Resourcing Partner Jobs in Farringdon, Greater London

Human Resource Business Partner – HR Operations

Department: Workforce (HR Operations)

Reports to Deputy Head of Workforce

Line management responsibility for: Senior HR Advisor and HR Systems & Compliance Advisor

Salary range: £45,000 - £49,000 per annum

Hours of work: Full time 36 hours per week (hybrid working, 3 days on-site)

Location: Putney, Southwest London

Closing date: 18th November 2024

About you:

Our HR Operations team is at the heart of our Workforce function, overseeing all aspects of employment relations, compliance and systems.

We are seeking a proactive and expert HR Business Partner with to lead the HR Operational team and to review and continuously improve our current HR processes and systems, alongside providing an excellent support service to our stakeholders.

The HR Business Partner will lead on the management of complex employment relations cases and workforce challenges, striving to deliver effective and timely solutions as well as developing action plans to support organisational and workforce development.  You will work closely with the RHN senior management and stakeholders to diagnose people priorities and support the delivery of the RHN People Strategy.

The successful candidate must have experience operating at a senior HR advisory level and of influencing senior stakeholders to ensure objectives are met and decisions are compliant with HR best practice and employment law.  Candidates must have previous experience of leading and developing a team and experience within the Health and Social Care sector is highly desirable. .

Candidates must be able to work 3 days a week on-site in Putney, South West London.

About the RHN:

Situated within beautiful gardens and grounds, the RHN is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services for people with complex neuro-disability and their families. We strive to empower our residents and patients to live their lives to the fullest thorough the delivery of outstanding care, clinical expertise and world leading research. Our care provision spans the entire pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care. 

We are proud of our accreditation as ‘Leaders in Safeguarding’ and our recent achievement of becoming the first independent hospital in the UK to be awarded the nursing accreditation ‘Pathway to Excellence’

We pride ourselves on embedding our values throughout our organisational practices and celebrating our diverse culture with inclusive and sociable events such as London Pride and dedicated staff forums.

We have a passion for learning and development and supporting our staff through their career journey within the RHN.

What we can offer you:

• 27 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
• Free on-site parking
• Continuous Professional Development
• Pension scheme
• Blue Light Card and Discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Flexible working
• Yoga, Zumba running club and other Wellbeing Programmes

To Apply:

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the RHN Resourcing team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

RHN is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer that respects and values the differences of our people to achieve their full potential. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our Resourcing Team

Role overview:

Full control and management of our baby bank and other donations from start to finish - including developing donation sources, managing volunteers, stock management and recording, sorting, quality checking and storing donations, organising  and reporting on fair and transparent systems to meet the needs of our families. Key-holding, and managing all deliveries and collections at our Grassroots building.
 

Duties include:

· Scoping, initiating and maintaining relationships with potential sources of donations including community and corporate.

· Liaising with our Administrator to schedule community callouts for donations.

· Working with our Finance and Operations Manager to recruit, train, and support volunteer groups (drivers, buggy repairs & cleaners, baby bank assistants, clothes sorters and laundry assistants).

· Line management of our part-time Baby Bank assistant, including conducting support & supervision meetings.

· Working with our Finance and Operations Manager to welcome and organise corporate volunteers to deliver, sort and display donations in our new shop.

· Maintaining and deepening existing relationships with potential sources of donations, through emails, phone calls, in-person meetings and presentations.

· Making sure our baby bank is kept stocked with the items our project and families need, namely:

o Toys: new and second hand for presents, new baby bags, and hotel bags

o Clothes: new and second hand for clothes clubs, new baby bags, and emergencies

o Buggies and slings (second hand)

o Toiletries

o Nappies

o Computers and phones

o Furniture and other resources for our new building

o Christmas, Eid, Mother’s Day, Diwali gifts for mums and minis.

· Creating systems and overseeing volunteers to check and record donations at the point of coming in (quality checking, cleaning, storing, organising any necessary repairs, recording in a database).

· Creating systems and overseeing volunteers to manage donations at the point of going out (managing waiting lists, communicating with recipients, organising collections, recording in a database).

· Working closely with colleagues, particularly casework staff, to understand and observe protocols waiting lists and prioritisation.

· Recruit volunteers to oversee Facebook marketplace, Freebay, Freecycle, Freegle, Gumtree, and local exchange sites to maximise our ability to source items (especially buggies).

