Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.

This is a truly exciting time to be joining FFI’s Fundraising Team. We have been honing our fundraising and have created what we believe to be an industry-leading programme, built on developing and nurturing long-term relationships with the people who support our conservation work.

The Trusts & Foundations team is an ambitious team which has supported growth in income. In 2019, FFI raised circa £23 million, of which £11m came from trusts and foundations. Our success to date is far reaching with current relationships spanning Europe, the USA and Australia. Now we have set our sights on expansion, developing new opportunities across Europe and in the USA.

We are seeking a Trusts & Foundations Account Manager to join our successful team. Committed to conservation and the environment, you will use your relationship management skills to strengthen existing funding relationships, cultivate opportunities already identified, as well as identify new sources of income for FFI. Using your excellent written skills and knowledge of good project development and delivery, you will work directly with FFI’s conservation programme teams to turn their visions into accurate and compelling proposals and reports. Confidence in face to face meetings and networking is essential as you may be required to travel both in the UK and internationally to cultivate relationships with current and prospective donors. You will be as tenacious as you are persuasive, and your excellent interpersonal skills will enable you to build strong working relationships, and extract information to meet FFI timelines.

You will have a proven track record in trusts and foundations fundraising or in a comparable field.  Experience in securing funds from the USA, mainland Europe and other international foundations is desirable, as is experience of working with programme staff internationally.

In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within an exciting, friendly and lively team within an international, impactful and ground-breaking organisation, at the forefront of global conservation.  In addition, FFI offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance.

Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants. 

For further details and to apply please visit the link.

The closing date for applications is Monday, 11 October 2021.

Programme Manager - Membership Recruitment and Retention
Reference: SEP20212691
Location: Flexible in UK
Salary: £32,400.00 - £35,944.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Annual Leave, Life Assurance
Duration: 24 months (Fixed-Term)

Saving nature is going to take leadership, innovation, and an ability to unite people to a common cause. We’re looking for an experienced programme manager who lives and breathes these attributes to improve the RSPB’s approach to membership recruitment and retention.

Your role in saving nature:

A people-powered approach to conservation has been at the heart of the RSPB’s work for over 100 years, and we need to reach even more people and inspire them to support our vital work if we’re going to stop the nature and climate emergency. We have an ambitious membership target for the next ten years, and we need your help to achieve this.

As such a crucial part of our support base, membership touches on nearly every aspect of the RSPB’s work. We therefore need you to build great relationships across the charity, coordinate the work of different teams, and maintain a clear focus on schedules and deadlines. You will use the RSPB’s programme management tools to keep the programme, and the projects within it, on track and aligned to our strategic priorities

One of your key responsibilities will be to lead a number of workstreams to deliver continuous improvement to our existing membership product, as well as making the space to innovate and test new ways to engage with different audiences. You will ensure the RSPB builds a cohesive supporter journey for our new members, and coordinate a range of projects to deliver the best possible member experience.

As a skilled communicator, negotiator and influencer, you will be proactive in seeking out opportunities to develop yourself and your colleagues. Ultimately you will be aiming to set up all of the foundations to ensure that we can not only meet but exceed our member goal.

There will be deadlines to achieve. There will be budgets to stay within. There will be multiple channels to coordinate. But above all else, you’ll be an advocate for saving nature. The climate emergency and loss of habitat are pushing some of our best loved species towards extinction. We won’t let nature fall silent. This role is your chance to make real change possible. Are you with us?

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Demonstrable leadership ability, able to lead without line management authority.
• An ability to produce clear written communications.
• An ability to persuade, inspire and influence a wide range of people, both internally and externally.
• Ability to manage programmes of work, and changes within programmes.
• Experience of working to a standard project management approach (e.g. RSPB Project Management Framework, Prince II).
• Experience of putting in place the right governance structures to keep the programme, and the projects within it, on track
• Experience of leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience of delivering a number of projects simultaneously.
• Cost and budget management.

