Plaese note we will only accept CV's with a covering letter clearly explaining how you meet the job specifications.

The Upper Room works with various disadvantaged groups including homeless people, migrants and ex-offenders, helping them to improve their lives. The successful applicant will have responsibility for managing and working with the Project Managers to ensure the smooth running of all operational activities of The Upper Room. This includes oversight of risk management, health and safety, Safeguarding and Data control.  

Operations Manager

Norwich

£40,718 - £45,240 per annum (dependent on skills) plus associated benefits (pay award pending)

Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week)

Operations Manager – East Anglia

Location: Norwich, Norfolk (Please note, the role will require an element of travel to other locations across Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire)

Our client delivers a wide range of outstanding services providing exceptional outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and their families, and is looking to develop and diversify those services to increase their support and geographical spread while always striving for continuous improvement.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an expanding and vibrant voluntary organisation with services located in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire and make a positive impact on young lives as a member of their Senior Leadership Team.

You will be passionate about changing young lives and experienced in managing teams and staff to ensure they are able to provide the best support for their beneficiaries. The Operations Manager (Children and Families) will be leading, managing and supporting the management teams of their diverse services, which include children’s homes, fostering, short break services for children with disabilities, family assessment services and their therapeutic provision. You will work across the business working to ensure that their services work collaboratively whilst ensuring regulatory compliance.

They aspire to excellence and employ experienced, resilient, skilful and creative senior managers to inspire our service delivery and provide support to our teams.

You will have a background in delivering services to children and young people either with a social work qualification or a relevant professional qualification. They welcome those experienced in delivering excellent residential child care.

Closing Date: 23rd July 2020

Interview dates: 31st July for Safe Care/Warner Interviews /  3rd August for Formal Panel

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Nelson St Church will be an innovative, exciting Resource Church in the centre of Rochdale. Established in partnership with Holy Trinity Brompton Church, London it is expected to launch in January 2021.

We are looking to build a close-knit team, united by the vision of seeing the transformation of lives in Rochdale. As Operations Manager you will be a key part of the leadership team, and will have a significant role in implementing the vision and values of the church.

Initially, you will be responsible for the set up of the operational side of the Church, providing strategic, organisational and administrative support to the team. Once established, you will be responsible for the effective running of the operations of the church and play a key role in growing through effective communication with the community.

This will be an exciting and challenging place to work, full of variety. We hope to create an environment where innovation and creativity are encouraged, and where we strive for excellence in everything we do.

Purpose

This role is key to the Centre running as effectively as possible. Responsible for the overall coordination and administration of the Centre, you set the stage, providing the necessary foundations for the Centre to thrive and deliver on its mission. You will work closely with the Director, Head of Finance and Board as part of a small team with support from a Senior Administrator. You will liaise with colleagues in the Centre, the Board and with our partners. You will be expected to work independently and will hold a central liaison role within the Centre.

The Centre is a small community interest company, recently out of start-up phase, so all our colleagues are self-sufficient, energetic and organised and work well without the support system of a big enterprise, in a growing, close knit, team with a broad range of partners. We value teamwork, collaboration, being open, practical and iterative to make things work for our audience and the people in our teams.

Objective 1 – Finance and contract management

Managing the centre’s Business Plan, budget and finances, working with the Head of Finance, Treasurer and Senior Administrator.

• Finance and sustainability planning, including:
  • Development and implementation of a sound fundraising strategy aimed at diversifying income streams and building on the assets and expertise of the Centre
  • Bidding and fundraising coordination across teams
  • Reporting to the Board of Directors and funders
• Budget development, monitoring and planning
  • Oversight of day to day finance with Senior Administrator 
  • Monitoring progress against the budget with the team, as well as with the Head of Finance and Treasurer/Finance Committee
  • Implementing the budget for 2019/20 and preparing the business plan and budget for 2020/21 
  • Sustainability plan, business development, proposal development
  • Risk assessment and mitigation
• Setting up and maintaining financial compliance processes

Objective 2: Overall oversight and coordination of the Centre’s Programme, including 

• Facilitating the implementation of the Centre’s Strategy 
• Managing and improving commissioning and contracting processes 
  • Working across teams to ensure appropriate commissioning and contracting processes that allow flexibility and diversification of work
  • Contract management and reporting 
• Programme Oversight and Coordination
  • Working closely with the teams and the Senior Administrator to ensure overall effective programme management and reporting
  • Ensuring good communication across teams 

