Head Of Development Jobs in Londres, Gran Londres

Location: Homebased/hybrid, within commutable distance of Central Office, London, Peckham
Job Type: Full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £60,000 per annum
Benefits: Generous Holiday allowance Season Ticket loan Cycle to work scheme Charity worker discounts Enhanced maternity package Wellness, inclusion, and diversity groups EAP scheme Life assurance

Closing date: 10-06-2024

Are you a dynamic leader with a proven track record in fundraising, ready to inspire and empower a dedicated team to power funding forwards for PACT?

The fundraising team at Pact plays a crucial role in securing vital income to sustain our operations, develop our capacity, fund essential services, and maintain our independent voice. They cultivate both unrestricted funds and restricted income for special projects, innovation, and system change initiatives. Fostering strong relationships across the charity, they receive support from me, our CEO Andy Keen-Downs, and our Senior Leadership team.

As our current Head of Fundraising moves on to a CEO position at another organisation, we seek an exceptional individual to build upon her achievements. The role involves overseeing a team of five:

• Development Manager (Individual Giving and Parishes)
• Senior Development Manager (Trusts and Foundations) alongside a part-time Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser
• Senior Development Manager (Major Donors)
• Senior Partnerships and Engagement Manager (Corporate Partners)

The successful candidate will empower and guide their team to sustainably push forward with fundraising strategy and delivery, nurturing relationships with trusts, foundations, corporations, high net worth individuals, Catholic networks, parish communities, and individual supporters. We seek someone with a proven track record in fundraising, leadership skills to inspire their team, and managerial abilities to foster a cohesive team spirit and support personal growth.

In addition to leading and developing the fundraising team, the Head of Fundraising will be part of our collaborative Executive Team, working closely with colleagues in Communications and Engagement, Business Development, Finance, and across our Services regions and specialisms. They will also receive support from our Head of Faith in Action, who reports to the CEO, and collaborate with our Chair of Trustees, Professor Jim McManus, and other trustees. Our strategy emphasises shared objectives and teamwork.

What Pact Offer:

Pact offer a wide range of employee benefits including free confidential advice and counselling service, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, eye care vouchers, generous annual leave plus more. You will have the opportunity to attend internal training events to further develop yourself as an effective support work and you will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.

How to apply:

Please apply with your CV and a supporting statement (max 2 pages) outlining specifically how you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Other information:

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).

This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 3-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Prison Vetting and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.

You may also have experience in the following: Fundraising Director, Chief Development Officer, Fundraising Manager, Director of Development and Fundraising, Fundraising Lead, Fundraising Executive Director, Chief Fundraising Officer, Director of Philanthropy and Fundraising, Development and Fundraising Head, Fundraising Campaign Director, etc.

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About Unlocked

Unlocked Graduates exists to break cycles of reoffending. Currently, prison isn’t a place which successfully does this – the average prisoner has 16 previous convictions, and 55% of those released from short-term sentences reoffend within one year. The work we do is both extremely challenging and massively urgent. We aspire to have a deep impact on the landings of individual prisons but also breadth of impact through the whole sector and society at large.

Since 2017, we have sought to lead this change by recruiting, training and challenging the best graduates in the country to become prison officers. Our two-year programme has put the role on the map as a career where the best people can develop extraordinary leadership skills whilst making a real difference. We are ranked 22nd in the Times Top 100 Graduate Employers list and garner recognition in the UK and internationally for the impact our participants have on the landings.

Our participants work with prisoners to support them to stop reoffending, alongside studying for a Master’s degree, which helps them to understand systemic solutions to improve our criminal justice system. Our organisation draws on the evidence that relationships between prison officers and prisoners can be transformational, and with the best people in this role, prisons can be a place where cycles of reoffending can be broken.

About the role

The Head of Delivery role is absolutely integral to the success of the Unlocked programme, working both within the programme team and across the organisation to ensure the highest-quality delivery of all aspects of the programme.

We are looking for a bold leader with a proven track record of success in project and programme delivery who can lead a team to reach ambitious targets. The Head of Delivery will have excellent leadership potential, combining exceptional interpersonal skills with an ability to oversee continual improvements of process, logistics and content. This role is a high-impact position within the organisation, reporting to the Programme Director.

Why work for Unlocked?

You will have the satisfaction of working for a high-performing and exciting organisation which is actively making an impact on one of the most challenging social justice issues which exists in our society today. You will also receive an excellent package of benefits, including:

• 27 days’ annual leave
• Pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Cycle To Work or Electric Vehicle (EV) scheme
• And more

For further details and to apply, please click the apply button to be re-directed to our jobs portal. 

