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You will be required to attend the office for a minimum of 2 days per week with the option to work remotely for the remaining 3 days.
About us
Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.
We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don't have to be Christian to work here - we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we're open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues and the option of being a homeworker for most of our roles too.
Learn about our vision, mission and values
About the role
As a Social Media Officer at Christian Aid, you will help shape and manage our social media presence across platforms, driving engagement and raising awareness of our mission. You'll develop and execute a dynamic strategy to grow our audience and support our fundraising and advocacy work. Collaborating with teams across the organisation, you will create compelling content for our diverse audiences, including supporters, partners, and the faith community.
In this role, you will oversee day-to-day management of multiple social channels, using analytics to optimise content reach and inspire engagement. Additionally, you'll provide guidance and training to colleagues, helping them maximise their social media impact.
About you
You are an experienced social media professional with a proven track record of managing multiple channels, either in-house or agency-side. You excel at crafting engaging, insightful content that not only tells a compelling story but also drives meaningful action. With a deep understanding of social media algorithms, analytics, and trends, you develop adaptable strategies to maximise reach and engagement. A creative thinker, you're skilled in producing diverse content formats—from written copy to video and graphics—optimising each for specific platforms. Highly organised and adept at project management, you thrive in balancing competing priorities. Your attention to detail and passion for supporting colleagues ensure that social media best practices are consistently upheld across the organisation.
Further information
At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.
We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams.
We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of and sympathy with Christian Aid's faith identity.
All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants' previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.
You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, please refer to the benefits booklet for your location to see our full list of employee benefits.
For Salary details for this role, please refer to the Salary band by location.
This brand-new role will play a fundamental part in helping communities to move more in five priority places with higher levels of inactivity and inequality in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
You’ll be helping to create better conditions for people to be more active, overseeing and coordinating a programme of work that requires a shift in mindset, a more collaborative approach, and the coming together of key people and organisations in place.
Pay and benefits
· Full time role (35 hours per week)
· Salary range: £32,500 to £39,200 per annum
· 25 Days holiday (plus bank + public holidays)
· Flexible hybrid working
· 10% Employer pension contribution
The Person We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone with a passion for connecting with communities and understanding the value of their insight.
You’ll be a confident communicator and facilitator and be able to bring people together under a common goal.
You’ll have experience of managing programmes and budgets, delivering on-time and in budget.
You’ll be curious about what works and what doesn’t and able to capture evidence to help the programme learn and evolve.
You’ll be great at building trusted relationships and networks.
Role Highlights
You’ll be co-ordinating our programme of work across five priority places in Andover, Gosport, Isle of Wight, New Forest and Rushmoor.
- Developing and nurturing key relationships in each place
- Managing the implementation of our Place in Focus delivery plan
- Capturing and evaluating insight from work happening from across the team and sector to help us understand what impact the programme is having
- Managing contracts for the external expertise needed to help support the work
- Regular reporting on the programmes progress, including budget updates
There are so many people involved in supporting communities to be more active. As well as the Energise Me team, you could be working with professionals in the Health Sector, Local Authority, Education, Charity, Housing and Planning across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Central to it all is working alongside people in the community too.
Other things to know
We offer great flexibility as an organisation. We’re in the office two days a week, and make sure we’re all in on a Tuesday so we can meet as a team. The rest of the week you can work from our office, remotely in our priority places or home – it’s up to you.
We work in communities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, travel across the five priority places will be expected as part of the role.
The role is part of our Place team. You’ll be supported by the Head of Place and the rest of the Energise Me team to grow and develop your own skills and knowledge.
We’re part of a network of 42 Active Partnerships across England, supported by Sport England and connected to their system partners. These also provide opportunities for networking, learning and development.
How to apply
To apply for this role, you will need to complete a short application via our online recruitment platform, Applied. Using Applied allows us to review applications anonymously to help reduce the chance of bias in the hiring process.
You will need to answer a small number of questions that relate to the job description and person specification. If you’re providing examples to support your answer you can draw upon experience from previous work, your personal life or your education.
Your application will be anonymously reviewed by three of our team to ensure fairness.
