With public awareness of mental health higher than ever before, there’s never been a more exciting time to join the Corporate Partnerships Team at Mind. We’re growing and changing fast, but there’s still much to be done.

We’re looking for a Regional Corporate Partnerships Officer to join our successful and growing team. Mind has recently secured a high-profile seven-figure national partnership with a large-scale UK food retailer, for 2019-21. You will support the delivery of this partnership in your region, whilst also managing a small portfolio of your own partnerships. As a skilled relationship manager, you’ll provide first-rate account management and stewardship. You will develop creative fundraising and engagement plans to excite, inspire and maximise income and other opportunities for Mind. 

This role is homebased, covering the North West and Yorkshire, with the potential to be based at the retail partner’s site in Manchester 1-2 days a week. This is an 18-month fixed-term contract.

To apply, please follow the link below to our website.

Closing date: noon 4th November 2019

Interviews: week commencing 11th or 18th November 2019

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The successful applicant will join the safeguarding team within the Diocese of Leeds.  The main purpose of this post is to support the implementation of the highest standard of safeguarding practice to ensure that a safe environment is provided for children, young people and adults who may be at risk.

This post will involve working with a team of safeguarding volunteers and clergy to enable communities to understand and implement safeguarding policies and procedures as defined by the Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service.

The post holder will have an administrative base in the Leeds Diocesan Trust Safeguarding Office. The majority of the work will involve providing support to volunteers and the wider church community throughout the Diocese of Leeds. This will involve working at evenings and weekends.

Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2021
£19,847 - £23,350 (please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration will be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual)
St Giles Office in Leeds

Are you a driven, positive and highly organised individual with natural people skills? Then join St Giles Trust as a Trainer Assessor and you will be embarking on a highly rewarding and career-enhancing position.

About us

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

We firmly believe that Peer Advisors bring something special to our services, increasing engagement, having more time to spend with clients and becoming role models to their peers. The Trust makes a strong commitment to our Peer Advisors so that they too are supported on their own journey, and our Peer Advisors have an excellent record in progressing into work.

About this key role

You will provide a high level service to individuals with lived experience whilst working towards their NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance.  You will engage and support individual to achieve their qualification and progress onto further opportunities and sustainable employment.  You will also work as part of a larger Trainer Assessor Team which is at the heart of the Peer Advisor Network ensuring excellent standards are maintained in terms of qualification delivery.

You will be responsible for supporting our Peer Advisors throughout their training and as their journey progresses on to securing employment.  You will work as part of a wider Hub Team that provide work placement co-ordination and employment support.  You will be required to work closely with other organisations who host work placement to build and maintain excellent working relationships.

To secure this exciting opportunity, you must have:

• Experience of supervising, supporting and providing guidance to staff
• A relevant Assessors qualification, or be working towards this
• A Level 3 Award in Education and Training or equivalent teaching qualification, plus a Level 3 Award in Advice and Guidance or equivalent experience in the field
• A proven track record in supporting clients into employment and achieving employment targets
• Experience of delivering creative training to disadvantaged learners
• Strong IT, organisational and time-management skills
• Calm, flexible and adaptable, you must be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written
• Sympathy with the aims and ethos of St Giles as an organisation

In return, you can expect a competitive salary and generous leave allowance, staff pension scheme, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more besides.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

Closing date: 11pm, 28th October 2019. Interviews: 11th November 2019

Contract Type: Fixed Term 12 months (with the possibility of an extension)

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: Can be based in any of our Trust offices

This role is known as Innovation Product Manager in The Prince's Trust 

As our Innovation Product Manager you will work with the Innovation team and will be responsible for supporting innovation projects during this exciting period of growth for Prince's Trust. The role will play a key role in helping us find our next big innovation.

You'll be required to collect feedback from users and analyse data to ensure product development work delivers benefits to both the business and end user.

Our Innovation Manager will:

• -Maintain effective performance in difficult and challenging circumstances, encouraging others to do the same
• -Review,challenge and adjust performance levels to ensure quality outcomes are delivered on time rewarding success
• -Have experience producing MVP products and presenting
• -Knowledge in product management, evolving and iterating products within a multi-disciplinary organisation

This is a fixed term role for 12 months with the possibility of extension and can be based in any UK Trust office. To learn more about the role, please download the job description.

About The Prince's Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince's Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince's Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

Due to growth within the organisation, we have a fantastic new opportunity for an Early Years professional with a passion for driving quality Early Years education, to join our clients team as Quality Manager.

