Operation director jobs

The Operations Manager is a senior leadership role with Home-Start Wandsworth, responsible for overseeing the operational effectiveness of the organisation.  They will work closely with the Managing Director, and other members of the leadership team, to ensure the success and long term sustainability of the charity.

The role oversees the operational functions of the charity including HR, IT and Finance, as well as support of service development projects.  The role also requires project management of grant applications, delivery and reporting, and plays a pivotal role in shaping how we measure, communicate and enhance the impact of our work.  This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership

To work collaboratively with the Managing Director and other senior leaders to

● deliver the objectives of the organisation.

● develop our services & ways of working to ensure the charity’s long term sustainability.

● engage and motivate the team to work efficiently and effectively - according to the strategy policies and commitments we have signed up to.

● work closely with the Family Support Manager, to ensure our data needs are aligned with our Impact Measurements.

● contribute to strategic planning and collaborate with external advisors on specialist projects as required.

Operations

● Oversee the implementation and development of operational policies and procedures, including GDPR, HR, Finance and IT.

● Ensure the systems, processes and policies the team are using are understood and working effectively and that ways of working are compliant with all current policies, or recommend changes as relevant.

● Manage the operations and ensure efficient use of resources.

● Manage the budget, reconciliation and year end accounting processes.

● Lead on operational projects and oversee office administration, tech support and premises management.

● Lead on Quality Assurance requirements related to operational delivery.

● Manage data collection and evaluation across multiple platforms including charity log.

● Produce tailored reports and insights for funders, Trustees and partners.

● Manage outsourced contracts.

Organisational Development

● Lead on service development projects to support agreed strategies, priorities and commitments, working with other members of the team as relevant.

● Explore/recommend other service developments that would benefit the organisation by engagement with other Home-starts and relevant organisations.

Grant Management

● Work closely with the Managing Director and Fundraising function to project manage grant and trust applications, deadlines and progress reports.

● To ensure effective monitoring of all grant & trust commitments & deliverables, liaising with other members of the team as appropriate.

● Deliver a regular report to the Board on performance against grants and trusts.

Team Management

● Provide direction to the Business Support Administrator to enable effective and efficient running of the organisation.

● Manage staff and freelancers according to the Home-Start Wandsworth procedures, policies and values.

● Support effective management of any non home visiting Volunteers supporting the organisation’s work.

Line Management:

● Business Support Administrator

● Data specialist (freelance)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

● Strategic thinker with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities

● Proven experience in operations management

● Experience in financial management essential and using Xero is desirable

● Strong knowledge of service evaluation and data analysis

● Management experience of small/medium teams

● Solutions focussed team player

● Excellent written and verbal communication

● Flexible and adaptable to change

● Excellent organisational and project management skills

● Experience of using Charity Log or other database management systems.

● Knowledge of GDPR legislation

● Experience of Board level reporting against objectives and/or data led reporting

● Experience of working in the non-profit or community support sector is desirable

Hours: Full-time - 36hours per week

(Will also consider part-time - 28hours a week and flexible working requests)

Location: Fully remote with occasional travel within England

Role Summary

The Community Forest Trust (CFT) supports, enables and champions the work of England’s Community Forests, who are the leading woodland creation network in England. We provide a range of support services for the forests including finance functions, payroll and accountable body for funded projects.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organised Finance and Operations Officer to join our team. You will be responsible for maintaining financial transactions, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with the organisation’s financial policies and procedures. The ideal candidate will have experience in a finance role, competency with accounting software and a commitment to delivering accurate, high-quality work.

You will also provide support to the CFT Managing Director and team, including diary management, booking travel and accommodation, supporting project delivery and arranging meetings and events. You will possess strong organisational skills, with a focus on providing exceptional assistance to ensure the smooth operation of our daily activities. This role requires the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Finance Work

• Check, process and record payments in accordance with agreed procedures, administer invoices and expenses claims received, ensuring they are forwarded for authorisation in a timely manner, correctly coded and posted on the finance system
• Prepare purchase invoices, add to the payment spreadsheet ready for weekly payment run processing
• Run the Weekly Credit Control cycle, ensuring invoices are raised and sent on time and monitoring aged debtors, chasing late payments as required
• Reconcile the credit cards and bank account and ensure the financial system is up to date
• Support the Finance manager in month end procedures
• Draft monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts and finance reports
• Support the preparation of grant claims, ensuring that adequate records are kept
• Assist with year-end audits
• Assist with payroll processing
• Respond and deal with finance queries received internally and externally

Operations Support

• Provide support to the CFT Managing Director and team, including diary management, booking travel and accommodation, taking and drafting minutes
• Provide support for planning and arranging meetings including the CFT Board, Forest Network and with key stakeholders, including agreeing dates, organising venues and catering, distribution of agendas and supporting papers
• Support the Forest Network including arranging ‘all-hands’ briefings and the annual conference
• Ensure CFT’s contacts list is kept up to date
• Provide ad-hoc admin support for CFT projects and programmes
• Manage social media accounts ensuring relevant message sharing and posting to increase engagement
• Manage and respond to general enquiries including via the website, telephone and e-mail