Deadline for applications: Sunday 14 September (23:59)
Interviews will take place in Winchester on either Wednesday 24 or Thursday 25 September.
We tackle the things that prevent active lifestyles, so everyone can improve their health and happiness by moving more.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting a Suicide Prevention Officer who is bilingual in Welsh and English to facilitate the development, sale and delivery of high quality and impactful training and education programmes, upskilling individuals and organisations in suicide prevention.
What you will do:
- Facilitate in-person and online training sessions, ensuring interactive and impactful learning experiences.
- Develop and promote PAPYRUS’s training offer, tailoring to stakeholder needs and securing sales.
- Build relationships and partnerships to expand our reach and influence.
- Support the creation of e-learning and digital training resources.
- Prepare stakeholders for, and debrief them after, suicide interventions.
- Stay informed of best practice and national strategy, contribute to campaigns, and represent PAPYRUS in the media and at events.
- Champion safeguarding, health and safety, and equality across all activity.
To be successful in this role you will have:
- A degree or professional qualification in a relevant field such as Education, Counselling, Training, Psychology, Community Development or Youth Work.
- A recognised training qualification or willingness to work towards one.
- Experience in delivering and developing training programmes and community-based projects in both English and Welsh.
- Ability to manage sensitive conversations and facilitate learning in emotionally complex areas.
- Strong relationship-building, presentation and time management skills.
- Professional curiosity, resilience, and a commitment to safeguarding.
- Confidence in working independently and remotely, with ability to travel as required.
Please visit the careers site for the full job description and person specification for the role.
Salary: £30,559 per annum (Scale SCP 18), progressing by increments to £33,366 per annum (Scale SCP 23)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Although this role is home based, the applicant should be based in Cardiff due to the regular travel across the area. There is also requirement to travel across the wider area of Wales and West of England.
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: You will receive 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time workers), hybrid and flexible working arrangements, an attractive pension scheme, Simply Health membership, enhanced sick pay and enhanced parental pay. Please visit our website for more details.
Closing date: 29th August 2025
We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications so, please submit your application as soon as possible.
PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its recruitment policies are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The charity expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £40,000 - £42,000
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Location: London - Hybrid (3 days/week in office)
Closing date: 12 August
Benefits: 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, annual wellbeing day, healthcare cashback scheme flexible working, and more.
We have a brilliant opportunity for a Senior Supporter Acquisition Executive to join the team at the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund and help drive supporter engagement and income growth.
As part of this exciting role, you’ll lead the planning and delivery of multi-channel acquisition campaigns, creating impactful strategies that inspire new supporters and grow their donor base. You’ll manage the full campaign process—from creative briefing and content sourcing to budget oversight and fulfilment—across both digital and offline channels. You’ll also produce insightful reports for senior stakeholders and collaborate with agencies to ensure every campaign reflects RAFBF’s brand and values.
To be successful in the role of Senior Supporter Acquisition Executive, you will need:
- Experience in a fundraising or direct marketing environment.
- A proven track record in delivering successful donor or customer acquisition campaigns.
- Strong project management and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
For an informal discussion about the role, please get in touch and ask for Heather, quoting the reference 2673 HB.
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
Birmingham and Solihull Women’s aid have for over 40 years supported women and children with services around domestic violence and abuse. Could you be a part of our team as we continue our mission to end domestic violence and abuse?
The region’s leading charity in tackling violence against women and girls, BSWA offers a helpline, webchat, drop in and and community support as well as emergency accommodation in six refuges across the area.
Projects supports women in the criminal justice system, in healthcare settings, and throughout the community, offering support to women and children experiencing domestic violence. Alongside this, we also have colleagues offering training and consultancy to businesses and health and social care professionals alike, raising awareness on gender based violence issues.
We seek like-minded women to join our enthusiastic team of workers, all of us passionate about the vital and valuable work we do to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, and tackling the wider issues of violence against women and girls.
This role will deliver tailored support to women in the community experiencing domestic violence to improve their wellbeing and safety.
BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application, please contact our recruitment team.
These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010) and women only need apply.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Monday 8th September 2025 at 12 noon. Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 22nd September & 29th September 2025.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Role Overview
The Talent Set are delighted to partner with our client on a fantastic Head of Fundraising Strategy role.
