Technical Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Technical Manager, a qualified accountant, ideally CPFA, to join our respected Policy and Technical team. This position plays a key national role in contributing to a proactive programme of technical development which positions CIPFA as a leading provider of public financial management expertise.

Technical Manager Responsibilities:

- Being a central focus for CIPFA’s activities around public service financial reporting including local government accounting, charity accounting and the development of International Financial Reporting for Not for Profit Organisations (#IFR4NPO) a project supported by the Ford Foundation and Open Society.
- Providing professional secretariat support to the CIPFA / LASAAC Local Government Code Board, LASAAC and input into the Charities Commission and Office of the Scottish Regulator as the joint SORP-setting body for Charities in the UK and the secretariat function of the Charities SORP Committee.
- Providing technical support directly to stakeholders responding to developments in accounting practice.

Technical Manager Requirements:

You will be dynamic, confident, and driven with excellent interpersonal skills. You will have technical expertise and practical experience of supporting communities of professional practice.

As well as contributing to the development of international standards, we provide specific support to standard setting in local government, accounting, charities accounting, internal audit and public financial management and governance.

About CIPFA:

Help us build trust in public finance

Imagine working for a professional body that, as well as delivering support for its members, is a charity concerned with ensuring public finance is working to maximum effect in the interests of individual citizens and society at large. We are a not for profit that sets that standards for UK and worldwide organisations to adopt, which trains chartered accountants and other finance professionals, and which supports its members throughout their careers with world class lifelong learning.

CIPFA, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, is the world’s only professional accountancy body to specialise in public services. We lead the way in public finance globally.

Our members work across public services in national audit agencies, major accountancy firms, and other organisations and companies around the world where public money needs to be managed.

Team members here find that our unique scope makes CIPFA an exciting, varied and rewarding place to work. Delivering our mission takes skilled people, and we are committed to bringing in the best and supporting them as they develop their career with us, doing work that really makes a difference.

Location: Flexible - London, Chester, Birmingham and Edinburgh.

Job type: Full time, Permanent, 36 hours per week

Salary: up to £56,000 per annum

Benefits: 25 days annual leave, upto 10% employer's pension contribution

Closing date for applications: 7th March, 2020

You may have experience of the following: Accountancy Standards, Financial Reporting, Accountant, Finance Manager, Finance Director, GAAP, Professional Body, Professional Standards, ACCA, CIMA, Technical Author, etc.

Ref: 92099

Hours of work: 25 hours per week

Willowbrook Hospice is seeking to appoint an outstanding HR Manager. As the holder of this key senior role within the Hospice, you will have responsibility for leading a culture of excellence in recruiting and retaining outstanding staff.

Reporting to the Clinical Director, you will devise an effective HR strategy to meet the needs of our Willowbrook community. The successful applicant will have significant experience and relevant qualifications in Human Resource management and be able to join our outstanding team.

To apply for this job and for more information, please follow the apply link.

Closing date: 28 February 2020

12 month fixed term maternity cover contract

At Refugee Action, we have a vision of a UK in which refugees and people seeking asylum will be welcome, can get justice, live free of poverty and successfully rebuild their lives.  We empower refugees and people seeking asylum to influence both our work, the issues that matter to them and decisions made by government and we are a trusted partner for others who share our vision.

Over the last 3 years, we have provided life-changing support to more than 3,000 resettled refugees and 8,000 people seeking asylum, strengthened the work of more than 140 charities, and secured important changes in government policy and practice on English language provision and support for asylum seekers at risk of destitution.  We want to do far more to learn from and shift power to refugees and people seeking asylum. It's an exciting time to be part of Refugee Action as we work towards achieving our 3-year strategy objectives (2019-22) through securing systemic change through our campaigns to change government policies, our direct services, and our work to strengthen and connect other service delivery organisations.

