We are looking to appoint a Chief Executive who has a non-judgemental approach to those in crisis to provide strategic and operational  leadership. The Andover Crisis and Support Centre is a registered charity providing help and support for women, men and children who have been affected by domestic violence and abuse. 

About the role

Following an extensive review of our services we have created a new Chief Executive role to take the charity to the next level and help us identify new opportunities to reach more people who would benefit from our support. We have a small team of 17 committed staff and the Chief Executive will play a key role in leading and developing both the organisation and the team.  The role is based in our women’s refuge in Andover.

About you

This exciting and challenging role is for someone who wants to make a difference with their drive, integrity, empathy and passion for our field of work. We’re looking for an enthusiastic leader who has a successful track record of securing funding applications from a variety of sources and with experience of working with a range of stakeholders including funders and service users. You will also play a key role in ensuring that we have the financial stability to continue and grow.

The successful candidate will have:

•Significant experience of working at an appropriate level and capable of leading and developing the organisation, working alongside the Trustee Board.

•Success in seeking out suitable funding sources and preparing funding applications.

•Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills.

•Collaborative leadership skills with the ability to bring the best out of a team.

How to apply

For more details about the role, including details about how to apply, please download our candidate application pack which is available from our website.

The closing date for applications is noon on Tuesday 4th May 2021. Interviews to be held shortly after.

Due to the sensitive nature of the charity’s work this vacancy is open to females only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part1).  This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

We are seeking a consultant to support the charity to better understand, embed and champion diversity and inclusion as central to all elements of our governance, strategy, and operations.

This is a three-month consultancy project with a budget of £10-12,000.

About Us:

Grimm & Co is a story charity that champions the writer in every child. An enchanting destination in the heart of Rotherham town centre that works with children who need us the most from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, often with vulnerabilities or experiencing multiple challenges. Arts educationalists use the joyful discovery of stories to support children, young people and their families to improve their life chances. We inspire writing and creativity as a tool for resilience, confidence, self-esteem, well-being, skills and aspirations.

Aims:

The focus of this work is to support the embedding diversity and inclusion, to achieve this we are mindful of the intersections between race, class, gender, (dis)ability and other characteristics. We would like to review all aspects of governance, policies, recruitment, behaviours and delivery practices. We expect the work to address anti-racism and also improve diversity and inclusion at Grimm and Co.

For more information, including details on how to apply, please visit https

Brighton Natural Health Centre (BNHC) is a long-established charity working in the area of community health, providing classes to support personal health and wellbeing, including yoga, dance, Pilates, meditation, tai chi, movement for health and more, along with talks and workshops. The charity occupies premises in central Brighton with two excellent spaces for classes and has access to other spaces in the local area where required.

This year marks the charity’s 40th birthday and we are looking for a dynamic professional to drive the charity forwards as we recover from the restrictions and impact of the Covid pandemic.

As well as continuing to provide income-generating classes and events alongside its current outreach projects, the charity is looking to develop more significant externally-funded projects to further its charitable aims in the local community, and realise its ambitions of becoming the most inclusive and accessible community resource possible.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with proven operations, finance and business development expertise, and with hands-on experience of running and developing a smaller enterprise, ideally within the charity sector. They will need to be passionately committed to the delivery of personal, community and planetary health.

They should demonstrate excellent leadership skills, vision and drive, and have confident people management skills, along with proven experience of developing projects and instigating partnerships with both large and small organisations.

Overview
• Part-time, 30 hours per week, flexible working considered
• £32,000 per annum
• Six month contract initially - we intend this to lead to a permanent role subject to successful review
• Reporting to the Board of Trustees
• Line management responsibilities: Centre Manager and Community Coordinator
• Oversight of outsourced accountancy, bookkeeping and marketing functions

Main duties of the role
• Following the vision set by the Trustees, lead the development and implementation of a strategic business plan, based on sound operational practices and processes.
• Drive the practical evolution of its business model and charitable activities, and lay the groundwork for a sustainable future for BNHC more clearly devoted to community health and wellbeing.
• Lead the production of effective financial systems in order to produce regular trusted and accurate budget monitoring and forecasting, and other financial data reports to enable effective decision-making.
• Lead, develop and support a professional team of staff, volunteers and contracted teachers to deliver efficient operational functions, to create a rewarding working environment.
• Develop positive and effective relationships with the charity’s stakeholders.
• Further develop and enhance BNHC’s reputation as a centre of excellence.
• Provide support, guidance and accurate financial information to the trustees on a broad range of issues, to enable effective decision-making.