Position: Early Years Quality Manager

Location: Head Office, Huddersfield

Hours: 37 hours per week - flexibility in the form of 2 days’ home working, would be considered

Salary: £36,500.00

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Include 25 days paid holiday (rising to 29 days with service increments) plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Healthcare Cash Plan, Online Discount Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Flexible working patterns

Closing Date: 28th October

Interview Date: 5th and 8th November

The Role

The Early Years Quality Manager has overall management responsibility for development, ongoing review and quality management of products and publications.

They will also

• Provide support to early years’ businesses from take up to accreditation.
• Ensure robust systems are in place, monitored and audited against, and are in line with policy and strategy for the early years and the organisations requirement under the registered trademark with the Intellectual Properties Office.
• Be the designated safeguarding person and will lead in this area of work for the charity.

Main duties include management of:

• Accreditation schemes
• Champions programmes
• Publications
• Business support for mock inspections
• Safeguarding lead for the charity
• Management of the Early Years Advisors (England) and the Early Years Advisor (International) in liaison with the Director of Business Development

About You

Educated to degree level or equivalent in the area of early years Early Year, the Quality Manager will have experience of working at a senior level either in a nursery setting, within the education/early years’ sector or in a local authority supporting day nurseries with quality improvement. You may have gained your relevant experience in roles such as an Ofsted Inspector or a setting where you have developed a sound knowledge of inspection in the early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.

You experience in these areas will have focused around your passion for driving quality early years’ education where you will have:

• Assessed or coached settings to improve the quality of the care and education.
• Taken a team on a journey of quality improvement.
• Understand the policies and procedures required in a nursery.
• Be able to act as safeguarding lead and be up to date with training in this area.

To apply you will be asked to submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.

About the Organisation

Our client is a national charity and membership association specifically for nurseries. They work in partnership with nurseries, local authorities, national government and a range of partners to develop an environment in which early learning and care can flourish.

They are committed to a policy of equal opportunities and is actively opposed to discrimination in society

You may have experience of the following: Early Years Manager, Ofsted Inspector, Early Years, Early Years Quality.

Due to growth within the organisation, we have a fantastic new opportunity for an Early Years professional with a passion for quality Early Years education, to join our clients team as Senior Manager.

Position: Senior Early Years Manager

Location: Head Office, Huddersfield

Hours: 37 hours per week – flexibility in the form of 2 days’ home working, would be considered

Salary: £36,500.00

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Include 25 days paid holiday (rising to 29 days with service increments) plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Healthcare Cash Plan, Online Discount Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, Flexible working patterns

Closing Date: 28th October

Interview Date: 5th and 8th November

The Role

The Senior Early Years Manager has overall management responsibility for leading on development, ongoing review and quality management of our training/resources products and services.

Working with a team of early years’ experts they will be responsible for

• Writing material and developing programmes of support to help practitioners improve practice in early years.
• Ensuring systems are in place for monitoring, auditing and quality assurance and to measure impact. 

Systems will be robust and in line with the organisation and government policy and strategy for the early years and the organisation’s requirement under CACHE endorsement. 

Main Duties

• Lead for practitioner training and development from entry up to early years’ teacher.
• Lead on and develop training, products and services in conjunction with other early years experts.
• Quality delivery of training, products and services, both online and face to face.
• Development of online resources for practitioners. 
• Support the development of bids and tenders.
• Act as advisor for curriculum across England, Scotland and Wales.
• Centre administration of CACHE accredited products

About You

Educated to degree level or equivalent in the area of early years Early Year, the Senior Early Years Manager will have experience of working in the sector as an early years teaching professional working within the sector. You may have gained your relevant experience working in the sector at a senior level and have moved to a local authority and had responsibility for the training portfolio or have moved to work in higher education training students from foundation degree level and beyond. 

You will bring with you a passion for quality early years’ education and have a sound knowledge of the training landscape for the sector and Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.

To apply you will be asked to submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.

About the Organisation

Our client is a national charity and membership association specifically for nurseries. They work in partnership with nurseries, local authorities, national government and a range of partners to develop an environment in which early learning and care can flourish.

They are committed to a policy of equal opportunities and is actively opposed to discrimination in society

You may have experience of the following: Early Years Manager, Ofsted Inspector, Early Years, Early Years Training.  

Working closely with our Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Manager, you will be responsible for developing first class trust applications, building relationships with current trust funders and researching new leads. You will develop applications for large foundations and corporate trusts as well as smaller family trusts.