We’re looking for a Resettlement Service Manager to manage and have responsibility for Refugee Action’s part of the resettlement of refugees in Liverpool City Region. You’ll provide overall management and leadership of the team and ensure that Refugee Action’s vision, values and culture remain key in the planning, development and management of staff, volunteers and the service itself.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Insight into the needs, hopes and experiences of resettled refugees, especially the main barriers to successful resettlement
• Excellent management skills and experience of providing support and supervision to staff and volunteers in an emotionally demanding environment
• Evidence of excellent partnership and negotiation skills, especially with Local Authorities, and the ability to work constructively and demonstrate influence and leadership with a wide range of external agencies, voluntary, statutory and private sector.
• Excellent contract and financial management skills, especially relating to services with complex financial auditing requirements
• Ability to develop new activities and projects and to raise income for them

For more information and to apply, please visit our website.

The post is offered on a full time 12 month fixed term maternity cover basis. The post-holder is entitled to 12 months maternity leave, but may return at any point during this period with appropriate notice.

Those with lived experience as a refugee are encouraged to apply.

Closing date: 09:00am, Tuesday 3rd March 2020

Interviews: Thursday 19th March 2020 in Liverpool

Senior Technical Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Technical Manager, ideally a CPFA, to join our Policy and Technical team. Contributing to a proactive programme of technical development which positions CIPFA as a leading provider of public financial management expertise.

Senior Technical Manager Responsibilities:

- Managing the technical accounting team to deliver secretariat support to identified accounting standards bodies and CIPFA faculties, panels and boards as required.
- Representing CIPFA on national and international standard setting bodies giving expert advice and subject leadership.
- Providing an expert research resources and developing CIPFA’s technical policy positions, standards, professional guidance, publications, commentary and thought leadership pieces.

Senior Technical Manager Requirements:

You will be dynamic, confident, and driven with excellent interpersonal skills. You will have significant experience of working at a senior level with technical expertise and practical experience of supporting communities of professional practice.

As well as contributing to the development of international standards, we provide specific support to standard setting in local government, accounting, charities accounting, internal audit and public financial management and governance.

About CIPFA:

CIPFA, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, is the world’s only professional accountancy body to specialise in public services. We lead the way in public finance globally.

Our members work across public services in national audit agencies, major accountancy firms, and other organisations and companies around the world where public money needs to be managed.

Location: Flexible - London, Chester, Birmingham and Edinburgh and home working will be considered.

Job type: Full time, Permanent, 36 hours per week

Salary: up to £65,000 per annum

Benefits: 25 days annual leave, upto 10% employer's pension contribution

Closing date for applications: 8th March, 2020

You may have experience of the following: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, CPFA, Accountant, Accountancy, Policy Manager, Public Finance, Public Sector, etc.

Ref: 92100

Job Title: Retail Team Leader

No of Posts: x 1

Salary: £ 20,772.00

Status: Substantive  

Hours: 37.5 hours per week over 5 days , including occasional weekend work to support Saturday opening

Holidays: 22 Days plus Bank Holidays pro rata

Based at: Charity Retail sites across Wigan and Leigh

Responsible to: The Re-use and Retail Manager

Accountable to: Queen’s Hall Action on Poverty Trustees

To Apply: Please upload a CV and Covering letter outlining why you would be an asset to our charity.

 Please apply early as this vacancy will be closed as soon as sufficient applicants have been received

Closing Date:  12 Noon Monday 23rd March 2020

Interviews: Interviews will where possible include a short working shift at one of the retail shops, which will be recompensed.

SUMMARY

The Brick is a charity with big aspirations and its local community at the heart of everything it does. As a result, The Brick follows a strategy and approach focusing on personal development by following The 3 R’s. The 3 R’s are: Relief, meeting felt needs, Restoration, equipping people for self-sustaining, independent living, and Reformation, speaking out and acting against social injustice.