Person Specification

Essential:

• English and Maths GCSE A-C or equivalent
• Proven experience in bookkeeping/similar finance role, including following policies and procedures, processing invoices, supporting the preparation of financial reports, financial reconciliation
• Good working knowledge of key accountancy software such as Quick Books or SAGE
• Administration experience, including providing support for colleagues, arranging meetings/events
• High level of numeracy and financial literacy, comfortable working with budgets and spreadsheets and be able to input data accurately
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise with a range of stakeholders
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Team worker, but also happy to work independently including self-managing remote working
• A ‘can-do’ attitude and uses their own initiative
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and meet tight deadlines
• Flexibility with the ability to adapt to the needs of the charity

Desirable:

• Qualification in finance or accounting e.g. AAT
• Experience of using social media in a work context
• Knowledge of social media channels including LinkedIn, Facebook etc and skilled in using them

Other Information

We pride ourselves on being a supportive and dynamic workplace. We aim to support our team enjoy their work and achieve a good work-life balance.

The organisation’s holiday entitlement is 25 days a year (full-time) plus public holidays. We also operate a flexi-time and TOIL system.

CFT has an auto-enrolment pension. Employer contribution to pension is up to 8% match of the employee contribution.

CFT employs around 50 staff based in the Forests but has a small core team of 4, which works remotely and there is no office base. We meet once a quarter in-person and this post will occasionally need to attend in-person meetings and events, including the annual conference.

There is a 6-month probation period.

Recruitment Timetable

Deadline for applications: 12noon Friday 24th October 2025

Interview date: Thursday 6th November 2025

Please submit your CV, with a covering letter that is no more than 2 sides, evidencing how you meet the person specification by the deadline above.

Please note, any CVs submitted without a cover letter will not be accepted.

Due to limited team capacity, if you have not heard back from us by Tuesday 28th October, please assume that you have not been shortlisted for interview.

Thank you for your interest in working for the Community Forest Trust.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

Lead Financial Excellence at a World-Renowned Institution.

The Courtauld is an internationally renowned university for art history, offering a range of degree programmes to appeal to art historians, conservators and curators. Our Gallery is set in the magnificent Somerset House, and is home to much loved masterpieces by Van Gogh, Monet & Renoir to name a few. We have an income of £33m and employ approx. 300 staff. We are seeking a strategic, technically skilled, and forward-thinking Head of Financial Operations & Control to lead and enhance our finance function.

We have ambitious plans for growth with key priorities including expanding our student and visitor numbers, enhancing our estate, integrating data systems, and upgrading our IT and digital infrastructure.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Head of Financial Operations & Control is a pivotal senior leadership role, responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of all financial records across The Courtauld and its subsidiaries. You will oversee core financial operations, reporting, tax and treasury management, investment support, regulatory compliance, and risk management, playing a key role in safeguarding the financial stability and integrity of the institution.

Key Responsibilities Include:

· Lead the finance function, including financial accounting, control, compliance

· Manage all aspects of financial operations such as accounts payable/receivable, payroll, treasury, fixed assets, and tax

· Ensure accurate accounting and tax services to the group and its subsidiaries

· Lead the production of high-quality statutory financial statements, management reporting, and lead the annual audit

· Develop and maintain internal control policies, systems, and procedures to facilitate timely and accurate financial transactions and reporting

· Maintain the integrity and completeness of financial data held in the ERP system, including the chart of accounts and resolution of data quality issues

· Support investment strategy, manage treasury, endowment accounting and liquidity planning

· Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and controls and contribute to strategic financial planning

· Ensure compliance with regulatory and statutory obligations (including HMRC, VAT, Gift Aid and tax implications for fundraising activities)

· Build effective relationships across the institution and externally, including auditors, investment managers, and regulators

· Deputise for the Director of Finance when required

In order to be successful in the role we're looking for;

· A qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent)

· Significant experience in managing financial control and operations including VAT, Tax relief, treasury in a charitable/education/not-for-profit organisation of similar size and complexity

· Able to self-sufficiently lead a smooth, accurate and timely year end process

· Strong technical expertise in accounting standards, able to ensure correct accounting treatment of restricted, unrestricted and endowment income

· A proven track record of leading finance teams and driving process improvements, thriving to develop a best-in-class finance function

· Strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to influence at a senior level

· Experience in investment and endowment accounting is strongly desirable

Why Join The Courtauld?

You’ll join a world-class institution with many of your stakeholders based at the iconic Somerset House. You will join at a time of exciting transformation and growth. You will be able to develop your skills and make a difference by further developing systems, processes, and contributing to the strategic growth of the investment portfolio. We offer a supportive, inclusive workplace with opportunities to make a lasting impact, in a vibrant, arts-focused environment. We also offer;

· Competitive salary of £75,000

· Excellent USS pension scheme

· 30 days annual leave + additional closure days

· Training and development opportunities

· Hybrid work pattern 3 days a week in the office (Kings Cross)

In order to apply, please submit your CV along with covering letter of no more than 1 side of A4 outlining why you wish to apply and highlighting your relevant experience by the 19th of October. For a confidential call to discuss your suitability please contact our recruitment partner Sian Negal of Morgan Law.