The successful candidate will have:

• A proven track record in securing funds from trusts and foundations
• Confidence in writing creative and targeted fundraising bids
• Confidence in building relationships over the phone, via email and face to face
• A determined and pro-active approach to fundraising
• An interest in our life-saving work with a desire to help all those affected by primary bone cancer
• A ‘self-starter’ attitude who can proactively work alone or as part of a team

Recruitment process

1. Application forms and CV’s submitted by COP Friday 1st November
2. Telephone interviews W/C 4th November
3. Face to face interviews W/C 11th November
4. Role start date: Thursday 2nd January

Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary agency, providing high quality services to improve the health and  wellbeing of local people.

IAPT Employment Advisor
£23,187 pa/pro rata
37 hours per week
This role is fixed term until 30 September 2020

Leeds IAPT consists of 4 partners, Leeds Community Healthcare, Touchstone, Northpoint and Community Links. Together we have delivered the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme in Leeds since 2009. Northpoint Wellbeing is leading on the Employment Advisor project on behalf of the wider Leeds IAPT partnership.

The integrated Employment Advice service promotes ease of referrals from IAPT practitioners, and provides timely, confidential and impartial support for IAPT patients who require additional interventions based on their employment needs. It’s a service which will addresses the emotional challenges of continuing in, starting, or resuming work, through providing integrated psychological treatment and employment support.

Leeds Employment Advisors in IAPT programme: Background Information

The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme began in 2008 and has transformed treatment of adult anxiety disorders and depression in England. In Leeds, around 13,000 people now access IAPT services each year, and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health committed to expanding services further, alongside improving quality.

In 2019 Leeds IAPT service was funded to participate in a national Employment Advisors in IAPT pilot scheme. The main focus of the pilot has been to support people using IAPT talking therapies by providing practical advice and interventions to help them retain or enter sustainable new employment.

At its foundation in 2008, one of the objectives of the IAPT initiative was to increase the availability of talking therapies to individuals absent from work through mental health difficulties whose aim was to return to employment. IAPT also recognised that offering therapeutic interventions could act as a preventative measure to employees taking time off work for symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced employment support professional to be part of a developing service which will improve the quality of life for people with common mental health problems. Touchstone are recruiting to 1 post of an Employment advisor. This role will be managed through a matrix management model which is currently delivered by Touchstone and Northpoint Wellbeing.

The role will involve working across multiple sites across Leeds. Depending on further funding from the Department of Work and Pensions the successful candidate would be expected to attend a University Course through Liverpool John Moore University alongside the role.

The post holder will be based within the Touchstone IAPT team currently consisting of 10 CBT Therapists, 1 Trainee CBT Therapist, 1 Senior PWP, 2 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, 3 Employment Advisors, 2 Trainee PWP’s, 1.5 Administrators, a Team Manager and a Deputy Manager.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. We also recognise that BAME communities are under-represented in the Leeds IAPT workforce. We are therefore especially keen to receive applications from under- represented communities. This is a core part of our service vision and values, as we strive to reflect the communities that we serve.

Closing Date:  1 November 2019
Interview Date:  20 November 2019

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website where you can download the application pack.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone.

No agencies please.

Shop Manager (Yeadon) (TRD2416)

Location: Yeadon

Salary: £11,797 per annum

About Us

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

Oxfam Purpose

To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering 

Trading Purpose

To make as much money as possible to overcome poverty and suffering

About our Oxfam Shops

Open for business since 1948, Oxfam shops are at the heart of the charity and their community, raising vital funds and increasing public awareness of what we do. They are always guided by our values of empowerment, accountability and inclusiveness and focussed on making as much money as possible.

The Role of our Shop Managers

Commercially aware and constantly looking for new business opportunities, shop managers motivate their teams and create a safe and energised work environment. They have high standards, a strong drive to achieve results and are accountable for their business.

The role of the shop manager is empowered, varied, busy and gives the opportunity to work with some amazing people. Shop managers are pivotal for the success of our business and can make a real difference. Oxfam operates a volunteer operating model, in which volunteers are empowered to take over most of the tasks within the shop, including running the shop in the manager’s absence. 

Often the only paid member of staff, our managers are comfortable in this environment, really enjoy working with others and are great at delegating to their teams. Excellent communicators, they are creative, and always look for opportunities to attract new supporters every day.