· On-site management of our baby bank, including stock management, organising and accepting deliveries, and onward journey of excess clothes or donations to other organisations.

· Use CRM databases (salesforce) to record incoming and outgoing donations, generate reports and track engagement with donors & volunteers.

· Assessing and according a value to all donations received and given out for annual reporting and monitoring.

· Acting as a key holder and point of contact in the building to receive donations and other deliveries.

· Light door duties on days when we do not have staff on reception.

· Duty managing the building two days per week and acting as Fire Warden when doing so.

· Embodying the values of The Magpie Project throughout their role, including maintaining a trauma-informed approach in all interactions with families, volunteers and partners.

Person specification:

· Personable and compassionate.

· Good standard of written and spoken English.

· Able to lift & carry boxes and buggies.

· Capable and confident to manage a team of volunteers and line manage a staff member.

· Great interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholders, from CEOs to families that use our services.

· Well-organised, capable of independent working and self-management.

· Imaginative and creative in sourcing what our families need and finding solutions to problems.

· Committed to maintaining the highest standards for our mums.

· Able to operate on WhatsApp, Facebook, MS Office and Instagram.

· Confident using databases to record incoming and outgoing donations (training will be provided).

· We would prefer this role to include some public speaking – presenting to community groups, thank schools for donations etc. If this scares you, we can work up to it!

· Boundaried, able to say ‘no’ or have a difficult conversation when needed.

· A clean driving license & car is preferred but not required.

· Awareness of Newham’s geography, community and charity environment an advantage.

· Event management & event risk assessment compilation experience a bonus – organising donation drives, Christmas and Eid present handouts.

· Must be able to remain calm under pressure.

Hours and place of work
This role will be based at our building at the Grassroots centre, E15 3DB between 9.00 - 17.00 Monday – Friday during term times.

There may be some out of hours working (presentations to school or community groups, stalls at community events) for which you will be offered time off in lieu.

During school holidays and half terms there is an option of working from home when not expecting deliveries.

Holiday entitlement

You will be entitled to 30 days holiday per year. We ask that 4 weeks of this will be taken in August as the project shuts at this time. We ask that the remaining two weeks be taken during school holidays rather than term time.

Management and line-management structure

You will manage a part time baby bank assistant and clothes club, driving, clothes sorting, mending and other volunteers (mainly in person and through Whatsapp groups).

You will assist the Finance & Operations Manager in creating role descriptions for your volunteers, recruiting and training them.

Your will be line-managed by our Finance and Operations Manager.

Things to consider:

· We are unable to sponsor an employee visa, so please check that you have the entitlement to work in the UK.

· If you are on benefits, have caring or childcare responsibilities please check that you will be financially better off when taking this role.

· This role would suit someone used to working in a busy retail, hospitality of logistics role.

· We would especially welcome applications from members of our community with experience of migration, homelessness, or the hostile immigration environment.

· Use of a car would be a massive advantage in this role.

Closing Date: 17 November 2024

Ref 6892

Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Learning Practitioner to join our People team as the Senior Learning Partner to support the People and wider Organisational Transformation agenda.

We are keen to hear from individuals with experience in Organisational Development, Agile Learning & Development, Leadership, Management and Team Development who want to work for a progressive, purpose-driven organisation.

About Us

We are Save the Children. Together, we fight for children every single day so that they can make their mark on the world and build a better future. We do whatever it takes to make sure they survive, get protection when they're in danger, and have the chance to learn.

About the Role

At a time of fast change at SCUK, as the Senior Learning Partner, you will provide learning advice and support and implement multiple Learning interventions across the organisation in line with our desired culture and strategic ambitions.

You will be part of a small Learning team and will effectively collaborate with colleagues across the People team and the Diversity and Inclusion, working at all levels of the organisation as relevant.

With wide-ranging experience in the field of Organisation and Learning & Development and excellent project management and communication skills, you will lead on the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of key interventions including Change Management and Performance Enablement.