JOB PURPOSE 

We currently have three unique retail sites, with their own characters and USPs. We are looking for a Retail Team Leader to work across two of those sites, working to support our longest standing shop while establishing our newest as a creative high street store. You will work closely with the Retail and Reuse Manager and Shop Manager to provide direction and support to The Brick’s retail shops, ensuring that company policies are implemented and that sales and profit are maximised.

The ideal candidate will be an ambassador and advocate for the mission and values of The Brick and thereby to promote and raise the profile of the Charity.

WE WANT TO:

• Get everyone engaged with The Brick charity – shops are our high street window onto the work we do across the borough with people in hardship, poverty and those transitioning through homelessness.
• Get everyone to work consistently and positively across our retail sites
• Shape the experience of our newest assistants and volunteers into becoming a creative, reliable, effective and productive shop team
• Build our income, donation streams and gift aid take up while making our shops a welcoming space for all our welfare referrals and anyone in need of support

ABOUT YOU

• You have to be an awesome communicator. You’ll be working with people that have no work experience, and some people that have loads. You’ll be working with strong characters, and those that are easily influenced. You’ll need to balance supporting vulnerable people with making money.
• You will need retail experience, ideally in the charity sector, but don’t be set in your ways as you will need to be open to trying new things.
• You have to be friendly, and be able to take a difficult day without breaking. You’ll have to be hands on, as there is no such thing as ‘it’s not my job’ at The Brick.
• You’ll have to be self-motivated, and passionate about making a shop space into a community focal point
• You’ll love re-using stuff. We don’t throw things away, and don’t like spending our limited budgets on stuff that we could upcycle, repurpose or use again.

The Brick is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity. This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010 and building an accurate picture of the make-up of our workforce.

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and support or staff from different backgrounds

Marketing Campaigns Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented and driven Marketing Campaigns Manager reporting directly to the Head of Marketing.

Marketing Campaigns Manager Responsibilities:

- Working directly with key internal stakeholders to develop, fully integrated, multi-channel and innovative marketing campaigns that reflect public sector and public finance issues – including developing from the outset clearly defined outcomes based campaign propositions, project plans and campaign budgets.
- Aligning campaign strategy to CIPFA’s overall business objectives.
- Being the marketing lead for the local government sector and develop and manage the Local Government marketing plan accordingly.
- Presenting campaigns in a coherent and logical manner on CIPFA’s website – ensuring user journeys are client-centric.

Marketing Campaigns Manager Requirements:

A clear and confident communicator, you will be comfortable dealing with and influencing senior stakeholders with the ability to bring people from different teams together, forming effective project teams.

The role would suit someone with business development experience who wants to stay in marketing.

About CIPFA:

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is the world’s only professional accountancy body to specialise in public services, and our portfolio of qualifications is the foundation for a career in public finance.

Our members work across public services in national audit agencies, major accountancy firms, and other organisations and companies around the world where public money needs to be effectively and efficiently managed.

Globally, CIPFA leads the way in public finance. We support best practice in the management of public-sector resources and use our values and expertise to help UK and international public financial managers and auditors to support the best interests of society and tax paying citizens.

Location: Flexible, London or Chester based

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 36 hours per week, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

Salary: up to £55,000 per annum

Benefits: 25 days annual leave, Up to 10% employer's pension contribution, Season ticket loans, Employee Assistance Helpline, Exclusive employee discount and rewards at many major brands including health & well-being, retail, restaurants and mobile technology providers.

Closing date for applications: 8th March, 2020

You may have experience of the following: Marketing Manager, Marketing Campaigns, Campaign Manager, Communications Officer, Communications Manager, Digital Marketing, Social Media, PR, Public Relations, Marketing Programs, Marketing Operations, Campaign Strategy, Event Marketing, Events Marketing, etc.

Ref: 92101

Do you want to be part of a lifesaving crew?

Lottery Marketing Officer
Salary: £21,385 - £25,159
Full time, 35 hours per week
Place of Work: Head Office, Knowsley

The North West Air Ambulance Charity provides rapid pre-hospital care needed to make a life changing difference.  We provide emergency medical treatment when time is critical.