Our Values and Commitment to Safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Key Skills and Competencies required

• Significant leadership qualities and experience. (E)
• Ability to build, retain and develop a team. (E)
• Strong drive to achieve results through others. (E)
• Ability to delegate, coach and listen. (E)
• Enjoys working with people and has a friendly and approachable manner. (E)
• Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities. (E)
• Ability to demonstrate resilience to the everyday pressures that come with the role. (E)
• Excellent communication skills.(E)
• Ability to motivate self and others. (E)
• High level of motivation, enthusiasm and a sense of fun. (E)
• Open and adaptable to change and able to support others through it. (E)
• Commercial awareness and judgement. (D)
• Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising. (E)
• Ability to understand and interpret basic financial reports. (D)
• IT literacy and numeracy skills. (Using email systems and online resources; use and understand basic spreadsheets and word processing packages. Be aware of and be open to the role of social networking and ecommerce.) (E)
• Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (click here) as well as the promotion of diversity and gender rights (click here).  (E)
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles. (E)

How to apply 

To apply, click the apply button. As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB takes its obligation to protect the rights of children and vulnerable people very seriously; therefore, the successful candidate for this post will be also subject to extensive background checking, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS), as this role involves unsupervised access to the above-mentioned groups.

For full information surrounding DBS and the vacancy, please view the full job description. 

Are you a positive, ambitious and strategic thinker looking to make a significant difference to the lives of children and young people? If so, we want you in our forward-thinking and award-winning fundraising team!

You will have a dynamic and proactive approach to lead the Regional (Community) Fundraising Team in delivering the strategy and take responsibility for ensuring that income is maximised from this vital revenue stream. You will play a key role in the Senior Fundraising Leadership Team and be part of our vision to be able to provide palliative care to every child and young person that needs it.

You will have a track record of producing and implementing effective strategic and operational plans, be able to undertake analysis to help support future growth, and will be a strong motivator for the team. You will also demonstrate experience of producing budgets, have a good understanding of regional/community fundraising trends and have excellent IT skills.

You will lead a team to work with local supporters, businesses, individuals and groups to raise both income and awareness of our vital work in Yorkshire. You will ensure that every supporter understands the difference they are making to the lives of babies, children, young people and their families with their fundraising efforts.

The Martin House Regional (Community) Fundraising team are based at the Hospice in Wetherby but are expected to be out in the community. You will be able to travel extensively across North, West and East Yorkshire to support the team and you must have a full UK driving licence at the time of application. This exciting post will require some unsocial and out of hours working and you should have full access to a vehicle.

Benefits include 32 days of annual leave plus statutory holidays, and recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme (alternative stakeholder pension also offered).

To apply, please visit our website via the apply button. 

Closing date: midday on Monday 21st October 2019.

Interviews will take place on 29th October 2019 at Martin House. 

We try to keep our postage costs down so if you have not heard from us by 24th October please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Registered Charity No. 517919

Company Registration No. 2016332, England

Department: Expert Advice Team

Contract Duration: 12 months

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

We’re looking for a Business Support Officer to manage our two Business Support Administrators and support teams within the Advice & Advocacy Directorate. This is a great opportunity to use your administrative skills, management experience and previous project work to assist with our policy development, advice giving and advocacy.

You’ll be working in a fast moving environment where the work is varied, so you’ll need to be flexible and have a proactive approach to problem solving, good organisational and excellent IT skills. You’ll be responsible for managing the workload of the Admin Function, prioritising and dealing with stakeholders requirements.

You’ll be the first point of contact for people who need help with a wide range of tasks and will support with admin tasks like booking transport, processing finances, assisting with the organisation of meetings/events and coordinate a variety of project work.

If you would enjoy providing admin and project support in a fast-paced environment in our friendly division and have excellent communication skills we look forward to hearing from you. 

This is a fixed term 12 month position. The role is full-time and the salary is £24,654 + London weighting of £3,520 if applicable.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Interview date: 06/11/2019

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: Can be based in any of our UK Trust offices

The Supporter Data Manager will work within the Fundraising Data and Support Insight team and play a pivotal role in the management of our supporter data and database (primarily Raiser’s Edge).

You’ll lead the delivery of a dynamic calendar of data activities, balancing competing deadlines and maintaining the highest quality and accuracy of activities undertaken; pioneer and promote the understanding and effective use of supporter data and databases through first class training and support; manage the Fundraising Database Executive effectively; and ensure supporter data, processes and systems are efficient, high quality, and remain compliant with relevant legislation and regulations.

