Social Welfare Jobs
Prospectus is delighted to be working in partnership with Ripple Effect to recruit an Individual Giving Manager.
Ripple Effect is a dynamic and passionate international development charity on a mission to create a powerful and lasting impact. Their vision is to see a rural Africa that is confident, thriving, and sustainable, with a growing economy and higher living standards for all. Ripple Effect have honed their focus on three critical areas: Farm Systems, Gender and Social Inclusion, and Enterprise Development. Through these pillars, they're dedicated to combating poverty and nurturing a vibrant, thriving African landscape that will flourish for generations to come.
As the Individual Giving Manager, you will be responsible for delivering the organisations cash programme and implementing the mid-value strategy. This is a great opportunity to take more strategic responsibility in developing the cash appeal strategy including, content, creative, data, digital, cross-team integration and analysis. Working collaboratively with others in the Fundraising and Engagement Team particularly, the Head of Supporter Engagement, and the Supporter Care Manager, you will ensure the supporter is at the heart of all campaigns and stewardship.
To be successful as the Individual Giving Manager, you will have proven experience of direct marketing and ideally within a fundraising environment. This person will need to understand how to use data segmentation and analysis to make informed decisions on individual giving strategy. Leading projects, this person will need to be able to work autonomously and collaboratively to bring teams together.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Jessica Stoddart at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. To apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply.
The Black Country Living Museum is an award-winning open-air museum.
Throughout its 46-year history, its aim has always been clear: Inspiring your discovery of the Black Country. The Museum ensures that the revolutionary story of the Black Country’s industrial landscape – the first ever of its kind in the UK – is celebrated by generations. They are close to completing their largest development ever, with a multi-million-pound investment bringing the region’s stories into the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
An important feature of the Museum is its independence. They do not look to others to achieve their results. Describing themselves as a heritage business, rather than a heritage service, within the intersection sweet spot between visitor attraction, museum and charity. They seek to appoint a new Director of Development and External Affairs to own income for the organisation and Prospectus is proud to be leading the search.
Director of Development and External Affairs
Black Country Living Museum
Permanent
On-site in Dudley
c. £75,000 plus relocation support
The Director of Development and External Affairs will determine a strategic plan for business development, fundraising and commercial opportunities within the remit of the role. Supported by a small Development team, this will include corporate sponsorship, hire and hospitality, filming and photography location shooting, as well as fundraising revenue streams. You will manage both capital and revenue income targets and support an experienced Audience & Communications team to increase visitor attendance to achieve c. 400,000 visitors per year. Crucially you will deputise for the Chief Executive where appropriate.
The selected candidate will have leadership experience in an organisation of at least comparable scale and complexity and will have a track record of developing and delivering successful strategies across, fundraising and business development and preferably marketing. Ideally, you will have bags of enthusiasm for the Museum’s cause and independence and will enjoy working in and harnessing a supportive and creative organisation which attracts and retains diverse talent.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application, then please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Director of Development and External Affairs position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Goodman Masson are thrilled to be partnered with Women's Aid on their search for a Director of Income and Engagement.
Who would you be working for?
Women's Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. Over the past 46 years, Women's Aid has been at the forefront of shaping and coordinating responses to domestic abuse through practice, research and policy. Empowering survivors by keeping their voices at the heart of our work, working with and for women and children by listening to them and responding to their needs.
Women's Aid support services, which include a Live Chat Helpline, the Survivors' Forum, the No Woman Turned Away Project, the Survivor's Handbook, Love Respect (dedicated website for young people in their first relationships), the national Domestic Abuse Directory and their advocacy projects, help thousands of women and children every year.
What is the role?
The Director of Income and Engagement within Women's Aid is a key role within the Executive Leadership Team (ELT). The role centres around building strong relationships, market analysis and forecasting, the ability to maximise business development opportunities and a vision of how to develop the pipeline of opportunities to achieve targets and inspire others. Responsible for leading income generation across fundraising and business development to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Charity. Please see full information here - www.womensaidcareers.com
Main responsibilities include:
- Create and lead bold and ambitious fundraising and business development strategies, meeting an annual target of £1.5m restricted and £2m unrestricted income, and delivering growth in income earner of £1.2m annually
- Support the membership team in delivering the member value proposition; overseeing all membership interactions and directing strategy for engagement
- As part of the Executive Leadership Team, work with colleagues to develop innovative and practical ways to increase turnover and cost to income ratio
- Lead the Business Development team to develop and implement a commercial income strategy
- Report quarterly to the CEO and board of trustees on income generation
- Responsibility of the Fundraising and Business Development teams
This role is offering a salary of up to £81,795 and is largely remote with occasional travel to Bristol and London required.