This is a Contract, Full Time role for 24 months. The successful candidate can either be home or office-based, depending on personal requirements and location. There will be a requirement for occasional travel within the UK, as well as to our Headquarters in Sandy, Bedfordshire.

Closing date: 23:59, 08 October 2021
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position from week commencing 18th October 2021.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

No agencies please.

Our partner is a Christian charity, leading the fight against treatable disease, and offering people the chance to access healthcare and live a life of dignity. They are seeking an experienced programmes accountant to lead on the financial compliance and reporting of their institutional grants.

Responsibilities

• Institutional donor compliance – this includes monitoring the financial management & reporting requirements, ensuring these are understood and adhered to by overseas partners, ensuring timely review of budgets, grants reporting, preparing for grant audits, and managing correspondence with the donors.
• Working with the programmes team to develop programme budgets, based on a full cost recovery basis, updating these as required.
• Monitoring cashflow for each project.
• Undertaking budget vs. actual analysis, and proactively monitoring expenditure to maximise funds.
• Business partnering with the overseas offices – improving and streamlining processes; supporting them in adhering to best practice in budgeting and monitoring expenditure, financial controls, and donor compliance and reporting; and supporting them with any capacity building support, including software upgrades.
• Carrying our financial monitoring visits (these are being conducted remotely at the moment), an supporting them in implementing recommendations.

Requirements

• Part qualified or qualified experience with at least 3 years of demonstrable understanding of institutional donor compliance and reporting requirements. The organisation is open to considering candidates with longstanding charity finance backgrounds, or those looking to transition into the sector, as long as they are well-versed with institutional grants management.
• Excellent management accounting, analysis and reporting skills.
• Strong IT skills; this includes intermediate/advanced Excel skills
• Strong and culturally sensitive business partner, able to work with colleagues in the UK, as well as partners overseas. Some of them operate in fragile states, so an understanding of the practicalities of working in this context is essential.
• Good written and communication skills, able to communicate and negotiate with donors confidently, and to communicate financial information to non-finance staff.
• Thrives working in a small, close-knit team.
• Passionate about the work of the organisation, and empathy with the Christian ethos of the organisation.

The organisation is offering hybrid working arrangements; however, it will be essential to spend 3 days in their office in Cambridgeshire.

Up to £20.5k (depending on experience)       

Salary will rise to £22,500 upon completion of successful 6 month probationary period.                           (Full-time – 35 hours per week)

Blended remote and office working

Line Manager: Grants & Operations Manager

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation is looking for a GRANTS OFFICER

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation (CCF) is a registered charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for the people of Cambridgeshire. We work with many partners to:

• Actively inspire philanthropy & increase permanent resources for Cambridgeshire
• Invest in important community programmes through grants
• Provide leadership on critical community issues

Over the past 18 months we have taken a leading role in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. CCF created the Cambridgeshire Coronavirus Community Fund, which raised and dispersed over £1.3m to projects tackling the impacts of the pandemic. 

This has been in addition to our ongoing work. Our unique approach is based upon empowering communities to identify how to enact positive change from the ground up. Located in Cambridge, we work all over Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and are part of worldwide network of Community Foundations on a mission to improve lives and communities in their local areas. In our latest year 2020/21 we awarded over 900 grants totalling almost £3.8 million. The grants support community-focussed organisations helping people from across our county.

This vacancy offers an exciting opportunity to play a key role in our growing team.

Description

CCF aims to deliver a successful grant-making programme that encourages strong applications from voluntary groups and charities, critically assesses them and makes recommendations to Donors to distribute funds.

As Grants Officer you will play a pivotal role in the programme team – assisting with marketing, planning, delivering and reporting on our grant-making programme to ensure targets are met.