Who we’re looking for and why join us

At Refugee Legal Support (RLS), we’re seeking a dynamic leader to become our new Fundraising Director. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to shape the future of a values-driven legal organisation that stands in solidarity with people on the move. 

Following significant growth in recent years, you’ll build on strong foundations to support the organisation’s sustainability. You’ll bring strategic vision, excellent stakeholder management skills and a collaborative approach to support the delivery of RLS’s new strategic plan. 

However this role goes beyond fundraising. You’ll also be a key member of our Management Team and work closely with our Executive Director, Legal Director and board of trustees to shape the future of the organisation. This is therefore a perfect opportunity for anyone looking to develop their senior management skills. 

This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on work, bridging urgent funding needs, long-term fundraising strategy and organisational leadership. For a leader passionate about migrant justice and equity, this is a career-defining opportunity to sustain and grow RLS’s impact while shaping its future.

About Refugee Legal Support (RLS)

Our structure

Refugee Legal Support (RLS) operates as a registered organisation in both the UK and Greece, reflecting our international scope and impact. Our governance structure includes a dedicated Board of Trustees and specialised subcommittees that provide oversight and strategic direction. We’re supported by a dynamic management team and dedicated, expert project teams who deliver our mission across Greece, the UK, and Northern France.

What we do

Refugee Legal Support is an international legal support organisation, with operations in Greece, the UK and Northern France. We’re committed to ensuring access to justice through expert legal information and advice to people seeking safety and family reunification. Our casework is a tool to tackle individual and systemic injustice in immigration systems. 

We strive to develop inclusive, sustainable and regenerative ways of working which are directly informed by those with lived migration experience. We support the global movement that fights entrenched inequalities, racism and other forms of discrimination that force people to migrate. In doing so we recognise that immigration systems are weighted against those forced to migrate and stand in opposition to hostile policies, along with all forms of violence against people compelled to migrate. 

We’re specialised and use our expertise for strategic impact. We strive to be thorough and aim for precision and accuracy in all of our work. In a fast changing environment we use our experience and expertise to move quickly to meet needs, but to also think beyond the immediate context and push for positive systemic change. 

We continuously think and challenge ourselves in how we develop our anti-racist practice and empower refugee leadership. We recognise that climate justice and migrant struggles are interconnected and view our work through this lens. 

To get a fuller picture of our financial health and impact, have a look at our most recent accounts on the charity commission website. (Refugee Legal Support, Charity number: 1191680)

Our ethos

We have a strong commitment to consultative decision making and strive to be non hierarchical. We’re rooted in our foundational values of solidarity, anti-racism, independence, openness and transparency.Our colleagues play a central role in shaping our work and how we respond to need. They are dedicated to our mission and have the best interests of our clients at heart. We enable each other to fulfil our individual and collective potential in a work environment of mutual trust and respect.

Working at RLS:

The wellbeing of our colleagues is of paramount importance. We foster a friendly, supportive and collegiate working environment, and we practise consultative ways of working. We work flexibly and prioritise effective recuperation. 

Some of our benefits include:

• Generous annual leave: 28 days (pro rata for part time employees) plus bank holidays and additional days at Christmas;
• Flexible working schemes, compressed hours and remote working are available;
• 8% pension scheme with ethical pension provider. RLS contributes 5% with minimum 3% staff contribution;
• Wellbeing offering: access to specialist individual counselling, group clinical supervision or alternative means of wellbeing support (body and mind classes of choice);
• Enhanced maternity and partner leave;
• Enhanced sick leave and pay;
• Wellbeing leave;
• Learning & Development: each member of staff has access to training resources and courses and shadowing opportunities;
• We work in a purpose built office environment near Old Street Station, shared with two like-minded organisations. 

Role Overview: Fundraising and Operations Director

The successful candidate will lead RLS’s income generation through our next phase of development. You’ll oversee our relationships with key funders, individual giving, our approach to major donors and our communications. You’ll work closely with the Management Team and trustees to set and implement fundraising strategy and highlight and manage risk.

As a member of the Management Team, you’ll be involved in the day-to-day leadership and oversight of the organisation, with involvement in decisions from strategy to HR, project design and many other aspects of our work.

Core Responsibilities:

Fundraising strategy and development 

• Lead the development and delivery of RLS’s fundraising strategy to meet our funding targets and deliver our strategy.
• Meaningfully involve and guide the Management Team, trustees and Fundraising Officer in strategy development and delivery. 
• Develop new funding sources as appropriate.
• Ensure that funding sources fit with RLS’s values and our moral and ethical fundraising policy.

Organisational leadership 

• Work with the Management Team and trustees to lead on the delivery of RLS’s strategic objectives.
• Work with the Management Team to lead RLS, including finding creative solutions to issues as they arise and ensuring the smooth running of the organisation.
• Foster a supportive work environment that’s true to RLS’s values.

Lead on funder relationships 

• Develop and cultivate relationships with potential funders.
• Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of funding opportunities to meet our targets and fulfil our strategy.
• Lead relationships with existing funders, ensuring that they’re regularly engaged and that all reporting deadlines are met.
• Support the Fundraising Officer to lead on certain funder relationships. 

