Do you want to be part of sharing the University’s life-changing support for students? Do you want to help generate time and funds to help researchers make world-changing breakthroughs? Can you deliver the communications that keeps alumni engaged with their University?

We are seeking a communications or marketing professional to help maximise alumni engagement with the University of Birmingham. This will involve writing for our alumni magazine, creating direct asks for alumni to support students or research, project managing communications projects such as thanking supporters, advising on and creating content for our social media and generating new ideas for how to keep our campaign fresh over the next five years. You will work closely with academics to understand their work and find the most accessible ways to present it to non-specialists, as part of a successful communications team.

Our University has a proud history of philanthropy stretching back to its foundation in 1900.  With a clear vision to change the lives of the people of Birmingham, Joseph Chamberlain raised the funds required to build the University from citizens and corporations based locally and around the globe. Since then philanthropy has continued to play an important role in shaping the University. This autumn we launched our new campaign, Birmingham In Action, which aims to transform lives for our generation and the next by tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges.  These challenges include access to education, cancer, youth mental health, the environment (including climate change and plastic pollution) and migration.  The campaign aims to raise £400 million and secure 1 million hours of volunteering, making it one of the largest campaigns in the UK Higher Education sector.

The University’s achievements include several partnerships with other leading universities around the world and with key local partners, being the first University to incorporate a Medical School, being ranked as one of the top 100 research-led universities globally, and producing 11 Nobel Prize winners including three who received their awards in 2016. 

Our student body is one of the largest and most diverse in the UK. Our students come from nearly 150 countries and our flagship outreach programmes mean that almost 25% of our student population come from disadvantaged backgrounds, one of the highest proportions in the UK. 

The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support this academic and student community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities.  The Office, which is comprised of 60 staff across five teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from alumni and individuals who are passionate about changing lives through funding various research trials, supporting student bursaries, mentoring students, and providing internships.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Location: Can be based in any of our UK offices

We are looking for a Senior Head of Group Risk & Assurance to work with and support the Group General Counsel on matters across The Prince's Trust and its charitable subsidaries working internationally. As a senior member of the Legal, Governance & Risk Team, and of the wider management of The Trust, you will provide stategic leadership across The Trust and the wider international group. You will work closely with trustees, senior management and the CEO's across the world to build a robust risk management culture into all that we do for young people.

We are looking for someone who is proactive and enjoys enthusing colleagues about good risk management, someone with a keen interest in what we do and a desire to understand how colleagues work, and how they can help our colleagues do their job even more briliantly than they already do!

To learn more about this role, please go to our website and download the job description.

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

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

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

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

The Cabinet Office has a vital role to play at the centre of government. Its purpose is to maintain the integrity of the union, the security of the country and a flourishing democracy, to ensure delivery of the government's programme and the Prime Minister's priorities, and to ensure the delivery of the finest public services by attracting and developing the best public servants and improving the efficiency of government.

This is a key post within the Cabinet Office's Finance department. The successful applicant will work with a range of stakeholders to provide robust financial information, enabling the department to manage its financial position throughout the year.

This Reporting Manager role will involve the management and control of the overall Cabinet Office financial position. The Reporting Manager will be responsible for providing strategic financial advice and support to Directors, the Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, the Cabinet Office Audit and Risk Committee and the Minister.

Notably, the role involves working with Finance Business Partners to provide challenge to forecasts and influence the strategic direction of the business units, by providing an independent view of what is happening to the Department as a whole. The role also requires a good understanding of the Estimates and Government Accounts, to ensure robust forecasting in OSCAR and to be able to advise on budgetary changes for the Department and their impact on the Department's Estimates.

