An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Operations Manager working in a national outdoor education organisation.  Reporting to the CEO, the post holder will provide high quality operational service delivery, ensuring there is a corporate approach to training, systems and process delivery.  Responsibilities across Rock UK will include IT hardware and software, telephony, updating of the risk register, procurement, Health and Safety, insurance, fleet, policy and project management.  He/she will provide quality training and support to the admin teams across the centres which will include ensuring that the administrators can genuinely represent the Christian ethos and values of Rock UK to both Christian and non-Christian groups.  We are looking for an experienced manager who has strong interpersonal, team, project and process skills and is fully conversant with current IT hardware and software environment. Sales system experience would be an advantage.

The role is based at Head Office in Northants (with the possibility of occasional home working) and will also involve regular travelling to UK centres in Northants, Kent, Scottish Borders and South Wales.

This role is subject to an Occupational Requirement (OR) that the successful applicant is a Christian who is committed to the values, beliefs and behaviours set out in our ethos statement.

Interviews are expected to take place on Monday 13th or Tuesday 14th December 2021.

upReach is an award-winning charity working to create equal opportunities for students across the UK. We help university students from less-advantaged backgrounds achieve their career potential by providing an intensive programme of support that addresses socio-economic barriers to graduate employment.

We are seeking to hire a Junior Finance and Operations Manager. This individual will be responsible for finance and office-related activities, and provide operational support to various areas of the charity. This is an exciting opportunity to support the growth of the charity, working with the finance team and to support the general operations of the charity. For the right candidate, we may also be able to offer support for professional finance qualifications such as CIMA or ACCA. 

Key Information

Role: Junior Finance and Operations Manager

Location: London. Potential for flexible working arrangements.

Hours: 40 hours per week, 9am - 6pm 

Start date: ASAP

Duration: Permanent 

Reporting to: Head of Finance and Business Operations

Salary: £25,000 - £32,000 per annum (including London Weighting)

Application deadline: 9am Friday 10th December 2021. Early applications are recommended as we may interview and appoint before the closing date. 

About the Role

The Junior Finance and Operations Manager will work on a wide range of Finance-related activities, with a supplementary focus on operational projects such as office management. Training will be provided, as and when required. For the right candidate, we may also be able to offer support for professional finance qualifications such as CIMA or ACCA.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specificaton for full details on core responsibilities.

Person Specification 

This position would be suited to individuals who are committed to upReach’s mission. We are looking for someone who is passionate about social mobility and believes that background should not be a barrier to graduate employment. 

Essential Skills/Experience:

1. Experience performing tasks in at least one (but preferably more) of the following areas:

   • Bookkeeping using accounting software such as Xero or Quickbooks

   • Accounts Receivable and Credit Control (Sales Ledger)

   • Accounts Payable (Purchase Ledger)

   • Management Accounting

   • Payroll

2. Strong organisational skills with a keen eye for detail and the ability to manage a varied workload.

3. Self-motivation and an ability to work in a small team as well as independently.

4. Excellent communication skills and strong written English.

5. Confident working with Google Sheets or MS Excel. 

6. At least a Grade ‘B’ in Maths and English GCSE (if you have extenuating circumstances, let us know)*

* The nature of the role requires a high standard of Maths and English, and the ability to quickly review a large amount of information and identify and communicate key themes clearly. Applicants may demonstrate this through the academic qualifications shown above and/or other relevant experience. 

Desirable Skills/Experience:

1. Currently studying a professional finance qualification such as CIMA or ACCA

2. Accountancy degree

3. Experience in charity operations, such as office or database management

4. An interest in social mobility, and upReach’s mission 

5. Experience of working within a charity. 

6. Experience of using Google Suite and Zoom.

Harris Hill is recruiting for an Operations & Finance Manager for the Disabilities Charity based in Milton Keynes

* Reporting to: Director of Finance and Operations
* Location: Hybrid with 3 days a week based at their offices in Milton Keynes
* Salary: 39,500 per annum
* Hours: 37.5 hours

OPERATIONS, IT AND COMPLIANCE

* Manage a Finance and Operations team (presently of three) providing necessary support and performance management
* Work with fellow managers across the charity to oversee the effective planning and management of all aspects of the charity's work
* Provide support in all governance-related matters, ensuring that the charity is compliant with the latest governance statutory requirements
* Participate in committee and board meetings as required
* Take part in continuous personal development as discussed and agreed with the line manager and be responsible for personal learning and development of those managed by this post
* Undertake any other tasks, duties or projects that may arise from time-to-time which are commensurate with the general level of this post and as directed by the CEO/Director of Finance & Operations