Key Features and Accountabilities:

• This is a highly visible role and you will proactively work at all levels of the organisation with key stakeholders to support the People and wider Organisational Transformation agenda and to ensure that organisation, team and individual Learning interventions are designed and delivered in a sustainable and agile way.
• You will be accountable for the ongoing embedding our Performance Enablement Framework, that promotes and aligns to our Organisational purpose and values, and culture of impact pillar of the wider transformation strategy, designing and implementing products to support teams and managers during a time of change.
• You will be expected to lead on specific learning interventions to develop management and leadership capability across the organisation.
• You will be a visible partner for the organisation and teams on all matters relating to Learning.
• Together with the Organisation of the Future team, the Strategy Team, Learning Partner, the Employee Experience Manager, the Senior D&I Adviser and the HR Business Partners, you will partner with individuals and teams on matters relating to Learning, working closely and collaboratively to contribute to developing and implementing the necessary solutions, ensuring all are aligned and contribute to our overall culture of impact strategy, transformation agenda, our DEI strategy.
• Provide leadership to the Learning Team to ensure all the team's work is customer-centric and strategically aligned.

 Person Profile

With experience of working across multi-disciplinary teams, you will be able to build strong relationships and work collaboratively across the People Team and beyond, in a dynamic environment. You will be committed to continuously learning, adapting, and responding to change, and working with others in an agile way.

To be successful, it is important that you have:

• Strong knowledge and Experience of working as a Learning practitioner at different levels of an organisation, from individual to team, group and wider systems interventions.
• Experience and knowledge in the areas of performance and talent management, management and leadership development and coaching.
• Excellent understanding of latest thinking in the field of organisational development and agile learning and development.
• Experience and skilled facilitator who can build this skillset in others.
• Experience of design and delivery of online training and e-learning to support a hybrid work environment, including familiarity with the use of multiple digital tools.
• Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of integrating DEI in Learning interventions.
• A track record in delivering agreed outcomes, following agile principles, and simultaneously managing multiple projects/initiatives.
• An experienced leader with high levels of self-management, learning agility and flexibility, who can demonstrate adaptability and excellent self and interpersonal awareness and resilience.
• Demonstrable ability to partner with others/collaborate at all levels of an organisation, and to operate effectively as part of a self-managed team.

 What we offer you:

• Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
• To have the best (and happiest) employees we focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Ways of Working:

The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter).  This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building. 

Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense. 

Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. 

We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here. 

Our client, an exciting not-for-profit social change organisation with the mission of enabling people, places and the planet to flourish, now has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Human Resources Advisor to join their team on a permanent basis.

Please note; this role offers hybrid flexibility, with a requirement for at least three days per week working from the central London office.

As Human Resources Advisor, you will join a small but friendly and collaborative team that delivers real impact by business partnering with managers and senior stakeholders across the organisation to deliver best practice advice and guidance on HR policy and practice. 

As Human Resources Advisor you’ll support and resolve a broad range of HR matters throughout the employee lifecycle, as well as work on HR projects and help to foster a positive employee relations culture.

This role will ideally suit someone who thrives in a fast paced environment and can manage a workload that varies between short and reactive deadlines to longer proactive work.  

Most importantly, you’ll need to demonstrate a really positive work ethic and the ability to work as part of a team that supports and covers for each other, as well as taking ownership of their own areas of responsibility.

In addition you will require:

• Experience of working in a professional Human Resources department at Advisory level and of effectively partnering with managers. 
• A thorough and up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law. 
• Proven generalist HR experience of providing advice on HR policies and procedures.
• Proven expertise in recruitment and HR processes. 
• Experience of advising and supporting on employee relations matters including sickness, disciplinaries, grievances, maternity/paternity leave.
• Experience of working with HRIS, data and maximising functionality.
• Strong excel skills with experience of producing and analysing data and statistics and reports. 
• A good understanding of payroll administration.

MLC Partners are working with a leading children’s charity who are doing amazing things for some of the most vulnerable young people in London and the South East. Following some changes within the HR team, they are looking to recruit a People Business Partner on a permanent basis. The role has the opportunity to help shape the delivery of HR services across the organisation and work with a People Director who is a supportive leader with a track record of developing people.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Review, update and revise organisational HR policies and procedures, ensuring these are rolled out effectively.
• Take a leading role in the upskilling and support of managers across the charity to allow a more hands-off approach from the people team.
• Manage employee relation cases, where these have been escalated from the advisor in the HR team or other line managers.
• Develop new reports for SMT to allow improved strategic decision making and better use of data collection.

The successful candidate will:

• Understand ‘what good looks like’ within HR, ideally having written new policies and procedures.
• Preferably have experience within the charity space, but candidates with transferable skills from other sectors are also encouraged to apply.
• Be an excellent communicator, able to influence decision making in the wider workplace.