We are seeking an experienced and strategic leader to join this social welfare charity, with a focus on developing and implementing a fundraising strategy that drives growth and sustainability. As Head of Fundraising Strategy, you will be responsible for leading a team to deliver high-impact fundraising initiatives, working closely with the Director of Fundraising, Communications and Policy to ensure the ambition and interests of the directorate are represented in the new organisational strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy that aligns with the organisation's vision and goals
• Lead a team to deliver high-impact fundraising initiatives, including research, planning, and execution
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and effective communication
• Analyse data and market trends to inform fundraising strategies and drive performance
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including donors, sponsors, and partners
• Manage complex funding arrangements
Person Specification:
• Extensive experience in fundraising, with a deep understanding of different forms of fundraising and the opportunities that exist for a values-driven organisation
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to lead complex, cross-organisational initiatives
• High financial literacy and experience of complex funding arrangements
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
What’s on Offer:
Day rate: £237.42 per day PAYE + £29.54 holiday pay
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
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Key responsibilities of the role:
- Manage the day to day import of supporter data from external sources into the organisation’s CRM (Raiser's Edge), ensuring timely and accurate data processing
- Contribute to the delivery of high quality data services by preparing and executing data checks, addressing quality issues, and maintaining compliance with GDPR and internal policies
- Support the development and maintenance of data import routines
- Collaborate with internal teams to understand their data needs and provide efficient, user-focused support
- Assist with global changes and structural updates to the database, supporting broader data improvement projects
- Produce data selections and queries in Raiser's Edge to support campaigns, communications, and reporting
- Document new processes and contribute to the continuous improvement of data procedures
- Support financial reconciliation and reporting through accurate data recording and communication with the Finance team
- Promote best practices across the organisation in the use of data systems and protocols
Ideal candidate profile:
- Prior experience working within a charity or not-for-profit environment
- Proven experience of working with Raiser's Edge, with strong familiarity in managing large data sets and bulk import processes
- Knowledge and/or experience with Import-o-matic or similar data import tools (desirable)
- Strong understanding of data protection principles, including GDPR compliance
- Excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement
- Confident communicator with the ability to collaborate across departments and support non-technical users
- Organised and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, growing team
Location: London - Hybrid working available
Duration: Initial 3 month contract (high opportunity to extend)
Salary: £16 per hour
Working hours: Full time - 35 hours per week
This vacancy is being actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.
Do you thrive in a people-focused role where no two days are the same? Are you organised, empathetic, and passionate about helping others?
Citizens Advice Westminster is seeking a Client Support Administrator to be the welcoming face of our service and the first point of contact for clients and visitors. Based at our Stowe Centre office, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of our front-of-house operations and helping deliver high-quality, accessible support to the local community.
In this varied and people-focused role, you’ll provide a warm welcome, manage reception duties across our hubs, offer signposting support, and coordinate appointments. You’ll also handle referrals, maintain our CRM and information directories, and contribute to service innovation projects that improve the client experience.
We’re looking for someone with at least two years’ experience in a client-facing role, excellent communication and organisational skills, and confidence using digital tools such as Office 365 and CRMs. You’ll be proactive, empathetic, and committed to safeguarding, inclusion, and delivering outstanding client support.
At Citizens Advice Westminster, we’re dedicated to helping people find a way forward—whoever they are and whatever their problem. You’ll be part of a friendly, supportive team in a respected organisation that puts people first. You’ll gain hands-on experience in a dynamic and rewarding environment, making a real difference to the lives of local residents.
If you are ready to be a part of this community organisation offering a vital service to people who need our help, then click apply and complete the application process, demonstrating how you meet the competencies in the Person Specification in your supporting statement.
Citizens Advice Westminster value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We strongly encourage applicants from all parts of society and believe that diversity is what makes us the leaders in what we do.
Closing Date: 05 September 2025, 12pm
Interviews: week commencing 08 September 2025
Start Date: 15 September 2025
Please note, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is identified.