Proposal and application development

• Lead the development of compelling applications and proposals for funders. 
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure that all funding applications meet the needs of RLS and align with our strategy.
• Support the Fundraising Officer to deliver high quality proposals and applications.

Individual giving and major donors 

• Work closely with the Fundraising Officer to develop and deliver a high quality individual giving programme to meet our fundraising targets. 
• Manage relationships with major donors and further develop this income stream. 

Communications and events 

• Work closely with the Fundraising Officer to develop and deliver RLS’s communications strategy. 
• Work with the Fundraising Officer and CEO to oversee and continue to develop RLS’s website. 
• Organise and deliver events from time-to-time to support the delivery of RLS’s fundraising strategy. 

Risk management, reporting and record keeping 

• Ensure that the Management Team and board have an accurate picture of RLS’s financial position, including a clear picture of risk. 
• Oversee accurate records of funder and donor relationships and income through our CRM. 

Representing RLS and occasional travel

• Represent RLS at events from time to time.
• Occasional travel, potentially including international travel. 

Line management 

• Provide high quality line management to the Fundraising Officer.
• In future, there may be other line management responsibilities as RLS’s staff changes to meet our new strategy. 

Person Specification

• Senior leadership experience in income generation 
• Proven success in securing significant, multi-source funding, including trusts and foundations. 
• Expertise in developing long-term financial strategy and sustainability
• Experience in shaping and overseeing individual giving campaigns 
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills
• Ability to find creative, innovative solutions and problem-solve. 
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to foster a team-wide understanding of and involvement in fundraising. 
• Have a strong commitment to advancing migrant justice.
• Be an active listener and a progressive leader. 
• The successful candidate will be required to obtain an enhanced DBS certificate (we cover the cost). A criminal record is not necessarily a barrier to recruitment but should be disclosed on application
• Have the right to work in the UK.
• Fluent in English.
• Have lived experience related to migration and/or experience of and relationships in the migrant justice sector (desirable). 

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £61,430 - £70,007 p.a. (NJC Spine Points 49 – 55). Salary to be at entry-level except for exceptional circumstances. 

Contract:  Fixed term to 31 March 2027, with potential extension subject to confirmation of funding.

Greater Manchester Moving is the Greater Manchester charity committed to changing lives by inspiring a healthier future in Greater Manchester through moving more, sport and physical activity. We play a strategic leadership role in support of the Greater Manchester wide movement, for movement.

We are seeking to recruit an individual with purpose, passion and integrity to lead, support and connect the Greater Manchester system in creating the conditions to enable Active Lives for All.

It’s an exciting time to join the team as we develop our vision to build and foster relationships with and between people, communities and system partners, to enable a whole system approach to supporting the development of community networks, activities and opportunities to move more and tackle inequality.

We are looking for someone who loves working with people, who can unite people from diverse backgrounds around a vision, who understands the power of collaboration and who can work with others to help people connect, support and lead across sectors, organisations and alongside communities to help us achieve the ambitions set out in the ten-year strategy, GM Moving in Action.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high performing Active Partnership team working with a network committed to making positive change through movement, physical activity and sport.

This is a full-time role (37 hours per week), but job shares, secondments and reduced hours will be considered as part of our commitment to flexible working. Working days will predominantly be Monday to Friday. Our team works a minimum of two days a week in person, and our core office day is Tuesday. Occasional evening/weekend work may be required.

We have permanent office space at House of Sport in Manchester, and office space with GMCA and NHS GM at Tootal Buildings, Oxford Road, Manchester. We have regular team and co-working days, blended with homeworking. We trust you to work in a way that suits you and that enables you to be productive and thrive.

Greater Manchester Moving is committed to providing equal opportunities and promoting diversity, irrespective of ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexuality, disability, religion, pregnancy or personal circumstance. We aspire to being a diverse, inclusive and responsible organisation. Our aim is to have a workforce that reflects and understands the communities we work alongside.

Do you want to use your operational experience to support a mission-driven team? Are you personable, highly organised and entrepreneurial? Then you could be UK100’s new Operations Officer!

You will take the lead on our Business Supporters Network: researching businesses that can support local authorities on their decarbonisation journey, reaching out to them and establishing mutually beneficial partnerships.

You will also be the go-to person internally for keeping our organisation running smoothly. From organising team meetings to developing our CRM’s functionality and ensuring our HR policies and processes are up to date and properly implemented. You will make sure people have everything they need to do their best work.

It’s an exciting time to be joining our team as we will start preparing for the 10th birthday of UK100 in 2026!