Closing date: Midnight on Monday 3rd June 2024
First-round interviews (remote): Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th June 2024
Second-round interviews (London): Thursday 20th June 2024

DETAILS

• Salary: GBP 60,000-65,000 depending on experience (the range is aligned to London cost of living and would be adjusted according to the appointee's location)
• Location: Flexible. But must be prepared to work at least four hours per day 1300 – 1700 Coordinated Universal Time.  Location in London or Berlin may be an advantage.
• Contract Type: Full-time, open-ended contract
• Closing Date: 9 June 2024
• Interview Dates: 14 & 17 June (first round interviews), 19 June (second round interviews)

TO APPLY

Complete and return our application form via our jobs portal. Kindly note that the application form is required; we will not accept CVs.

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is seeking a Head of Communications to lead our high-performing communications team. The successful candidate will lead strategic, high-impact external communications across the organisation. They will work closely with our global team across 30 countries involved in research and analysis. They will bring talent, enthusiasm, knowledge and experience. This role currently manages a team of five and reports to the Executive Director. The communications team is tasked to ensure strategic and effective media, social media, and delivery of our digital platform to drive change.

About us

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is a global organisation committed to cooperation with diverse actors in our movement. We have more than 80 global team colleagues based in 20+ countries around the world, who work with a wide network of human rights advocates.

We seek a world where transformed business contributes to a just and regenerative economy that delivers shared prosperity and climate security; respects human rights and provides redress for abuse; and ensures greater equality of power and wealth. We stand with, and amplify and support, the voice and work of partners, allies, and movements in seeking to create linkages between grassroots experience and regional/international decision-making. We build and deploy evidence to influence decision-makers in governments and businesses towards transformative norms, regulations, and re-aligned business incentives that deliver systemic shifts from exploitative business behaviour towards a rights-respecting and regenerative economic model.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic communications: Lead the strategic evolution of our global communications as a critical component of our strategies to make change happen. Drive impact by building strategic media and digital outreach that amplifies the work of ourselves and allies, and influences key audiences. Work across our global team to develop a shared understanding of grand strategy, key audiences, the fast-changing context, and how communications can drive positive change. With the management team, set the organisation’s communications strategy and ensure we have the right skills, knowledge, and connections to deliver it. Collaborate with regional and thematic leads to ensure our communications strategies help deliver the human rights impact our programmes seek with allies.
• Lead the communications team: Support a strong team, nurturing their skills to inspire effective and high-impact communications, with an emphasis on digital first. Ensure the work of the team is expertly planned and executed within budget and meets donor requirements. Deliver our performance management system throughout the year to ensure support, well-being, and accountability. Work with the Senior Management Team to manage strategic and operational opportunities and risks.
• Drive and execute innovative, advocacy-oriented communications: Work with senior management, regional and thematic teams to drive a dynamic approach to communications, alongside spotting proactive and reactive opportunities, building higher-level relationships with journalists and partners, and developing tactical approaches. Play an active role in executing impactful, advocacy-oriented communications strategies for key products and events.
• Digital action platform and technology: Work with the Web Content and Digital Officer to manage the development of the Resource Centre’s leading multi-functional digital platform, and our substantial data as compelling evidence. Develop an understanding of the organisation’s target audiences and ensure we deliver features that effectively support them to effectively organise and present their research data and promote human rights in business.
• Programme design and fundraising: Work with our development (fundraising) team and programme leads to ensure communications, and digital technology work is built into project design and budget, and that funders’ information needs are well-served.

Key competencies and attributes

Strategic communication: At least 5 years’ experience delivering top class communications and expert understanding of how strategic communications deliver change. Demonstrable experience in strategy design and execution. Sharp news sense and editorial judgement; strong grasp of the power of social media to make change happen; and a global perspective to communications.

People manager: At least 3 years’ experience in line management. Experience in nurturing and sustaining a high performing team that thrives in a diverse, and global context. Demonstrable success in supporting project teams to deploy communications strategically for impact.

Project manager: Track record of leading and/or implementing complex communications projects including planning, execution, and evaluation. Demonstratable success planning communications for a busy organisation working closely with allies.

Digital technology & data: Experience of design and delivery of website, digital tools, and data to make change happen. Experience of working with developers to manage and maintain a website.

Human rights, and economic justice expertise: Familiarity with social justice or human rights issues and a willingness to keep up to date. Experience communicating economic justice and human rights issues desirable.