Finance Manager | 9 Months FTC | London | £40,000 - £45,000 | Hybrid - London
For a leading global NGO, we're recruiting an Interim Finance Manager for 9 months. Supporting the Senior Finance Manager and Director of Finance and IT, the Interim Finance Manager will oversee the month-end processes, balance sheet and income reconciliations, VAT returns, and budgeting and reforecasting process. Supporting the UK Finance teams, this role will consolidate management accounts and budgets at group level and provide support and analysis to help decision-making.
What you'll be doing:
- Preparation and posting of monthly journals and assisting the Senior Finance Manager in preparing management accounts, and investigating variances
- Overseeing the monthly management accounting for central support functions, acting as their business partner
- Monthly income processing and reconciliations
- Maintaining records on restricted funding
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Monthly bank reconciliations and maintain fixed asset register
- Processing BACS payments to suppliers and compile VAT returns for sign-off
- Project work to include updating the fixed asset register, reviewing and optimising month-end processes and procedures, updating the payment processes, act as Audit contact for submitting files on the audit portal, and updating the finance manual / finance training
What you'll offer:
- AAT qualified or part-qualified accountant
- Proven experience in management accounting and reconciliations
- Experience in an international development charity or NGO
- Strong experience of Excel, and ideally Unit4 / Agresso.
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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
Prospectus is excited to be supporting a national children's charity with their search for a new homebased Prospect Research and Communications Manager.
This organisation runs over 1,000 UK projects that transform the lives of almost 300,000 children and young people every year. They believe they can bring out the best in every child regardless of the issues they face. Their work supports children living in poverty, children that have been sexually exploited, children living with a disability, children living with domestic violence and young carers who look after an ill parent or relative and so much more.
As the Prospect Research and Communications Manager, you will take a leading role in identifying five, six, and seven-figure prospects for the Relationship Fundraising team. With a focus on building a healthy pipeline of high value donors from trusts and foundations, through to major donors, this role will work collaboratively with the team to identify new funding opportunities. This role will also populate pipelines for specific fundraising activity including Appeals and Special Events. Ensuring potential donors are engaged with the team's work, it will also work on delivering the Philanthropy communication programme.
The successful candidate will have proven experience within the charity sector and will have examples of successful prospect research for a fundraising team. This person will need to have high levels of attention to detail and be comfortable in creating compelling cases for support. Joining a collaborative team, but as the sole prospect researcher, this person will need to work with others as a team but also autonomously.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application, then please contact Rhiannon Mehta at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Prospect Research and Communications Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Birmingham and Solihull Women’s aid have for over 40 years supported women and children with services around domestic violence and abuse. Could you be a part of our team as we continue our mission to end domestic violence and abuse?
The region’s leading charity in tackling violence against women and girls, BSWA offers a helpline, webchat, drop in and and community support as well as emergency accommodation in six refuges across the area.
Projects supports women in the criminal justice system, in healthcare settings, and throughout the community, offering support to women and children experiencing domestic violence. Alongside this, we also have colleagues offering training and consultancy to businesses and health and social care professionals alike, raising awareness on gender based violence issues.
We seek like-minded women to join our enthusiastic team of workers, all of us passionate about the vital and valuable work we do to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, and tackling the wider issues of violence against women and girls.
This role will develop and delivery family support and play sessions to children and their mothers in refuge and the community, as well as leading on domestice violence awareness sessions.
BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application, please contact our recruitment team.
These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010) and women only need apply.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Monday 8th September 2025 at 12 noon. Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 22nd September & 29th September 2025.
We are delighted to be partnered with a large international Charity to support with the recruitment of an Assistant Financial Accountant. The role will be supporting with producing annual accounts for certain entities, as well as advising on VAT and tax compliance.