This is a great opportunity to join an organisation who are doing fantastic work at the centre of their communities. Applications will be reviewed daily, so please do not delay in applying. For more information or a broader discussion about your job search, please contact Jamie Elliott at MLC Partners.

Do you have experience of working within then NHS or a medical related organisation?

Are you a HR Business partner wanting to work part time?

My client is a higher education provider who looking to recruit an HR Partner into their medical faculty.

This is a part time permanent position working 28 hours over 4 days per week.

They offer a flexible working approach with 2 days per week on campus in South West London with the remainder of the week working remotely.

To be considered for the role you'll need to have significant experience as an HR Business Partner in a large and complex organisation, within a medical / NHS related field

£56,652 - £64,483 pro rata

Role

• Provide strategic and operational support to designated departments.
• Support the Head of HR with the development of strategy/plans and objectives that will deliver results reflecting environmental demands and best practice.
• Provide line management, support and coaching to the Assistant HR Partner
• Undertake research in a variety of people related subject matters both internally, externally and in research publications
• Support the Head of HR with the analysis of future demands, trends, metrics and demographics to support structure changes.
• Support the design and implementation of restructures/reorganisations at all levels
• Advising managers on the broad range of people implications of plans and potential change activity.
• Working with departments and in conjunction with the OD&I teams to support training needs through innovative solutions and best practice
• Provide specialist advice, guidance and solutions to managers on a broad spectrum of ER matters including re-structuring, disciplinary, grievance, performance management, sickness absence issues up until the formal stage.
• Supporting the Assistant HR Partner to proactively move ER cases forward within their remit.
• Work closely with mediation practitioners to identify and make recommendations
• Assist in facilitating people related exercises such as the Pay Review, Annual Review Conversations (ARC), Academic Promotions, Clinical Impact Awards, Declaration of Interest
• To work with HR colleagues to review processes to deliver effective and innovative ways of working to ensure that the faculty receives a high level of HR operational support.

If you are interested in applying for this through TPP Recruitment then please do so by sending your CV to

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

At Do it Now Now, we support Black leaders to build sustainable futures for their organisations and communities. Through capacity building activity and advocacy, we help organisations thrive in the systems in which they exist. We achieve this by working in collaboration with these organisations and designing programmes that create pathways for positive impact by providing the essential funding and resources to ensure sustainable change.

As our Head of Finance and Resources  you will be a crucial part of driving our success. This is a new, vital role that will drive our financial strategy, operations, and governance as we navigate a rapidly changing sector. Reporting to the CEO and working closely with our Senior Leadership Team, this is a unique opportunity to join a forward-thinking, socially conscious organisation that’s growing and evolving.

About the role
As the Head of Finance and Resources, you will lead the charge in embedding best practices across our financial and operational activities. You will spearhead strategic business planning, ensuring that our financial processes are robust, adaptive, and aligned with our mission. From managing critical relationships with funders and auditors to overseeing the integration of systems that promote efficiency, you will be pivotal in securing our long-term financial health and growth.

You will also help establish Do it Now Now as a thought leader, building our reputation and credibility within the sector, while fostering a dynamic internal culture that champions collaboration, innovation, and shared responsibility.

Who we’re looking for
We are seeking an exceptional leader with a passion for driving change. You will have significant experience working at a senior level, partnering with CEOs, developing financial strategy and operational capacity, guiding teams, and influencing decision-making. Your proven track record of designing and implementing cross-organisational financial monitoring and reporting solutions will be key to your success in this role.

As a member of the Senior Leadership team, you will also bring experience in business planning, strategic thinking, and the ability to deliver clear, long-term objectives. You’re a confident user of financial software such as Xero and comfortable with platforms like Airtable, Google and Microsoft products. You will also hold a professional qualification in finance or accounting.

If you're passionate about finance and ready to help us achieve our bold ambitions—apply today and be part of something extraordinary.

Next step

For further information and how to apply please visit our microsite.

Closing Date: Sunday 17th November 2024 at 11:59pm

Amnesty International UK (AIUK) has a simple aim: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied. If you want to use your skills, knowledge, and experience to help fight for human rights, you could be our new People Partner.

About the role

This role is a key part of the People & Culture Team and will be instrumental in delivering our People strategy and ambition to be a progressive employer.

The role will challenge and help us to change our current thinking, our behaviours and how we talk about people issues. It also helps us to ensure that we have effective people processes in place and improve them, making AIUK an employer who is people first focused.