What do you need to succeed?
- Significant evidenced experience of leading income generation in a voluntary organisation
- Demonstrable experience leading on the development of an income strategy and in identifying and nurturing income opportunities, securing donations and grants in excess of 5-6 figures from individuals, corporate sponsors, and trust funders
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written, with excellent networking skills and the ability to liaise and influence at a senior level.
- Experience sitting on an Executive Leadership Team and working closely with other Directors
- Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders at differing seniority
Please reach out directly to [email protected] if you are keen to discuss this further.
**Please note only female applicants will be considered for this position**
In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.
Our client, a leading London university, is looking to recruit a full-time (35 hours per week) temporary Programme Officer to support them during this busy time. This post will be Monday-Friday, and the post will be eligible for hybrid working, normally 2 days per week onsite, although on occasion 3 days may be required for covering the enquiries desk. Flexibility will be required, and preferred days can be requested for being onsite, although is not guaranteed, as will be dependent on business needs. They are looking for someone to join them as soon as possible, and will be ongoing for now, so would anticipate 3 months +
In this post, duties will include the following:
- Respond to students’ and academics’ enquiries (face-to-face and via email) within agreed timeframes.
- Process assessment extension/deferral requests.
- Work with senior programme officers to support student assessment processes.
- Facilitate student module selection processes.
- Use systems and databases (e.g. student records systems and virtual learning environments)
To be considered for this post, you will have worked within a similar post, including the following criteria:
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work independently and take initiative.
- Ability to work as part of a team and relate to a broad range of stakeholders in a professional and assured manner.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to draft documents and correspondence.
- Strong numeracy skills and the ability to analyse complex data.
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Excel) and the ability to quickly learn new systems.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy at all times.
- Understanding of good customer service, and ability deliver this to a high standard.
The post is looking to start as soon as possible, and so you will need to be available at short notice, or immediately for consideration.
If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below.
Prospectus is delighted to be working with Carers UK to help them recruit for a Trusts and Foundations Manager. Carers UK is the leading national charity for unpaid carers. Their support, advice, information and campaigning work are now needed more than ever, as unpaid carers are providing more and more care, adversely impacting on their own health and wellbeing. They exist to make life better for carers and bring about lasting change.
This role is offered on a permanent, full-time basis paying a salary of £38,926 - £42,725 per annum. This is a hybrid role in London with 1 day a week in the office.
Carers UK are reviewing applications and interviewing on a rolling basis so please do apply now and we will be in touch!
The Trusts and Foundations Manager will further develop and review their current trusts and foundations strategy, with a focus on growing and renewing five- and six-figure income from Trusts, Foundations and grant making bodies. This is an ideal role for an experienced and collaborative Trust fundraiser, capable of developing long-lasting relationships and build compelling cases for support that secure transformational donations for an iconic institution.
The ideal candidate will have proven experience of writing successful and compelling proposals and applications to Trusts and Foundations and securing multi year funding. You will also have demonstrable experience of working across an organisation to develop fundraising bids and reports.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ariha Semontee at Prospectus.
If you are interested in this position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
MLC Partners are pleased to be partnering with Morden College to recruit their new Finance Manager.
An organisation rich in history, the charity has been at the forefront of supporting older people’s lives for more than 300 years. They have more than 250 older peoples in alms house accommodation in Blackheath and Beckenham and have a small 28-bed care home on their Blackheath site. Morden College are committed to providing services that support their residents to live independent and healthy lives.
The organisation is embarking on a finance process review, in order to improve their ways of working. With plans in place to upgrade their finance and CRM systems the role would suit a change-focussed individual.
Reporting into the Finance Director, the role is a key member of the team with responsibility of three staff, and the involvement in the strategic vision of the finance team. With their main base in Blackheath, the role is hybrid and strives to offer as much flexibility as possible, including a wide-ranging benefits package.
Main responsibilities of the role:
- Ensure the completion of all month end processes and the timely delivery of the monthly management accounts.
- Liaise with key stakeholders to provide a responsive and compliant finance management operation.
- Support the improvement of processes and systems, ensuring robust policies are in place so the organisation can be fully digitised.
- Lead and manage a team of four, quality assuring their work, and guiding their careers and ensuring their continued development and nurturing great team culture.