Job Specification

• To identify groups and input marketing ideas to reach programme and fund spend targets
• To process/ oversee the processing of grant applications including advising applicants, scrutinizing accounts and governing documents, assessing applications, preparing paperwork, creating reports, evaluating monitoring and attending donor panels
• To take responsibility for end-to-end delivery of certain programmes
• To build specialist knowledge of CCF database
• To take an active role in continuous improvement and best practice initiatives

Profile

Our Grants Officers require:

• Excellent communication skills
• Proven customer-facing skills
• Confident numeracy skills
• Commitment to quality

In addition the successful candidate will have:

• Proven eye for detail - be able to produce, analyse and proofread reports/communications to a high standard of accuracy
• Experience of planning, organising and prioritising workloads effectively
• Demonstrable knowledge of Microsoft Office (and 365) and proven experience of using databases

The successful Grants Officer will be a positive and focused individual who can take the initiative as well as follow prescribed processes. Flexibility, enthusiasm and a commitment to our lively and ambitious team are key to our future.

CCF’s office is based in Cambridge but our approach is a blend of office and homeworking. In order to access the office, which is on Marshall’s airport site, all staff must complete DBS and security checks in order to obtain a security pass.

Some travel to meetings across the county (some rural locations) is required as are occasional evening meetings and events. Driving license and access to a vehicle is desirable.

Salary will rise to £22,500 upon completion of successful 6 month probationary period.

All staff receive 25 days holiday per annum and all staff are auto-enrolled in CCF’s pension scheme provided by NEST.

Apply

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Due to the volume of responses we receive, unfortunately we are not able to give feedback to individuals. If you have not heard back within 7 days from the application deadline please assume that you have not been successful for the role you have applied for.

We treat everyone equally.

Are you a great communicator, passionate about helping people? Well-organised, with a keen eye for detail?

The Information Services team at Alzheimer’s Research UK is responsible for providing information about dementia and dementia research to the public. The team operates the charity’s Dementia Research Infoline and produces and disseminates health information booklets and other resources. The team also has responsibility for promoting the value of research involvement to the public, and actively helps people to get involved.

We are looking for a confident, friendly and proactive person to join us as an Information Officer. In this role you will be facilitating the day-to-day operation of the Dementia Research Infoline, providing the public with information about dementia, current dementia research and opportunities to get involved in research. Reporting to the Information Services Manager, the Information Officer will also play a key role in maintaining and expanding the charity’s health information resources.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

Please note that the Dementia Research Infoline does not provide counselling or medical advice.

Main tasks of role:

• Act as the first point of contact for the Dementia Research Infoline, providing information about dementia and research and signposting to other organisations.
• Respond to health and research enquiries by phone, letter and email.
• Discuss with the public the different ways people can get involved in research and the types of studies looking for volunteers.
• Assist members of the public with registration for Join Dementia Research. This involves processing and recording volunteer health information and ensuring data is up-to-date and contact with registrants maintained appropriately.
• Write, update and promote health information materials in accordance with the principles of the Information Standard and in a variety of formats.
• Manage the confidential handling of personal data.

What we are looking for;

• Good knowledge of the clinical research process, research methodology and how the public can play a part in the research process.
• Knowledge of good practice around GDPR and information governance.
• Confidence working with computers; knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook and general IT skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with a sensitive and patient phone manner.
• Ability to translate scientific research to make it accessible to the public, both over the phone and in written responses.
• Ability to identify appropriate sources and evaluate evidence to provide up-to-date, accurate, evidence-based information.
• Ability to pull together and appraise information quickly from a variety of sources.
• Ability to work on ongoing projects while prioritising responses to Infoline calls and emails.
• Excellent organisational skills with a keen eye for detail and the ability to prioritise tasks within a busy working environment.
• Experience of discussing health or research matters with the public.
• Experience of writing complex health information in a simple and accessible way.
• Appreciation of the emotional impact of dementia on individuals and an awareness of services and organisations relevant to people with dementia.
• Resilience for handling occasional challenging calls.
• A confident, friendly and professional attitude; would feel at ease representing the charity to a range of audiences.
• Proactive and keen to explore innovative ways to promote the work of ARUK.