Team player: Experience of, and commitment to, working in high-performing teams that are highly collaborative and focused on outcomes. Experience of working with colleagues remotely, and in multicultural and diverse working environments desirable.

Networking: Track record of developing strategic relationships to enhance communications and advocacy efforts, e.g. civil society partners, consultants, journalists, opinion-formers. Experience building relationships of trust and joint action with allied organisations is strongly desirable.

Languages: Must be fluent in English. Additionally, French, German, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, or Russian language skills would also be an asset (all languages of our digital action platform).

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is a diverse, global team. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background and we acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in progressive movements. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Latinx and other minorities, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGTBQ+.

Senior Development Officer (Fundraising)

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Role:The Senior Development Officer ​plays an integral role within the Development Team at Forces Employment Charity (FEC). You will work with the Head of Development to produce high quality, bespoke proposals, and reports to demonstrate impact and outcomes to help drive the delivery of FEC across the UK. You will also work within the team to research and identify new fundraising opportunities from trusts, foundations and companies and convert these into long term business relationships.
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This position provides a full-time, permanent contract with hybrid working hours, consisting of a 35-hour week. The role allows for hybrid work, including remote work from home, with one day per week at our head office in London.
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Principle Responsibilities:
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• To work closely with the Head of Development to research and identify new opportunities.
• Develop, prepare, and submit high quality funding applications, acting as bid writing SME.
• Peer Review support to mentor other team members.
• Work with Head of Development to increase the accuracy of our Salesforce data, resulting in data dashboards suitable to the reporting needs of our funders.
• Collaborate with Development and Senior F&R Officer to implement a team strategy and support a lean process of reporting.
• Work with Senior Finance & Reporting Officer to report impact to our funders in line in the funding requirements.
• To work closely with Head of Development to develop and implement our fundraising strategy.
• Represent the organisation at research based events, developing our understanding and enhancing our delivery.
• Identify new opportunities and working with the team to covert these to applications and funding.
• Lead on individual Giving Strategy, working with Head of Development and Development Officer to expand opportunities.
• Any other relevant duties at the discretion of management.

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PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

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Essential Competencies

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• Good attention to detail and proven track record of preparing written proposals.
• A highly motivated, supportive, and collaborative team worker.
• Engaging personality with excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Proactive and professional approach to work, with the ability to work independently and manage a varied workload and prioritise effectively.
• Highly effective communication skills.
• Strong ability to plan and manage multiple priorities effectively.

  
  Desirable Competencies

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• Degree educated.
• Experience in supporting and managing research grant applications.
• Excellent IT skills preferably including experience of working with a CRM database (Salesforce) -Training opportunities will be available as part of your role.

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Forces Employment Charity is an equal opportunities employer, and values having a diverse workforce. We actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

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If you meet the criteria and are passionate about supporting service leavers in their transition to civilian employment, we encourage you to apply.

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Head of Finance

Location: Bromley by Bow - Hybrid
Job Type: up to 35hours per week (with some degree of flexibility). our client are encouraging applications from individuals looking for a part time role (with a minimum of 0.6FT)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £58,000 per annum
Benefits: Competitive

The Head of Finance is responsible for ensuring that the finances of the Centre are managed efficiently and effectively to support the delivery of services in line with our clients ambitions.

Over the years the Centre has developed a highly diverse set of services and activities that support a broad range of community needs. These services are funded through a wide range of income sources and delivered in a complex set of arrangements and through many different partnerships.

The Head of Finance has centre-wide responsibilities and plays a key role in ensuring effective service delivery and sound financial management of the organisation as a whole.
This role needs to promote a positive culture of collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity across the organisation and with external stakeholders and support the development of innovative, inspiring and viable service propositions.

As a member of the senior leadership team this role will play a key role in continuing to develop both the strategic direction and internal culture of the organisation, specifically driving forward our clients commitment to being a truly antiracist and inclusive organisation and creating space for honest conversations and feedback.

You may also have experience in the following: Head of Finance, Finance Director, Finance Manager, Group Finance Director, Accountant, Qualified Accountant, Management Accountant, Financial Accountant, Financial Controller, Director of Finance, CIMA, ACCA, AAT, etc.

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Location - Home-based with some travel to office based in Birmingham and across the UK.

Are you passionate about improving the lives of those experiencing homelessness and social exclusion? Join homelessness charity Emmaus UK as our new Director of Partnerships and Federation Development.

