An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled advocacy professional to join our team in a new role as a Senior Advocacy Advisor.
We looking for a highly motivated individual with demonstrable experience both designing programmatic work with beneficiaries and delivering policy and influencing work. You will be supporting the development of new advocacy content in our programmes with women entrepreneurs in Nigeria, Indonesia and Vietnam, so participants are empowered to identify and safely challenge systemic challenges to the success of womens’ businesses. You will also be leading on the operational delivery of our broader advocacy strategy focussing on developing our policy, influencing and research work.
This is a part time, permanent role at 21 hours per week (60%) with a salary range of £21,924 – £26,187 pro rata (£36,540 – £43,645 per annum).
Applications close 9.00am BST, 30 July 2020. Interviews will be held remotely in the first half of August.
Please note, the Foundation’s team is working from home and you will be too until such a time that we can safely return to our Central London office (W1), from where you’ll be based after then. We offer flexible working arrangements.
The Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this position. All applicants should have the right to work in UK. Please let us know if you have any access requirements of which you would like us to be aware during this process.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, we will contact those we wish to invite you to interview only.
Thank you for your interest in the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. We look forward to receiving your application.
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We believe that strong data and evaluation will accelerate Frontline’s impact and we need the Evaluation Manager to drive and lead this crucial area of work. They will have the exciting opportunity, alongside another Evaluation Manager to help build a strong, data-driven culture of reflection and continuous improvement in everything we do.
The Evaluation Team lead in conducting evaluation projects that contribute to positive improvement both in our programmes and more broadly across the organisation. Equally important, the team works to equip, upskill and support other teams to monitor the effectiveness of their work.
You’ll need to be highly analytical, with an excellent grounding in evaluation methodology. You’ll also need to collaborate across a charity that values employees’ different perspectives and experiences, and so strong communication and influencing skills are a must.
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The Haberdashers' Company is one of the Twelve Great Livery Companies. Over 500 years old, today it fulfils its charitable purpose primarily through its involvement with schools.
The Company is trustee of four main grant-making foundations and four school foundations. The latter were established by members of the Company in the 16th and 17th centuries and now support, directly or indirectly, twenty schools in both the maintained and independent sectors. The charitable foundations own the land and buildings of some of the schools, providing income to them, and the Company also directly sponsors the associated Academies, providing or nominating the majority of governors for both Schools and Academies. There are about 12,000 pupils in all and nearly 1,400 staff.
The Haberdashers’ Hall in West Smithfield provides a contemporary and modern home to the Company, affording the membership a highly desirable place to convene, both to carry out the work of the Company as well as for social events. It is here that the Clerk and a relatively small team, which includes the Head of Charities and the Grants Administrator, are based.
Job Description
The Head of Charities is part of a small, highly motivated and focused team which jointly executes the decisions and policies of the governing body, the Court of Assistants, and its committees. The post holder is Secretary to the Charities Committee, which has responsibility for the Company’s charitable activities. The post holder also acts as Secretary to all sub committees of the Charities Committee of which, at the moment, there is one: the Foundation Sub Committee.
The Head of Charities will lead, manage and advise on the Company’s grant-making to both charities and individuals, most of the latter being scholarships, bursaries and awards to pupils and former pupils of the Haberdasher Schools.
Reporting to the Clerk, the role involves:
- Managing the Company’s four grant-making foundations and ensure the available funds are used appropriately and effectively. This includes responsibility for preparing the budgets and the control of expenditure.
- Conducting regular strategic reviews of the Company’s grant-making and other charitable activities and operational reviews of specific programmes as required.
- Planning and preparing agendas for the Charities Committee, its sub committees and write minutes for those meetings.
- Assessing and evaluating applications received and make recommendations for funding to the Charities Committee. After grants are made the Head of Charities is also responsible for ensuring compliance with grant conditions and evaluation of their impact.
- Working with key people at the Company’s schools to ensure that the charitable support available to schools and pupils is well known and to help them access it.
- With the help of members of the Company, maintaining close contact with the eight Church of England parishes of which it is Patron and fulfil the Patron’s duties in respect of the appointment of new incumbents and to maintain an overview of the Company’s role as Patron to the William Jones’s Almshouse Charity.