- Support the Finance Director with the production of the annual financial statements, project managing the team to facilitate a smooth audit delivery across the main organisation as well as subsidiary accounts.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a fully qualified accountant, likely with experience from within the not-for-profit sector.
- Have experience driving change and improving processes and broader cultural change in a finance team.
- Be able to flex up and down from a hands-on perspective to also offer strategic insight to the Finance Director.
- Have significant experience working in a finance function with the knowledge of ‘what good looks like’.
- This is a great opportunity for an ambitious individual looking for a high impact role, with the ability to help shape an organisation for years to come.
As part of the Morden College team, you will be committed to challenging ageism, promoting healthy ageing, and combatting loneliness while promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion within communities. You will be comfortable with using technology to deliver consistent, equitable, and sustainable services at all times across the charity. You will be a role model for their values and be committed to a purposeful, responsible community that is a great place to live and work.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 22nd May and first interviews will be held on the 4th and 5th of June. Please contact Jamie Elliott at MLC Partners for an informal discussion about the role.
Prospectus is excited to be partnering with the International Rescue Committee in the search for a Philanthropy Manager.
Over the past 90 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster.
As the Philanthropy Manager, you will join a collaborative fundraising team and focus on building upon existing and new relationships with major donors to secure income and support. Joining a team of six this role will have great support and will work towards a seven-figure team target. Also, with a prospect research function in the organisation, this role will be engaging qualified donors of all levels. This is a great opportunity to join an impactful organisation whilst also gaining personal development through this role.
To be successful as the Philanthropy Manager you will have proven experience in building and securing relationships with individuals capable of giving gifts of a four, five or six figure level. You will ideally have done this previously within a fundraising environment and understand how to engage potential donors. This person will ideally be passionate about the work IRC delivers and be excited to work with a collaborative team to achieve their fundraising goals.
This role is a full-time permanent position that will have hybrid working in the London offices 1-2 days per week. The salary for this role is £45,000.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Rhiannon Mehta at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Philanthropy Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
We are looking for an Portfolio Development & Innovation Manager for an inspiring social welfare charity to review and evaluate the Fundraising portfolio, drive decisions about how to best meet strategic goals and design a new Fundraising Innovation Strategy.
This is a hybrid role with two days a week in the London office.
The Charity
A long standing national charity, dedicated to providing life long support from advice services to rehabilitation. They have a staff of c1,500 people securing over 150m last year.
You will be joining a highly respected organisation, known for its supportive and inclusive working culture, offering fantastic benefits including 28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays), contributory pension scheme -employer contribution up to max of 10% and an employee assistance programme as well as much more!
The Role
Lead the annual fundraising portfolio process to review and evaluate the performance of current Fundraising products.
Lead on the design and development of a new innovation strategy.
Develop new processes and a toolkit to operationalise the new strategy.
Recruit a new Portfolio Development & Innovation Officer, effectively leading, inspiring, managing and developing them within your new team.
The Candidate
Experience of assessing and reviewing a diverse product portfolio.
Experience of analysing and evaluating data, distilling complex information and articulating it in an engaging, digestible manner.
Experience of utilising supporter and donor insights to help inform decision making.
Experience of managing and reporting on significant income and expenditure budgets.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
Camphill Village Trust is seeking a new Individual Giving Executive and Prospectus is excited to be heading up the search. A leading UK charity, Camphill Village Trust support adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental-ill health and complex needs to lead a life of opportunity. They are proud to support over 600 adults across nine communities and services throughout England via supported living and day placement opportunities.
As Individual Giving Executive for Camphill Village Trust, you will project manage a range of Individual Giving (IG) campaigns, mainly through engagement of existing donors, across a range of channels, including direct mail, email and social media. You will seek to maximise income and provide high levels of supporter engagement.
The ideal candidate will possess solid experience in meeting / exceeding fundraising targets in a similar Individual Giving fundraising role. You will possess proficient project management skills and have delivered projects on time and within budget. Excellent verbal and written communications are imperative as is the ability to form and develop positive relationships with people at all levels.
It is an exciting time to join the Trust with new leadership, a new strategy and opportunities for career growth whilst making a real difference to those who we support.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Jessica Stoddart at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Individual Giving Executive position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Prospectus is delighted to be working with Hand in Hand International in their search for a Marketing Officer to raise the organisation’s visibility and support its growth. This is a part-time (3-days a week) opportunity, based in London (Hybrid)
At Hand in Hand, they can help women beat the odds and succeed as entrepreneurs. The money women earn and the confidence they gain changes everything. Whole families and communities rise with them. Since 2003, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Hand in Hand helped 4.6 million women launch small businesses that can stand the test of time. Some are smallholder farmers learning to stand up to climate change. Some are refugees starting a new life after running from conflict.