About Emmaus

Emmaus is a secular organisation supporting homeless and socially excluded people by providing a home for as it is needed, meaningful work in a social enterprise and a sense of belonging and community. There are currently 30 Emmaus communities in the UK stretching from Glasgow to Dover and Norfolk to South Wales, collectively supporting more than 850 people. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.

About the Role

As a critical member of the strategic leadership team (SLT) for Emmaus UK, the Director of Partnerships and Federation Development will take lead responsibility for ensuring the provision of high-quality support, advice, capacity building and grant-making for federation members in the UK.

The postholder will play a key role in the development of national strategic partnerships and will collaborate with federation members to ensure that federation strategic priorities are delivered and that our colleagues across the federation are able to do their very best work supporting people to overcome homelessness and poverty.

The role will also ensure effective programme and project management of directorate projects and work to embed cross-directorate working and co-operation.

If you are interested in the role, please submit a completed Application Form and the Equality & Diversity Form using the Application Pack for guidance.

Emmaus UK is a secular organisation, committed to equality and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 17th June 2024. Please email application to us. (email address is in the application pack) 

Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview conducted via Microsoft Teams, on Tuesday 2nd July and Wednesday 3rd July 2024.

If you would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email us. 

An Emmaus UK organogram is available on request.

Challenge Partners is seeking a purpose-led sales leader to deliver a crucial strand of our ambitious strategy to benefit 500,000 pupils each year by 2027.

Applications from our growth target regions - North West, North East, Yorkshire and Humber, and the Midlands - are strongly encouraged, but not essential. Weekly term-time office days in London are a requirement of the role, but we would consider reduced office days for a successful candidate based in one of these target regions.

Challenge Partners is an England-wide education charity with a mission to reduce educational inequality and improve the life chances of all children. We do this by delivering programmes and networks to boost school improvement, leadership development, and pupil progress.

By leading our sales and marketing, you will deliver a crucial strand of our exciting strategy to enhance and extend Challenge Partners to benefit 500,000 pupils each year by 2027. Reporting to the Chief Executive, your main objective will be to drive sales to increase the number of new schools and trusts joining Challenge Partners. You will also devise and lead marketing campaigns to build our brand and profile.

You will be the sales and marketing expert in the organisation, with good commercial sense and sensitivity to the sector. You will be able to design, execute and monitor impactful campaigns to help us reach new schools and trusts.  You will have the personal credibility to win the confidence of school and trust leaders and the tenacity to convert interest into sales personally and through your small team.

You will be a strong and highly-skilled communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop and strengthen new and existing relationships.  As a confident public speaker, you will engage and inspire audiences of school and trust leaders.  As a senior leader you will have a track record of building, managing and developing high-performing teams and play an important role on our Leadership Team in steering the organisation and upholding our culture.

We are a small, but diverse and dynamic team. We expect everyone in the central team to get stuck in, so you will need to be comfortable to both set the strategy and ‘do the do’ in the functions you oversee.

All employees at Challenge Partners will be subject to an enhanced DBS check as part of our commitment to safeguarding. 

Challenge Partners is committed to diversity, equality and inclusion and we are working towards a goal where our team fully reflects the diversity and difference in lived experiences. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented groups including: people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ people, and those with disabilities.

Strictly no agencies.

Head of Finance, Planning & Analysis
Salary circa £65,000
Permanent, Full-time
Hybrid Working, 2 days in office – can be flexible for right person
Location: Central London

A prestigious university is recruiting a Head of Finance, Planning & Analysis to take on a key role and drive forward the university forward. As the head of FP&A you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Ensure the provision of a high standard of customer service in a business partnering capacity, delivering advice and information to budget-holders and senior managers in the University that is relevant, accurate and timely. 
• Lead and manage the Financial Planning and Analysis team, within Finance consisting of Business Partners, Management Accounts Analysts and a Research Finance team to deliver ‘fit for purpose’ professional support services, delivered in line with professional practice, in a consistent and timely manner within the budget allocated, adhering to financial regulations, and are evaluated for impact and value for money, and contingencies are in place to ensure business continuity and risk management. 
• To ensure a consistent and high quality of service is provided to Heads of college/PS Directors through the development and implementation of appropriate processes. To seek continuous improvement in the content and presentation of all financial information for management purposes, including the monthly financial report. 
• To manage the annual budget-setting process along with quarterly forecasting cycles, in liaison with the Deputy Director of Finance and Director of Planning and Performance, ensuring that it is consistent with the financial strategy inclusive, transparent and meets the University’s goals. 
• To lead the development and automation of regular financial planning cycles, including quarterly forecasting and to support the Deputy Director of Finance in the development and implementation of the 5-year planning process. 
• To lead the development and improvement of financial modelling, notably in support of financial business cases for all material initiatives requiring approval under the Universities Delegated Authority regulations. 
• To lead the annual TRAC submission, ensuring that the University fulfils the requirements of the Office for Students (OfS), and advise on how the outcomes can be utilised to support the University in achieving its strategic goals. 