Objective 3 –  Secretary to the Board of Trustees and ensuring the organisation meets its legal requirements

• Preparing high quality board meetings, agenda, papers on time 
• Working with Chairman, Vice-Chair & Executive Director to deliver and continuously improve: 
  • Governance processes
  • Risks assessment and mitigation
  • Financial review
  • Strategic direction
  • Programme update & reporting
• Maintaining a positive and relationship with members of the Board of Directors, pairing available skills with the Centre’s work, priorities and teams 
• Legal requirements
  • Leading on the Annual Financial and Director’s Report in collaboration with the Executive Director, Head of Finance and Board of Directors

Objective 4 – Oversight and supervision of the day to day operations (people, IT and administration) of the Centre through the line management of a senior administrator

• Developing the Centre’s People Strategy 
• Line Management of the Senior Administrator, whose responsibilities include:
  • Day-to-day finance & accounting, Accomodation, IT, Phones, HR, Legal and contracting 
  • Reviewing and improving related processes e.g. HR processes, Finance and IT support
  • Coordination of the Centre’s teams and culture through weekly team meetings and bi-monthly full days including shared learning sessions. 

Person specification

You are:

• organised, efficient and responsive
• work well as a part of a small distributed flexible team in a fast-paced environment
• think strategically, exercise initiative and work independently to ensure effective.

Essential experience

• Business Planning, Budget and finance management
• Governance and reporting including working with Boards or High level meetings
• Operations/resources management
• Project and programme management, including risk, proportionate to a small business 
• Strategy development and delivery 

Desirable experience

• Interest in wellbeing, evidence or knowledge mobilsation 
• Bidding and proposal writing 
• Governance requirements of a Community Interest Company or company secretary experience 
• Knowledge and experience of working on Government Tenders
• People management experience
• Experience of work in a small growing organisation
• Experience of working in a research or university environment
• A proven track record in being able to write effectively for and communicate with a range of audiences
• ‘PRINCE2’, MSP practitioner or other relevant training completed
• Company Secretary training or experience
• A first bachelor’s degree or an equivalent relevant qualification, or equivalent experience

Working arrangements 

Accountable to: Executive Director

Management of: Senior Administrator 

Relationship with: Head of Finance and Board of Directors 

Salary: £28k- £35k per annum

Duration: Permanent – full time or part-time (min 4 days a week) or equivalent

Location: London preferred, but open to variety of working arrangements and location. We will consider flexible working arrangements and the post can either be London based or involve remote working as part of a virtual team. The post holder must be willing to travel to London regularly.

*Please submit a cover letter including your reason for wanting to work in/interest in Wellbeing*

This is an excellent opportunity to manage the operations of a busy and complex organisation at the heart of community business. 

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Operations Manager to effectively manage our operations to make sure we can deliver everything we need to over the next two years. You will support the Director of Finance and Resources and Head of HR at Power To Change, to ensure that we work effectively, maximise our resources, safeguard our physical assets and are compliant externally and with regards to our policies and procedures. 

Power to Change is an independent charitable trust that supports community businesses in England, endowed by the National Lottery Community Fund (previously the Big Lottery Fund). Our vision is better places through community business. We want to back people to build successful community businesses for the benefit of their local places.

The successful candidate will lead and oversee a number of projects including supporting our return to office working post Covid19 and ensuring our IT provision is effective and efficient. Your approach to working is more important than your skills and experience and we are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and proactive, able to work across the organisation to support your colleagues.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates irrespective of race, age, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status. We will assess all applications against the requirements for this post as detailed in the job description and person specification and ask for names and education history to be removed from applications.

We are Disability Confident Committed, we welcome and respond positively to applications from disabled people. We will meet individual needs throughout the recruitment process, including making any appropriate reasonable adjustments during the interview stage and to our workplace if selected into post to support colleagues with any form of disability. 

As a Mindful Employer we recognise that in the UK, people experiencing mental ill health continue to report stigma and discrimination. We are committed to creating a supportive and open culture, where colleagues are able to talk about mental health. We are also committed to ensuring that our employees feel safe in disclosing any mental health conditions and confident that they will be properly supported and offered reasonable adjustments when required.

If you have any questions about how Power to Change is an equal opportunities employer please contact our Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator, Edward Walden.

Role Purpose:

The primary function of this role is to support the Director of Finance and Resources and Head of HR to effectively manage the operations of the Trust, including maximizing resources, safeguarding physical assets and ensuring compliance.