FINANCE

* Produce monthly management accounts, investigate key variances and provide management information in a way which enables action and imparts financial awareness to budget holders
* Act as the main point of contact for staff, the appointed auditor and the Director of Finance and Operations for producing individual and consolidated year end accounts

Global Operations Manager - compliance, risk, quality, performance and systems

Saferworld

£42,079 - £47.360 gross per annum

Old Street, London and hybrid working (including c2months international travel pa)

Full-time, permanent

Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives. 

Our priority is people - we believe in a world where everyone can lead just and peaceful lives, and enjoy the rights and freedoms to live with dignity, free from fear and insecurity. 

We work with people affected by conflict to improve their safety and sense of security, and conduct wider research and analysis. Using this evidence we work to improve local, national and international policies and practices that can help build lasting peace. 

Saferworld has 160 colleagues spread across country programmes in East Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and Asia, and policy & advocacy centres in London, Beijing, Brussels, Vienna and Washington. In our programme areas we work in partnership with organisation and institutions, supporting community groups including women and youth activists in their efforts to build peace and respond to the impact of conflict, and by identifying and addressing safety and peace-building needs and actions globally and locally.

As an organisation operating in some of the most dangerous parts of the world, we are committed to providing a safe and trusted environment that safeguards our staff, partners and communities. 

Managing compliance and risk, monitoring quality and performance and evolving systems to deliver on our commitment is of paramount importance and the Global Operations Manager is the lead more making sure that we do.

This a far reaching role in every respect. We deliver programmes across the globe and partner with organisations working to different regulatory regimes and all with varying degrees of risk to our people and the communities and partners we work with.

Technical knowledge and expertise in compliance for international and emergency programmes is essential. Equally important, if not more so, is the ability to get alongside people working on the ground to understand the challenges from their perspective and to be able to win hearts and minds to ensure things are done in ways that are practical, effective and, above all, safe.

Appointment timetable

Closing date:

Monday 6th December

First interviews:

Week beginning 13th December (Zoom)

Panel interviews:

Week beginning 20th December (Zoom or, subject to government guidance, in person at our offices in Old Street -

tbc).

Full-time: 40 hours per week (Part-time may be considered for the right candidate). Permanent.

The deadline for applications is 3 December at 12 noon.

Unseen is working towards a world without slavery. We provide safe houses and support in the community for survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery. We also run the UK’s Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline and work with individuals, communities, businesses, governments, other charities, and statutory agencies to stamp out modern slavery for good.

We are looking for a full-time experienced Director to join Unseen’s Senior Leadership Team to oversee our fundraising, communications, and operations activities. We are looking for an experienced leader with a record of accomplishment of working strategically, including experience of liaising at Board level.  This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated strategic thinker to join a fast-paced and ambitious organisation at a time of growth and re-organisation. 

As a strong and inspirational leader, you will be responsible for setting the vision and direction for your various teams. You will lead multi-disciplinary fundraising, communications, and operations teams, including administrative, and HR functions for the organisation. Your drive and determination will be core in helping the organisation achieve its income generation targets as well as optimising cross-organisational operational frameworks and processes. Using your significant communications experience you will ensure all of Unseen’s internal and external communications channels and networks are maximised and utilised appropriately to meet the organisation’s goals.  Your leadership style will ensure you strive to get the best out of your teams, and you will have a passion for personal growth and learning as well as a track record in developing others to succeed. 

Evidence of working collaboratively with colleagues to deliver challenging and ambitious projects, to time, is essential. The successful candidate will be passionate about Unseen’s work and able to articulate its values with confidence and professionalism to stakeholders, partners, and funders. Full and ongoing training and supervision are provided. 

The successful applicant must be able to travel to Unseen’s Head Office in Bristol regularly.

We are looking for someone to start in the first quarter of 2022 (subject to satisfactory references and completion of induction).

Please refer to the job pack for more details.

Successful applicants will be invited to a first interview in December. Second interviews may be held in December/early January.

To apply, please submit a personal statement (of no more than 3000 words) setting out why you think you are suitable for the role and specifically answering the following three questions.  