TO APPLY:

The full job description and qualifications/experience required, and how to apply, are contained within the application pack. If you would like any further information, or to discuss the role before applying, please see contact email details in the application pack.

Please download the application pack attached.

The closing date for applications is 5pm, Friday 30th April 2021.

We are currently seeking an interim Director of Finance to join our team. Although this role is currently working from home due to Covid restrictions, it is based at the National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate, on the edge of Ashdown Forest. This is a remote location and public transport is limited. You will join us on a full-time basis until May 2022 and in return, you will receive up to £80,000pa plus excellent benefits.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2019 we helped around 191,000 cats and kittens, an average of more than 520 per day. The Charity has an annual revenue budget of £75m and operates a trading subsidiary with income in excess of £2m per annum.

As our Director of Finance, you’ll lead a highly skilled team of employees, covering financial accounting and transaction processing, management accounting and reporting, Payroll and Procurement. You’ll be the accountable executive for all the finance activities of the Charity including planning, budgeting, forecasting, decision-making and monitoring through 2021.

Reporting to the CEO, this senior position will share in the collective accountability and responsibility for leadership of Cats Protection. This includes leading the development of strategies, policies and plans to discharge Cars Protection’s purpose; monitoring the performance of the Charity to ensure it meets its strategic objectives and targets, and promoting high standards of propriety, best practice and the efficient and effective use of people and resources.

Key responsibilities of our Director of Finance will include:

• Ensuring the EMT and Trustees are able to discharge their responsibilities in overseeing compliance with regulatory requirements
• Overseeing procurement activities of the Charity, ensuring service excellence and cost-effectiveness so that budget holders spend the Charity’s money wisely
• Driving the development of financial management methodologies for 2022 to meet organisational needs, support change and ensure robust financial management
• Ensuring appropriate and effective overall management of risk for the charity
• Ensuring the development of financial aspects of the Cats Protection strategy and transition planning
• Overseeing the implementation of effective and useable project, portfolio and programme management across the charity – including the implementation of a new finance system
• Supporting the Audit and Investment Committees and internal and external audit functions
• Leading the Directorate teams and managing the above reports

What we’re looking for in our Director of Finance:

• A fellowship of a Professional Accounting Body (ICAEW, ICAS, ICAI, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA), educated to level 7
• Significant knowledge of cross-section legislation, regulations and financial issues relating to the not for profit environment
• Experience of leading a finance function within a regulatory environment – preferably within the Third Sector
• Significant experience of developing and implementing successful organisational and financial plans
• Substantial senior management experience, including monitoring, evaluating and improving organisational performance
• The ability to evaluate data, including financial and other numeric data, in order to make systematic and rational high-level judgements
• The ability to motivate, empower and develop people, paid and unpaid, at all levels in a complex, multi-location organisation

What we can offer you:

• A competitive salary plus excellent benefits
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Contribution pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• A range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme… and more!

Join us as our Director of Finance and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.

Closing date: 25 April 2021

Virtual interview date: 30 April 2021

• 6-month fixed-term contract with the possibility to extend
• Ideal start date mid-July 2021
• Highgate, London N6 (current home working during lockdown)

Looking for a leadership role in an organisation dedicated to improving the rights of people living with HIV?

We’re the UK’s HIV rights charity. We work to stop HIV from standing in the way of health, dignity and equality, and to end new HIV transmissions. Our expertise, research and advocacy secure lasting change to the lives of people living with and at risk of HIV.

We’re looking for an outstanding individual to join us in a key leadership position, providing strategic direction to both the Policy & Campaigns Team and the Communications Team. You’ll need to be driven by a passion for health equality and human rights and have:

• Substantial policy and campaigning experience
• A strong understanding of communications in the voluntary sector
• Excellent leadership and management skills, and
• An ability to represent National AIDS Trust at the highest levels.

In return we offer a varied and challenging role working in a supportive and flexible work environment. You will play a key role as a member of our Senior Management Team and will help shape future strategies and plans. 