Working with the Finance and Resources Officer the role will lead on IT, office management and provide additional HR support.The role will require the Operations Manager to lead on the one-off projects that it embarks on particularly as Power to Change (PTC) considers its potential closure. The post will be a key liaison within the Finance and Resources team as well working with stakeholders within the wider organisation.

Key responsibilities:

Strategic oversight

• Responsible for IT, office management and insurance budget lines ensuring value for money
• Where necessary develop and improve policies to reflect best practice and communicate to the organisation
• Contribute to committee and board papers where appropriate

Operations Management

Manage all operations projects including defining requirements, engaging with relevant stakeholders and ensuring objectives are met on time and on budget.

 IT

• Manage PTC’s outsourced IT provider ensuring they provide a good service and service level agreements are met.
• Ensure PTC’s network remains secure, stable, targeting zero downtime and adapting the best in class technology keeping within a cloud strategy.
• Responsible for the mechanisms for storing files on PTC’s network, apps and cloud software ensuring a clear structure of filing system.
• With the Data Manager ensure that data retained on PTC’s network is valid or archived/deleted where appropriate.
• Ensure IT equipment is replaced regularly and to the specification needed.
• Lead on IT projects and upgrades in conjunction with the IT provider.

Office Management

• Hold the relationships with the landlords and building maintenance staff for all offices
• Ensure adequate health and safety measures (including C-19) are in place and PTC is compliant
• Ensure the office and the office equipment is regularly maintained and if necessary tested.
• Ensure that fire evacuation plans are in place and regular drills occur

Insurance

• With the Director of Finance and Resources ensure an adequate level of cover is in place for the business insurance of PTC and subsidiaries.
• Take an active role in annual renewal of the policy with the insurance broker.
• Manage any claims made on the policy.

HR

• Support the Head of HR in ensuring that employee data is collected and stored in line with the GDPR and support on internal audit reviews as and when they occur.
• Support the Head of HR to manage employee benefit administration, including annual renewal processes
• Manage the update of the Employee Handbook, coordinating necessary changes and updated language from other teams
• Maintain the contract database for all consultants and suppliers
• Provide ad-hoc assistance to other team members as required.

This job description is issued as a guideline to assist you in your duties, it is not exhaustive.Because of the evolving nature and changing demands of our work this job description may be subject to change.You may, on occasions, be required to undertake additional or other duties within the context of this job description.

Skills & experience:

• Enthusiastic and proactive, willing to pick up a range of varied projects and support the wider organisation on new activities and opportunities.
• Good working knowledge of IT best practice including Office365
• Experience of contracts management including service level agreements.
• Experience of planning and managing projects.
• Experience of managing budgets and ensuring value for money.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information and concepts to non-technical staff individually and in formal group training sessions
• Proven ability to work to a high standard with an eye for detail with first-rate analytical and problem-solving skills
• Highly organised and able to manage a varied workload. 
• Working understanding and appreciation for information legislation such as GDPR
• Experience of working in a charity / not for profit sector desirable

Based: London

Salary: £45,000-£47,000

Reporting to: Director of Finance and Resources

Closing date for applications: Monday, 13th July, 2020

If you are interested in this excellent opportunity, please send your CV and Cover Letter to Sheena Pentin at Careers4Change.

The Operations Manager will work closely with the Program Director to launch and manage a new Science and Theology Entrepreneur Incubator program.This five-year program is designed to help individuals and IFES national movements – in Latin America and Africa – to initiate local projects that encourage deeper engagement between theology and other academic disciplines, in particular the sciences. The Operations Manager will be the person with primary responsibility for putting our plans for this project into action.

As well as having a good understanding of Christian student ministry, applicants should also be able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of cross-cultural working, and the ability to overcome obstacles in order to ensure project delivery. A track record of successful project management (ideally with a qualification) is desirable, as are excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Please refer to the attached job description for more information about the role, and the attached job advert or our website for information on how to apply. Please note the deadline for applications has been extended to 12 noon, Tuesday 14 July.

IFES is an organisation with a distinctive Christian ethos. This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement under provisions made in the Equality Act 2010. Applicants should therefore demonstrate a firm Christian commitment and agree with the IFES doctrinal basis and ethos statement. 

This job will not constitute a Certificate of Sponsorship so you will have to prove you have other means to work legally in the UK before we would consider your application.  

Role

We are seeking an experienced, passionate, proactive and committed Operations Manager to lead on the financial and day to day management of the Brazelton Centre UK, and to help us achieve our mission to ‘give newborn babies a voice by supporting parents in understanding their unique communication’.The post-holder will be an advocate and ambassador for the Brazelton Centre UK nationally and internationally.

