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Job Description: Facilities Manager
Reports to: Head of Services
Location: Woking, Surrey
Hours of Work: Part time, 22.5hrs per week
Salary: £21,060 22.5 hours, depending on experience
About Us:
At York Road Project, we are dedicated to transforming the lives of individuals experiencing homelessness in Woking. We believe in harnessing the unique strengths and potential of each individual to create a pathway towards stability and independence.
The Role:
This is an exciting time to join the organisation, as we are planning the refurbishment of our flagship 10-bedroom supported accommodation service alongside ongoing development of our wider accommodation portfolio.
The Facilities Manager is responsible for ensuring the safe, compliant and effective operation of all facilities at York Road Project, which includes a 10-bedroom main site shelter and three additional properties comprising a further 14 beds. The role ensures all buildings are maintained to a high standard, remain fit for purpose, and meet statutory and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Facilities Management
- The Facilities Manager monitors the delivery of maintenance activity across all sites, ensuring issues are escalated where standards, timescales or compliance requirements are not met.
- The role ensures all accommodation and premises are maintained to a high standard, remain fit for purpose, and operate safely and efficiently.
- The Facilities Manager reviews and improves facilities processes to enhance operational efficiency and ensure consistent delivery across all sites.
Health and Safety & Compliance
- Oversee Health and Safety compliance across all properties and service.
- This includes the development, review and maintenance of risk assessments for all properties and relevant work activities, ensuring they are suitable and sufficient, regularly reviewed, updated following changes or incidents, and effectively implemented.
- The role also ensures statutory inspections, fire risk assessments, fire safety compliance, emergency preparedness, HSE requirements, and DSE compliance for home working staff are in place and maintained.
- Responsible for ensuring compliance systems and documentation are maintained to an audit-ready standard.
- The role supports internal and external audits, including annual health and safety and fire risk assessment audits, ensuring evidence and corrective actions are completed.
Governance & Reporting
- As part of the role you will attend the charity’s Health and Safety Sub-Committee, providing updates on H&S, risks, compliance, audits, and improvement actions.
- The role contributes to audit processes, monitoring compliance status and ensuring follow-up actions are completed and embedded across the services.
Budgets & Operational Reporting
- Manage facilities-related budgets, reporting on spend, risks, compliance status and planned maintenance priorities.
- Develop a maintenance schedule for all properties.
Professional Standards & Ways of Working
- Maintain accurate and timely records of inspections, compliance checks, maintenance activity and statutory requirements
- Ensure all property and compliance documentation is audit-ready and consistently maintained
- Work collaboratively with the administrative team to ensure effective coordination of maintenance, suppliers and compliance systems
Knowledge and Skills:
Essential
- Experience in facilities, maintenance, property management and compliance roles.
- Experience of using facilities and compliance management software.
- Strong knowledge of UK health, safety and environmental regulations.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Approaches challenges or issues with a problem-solving mindset, looking for effective solutions rather than focusing on the problem itself.
- Strong organisational abilities, able to prioritise and to skillfully plan and manage time.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Salesforce.
- Proficiency in conducting risk assessments and creating action plans based on findings.
Desirable
- NEBOSH, IOSH, or equivalent health and safety qualification.
- Experience of managing budgets and supplier & contractor relationships.
- An understanding of sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives.
- Experience overseeing small refurbishment or capital projects.
- Knowledge of safeguarding practices.
Personal Attributes:
- Ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.
- Resilient and confident working in complex environments.
- Positive attitude, maintains a positive attitude even in challenging situations.
- Future-orientated, has a forward-thinking perspective, anticipates future needs or issues and plans accordingly.
- Team worker, demonstrates a commitment to strong collaborative work by actively engaging with colleagues, volunteers, external partners and to be accountable for the outcome.
- Ownership - willingness to take ownership of tasks and projects and to be accountable for the outcomes.
- Aligned with the values and mission of York Road Project.
Benefits:
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (pro-rata for 0.6 FTE) plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Pension Scheme.
- Birthday day off.
- Medicash healthcare plan,
- Flexible working and hybrid working opportunities.
Please submit a covering letter with your CV, to our CEO Cherisse Dealtry
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are outstanding, you can be too.
We are seeking an experienced and values-driven Financial Operations Manager to lead our finance function and support the continued development of strong, sustainable financial operations across the College.
This is a key leadership role, reporting to the Director of Finance & Compliance, with direct line management responsibility for a team of finance professionals. You will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth running of finance operations, supporting strategic decision-making, and strengthening financial systems and controls.
You can see more about what we do at Portland Charity by looking at the Who We Are and Choose Your Future pages on our website
*Please note that we will not accept any applications submitted after the campaign has been closed. We may close campaigns early if we have a high volume of applications.
What you will do
In this role, you will:
- Provide strong leadership and people management to the finance team, supporting, coaching and developing staff to deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Oversee the production and review of monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting to budget holders.
- Lead on budget setting and forecasting, working closely with managers across the organisation.
- Manage cash flow, financial controls and reporting, ensuring compliance with charity sector requirements
- Support strategic projects including financial planning, capital development and service expansion.
You will also contribute to wider organisational priorities and maintaining strong external partnerships.
What we are looking for
This is a leadership role that requires highly developed people management capability, alongside strong technical finance experience.
You will bring:
- Significant experience in a finance role, including management accounts, audit and financial reporting.
- A recognised accountancy qualification or substantial equivalent experience.
- Proven leadership and people management skills, with experience of managing, developing and motivating teams.
- Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience of working collaboratively across departments and building effective relationships at all levels.
- Knowledge of charity finance, financial regulations and best practice.
We are particularly looking for someone who can combine technical expertise with visible, supportive leadership, ensuring the team is confident, capable and continually developing.
Working Hours
Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm
Working at Portland Charity
At Portland Charity, our learners, citizens and staff are at the heart of what we do. We are passionate about our vision that all people with disabilities will have a lifetime of opportunity, and you could help us to achieve that. Our priority for staff is to create an outstanding place to work where the rewards of a job well done can be seen in the faces of our learners and citizens.