1. What experiences, skills, qualities and values would you draw on in the role of Director of Fundraising, Communications and Operations? (500 words max)
2. Describe a positive strategic development you have taken forward, outlining your contributions to this success and lessons learnt. (max 500 words)
3. Unseen works with many strategic partners, can you describe where you have used your experience to influence key partners? (max 500 words)

To make our recruitment process as fair as possible and to reduce bias we will be shortlisting based on your response to these three questions using ‘blinding’ and ‘chunking’ processes, so please make sure that each of your responses to the questions above stand on their own merits and do not rely on information from any other responses you give.

We also ask for your CV, but will only use this to provide context if you are invited to interview, it will not be used in shortlisting.

The equal opportunities form can be downloaded from the links at the bottom of the page. Once completed please return all forms to the email address provided.

Unseen is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community we serve and recognise the value that diversity adds to our work and organisation. We encourage applications from BAME, disabled and LGBT people that are under-represented in our workforce, as well as people with lived experience of modern slavery and human trafficking.

Salary: £44,202 to £46,818

Location: Powerhouse, Manchester (Flexible) 

Full time, Perm

We are hoping to secure an exciting new service and are therefore inviting applications from experienced Managers to lead our £5m Connect to My Future programme, supporting NEET and at risk of NEET young people across Greater Manchester, part-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF). We are passionate about ensuring that our services are directly informed by the voice of young people and to do this you will work with partners, service users and our Youth Voice Coordinator.

We are looking for a Contract Manager who will:

• play a key role in leading the strategic direction of the Connect To Your Future project
• deliver the Project’s objectives through our direct delivery team and our supply chain
• develop strong and productive strategic relationships with the commissioner and key stakeholders including leads within the 10 local authorities of Greater Manchester
• lead a small contract management team responsible for our direct delivery.

You will be:

• skilled in managing people and leading a high performing team to meet their targets
• have a strong social purpose, with supply chain and relationship management skills
• skilled in managing large budgets (ESF an advantage)
• experienced in delivering ‘payment by results’ contracts and be skilled in the multi-tasking required of a successful manager.

If you feel this is a great opportunity for you and you have the relevant qualification and experience please submit your CV and covering letter byClosing Date of 1st December  2021. 

Interviews will take place w/c 06.12.21, location : TBC

To view a full job description see attached.

This is a really exciting time to join Girlguiding. We have much to be proud of in our one hundred years of history, but we know that to remain vibrant and relevant to young people we must continually evolve.

We have begun a process of significant change: transforming the organisation so it can meet the challenges of the future by putting young people at the heart of our organisation. We are on a mission to amplify the voices of girls and young women, so they can champion change in their own lives and the wider world; to build strong partnerships that can increase our reach and impact; and to increase the support we offer our amazing adult volunteers who deliver incredible experiences to young people across the UK every week.

An amazing opportunity to join the leadership team for Girlguiding Activity Centres at a time we are developing our long-term strategy. 

As Strategic Operations Manager you will lead the teams across 4 centres and be instrumental in delivering all aspects of our programme and related offer to our girls and young women, as well as a broad range of external audiences who we welcome each year.

You will be an experienced hospitality professional committed to our ethos and values and be capable of delivering comprehensive finance and business partnerships with our stakeholders.

Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Girlguiding is proud to be part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a member of Time to Change – improving attitudes towards mental health. While Girlguiding’s young members may be girl only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability (physical or mental), gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We are committed to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. Girlguiding is a COVID secure employer, offering hybrid working and providing support for all employees during the current pandemic. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.

Position Title:  Operations and Communications Administrator

Location: The Trust’s office in West London

Reporting to:  Office Manager

Grade and salary: Grade B £31,659 (pro rata)

Contract terms: Full Time

Closing date:             11.30pm on Sunday December 12th.

Background

The Sigrid Rausing Trust is a grant-making foundation based in London. Founded in 1995, its purpose is to promote the values and principles of human rights, equality and the rule of law, and to preserve nature from further degradation. In pursuit of these goals, the Trust had committed approximately £429 million to organisations all over the world by the end of 2020. Its current annual budget is approximately £47million. The Trust is led by nine Trustees and currently employs 24 staff. More detail on the Trust’s work can be found on its website.