The responsibilities of the Reporting Manager will include

• Deliver prompt, and accurate management accounts based on standardised systems and processes to an agreed timetable. Take a proportionate approach based on materiality, with emphasis on providing insight.
• Quality assure integrity of data used to support robust forecasting, feeding back via FBPs where operational data is inadequate or inaccurate.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the overall financial position of assigned business areas. Provide incisive variance explanations of material /sensitive /volatile areas, with clear summaries and interpretation for senior management.
• Oversee the forecasting process, providing trend data to FBPs to inform the annual budget and workforce plans.
• Ensure that detailed budgets are accurately profiled, documented and uploaded to agreed timetables.
• Develop strong, collaborative relationships with finance colleagues and business areas; develop consistent and efficient financial processes, implementing continuous improvement.
• Developing and using reporting tools for maximum impact and efficient delivery through collaboration with IT, shared service provider and harnessing relationships across government.
• Oversight of performance, including identifying areas for improvement by using recognised continuous improvement principles
• Accountable for the prompt response to ad hoc commissions from FBPs such as PQ /FOI data; spend by supplier or data trends across the years.
• Manage the delivery of commercial savings calculations where facility is not supported by embedded resource.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB, or equivalent, qualified or part-qualified (or with sufficient financial/ commercial experience and/or the ability to gain formal CCAB qualifications within a reasonable time.)
• Excellent technical skills across a wide range of financial disciplines and a proven ability to apply them effectively.
• High credibility with senior colleagues and stakeholders.
• The ability to analyse and communicate complex financial information in a clear and understandable way.
• Strategic and commercial skills gained from working in other specialist areas such as commercial, policy, IT, HR or delivery.

Salary - £38,700 - £43,889 + £2,500 or £5,000 accountancy allowance (Dependant on qualification status)

The Cabinet Office has a vital role to play at the centre of government. Its purpose is to maintain the integrity of the union, the security of the country and a flourishing democracy, to ensure delivery of the government's programme and the Prime Minister's priorities, and to ensure the delivery of the finest public services by attracting and developing the best public servants and improving the efficiency of government.

This is a key post within the Cabinet Office's Finance department. The successful applicant will work with a range of stakeholders to provide robust financial information, enabling the department to manage its financial position throughout the year.

The Senior Financial Reporting Manager will be involved in the management and control of the overall Cabinet Office financial position. The Senior Financial Reporting Manager will be responsible for providing strategic financial advice and support to Directors, the Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, the Cabinet Office Audit and Risk Committee and the Minister.

Notably, the role involves working with Finance Business Partners to provide challenge to forecasts and influence the strategic direction of the business units, by providing an independent view of what is happening to the Department as a whole. The role also requires a good understanding of the Estimates and Government Accounts, to ensure robust forecasting in OSCAR and to be able to advise on budgetary changes for the Department and their impact on the Department's Estimates.

The responsibilities of the Senior Financial Reporting Manager will include

• Leading on the Cabinet Office financial position including in year spend and forecasts as well as financial risks to the Department.
• Advising the Finance Director (FD), and Deputy Directors (DFDs) on the Department's financial forecasts and ensuring the information is accurately reported against the departments control totals to support the Supplementary Estimate. This also involves agreeing changes between operating segments and control totals.
• Manage the delivery of prompt, accurate management accounts based on standardised systems and processes to an agreed timetable. Take a proportionate approach based on materiality, with emphasis on providing insight.

Maintain a strong understanding of the overall financial position of assigned business areas. Provide incisive variance explanations of material /sensitive /volatile areas, with clear summaries and interpretation for senior management.

• Management of the forecasting process, providing trend data to FBPs to inform the annual budget and workforce plans.
• Ensure that detailed budgets are accurately profiled, documented and uploaded to agreed timetables.
• Develop strong, collaborative relationships with finance colleagues and business areas; develop consistent and efficient financial processes, implementing continuous improvement.
• Developing and using reporting tools for maximum impact and efficient delivery through collaboration with IT, shared service provider and harnessing relationships across government.
• Oversight of performance, including identifying areas for improvement by using recognised continuous improvement principles
• Manage the delivery of commercial savings calculations where facility is not supported by embedded resource.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB, or equivalent, qualified
• A minimum of two years' post qualification experience or equivalent.
• A strong track record in team leadership.
• Excellent technical skills across a wide range of financial disciplines and a proven ability to apply them effectively.
• High credibility with senior colleagues and stakeholders and the ability to influence decision-making.
• The ability to analyse and communicate complex financial information in a clear and understandable way.
• Well-developed networks that enable you to gain a better insight into complex cross-government issues.
• Strategic and commercial skills gained from working in other specialist areas such as commercial, policy, IT, HR or delivery.

Salary - £52,500 - £60,635 + £5,000 accountancy allowance (Dependant on qualification status)

Salary - £35,635 - £40,248 + £5,000 accountancy allowance (Dependant on qualification status) with offices in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Swindon and Newport.

The Government Property Agency (GPA) was launched as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office in 2018. The GPA represents a step change in the way that Government property estate and assets are managed efficiently, by providing innovative and flexible solutions across the Government estate. Our core service is to support departments in business change and workforce transformation. The GPA is the place to be for UK's leading professionals in estates, commercial, project management and beyond.