There are lots of great benefits to working at Portland Charity
· A rewarding career and working towards positive outcomes for our learners and citizens
· Enhanced holidays of 33 days per year when you join us (pro rata) and you are able to buy up to 10 additional days of holiday
· You are eligible for a Blue Light Card with access to lots of great discounts
· Free and confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme
· Free parking on site and access to a subsidised canteen with a variety of meal options (main campus only)
· Everyone has an opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills on the job through training, mentoring and qualifications.
· Free life assurance – your family will benefit from a payment of 4x your annual salary if the unthinkable should happen
We are committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections the community.
Applying to work at Portland Charity
There are some other important things you need to know before you apply to work with us at Portland Charity.
Portland Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its learners, citizens, customers, volunteers and staff. We expect all our staff to be aware of their responsibilities to protect learners, citizens, customers, volunteers and staff from abuse or harm and to promote Fundamental British Values.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are included in the child and or adult barred list. This role does not involve regulated activity.
Successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.
Please note – We need you to complete an application form to fulfil our Safer Recruitment responsibilities, but you can submit a CV, and we will consider it alongside your application form.
In order to apply for this role, you will need to apply using our online recruitment portal, Sam People Recruit.
Please click on the “apply” button, and this will take you to the link to access the platform.
If you have any questions or need some help when completing your application, you can call the recruitment team and we will be happy to help.
Many of our staff have a disability, and we’re proud to hold Disability Confident and Mindful Employer status which recognises our positive approach to physical and mental health and wellbeing at work. If you would like to speak with us before completing an application, you can contact our recruitment team who will be happy to support you with your application or answer any questions.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At SSE, finance isn't a back-office function — it's central to everything we do. Every pound we manage connects directly to our mission: supporting social entrepreneurs to change their communities for the better.
Our finance team is small, close-knit, and genuinely hands-on. We manage income from a wide range of funders — from major institutions through to smaller, place based partners — alongside distributing millions of pounds in grants directly to the social entrepreneurs we exist to serve.
The work is varied, meaningful, and never dull. Because we manage everything in-house, you genuinely own your work end to end — from coding invoices and uploading forecasts into Business Central, to presenting financial insight to our Senior Management Team and steering us through external audit.
We're a team that performs well but we never stand still and welcome people spotting a better way of doing something. If you want to embed smarter technology, automate a clunky process, we always welcome fresh thinking
To equip people with skills, funding, and networks to realise their potential, improve lives and protect the planet.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Summary
To manage and ensure control of the funding, financial and corporate resources of the Charity to ensure a financially secure service, delivering value for money.
Work with the Co-Directors to advise and develop the financial strategy, model new projects, prepare annual and project budgets, and report on financial performance, contributing to the overall future strategic direction of the Charity.
Manage the day-to-day finances for the Charity. Ensure all aspects of the financial systems are accurate and up to date, including banking, sales and purchase ledgers, payroll and cash management.
The postholder is expected to foster excellent working relationships with all staff, volunteers, senior colleagues and trustees.
The postholder will be expected to attend the following meeting groups:
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Monthly All Staff: regular attendance
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GDPR/Data Working Group
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Finance and Income Generation (FING) Committee Meetings
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Responsibilities to and attendance at all other meetings: attendance only as and when required and/or at the direction of the Co-Directors
Key Responsibilities
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Supervision and management of Senior Finance & Admin Officer (SFAO)
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Day to Day Financial Management
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Provision of accurate reports to Board and senior managers
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Payroll, Pensions, and Tax Management overview and control
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Budget Process Management
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Statutory Reporting & Charity compliance
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Account Management – Key Suppliers/Contractors
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Financial Risk Management
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Governance support to FING Committee and Trustees
Core External Relationships
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Payroll Provider
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TPT Pensions
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HMRC
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All Banks
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Charity Commission
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Companies House
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Charity Auditors
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IT Contractor & Insurers
Day to Day Financial Management
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Regularly review and maintain financial policies and procedures.
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Review the monthly reconciliations carried out by the SFAO thereby ensuring all transactions are properly and efficiently recorded.
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Oversee the management and appropriate allocation of Restricted Funds, ensuring the monies are allocated according to the donor’s wishes and ensure that records are always maintained
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Regularly review and make recommendations for improvements to financial controls and ensuring methods are documented and made clear to staff.
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Support with funding bids and reports back to donors
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Management of all charity bank accounts, acting as authorised signatory with Banks
Payroll, Pensions and Tax Management
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Supervise the payroll process carried out by SFAO
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Responsible for the effective management Charity’s Pension Scheme
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Ensure payments to HMRC are made accurately and on time, and ensure all available allowances are claimed.
Budget Process Management
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Take the lead on preparing the Annual Budget, working closely with SLT to capture all spending plans Develop and run a process which is thorough, consistent and inclusive of all managers.
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Alongside the Co-Director, present the Draft Budget to Board for approval
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Present monthly management accounts and Cost Centre reports for all managers
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Work closely with all SLT to ensure they fully understand their budgets and ongoing organisational performance against budget
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Monitor variations against spend and integrate within an overall Cashflow analysis
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Recommend corrective actions to Co- Directors and/or Board as necessary
Statutory Reporting & Charity compliance
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Act as lead member of staff with the Charity’s Auditors
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Oversee the preparation of the Annual Accounts plus any supporting papers required to enable an efficient and effective annual audit to take place
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Maintain fixed asset register and inventory of all equipment contracts/agreements
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Ensure the Charity is fully compliant with statutory bodies and key external institutions, and act as lead on behalf of the charity with the following bodies:
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Charity Commission
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Companies House
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Pensions Regulator
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HMRC
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Valuation Office
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All Banks
Account Management – Key Suppliers/Contractors
Insurance
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Take the lead in managing the insurance renewals process, and ensure that a comprehensive suite of insurances is in place to cover key risks across the Charity
Financial Risk Management
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Ensure appropriate financial risk management techniques and controls are in place at strategic and operational levels.
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Develop, update and produce long term cashflow forecasts to evidence that the Charity can operate as a going concern.
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Provide up-to-date dashboards and reports of the financial position, projections and scenarios, considering the financial implications of alternative business models, advice on new and current business income generation initiatives and analysis of financial risk and performance.