The Operations and Communications Administrator is part of the operations team of 7 staff, who provide a range of infrastructure services and support to the Trust, including finance, information and communications technology, grants management, governance, compliance, facilities and office services, health and safety, and human resources. The Operations and Communications Administrator provides a range of support to the operations team and wider Trust, and is key in ensuring the smooth running of the Trust’s day to day activities.

Working for the Trust

The Trust is committed to staff development. We offer various opportunities for staff to learn and develop, including an individual training budget, and management devoted to coaching and development. We encourage staff to attend events such as conferences, expert and donor meetings, to keep abreast of the developments in the human rights and philanthropic fields. The Trust is committed to being a good practice employer. We offer flexible working arrangements and are currently undertaking a wide-ranging review of staff benefits.

It is important to us that our organisation is diverse, so we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities.

Purpose of the Role:

• To provide administrative support to the Office Manager and wider Operations team in the delivery of tasks at key periods and provide cover as required;
• To provide administrative, communications and other operational support to the Trust;
• To undertake administrative tasks in support of the Finance Officer and Manager as required.

Key Responsibilities:

Operations

• Present a professional front of house service to visitors, telephone calls and emails; including monitoring of key Trust email inboxes.
• Support the Office Manager with recruitment processes which may include posting of adverts; dealing with enquiries from applicants; filing and anonymising applications; scheduling interviews and communication with applicants in general.
• Provide scheduling support to the Trust overall including team meetings, managers meetings, board and Trustee meetings, assistance to the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director on scheduling and other scheduling tasks as they arise.
• Administrative work associated with ensuring office provision and resources are fit for purpose. This will include support to staff working remotely as well as maintenance of the Trust’s central office. Tasks include organising stationery and equipment orders, keeping ordering records up to date, assisting with the scheduling and management of building maintenance; maintaining equipment and IT logs and list etc.
• Provide administrative support to the Office Manager on HR projects relating to staff benefits and policies.
• Work alongside the office manager providing administrative and logistical support with the daily running of the office. 
   

Communications

• Update and maintain website content in coordination with members of the programme team, the COO and external communications consultants. This includes monthly changes to grants data as well more static elements of the website.
• Add news stories and relevant Trust updates as they are developed;
• Be responsible for the Trust’s twitter account and send out tweets as needed and in coordination with the senior management team and communications consultant.
• Assist the COO and Grants Manager with the monthly preparation of the devolved grant making minutes

Finance

• Assist with initial processing of all supplier invoices
• Assist with gathering of grantee bank details for review by the Finance Officer
• Assist with initial checking of staff expenses claims and paperwork

Travel

• Occasional support of programme staff in organising travel for complex trips (for example higher risk locations or trips with Trustees), including travel and accommodation booking and trip scheduling and background research for travel risk assessments as necessary;
• Assistance in keeping up to date on COVID restrictions in relevant locations to assist programme staff in planning travel

Relationships and reporting lines

• Receives line management and development from the Office Manager
• Works closely with the Office Manager and Finance Office
• Works collaboratively with colleagues in the operations team, sharing information and learning and mutual support;
• Works supportively with colleagues across the programmes team.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge, qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (such as social sciences, human rights, environmental sciences, sociology etc.) or equivalent experience.
• A demonstrable understanding of human rights issues or interest in developing this further;
• High level of literacy and numeracy;
• At least two years of work experience in an administrative role, preferably in a related field;
• Strong and demonstrable administration skills. Any experience of financial work would be an advantage;
• Some experience of working with website content management systems or other equivalent communications exposure;
• High level of computer literacy, including experience of using Microsoft Office particularly excel, and ideally customer relationship management (CRM), grant-making or other databases.

Key Competences, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent analytical skills and outstanding communications skills; ability to write concisely and persuasively and to present ideas confidently in English;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people at all levels and from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds;
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to high standards of delivery;
• Strong planning and organising skills and ability to project manage complex activities to time and to a high standard;
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities, to work on own initiative proactively identifying problems and potential solutions;
• Team player, and flexible approach to supporting others in a small team.

Personal qualities

• Demonstrable interest in and commitment to human rights;
• Commitment to respect and value equality and diversity and inclusion, and understanding of how this applies to own area of work;
• Commitment to own continuing personal and professional development;
• Commitment to the vision, mission and values of SRT;
• Flexibility and a sense of humour.