Reporting to the Head of Marketing and Communications, the Marketing Officer will craft exciting, engaging digital and social media content that deliver results for a range of audiences. The postholder will create and edit web pages using WordPress and deliver targeted paid-for advertising campaigns in Google Ads and LinkedIn Ads. The new Marketing Officer will act as marketing lead for Hand in Hand’s corporate partners, including social content, drafting blogs, and editing pitches, working closely with the fundraising team.
To be successful, you will have marketing experience either in an in-house, or agency role, with excellent writing, editing and storytelling skills. You will be a competent digital marketer, with experience using digital marketing tools, and design software. You will be an effective and thoughtful communicator, able to build effective relationships with colleagues and corporate donors. It is desirable, but not a necessity to have experience, or understanding of the charity sector, women’s rights, and/or International Development.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
In order to apply please, submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call to brief you on the role.
Prospectus has been appointed as an approved supplier for the London and Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC/SUPC), which includes over 100 organisations in just London alone. As a result of this, we anticipate an uplift in the amount of exciting temporary opportunities we will have available to offer candidates in the higher education space.
We recruit for varied permanent and temporary opportunities in the higher education space and with over 60 years of recruitment experience in the higher education and non-profit sector, we've been the go-to partner for many renowned universities in London.
We are currently looking to increase our pool of higher education academic candidates who are interested in registering for future opportunities. Candidates will have had previous experience in academic roles within Higher Education (e.g. Lecturer, Teaching Fellow, Researcher etc.)
Please note that due to the current climate for temporary and permanent work across the HE sector, we are initially looking to engage with potential candidates and carry out registrations online with those that demonstrate suitable experience.
Given the unprecedented volume of interest in our roles, consultants are unable to support with general job search advice or specific enquiries before application. Instead, please do either register your CV on our website or submit your CV for any roles that interest you to ensure that your application is reviewed in line with the position. Should you be successfully longlisted, or we are able to assist in your job search we will be in contact to discuss next steps.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
Job title: Senior Major Gifts Manager
Location: London office twice a week on a Tuesday and Wednesday
Grade and salary: Up to £53,000
Hours: Full time/ flexible hour options
Contract type: Permanent
You will be joining Barts Charity at an exciting time, during their most ambitious fundraising period to date which is raising funds for two important health projects - a Clinical Research Facility in Whitechapel and a Breast Cancer Centre in the City of London at St Bartholomew's Hospital.
What the Senior Major Gifts Manager will do:
* This role will be mostly focused on identifying and generating new donors for their capital campaigns and other important projects.
* Solicit new business and harness important referrals that come from their stakeholders, by defining the most effective and strategic approaches and converting them into relationships that are beneficial and rewarding for all involved.
* This role is a mix of building up a pipeline of major donors and trusts and foundations.
Ideally the Senior Major Gifts Manager will have experience of:
* Soliciting 6+ figure gifts from either Trusts and Foundations or major donors.
* Proven ability to identify new funders.
* A team player and someone who is passionate about the work that Barts Charity does.
* Ability to build relationships with a range of stakeholders.
If you would like to have a chat to learn more about this role and to receive a full job description please contact Hannah or Faye at Harris Hill on [email protected] or [email protected] or call her on 020 7820 7331 or 020 7820 7303
The role closes on the 22 nd May at 5pm and interviews will be week commencing the 27 th May
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome
Prospectus is delighted to be working with Your Place on an exciting role, Communications and Supporter Manager (Maternity Cover). Your Place's mission is to build hope and enable lasting change to end homelessness for people in east London. They are a growing charity, helping people who've lost their homes to regain their self-belief and rebuild their lives.
The Communications and Supporter Manager will provide direction and manage the team responsible for brand, communications, events and fundraising through individual giving, legacies and community and corporate partnerships. This role will also directly be responsible for Major Donor relations and income.
This role and its responsibilities are critical in the charity’s growth and delivery of strategic goals through brand development, stakeholder engagement and delivery of some key streams of fundraised income. This role will work closely with the new Head of Fundraising and Communications role which has recently been created, and with their established Trusts Fundraising Manager, to support diversification/growth of income streams.