Terms

The Brazelton is committed to equal opportunities and can offer flexible working.

This is a part-time role (3 days per week / 7.5 hours per day or flexibly over 4 or 5 days), based on 60% pro-rata of an annual FTE salary of £33,000-£38,000 pa, depending on experience.

About us

The Brazelton Centre UK aims to support the transition and adjustment to parenthood, focusing on the development and mental health needs of both babies and parents. Holding the baby in mind, our charity, which is research and practice based, enables health professionals to facilitate relationship building between parents and their newborn babies at a time that is experienced as a major life event. The philosophy of the organisation is one of enabling effective service development, appropriate clinical intervention and sharing of expertise.

The Centre, established in Cambridge in 1997, is a training organisation for health professionals and researchers who work with babies and parents.  We offer training courses in the Newborn Behavioural Observations System (NBO) and Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS). Brazelton Centre UK is one of four Centres in the world, teaching the NBO and NBAS, and the most active.  Brazelton UK works in partnership with other organisations on training, surveys and research, including third sector organisations, universities, NHS trusts and organisations providing support for the under-fives. Almost 6,000 practitioners have undertaken the UK training courses in the NBO or NBAS.

The Centre currently has a staff of 6, from different professional groups, in a range of roles, with 18 Trainers (including 2 Master Trainers, 6 Senior Trainers) UK-wide, able to teach specific courses as required.

The charity has a Board of Trustees.The Operational Manager will report directly to the Director and be ultimately accountable to the Board of Trustees.

This post may entail some travelling in the UK and abroad for meetings. 

Operations & Data Manager – Living Wage Foundation

Hours: 22.5 HPW – 37.5 HPW Flexible (3 to 5 days)

Salary: Up to £32,056 Pro Rata Per Annum Plus £3,000 London Weighting Pro Rata Per Annum

Contract: Permanent

Based: London

Pension: 10% employer contribution

Purpose: 

The Living Wage Foundation was set up by Citizens UK in 2011. The Foundation is at the heart of the independent movement of businesses and people that campaign for the idea that a hard day's work deserves a fair day's pay. We celebrate and recognise the leadership of responsible employers who choose to go further and pay a real Living Wage based on the cost of living, not just the government minimum. 

We an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team as an Operations and Data Manager. We are looking for a highly motivated and organised individual to maintain, develop and continuously improve our systems. The role will be an integral part of the Living Wage team to provide strategic technical support and ensure the integrity of our systems, often overseeing development projects with external partners.

The Operations and Data Manager will need to be highly numerate and have great analytical skills to support our monitoring and evaluation functions, working with the Head of Operations on financial and budgeting management, reconciliation and forecasting for the Living Wage Foundation. The suitable candidate will be detail oriented, be able to demonstrate their ability to seek out improvements and problem solve creatively and ideally have experience working with Salesforce systems.

For information on how to apply for the post please click on 'Apply on Website' for simple application process. 

Living Wage Foundation is committed to being an inclusive employer. We value a diverse workforce and encourage anyone with an interest in this role to apply, regardless of whether you meet all the desirable criteria. We invest in our staff and will support you to develop the skills and knowledge required to deliver the role. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates.

Please Note: Due to the expected high interest in the post, we may not be able to respond to unsuccessful applications. 

FUNDRAISING AND OPERATIONS MANAGER

Reporting to: Executive Director 

Based at Choices Offices (390 Caledonian Road, N1 1DN) or at home during lockdown

Salary: £28,000 pro rata plus pension contributions in line with the Government’s statutory requirement

Hours of work: This is a part-time role of 2.5 day/week (20 hours). You will occasionally be required to work out of hours and flexibility will be expected.

This contract is for one year with the possibility of extension

Safeguarding: Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

About the role:

This is a varied and interesting role in which you’ll play an important part in supporting Choices and its growth. The Fundraising and Operations Manager will manage and develop our community fundraising (individual giving and events) and support the Executive Director with running our grant application fundraising.The role also involves developing new areas of fundraising (e.g. corporate; major gifts; mid-level giving), as well as ensuring the smooth running of our office and operations.This is predominantly a fundraising role which includes the management of our office and programmatic operations, given the overlap of impact reporting and data management responsibilities.