Administration of our Business Support Network

• Research businesses that can help local authorities on their decarbonisation journey
• Run due diligence checks on potential business partners to ensure they comply with our Ethical Fundraising Policy
• Set up and minute meetings, coordinate proposals
• Prepare and issue contracts and invoices
• Maintain accurate, compliant data in our CRM

Finance and HR

• Oversee income and expenditure budgets and performance
• Produce and circulate monthly management accounts
• Manage relationships with our suppliers, ensuring we get value for money and pay promptly
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, off-boarding and HR record-keeping

Operations and Governance

• Office management and coordination with our workspace provider.
• Organise team meetings and team socials
• Maintain UK100’s Customer Relationship Management system and support UK100 staff in using the CRM.
• Support UK100’s management of IT systems, ensuring staff are trained and follow best practice guidance
• Develop and improve UK100's policy and procedures, as well maintaining key organisational documents.

Do you enjoy supporting others and making sure teams have the right environment, tools, and resources to do their best work? 

We’re looking for a highly organised and people-centred People & Operations Officer to help keep Community Action Redbridge smoothly and ensuring that our team has the right environment, tools, and resources to thrive. 

This role combines office coordination, HR administration, and health and safety responsibilities, helping to create a welcoming, efficient, and inclusive workplace where everyone can perform at their best. Acting as the first point of contact in our office, you will take pride in maintaining a well-managed and productive space, overseeing office systems, liaising with suppliers, and supporting internal communications. You will also play a key role in organising meetings and team events, supporting internal processes, and ensuring that our administrative systems are robust and well maintained.

In addition, you’ll support the smooth running of our people systems and processes - from recruitment and onboarding to HR record-keeping and policy guidance, becoming a trusted go-to person for staff queries. You will also contribute to creating a safe working environment by supporting health and safety compliance.

This is a great opportunity for someone highly organised, proactive and people-centred, who enjoys variety in their work and wants to make a meaningful difference behind the scenes of a dynamic local charity.

Please note that while there may be occasional flexibility, due to the nature of the role, this post is designed to be primarily office-based. This ensures effective collaboration with team members, access to necessary resources and equipment, and supports the smooth running of day-to-day operations. The role is part-time (28 hours per week), and these hours can be worked over four or five days, depending on your preference. 

About Community Action Redbridge 

Community Action Redbridge is a local infrastructure charity dedicated to building a fairer Redbridge where everyone and every community has an equal opportunity to thrive. Through our work, we support the development of strong and resilient communities where people lead happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives. 

At the heart of our work is a commitment to social justice and to tackling the root causes of inequality. We’re passionate about shifting power, amplifying community voices, and working collaboratively to create social change. 

We do this by: 

• Strengthening and championing the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector, so local organisations have the tools and support they need to grow and thrive. 

• Supporting local people to drive change in their own communities, through social action, volunteering and active participation. 

• Bringing people and organisations together, from the VCSE sector, public services, and local businesses, to collaborate on shared ambitions for Redbridge. 

How to apply

Please submit your CV and a covering letter answering the following 4 questions (no more than 500 words each):

1. Can you describe a time when you have had to manage and balance competing priorities and how you went about this?

2. Can you give us an example of when you had to learn a new system or process and put this into practice?

3. Can you describe your understanding of health and safety in the workplace?

4. Please give one example of how you would go about ensuring that our team has the right environment, tools, and support to thrive?

Please submit your CV and covering letter by 11.59pm on Sunday 19th October.  

Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th October.

The Operations Coordinator provides essential administrative, financial, and scheduling support across RAP’s international operations. This position is responsible for maintaining contract and vendor documentation, supporting finance and accounting workflows, processing data and invoices, coordinating executive calendars, and assisting with general systems administration, including IT-related tasks. Reporting to the Director, Operations, the coordinator will work closely with the Finance, Development, People, and Executive teams to ensure internal systems and processes run smoothly and efficiently. The role requires strong attention to detail, high reliability, and the ability to manage multiple operational tasks in a distributed, multicultural environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Contracts & Administrative Coordination

• Maintain and improve global contract databases for vendors, consultants, and partner organizations, ensuring templates, amendments, and signature processes are consistent and well-documented.
• Track deadlines, deliverables, and grants & contract renewal dates; flag follow-ups and support internal reviews.
• Assist with compliance documentation and liaise with legal or People Operations for contract-related questions.

Finance & Data Support

• Process invoices, expense reports, and vendor payment requests in coordination with the Accounting Manager.
• Support monthly reconciliations and internal tracking of budget codes, payment schedules, and audit trails.
• Enter and maintain clean, accurate data across RAP’s financial and operational platforms (e.g., Sage Intacct, Nexonia, Monday)

Scheduling & Executive Support

• Provide scheduling and administrative support to RAP’s Senior Leadership Team.
• Coordinate cross-time-zone meetings, recurring team check-ins, and board/committee calendar invites.
• Prepare agendas, take notes, and help ensure meetings are productive and well-structured.

General Operations & IT Liaison

• Assist with account creation, access issues, and user setup across platforms
• Partner with RAP’s IT vendor to triage tech issues, coordinate hardware/software purchases, and keep inventories updated. Support onboarding logistics, including device prep, new account setup, and tools orientation for new hires.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of experience in an administrative, finance, operations, or executive support role.
• Profiles with backgrounds in nonprofit operations, executive assistance, virtual assistance, or operations analysis are a strong fit.
• Fluent in English; fluency or professional working proficiency in other global languages, particularly in French, highly valued.
• Familiarity with collaborative tools and systems such as Microsoft Office, SAGE Intacct, SharePoint, Monday, or similar. Experience managing scheduling or contracts workflows, especially across international time zones. Some exposure to finance or accounting processes (e.g., invoice processing, expense tracking, document management).