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.

Salary: Circa £27,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 10 October 2021, with interviews to be held on the either the 18, 19 or 21 October 2021. We would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Should we wish to contact you to arrange an interview on any other date this will be based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a particular day.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

This role is about developing Hunts Forum capacity to support our members and deliver a first-rate service to our communities. We want to develop new talent, which will enrich the VCSE moving forward. This individual will be required to bring new ideas and knowledge into the sector. In return, they will receive the opportunity to learn on the job, allowing them to become experts in their chosen field. 

Job Purpose

• With the broader team, work with a range of local voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector groups across Huntingdonshire to develop their skills, knowledge and practice in delivering services that support the needs and sustainability of the local communities they serve.

• To support colleagues to deliver services that support the broader communities across Cambridgeshire, including the Support Cambridgeshire partnership and Maple Centre.

• To use this opportunity to identify areas of personal interest to develop expertise that will support members and the broader VCSE within this role and into the future.

St John’s College, one of the largest Colleges within the University of Cambridge, is seeking to appoint a Donor Relations Officer. This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding individual to join the Development Office’s team where you will play a central fundraising role in support of the College’s core strategic aims.

Reporting to the Deputy Development Director, you will have responsibility for implementing and developing an effective donor stewardship strategy which is key to the successful Development Programme as well as providing excellent administrative and fundraising support.

The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or equivalent, will possess excellent communication skills, written and oral, and will have previous experience of working within a development or marketing environment. A good working knowledge of IT and some database experience is essential.

The College offers a competitive benefits package including membership of a defined contributory pension scheme, 36 days’ annual leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays), access to a ‘cash plan’ healthcare scheme currently provided by Simplyhealth, free lunch (up to a specified monetary limit), free use of an on-site Gym and free parking close to the College site.

The closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9.00 am on 6th October.  Interviews are expected to be held during the week commencing 11th October.

In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy. Please see attached for a copy of our Data Protection Statement for further information about how we process your personal data.

The Countryside Restoration Trust (CRT) is a champion of biodiversity, restoring farming landscapes and woodlands for wildlife. Through education and engagement, we inspire the wider countryside community to understand and appreciate the importance of wildlife to farming, food, the natural environment and wellbeing. 

This brand-new role has been designed to be the advocate for the CRT Friends (our membership scheme). This role will oversee all elements of the donor journey, from recruitment, retention and development through to legacy, providing impeccable donor care.

The ideal candidate will be excellent at administration and be exceedingly well organised. This warm and welcoming person will be the first person our Friends and supporters are in contact with at the CRT. The candidate must be an excellent communicator and highly personable, prepared to talk to Friends on the phone regularly, some who just need to chat, having not spoken to anyone for days. We call our supporters Friends because they are important to us; therefore, they must be treated in a friendly manner. 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an online interview and should be expected to do an exercise first to prove their abilities. 

Closing date for applications is: 30 September, 12 noon.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. We believe that medical research can and will deliver life-changing preventions, treatments and one day, a cure for dementia. Alzheimer’s Research UK exists to make this happen and with your support, we’ll make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Early Detection of Neurodegenerative Diseases (EDoN) initiative research initiative is a growing and exciting collaboration bringing together experts in data science, digital technology and neurodegeneration from over 35 universities, institutes, research projects, patient cohorts and technology companies from across Europe and the US. The aim of EDoN is to develop a digital toolkit to detect diseases like Alzheimer’s years before symptoms show.

We’re looking for a Research Programme Coordinator to join the Research Informatics team at Alzheimer’s Research UK to help coordinate the day-to-day running of the EDoN initiative and help set up the programme to achieve its ambitious goals.