Other requirements

SRT is only able to consider applications from candidates who already have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. SRT is currently allowing staff work flexibly either in our Holland Park office or at home. This arrangement will apply to this post though office attendance from time to time may be required as part of the role’s duties.

How to apply:

Please submit a 2-page CV and 2-page cover letter to apply. 

Closing date for applications is 11.30pm on Sunday December 12th.

We expect to hold first round interviews during the week starting 17th January 2022.

Exciting Director Opportunity – Arts for Health MK

Annual fee circa £35k for 2-3 days per week

Are you an exceptional leader who is passionate about the power of creativity in delivering health and wellbeing outcomes? Our Charity, Arts for Health Milton Keynes, is now looking for someone to play a significant role in taking our work to the next level. 

This is a hugely exciting opportunity for someone who can deliver against our four key priorities:

• Proactively network and influence at the most senior levels within our stakeholder ecology which spans the arts and healthcare with a focus on the Integrated Care System and Social Prescribing agendas
   
• Be highly skilled, committed and enthused by measuring and communicating the impact of everything the organisation delivers
   
• Have excellent fundraising skills with an entrepreneurial mindset in terms of growing a fledgling ‘business’ in a third sector and social justice setting
   
• Develop and deliver a 2022-2025 strategic plan with the ambition of securing National Portfolio Status with Arts Council England from the 2022 funding round

This is a contracted role to provide the services as outlined in the role description.

Deadline for applications: 12 noon Thursday 2nd December 

Could you provide the financial and operational management to support this busy charity’s continued financial sustainability?

About us

At Community Impact Bucks, we are passionate about helping people to get involved and make a difference in their communities.

• We support hundreds of communities and causes across Buckinghamshire by helping charities and voluntary groups to be the best they can be – perhaps by helping them find funding, run their organisation or find volunteers.
• By helping local residents to find volunteering roles, we support people who want to give back to their communities while at the same time help local charities to find the volunteers they may need to support vital services.
• And through our community services, we help to build strong, resilient communities and directly help people – the elderly, vulnerable and socially isolated – where we see an unmet need.

Our office in Monks Risborough has free parking and good bus and rail links. Our team is currently working mainly from home, but with access to the office when needed. This interim role could be completely home-based.

About you

You will be an experienced senior manager with strong all-round finance capabilities and a sound knowledge of financial management procedures. You will enjoy supporting the Trustees and Leadership colleagues in their strategic finance and business planning discussions, providing relevant financial information and taking responsibility for the charity’s day to day accounting functions.

Alongside this, you must be able to demonstrate an ability to manage HR operations, governance and office management. You will be driven to ensure robustness and efficiency of our office support.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain a sound system of financial management and control.
• Lead on day-to-day financial operations, and lead on financial planning, working closely with the Treasurer, Trustee Board and Leadership Team.
• Oversee operations including premises management, health and safety and customer service.
• Oversee the implementation of effective HR policies, procedures, record-keeping and staff development. 

Key requirements

• Leadership / Management experience, preferably from a senior finance role.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of financial management procedures.
• Able to communicate effectively with finance and non-finance colleagues at all levels
• Experience of business partnering and providing financial analysis to support key decision-making.
• Able to manage HR operations, governance and office management.
• Highly skilled at prioritising effectively in a high-pressure environment to deliver stable performance.

Diversity & Inclusion

Community Impact Bucks is committed to challenging inequality and values the diversity of our communities in Buckinghamshire. We recognise that reflecting that diversity will only ever make our organisation better. We work to ensure an inclusive culture where colleagues feel welcomed and supported to succeed and thrive. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from under-represented communities.  

How to apply

For more information please visit our website to download the Job Description.

To apply, please send a CV with a cover letter explaining how your skills, experience and interests meet the Job Description and Person Specification by 9 am on Wednesday 1stDecember.

We are also advertising for a permanent post  at the same time ( please see the advert attached to the documents below) – if you would like to apply for both roles please submit two applications (one for each role).

Interviews will take place via video call – Teams or Zoom. Please note we may interview candidates as applications come in.

Head of Store Support and Operations

REQ001459

£65,000 a year (plus company car or car allowance)

London E15 2GW

35 hours per week

The Head of Store Support and Operations is a pivotal new strategic Retail leadership role. It is accountable for delivering excellence and customer satisfaction across our c. 200 stores. As well as having accountability for the entire supply chain operation.