The role partners with directors and their leadership teams, providing expertise, direction and proactive strategic people advice, helping them to achieve their business plans.

More details can be found by downloading the job description from our careers portal.

The role may be for you if:

• You're skilled in building partnering relationships with leadership and management
• You can resolve complicated employee relations cases and support employee wellbeing
• You collaborate well and positively contribute to an inclusive culture.
• You also have a thorough knowledge of People leadership issues and employment law

Our Commitment to you

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) are at the core of our values. We want to be an organisation that tackles structural inequality and prejudice as well as be an actively anti-racist organisation. This means taking a meaningful and equitable approach to supporting and developing you and others during your time with us.

New colleagues receive 27 days leave annually (29 after five years), as well as bank holidays (pro rated for part time) and 3 wellbeing days. 2-5% employee pension contributions are matched at 6-9% and we offer 6 months full pay for family leave. We offer flexible working such as compressed work patterns and job shares.

Apply for this role

This vacancy advert may be taken down from job boards earlier than the stated deadline if a high standard of applications is received (if you have started an application in our portal, you will still have opportunity to complete it by the original deadline).

We welcome applications from everyone and particularly encourage applications from people from an ethnic minority background, and people with a disability to help us achieve a balanced representation in our workforce, especially at senior grades.

To reduce bias in our shortlisting process, AIUK operates an anonymised application process. If for any reason you prefer to apply in a different format, or require adjustments in the process, please get in touch. To support all candidates to perform their best at interview, we send questions 24 hours in advance. We are a disability confident organisation.

Visit amnesty.org.uk/jobs for application guidance and information on benefits, recruitment inclusion and hybrid working.

We are recruiting for a permanent People Partner. You will be joining a busy and friendly team at this growing charity based in Surrey. This role will require an experienced HR Generalist or Business Partner, that is used to working on high profile cases but ideally also been part of a working group involved with strategies.

Ideally you will drive as we have one other site that is also within the Surrey area, that you will visit a few times a month though hybrid working at our main base is available.

Job Title: HR Business Partner - 12 month FTC

Location: London/Hybrid

Salary: £41,234.59

Weekly Hours: 35

Reference: YMC1059046

Are you an experienced HR professional looking to make a meaningful impact within a leading charity? We are seeking an HR Business Partner to join our team on a 12-month maternity cover. This role offers the opportunity to partner closely with department heads and managers to support HR operations across the employee lifecycle, from induction through to leavers. You will play a key role in implementing HR strategic initiatives that help make us a top 10 charity to work for.

About us

YMCA England & Wales supports 83 local YMCAs, advocating for vulnerable young people by providing essential building blocks for a better life—like a safe home, guidance, friendship, and employment skills. We’re committed to ensuring fairness and opportunity for all, and through our collective voice, we influence national policy and media to improve the lives of young people across the country.

Key Responsibilities

Employee Engagement & Support: Partner with managers to improve employee engagement, reduce turnover, and enhance productivity. Actively contribute to a positive, fair, and inclusive work environment.

HR Operations: Manage induction processes, employee relations (ER) issues, compliance, and performance appraisals. Provide expert HR advice and create necessary documentation for various HR matters.

Talent Management: Lead talent reviews and succession planning to support internal growth and development. Run training events and initiatives to promote continuous learning.

Culture & Teamwork: Foster a collaborative and supportive culture by organising training events, promoting team-building activities, and addressing HR queries across the office.

Pay & Benefits: Oversee job evaluations, handle pay concerns and support the annual pay review process.

Person Specification

CIPD Level 5+ qualification.

Experience as an HRBP or HR Advisor, ideally in charity or other fast-paced environment.

Strong interpersonal skills, emotionally intelligent, and a proactive attitude.

Commitment to the YMCA's ethos and values.

We are excited to partner with a prestigious London-based educational institution to recruit an Interim Finance Business Partner for its renowned college. This role, embedded within the Central Finance team, is critical to supporting the college’s strategic objectives and financial sustainability. It is an initial 6 month FTC with scope to go permanent.

As a key financial advisor, you will collaborate closely with senior finance leaders, ensuring the college’s financial operations align with institutional standards. You will oversee financial reporting, support annual budgeting, and provide insightful analysis to enable informed decision-making. This position also offers the opportunity to contribute to impactful projects and foster connections across the institution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver essential financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting to support the college’s objectives.
• Guide senior managers with data-driven insights for effective business planning.
• Partner with HR and payroll to ensure accurate staff cost allocations and optimal resource use.
• Enhance financial reporting capabilities, utilizing systems expertise to improve KPI tracking and analysis.