About the candidate:

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, creative and self-starting, bringing relevant experience to the role. This job would suit an experienced fundraiser returning to work after a career break, or someone earlier in their career who is ready to take on more responsibility and play a key role in Choices’ future development. As a part time role, it would suit someone looking to work in fundraising and operations whilst also pursuing other interests or meeting caring commitments.

One of the benefits of working in a small charity as a key member of a friendly team is that you can make your role your own and develop it further according to your interests and skills. The successful candidate will therefore be able to demonstrate they are an entrepreneurial self-starter who would relish this opportunity.

About Choices:

Choices is charity that operates from a Christian ethos of compassion, care and respect, delivering services in the community and in prisons including:

-       Non-directive, non-judgmental support for those facing unplanned pregnancy

-       Counselling support for those coming to terms with a decision to terminate a pregnancy or facing anxiety during pregnancy

-       Befriending services for pregnant women and new mothers facing low income, isolation and anxiety

-       Counselling for women in prison supporting them through issues of child separation 

There is an occupational requirement attached to this role requiring you to be a practicing Christian.

Job Description: The Fundraising and Operations Manager will be responsible for two main areas of work and time will be split between the two as the work dictates:

1) managing and developing our fundraising work, with a focus on individual giving, campaigns and events, but also exploring the development of new income streams (e.g. mid-level giving; major donors)

2) managing office operations, and supporting programmatic monitoring and evaluation

Specific tasks include (but are not limited to):

1.  FUNDRAISING

• Stewarding existing supporters through existing means (e.g. sending out newsletters via MailChimp) and developing a more creative and sustainable stewardship programme

• Communicating with individual givers via email and phone

• Identification of mid-level and major donor prospects among individual givers, and proactive prospect research and cultivation

• Supporting external grant-writers to apply for grants, and report-writing

• Managing, recording and submitting monthly appeals to trusts and foundations

• Organising both fundraising and stewardship events

• Running online campaigns and appeals, including creating assets, writing copy, merging emails, using social media platforms.

• Keeping accurate and up-to-date records of grants and securely storing all fundraising data (e.g. donor data, Gift Aid forms) in accordance with GDPR)

• Managing all fundraising data, including managing and developing the use of a CRM database (currently Salesforce) that is also used to store client data.

2.  OPERATIONS

• Running our office processes and procedures (eg Health & Safety and insurance, managing office services, utilities, petty cash, data storage, updating policies, general office upkeep including stationary, office supplies etc)

• Operational support for different project areas (eg collating statistics, updating the database, creating evaluation reports, managing volunteer applications, etc)

• Taking responsibility along with other staff for answering phone calls, booking appointments for clients

• Developing the CRM for recording client data and impact reporting in addition to donor data

• Attend Choices Management Team meetings (on Thursdays) and occasionally attend Board meetings as required (weekday evenings)

PLEASE NOTE: This job description gives a broad overview of the types of responsibilities but is subject to change in discussion with line manager/trustees based on needs/demands in the work of Choices Islington.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Essential:

•  Mature Christian faith. In order to safeguard Choices’ Christian culture and ethos and in keeping with the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9 Para 3) Choices’ Trustees have applied an occupational requirement to this role whereby the post holder will be committed to upholding and modelling Choices’ Christian ethos.

• Supportive of the work of Choices

• Experience of working as a fundraiser (ideally within individual giving and community fundraising)

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with experience of engaging with a wide range of stakeholders

• Ability to proactively build and develop positive relationships internally and externally 

• Excellent organisation skills

• Strong project management/administration skills, preferably in the charity sector

• IT and social media literate (experience of mailing systems e.g. MailChimp is desirable)

• Experience of working with CRMs/databases 

• Self-motivated and confident working alone

• Solutions-focused

• Excellent interpersonal skills and team player

• Capacity to be flexible and innovative in the changing circumstances of a small, but growing charity

Desirable:

• Entrepreneurial thinking

• Knowledge of safeguarding

• Knowledge and experience of using Salesforce (CRM)

How to apply:

Application is by CV and covering letter with reference to the job description and person specification. Please set out clearly what skills, experience and qualities you will bring to the role and how your Christian faith informs your understanding of Choices’ work and vision.

Please include the name and contact details of two referees: one to be your most recent employer and the other a senior leader at your church who knows you well. References will not be sought prior to the interview.

The closing date for applications is 10.00am on June 30th, but we may close before this if we find the right candidate. You will be notified if you have been shortlisted for an interview.