The Role

The role is accountable for designing and delivering innovative, courageous, and pioneering strategic work across Scope and our retail and community teams, driving transformational change that champions our 550 store colleagues, c.4000 volunteers, and our customers.

The role will develop and embed a communications and engagement strategy to connect hearts and minds. As well as oversee the strategic transformation of our supply chain and routes to market. A radical review of how we operate our logistic services is paramount to the success of our growth plans and simplification initiatives.

The role will work in close partnership with the Head of Retail and Head of Customer Proposition. As well as work across Scope to ensure our customers and colleagues are at the front of all decisions.

About You

You have done this sort of role before and can prove in your application that you meet all the essential criteria – this is really important.

You are not afraid to take responsibility for designing and delivering strategy that cuts across all areas of our charity, store teams and ecommerce.

You know how to build, secure, and spend the budgets to deliver our retail strategic plans.

You have lived experience of disability, understand the social model of disability and relentlessly champion accessibility and inclusion. OR you are prepared to put the time and effort into learning from and listening to others who can help you get your head around the issues.

Our Values - Pioneering, Courageous, Connected, Open, Fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we empower our colleagues to make decisions. By giving our colleagues freedom and space to spark creativity for innovation, we can push boundaries, change mindsets and be empowered to change the game with grit and determination and a sense of urgency.

Application

If you want to make a difference and become a Disability Gamechanger, we'd love to hear from you. Apply Today!

Application closing date 12/12/2021

Scope Benefits

We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work and embrace our values of being open and fair, courageous, connected and pioneering. We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition and offer a wide range of benefits including 35 days annual leave in Retail, 27 days plus Bank Holidays working in our Head Office, flexible working (where we can), company pension, excellent training and career development, strong colleague networks across disability, race and LGBTQ+, wellbeing incentives like a discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, and much more.

Who we are at Scope?

Scope is a disability equality charity in England and Wales. Together we are Disability Gamechangers. We belong to one team, dedicated to achieving a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. Our mission is to achieve Everyday Equality for disabled people, and we campaign tirelessly to create change.

Disabled candidates

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. We want to seize every opportunity to build a truly diverse and inclusive workplace.

We are always looking for applications from disabled people. If you are disabled and you have the skills and, or the experience to do the job, we really want to interview you. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you would prefer an application form or need any of the job information in a different format such as large print or braille. Please contact us via our website

About us

At Community Impact Bucks, we are passionate about helping people to get involved and make a difference in their communities.

• We support hundreds of communities and causes across Buckinghamshire by helping charities and voluntary groups to be the best they can be – perhaps by helping them find funding, run their organisation or find volunteers.
• By helping local residents to find volunteering roles, we support people who want to give back to their communities while at the same time help local charities to find the volunteers they may need to support vital services.
• And through our community services, we help to build strong, resilient communities and directly help people – the elderly, vulnerable and socially isolated – where we see an unmet need.

Our office in Monks Risborough has free parking and good bus and rail links. Our team is currently working mainly from home, but with access to the office when needed.

About you

You will be a fully qualified accountant with strong all-round finance capabilities that can be evidenced through experience. You will enjoy guiding the Trustees and Leadership colleagues in their strategic finance and business planning discussions, providing insightful management and monitoring information which highlights challenges and risks, as well as opportunities.

Alongside this, you must be able to demonstrate an ability to manage HR operations, governance and office management. You will be driven to identify improvements to ensure robustness and efficiency.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and develop a sound system of financial management and control.
• Lead on day-to-day financial operations, produce statutory accounts and lead on financial planning, working closely with the Treasurer, Trustee Board and Leadership Team.
• Act as Company Secretary, ensuring compliance with UK Company and Charity law.
• Oversee operations including premises management, health and safety and customer service.
• Oversee the implementation of effective HR policies, procedures, record-keeping and staff development. 
• Lead on continuous improvement of financial and operational processes to ensure the organisational maturity required to deliver strategic objectives.
• Identify and develop commercial opportunities to generate sustainable, independent sources of income, including through the provision of business services.

Key requirements

• Fully-qualified accountant.
• Leadership / Management experience from a senior finance role.
• Able to communicate effectively with finance and non-finance colleagues at all levels
• Experience of business partnering and providing financial analysis to support key decision-making.
• Able to manage HR operations, governance and office management.