The postholder will have skills in progress reporting, risk management, internal communications and managing budgets and contracts, and a keen interest in working at the cutting edge of dementia research and digital technology.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Work with the Research Informatics Project Manager and EDoN partners to oversee the delivery of annual plans and reports, monitoring the progress of the initiative against agreed milestones.
• Support the Research Informatics Project Manager in the management of the EDoN budget, including processing invoices and overseeing budgeting reforecasts.
• Support the drafting and agreement of contracts with stakeholders around key areas of work and positions within EDoN.
• Managing risks and identifying gaps or opportunities, working collaboratively to identify solutions to help EDoN partners achieve their objectives.
• Implement a clear document management strategy and work in partnership to develop policies that enable EDoN partners to work efficiently.
• Ensure clear internal communications across EDoN, including onboarding new members, curating mailing lists, and coordinating regular updates across EDoN and to the EDoN Board and Advisory Board.
• Coordinate key EDoN activities including organising events, meetings and other activities that benefit the whole initiative.
• Represent the Research Informatics team externally, supporting the team to maintain excellent working relationships with external partners and collaborators.
• Undertake any other relevant duties and projects delegated by the Research Informatics Project Manager in line with the responsibilities of the post.

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.  Agile working enables employees to work flexibly from their home and the ARUK office.

Salary: Circa £30,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is 1 October 2021, with interviews likely to be held on 8 October 2021. We would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a particular day.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

As a Foster Home Care Co-ordinator, you will ensure excellent communication and support of foster volunteers, plus recruit new fosterers to maintain and grow the provision.

This will involve working collaboratively with the Onsite Care teams to effectively match and develop successful fostering placements and with the Welcome Centre to meet the needs of Pet Seekers in a timely fashion.

To be considered as the Foster Home Care Co-ordinator, you will need:

- Animal welfare / care qualification or equivalent experience
- Understanding of all species in WG's Care - their needs and requirements
- Demonstrable experience of providing excellent customer care
- To be demonstrably organised and methodical with the ability to prioritise
- Developed communication skills

This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week and 1 weekend in 3 on a flexi contract

Starting salary- £19903 - £22115, dependent on experience

Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to make life-changing breakthroughs possible.

We have a full-time vacancy for an assistant to join the Prospect Development team. This team sits within the wider Insight & Development team at Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK).  The purpose of the team is to maximise ARUK’s fundraised income, by driving collaborative, efficient and sustainable fundraising to the benefit of our supporters.  This team of experts interacts with teams across the whole organisation and is fundamental to the delivery of ARUK’s Strategic Goals. If you are looking for a broad introduction to the charitable sector this is an excellent team from which to gain it.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to be part of a dedicated and passionate team supporting the Prospect Development Senior Prospect Development Officer, within the UK’s leading dementia research charity.

Main tasks of role:

Prospect Development

• Undertake detailed research on prospects and donors in order to increase our knowledge of potential donors and to increase the likelihood for a successful fundraising ask.
• Be agile in responding to ad-hoc requests as required, ensuring we are equipped to act on new fundraising opportunities.
• Be proactive and creative in identifying new potential donors and be able to present findings to fundraising colleagues.
• Learn to use databases to identify new prospects and opportunities. 
• Gather and disseminate information about relevant supporter networks and peer links to team colleagues in order to support fundraising activities, including through our fundraising events.
• Provide administrative support to the team (helping with process documentation, booking regular meetings etc).
• Act as an ambassador for the team in interactions across the whole organisation. 
• Be committed to best practice, constantly seeking improvements in our operations.
• Ensure accurate record keeping of prospects on the fundraising database, being mindful of the GDPR.
• Work with other teams to share expertise and knowledge about prospect research techniques.
• Effectively manage and prioritise your busy and varied workload. 

Other duties

• Undertake any other relevant duties and projects delegated by the Senior Prospect Development Officer in line with the responsibilities of the post.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience of writing detailed reports. This could be demonstrated through experiences in education, essays, dissertations etc
• Confidence working with computers; knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience of working with databases
• Good planning and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and adaptability.
• Work well as part of a team, but proactive and can work independently.
• A commitment to the ethos and goals of Alzheimer’s Research UK.