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Work with the Co-Directors, to ensure that the appropriate processes are in place for the long-term financial viability of the charity, advising on the financial consequences of proposed actions
Governance support to FING Committee and Trustees
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Assist the Chair of FING Committee (Treasurer)
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Prepare all associated papers and minutes
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Prepare finance papers for Treasurer to deliver to Board of Trustees
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Attend Board of Trustees meetings and present information as requested
General
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Postholder to adhere to their relevant Code of Ethics as laid down by their professional body, being mindful that adherence to the code takes precedence over charity policy and practice should a conflict ever arise. [NB Sections A + C of the current professional code are applicable.]
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Keep abreast of financial developments across the charity sector and ensure any opportunities for tax reliefs, cost reduction, value for money and more effective systems are seized as appropriate.
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Undertake any other duties as determined by the Co-Directors.
Personal Specification
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Personally committed to Caring in Bristol’s vision and values and collaboration-focused method of work.
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Committed to reflection and learning, including sharing failures and uncertainties; openly taking feedback from the team and members of the community on your behaviour and work.
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Bring ideas for improvements and is open and honest in all communications where relevant and appropriate.
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Awareness of your own needs: the homelessness sector can be challenging – you will be good at knowing your limits under pressure and will be confident to ask for help when you need it. You will receive support from your team, and we are keen to nurture an environment where no-one feels worried about asking for help or support when they need it.
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Resilience working under pressure, ability, and willingness to both give and take constructive feedback.
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Willingness to work the extra hours where needed, with a flexible working policy.
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Growing levels of self-awareness, including an understanding of how your background has shaped the opportunities afforded to you and how you relate to people from different backgrounds to you.
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Willing to develop emotional intelligence, including a growing ability to empathise with and appreciate others, creating opportunities for those you work with to grow.
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A passion for social justice and to change Bristol for the better.
Essential
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Minimum part qualified accountant or qualified by experience with strong financial management experience, with an ability to understand the practical impact of finance decisions and processes across the whole charity.
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Specialist knowledge of Charities required, including Charity SORP guidance and procedures, underpinned by strong theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
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Ability to work with the Co-directors to lead the formulation of long-term financial plans and strategies which will influence the long-term direction of the charity.
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Experience in developing major finance policy development.
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Experience in budgeting and financial planning.
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Experience in management accounting.
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Ability to receive, process and provide highly complex or sensitive financial information including ability to analyse and clearly communicate financial information.
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Strong IT skills including the Microsoft Office suite, in particular Excel, and experience of using databases.
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Solid organisational skills including consistency, accuracy, and an eye for detail.
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Experience of line management and supporting and developing staff.
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Knowledge and understanding of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion practices.
Desirable
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Experience in using QuickBooks accounting software is desirable or transferrable knowledge of similar online accounting packages.
To apply for this role, please complete the Caring in Bristol application form.
This job advert closes on 12 July and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive enough suitable applicants.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
- Location: Cambridge
- Salary: £62,215 per annum
- Contract period: Permanent
- Start date: As soon as possible
Fauna & Flora (F&F) is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to have overall responsibility for the day-to-day accounting function of F&F to ensure the department delivers a high standard of service to the global organisation, and operates in accordance with established accounting principles and industry best practice. As well as leading the preparation of the organisation’s annual statutory accounts, this role will also be responsible for managing the annual external audit process.
You will be CCAB qualified or equivalent, have an excellent technical understanding of current UK GAAP, FRS 102 and Charity SORP and have proven experience preparing statutory accounts and lead schedules and managing external audits. As a member of the UK-based Finance Team, working closely with overseas Finance Teams, your excellent communication, interpersonal skills and customer focus will enable you to build effective working relationships at all levels across the organisation.
You will enjoy working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, where the ability to manage a variety of concurrent tasks is paramount. You will be comfortable researching technical financial guidance and documenting findings. In return, we offer the opportunity to work for a ground-breaking organisation at the forefront of global conservation, with generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance, life insurance and salary exchange schemes.
Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.
Please visit our website and download the job application pack for further details on how to apply.
The closing date for applications is Sunday, 26 July 2026. Interviews are likely to take place mid-end July 2026.
Fauna & Flora is a nature conservation charity protecting the diversity of life on Earth for the survival of species and habitats and the planet


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are hosting a recruitment webinar for this role on Friday 10th July at 12:00, where the hiring manager will go into detail around the role and give an thorough overview of the programme. To register please follow this link here.
The Church of England Pensions Board provides retirement services to those who serve or work for the Church. Both a regulated pension fund and registered charity, more than 43,000 people rely on us for their pensions. A leader in ethical and responsible investment, we carefully steward the £3.5bn of pension savings entrusted to us to not only grow our members' pensions, but also to drive systemic and lasting change across the industries and sectors in which we invest for a just and sustainable word. The Board also supports 2,300 retired clergy with housing, including managing a national portfolio of 1,200 rented homes and Community Living options.
Supported by a multi-million pound grant from the wider Church, we are setting up a new function responsible for engaging with clergy at all stages of life and ministry on their current and future plans. This includes offering access to: grants to kick-start saving, bespoke advice at key life stages and tailored products that will give our customers more choice about their future.
We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Performance Lead to join our new team, taking responsibility for evaluating the impact and effectiveness of the Financial Wellbeing service. You will lead performance reporting, team governance, planning cycles and risk management, ensuring the service is well run, accountable and continuously improving. A critical part of this role includes business case development, for future services.
We want the Pensions Board to be a great place to work. For us that starts by ensuring that everyone feels that they belong and are valued for who they are and what they contribute.
Living out our values in all that we do, we:
- Strive for Excellence
- Show Compassion
- Respect others
- Collaborate
- Act with Integrity
The Pensions Board, as part of the National Church Institutions (NCIs) of the Church of England, offers a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and of no faith. We want to encourage applications from a diverse group of people who share our values. Even if you have never thought about working for us before, if you have the skills and experience, we're looking for, then we would like to hear from you.
As Performance Lead, you will be the integrator and operational anchor for the Financial Wellbeing service ensuring we have the right governance, planning cycles, KPIs and performance reporting in place to run an effective, accountable and high impact service.