This is an exciting time for North West Air Ambulance Charity. We’re in a strong financial position, which has enabled us to implement new and innovative ways of working and increase our impact on patient outcomes.

The job:

This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented Lottery / marketing professional looking for a role which is vital to NWAA’s Lottery, which raises in excess of £4m per year net.

The post holder will be joining the team at an exciting time of growth and will be responsible for sustaining and developing a varied Lottery programme of door-to-door, telephone and website player recruitment to ensure all activity is effective, efficient and compliant with relevant legislation. The role will have responsibility for maintaining target levels of recruitment, retention and engagement and maximising ROI across our Lottery income stream.

The Lottery Promotions Officer will work closely with the Head of Marketing and Communications to help raise the profile of the Charity and the Lottery and successfully develop the North West Air Ambulance Charity brand.

The Ideal Candidate:

You will have relevant experience in a Lottery fundraising environment or growing business from a customer base with excellent account management skills. You will be able to analyse data to influence future strategy. Excellent organisational skills are essential to manage a complex workload and meet deadlines as well as some creativity when planning campaigns.

The Charity offers the following benefits to all our eligible employees:

• Cycle to work Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Cash Back Scheme, which includes cash back for dental treatment and a range of medical treatments, as well as staff discounts with a range of retailers
• 24-hour confidential Employee Assistance helpline
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme for pension contributions

Closing date: 9 March 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website.

No agencies please.

Our Governance Co-ordinator keeps the organisation in check, are responsible for the administration of the governance function of Liverpool Guild of Students, ensuring legal compliance and supporting the senior management team in striving towards and achieving our organisational objectives. 
Working closely with members of the Board of Trustees, Senior Management team and elected officers, you will champion our governance structures helping to ensure its robust and properly informed, by providing excellence administrative support at Board and committee meetings.

Specific Duties

Committee Support

For Trustees meetings, committees, Companies Act meetings, members’ meetings, meetings with the University of Liverpool and other internal and external meetings:

• Formulate with the Chair and Chief Executive the agenda, organise the supporting reports and liaise with those members of staff or trustees who may be required to prepare papers for meetings;
• Schedule meetings, providing proper notice to members, coordinate the compilation and distribution of papers in a timely and accurate manner in advance of the meetings;
• Brief Chairs ahead of meetings
• Attend and take accurate minutes of the meetings and produce action logs, complying with the Companies Act 2006 and best practice for charities;
• Check and confirm the quorum at meetings;
• Ensure the safe custody of the official record of the Board of Trustees’ business, including signed minutes;
• Respond informatively to queries from members of committees and attendees of meetings;
• Make the necessary logistical arrangements for meetings, including room booking, refreshments etc;
• Prepare for approval committee terms of reference and rules relating to the composition, quorum, chairing and frequency of committee meetings in accordance with the Governing Documents;
• Maintain an accurate register of the members and attendees of all committees/meetings and their contact details;
• Prepare induction packs for trustees and members of committees;

• Prepare and update an annual schedule of matters detailing the planned detailed work for each meeting/committee;
• Organise the Annual Members Meeting and provide support to the Chair during the meeting;

• Ensure that best practice and legal compliance is adhered to at the Trustees meetings;
• Undertake an annual effectiveness review of the Board; and
• Attend and organise the Board of Trustees annual Away Day.