- The Head of Charities is required to make arrangements for a series of annual Company events and have significant input into others especially where the charity representatives or grant recipients are involved. Some evening attendance will be required as well as occasional overnight travel to schools and parishes.
- Be required to manage communications regarding the Company’s charitable activities, this includes being responsible for the Charities edition of The Haberdasher magazine, the Charities section of the Company’s website and other related tasks.
Essential Requirements
- The ability to identify charities that are working in areas the Company wishes to support, assess their effectiveness and evaluate the grants made.
- Education to a high standard, preferably university degree or equivalent and to be able to express his or herself clearly orally and in writing.
- Ability to initiate and manage change.
- Excellent administrative skills, a good knowledge of Word, Excel and other Microsoft Office product and experience with grants databases and grants audits.
- Ability to develop and maintain good relationships at a variety of levels both within the Company and outside.
- A good knowledge of the voluntary sector.
- An understanding of fundraising.
- Familiarity with the UK education system.
- Experience of managing people.
- Flexibility and being able to work as part of a small team.
Desirable Qualities
- Sound financial skills including the ability to assess accounts and to construct and control budgets.
- Experience of managing events.
- A working knowledge of the Church of England its structures and procedures.
- Experience of working in or with schools or other educational establishments.
- A commitment to the voluntary sector either through employment or voluntary work.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply via CharityJob and submit a covering letter, detailing your experience and suitability for the role, along with a copy of your CV to Helen Shardlow, Membership Secretary .
Senior Manager
NSPCC JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Senior Manager, Strategy & Impact Team
DEPARTMENT: Strategy, Policy and Evidence
LOCATION: Shoreditch, London
GRADE: P6
NSPCC are seeking an exceptional candidate to lead the implementation of our ten year strategy which will formally launch in April 2021. The next strategy will enable us to achieve greater change for children and further our aim of preventing child abuse and neglect.
The successful candidate will have strong support for NSPCC’s mission and values and experience of strategic thinking. They will work as part of the Strategy and Impact team alongside the Project Management Office to help teams across the NSPCC to transition to the new strategy.
JOB PURPOSE
To further the NSPCC’s impact by leading strategy implementation planning and the management of organisational change. This person will help us move to our new organisational strategy and to keep the strategy alive and relevant for teams across the NSPCC, strengthening strategic thinking on individual projects and services, so together we make the biggest difference for children.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Help teams across the NSPCC make the biggest difference for children
- Provide strategic advice and support to teams and cross-direct initiatives, providing advice, conducting strategic reviews, and leading workshops (eg what is the NSPCC’s strategy for xx type of abuse?).
- Provide thought leadership, working in a collaborative way to draw from the expertise that sits inside and outside the NSPCC e.g. becoming a trauma informed organisation, making EDI part of all we do.
- Lead and incubate specific projects to improve organisational delivery of the strategy, working with experts and key stakeholders to understand issues and develop solutions and buy-in.
- Identify opportunities for the NSPCC to make further progress towards its mission. Adapt the strategy/its ambitions over time, assessing internal and external learning and opportunities.
- Scrutinise and challenge evidence from a wide variety of sources.
- Develop ways of working and operating model/organisation design.
- Manage and commission primary and secondary research and/or consultancy.
- Bring best practice on strategic thinking, implementation planning and change management practice to the NSPCC’s work to strengthen strategic focus and delivery.
Coordinate cross-organisation planning processes
- Contribute to cross organisation annual business planning and target setting.
- Oversee implementation planning for the new strategy. Monitor and report on implementation progress and risks, identifying issues and taking mitigating actions.
- Contribute to reporting and communicating the progress being made towards our organisational strategy, shining a light on successes, and highlighting where leadership attention may be needed.
- Identify ways to strengthen organisational planning and performance management.
- Apply change management tools, to translate plans into action
Bring the strategy to life: make it meaningful for our people and our users
- Be an ambassador for the strategy and translate it into meaningful changes for all. Develop relationships, act as an information broker between teams, identify and raise issues and help us to understand where more engagement and support is needed.