This includes assessing service delivery against our strategic goals, and building up a good picture of future demand for the Board's in retirement services, especially retirement housing.
This role is both analytical and operational: you will ensure the service has a clear view of its performance while also shaping the processes, rhythms and governance structures that keep the team aligned and effective. You will work closely with the Insight & Data Analyst Lead to ensure performance reporting is robust, with Finance and Strategy on investment/business case design and business planning, and with Audit & Risk to ensure compliance and assurance.
Ultimately, your work will ensure the service is well run, transparent, and able to demonstrate its impact to Trustees, senior leaders and the wider Church.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
You will:
Performance, Monitoring & Evaluation
- Lead the monitoring and evaluation framework for the service, ensuring KPIs and impact measures are meaningful, accurate and aligned to strategic objectives. Developing the framework as required.
- Produce regular performance reports for the PB Executive and Trustees, ensuring clarity, insight and ownership across the financial wellbeing team. Ensure performance reporting is timely, consistent and aligned with organisational standards.
- Collaborate with Financial Wellbeing colleagues to ensure data is interpreted effectively and used to drive improvements.
- Develop and recommend new KPIs or impact assessment measures where needed to strengthen understanding of service effectiveness.
- Collaborate with the Head of Customer Service, service leads and Regional Advisers to ensure performance monitoring is embedded across the team.
- Ensure the Financial Wellbeing service has a clear, accurate and up to date view of projected clergy retirement housing needs,. Owning the collaboration between financial wellbeing and Housing colleagues to develop and maintain shared datasets and planning models.
- Ensure the customer voice is central to and ingrained in any planning, service evaluation and decision making for the financial wellbeing services.
- Liaise with wider Pension Board and NCI colleagues to ensure Financial Wellbeing service delivery is imbedded in organisation wide feedback mechanisms
Governance & Planning
- Set up, manage and refine governance structures for the team, including the rhythm of team meetings, project boards (where needed) and stakeholder forums.
- Support Director in the annual business planning and objective setting processes within the financial wellbeing team, working with Strategy and Finance colleagues to ensure alignment with the broader organisational cycle.
- Coordinate the development of investment cases for future funding, working closely with Finance, Strategy, and Housing colleagues.
- Maintain forward plans, calendars and governance documentation to support effective and proactive oversight and decision making.
- Ensure the service meets audit, risk and compliance requirements.
- Provide briefings and updates to senior leaders and for governance forums (such housing committee and project boards) including drafting papers and reports.
- Promote a culture of good governance and continuous improvement.
Risk Management & Assurance
- Lead risk identification and management for the service, working to NCI guidance.
- Maintain the service risk register and ensure risks are escalated appropriately.
- Coordinate internal audits with Audit & Risk teams and support Finance on external audits.
- Ensure audit recommendations are tracked, owned and implemented.
- Work with Head of Customer services to ensure appropriate business continuity plans in place for the service
Problem solving and continuous improvement
- Support the Director as a de facto Chief of Staff, helping troubleshoot operational issues and ensuring smooth running of the service.
- Identify opportunities to improve governance, planning and performance processes.
- Ensure lessons learned from audits, performance reviews and feedback loops are embedded.
- Promote a strong performance culture across the team.
- Stay abreast of best practice in governance, impact measurement and performance management.
About You
Essential - Knowledge & Experience
- Strong understanding and proven experience of governance in regulated and/or charity environments.
- Experience designing or managing KPIs, performance frameworks or impact assessment models.
- Experience of risk management and audit processes.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret both qualitative and quantitative data.
- Experience of business planning and objective setting cycles.
- Experience producing performance reports for senior stakeholders.
- Experience working across organisational boundaries to align planning, data and performance frameworks.
- Experience managing strategic relationships with operational delivery teams (e.g., housing, customer service, or similar).
- Understanding of how data informs long term service planning, particularly in environments with complex customer journeys.
- Strong experience of business case or investment case development and design.
- Experience working in a customer focused, operational and values driven environment.
Essential - Skills & Abilities
- Excellent organisational and planning skills, with a commitment to keeping processes simple.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Able to translate data and performance information into clear, actionable insights.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including influencing and supporting senior leaders
- Proactive approach and happy to take initiative but know when to escalate
- Confident facilitating meetings, governance forums and cross team processes.
- Comfortable taking decisions but knowing when to escalate.
- Able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines and used to having oversight of multiple work streams across different teams.
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and evolving service needs.
- Analytical and insightful; able to identify critical issues and provide clear, actionable advice.
- Comfort in 'rolling your sleeves up' with every day problem solving.
- Exceptional communication skills, written and verbal, including the ability to influence stakeholders and colleagues
- Able to balance short-term delivery pressures with long-term strategic outcomes.
- Experience working in a regulated financial, housing or charity environment.
- Familiarity with data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI).
- Understanding of service design or operational improvement methodologies.
Highly Desirable
- Experience working in a regulated financial, housing or charity environment.
- Familiarity with data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI).
- Understanding of service design or operational improvement methodologies.
The Church of England’s vocation is and always has been to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ afresh in each generation to the people of England.



The Academy of Medical Sciences is seeking a Finance Officer to be responsible for ensuring that all transactions are accurately recorded on a timely basis for the Charity and its trading subsidiary, using the Academy’s finance system, and related databases.
As Finance Officer, you will provide accurate and timely information to enquiries from a range of stakeholders, including - but not restricted to - staff, fellows and external suppliers.
The responsibilities of the post include:
Accounting on Finance System:
- Maintain the accounting records (purchase, sales and nominal ledgers) of AMS and AMSTL on the finance system (Iplicit) and assist with the reconciliation of control accounts and production of the monthly trial balance.
- Prepare monthly standard journals (accruals and prepayments) to produce the trial balance and work with the Financial Accountant to provide other period end journals as required.
Purchase ledger:
- Maintain the purchase ledgers of AMS and AMSTL by inputting purchase invoices and expense claims by onto Iplicit and processing payments by BACS (Lloyds Commercial).
- Assist staff with queries about expenses and purchase invoices.