Reporting to: The Group CEO MPS Society

Hours: Full time - Flexible to suit the needs of the Organisation

Location: Amersham UK - with travel in the UK and overseas as needed

Closing Date 17/07/2020

Interview Dates 29 July 2020

About Us

The MPS Society provides support across the UK to families affected by rare, life-limiting genetic conditions. These genetic conditions cause a range of complex difficulties and we provide vital support to the whole family for as long as they need it. Further information on the work we undertake can be found on our website.

Job Description (Please see full job description for further details)

The Head of Group Operations (HGO) will be responsible for the day to day operational running of the MPS Society and, in collaboration with the CEO, its commercial trading subsidiary MPS Commercial. This is a hands-on role that offers diversity in a growing organisation, responding to opportunities for revenue growth and greater national and International reach.

The Head of Group Operations will be managed by the Group CEO. The primary duties and responsibilities are set out below. This is a diverse role and the candidate will be able to tackle a range of tasks as part of this small dynamic team.

Primary duties and responsibilities include:

Strategic direction

Working jointly with the CEO of MPS Commercial and Group CEO

• Develop the strategic direction and priorities for the Society and MPS Commercial

• Develop a detailed annual operational plan to achieve the strategic priorities of the organisation(s), for approval by the relevant Boards

Line management

• Line management for all core functions / staff within the Society, including HR and Finance

Operational management

• Working with the Senior Leadership Team and other members of the Organisation, Develop and implement the annual operating plan

Patient services

• Lead the operational direction of the patient services in line with the overall society’s priorities

• Working with Support and Advocacy lead, anticipate the future needs of the society’s members adapting existing projects and developing new activities as required to ensure we continue to meet them.

Clinical Centre support

• In collaboration with the group CEO drive the strategic relationships with key clinical centres in the UK and internationally, to further the collaborations between the Society and the clinical colleagues in the field

Pharmaceutical companies

• In collaboration with Group CEO and CEO of MPS Commercial, explore and identify opportunities for collaboration with current and potential pharmaceutical partners

Political lobbying and Public Affairs

• Design and implement, in collaboration with the Group CEO, the political lobbying and public affairs strategy and activities for the Society.

Financial management

• Assist the Head of Group Finance Officer with financial planning, management and reporting, and the implementation of the operational, business and strategic plans

Office management

• Oversee the maintenance of a positive, healthy and safe work environment in accordance with all appropriate legislation and regulations

• Oversee day-to-day operations including premises, equipment, IT systems, ordering supplies, procurement and workflow management.

Human resources

• Working with the HR Lead with recruitment, induction and ongoing development of the Charities personnel

Other Responsibilities

• Operational Risk and Charity Compliance Reporting
• Oversee timely governance and report to the Board of Trustees
• Oversee all aspects of the MPS Society’s income generation strategy and ensure production of reports for the Board of Trustees

• Oversee the content and design of all the MPS Society’s public facing materials both printed and electronic.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check prior to taking up position in the role

For further details, please contact Barbara Cotterell on 0 3 4 5 3 8 9 9 9 0 1

Applications may be made either through the Charity Jobs website or to Barbara Cotterell directly.  All applications should include your CV and a cover letter outlining your skills, experience and how you meet the requirements of this role.

A small international NGO with headquarters in London, is seeking a part-time Finance Manager for a permanent role. The role will be for 3 days per week (22.5 hours per week) with the possibility to increase to a full-time role in the future.

The organisation both gives and receives grants, and is focused on the protection and freedoms of the media and lawyers in developing countries.

The role will report to the Finance Director, and will manage one Finance Officer. It will involve a mixture of day-to day operational finance, and managing donor funds (from the UK, EU and US). Applicants with experience in an international NGO with strong understanding of donors and grants will be best suited to this position.

Typical duties:

-Manage day-to-day financial operations including accounts payable, accounts receivable/grants claims, bank reconciliations, general accounting functions (including petty cash)

-Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet/control accounts

-Financial evaluation of grant applications and evaluation of financial reports from grantees, including on-site support/evaluation visits

-Support the Finance and Operations Director to improve economy and efficiency across the organisation and ensure a robust internal control environment, including through identification/development, implementation and enhancement of relevant systems and processes

-Support the Finance and Operations Director with the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly financial forecasts, management reports, donor reports and statutory annual accounts.