This opportunity provides an excellent platform for a qualified accountant to build on their Business Partnering & FP&A skills whilst playing a key role in organisation’s growth journey

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual. The successful candidate will be fully qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA) with previous experience gained in the Higher Education sector. You will have robust technical skills and be highly organised. We are looking for someone who is eager to learn, strong analytical skills, excellent communication, financial modelling, and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. You will possess the ability to influence and build rapport with a range of finance and non-finance persons across the organisation.

The Talent Set are delighted to be working with London's Air Ambulance Charity, supporting them to recruit a Deputy Head of Philanthropy (Trusts) maternity cover. This role will start at a key time in strategy development and long term planning, as they enter the final phase of their incredibly successful Up Against Time Appeal to replace their two helicopters.

As they enter the final phase of the appeal, having raised £11.5m of their £15m target (with a number of further pledges confirmed) this role will focus on developing the long term Trusts fundraising strategy. As Deputy Head of Philanthropy you will be tasked with considering the opportunities presented by the new 15 year organisational strategy, and contributing to the wider Philanthropy, Partnerships and Events team plans to ensure they have a strong footing as they look to the long term and next 15 years of London's Air Ambulance Charity. 

As Deputy Head of Philanthropy you will not only lead on strategy development but also build and develop the Trusts pipeline, leading and developing the Trusts and Prospect Research teams to improve internal processes and influence/respond to upcoming fundraising opportunities. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Trusts and Prospect Research teams and programmes through a year of maternity cover, ensuring both areas are in a strong position on the return of the substantive postholder. 
• Act as LAAC's Trust and Lead Gift (£500k+) fundraising expert, leading the Trusts and Prospect Research teams to be ambitious and consider the long term funding opportunities for the charity. 
• Lead the team through the transition from the Up Against Time Appeal to focus on the new 15 year organisational strategy and opportunities it presents to develop the pipeline for new projects.
• Take ownership of the Trusts, Foundations and Statutory pipeline, leading income generation from these sources with a personal focus on £100k+ opportunities, while informing the organisation's approach to restricted fundraising opportunities.
• Support the development of direct reports and wider Philanthropy, Partnerships and Events team. 

Person Specification:

• Strong sector knowledge and technical expertise of Trust fundraising, with experience of securing £100k+ support from trusts, foundations and/or statutory sources. 
• Demonstrable experience of developing and fundraising for restricted projects, monitoring income and expenditure budgets.
• Effective pipeline development skills and the ability to support a Prospect Research function to identify new opportunities. 

The deadline for applications is Friday 7th June, with initial interviews to take place the following week.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Who we are

Chefs in Schools is a young, ambitious charity that’s rapidly growing. Our mission is to improve kids' health, through improving school food & food education. Working in areas of high deprivation, we support and train schools and their kitchen teams to serve the best, freshest and tastiest food possible, alongside meaningful food education. We share our learning and resources freely, aiming to inspire and enable others to follow our lead.

We’re backed by some of the biggest names in food and have ambitious targets to ensure every child has access to incredible school food and food education, setting them up for life with the skills and knowledge to feed themselves well.

About you and the role

The purpose of this role is to lead on our finance strategy, and ensure all of our systems, reporting and processes are helping to drive forward the charity and deliver on our objectives at scale. You will work closely with the Chief Executive and Directors to ensure that financial planning is effective and supported by accurate data analysis. You will report directly to Trustees as required and ensure that the highest standards of transparency and probity are maintained.

You will be joining the team during a period of growth in the size and complexity of our delivery. We currently have 20 employees and anticipate doubling in size within three years. You will have a crucial role in shaping our systems and processes to ensure we can scale effectively, both our existing programmes and a new membership-based programme that is in development. We’re looking for an experienced finance professional with an interest in effectively using technology and systems to drive efficiency, without compromising on accuracy or compliance.

You will support and mentor the Finance and Office Manager, ensuring that financial administration is carried out proficiently and in line with all legal and regulatory requirements, including ultimate responsibility for ensuring that all statutory filings are made accurately and on time. Your role will also encompass ensuring that we operate within legal & regulatory frameworks and stay up to date with changes in relevant legislation. 