- Ensure that authorisation limits are followed via purchase orders and maintain purchase order log.
Sales ledger:
- Prepare sales invoices for the Academy as necessary under terms of funding arrangements, liaising with relevant teams.
- Monitor and maintain fellowship records, ensuring subscription fees are invoiced and timely and deal promptly with any fellowship finance queries.
- Monitor and ensure all income and donations are correctly reflected on Iplicit and CRM system and that information is shared with the relevant departments.
- Liaise with the contract caterers Searcys on a regular basis to confirm sales on trading company, assisting with queries where needed.
- Upload sales information from the conference database Rendezvous to the finance system and reconcile monthly.
- Monitor receipts against invoices and assist with credit control to minimise the amounts owed by debtors to AMS and AMSTL.
- Support the FORUM staff group regarding invoicing and provision of information regarding receipts and credit control.
Cash management:
- Prepare banking details and bank any income received at the Academy offices on a regular basis.
- Post AMS and AMSTL bank receipts and payments onto Iplicit, preparing bank reconciliations in the finance system.
- Assist the Financial Controller with cash management, including looking at ways to improve the integration of the finance system with the online banking platform to increase automation of bank transactions.
Management accounts and year end:
- Assist with the preparation of monthly budget holder reports and help with queries about variances.
- Assist in preparation of year end accounts and work with the Financial Controller in producing documentation for audit.
- Ensure that all transactions are entered onto with the correct VAT code and assist the Financial Controller in the preparation and submission of VAT returns for the Academy.
Other:
- Provide cover for other Finance Officer
- Support staff who are running meetings and events by providing information on expenditure and income, preparing sales invoices, and assisting with credit control.
- Support the Head of Finance in the continued optimisation of Iplicit.
- Other tasks within the level of the role, and as requested by the Financial Controller, including support of work for the annual audit.
Requirements
Skills and abilities:
- Educated to at least A level or equivalent experience.
- Proficient in use of finance systems.
- Demonstrable Excel skills & sound working knowledge of other Microsoft applications and database packages.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal & written).
- Strong organisational skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Excellent numeracy.
- Taking accounts to Trial Balance.
- Experience of charity accounting.
- Experience of Iplicit.
- Knowledge of partial VAT recovery would be an advantage.
Competencies:
- Manages self effectively to prioritise and deal with competing demands.
- Treats people fairly and with respect.
- Understands the need to prioritise and manage time to achieve tasks.
- Takes pride in work and is personally motivated to achieve high quality standards.
- Asks relevant questions to clarify understanding.
- Seeks, and is open to, value-adding improvements for day-to-day processes.
- Willing to work with other teams and understands the benefits of collaborative working.
Benefits
We provide our staff with a comprehensive benefits package outlined as follows:
- Generous pension scheme with flexible contributions – we contribute between 8% - 13% of your gross salary (with employee contributions of 3% - 8%).
- Life assurance at three times your salary.
- Hybrid and agile working.
- 26 days annual leave, plus Christmas closure days and bank holidays.
- Buy and sell leave.
- Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to a qualifying period).
- Complimentary subscriptions to Headspace and Classpass to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
- Support through tailored learning and development.
- A range of enhanced benefits become available once you’ve completed your probation period.
For more information and to apply, please visit our careers page via the apply button.
Closing date: Sunday, 26 July 2026.
Interview date: w/c 27 July 2026.
Please note that we may close this vacancy earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We therefore encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
We request no contact from recruitment agencies regarding this post. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies.
Head of Risk and Internal Audit
£75,000 per annum
Permanent and Full Time
Hybrid (London) based
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a Head of Risk and Internal Audit, playing a critical role in strengthening our risk management, internal audit and assurance frameworks. In this role, you will ensure the organisation effectively identifies and mitigates risk, delivers a robust internal audit programme, and provides independent assurance to senior leadership and the Board. You will work closely with the Executive Team to embed a strong risk-aware culture and support strategic decision-making.
We are looking for an experienced risk or audit professional with a strong track record in developing and embedding enterprise risk management and internal audit programmes in complex organisations. You will bring excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders, including Boards or Audit & Risk Committees. A strong understanding of risk, assurance and governance frameworks, alongside a commitment to integrity and continuous improvement, is essential.
Act now and visit our website via the link, to apply online.
Closing date: 9AM, Monday 20 July, 2026.
Interview date: 30 July 2026 (in person).
In return, we offer:
· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children
· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world.
Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.
We anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and the rest of the time from home. We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.
If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)
The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK), a charity funded by supporters, raising funds for UNICEF’s work for children.

Location: Home-Based (required to travel to the London office as required) or hybrid working at London office (expectation of attendance of eight days in the London office per month)
This is an opportunity to use your clinical, audit and quality improvement experience to influence the safety, effectiveness and consistency of services that support people affected by gambling harms.
As Clinical Audit and Improvement Manager, you will lead GamCare’s clinical audit programme and play a key role in helping teams understand what is working well, where improvements are needed and how learning can be embedded in practice. Working within the Quality and Safety Team, you will use audit findings, service data, feedback and lived experience insight to produce clear reports, practical recommendations and improvement plans that support continuous improvement across our clinical services.
You will work closely with Quality Leads, Service Managers, clinical teams and People and Organisational Development colleagues to make sure learning is shared, understood and applied. This will include planning and delivering audits, thematic reviews and evaluations; developing quality improvement tools and governance resources; supporting preparation for external audits or quality reviews; and designing training, workshops and Model of Care learning sessions that help colleagues apply best practice with confidence.
This is a role for someone who can combine analytical rigour with a collaborative, supportive approach. You will help turn evidence into action, supporting teams to reflect, learn and improve while keeping the needs and experiences of people affected by gambling harms at the centre of decision-making.
About you
You may already be working in clinical audit, quality improvement, service monitoring, clinical governance or service development within health, social care or the voluntary sector. You will bring experience of working in clinical services, ideally within addiction or mental health, and of delivering interventions such as psychosocial interventions, CBT or motivational interviewing.