-Basic HR duties, including managing payroll

-Office and premises management duties including overseeing IT support (with the Finance Director)

Requirements:

-Fully or part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or equivalent experience

-Experience working in an NGO

-Demonstrable experience of charity accounting and donor funding management

-Experience managing staff

-The right to work in the UK is required for this role

-An interest in human rights, media and legal issues would be an advantage

Closing date: 5pm Weds 24th June

Please send your CV for immediate consideration

Location: London
Salary: Starting salary of £30,177. Possible to increase by max. 2 increments a year up to £34,336 (top of grade).
Contract type: Permanent contract
Hours: 4-5 days per week, permanent contract
Benefits: 7.5% employer matched pension after probation; flexible working; 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays and Christmas break) increasing by one day per year worked, after 2 years of service; and generous staff development package
Deadline for applications: 23.59pm 12th July
First interview: 29th July, please hold 10am-5pm
Second interview: 7th August, please hold 10am-2pm
Start date: 9th September 

About the role:

This role is essential to ensuring the organisation’s core operations run smoothly and are managed to a high standard – in particular, this role will focus on the HR and Finance functions of the Operations Hub.  You will work closely with the Executive Director: Organisational Development to ensure all HR policies and procedures are executed to a high level of quality inside the organisation and in line with NEON’s values of solidarity, generosity and respect.  You will also work closely with the Senior Finance Manager to support NEON staff with activities related to fundraising and day-to-day finance tasks.  You are a people person, and understand the importance of attention to detail. 

Please download the Applicaiton Pack below to find out more, and to find out how to apply. 

About NEON:

The New Economy Organisers Network (NEON) is a not-for-profit company with 12 staff members and a network of over 1600 UK organisers from different trade unions, grassroots groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), faith-based campaigns, civil society groups and movements from across the country. We run powerful trainings and support campaigns to help progressives win social, economic and environmental justice.
We run trainings, share skills and coordinate together on campaigns helping people to lead movements like Just Treatment (organising patients to fight for the NHS) through to working with our members to get over 1400 media bookings across the UK’s biggest TV/radio outlets. We’re ambitious and the team is agile, fast paced and committed to actually changing things. 

Job Description: Operations Director

Reporting to: Chief Executive

Base: Milton Keynes (with some travel nationwide)

Job Type: Permanent (FT or PT for the right candidate)

Salary: £52,000 to £56,000 per annum (FTE)

The National Energy Foundation

The National Energy Foundation is an independent charity based in Milton Keynes, which has been at the forefront of improving the use of energy in buildings since 1988. We aim to give people, organisations and government the knowledge, support and inspiration they need to understand, manage and reduce the use of energy in buildings.

Role Summary

The Operations Director will oversee organisational operations in accord with the strategy and business plans agreed by the Chief Executive and Trustee Board, to ensure overall organisational goals and objectives are met. This is very much a ‘hands on’ multi-disciplinary role, as such the Operations Director will oversee key centralised business support functions, as well as some operational activity. We’re looking for an individual who has the ability to design, deliver and manage successful business functions, from concept to detailed design; someone who has the drive and personality to personally embed these practices into daily operational practice.

NB: NEF is currently exploring a merger with another organisation which would result in a ‘group’ structure. This role is advertised in that context and would therefore be focused on providing operational support across the ‘group’.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead internal operational employees to ensure that they are appropriately motivated and trained and carry out their responsibilities to the required standard; provide overall senior leadership for the Milton Keynes location for teams who may or may not be in your reporting line.
• Contribute to the development of NEF’s charitable strategy and lead development in all organisational operations to ensure that the company achieves its short and long-term objectives.
• Develop and implement all necessary policies and procedures to facilitate management oversight, adherence to our Quality Management Systems and to ensure that all internal operations achieve their business objectives.
• Develop and maintain project reporting and compliance analysis for all operational areas.
• Alongside the Chief Executive, develop and control all operational budgets to ensure that the company has the resources required to meet its objectives within agreed financial parameters and to maintain the financial strength of the company.
• Develop and maintain all necessary systems and procedures to ensure that NEF’s operations comply with Charity Commission guidance and legal requirements.
• Develop and lead a comprehensive business support function through mostly outsourced delivery; including HR, IT and some in-house functions including quality and audit.
• Regularly review operational delivery and business support to ensure they meet required standards, for new and existing contracts. Recommend changes where necessary.
• Maintain an effective working relationship with all other areas of the business to ensure that there is effective co-ordination of all activities in support of overall charitable objectives.
• Act as the NEF’s main adviser on all issues relating to operational functions and latest developments to ensure that the Company maintains its competitive position.