We have also recently embarked upon an ambitious and exciting project to consolidate all our supporter data into one data warehouse solution, providing efficiencies in our activities and the ability to scale up our outputs, transforming the department into a key driver of departmental performance. The postholder will have a fantastic opportunity to shape and contribute expertise to this project.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Passionate and enthusiastic about data and insight, highly motivated by the power of data to effect to organisational transformation
• A technical mind, with great attention to detail
• Entrepreneurial and fearless, relishing new opportunities and the chance to effect real change with their ideas
• Able to work collaboratively and communicate effectively, working closely with fundraising teams
• Able to translate complex technical concepts into easily understood issues across a range of audiences and levels of data maturity

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

Financial Controller, Bradford, £50,000 per annum plus excellent benefits.

The organisation
The St Vincent de Paul Society is a Christian Charity whose aim is to alleviate poverty in all its forms through the provision of practical assistance to those in need. Our 10,000 volunteer members, motivated by their faith, are committed to the service of others. Our core befriending service is complemented by additional areas of activity such as community shops, support and advice centres, hostels, furniture projects, youth work, holiday provision and overseas aid.

The role
As Financial Controller for St Vincent De Paul Society, you will support all the various activities of the organisation which include its local volunteer branches, , advice and support centres, retail shops and furniture projects, hostels, children's holiday camps and more besides.. Reporting to the Director of Finance (who is based in London) you will be responsible for leading the team in Bradford with 4 direct reports. You will take responsibility for producing management accounts, annual consolidated accounts and statutory accounts, ensuring accuracy within all balance sheet accounts and compliance with the Society's financial policies and procedures. You will act as Business Partner to key stakeholders within the organisation, providing robust financial advice and excellent customer service, working closely with managers through the budgeting process. You will also work closely with the Director of Finance to develop and improve financial systems.

About you
You will be a qualified accountant with experience of preparing management and statutory accounts with proven ability to liaise with third parties including external auditors. You will have high level IT /Finance systems knowledge and high level excel skills are essential to this role including: SUMIFS, VLOOKUPS and Pivot Tables is essential to this role.

The successful candidate will have excellent verbal & written communication skills and will be able to influence and persuade colleagues through effective communication. Problem solving & analytical skills are highly important within the role as is the ability to suggest plans and strategies to deal with a broad range of complex activities. You will be able to work autonomously and will have proven experience of leading a team including performance management.

It is important that you understand and have a commitment to equal opportunities. You will understand and empathise with the Vincentian ethos, values and the work of the Society.

What you'll get in return
The SVP offer a competitive salary and benefits package

What you need to do now
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button.
The closing date for applications is Monday 21st October.
For an informal conversation please contact Catherine Hill at Hays.

Finance Operations Manager, Bradford, £35,000 per annum plus excellent benefits.

The organisation
The St Vincent de Paul Society is a Christian Charity whose aim is to alleviate poverty in all its forms through the provision of practical assistance to those in need. Our 10,000 volunteer members, motivated by their faith, are committed to the service of others. Our core befriending service is complemented by additional areas of activity such as community shops, support and advice centres, hostels, furniture projects, youth work, holiday provision and overseas aid.

The role
Reporting to the Financial Controller (also based in Bradford) you will be responsible for leading the transactional finance team in Bradford and will have oversight of all aspects of sales ledger, purchase ledger, bank and cash management, and bank reconciliation, performing all monthly routines to support the production of management and financial accounts. Working closely with the Financial Controller you will provide financial support to projects including preparation of monthly management accounts, annual budgets and business partnering internal stakeholders. You will practice robust financial management and monitor all transactions for any internal irregularities.

About you
You will ideally be a qualified accountant, but applications will also be welcomed from part qualified or, AAT qualified candidates who are qualified by experience. You will have experience in producing management and financial accounts and proven ability to liaise with all departments across the charity. Proven experience of advanced excel including SUMIFS, VLOOKUPS and Pivot Tables is essential to this role.

The successful candidate will have excellent verbal & written communication skills and will be able to influence and persuade colleagues through effective communication. Problem solving & analytical skills are highly important within the role as is the ability to suggest plans and strategies to deal with a broad range of complex activities. You will be able to work autonomously and will have proven experience of leading a team including performance management.

It is important that you understand and have a commitment to equal opportunities. You will understand and empathise with the Vincentian ethos, values and the work of the Society.

What you'll get in return
The SVP offer a competitive salary and benefits package

What you need to do now
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button.
The closing date for applications is Monday 21st October.
For an informal conversation please contact Thomas Jozefek or Catherine Hill at Hays.