim Finance Transformation Consultant to lead on a programme of improvement across their accounting function. Key deliverables being process efficiency and a greater input and influence in the wider business.
Key responsibilities:
- Supporting the Finance Director in setting up the finance transformation programme, including sequencing enablers, improvement initiatives and managing any high level dependencies.
- Produce, implement and regularly report on project progress against delivery plan.
- Review and document existing finance business processes, identifying inefficiencies and bottlenecks in existing finance processes and potential solutions for discussion and agreement.
- Lead initiatives to streamline and optimise problems identified, including reengineering processes, implementing quick win changes to existing systems.
- Assess finance technology and identify opportunities to leverage new systems to enhance finance operations and reporting.
- Define key performance indicators and metrics to measure the effectiveness of finance transformation initiatives.
The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with a significant track record in delivering similar change programmes. A self starter, who can work with autonomy to get things done, you will have the right balance of detailed operational focus as well as be able to offer strategic insight.
This role has been assessed as outside of IR35 and can be offered on a fully remote basis.
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Who we are:
For over 25 years Oasis Project has been delivering services for women, children and families affected by substance use. We are an award-winning, trauma-informed organisation, aiming to empower those affected by substance use to make choices that lead to change. We have an incredible team of staff working across three premises in Brighton and Hastings. To find out more see our website.
We are looking for:
Oasis Project is recruiting a Head of Fundraising and Development. As Head of Fundraising and Development, you will work with our board of trustees, senior leadership team and staff. You will manage and develop the fundraising, communications, and marketing functions, to promote the implementation of Oasis Project’s new strategy for 2024-27. You will lead and deliver on income generation targets which support the mid and long-term sustainability of Oasis Project. You will be an experienced fundraising manager, with sound bid-writing experience who is looking to move into a senior leadership role. You will be part of an award-winning charity, with an incredible team of staff across three premises in Brighton and Hastings.
You will have:
· Fundraising experience (with trusts and foundations) working in a management level role within a voluntary sector organisation, wanting to or having progressed into senior leadership.
· Experience in financial management, budgeting skills, with a high degree of IT literacy.
· Experience in thinking strategically and developing operational business plans.
· Demonstrable experience of working in a fundraising and development role with a focus on income generation and fundraising strategy development.
· Strong leadership skills and the ability to enthuse, motivate and develop teams of people to deliver results.
· Ability to write clear and persuasive documents including bids, marketing materials and board reports.
· Commitment to mirroring Oasis Project values in day-to-day work – collaboration, care creativity and learning.
· Proven track record of securing funding in a tough financial climate, including through trust and foundations and government contracts.
We offer:
· 28 days holiday plus bank holidays.
· Well-being support, including 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme with GP access.
· Paid well-being hour once a month.
· Funded monthly clinical supervision and learning and development opportunities.
· Relaxed dress code and flexible working opportunities.
Please note:
· Oasis Project is committed to inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or people from the global majority, who are currently under-represented in our organisation.
· Oasis Project is committed to lived experience being central to its service development. We welcome applications from people with relevant personal/professional experience.
How to apply:
· To find out more about the role, please visit our website or alternatively you can email us. If you would like to chat to someone about this role, please contact us via the recruitment email.
· Please email your CV and covering letter, which clearly sets out your knowledge, skills and abilities in relation to the key responsibilities outlined in the job description along with your Diversity and Inclusion Monitoring form.
· If you are having any difficulties in applying or require any of this information in a different format, please contact us and ask for Charis Bull (Admin Manager)
· The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 8th April 2024.
Thank you for your interest in working for the Oasis Project. We look forward to hearing from you.
Please either apply direct through Charity Job or send your CV and covering letter to our recruitment e-mail address.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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These unique and rewarding freelance audit opportunities would suit experienced experienced audit professionals that are flexible, love diverse travel experiences, supporting worthwhile causes and inspiring people. AfID is recruiting on behalf of a leading specialist in international NGO grant audit services for development donors such as the UN and the World Bank. Assignments would suit experienced qualified audit professionals with grant audit / management experience, ideally in a not-for-profit/ international development context
Role overview.