The Government Property Agency is expected to grow exponentially over the first few years of its existence; this equates to transferring hundreds of assets (worth billions of pounds) onto its balance sheet from Government Departments, as well as gaining responsibility for the running of a large part of the central government office estate.

The On-Boarding Finance Manager is vital to ensuring that GPA successfully on-boards clients and estates to planned timescales. The activities undertaken by the post-holder are varied but will include: the due diligence on transferring assets and liabilities; agreeing accounting treatments for transfers and understanding tax implications. Furthermore, the On-Boarding Finance Manager will also ensure the successful cutover of transactional activity by reviewing estates budgets and forecasts including management costs and making sure the GPA charging model is applied correctly.

The responsibilities of the On-Boarding Finance Manager will include

• Strong client focus, with an ability to establish and maintain good relationships with clients' estates finance function and other key stakeholders.
• Manage due diligence exercises on estate-related financial information provided by the client and interrogate to identify material financial risks to GPA and ensure correct account treatments are applied.
• Work with the client and the GPA's outsourced service provider to ensure that financial transactional activity can transfer successfully from clients, including ensuring correct VAT treatment applied.
• Promote continuous improvement by developing and improving the processes and procedures around the creation of monthly client financial reports and forecasts.

The post holder may be required to undertake additional responsibilities as expected in relation to the role and grade.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB, or equivalent, qualified (or with considerable financial/ commercial experience and/or the ability to gain formal CCAB qualifications within a reasonable time.)
• A good level of experience in a financial audit or assurance role.
• Ability to develop productive relationships and effective networks with stakeholders across government organisations.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse and interpret significant amounts of financial data.
• Ability to present reasonable conclusions from a wide range of complex and sometimes incomplete evidence.
• Strong organisational skills to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work in a geographically dispersed team with occasional travel to the Birmingham office a requirement for the role.

We’re looking for an energetic individual with an entrepreneurial outlook to join a senior leadership team who will drive INF/UK to the next level.

We have drawn up ambitious plans to significantly grow the scale of the projects we support to help more of the poorest and most disadvantaged people in Nepal.

You will have extensive experience of managing relationships with major donors and trusts at the highest level, including making financial asks both face-to-face and in writing, and a track record of achieving six-figure income targets.

You will understand fundraising dynamics in the context of Christian groups and faith-based audiences, and are also able to relate and grow relationships outside a faith-based sphere.

In accordance with the Equalities Act 2010 (Paragraph 3, Section 9), this post carries a Genuine Occupational Requirement for the post-holder to have a personal commitment to the Christian faith.

Could you be the right person for this opportunity? Please download the Job Information Pack and Application Form from our website.

Application deadline: 9am on Monday 3rd February

Interviews will take place in Birmingham on Wednesday 12th February

About INF: The International Nepal Fellowship (INF) is one of Nepal’s longest serving international NGOs with decades of experience working with poor and disadvantaged people and communities. Formed on missionary principles in 1952, we have developed into a forward-thinking and impactful organisation, supporting healthcare services (including a cutting-edge hospital focusing on the treatment and rehabilitation of disabled people), plus a wide range of community health and development programmes that reach diverse and hard-to-reach groups in some of the poorest and most remote parts of Nepal.

INF/UK is a key part of the international INF family, raising funds and generating support from the UK to support projects in Nepal, most of which are delivered by INF/Nepal.

Wellbeing Activities Programme Manager (Birmingham)

37 hours per week

£26,000 (plus pension and healthcare scheme benefits)

The opportunity

We are recruiting for a Programme Manager to oversee the delivery of a new programme in Birmingham. We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to lead our new Wellbeing Activities Team.

The team will develop a broad range of social and physical activities for older people and also support grassroots groups to develop their own activities under the Neighbourhood Networks Scheme.

You will have the freedom to be creative in leading your team, of both staff and volunteers, to develop activities you feel are needed in the local area, and as determined by the skills and interests of its residents. The activities can grow and develop in any way, as long as they meet their targets for reach and outcomes under the Birmingham Council Prevention First agenda.

The ideal candidate

As the Programme Manager, you will have a passion for owning a programme and delivering successful outcomes. With strong leadership skills you will enjoy the opportunity to mold and bed in a new service team.