You will be confident interpreting service data, audit findings and quality metrics, and translating them into reports, recommendations and learning that are clear, constructive and useful. You will understand how to engage busy clinical and operational teams, build trust and support reflective learning without losing sight of standards, risk and accountability.
We are looking for someone who communicates with sensitivity and clarity, enjoys working collaboratively and can help people see quality improvement as practical, meaningful and connected to better service delivery. You will also share GamCare’s commitment to inclusion, integrity and making lived experience central to our work.
Working at GamCare
Founded in 1997, GamCare is one of the leading providers of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling harms. We operate the National Gambling Helpline, provide treatment for anyone who is harmed by gambling, create awareness about safer gambling and treatment, and encourage an effective approach to safer gambling within the gambling industry.
Staff Benefits we can offer you:
- 33 days basic annual leave entitlement per annum (pro-rated for part-time colleagues) including bank holidays which increases with service.
- A generous Pension Scheme - we contribute 6% and you contribute 2%.
- Discretionary company sick pay from day one of service.
- Employee Assistance Programme – 24-hour support
Closing date for applications: 12 July 2026.
Interviews will take place w/c 27 July 2026, at Head Office in London.
GamCare is committed to offering the best support to people affected by gambling harms, as such we welcome applications from candidates with lived experience.
GamCare is an equal opportunities employer and doesn’t discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability. We are only able to facilitate visa sponsorship in very limited circumstances, so candidates outside of the UK or who don’t have the right to work in the UK need not apply.
Job title: Policy Specialist (Audits and Technology)
Area of work: Audit & Assurance Policy / Technology Policy
Contract type: Permanent
Employment type: Full-time
Salary: £69,000
Location: Birmingham(2 days on site per week)
Annual leave: 30 days plus bank holidays
Closing date: Friday 10th July
Overview
This is a uniqueopportunity to help shape the future of audit in the UK within a leadingindependent regulator for audit, reporting and governance at a pivotal momentof technological change.
As a PolicySpecialist, you will play a key role in developing policy and guidance on theuse of emerging technologies, including AI - within audit and assurance.Working at the intersection of audit, regulation and innovation, you will helpensure technology is adopted in a way that enhances audit quality and supportseconomic growth.
You will contribute toa high-profile and evolving policy agenda, translating complex technicaldevelopments into clear, practical guidance for the audit profession. This roleoffers exposure to international standard-setting bodies, senior stakeholders andmultidisciplinary teams across the regulatory landscape.
This position is idealfor candidates with a background in audit, accounting policy, or technology/AIpolicy who are keen to step into a forward-looking role where intellectualcuriosity, writing ability and stakeholder engagement are critical.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the drafting of guidance on the application of technology in audit, including AI and emerging tools
- Translate complex technical and policy concepts into clear, practical and accessible written outputs
- Engage with audit firms, technology providers, regulators and international bodies to gather insight and influence thinking
- Contribute to the development of UK audit and assurance policy in response to technological change
- Support and influence international standard setters across audit, assurance and ethics
- Collaborate across internal teams to ensure a consistent regulatory approach to audit technology
- Monitor developments in AI and other emerging technologies, assessing implications for audit quality and standards
- Build and maintain a strong professional network across the audit, regulatory and technology landscape
Skills &Experience Required
Essential
- Qualified accountant or demonstrable expertise in technology / AI policy
- Strong understanding of auditing and ethical standards in the UK or strong understanding of technology policy frameworks
- Knowledge of emerging technologies relevant to audit, particularly AI (including generative or agentic AI)
- Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex ideas
- Experience engaging with stakeholders across professional, regulatory or technical environments
- Ability to interpret technical material and distil underlying principles into policy-relevant outputs
- Collaborative approach with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams
Desirable
- Experience within a regulator, standard setter, Big 4 firm or central policy function
- Understanding of how technology is applied in audit and associated policy challenges
- Experience contributing to policy development or standard-setting processes
- Exposure to international working groups or cross-border regulatory environments
- Interest in AI governance, AI safety or emerging regulatory frameworks
Person Specification
- Outstanding written communicator
- Intellectually curious, with a strong interest in emerging technology
- Proactive and adaptable, able to operate in a developing policy area
- Strong analytical thinker, comfortable working with nuanced and complex topics
- Confident engaging and influencing a wide range of stakeholders
- Collaborative team player, able to work effectively in a flat team structure
- Open to development and stepping into a growing, evolving policy discipline
The Team
You will join ahigh-impact policy function within a UK regulator, working at the forefront ofthinking on technology in audit and assurance.
This is a rareopportunity to help shape a new and rapidly emerging policy area at theintersection of audit and AI, with significant scope for growth andprofessional development.
The organisationoffers:
- A progressive and high-profile regulatory environment
- Opportunities to contribute to international standard setting
- A strong commitment to flexibility and work/life balance
- A collaborative and inclusive culture with clear public interest purpose
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Our next Finance Manager will take a lead role in all aspects of bookkeeping, accounting, reporting and payroll for a busy ~£1.8M turnover charity with over 50 staff. The role is based in Willesden, NW10 with some hybrid working after probation.
Job Description
Book-keeping:
·Overseeing a system using hard-copy files and Quickbooks Online
·Maintaining and reconciling bank accounts and credit cards
·Raising purchase orders
·Raising invoices and processing income
·Aged debtor management
·Apportioning overheads and central costs to projects
·Managing restricted funds
·Making payments online and occasional bank deposits
Payroll and staffing:
·Maintaining a system recording all aspects of staffing that impact payroll of a team around 50 people, including
- New starters, leavers and role changes
- Probation ending
- Sick pay
- Parental leave, carers leave etc
- Timesheets and accrued holiday for ‘As & When’ staff
- Staff loans
·Collaborating with an external payroll provider to ensure they have accurate and timely information
·Pension plan maintenance
·Health plan maintenance
·Making monthly salary payments
·HMRC payments
·Responding to ad-hoc queries around pay and benefits
Reporting:
·Monthly management accounts for Executive Director
- Profit & Loss
- Budget vs Actual
- Cashflow
·Bi-monthly reports for Trustee Board
- Budget vs Actual
- Written report explaining variance and anticipated changes
Budgeting:
·With Executive Director preparing a draft annual budget for presentation to and consideration by Trustee Board
·Presenting the agreed budget to Senior Staff, encouraging transparency and ownership for the financial performance of their areas of work
·Supporting with or leading on budget creation for funding bids
·Monitoring performance against budget closely, and liaising with senior staff when necessary
·With Office Manager supporting the process of tight budget control over expenditure such as utilities, building maintenance and training
Audit:
·Completing pre-audit checklist and information submission
·Ensuring online systems are up to date and ready for external auditor review
·Hosting Auditor in office and answering queries
Other:
·Contributing to strategy and business planning, ensuring that the financial position of the charity is considered and prioritised when planning for change
·Supporting the Company Secretary with Companies House and Charity Commission filings and reporting
·Supporting colleagues with the delivery of services in the building and activity participants in any way required
·We are proud to be a point of contact for people with a range of needs locally, so all staff contribute to answering phones, responding to queries and meeting visitors
·Any other tasks and duties as reasonably required in the role
Applicants must complete our application form and a supporting statements. CVs will not be used for shortlisting purposes.