Why RAP?

We believe that great people power great work. RAP offers:

• Flexible, remote-first working arrangements
• A collaborative, multicultural, mission-aligned culture
• Competitive salary (GBP 30,000–40,000)
• Comprehensive benefits and generous paid leave
• Meaningful work with global impact

Part Time – 14 hours per week

Salary: £25,909 pro rata - (actual salary for working 14 hours is £10,363.60)

The Diocese of Chester is seeking to recruit a Finance Administrator who will provide finance support to the Diocesan Board of Education (DBE) and working under the direction of the DBE’s Finance & Operations officer and Director of Education.

The successful candidate will have an appropriate finance administration qualification (AAT Level 2 or equivalent) and have had previous responsibility for bookkeeping in a small to medium enterprise.

For informal conversation, contact Canon Chris Penn, Director of Education - contact details in the attached documents or via the apply/redirect to recruiter button. 

The job description, person specification and application form can be downloaded from the Diocesan website: 

Please see website address in the attached documents or via the apply/redirect to recruiter button.

Completed application forms should be returned to Mrs E A Geddes, Diocesan Director of Human Resources, preferably by email - contact details in the attached documents or via the apply/redirect to recruiter button. 

Closing date:  Sunday 26th October 2025

Interviews: Wednesday 5th November 2025

 About us  

The Barbican is an arts, learning, and conference centre in the heart of the City of London.   
  
We’re passionate about showcasing the most exciting art from around the world, pushing traditional artistic boundaries and helping us understand our lives in new and unexpected ways. Each year we present thousands of different performances, events and exhibitions that entertain and inspire millions of people, create connections, provoke debate, and reflect the world we live in.  

We’re rooted firmly in our neighbourhood, collaborating with local communities to create joyful celebrations of the stories and places they care about, while putting the City of London on the map as a destination for everybody. Central to our purpose is supporting emerging talent, shaping opportunities that will accelerate the next generation of creatives.  

As a purpose-driven organisation, our values inform our work as well as our everyday decisions. We want to ensure that creativity, inclusion, community, and enterprise are an essential part of the Barbican. By underpinning everything we do with our organisational values, by being inclusive, connected, sustainable, and daring, and by approaching our work in a joyful way, we hope that being part of the Barbican community will become a positive, life-enhancing experience for everyone.  

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We’re looking for someone with a passion for fundraising and the systems and processes that make it thrive.

As the Barbican enters an exciting new era under new leadership, there couldn’t be a better time to join us. We’re focused on the future: opening up access to the arts, transforming our building through the Barbican Renewal programme, and reimagining what an arts centre can be through our Artistic Vision for 2025–2030.

The Development Officer, Operations will play a key role in supporting this transformation. Working at the heart of our Development team, you’ll help ensure the systems, processes and data that underpin our fundraising are efficient and robust, enabling the Barbican to deliver its ambitious artistic, learning and community programmes.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build on their fundraising experience and contribute to the work of an exciting multi-arts venue at a pivotal moment. The successful candidate will be a strong analytical thinker who can work with multiple systems and manage projects simultaneously. You’ll be supported to gain experience across the full spectrum of fundraising activity while helping to shape the systems and processes that underpin the department’s success.

The Development Officer, Operations supports our fundraising goals in these key areas:

• Supporter CRM database (Spektrix) 
   
• Gift administration 
   
• Audience giving fundraising 
   
• Reporting and insight 
   
• Data governance and compliance 
   

This operational support underpins the success of the Development department and plays a crucial role in the growth and effectiveness of an ambitious fundraising team.

Working closely with the Development Manager (Operations), you’ll help ensure the department’s fundraising systems, processes and data are managed effectively. You’ll also contribute to the delivery of Audience and Appeal fundraising strategies, supporting initiatives that engage our audiences and inspire giving.

This role offers the opportunity to join a growing team within a dynamic cultural institution, with scope to create, shape and implement new processes that help the team achieve financial growth in support of the Barbican’s ambitious and exciting future.

If you’re inspired to help shape the future of the Barbican by strengthening the systems and insights that power our fundraising, we’d love to hear from you.

The Barbican offers an excellent range of staff benefits. 

To apply click on the 'Apply Online' button below.

Deadline for applications is 9:00 am, Friday 31st October 2025.  Please note that we are unable to accept late applications. 

We regret that we are unable to provide feedback on your application.

The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation – and is committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay against external sectors.

As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of staff within the Barbican we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from groups that are currently underrepresented, including people from the Global Majority* and D/deaf and disabled people. We want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please contact us if you require reasonable adjustments as part of the application process.

*Global Majority is a collective term that refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or, have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities'.

Contract: 12month FTC
Salary: £85,000 - £90,000
Location: Blended working, with at least bi-monthly attendance in London

MLC Partners are proud to be working with a national organisation undergoing major transformation to appoint a Director: People Services & Products. This senior role will lead a modern, inclusive, and data-driven people function, ensuring an excellent employee experience and supporting organisation-wide change.