The responsibilities, skills and experience listed below are intended to give you an idea of what we need for this role. If you don’t meet every single requirement, but feel as though you would be able to work with us to deliver the majority of them, we would urge you to apply anyway. We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and for us, the most important ‘experience’ is passion for our mission. You may be just the right candidate for this, or other roles.

We want to get to know you at the interview and understand we can do this best if you’re at ease. We’re an inclusive employer and work hard to create a welcoming working environment for everyone, including appointing a neurodiversity champion to help us identify how we can make our work environment work for everyone. If you need adjustments to the interview process please let us know. 

Key responsibilities:

• Developing a comprehensive financial strategy that supports the delivery of the charity’s objectives and activities

• Reviewing suitability of our current systems: Quickbooks for accountancy, Beacon CRM, PLEO for expenses management, Survey Monkey for data collection etc.

• Where necessary, identifying and implementing new software to ensure all systems and processes are robust, user friendly, deliver useful data analysis, integrate and/or improve automation

• Working closely with the Director of Transformations to translate the annual activity plan into an accurate organisational-level budget

• Advising the Chief Executive, team and Trustees, ensuring that benefits and risks of decisions are fully considered and fit with the overall financial strategy

• Oversee sound financial management and governance across the organisation

• Provide leadership and guidance to all things finance related, providing mentoring and support to the team

• Accountability for monitoring that the organisation’s services are, and will, run to budget, supporting budget holders and reporting promptly on risks

• Have ultimate oversight of the external audit and production of the statutory accounts, supported in delivery of this by the Finance & Office Manager

• Oversee production of management accounts and bespoke financial reports, including accurate forecasting, incisive analysis and accessible narrative commentary

• Support the Development team with financial submissions and other compliance areas (eg advising on and supporting with due diligence processes)

• Constantly seeking to develop and improve the organisation’s financial systems, policies and procedures to promote dynamic, best practice and up-to-date application of tools, systems and approaches

• Oversight of finance, governance and basic HR administration, supporting the Finance & Office Manager with high profile or complex queries, seeking specialist advice on financial or compliance matters as required

• Ensure the organisation’s compliance with charity law, in accordance with the Charity Commission in England & Wales

Skills & experience:

• You have interest and belief in our mission, to improve kids’ health through improving food and food education in schools

• You have full or partial qualification through an accredited accountancy body

• You have some experience in a senior finance role (eg Director, Head of, Management Accountant) in any sector, and some experience within a finance function in the 3rd sector (in particular familiarity with the Charity SORP and experience of administering restricted funds)

• You have experience of audit

• You enjoy a mix of leadership and rolling up sleeves to get hands on when the need arises

• You take a pragmatic and dynamic approach to robust financial management

• You can turn complex and dry data, into clear and engaging narrative

• You have project managed the implementation of new systems (accountancy / CRM / data)

• You are organised, methodical, strong on detail, and able to map out deadlines and plan ahead

• You are skilled in building rapport with people and strike a balance between being supportive and challenging 

Benefits

You would be joining a friendly, supportive team who works hard but believe in a healthy work/life balance. We seek a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge. Joining a small, collaborative team means you’ll be able to contribute to and draw on various projects and strategic insights.

We offer 33 days of holiday per year, including bank holidays, a Cycle to Work scheme, hybrid working, free access to the CODE app for discounted restaurants & hospitality venues, enhanced parental leave. We are committed to developing our team and will support you with relevant training opportunities including £250 towards elective training and development of your choice.

As we work with children & young people, an offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and DBS clearance, in line with our safeguarding policy.

Please note that shortlisted candidates will be invited to a 30-mins online interview to take place on Weds 19th June. Successful candidates will then be invited to a second interview that will be in person at our offices in Brixton, London, on Weds 26th June.

Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma. Allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.

At a time when the need for children’s mental health services is increasing, and as we enter our 30th anniversary year, this is an exciting time to join our dynamic organisation and make a real and tangible difference to children’s futures. Place2Be must raise £10.2M in voluntary income in 24/25. Our corporate supporters are key to enabling Place2Be achieve its mission – providing valuable funding, engagement activities with schools, as well as pro bono and profile-raising opportunities. 

As the Head of Corporate Partnership at Place2Be, you will play a significant role in the leadership of the Place2Be Fundraising Department, leading a small but passionate team of five within the Fundraising Team. Our dynamic Corporate Partnerships team has secured some fantastic high-value, long-term partnerships in the past few years such as Barratt Foundation, Deloitte and Morgan Stanley. The team has an ambitious 24/25 target of £2.55 million and you will lead the team to deliver this income.