Complete international grant expenditure audits for a diverse range of projects (grant recipients) funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health or infrastructure or technical research. Assignments are 1-3 weeks in length and based across the European mainland and the developing world. These are offered on an assignment by assignment basis, one to two months in advance.
Contractors can be based outside the UK
Requirements
- Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent – 5+ years post qualified experience
- Grant management and audit and reporting experience with international institutions. Preference given to individuals that have worked on UN or EC grant assurance assignments
- Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries
- A real interest in international development and associated funding structures
- Ideally but not essential fluency in a second language such as Spanish, German, French, Arabic & Portugese
- Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills in English.
- Resilience and adaptability
Personal attributes:
- At least 5-10+ years of relevant audit experience
- Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
- Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing and presentation skills
Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations. Individual must be prepared to travel to challenging locations when it is deemed safe to do so. Individuals must also be able to demonstrate effective past working practices when working remotely with a range of clients.
The Exempt Accommodation Support Service is a new project based at our main hub in Digbeth but providing outreach support across a number of locations in the city. We are looking for housing and substance misuse workers to provide flexible, person-centred support to people aged 18 years plus who are homeless, have a history of homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless. It will primarily be supporting people living in exempt accommodation who have support needs relating to addiction and who are in active treatment or contemplating treatment.
The aims of this service are to provide additional support to improve access and sustainment of suitable accommodation for people engaging in structured drug and alcohol treatment, to reduce the scale of unmet housing need for this group of clients and to build evidence of housing-related need and effective interventions. The service will provide a range of practical support around finances, health and wellbeing, access to volunteering or training opportunities and integration into local communities as well as supporting continued engagement with treatment and tenancy sustainment.
This post is for 35 hours per week fixed term for one year initially.
This post requires to :-
Provide a person centred service to individuals taking a psychologically informed approach to advice and support ensuring that clients are given choice and control about how their support is delivered.
Assist with practical support such as travel issues, settling into accommodation and addressing any immediate accommodation issues.
Ensure individuals have access to key services, including health care, substance misuse, and wellbeing services.
Manage an active caseload of clients, keeping effective and up to date records and monitoring outcomes through our CRM database system.
To support with timely reporting information regarding visits, support plans and session notes
To work with clients in first step of their recovery pathway, to provide individualised and strengths based support to promote their ongoing engagement in treatment and sustainment of tenancies to support this.
Working alongside our Housing Transitions Team to raise any issues around the standards and quality of exempt accommodation and to work collaboratively with providers to resolve concerns.
Signpost and refer clients into appropriate support services locally or citywide, to ensure they are able to access the support they need to stay safe and to start to live a healthier, happier life.
Build effective, positive rapport with clients, maintaining professional boundaries and fostering trust.
Work alongside and in partnership with other advice hubs and Housing Options teams based at other sites across the city to process referrals quickly and efficiently and to work collaboratively with other agencies and organisations to ensure high quality service delivery.
Support the Team Lead and Service Manager to monitor the take up and impact of service and the client journey, including case studies and data capture.
Work alongside volunteers and other staff teams to provide a safe, inclusive, effective and supportive service.
To assist client in arears such as budgeting and money management, benefits claims and understanding their housing rights and responsibilities.
Ensure safeguarding issues are accurately identified and reported promptly in line with SIFA Fireside’s Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults policy.
Keep up to date with relevant legislation, training and best practice and to work in alignment with the organisational values and in accordance with SIFA Fireside policies and procedures.
Any other duties as reasonably required under the responsibilities of the post and as directed by the Lead and Service Manager
Adopt a flexible approach to working within a multi-disciplinary team.
Working conditions:
There is a requirement to travel locally to accommodation providers or outreach sites. Travel expenses will be paid for any journeys undertaken
Interviews will take place week beginning 23rd April 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.