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We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic HR Lead to join our Central Services team at Enable!
About Us:
Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. We work with councils, charities and other local organisations to deliver health, leisure, community services and events that enrich people’s lives and strengthen our local community.
At Enable, we value our employees and our culture, focusing on embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive, flexible and fun environment for employees to perform at their best. On top of a competitive salary and flexible working environment, employees will also receive:
Benefits:
- 30 days of annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays)
- Life Insurance
- Reward Schemes (RewardHub Membership, wellbeing budgets and cycle to work)
- A variety of social and wellbeing activities each month
- Mental Health & Wellbeing Perks (Monthly talks, Wellbeing Hour, etc)
- Gym Membership
Reports to: Chief Operations Officer
Based: Staff Yard, Battersea Park
Salary: £50,000 to £55,000 Per Annum (Depending on Experience)
Contract: 6 Months - Fixed Term Contract, Full Time
Work Arrangement: 40 hours per week, Onsite
Role Overview:
The HR Lead will be responsible for embedding a consistent, robust, and proactive compliance culture across the HR team. This will ensure all HR practices, policies, and processes meet legal, regulatory, and internal governance standards, while also being practical, scalable, and aligned with business objectives whilst also providing hands-on support to the wider HR function on complex employee relations matters, organisation change, and operational HR activities.
Key Objectives/Responsibilities
Strengthen HR Compliance Framework:
- Review and assess current HR policies, procedures, and practices against legal and regulatory requirements.
- Identify gaps, risks, and inconsistencies.
- Develop and implement an updated HR compliance framework.
HR Capability & Advisory Support:
- Act as a trusted advisor to HR colleagues and managers, providing practical, risk-based guidance that balances legal compliance with business needs.
- Build HR capability by upskilling colleagues on key compliance areas, including employment law, data protection, safeguarding, and right to work.
- Develop and share practical guidance, toolkits, and decision-making frameworks to support consistent and compliant HR practice.
- Partner on complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance, and investigations.
- Coach HR colleagues and managers to support fair, consistent, and legally sound decision-making.
- Support organisational change, including restructures, consultations, and policy implementation.
- Contribute to HR projects and service improvements, embedding compliance into operational delivery.
Enhance Risk Management and Audit Readiness:
- Establish clear audit trails and documentation standards.
- Develop internal compliance monitoring mechanisms (e.g. audits, checklists, dashboards).
- Ensure readiness for internal and external audits.
Strengthen Employee Relations Compliance:
- Ensure consistent and compliant handling of disciplinaries, grievances, and investigations.
- Reduce risk of legal challenge through improved processes and documentation.
Systems and Data:
- Use HR systems to support compliance tracking (e.g. mandatory training, right to work, certifications).
- Improve reporting on compliance metrics and risks by creating HR dashboards to report to service leads through to board.
Key Deliverables:
- Compliance gap analysis report with prioritised action plan
- Updated suite of HR policies and procedures
- Standardised templates, toolkits, and guidance documents
- HR compliance training programme and materials
- Compliance monitoring framework (including KPIs and reporting dashboards)
- Audit-ready documentation processes
- Final project report including outcomes, risks, and recommendations
Success Measures:
- Reduction in compliance-related risks and incidents
- Positive internal or external audit outcomes
- Increased HR team confidence and capability (measured via feedback)
- Full policy review cycle implemented
- Clear and accessible compliance resources in place
Desirable:
- CIPD Level 7 qualified (or equivalent senior-level experience).
- Experience in the charity, public sector or community‑focused organisations.
- Exposure to organisational restructures, TUPE or large‑scale change programmes.
- Experience with HRIS implementation or optimisation.
- Coaching or facilitation skills.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a company that positively impacts the community around them! If you are someone that is motivated by a desire to enrich the lives of others and make a genuine difference, then please Apply Now and follow the prompts.
Enable is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. To find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hitchin Youth Trust is a small charity with a big heart. We support local young people (up to the age of 26) through the award of individual grants and bursaries, and we provide grants to local charities and organisations carrying out vital work with young people across our community.
We are also home to the Hitchin Charity Youth Hub at our base on Walsworth Road in Hitchin — a shared space where several local youth charities work side by side, because we know that collaboration makes everyone stronger.
In addition, we provide a meeting space at the Charity Hub. It is offered free of charge to local youth groups and charities, to help them to provide support and a wide range of other opportunities for the young people in our community.
As Youth Trust Manager — our sole employee — you’ll work closely with an engaged and forward-thinking Board of Trustees. The role is fabulously varied – one day you might be attending an investment meeting in London; the next, liaising sensitively with an individual or organisation enquiring about grant support; the next, checking toilet roll supplies and making sure the building is running smoothly.
Your work will span six key areas:
• Financial management — keeping our accounts accurate, reconciling income and expenditure, liaising with our investment broker and auditors, and producing monthly reports using Sage.
• Grant applications — receiving and processing applications, supporting applicants, preparing summaries for Trustees, and managing award payments.
• Representing the Trust — networking with local and national organisations, keeping our website and social media fresh, and organising events.