Diversity & Inclusion

Community Impact Bucks is committed to challenging inequality and values the diversity of our communities in Buckinghamshire. We recognise that reflecting that diversity will only ever make our organisation better. We work to ensure an inclusive culture where colleagues feel welcomed and supported to succeed and thrive. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from under-represented communities. 

How to apply

For more information please visit our website to download the Job Description.

To apply, please send a CV and a cover letter explaining how your skills, experience and interests meet the Job Description and Person Specification by 9am on Wednesday 8th December. We are also advertising for an interim post at the same time (please find the advert attached to the documents below) if you would like to apply for both roles please submit two applications (one for each role).

Interviews will take place via video call – Teams or Zoom. Please note we may interview candidates as applications come in.

About the role

The Chagos Conservation Trust (CCT) are currently seeking to appoint a Director to drive the delivery of the Trust’s vision and strategy.

The Director will work with the Board of Trustees to oversee and implement all aspects of the organisation’s operations, and develop and deliver CCT’s 2022-2025 strategy.

They will lead all communications, fundraising, government and partner relations, Chagossian community engagement, and programme development efforts, with support from the Trustees.  The Director will be responsible for delivery of all CCT projects and in particular progressing CCT’s flagship rewilding programme, Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs, and manage one staff member.

This is a challenging and multi-faceted role with no week being the same as the last. You will ensure effective coordination between different functions across the organisation to maintain cohesion and alignment with the strategy. You need to have a diverse range of skills, be open to ‘mucking in’ and taking on non-traditional senior management tasks as needed, be flexible and open to new opportunities as they appear. As a very small organisation the Director is expected to deliver everything that requires to be done to enable CCT to function to its fullest potential.

This is a full-time, work from home role, and therefore you need to be self-motivating and confident working without a traditional support structure. This role does not necessarily entail travel to the Chagos Archipelago and is not a scientific research role.

About the Chagos Conservation Trust

The Chagos Archipelago, an archipelago of 58 islands covering some 640,000km2 of ocean, is a UK Overseas Territory, and a rare haven of beautiful reefs and diverse wildlife located in the midst of the Indian Ocean.

The Chagos Conservation Trust, founded in 1992, is a largely voluntary-run UK charity with a board of 14 Trustees made up from a diverse group of scientists, conservationists, campaigners and finance specialists with one thing in common: working to protect the Chagos Archipelago.

In 2015, the Trust appointed a Director to drive and expand the organisation. The Director works closely with the Board and other institutions and organisations to further the goals of the CCT and ensure that the Trust has a sustainable future.

CCT’s aim is to make sure that this valuable natural environment is conserved, and can act as an example for conservation and management of such environments across the planet.  With the right care, the archipelago can be a reminder of how tropical reefs flourished many hundreds of years ago, and can offer vital insight into how they might be saved for generations to come.

We carry out scientific and historical research and conservation work, and strive to highlight the global importance of this breath-taking marine ecosystem.

Job Description

Job Title: Director – Chagos Conservation Trust

Location: Home-based, but with a requirement to travel for board meetings and meetings with other organisations or individuals as work demands

Position: Full time

Reports to: The Board of Trustees, with line management by the Chair

Job Purpose

CCT promotes and conducts scientific and historical research and environmental conservation work in the Chagos Archipelago, one of the world’s largest fully-protected marine reserve.

CCT is looking for a high calibre candidate, willing to take ownership of continuing to build the organisation and moving CCT’s flagship programme, Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs, forward. The person will report to and be responsible to the Trustees of CCT.

Principal Responsibilities

● To develop and deliver a SMART three year (2022-2025) strategic business plan, enabling the charity to continue to conserve the Chagos Archipelago

● To further develop Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs by creating a fully costed, conservation plan that includes partner and stakeholder contributions, investigate funding opportunities, and manage the Programme Manager

● To develop applications for funding and to manage funded projects, including our current three-year Darwin Plus Grant

● To ensure CCT meets all legal and administrative requirements including maintenance of financial records, accounting, submission of required documents to the Charity Commission or other appropriate bodies

● To work with the Board to raise funds for Healthy Islands, Healthy Reefs, and other approved projects, engaging donors, preparing bids, preparing and submitting concept notes and proposals, and delivering and championing successful project reports

● To manage and develop CCT’s communication and outreach, including production of Chagos News, writing news stories, updating the websites and social media, and building media relations