Key responsibilities of the role:
- Prepare the statutory accounts for the Trust to accurately reflect the year end position of the investments
- Act as point of contact for external audit and assist internal and external auditors as required to provide accurate information in a timely manner
- Provide financial support to all stakeholders within the Charity in treasury and tax services across the various entities
- Assist in the provision of a wide range of financial reporting, returns, analysis, and forecasts as required
- Manage banking administration including bank mandates for all banking institutions, ensuring the timely and accurate completion of all required tasks
- Assist in reviewing and updating the treasury policy annually where necessary to ensure it fully reflects current practice
- Develop and maintain collaborative operational day to day relationships with relevant key stakeholders
- Review rates of return from external sources and assist Financial Accountant and investment committee in its decision making
- Assist with the provision of a short, medium and long term investment model to support the best use of the Charities’ cash reserve
- Assist as required in other ad hoc work and projects undertaken by the team
Ideal candidate profile:
- Part Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
- Demonstrable strong experience of working successfully in a similar tax & treasury role in a large and complex organisation
- Strong and up to date knowledge of taxation legislation (especially in relation to VAT)
- Good Excel capability with strong analytical skills with the ability to extract, manipulate, interrogate, and report on complex data to support decision making processes
Agency reference number: J90350
Location: South London
Duration: 9-month FTC with chance to extend
Pay rate: £37,000 - £43,000 per annum
Working hours: Full time
Working pattern: Hybrid (2 days per week in the office)
This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidate
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A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Finance Officer with an international development charity on a permanent, full-time basis. As Finance Officer you will support the Finance Business Partner and the wider team with the financial oversight of the charity’s programmes. You will also support the wider Finance & Operations team, particularly the Financial Accountant, with month-end accounting tasks as required.
Please note, hybrid working is in place with this organisation with 3 days per week needed in the office (Tuesday to Thursday).
Additionally, part-time (4 days per week) may be considered. However, the salary on show is the FTE.
As Finance Officer, you will:
- Support Grant Managers and local implementing partners with the development of project budgets for proposals, by providing technical Excel support, financial and data analysis
- Support Grant Managers with reviewing monthly and quarterly expenditure vs. budget reports, by checking formulae, analysing data trends, and summarising financial data in reports to funders
- Support Grant Managers and the implementing partner finance teams with financial analysis, funder-facing summaries, validating data and formulae
- Carry out basic month-end tasks such as bank reconciliations
The successful applicant will:
- Have demonstrable experience in finance within the charity sector, in a similar role (financial or data analysis)
- Have exceptionally strong Excel skills (including VLOOKUP, IF functions, Pivot tables, index matching, data validation)
- Hold an accounting qualification
- Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
If this sounds like you and you're keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!
Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced, dynamic relationship fundraiser to lead a step-change in major donor giving at the Trust.
This role is for you if you are self-motivated and driven to ensure that targets are hit and projects are delivered to the highest possible standards.
You will have demonstrable experience of securing and managing 5-figure+ gifts from donors and be a sophisticated communicator with a collaborative approach and the confidence to build relationships with and inspire colleagues, Trustees and donors.
About the Trust
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is a local conservation charity working to protect wildlife and help people connect with nature. With a team of volunteers we care for wild places so that nature has a place to thrive. We help people experience the wildlife on their doorsteps and to take steps to protect it.
We believe that wildlife should have space to thrive alongside our everyday lives and that everyone benefits from having access to nature.
Our head office is based in the attractive setting of Verulamium Park on the outskirts of St Albans. Our staff team are enthusiastic, friendly and committed to wildlife conservation and exemplifies our values of professionalism, valuing contributions by others and continuing to improve.
How do we support you?
The Trust strives to be a positive employer supporting our staff through flexible and hybrid working, and training and development. We recognise the importance of our staff team and looking after their health and wellbeing. Our values and expected behaviours reflect the culture which the Trust seeks to maintain to ensure productive, efficient, effective and pleasant workplaces and roles.
In support of this, we offer an excellent benefits package, ranging from office perks, generous leave entitlements and financial benefits.
As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our staff.
You can find out more on the Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust website jobs section.
Please see our recruitment pack for more information and on how to apply.
The closing date is 9am on Monday 8th September 2025.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, either at application or interview, please contact us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This role is part of the Senior Management Team working to deliver the current strategy. You will be liaising across teams to continuously improve working processes, practices and procedures at Survive.
Finance
· Take responsibility for managing an effective and efficient finance function and producing timely reports which enable effective decision-making by the CEO and the Board.
· Lead on the production of the annual budget and work with others to project incoming funds.
People
· Lead on the delivery of effective and efficient HR operations across the full employee/volunteer lifecycle and drive key initiatives and activities which contribute to Survive being a great place to work or volunteer.