We are looking for an individual who understands the challenges older people face and strives to provide them with high quality opportunities to thrive in their community. You will have experience of implementing new programmes together excellent organisational an and people management skills, together with an understanding of evidencing outcomes

You will relish a challenge and enjoy getting things done, whilst maintaining team spirit and a sense of humour.

The organisation

We are a locally focused charity with over 160 staff and volunteers across Birmingham and Sandwell. We provide support and services to people aged 50 and over. We are looking to grow and expand to reach more of the older people in Birmingham and Sandwell.

Application forms must be completed fully; CV’s will not be accepted.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Sukie Binning, Head of Operations by telephone.

The deadline for applications is Thursday 30th January 2020.  Interviews to be arranged 6th February and 7th February 2020.

A fast-growing and well-respected Vegan charity is seeking a skilled Finance Manager for a full-time permanent role based in Birmingham.

This represents an exciting time to join the charity as they seek to expand both in the UK and internationally.

The finances are currently managed by an external firm, but the need has now arisen to create a stable and reliable internal finance function.

The organisation currently has core staff of around 50 and is funded primarily by its Vegan licensing agreements, in addition to a small amount of membership income, charitable donations and legacies.

The organisation is seeking an experienced Finance Manager with empathy to Vegan causes & issues, who has experience in a broad, all-round finance role. It is highly desirable that applicants have experience in the charity sector, with knowledge of Charites SORP and charity funding. A qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) is also strongly desirable.

The role will be highly varied, and will include:

-Production of management accounts

-Budgeting and forecasting

-Production of year-end accounts

-VAT and Gift Aid processing

-Reporting and presenting financial information to the board

-Managing a small team of 2 Finance Officers

-Researching and implementing a new finance system (currently the system is Quickbooks)

-Management of the new trading subsidiary and its relationship to the charity

-Assisting the Finance Officers with reconciliations and financial transactions

Requirements for the role:

-Fully qualified ACCA, CIMA, or ACA is preferred. Fully qualified AAT candidates and part-qualified accountants will be considered

-Experience completing charity and/or company management accounts

-Experience completing charity and/or company year-end accounts

-Staff management experience

-Knowledge of charity accounting standards around Charities SORP, Gift Aid, VAT and restricted/unrestricted income will be a strong advantage

-An interest in Vegan issues and causes. Applicants do not need to be Vegan, however must be happy not to bring any animal products or food into the office

-Experience in financial processing, including ledgers

-Experience in an SME sized organisation, or an organisation which has gone through a period of growth will also be a big advantage

Closing date: Monday 27th January

Interviews: Week commencing 3rd February

Please send your CV for consideration.

Are you an inspirational leader? Are you empathetic, inclusive and resilient? If so, we have a new and exciting permanent opportunity for a Portfolio Manager in a national role. 

Position: Portfolio Manager

Location: National, with the option of being home based or working from the satellite office in Leicester

Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday 

Salary: £35,420 rising to 36,629 after 12 months… with pay reviews each April

Contract: Permanent 

Benefits: Opt-in to our auto-enrolment pension scheme or enhanced rate scheme, 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), Family friendly benefits providing enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption, Riverside Rewards scheme and app

Closing Date: 27th January

The Role

Reporting to the National Portfolio Manager, the Portfolio Manager will lead, motivate and develop a regional team to ensure the delivery of a high quality service providing clear direction, regularly reviewing patch sizes and locations, work outputs, setting improvement targets and appraising individual performance.

You will be responsible for: 

• Ensuring effective delivery of leases, management agreements and service level agreements with external parties for the designated portfolio.
• Leading regular performance reviews and embedding effective third party arrangements.
• Managing relationships with stakeholders, both internally and externally by coordinating the on-boarding of new Managed Agent units.

About You

As Portfolio Manager you will: 

• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and will be able to influence others.
• Have proven experience of leading a team in a housing environment. 
• Have successfully managed large scale budgets and delivered an excellent customer care service.
• Be results driven, ensuring your teams are providing a high quality service whilst achieving individual and team targets.

We're looking for individuals who have up to date knowledge of legislation, regulations and standards relating to Social Housing, Non-Social Housing and Care and Support… so if this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

This role will be based in Leicester, however there will be national travel involved so a driving licence is essential.