It’s a time of incredible opportunity in HIV, within an exceptionally challenging external environment. But we have the evidence, the skills, the relationships and the energy to make a real difference. We hope that you’ll want to be part of that.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity informally with Deborah Gold, Chief Executive, please contact Stef McCarthy in the first instance.

Interviews: 7 May 2021

Closing date for applications: 9 am on 27 April 2021

The application pack can be downloaded from our website, or by sending an e-mail quoting the job title, together with your name and address or by calling us.  All materials are available in alternative formats upon request.

National AIDS Trust is committed to equality and diversity and particularly encourages applications from people living with HIV, gay and bisexual men, trans and non-binary people, and people from black and minority ethnic communities.

We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making reasonable adjustments wherever possible.

The National AIDS Trust (NAT) is a Registered Charity No: 297977 and a Company Limited by Guarantee No.2175938 (registered in England and Wales). 

We are seeking an experienced senior marketing professional looking for their next exciting opportunity.

As the new Brand & Marketing Director for The Prince’s Trust, you will be responsible for developing the marketing strategy to recruit young people onto our life changing programmes, engage and acquire donors to support our work and be responsible for part of our fundraising portfolio.

You will lead on building and managing our trusted brand, build on our digital marketing capability and lead and inspire our highly motivated marketing team to deliver exceptional results at a time when young people in the UK have never needed our support more.

If you are a proven marketing leader with strong brand, acquisition and digital experience and are passionate about our cause we would love to hear from you.

We are Barnet Lone Parent Centre, a small grassroots charity supporting people in the London Borough of Barnet.  We provide free, independent benefits and generalist money advice for anyone in need, not just lone parents. We pride ourselves on providing high quality face-to-face, personalised, friendly service for those who are the most vulnerable in our community. This can include those with low income, mental health conditions, physical disability, substance misuse issues and more.  This work can be rewarding, stimulating and sometimes challenging.

You are an experienced and well-qualified adviser with a passion for helping people.  Ideally, you will have worked in the advice sector for two years or more and managed case files. You are a focused person who can provide excellent service for beneficiaries in an efficient, well-organised way. The ability to work independently whilst meeting deadlines is a key skill you will need. You take pride in ensuring that beneficiary needs are fully met with fairness, dignity and respect.

Finance Manager - An exciting position has become available to join a small, vibrant, friendly creative team who are dedicated to providing professional business services with a holistic approach to the community. PBC is a not for profit Enterprise Agency that has been supporting enterprise in Kensington & Chelsea and the London area for over 25 years.

We are an active sustainable social enterprise that means we put back into our community.  Whilst PBC is located in North Kensington, our activities and support also extend to neighbouring boroughs and pan London.

PBC’s Mission Statement

‘To be a leading provider of world class training, events, counselling and consultancy services through listening and responding to the needs of our customers.  To assist start-up and growing businesses realise their potential through high quality, independent and confidential advice delivered by an innovative and professional team.’

Portobello Business Centre is looking to appoint an experienced Finance Manager to take responsibility for maintaining our day to day financial records.

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the most renowned enterprise support teams in London.

Please apply by submitting your full CV and Covering Letter outlining your suitability for the position (applications received without a Covering Letter will not be considered).

The Job

Job Title: Finance Manager

Reporting to: CEO, with dotted line to Non-Exec FD

Line Management: None

Hours:                         8 per week (flexible re: days)

Salary:                        £40,000 (pro-rata)

We have seven permanent members of staff, and several self-employed contractors. Our payroll is outsourced.

Our Finance Function is currently out-sourced and we wish to bring it in-house.

There is a Finance Manual and a detailed Procedures Guide in place. This role will have the responsibility of keeping these updated, and making improvements and efficiencies where appropriate. The Non-Exec. FD will be available to provide guidance and support.

The main responsibility of the role will be to maintain the day to day financial records, ensuring all policies and procedures are complied with and suitable controls are in place. This post will also be responsible for the VAT return. There is scope for the role to become more involved in the work of PBC, assisting the CEO and other members of the team with the financial aspects of bids for example.

Main Duties

Purchase Ledger

Check coding of invoices, enter invoices into Xero, including PDF attachments.

Advise when new general ledger codes may be required, and set up in Xero, in accordance with the Procedures Guide. 

Keep supplier records up to date, adding new suppliers, following due authorisation process.

Deal with queries from suppliers.