· Support our managers, staff and volunteers with day-to-day HR needs to ensure consistency and compliance.
Outline of main duties
The following is a summary of the key responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list, and the post-holder may be required to carry out other duties which are appropriate to the scale and nature of the job role.
Finance
· Provide effective oversight of the day-to-day banking, invoicing, expenses and supplier payments on Sage accounting software.
· Prepare and present timely and accurate financial data for the Finance and Resources Sub Committee and the Board including management accounts, cashflow monitoring, expenditure by funder, variance reporting against budget lines and live forecasts.
· Mange fund accounting including restricted, unrestricted and designated funds and comply with external funders’ requirements.
· Contribute to Finance and Resources Sub Committee meetings and provide advice on financial forecasts, budget planning, policy development, reserves and investments.
· Develop an annual budget for the year ahead and assist the Fundraising Sub Committee to produce budgets for grant proposals and scenario planning.
· Prepare Survive’s accounts for independent examination by the appointed Accountants and hold administrative responsibility for the successful completion of the annual financial statements and the annual report, and the timely submission to the Charity Commission and Companies House.
· Administer the payroll for Survive employees, liaising with the outsourced payroll provider. Make the relevant payments to HMRC including the annual P11D amount. Administer the Survive pension scheme and ensure the correct contributions are paid each month.
· Produce financial monitoring KPIs, statistics and reports for grant applications, funders, Board of Trustees and other organisational and strategic planning as required
· Line manage and develop the Finance and People Administrator.
People
· Deliver the People strand of Survive’s strategy and chair People Sub Committee meetings, maintain and develop People policies and procedures.
· Provide training on Survive’s People policies to the management team to ensure consistency and understanding.
· Provide support for all HR queries including applying policies appropriately.
· Manage staff benefits, calculating entitlements, enrolling onto schemes and answering queries.
· Provide information on the Survive pension scheme to staff and enrolling them into the scheme as appropriate.
· Source training courses as required and oversee management of Survive’s e-learning accounts. Co-ordinate team training days and ad-hoc training sessions.
· Contribute to the monthly internal newsletter to keep the whole team informed about internal and external news, training opportunities and resources.
· Co-ordinate the annual health and wellbeing survey, and lead on making improvements following inputs and suggestions from the Survive team.
· Oversee maintenance of HR system (HR Breathe) and ensure that data is accurate, complete and up to date.
· Maintain existing and work towards gaining new accreditations such as Disability Confident.
· Support hiring managers with the recruitment process including placing adverts, receiving and anonymising applications, arranging interviews. Be part of the shortlisting and or interviewing panels as required.
· Prepare and deliver organisational inductions to all new employees and volunteers.
· Maintain and oversee efficient HR administration for the joiners and leavers processes.
· Monitor the data that Survive holds for staff, volunteers and trustees in order to comply with organisational policy and UK GDPR.
Person Specification – Finance and People Manager
Qualifications
- Qualified by experience or hold a professional accounting qualification. HR qualification preferable.
Experience, knowledge and skills
- Understanding of financial and HR systems (we use Sage and Breathe HR) and Microsoft Office packages.
- Understanding of charity finance including reporting on restricted income and expenditure and managing reserves.
- Experience of managing payroll and pension administration processes.
- Knowledge of GDPR and data management, able to handle sensitive and confidential information.
- Working knowledge of UK employment law and best practice.
- Experience of working within a management team, and reporting to Trustees.
- Experience of presenting financial information to a variety of audiences.
Personal
- An interest in the work that Survive does to support survivors of sexual trauma.
- A commitment to uphold and work towards Survive’s values including active promotion of equal opportunities, diversity and inclusive practices.
- Able to work independently and prioritise work effectively to meet demanding deadlines.
- Able to build good working relationships across a whole team.
- Excellent listening skills; written and verbal communication skills.
- A flexible approach to work and problem solving and ‘can do’ attitude to get things done.
- An interest in continuing your own personal development and learning.
please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification and have the experience and skills listed in the job description.
Survive delivers specialist services and trauma-specific interventions that help adult survivors of rape, sexual assault and child sexual abuse.
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