● To develop collaborative relationships with strategic partners and like-minded organisations, particularly members of the Chagossian community, potential funders, fellow NGOs and scientists, governmental partners, and other key stakeholders

● To manage, with the Trustees, the CCT working groups, to further the aims of CCT

Skills and experience required

● Understanding CCT – Understands, shares, and promotes CCT vision and mission, and the desire to conserve the Chagos Archipelago

● Qualifications – Degree qualified or relevant professional qualification and experience

● Experience - Minimum of five years at the senior or executive management with experience of working with charity boards of trustees

● Achieving results – Effective project management and able to identify opportunities for CCT, but equally aware of CCT’s objectives and constraints, and ensure these are applied appropriately to all opportunities/activities

● Building relationships – Knowledge of the conservation NGO sector with extensive contacts and experience of working at a high-level, influencing change and developing collaborative partnerships and programmes

● Diplomacy – Able to anticipate and understand the expectations of Trustees, funders, officials, and others, and ensure their requirements are met and expectations appropriately managed

● Realistic - Understand the constraints that apply specifically to working in the British Indian Ocean Territory

● Influencing and impact – Experience in identifying, cultivating and maintaining productive relationships with potential and existing donors and key influencers

● Communication – Demonstrate good communication, both orally and in writing, with trustees, funders, government officials, journalists, and members. Experience producing internal reports and public-facing outreach materials and managing websites, using appropriate software

● Administration – Practical experience in finance, human resources, safeguarding, operations, grant management, charity reporting, governance, and IT

● As CCT’s only member of full-time staff, ability to work independently and self-motivate

Other details

● Location – UK but is a remote, home working role with access to London or major UK destinations as required

● Salary – up to £45,000 pa depending on experience

● 4% employer pension contribution

● 25 days annual leave

● Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK

Applicants should submit a CV and a cover letter detailing why they are the right person for the role to by 15th December 2021, interviews scheduled for second week of January 2022, with a second round of interviews mid to late January if necessary. Please contact the CCT chair with any queries.

The King's Fund is an independent charitable organisation working to improve health and care in England. Their vision is that the best possible health and care is available to all.

They are now looking for an IT Operations Manager, to be responsible for the organisation’s IT infrastructure, applications, and services to meet their user requirements.  You will lead and continuously develop IT resources in accordance with the organisation’s needs, strategy and values, ensuring compliance with IT strategy, cyber security standards and prevailing legislation.

Main responsibilities

• Designs, develops and delivers a robust, efficient and professional operational IT service to stakeholders, to the agreed service levels, within the context of the IT strategy and in response to changing business needs.
• Manages the Senior IT Support & Infrastructure Analyst and the IT Infrastructure Analyst.
• Oversees the provision of the service desk and its effective operation.
• Manages the security of the Fund’s network and IT resources, maintaining the existing Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation.
• Manages resources to ensure adequate cover for both day to day workload and project delivery.
• Manages the infrastructure and services elements of the IT project pipeline and monitors on-going progress against plan to ensure delivery on time and within budget.
• Manages the provision, configuration, and deployment of hardware resources.
• Ensures the maintenance of documentation of systems, maps, procedures, user and technical information.
• Develops, communicates, and implements processes, policies and procedures to promote best practice in the use of IT services.
• Provides cover for the Head of IT in their absence.

About You-Knowledge and experience

• Experience of managing and developing people
• Experience of working in a similar role, managing networks, network security and infrastructure
• Experience securing cloud technologies (Microsoft 365 and Azure)
• Experience of working as a part of a wider, multidisciplinary team in the delivery of projects and using a project management framework
• Experience of working in a service desk environment
• Experience of providing a high-quality service and client satisfaction 

The King’s Fund  expects everyone who works there  to be committed to their values and to share their  commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. 

The King’s Fund is a stimulating, innovative and friendly place to work. They actively support the development of their people and are committed to being a learning organisation. Salaries are competitively pitched for the charity sector, with starting salaries  dependent upon experience, allowing room for progression, further enhanced by an occupational pension scheme and generous holiday entitlements.

As a health charity, health and wellbeing is important – they provide free flu jabs and well-person screening, on-site gym facilities, a confidential counselling service and a range of policies which support flexible working.

The location in the heart of London’s West End is another perk – just minutes away from Oxford Circus tube station with easy access to shops, parks, theatres and restaurants.