The Role

• Lead the People Services & Products strategy, aligned with organisational transformation.

• Partner with senior leaders to embed a positive, inclusive employee experience.

• Prepare for employment legislation changes and manage risk effectively.

• Drive operational improvements across processes, systems, and workflows.

• Transition from a business partner model to a fully integrated People Services & Products approach.

• Use people data to inform strategy and measure impact.

• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, reward, and employee relations.

• Build and lead high-performing, values-driven teams.

About You

• Senior HR/People leader with Board/Executive-level influence.

• Experience across multiple people functions including Reward, ER, TA, and Operations.

• Strong grasp of employment law and experience with union engagement.

• Experience within the Charity/Edu sector.

• Proven ability to lead change and deliver organisational transformation.

• Skilled at using people analytics to shape decisions.

• Inclusive, collaborative leader who inspires teams.

The Opportunity

This is a rare chance to shape the future of a People Services & Products function at a pivotal stage of change. You’ll join a purpose-led organisation, working flexibly in a supportive and values-driven environment.

If you want to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please reach out to Annabelle and MLC Partners.

Chief Executive Officer – St Luke’s Community Centre

Location: London EC1V (on-site presence required)

Salary: Between £95,000 - £105,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Are you ready to guide St Luke’s Community Centre - south Islington’s 500-year-old community hub - into its next era of intergenerational community impact?

About St Luke’s

St Luke’s Community Centre traces its roots back over 500 years, stewarding ancient parish endowments to relieve poverty in our defined area of benefit. In 1982 we opened our purpose-built home on Central Street. In 2019 we transformed from an over-55s’ welfare organisation into a vibrant, intergenerational hub. Our programme of over 100 weekly activities has grown year-on-year, and we’ve become the first organisation in Islington to achieve the trusted standard benchmark. Our already strong reputation was bolstered by our team’s incredible response to the challenges the Covid-19 pandemic, during which we never closed, but pivoted to preparing daily meals, running befriending calls and welfare checks, and welcoming the community back in as soon as it was safe to do so. Today, we are the beating heart of the community.

As our next CEO, you will:

• Shape Strategy & Impact: Lead development and delivery of our three-year rolling strategy, balancing service excellence with financial sustainability.
• Governance & Finance: Oversee robust governance frameworks and financial controls, stewarding our £20 million investment portfolio, trading income and grant programmes.
• Operational Leadership: Inspire and support a diverse team of 44 staff and hundreds of volunteers, embedding a culture of continuous improvement, inclusion and professionalism.
• Income Generation: Unlock new revenue streams - maximising room hire, cookery-school capacity, digital/social enterprises and corporate fundraising partnerships.
• Community & Partnerships: Forge and deepen relationships with local authorities, corporate sponsors, umbrella bodies and community groups.
• Brand & Profile: Be the public face of St Luke’s, elevating communications, safeguarding our reputation and ensuring our values of inclusion, equality, friendship, wellbeing and support shine through.

Who you are

• A seasoned senior leader (CEO or equivalent), ideally within the charity, membership or community-services sectors.
• Demonstrable expertise in strategic planning, P&L management and complex stakeholder governance.
• A persuasive communicator and boardroom presenter with the gravitas to inspire trustees, staff, volunteers and funders.
• Entrepreneurial and innovative, able to identify revenue opportunities and drive their delivery.
• Hands-on and approachable - a visible presence on the shop floor as well as the board table.
• (Desirable) Experience of trading-arm management, social-enterprise models or corporate fundraising.

Why St Luke’s?

• Lead a historic, 500-year-old charity with a modern purpose-built centre at its heart.
• Salary between £95,000 - £105,000 plus generous employee benefits (Benenden health membership, pension, season-ticket loans, cycle-to-work, subsidised lunches).
• Shape a charity whose community-shop, wellbeing hub, cookery school, employment hub, lunch club and gardening projects touch hundreds of lives each week.
• Join a committed Board, supportive Chair and passionate team determined to grow St Luke’s impact in challenging times.

Please see the attached Recruitment Brief with details on how to apply.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 10th November 2025

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

CDMT is looking for a talented, ambitious and driven education and arts professional to energetically build on the company’s success over the past decade and imaginatively take forward and elevate our mission and vision for the years ahead. The role is accountable to the Chair of Trustees.

CDMT’s position in the sector and the requirements of the role are described in the job pack and on our website.

ABOUT THE ROLE OF DIRECTOR

CDMT is the industry body for world-class professional schools, conservatoires and awarding organisations in the performing arts, and we are a strong advocate on behalf of the sector.

The Director of the CDMT plays a strategic role in performing arts training, education and assessment nationally and manages the staff and resources of an organisation of UK-wide standing. The CDMT is financed primarily by membership subscriptions. As this source of income is restricted, the successful applicant will need to demonstrate a strategic business sense and a successful income-driven record that will enable the CDMT to create, diversify and take full advantage of developing opportunities.