Approximately 25-30 invoices a month (6 per week)

Sales Ledger

Produce sales invoices and send to customers. Code and enter in to Xero.

Ensure proper records are kept for all sales and income, including grants and donations

Credit control

Approximately 30 invoices per year (2-3 per week)

General Ledger

Maintenance of General Ledger

Post all payments and receipts from bank statements (statements are automatically loaded into Xero via a direct bank feed)

Prepare and post the payroll journal, from payroll bureau reports.

Reconcile balance sheet accounts.

Maintenance of fixed assets register.

Prepare and post long term loan interest payment (Quarterly). Maintain loan schedule

Bank

Prepare monthly payments using Online Business Banking.

VAT

Follow VAT rules provided, for purchases and sales

Seek advice on new types of sales/ purchases regarding VAT treatment

Prepare and send quarterly VAT return and advise CEO of payment

Petty cash

Check that all payments have a valid receipt and have been authorised and coded correctly

Post expenses to Xero on a monthly basis

Credit Cards

Check that all payments have a valid receipt (being a VAT receipt where necessary)

Check coding and post to Xero

Reconcile payments to statements

Sagepay

Liaise with Reception to check reconciliation of Sage pay receipts to bank receipts. Post in Xero.

Staff expenses

Check that any expense claims have a valid receipt and have been authorised

Check coding and post expenses to Xero

Finance email

Deal with emails to the Finance email box that may require action or to be forwarded to another member of staff

Year End

Assist FD with preparation of yearend schedules and deal with Auditor information requests

Person Specification

A team player, willing to roll their sleeves up and really get involved in the day to day life of PBC.

A good communicator, happy to work with every member of the team, as well as liaising directly with Board members, external suppliers, funders, and customers.

A self-starter, who is able to motivate themselves, and takes a pro-active approach to their job.

Skills and Experience - Essential

Accounting qualification (or QBE), plus at least 5 years PQE

Experience of using Xero

Skills and Experience - Desirable

Experience of Business on line banking

In depth knowledge of Xero accounting

Accounting for Not-for-Profits

Please apply by submitting your full CV and Covering Letter (applications received without a Covering Letter will not be considered) outlining your suitability for the position.

NB - All staff are currently working from home due to Covid-19.  It is envisaged that the successful applicant will start working with us remotely.  PBC will return to the office only when it is safe to do so.

 You will be responsible for overseeing and leading our wellbeing services, managing our wellbeing staff and volunteer teams, and ensuring quality of service positively impacts and makes a genuine difference to those using them. This is an exciting job opportunity to join a dynamic and committed team in a senior role and be part of supporting and driving forward the organisation’s future service development.

This will also include: monitoring and evaluation of direct work, ensuring impact and outcomes are demonstrated; maintaining & developing new cross-sector partnerships and collaborative relationships; advancing, developing & delivering training; and designing, developing & securing future funding for service activities to meet emerging needs.

ELOP – is a London based thriving community-led LGBT+ mental health & wellbeing charity offering a range of support, advice, information, counselling and group support services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) communities

Initially this work will take place remotely via home-based working whilst we are facing COVID-19 restrictions. 

Deputy Manager - Childcare Services

Deputy Manager – Childcare Services
Permanent
37.5 hours per week
£22,016 - £24,853 per annum

About the role

Our Children’s Home is entering an exciting period of change as we move towards opening 8 discrete Children’s Homes. We are seeking to appoint Deputy Managers to support our Registered Managers and Head of Residential Child Care Services in running an established vibrant and nurturing service for our children and young people.

About You

You will work with a Registered Manager to manage a designated bungalow and staff team. Each of our bungalows are home to a maximum of 8 children. This role will be busy and varied; you’ll take the operational lead for all safeguarding matters, ensuring that all staff are effectively trained and supervised and that all aspects of the children’s care runs smoothly. You will operate alongside Registered Managers and our Head of Residential Child Care Services to ensure a safe and professional environment for our staff, children and young people.

You’ll be working in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams across the Centre, liaising with residents, families and external agencies so well developed interpersonal skills are essential. We’re looking for someone who has relevant experience of working with learning disabilities in either a care or educational setting. You will also have experience of leading, developing and mentoring teams. Ideally you’ll hold your Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care or equivalent with a willingness to enrol and complete Level 5 Diploma in Residential Child Care within 2 years.