What You’ll Bring:

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA, ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, or equivalent).
• Proven finance experience within the education sector (desirable).
• Proficiency with financial systems (experience with Agresso preferred) and advanced Excel skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to communicate complex information clearly to diverse stakeholders.

This role is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional to make a meaningful impact within an iconic institution.

If you’re ready to take on a role that blends strategic financial insight with collaborative partnership, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now through Ivy Rock Partners to make a difference in this unique educational setting.

Please get in touch with Megan Hunter for a confidential conversation about the role.

Robertson Bell is pleased to be supporting NSPCC in their search for a new Senior Finance Business Partner to join their dynamic team on a permanent basis. NSPCC are the UK’s leading children’s charity who believe that every childhood is worth fighting for. They have been looking out for children for over 100 years, to protect them and prevent abuse.

The Senior Finance Business Partner will report into the Head of Finance Business Partnering and provide leadership to a small operational team. The role is responsible for the delivery of all aspects of operational financial management within each directorate or department it supports. The role will provide high-quality financial management and advice, together with comprehensive reporting and analysis to inform and aid decision making.

The organisation

From their campaigns to their services, the NSPCC strive to make a difference in everything they do. They work with schools, provide support and advice for families and deliver therapeutic services. They undertake ground-breaking research, campaign for change, and run two free helplines providing support and advice: Childline (for children and young people) and Helpline (for adults seeking advice). Between 2016 and 2021, they helped make 6.6 million children safer from abuse - but they won’t stop until they stop child abuse and neglect altogether.

The key duties of this Senior Finance Business Partner are as follows:

• Business partner with the Senior Management Team to develop knowledge of their Directorates.
• Take on a value-added role, acting as a trusted advisor and demonstrating the ability to constructively challenge ideas and plans.
• Be involved in business and planning meetings in partnership with senior leaders.
• Be the finance subject matter expert in the Directorates the role supports, proactively thinking about how decisions would affect the wider organisation and the Directorate, making recommendations as appropriate.
• Produce, collate and ensure timely delivery of accurate budget and forecasts for the areas the role supports, with supporting analysis and commentary.
• Provide timely and accurate advice to budget holders to allow effective management of their budgets, highlighting potential opportunities and risks.
• Ensure the delivery of month end processing and variance analysis.
• Prepare and deliver accurate consolidated financial monthly, quarterly and annual operational performance reporting packs.
• Support the ‘Head of’ in the preparation of financial models for the evaluation of proposed business changes, and subsequent implementation.
• Manage, supervise and develop direct reports, being accountable for the work they produce.

The successful candidate will have:

• Achieved their full accountancy qualification.
• Have extensive experience of working within a management accounts or business partnering function, of a complex organisation.
• Substantial experience in the preparation of financial management information, including the production and monitoring of budgets, forecasts, financial models and delivery of associated reporting, analysis and commentary.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to analyse numbers critically, extracting pertinent information for management.
• Strong and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ideally, knowledge of charity accounting (SORP).
• Experience of managing, developing and motivating staff.

By joining their team, you will have an opportunity to work for an influential organisation at the forefront of child protection.

This role will officially be based out of their offices near Liverpool Street, with Tuesday & Wednesday required to be worked from the office, and the rest from home. Applications are under continuous review, so if you think this role sounds like the right next step for you, please do not delay in applying to ensure you are considered!

Job Title: Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning 

Location: London or Nairobi with flexible working and international travel 

Contract: Permanent 

Salary: £57,000 gross per annum. The salary for Nairobi will be based on the local market equivalent.

Reporting to: Director of Research, Advisory and Policy

Responsible for: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Adviser; supervision of MEL focal points, occasional consultants. 

Deadline: 20th Nov 2024. 

Conciliation Resources 

Conciliation Resources (CR) is an independent international organisation working with people in conflict to prevent violence, resolve conflicts and promote peaceful societies. We believe that building sustainable peace takes time. We provide practical support to help people affected by violent conflict achieve lasting peace. We draw on our shared experiences to improve peacebuilding policies and practice worldwide. 

Research, Advisory and Policy Department (RAP) 

The Research, Advisory and Policy Department (RAP) of 9 staff facilitates learning and provides guidance to improve peace policy and practice inside and outside CR. 