Person Specification

• A degree or equivalent and relevant professional qualifications is desirable.
• Extensive experience in operations leadership at a senior level.
• Experience of the sustainability sector would be desirable, particularly in energy or built environment  related sectors.
• A solid grasp of delivering effective business support functions, including HR and IT.
• Excellent inter-personal and negotiating skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Highly organized, with good time management skills.
• Self-motivated and adaptable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• High levels of emotional intelligence and stability in challenging situations.
• An engaging, thoughtful and inspirational leader.
• Experience of operating at Board level would be advantageous.

Please apply with your CV and Cover Letter outlining why you feel you would excel in this role by 10th July 2020.

We are a medium sized grass roots charity working on the refugee crisis within Europe.  We are recruiting a second Operations Coordinator for a 6-12 month contract, to join our team based at our main distribution centre. Reporting directly to the CEO this is an excellent opportunity to work for a great cause and gain international experience with the support and direction of someone who knows the workings of the charity inside out. Whilst this is a challenging position, you will be given a thorough induction and will be working alongside another Operations Coordinator who is already in place.

We have implemented a raft of new procedures to protect our staff, our volunteers and the refugees from Covid-19. These need to be rigoursly applied. As front-line staff, humanitarian aid workers are needed to respond to this emergency and, as a crisis response charity, Care4Calais is determined to do all we can to ensure the most vulnerable are not forgotten in these dire times.

The complex logistics of ensuring the safety and wellbeing of refugees and people continually on the move is one of our key challenges with aid needed in various locations and a consistently fluid situation.  Candidates will naturally need strong organisational skills, and have the temperament to make numerous important, and compassionate, decisions every day.

With a changing team of more than 2,000 volunteers assisting us in 2019, the relationships you build with your voluntary team leaders will be key to the success of this role.  We have recruited some strong team leaders who are highly valued and truly live our values.

The Operations Coordinator will be required to: co-ordinate operations and lead teams distributing aid to refugees in challenging situations; coordinate and motivate teams of volunteers; and manage warehouse operations and logistics.

The refugee crisis is politically controversial, and the debate and sensitivity around this often heightens within Europe.  An awareness of the risks and consequences of public actions and statements by of our personnel is therefore necessary.

Characteristics

The candidate needs to display clear leadership ability, with the capability to act with initiative and drive in a variety of situations. Requires a positive mental attitude with a warm friendly persona, who will be able to motivate and enable volunteers to complete challenging jobs over long hours in our warehouses and coordinate deliveries across the region. Also needs to be aware of surroundings, risk management and safety issues whilst working inside informal, illegal settlements on distributions of essential items and food to a wide range of cultural backgrounds. Is required to present a professional, respectful attitude towards police and other government authorities to enable the charity to continue working in controlled areas.

Functions

Lead Distributions

Will be required to lead distributions of essential supplies and clothing, ensuring volunteer safety through calm confident leadership. Will be able to clearly brief volunteer teams on safety procedures and structured distributions within informal settlements. Will possess ability to assess threats and reduce tensions through appropriate body language and measured verbal communication with a variety of cultures and backgrounds. Will manage large volumes of data coming in from across centres ensuring a good knowledge of conditions across the region with support provided as appropriate.

Lead Warehouse Work

Will have the ability to motivate volunteers in warehouse operations, enabling a positive work environment and solving problems as they arise. Will be able to quickly train and brief volunteers in sorting and organising donations, ensuring quality checks and procedures are adhered to. Will have knowledge of or be open to learning basic warehouse management and storage procedures, recognising the importance of tidiness and maintaining order to enable quick access to resources.

Manage Volunteers

Will be capable of managing volunteer motivation and expectations, with respect to activities likely to be conducted, and the importance and relevance of these actions to the overall operations conducted by the charity. Will have ability to challenge and motivate people to approach new situations whilst recognising individual limitations and difficulties. Will enable a good working environment by mediating volunteer differences and leading by example with acceptance of a range of attitudes, backgrounds and cultures, recognising that each volunteer has an ability to contribute if utilised in the right manner.

Secondary Desired Functions

Degree in appropriate field

3 years or more driving experience

Experience working in informal settlements or abroad

Experience working in volunteer organisations

Word processing and data entry skills

Note: the above represents a challenging role which will enable development and demonstration of high level skills,.  Appropriate training and support will be provided.  Please note that we recieve a high number of applications and are a small internal team so if you do not recieve a response in the first round this means you have not been selected.

Please provide a covering letter that explains why you are suitable for this role and why you want to work for Care4Calais - We will only consider applications that are accompanied by a covering letter.