St Elizabeth’s Centre

St Elizabeth’s is situated in 68 acres of Hertfordshire countryside between Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford. We support people with Epilepsy and other complex needs in our Children’s Homes, School, College, Residential Homes with Nursing and Day Centre.

Our Benefits

In addition to excellent staff training, our employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of your employment:

- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Currently a 20% uplift on your salary for working overtime on a Saturday & Sunday for full time permanent employees
- Fully paid for DBS
- Life Assurance
- Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications of your own
- Free parking
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- High Street retail/leisure discounts
- Discounted gym membership
- Recommend a Friend payments of up to £300

How can you find out more?

To apply and to find out more information about St Elizabeth’s, please visit our website.

All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check. Please note we are not on a public transport route. Salary is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

We reserve the right to close this advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline.

Registered Charity 1176777 Equal opportunities employer

Ref: 98393

UK Youth works through networks of youth organisations, young people and cross-sector supporters to galvanise a collective movement in support of our shared vision. Our new Collective Action Department will be at the forefront of helping to solve the lack of cross-sector understanding of how youth work makes a difference by transforming the way the system brings cross-sector leaders and young people together to share, grow expertise and solve key issues collectively.

This is an exciting role that will lead the operational strategy for strengthening our approach to mobilising a cross-sector movement of people to actively work together in accelerating positive outcomes for young people. Our network approach will use digital platforms, be anchored in proven collective action theoretical principles and will ultimately ensure:

• The Youth Sector and outdoor learning (in all its diversity) is strengthened through effective outcomes-focused collaboration, shared learning, challenge and the sharing and embedding of solutions
• Young people have the skills, confidence and opportunities to unlock agency and lead through our work to build to the #iwill Movement
• The broader understanding of youth work is increased due to stronger connections between policy makers and cross-sector bodies working on behalf of young people
• UK Youth maintains a UK wide approach to our collective action approaches. Working in meaningful and effective ways to bring cross nations youth organisations together

Comfortable with using a ‘test and learn’ approach, with a passion for systems change and driving systems change, this role will be responsible for growing and developing the UK Youth Movement and creating innovative mechanisms to understand the needs of the youth sector and young people, working with others to turn them into action. The role will lead and develop a clear strategy for ensuring young people’s voices are at the heart of the network.

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth?

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even whilst we are all working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes to virtual coffee meet ups.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men, and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture.

• Flexible/Agile Working
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell our New Forest Outdoor Centre including, camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
• Cyclescheme and Techscheme

How to apply

Candidates are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description for this role. Your experience, skills and passion will set you apart so tell us about your achievements, irrespective of whether they are personal or work-related, about your journey to date; how this has shaped you and the things you learnt along the way.

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please click the link to be taken to our website where you can find more information on the role and how to apply. 

• Closing date for applications will be 12pm, 4th May 2021

We’ve partnered with one the of the UK’s leading charities that aim to change the futures of all disabled children by providing access to the services, equipment, therapies and treatments they need.

They are looking for an experienced Research / Impact Director to play a fundamental role in helping the Charity evidence impact and efficacy of their services, while identifying trends to support their continual development.

The successful candidate will be an active, collaborative and effective member of the Research and Executive Team, taking responsibility for leading the strategic direction of research at the Charity, shaping and implementing the strategic plan, delivering on strategic objectives and upholding and embodying Charity’s mission, vision and values.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and implement collaborative research projects with external partners and stakeholders, developing and maintaining strong working relationships.
• Support the Charity’s Communications Team to provide the required research evidence to position them as a thought-leader in the disability and autism sectors.
• Provide support to the Clinical and Service Delivery teams in establishing systems for delivering evidence-based research on the effectiveness of care and support provided.
• Raise the profile of services locally and nationally and promote the charity and the CICC as a centre of excellence.
• Review, monitor and analyse historical and new data owned by the Charity to produce robust evidence-based conclusions.
• Maintain an excellent working and cooperative relationships with all members of staff from the wider organisation, embodying multi-professional team working.
• Mentor and guide new and existing researchers, PhD students and volunteers to generate testable research questions, design and carry out research studies,

What you’ll need:

• PhD or demonstrable evidence of equivalent training and experience
• Extensive research / Impact experience within a senior leadership role
• Knowledge of regulatory, ethical, procedural and contractual research requirements.
• Ability to lead, inspire and enthuse others.
• Prior clinical and/or research experience working with young people with complex disabilities