For a career with purpose, this is your place.

 

Recruitment Process:

As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result.

Closing date for applications: Midnight on the 9 June 2024

1st Interview date: Wednesday 12 or Thursday 13 June 2024 

Our Benefits

When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person. To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support.

Here’s just a few things we have on offer:

• Annual Leave that increases with service
• Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career
• 5% contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance of four times your annual salary
• A comprehensive employee assistance programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)
• Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time
• Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organization.
 

Please note if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close this vacancy early. If you are interested, please apply asap.

Safeguarding the young people we support is our top priority. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and we therefore apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure all candidates are appropriate for the roles they apply for and are appropriately screened prior to appointment including DBS checks and social media background checks.

ID: 1204 Head of Corporate Partnerships

Salary:

- Starting at £46,796 FTE per annum, raising to £54,186.

- If office based, additionally, £3,679 Inner London Weighting FTE per annum

- If home based, additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum

Location: Either homebased or based at our Head Office, London, N1 7GR.

If office based, we typically work 2 days a week in the office. Our office space is wheelchair accessible.

Hours:  Full-time (37 hours per week).

Contract: Permanent

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

Family Action is a national charity committed to building stronger families and supporting people through change, challenge and crisis.  Since the charity was founded in 1869, we have continued to help children and families overcome the challenges they face through a wide range of practical, emotional and financial support. Today we work with more than 60,000 families in some 200+ community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through our national helpline, FamilyLine, which offers free and immediate support to adult family members, and through national schemes like the National School Breakfast Programme.

This is an exciting time for an experienced corporate partnerships leader to join our high performing corporate partnerships team. Family Action is currently undertaking a major brand review and will soon be launching a new website, with income generation a key priority. We have several existing high value partnerships including with Barclays, NewDay and Poundland Foundation. For new business opportunity, our broad range of services allows alignment with partners across many sectors. Our working culture is flexible, fun and open, with excellent opportunities to collaborate with colleagues with a range of specialisms, from brand, to marketing and communications, to fundraising, as well as our colleagues delivering Family Action’s services.

Main Responsibilities:

• Leading the team in planning and delivering new business activity, drawing on business need, our organisation strategy, sector trends, meeting agreed annual income targets. 
• Ensuring account management of all corporate partnerships is delivered with skill and diligence. Leading the team in maximising the impact of partnerships through outstanding relationship management.
• Embedding corporate partnerships in the strategic development of the organization, promoting and advocating for current and prospective partners in strategic discussions at Family Action. Integrating and aligning corporate partnerships activity with wider organisational priorities.
• Proactive and supportive line management of the corporate partnerships team, which currently comprises 3 x Corporate Partnerships Managers, 1 x Fundraising Officer and the Toy Appeal Temporary Assistant (Christmas)

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):

1. A proven fundraising leader with an in-depth understanding of and experience of working on a wide variety of corporate partnerships
2. Demonstrable experience of successful new business work, securing 6 and/or 7 figure opportunities.
3. Extensive account management experience, ideally across a range of sectors
4. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak confidently both formally and informally to a range of audiences as well as strong writing skills.
5. A commitment to social justice and a passion for helping families to thrive.

Benefits:

- annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays

- up to 6% matched-pension contributions

- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment

- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions

- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers

- cycle to work scheme

- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

For an application pack and further information please visit our website, details are on the advert PDF document.

Please email completed applications to: inbox (6) details on the advert PDF document

Closing Date : Monday 17th June 2024 at 9:00am

First Interviews are scheduled to take place from 24-28 June virtually, with slots throughout the working day and early/late slots available.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an in person interview.

* Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

This is the job that reminds you of why you went into this work – to end the harm of children and young people being trapped in repeated criminality and change the focus from one of difficulty to one of aspiration and hope. Leading a team of Practice Development Leads, you will be responsible for equipping SHiFT practitioners with the knowledge and skills they need to flourish, and for supporting practitioners, through intensive on the ground practice guidance, to deliver SHiFT’s practice model and achieve exceptional outcomes for children, young people, and families.

You are likely to be someone with significant senior practice experience in the youth criminal justice or adolescent safeguarding systems, with a thorough understanding of its benefits and limitations and detailed knowledge of its agencies, systems, and policies. You will hold extremely high expectations for the children and young people SHiFT works with, and for the quality of engagement and services they receive from relevant professionals and agencies, and this will be reflected in your determination to develop transformational practice. You will have demonstrable experience of getting the best out of people, across varied professional backgrounds, and innovating to create the training and support needed to deliver exceptional outcomes for children and families. It is likely that you will be frustrated by aspects of the current system, with experience of developing new or emerging interventions and the ambiguity inevitably involved in such an ambitious endeavour as this.