Company Secretarial Support

• Advise on, and be responsible for the proper approval of changes to, the Governing Documents;
• Ensure that the Guild’s policies and procedures are up to date, accurate, centrally stored and available, and approved;
• Draft policies or procedures that may be required;
• Maintain a database of policies and procedures and their status;
• File returns, appointments, resignations, accounts and other required information to Companies House and to the Charity Commission within the prescribed deadlines;
• Act as the principal point of contact with the Charity Commission;
• Maintain statutory and other registers including the Register of Directors and Register of Members;
• Project manage the production of the Guild’s Annual Report, liaising with the Director of Finance;
• Maintain a database of other key legislation, linked to the schedule of policies and procedures, and ensure that strategies for compliance are developed and implemented;
• Administer the Guild’s risk management strategy, updating and reporting to the Trustees at least annually;
• To keep informed of governance developments for companies, charities and students’ unions and to disseminate this information for the Guild’s senior managers where relevant;
• Lead the process to appoint and induct new trustees including monitoring upcoming vacancies, checking the eligibility of prospective trustees, ensuring that appointments are validly made in accordance with the Governing Documents and relevant legislation, and preparing letters of appointment;
• Undertake an annual skills survey of the board to guide trustee recruitment;

Executive Assistant

• Support the Senior Management Team;
• Work closely with the Democracy Manager to ensure the effective development and implementation of Guild policy;
• Support the strategic and business planning process as and when required;
• Arranging and booking events;
• Booking travel and accommodation for trustees;
• Managing expenses requests for trustees in line with the Expenses Policy;
• Support the administration of the Guild’s relationship with the University of Liverpool; and
• Assist with the administration of the Guild’s pension and insurance arrangements.

Information Governance

• Act as the Guild’s Data Protection Coordinator and ensure compliance under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR inter alia;
• Draft and keep up to date key data protection policies;
• Provide induction and ongoing training for staff in the area of Data Protection and Information Security;
• Maintain Statutory Registers, including a Register of Processing Activity and Breach Register;
• Lead on processing Subject Access Requests;
• Co-ordinate the response to, and investigate, breaches in accordance with the Guild’s Data Breach Procedure;
• Provide advice and respond to queries in the area of Data Protection;
• Formulate Privacy Notices and draft statements provided at the point of data collection;
• Formulate Guild policy for the filing and retention of documents;
• Review potential contracts and agreements for Data Protection compliance; and
• Assist with the undertaking of the Data Sharing Agreement with the University of Liverpool.

Other

• Compile reports and manage records as required, including being responsible for the management of relevant Guild databases.
• Be present at, and assist in the running of Welcome Fairs.
• Attend meetings and training events as required.
• Comply with the Guild’s policies and procedures at all times.
• Comply with and promote the environmental and sustainability procedures within the Guild.
• Undertake any other duties that may from time to time be requested.
• Have a flexible approach to duties and work and, in particular, adopt a team work style with departments and activities across the Guild. This may involve undertaking duties in support of the activities and services of other departments.
• Maintain an appropriate standard of confidentiality.

Event Fundraiser - 37.5 Hours per week

Our ambition at Claire House Children’s Hospice is to give our supporters as many exciting opportunities as possible to help local terminally ill children and their families facing the toughest time of their lives. Our experienced, creative and super friendly Events team is looking for an Events Fundraiser to help develop and deliver a varied and packed calendar of events. Some previous event management experience is desirable but, first and foremost, we’re looking for someone who fits our values, works hard and will quickly absorb all the training and mentoring we can offer.

The Fundraising team at Claire House is a great place to work and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work flexibly across our sites in Wirral and Liverpool and take ownership of our adrenalin events programme and the supporter journeys.

The successful candidate will be hardworking, enthusiastic and passionate about event fundraising. It is vital that you have the ability to work independently and under pressure, prioritise a heavy workload and have keen attention to detail. You will be a problem-solver and a great communicator, both with supporters, internal teams, external suppliers and event organisers.

If this sounds like the role for you, please read the job description and apply for this great opportunity using the application form. More information can be found on our website.

Claire House wants to meet the aims and commitments set out in its equality policy and will appreciate your help and co-operation in completing the Equality and Diversity form.

Closing date for applications: Friday 28 February 2020, 5pm. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

This organisations recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to equal opportunities and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. 

Registered Charity No. 1004058