RAP is responsible for the Accord publication series and cross-organisational research programmes, thematic policy advocacy, and the organisational approach to, and technical support to Programme Departments and the research team on gender and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) and policy advocacy. The RAP Department includes the CR EU team based in Brussels. 

Job Purpose 

The Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning leads on developing and implementing Conciliation Resources’ strategy, systems and skills for MEL in our peace practice. They ensure that MEL in CR serves to: evaluate the impact of our interventions; improve adaptability and effectiveness of our practice, including the objectives in our Gender Strategy; record, organise and learn from evidence of what works and what doesn’t; improve our knowledge base, culture and practice of capturing and measuring change; and inform CR and the wider peacebuilding sector about how to measure progress in peace initiatives. 

The Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning acts as the technical lead on MEL, providing thought leadership, strategic guidance and technical advice to Programme and RAP teams on MEL; on learning goals in our Strategic Plan; on measuring progress towards our peacebuilding goals, our Theory of Change and our Results Framework; and on how to use MEL data for different strategic processes. 

Scope and Accountability 

The Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning is accountable to and line-managed by the 

Director of Research, Advisory and Policy, and is a member of the Research, Advisory and Policy team. They work closely with CR Programme Departments and partners, Communications and Development teams, and the Executive Management Team. They are a member of the Team Leaders Forum. 

Essential Knowledge, skills and experience 

• Thorough knowledge of complexity aware approaches and methodologies for MEL at strategic, organisational and project level, including Outcome Harvesting. 
• Experience in leading the design and implementation of MEL systems at organisation level. 
• Experience of integrating gender into MEL frameworks and approaches. 
• Experience of applying different MEL frameworks and techniques, such as logical frameworks, Outcome Harvesting, theories of change and participatory techniques to programme design. 
• Experience in delivering MEL training and capacity building support online and in person. 
• Experience of staff line management and the procurement and management of consultants. 
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently, and to work collaboratively with a flexible approach. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and the ability to communicate complex information and arguments clearly and accurately. 
• Strong facilitation skills, including in online format. 
• Excellent evaluative and creative thinking skills. Ability to handle a complex and changing workload meeting internal and external deadlines. 
• Capacity to listen actively to people from varying backgrounds having a range of political, cultural, and value orientations. 
• Good political judgement, including an appreciation of how to handle sensitive and confidential issues. 
• Be able to inspire, educate, motivate and influence others across an organisation and more broadly. 
• Good IT skills. 

Desirable Knowledge, skills and experience 

• Knowledge of MEL challenges for peacebuilding. 
• Spoken French. 
• A post-graduate qualification or equivalent through experience in a relevant subject area. 
• Experience of presenting to donors and senior level stakeholders. 
• Experience of working in/on a country affected by violent conflict. 
• Experience of raising funds to support one’s area of work. 
• Understanding of organisational learning.

Would you like to work with a historical educational organisation that is dedicated to shaping the future leaders of tomorrow?

Would you like to join a prestigious independent school with a rich history dating back to 1571, and whose purpose is to prepare boys with diverse backgrounds and abilities for a life of learning and leadership.

This educational institution is guided by their core values of courage, honour, humility, and fellowship,

Your Benefits will include:

• free lunch
• automatic enrolment in the school's pension scheme
• salary sacrifice scheme
• use of the school's sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym, and running track.
• subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in the preparation of annual budgets and budget reviews
• Developing and overseeing the monthly reporting cycle
• Supporting the CFCO in the preparation of board and committee reports
• Conducting financial analyses and providing insights on assets, resources, and funds
• Coordinating audit and assurance processes
• Assessing business cases and proposals
• Financial modelling and scenario planning
• Participating in various financial projects and analyses

The skills, experience, and attributes that you will bring to the role are:

• Qualifications: ACA, CIMA, or CIPFA qualification
• Experience: Advanced financial modelling, data visualisation, business partnering, audit processes, MS Office packages
• Desirable: Understanding of the independent school and charitable sector
• Commercial acumen, strong analytical skills, problem-solving, communication, presentation, attention to detail
• Personal attributes: Interest in the sector, integrity, discretion, approachability, collaboration, flexibility

The school is undergoing a period of exciting transition, and this integral role offers a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future. You will be responsible for clear and effective communication of financial information to the wider organisation. Please submit your CV to [email protected]

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.