The successful candidate will have experience of planning and delivering income growth and will have produced communications and/or fundraising plans in the charity sector. You will ideally have brand managerial experience as you will be line managing three members of a high performing team. With an ability to use your knowledge of successful supporter journeys, income generation and communications, this is a great opportunity to make an incredible difference to those who need it most.
This role has a salary of £39520 - £46800 and will be hybrid working from your home and from their office in East London.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application, then please contact Flora Cunningham at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are working with One Small Thing, who are looking for an experienced Finance Assistant to join their busy, collaborative team. Initially part time this role could grow to full time as the organisation expands.
One Small Thing has a commitment to systemic change for women and their children in the justice system, which has inspired them to build Hope Street, a brand-new, purpose-built residential community-based service, designed in collaboration with women, for justice-involved women and their children in Hampshire, and offering them access to education, practical and therapeutic support in safe, respectful trusting environment.
This is a great opportunity to be part of a brand-new team working closely to bring this new and exciting provision to life, and a vital role providing essential administrative support to the finance team, the facilities team as well as office management support across the wider team.
With previous experience in a busy office environment, your experience will include:
· Purchase requisition, purchase orders and invoicing, reconciliation of supplier statements, bank reconciliation and preparing journals, payroll support expenses and preferred supplier account set up.
· Rent management including documenting resident moves and posting receipts paid by local authorities.
· Managing office supplies, and provision of facilities support in line with relevant Health & safety standards.
· Excellent communication skills and an ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, you will be able to manage a varied workload and prioritise activities and responses in order of importance.
· A knowledge and understanding of the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR Regulations 2018 to ensure the appropriate management of personal and sensitive personal data.
· An understanding of trauma and its long-term effects on a person’s behaviours, self-esteem, confidence, and ability to trust others, plus knowledge and understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
This is an exciting opportunity for an organised Finance Assistant who has exceptional IT skills including databases, excellent Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint experience and ideally with case management systems for data and outcome recording, you will have outstanding attention to detail and accurate record keeping.
Please note that there is a requirement for a standard DBS check for this role.
For more information, please contact Louise Portnall, Recruitment Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.
Closing date for applications: 29th May 2024, please apply without delay to avoid disappointment
First Interviews will be held on 3rd and 4th June 2024
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Location: Southampton - Hybrid (1-2 days in office)
We are working with One Small Thing who are looking for an experienced Finance Manager with demonstrable skills within finance, the not-for-profit sector and housing to join their Hope Street team.
With offices in London and Southampton, One Small Thing is striving for positive change across the justice system by implementing small things in a big way. They provide gender responsive, trauma-informed programmes within the prison and community sectors that consider the individual caught in a cycle of crime and incarceration, with the aim of humanising their experiences.
One Small Thing has a commitment to systemic change for women and their children in the justice system, which has inspired them to build Hope Street, a brand-new, purpose-built residential community-based service, designed in collaboration with women, for justice-involved women and their children in Southampton, offering them access to education, practical and therapeutic support in safe, respectful trusting environment.
Responsible for ensuring financial controls, processes and systems are updated and effectively implemented, the Finance Manager will create accurate, regular reporting ensuring adequate financial forecasting, as well as ensuring that the organisation remains financially compliant, and they will be instrumental within the organisation in supporting scale and growth at Hope Street.
This is an exciting time for the charity and an excellent opportunity for a skilled Finance Manager who:
· Holds an acounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA) part or fully qualified or qualified by experience.
· Has strong budgeting/forecasting and at least two years financial & systems management experience, with experience of producing management accounts, budget planning and financial monitoring processes.
· Has experience of working in or with the not-for-profit sector and housing sector.
· Can demonstrate exceptional budgeting skills with experience of managing complex funding sources.
· Has highly developed interpersonal & team-working skills with a positive, flexible & can-do attitude, strong leadership & communication skills, with the ability to develop policies/procedures and convey complex financial control concepts to non-finance colleagues in both verbal and written format.
· Is resourceful, practical with an approach to problem-solving, with the ability to plan, prioritise and maintain efficiency during periods of pressure and high volume of work
You will have advanced knowledge of MS Excel, Sage Payroll software and of the benefits system, tax credits and universal credits.
Previous experience of the following would be an advantage, but is not essential as training can be provided:
· Knowledge of Charity accounts & SORP
· Knowledge of the Charity VAT landscape
· Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Please note that there is a requirement for a DBS check for this role at Enhanced with Barred check level.
For more information, please contact Louise Portnall, Recruitment Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.
Closing date for applications: 29th May 2024, please apply without delay to avoid disappointment
First interviews will be held on 3rd and 4th June 2024