• Trustee clerking — preparing agendas and minutes, managing Charity Commission and Companies House returns, and supporting the annual audit.
• Buildings & facilities — managing the Charity Hub, overseeing bookings, maintenance and H&S compliance, and being the go-to person for building users and contractors.
• General administration — first point of contact for the Trust, maintaining our annual calendar, and keeping us compliant with legislation and best practice (including GDPR).
Who We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who has a genuine passion for supporting young people in our community. In addition, you will need to offer:
· A great eye for detail.
· Be organised, proactive and self-motivated.
· Enjoy the variety a day will bring you, manipulating a spreadsheet, preparing Board papers, following up grant enquiries or representing the Trust at a local event.
· Have a warm manner. Be equally comfortable liaising charity directors, educational professionals and individual parents who may be desperately reaching out to the charity for urgent support.
Once you have read the Applicant Pack (which contains the more detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the post, alongside more information about the charity), please upload your CV alongside a covering letter which explains clearly to us what makes you a great fit for our role. Please ensure you also provide full details of 2 referees (references will be taken up at offer stage only).
Interviews will be held on Monday 20th July 2026
A small charity with a big heart supporting local young people (up to the age of 26).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Royal Collection Trust cares for one of the largest and most important art collections in the world.
Held in trust by His Majesty The King for his successors and the nation, it operates without recourse to public funds, reinvesting income from visitors and commercial activity into conserving the Collection (comprising of more than a million objects), and extending public access across Royal residences and galleries in the UK and through loans and exhibitions worldwide.
As Head of Finance, you’ll lead the finance function, helping to deliver Royal Collection’s strategy by ensuring the highest standards of financial control, reporting and strategic support across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading the Royal Collection Trust finance team, you’ll oversee the delivery of a full range of financial and management accounting services.
- Supporting the Chief Finance Officer, you’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering financial strategy, overseeing the annual budgeting process and ensuring robust financial planning and forecasting.
- You’ll take ownership of the annual accounts process across both the charity and its trading subsidiary, managing relationships with auditors and ensuring compliance with all relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
- Overseeing monthly management accounts and commercial reporting, you’ll ensure stakeholders have clear, accurate and timely insight to support decision-making across admissions, retail and wider operations.
- With responsibility for taxation, treasury and financial controls, you’ll ensure strong governance across VAT, corporation tax and cashflow management.
- Working closely with senior stakeholders across Royal Collection Trust and the wider Royal Household, you’ll provide strategic financial advice, building strong business partnering relationships.
- You’ll lead, motivate and develop your team, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement and high performance.
And in all you do, you’ll help ensure that income generated supports the care, conservation and public enjoyment of an extraordinary national collection.
The role is principally based at Buckingham Palace, with occasional travel to other Royal Collection Trust locations, including Windsor and Edinburgh.
Essential Criteria
- A qualified accountant (CCAB), you bring strong technical expertise across financial reporting, audit and accounting standards, including FRS102 and the Charities SORP.
- With significant experience in financial leadership roles, you’re confident overseeing the budgeting cycle, forecasts and management reporting in a complex organisation.
- You’re an excellent communicator, able to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels, translating complex financial information into clear, actionable insight.
- You’ll have a strong understanding of VAT and corporation tax, alongside experience in financial modelling, advanced excel skills and a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Exposure to finance transformation or systems implementation projects would also be beneficial.
- Highly organised and adaptable, you’re comfortable managing competing priorities and working to tight deadlines within a dynamic environment.
- An experienced people leader, you’re skilled in developing teams, managing performance and building capability for the future.
Benefits
What we offer:
We know that to deliver our best work; we need to feel at our best. That’s why at the Royal Household we offer a generous benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and life priorities.
- Enjoy 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days pro rata (plus bank holidays) dependent on the length of time you have worked for us.
- Our excellent non-contributory pension plan (we’ll contribute 15% and you can contribute more if you wish) is highly valued by our employees, as is complimentary lunch on-site to keep you fuelled throughout the day.
- We also offer a range of leave options to support your life priorities, such as parental pay and leave and volunteering days, as well as benefits to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
- Other perks include 20% off at our Royal Collection Trust Shops and complimentary admission tickets across all our locations, along with many more exclusive employee discounts.
It's your everyday, made exceptional.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for a motivated, innovative and resilient Finance Business Partner to join our Finance team located at our Head Office in Islington
£60,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Our benefits include:
* Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8% and life assurance cover up to 3x Pensionable Salary (T&Cs apply)
* Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
* Fully paid induction programme and further training
* ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
* Online wellbeing resources
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
* Free DBS (take this out if BSW advert)
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
* Lead the production of the PPE, FA investments, grant and interest Look Ahead Care & Support (LACS) and Group consolidated notes.
* Lead the annual year end audit process for the subsidiaries including liaison with the external auditors.
* Prepare regulatory returns to the Regulator of Social Housing, including the annual FVA, annual grant returns and quarterly disposal returns.
* Prepare and submit quarterly VAT, CIS and ONS returns on behalf of Look Ahead & Look Ahead Developments Ltd.
* Lead on the gift-aid calculations and Tax Return preparation for Look Ahead's subsidiaries.
* Manage the fixed asset register, ensuring additions, disposals and depreciation and grants are correctly posted and reconciled.
* Maintain up to date Asset Liability Register.
* Act as a strategic finance business partner to the Property Services Directorate, providing financial insight - producing reports and analysis, and challenge across all capital projects, operational repairs and maintenance initiatives.
* Support budget holders in the effective planning, forecasting and monitoring of both capital and operations property services expenditure.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
? Approachable and open behaviour
? Prefers working as part of a group or team
? Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
? Is assertive and will challenge others
? Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
? Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
What you'll bring:
Essential:
? Proven experience of the preparation of Financial Statements for audit and the application of accounting standards.
? Proven experience of business partnering
? Experience of reviewing and analysing financial information and reporting on results.
? Proven experience in reconciliations.
? Good attention to detail with ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload to meet agreed deadlines.
Desirable:
? Experience of using Sun Financials/Unit 4
? Experience of accounting in the social housing sector.
? Management experience
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Please see our website for full Job description