What you’ll get:

• Salary Up to £60k
• 25 Days Annual Leave, raising with service
• Life Assurance, Income Protection and Private Medical Insurance kick after the qualifying period
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including free on-site exercise classes
• Benefits Package

The World Community for Christian Meditation  is establishing a Retreat and
Conference Centre near Poitiers – Abbaye de Bonnevaux, Centre pour la Paix. The centre is run by our French charitable arm, Association Bonnevaux pour la Paix (ABP).  We hope from the autumn to be able to provide physical retreats. In the meantime, and in view of the current pandemic, we have a very busy online programme of events which is proving popular with our membership and the public beyond.

We are looking for a talented, creative and responsive individual to assist the Associate Director in the creation and mounting of our programme which ranges from talks to seminars to retreats and  conferences. At present these are offered online, in time they will revert to in-person events with an online option.  You will help with the organisation of aspects of all varieties of event.  For the moment you will be able to work from home, with the eventual option of hot-desking from our London Office. There may be occasional visits to the centre France.

The successful appointee will be bilingual in French and English, have experience of all aspects of conference and event organising, a sound understanding of the requirements of online broadcasting and the administrative work associated with all of these activities. Sharing the vision and mission  of our community, you will be systematic, organised, have excellent administrative and people  skills and huge initiative to deal with whatever technical problems may arise in the course of the  holding of an event.

At the same time, you will know how to communicate efficiently and sensitively 
across a wide spectrum of people, nationalities, generations and social backgrounds. This role offers an amazing opportunity to be part of a team contributing to the creation of a new space of healing, in an exceptional location and dedicated to silence and contemplation.

Chief Officer

Carers Careline require a part time Chief Officer to lead and manage a small team based in the Ecumenical Centre in Redditch. Well established, the charity offers various forms of support to unpaid Carers in Redditch.

Role Requirement

The role requires that the Chief Officer: 

• Be a dynamic and strong team leader 
• Have excellent communication skills 
• Be prepared to be in the public eye representing the charity 
• Have excellent networking and presentation skills 
• Have an understanding of the issues affecting unpaid carers 
• Be a successful and experienced fund raiser.
• Have an understanding of working with communities 
• Have financial management experience, be able to read and interpret accounts, set and manage budgets 
• Be competent in using the Microsoft Office software suite.

Key Responsibilities:

• To develop and implement a fundraising program, that will ensure a sustainable revenue stream.
• To provide leadership to the organisation by creating an adaptable and responsive team through their personal development. 
• To manage the IT system development with the aim to improve our level of services.
• To evaluate and manage risk in all areas of operation.
• To develop and ensure that all legal requirements, organisational policies and procedures are adhered to in relation to service users, staff and volunteers.
• To ensure that all evaluation and monitoring processes meet funding criteria. and produce detailed reports for the funders.
• To develop and manage policies and procedures that comply with the Charity Commission, Companies House and Governmental requirements, 
• To ensure compliance with all financial legislation.
• To ensure that staff and volunteers are adequately informed and trained to carry out their duties safely and in compliance with all policy and procedures.
• To set, manage and present operational budgets.

Salary and Holidays

Type of Position: Permanent Part-Time

Number of Hours:25 hours per weeks Monday to Friday to suit the needs of the organisation, including some occasional evening and weekend work

Salary: £19,110 full time equivalent £28,282

Annual Salary: Paid Monthly

Holidays: Equivalent of 5 weeks holiday per year plus public holidays

Accountable to the Trustees, this position is demanding and the person selected will have patience, empathy and find satisfaction in helping others to improve their lives.

An exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking charity with big plans for the future.

CancerCare has been providing free professional counselling and complementary therapy for people devastated by a cancer diagnosis or bereavement, for nearly 40 years.

The COVID pandemic saw an increased need for support across north Lancashire and south Cumbria. Last year the charity opened a new centre in Barrow-in-Furness and in spring 2021, will do likewise in Morecambe. It has also embraced the digital age and is now delivering many services online. 

CancerCare is currently revamping its image with new branding and state-of-the art website which will enable it to reach many more people in the local community in desperate need of help.

This is a rare opportunity to join a much-loved and valued charity, which makes a real difference to people's lives, at a senior level.