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge.

Salary: Circa £22,000 per annum, plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is 19 September 2021, with interviews to be held on 30 September 2021. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on these dates.

Please note that the official job title for the successful candidate will be Prospect Development Executive. 

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website. 

Centre 33 is an equal opportunities employer. We are keen to encourage applications from a diverse range of people without regard to race, colour, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or any other protected status.

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Your role will be to enable a positive experience of volunteering at Centre 33. You will centralise, professionalise and streamline our volunteer offer in order to attract an excellent and diverse volunteer base enabling more young people to benefit from our services. You will implement development projects in line with the organisation’s strategic plan.

You will provide specialist knowledge on volunteering and be responsible for coordinating all aspects of volunteering within Centre 33 including ensuring consistency in processes across the organisation. You will ensure volunteers are well supported and celebrated.
The role will specifically be working with the current core volunteering base at Centre 33 (Counsellors, Information Workers etc.) but also supporting staff responsible for broader volunteering roles such as Trustees, ambassadors, young people’s forums etc.

Salary: £25,000 p.a. pro rata
 

Hours: 24 per week
 

Responsible to HR Officer
 

Locations: At one of Centre 33 Hubs (Cambridge, Ely, Peterborough, Wisbech or Huntingdon) with travel between hubs and significant time spent in Cambridge or Ely. Some opportunity to work from home in addition to this.

This post is subject to a DBS check and references

SOS Children's Villages UK is going through an exciting period of growth and change, and we’re recruiting a Finance Business Partner (Fundraising) to join us and be part of this transformation.

Reporting to the Director of Finance and IT, the post is a key link with the Fundraising team to provide timely financial analysis and reporting. Contributing to and managing the development of business reports, the postholder will enhance SOS Children’s Village UK’s budgeting, reporting, and forecasting processes.

It’s an exciting role for someone who is skilled at supporting the delivery of consistent, robust, and first-class financial information. We're a small but passionate team and to ensure we recruit the best people, we are flexible in terms of working hours and location, and we actively support our staff to grow and develop, based on their interests and passions.

For the right candidate, this is an incredible opportunity to advise and assist management decision making using financial and commercial expertise. Helping SOS Children's Villages UK to achieve optimal performance, whilst assessing any associated risks and benefits.

To apply, please read the attached job specification and send a cover letter to the Director of Finance and IT outlining how you meet the requirements. CVs sent without cover letters will not be considered. 

The SOS Children's Villages UK offices are in Cambridge. Applicants must be UK based (able to travel to Cambridge), have the right to work in the UK and be able to produce the relevant valid documentation.

See the attached job specification for further information about our Finance Business Partner - Fundraising role, how to apply, our organisation chart and employee benefits.

Please note that Safer Recruitment procedures are in place as per our Safeguarding Policy.

FFI’s Finance Business Partners enable and champion best practice financial management across the organisation and build strong integration between finance and conservation teams. This opportunity is one of two Finance Business Partners providing vital support to our Africa team in delivering conservation impact through provision of high-value management information and analysis to enable decision-making. The exact countries of responsibility will be determined based on skills and experience.

You will work closely with the UK and overseas-based Finance and Programme teams to ensure the efficient and effective management of financial resources and information, contributing to the delivery of FFI’s mission and strategy.

You will have extensive management reporting experience, including budgeting and forecasting, and have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Your strong communication, interpersonal skills and customer focus will enable you to build effective working relationships and your proven experience of working closely with non-finance managers will enable you to provide them with essential financial support to ensure successful project delivery.

You will be a good team player and enjoy working in a busy environment, with the ability to balance competing demands. With a proactive approach to your work, you will seek to add value and have opportunity to contribute your skills and expertise to FFI’s growth and development.

In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within an international, impactful and ground-breaking organisation, at the forefront of global conservation. In addition, FFI offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance.

Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.

For further details and to apply please visit the link.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 28 September 2021.