In return…

Work for an organisation who want you to feel empowered and that your voice is truly heard. Being a company focused on people, they treat our customers with this same respect. They trust you to protect their customers, their people and their business and they see outstanding worth in those with the courage to take responsibility, innovate and find solutions. Your focus on performance and ambition is rewarded with development opportunities. At this organisation, you can achieve.

About the Organisation

One of the UK’s leading social housing and regeneration organisations, they are a group of not-for-profit and commercial companies with a charitable housing association at their core. Operating across 160 local authorities in England and Scotland and housing 100,000+ people, they are fully committed to improving the lives of thousands of individuals and families. They seek to transform lives and revitalise neighbourhoods.

You may also have experience in areas such as Portfolio Management, Portfolio Coordinator, Portfolio, Facilities, Facilities Manager, Contracts Manager, Contracts, Housing, Property Manager, Property, Social Housing. 

Clinical Manager  £36,000 – £40,000, 35 hours per week

We invite applications for an exciting opportunity to join a new and developing service at our office in central Birmingham.

The Clinical Manager will be a member of Respond’s Midlands team delivering therapeutic trauma informed services across the region. You will support Midlands Transforming Care Partnerships to enable people with learning disabilities, autism or both subject to long-stay hospitalisation under the Mental Health Act to return to their local community.

Line managing a therapist, you will undertake a range of clinical work including case management and provide clinical supervision, reflective practice groups, consultation and training for a wide range of clinicians, professionals and care staff externally. 

This unique opportunity may well be the next step in your career advancement with a commitment from Respond to support and develop your skills in all areas of the role, including your knowledge of trauma and its impact of people with a learning disability, autism or both.

About us: Respond is a small national charity with offices in London and Birmingham providing specialised community support for children and adults with learning disabilities, autism or both who have experienced abuse or trauma. 

The heart of our work is psychotherapy and through the many years of our development we have become experts in understanding and working with trauma. This guides the range of services we provide.

To apply: Via CharityJob with a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification criteria. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Closing date: 2nd February 2020

Interviews: 20th February 2020 (Birmingham Office).

We have a new exciting opportunity, not to be missed! At DEBRA we are currently looking for a Regional Community Support Manager to join our team. This is a home-based position covering the North. You will be required to travel to our Head Office in Bracknell, Berskshire.  In return you will receive up to £34,000 per annum + life assurance, generous pension, 25 days’ holiday.

The worth of every activity at DEBRA is assessed by the impact it has to improve the quality of life for those in the EB community, a group of 3000+ people in the UK who have the genetic skin condition EB.  For over 40 years, the charity DEBRA has been providing care and funding research to try to cure this devastating condition.

About the Regional Community Support Manager role

This opportunity to join DEBRA as a Regional EB Community Support Manager puts the successful applicant right at the core of what the charity does – directly supporting our members, and it’s a rewarding job that requires a skilled and motivated individual.

Reporting to the Director of Health, Community Support & Membership, managing a small team of Area Community Support Managers, and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you’ll be responsible for managing the service we provide to members in a specified region.

Supporting several direct reports, you’ll apply your managerial skills, your extensive experience gained in social care work, knowledge of the welfare system and practical skills of supporting individuals.  Developing best practice guidelines and leading on community support projects are additional responsibilities.

What we’re looking for in our Regional Community Support Manager:

It is a demanding role that will require you to travel extensively, not only to Head Office on a regular basis, but also to meet up with the individuals in your team and visit members in their homes and at hospital clinics.

To enjoy the demands of the job, you’ll need to be positive and have the ability to prioritise, but if you have the skills required and the challenge appeals, we’d like to hear from you.

DEBRA is the national charity that supports individuals and families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) – a painful genetic skin blistering condition which, in the worst cases, can be fatal.

Our vision:

We have a vision of a world where no one suffers from the painful genetic skin condition EB.

Until that day, DEBRA focuses its work in two areas:

- We fund pioneering research to find effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure for EB.

- We provide care and support to individuals and families living with EB.

We couldn’t do any of this without raising substantial funds, which is why you will be so integral to our success.