The Director must be able to liaise effectively with all sectors of the dance, drama, music and musical theatre education communities.  They will have wide knowledge and experience of arts education at all stages of development from entry level, through Further/Higher Education to post-graduate level, and will also require an understanding of qualification frameworks in the UK. Knowledge and experience of inspection and self-assessment mechanisms similar to those operated by the Office for Students, Ofsted and Ofqual, is desirable.

The role includes advocacy on behalf of the sector and requires an ability to offer support and advice to professional schools, conservatoires and awarding organisations as well as informing the thinking of regulators, civil servants and parliamentarians. This demands a high level of tact, diplomacy, professional understanding and tenacity as well as intellectual rigour and integrity.

This is a time of change and challenge for the performing arts education community.  The post of Director of the CDMT requires a talented, ambitious and self-driven professional able to offer and energetically deliver an exciting vision for the company’s future, and manage the journey required to successfully achieve it.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE MUST DEMONSTRATE

• Experience of management at a senior level in the education and/or arts sectors, with an awareness of national assessment and inspection frameworks
• Staff management skills and a motivating and inclusive style
• Ability to identify opportunities, take initiative, and command the respect of peers and associates, demonstrating honesty and integrity in all dealings
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal abilities, and strategic thinking and planning
• Knowledge and experience of financial procedures and regulatory compliance and responsibilities
• Proficiency in influencing, negotiating, and finding common ground and agreement
• Resilience, self-motivation, clear vision and the ability to defend and promote CDMT’s mission
• Commitment to equal opportunities and the charity’s values
• Education to a minimum of Degree level
• The guile to engage with the pertinent issues of the time and to endeavour to shape the future for the benefit of CDMT

SUMMARY OF DIRECTOR’S ACTIVITIES

• Set CDMT strategy, vision and direction with Board support
• Establish corporate values, rewards quality and success in a culture of equal opportunity
• Create business plans, allocates capital in support of aims, produces budgets and monitors finances
• Cultivate key relationships, influences decision-makers, develops suitable partnerships and networks
• Strengthen CDMT’s reputation through representations to government, industry bodies and media
• Lead, inspire and build teams of highly qualified staff, consultants with effective use of resources
• Chair meetings and ensures success of operational policies, membership committees and inspections
• Utilise sector intelligence to reinforce the company’s standing through targeted initiatives
• Oversee reports to the Charity Commission, Companies House, HMRC, Pensions Regulator etc (acting as Company Secretary)
• Manage risk assessments and mitigating actions, seek legal and professional advice where necessary.

We seek a highly motivated, technology literate, manager to become Director of Delivery, and work with the CEO to lead the delivery of the UKESF’s current activities and to increase the scope and our impact.

The primary responsibilities of the Director of Delivery will include:

• Leading the operational delivery teams for all the UKESF's current portfolio of schools' and university activities.
• Implementing our growth strategy and actively developing new projects and initiatives to increase the scope and impact of the UKESF’s work.
• Nurturing the strategic relationships with our external stakeholders (sponsoring companies, donors, partner universities, students and schools) and our collaborators.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking for a worthwhile and rewarding challenge in the STEM education charity sector. It is a full-time, permanent position, and we offer flexible working (split between home/office). Our office is on Wiltshire/Gloucestershire border and there is an expectation of UK travel between 20-40%).

Skills and Behaviours

We have built a strong team, with a very positive and collaborative culture. Therefore, as well as understanding the CEO’s intent, the key to being successful in this new role will be:

• Listening to the team and supporting them with what they need, to do their roles effectively.
• Be self-motivated, reliable, and collegiate.
• Enthusiastic about STEM education and outreach.
• An understanding of the Electronics and semiconductor industry and/or education landscape in the UK would be advantageous.

Experience

We are looking for someone with demonstratable experience of:

• Inspiring and successfully managing operational delivery and teams, preferably in the education or non-for-profit sector.
• Leading collaboratively; high emotional intelligence, low ego.
• Building and maintaining successful relationships with a range of different external stakeholders.
• Working with donors/sponsors to build and diversify funding and income streams.
• Strong organising, influencing and presentation skills.

About the UKESF

We are the voice for skills in the Electronics industry and the semiconductor sector. Through engagement with Schools, Universities and Industry, it is our mission to encourage more young people to study Electronics and to pursue careers in the sector.

The UK has a long heritage of technological innovation and has a world-class Electronics sector with the potential to provide solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing society today. However, the demand for capable, employable Electronics Engineers and designers is currently outstripping supply.

The UKESF works tirelessly to ensure that more schoolchildren can learn about Electronics, in an engaging way, and be aware of the opportunities available. We have a number of programmes and initiatives that help aspiring engineers to develop their interest through to university study, and support that prepares undergraduates for the workplace.

Although we are a micro-organisation, recent funding successes, growing stature and increasing activity mean that we now seek a committed individual to join our team in a senior capacity.

Application Instructions

To apply, please provide your CV and a full covering letter which sets out how your experience makes you the ideal candidate for this role.

Closing Date: 9am 17 October 2025

Selection day: 5 November 2025 in person Wiltshire/Gloucestershire

Second round interview: during week beginning 10 November 2025