SHiFT’s Head of Practice Development will lead the supervisory and direct practice work SHiFT does with children, young people and the people in their lives who matter. This is a critical role for an expert in practice with complex and highly vulnerable young people. The role is an opportunity to take on a system influencing position to shake up the youth criminal justice system.

The role has been designed so that you would directly lead a small central team and be outwardly focussed on supporting SHiFT Guides and SHiFT Practices to work in ways with young people that are aligned with the SHiFT Framework. We do not want you focussed on managing a large team, developing the central organisation, or managing partnerships with local authorities. We want you to be obsessively focussed on consistently excellent practice.

Key Duties

Working with support and direction from SHiFT’s Director of Practice and Learning, your principal responsibilities will be:

• Ensure quality of practice. You will be responsible for the quality of direct work with young people and their families across the SHiFT Practices.
• With a help of a small practice team, you will work very closely with Guides in local areas ensuring that the high expectations for the work are being met consistently and sustainably.
• You will make active use of data on child outcomes, observations of practice and contributions to group supervision sessions to inform your view of quality.
• Where SHiFT Practices have become stuck in their change work with a young person, your team will be on hand to help them find a way through with creativity, tenacity, and high expectations.
• Implement the professional development programme for SHiFT Guides and contribute to its development.
• You will contribute to the delivery of a programme of induction, direct instruction, coaching, mentoring and supervision to grow the capability and resilience of SHiFT Guides across England, holding overall responsibility for the implementation of SHiFT’s professional development offer.
• Implement the SHiFT Framework and contribute to its development. You will be responsible for holding people accountable for working to the SHiFT Framework, ensuring SHiFT’s highest aspirations for practice quality are met, and contributing to the development of the Framework and associated resources and training to support continuous quality assurance, improvement, and learning. Working with your team of Practice Development Leads, you’ll work closely with Guides, Operational Leads, and other members of the national SHiFT team to ensure that the Framework is widely understood and consistently implemented.
• Promote SHiFT practice for wider system change. You will support wider system changes by role modelling SHiFT’s distinctive approach to practice so that we can influence the adoption of our approach. This will include spotlighting examples of excellent practice with young people and being a town-crier of these stories. 
• Work in lockstep with Partnerships Managers.
• Your practice team will work in tandem with Partnerships Managers who scope and develop partnerships and then ensure that the contractual partnership between SHiFT and local partners is working. Where partnership problems arise, they are often closely linked with, or have a knock-on impact to, practice.

Experience, knowledge and skills:

• Substantial expertise in leading, developing and assuring exceptional practice between practitioners and young people caught in highly risky situations and relationships.
• Knowledge of, and/or experience of using, systemic ideas in practice with children and young people would be highly advantageous. 
• Experience of influencing the practice of others through your own direct line management, through supervision, coaching and teaching.
• Detailed knowledge of youth justice and children’s social care agencies, systems, and policies.
• Experience of developing new or emerging intervention programmes that respond effectively to feedback and learning while managing the ambiguity inevitably involved in such an ambitious project as this.
• Skill in holding others to high expectations through high levels of support and challenge.
• A thorough understanding and experience of using different theories and methods for intervening with children and families to offer help and bring about change in high- risk complex environments.
• An ability to write and speak credibly about complex or technical ideas, as well as a capacity to turn them into practical action, including through practice development activities. 
• A track record of working in a small team, contributing robustly to shape thinking but consistently being able to be a team player.

Across the country, in every city and on every street, RBL is there to support our Armed Forces community as the UK's leading Armed Forces charity. The Royal British Legion is looking for an experienced manager to lead their philanthropy, mid value and trusts function and make a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

The Head of High Value Giving will come in to a portfolio with huge potential and a solid base to build from. The successful candidate will own and lead the high value programme, be the in-house expert and transform high value giving to fund crucial services for the armed forces community,

The post holder will have the experience, energy, and expertise to recognise the vast opportunity within the team and take the programme to the next level. They will lead by example in cultivating both UK based and international trusts and develop relationships with key stakeholders to build out a major donor programme, whilst overseeing an amazing team to continue to deliver brilliant results. 

If you are an ambitious and proactive fundraiser, with high value fundraising or trust experience, this is a fantastic opportunity to lead the High Value team at the Royal British Legion.