If you are enthusiastic about the contribution you could make and would like to join our team as our new Regional Community Support Manager please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Our head office in Birmingham, UK is currently recruiting for the exciting position of ‘Programme Manager - Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding in Fragile Contexts’. The purpose of the role is to lead and manage a programme funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) on conflict prevention and peacebuilding in Kenya, Pakistan and , Philippines. The PM-CPPFC will be responsible for managing the project implementation over the course of 15 months till the end of the project duration, ensuring that project deliverables and results are being achieved effectively and efficiently. The incumbent will be responsible for assuring that the project is implemented within the agreed scope of work and in compliance with SIDA’s regulations and within IRW’s policies and processes. He/she will work with a range of stakeholders namely conflict advisors, academia, IRW country offices and MEL specialists.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced project manager who would like to be part of an exciting humanitarian-development-peacebuilding nexus programme.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 35 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those effected by poverty, conflicts or natural disasters

Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who are sympathetic to the IR values of; Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. If you would like to be a part of an organisation striving to make a difference in the world and are looking for a meaningful career, we will be glad to hear from you.

Please Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Interviews are expected to take place mid-late February.

Pre-employment checks: 

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references

For UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

Are you dynamic and resourceful, and motivated by helping others to help themselves?

Support Through Court is an independent charity providing practical and emotional support to people facing the court process without lawyers. Most people are unfamiliar with - and may be frightened of - the courts, and many are in danger of losing their homes, children or livelihoods.

This highly regarded, energetic and friendly charity, is seeking a Service Manager to further develop and maintain its service in the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre and its satellite service in Coventry Combined Court.

Reporting to the Regional Service Manager (South), you will be responsible for recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, facilitating day-to-day operations, building and sustaining relationships with key contacts and contributing to an ambitious fundraising target.  

You will be an excellent communicator, as well as a practical, well organised and hardworking individual, preferably with experience in the voluntary sector or equivalent transferable experience. 

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Charlotte at the Birmingham office.

Applicants should apply with a CV and a covering letter explaining persuasively why we should offer you the post. It is important that your letter should provide evidence of the criteria detailed in the person specification.

Salary - £47,000 - £56,524 + £5,000 accountancy allowance (Dependant on qualification status) with offices in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Swindon and Newport.

The Government Property Agency (GPA) was launched as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office in 2018. The GPA represents a step change in the way that Government property estate and assets are managed efficiently, by providing innovative and flexible solutions across the Government estate. Our core service is to support departments in business change and workforce transformation. The GPA is the place to be for UK's leading professionals in estates, commercial, project management and beyond.

The Government Property Agency is expected to grow exponentially over the first few years of its existence; this equates to transferring hundreds of assets (worth billions of pounds) onto its balance sheet from Government Departments, as well as gaining responsibility for the running of a large part of the central government office estate.

The Head of Non-Current Asset Reporting is responsible for designing and operating processes that enable GPA to understand the extent and value of its non-current assets at any point in time. This includes the practice of acquiring, using and disposing of assets in line with the Government Financial Reporting Manual and Consolidated Budgeting Guidance.

The responsibilities of the Head of Non-Current Asset Reporting will include

• Lead the accounting for GPA's non-current assets including maintaining the Non-Current Asset Register.
• Prepare non-current asset notes, accounting policies and disclosures for inclusion in the GPA financial statements.
• Act as the key contact for external and internal auditors of non-current assets and associated controls incorporating audit planning, managing fieldwork and resolution of audit issues.
• Prepare forecasts for depreciation and impairments to inform annual and medium-term planning.
• Provide technical advice to business areas and finance team members on accounting and budgeting of capital and non-current asset transactions.
• Drive continuous process efficiencies and improvements across the non-current assets function, delivering maximum value for the GPA and ensuring robust controls are in place.
• Seek out opportunities to lead/contribute to cross-government and cross-finance initiatives outside of own role.
• Build relationships with key staff across Finance and the business in order to maintain effectiveness.
• Play an active role as a member of the Financial Management and Control Senior Management Team, contributing expertise in the development of strategies, proposals and work implementations.

The post holder may be required to undertake additional responsibilities as expected in relation to the role and grade.

Key Skills & Experience

• CCAB, or equivalent, qualified (or with considerable financial/ commercial experience and/or the ability to gain formal CCAB qualifications within a reasonable time.)
• Good knowledge and experience of Non-Current Assets accounting including management of Non-Current Assets Register.
• Ability to develop productive relationships and effective networks with stakeholders across government organisations.
• Ability to contribute to the wider corporate leadership and culture of an organisation
• Experience of driving improvements in processes to increase efficiency.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse and interpret significant amounts of financial data.
• Ability to work in a geographically dispersed team with occasional travel to the Birmingham office a requirement for the role.