- Provide proactive and sustained messaging about why this strategy, why now, why us, and the roles we all play towards achieving it. Support others to play these roles, internally and externally.
- Continually look for ways to strengthen the quality of performance management. For example, ensuring that high quality conversations around impact and progress towards the strategy are taking place throughout the organisation.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
- Reports to the Associate Head of Impact, in the Strategy, Policy and Evidence directorate
- Works closely with the Strategy, Policy and Evidence Senior Management Team and the NSPCC’s Leadership Team more widely
- Interfaces with Directors on the Executive Board including the Chief Executive
- Key influencers relevant to the children’s sector including other charities, local and national NSPCC partners
KEY INTERDEPENDENCIES
- Linking to all parts of the Strategy, Policy and Evidence directorate
- Linking to and facilitating annual business planning
- Linking to and facilitating the setting of annual targets, representing the scale of our ambition
- Linking to the Project Management Office, which oversees the top priority projects and programmes across the NSPCC.
- Linking with Communications teams
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Commitment to our mission to end cruelty to children. Courageous in standing up for what is right, identifying and acting on concerns in a timely and sensitive way.
- Confident strategic thinker: able to appreciate the bigger picture and apply sound judgment to identify highest impact options. Able to seek out relevant evidence, develop insights and relate this to the mission of the NSPCC.
- An understanding of organisational strategy and planning, with some experience of change management.
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, comfortable working with senior internal and external stakeholders, with an ability to convince and inspire others.
- Oriented to continuous improvement, finding solutions and making an impact. Takes the initiative, learns from past performance and is open to change.
- Quality written and oral communication, able to produce high quality written reports, deliver impactful presentations, and facilitate discussions.
- Proven project management skills including project planning and managing multiple stakeholders. Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise accordingly, working independently.
NSPCC Values
The NSPCC is the only charity focused on ending child cruelty across the UK. Everything we do protects children and prevents abuse. A brand’s values determine how an organisation acts; they shape the way it works and they create a point of difference. These are the values that we feel best embody the NSPCC brand and what we stand for:
Putting children first: we believe in children and we want what’s best for them.
Taking a stand: We are brave in our actions and we stand up for what is right, regardless of who is committing the wrong.
Making an impact: We base our decisions and actions on evidence and the difference these will make to ending cruelty to children.
Striving for excellence: We always strive to do and be the best we can, so that we can – directly and indirectly - give every child the start in life they deserve.
Working together: We always achieve more for children through working together.
Salary: £49,646 Gross per annum
Location: UK
Level: HR
Deadline: 19/07/2020 23:59
Hours: 35.00
Benefits: UK benefits
Job Type: Indefinite
Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Senior Development and Performance Specialist to join our team in London, UK.
The Senior Development and Performance Specialist is responsible for the development and implementation of a learning and development strategy. This strategy supports the development of competences and capabilities of all employees with the view of strengthening work related performance and enhancing quality of work across the organisation.
The successful candidate will have:
- A degree level qualification with full CIPD qualification or specialist training qualification
- Substantial experience of developing and implementing a learning & development strategy and plans
- Extensive experience of successful training design, delivery, and evaluation to meet organisational requirements
- Extensive experience of the evaluation of learning and development needs across a multi-site organisation
- Strong experience in HR project implementation in multi-site organisations of at least 200 employees
- Significant experience of working with employment laws and practices in countries where Malaria Consortium operates (in Europe, Africa and Asia)
- Experience of delivering coaching and training
- Experience of working as the system administrator of an LMS, preferably Totara
- Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritising a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
- Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues
- Good IT skills – MS Office, Outlook and Internet
- Right to work in the UK
We reserve the right to close the position early if we receive a high number of applications, therefore we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, to avoid disappointment.
We need to keep beneficiaries safe, so our selection process reflects our commitment to safeguarding. Please find our Code of Conduct, Safeguarding Policy and Privacy Notice here.
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There has never been a more important time to join the Age UK fundraising team. Against a backdrop of a broken social care system and millions already turning to Age UK for help, older people are amongst those hardest hit by the current pandemic. Calls to our trusted Advice Line have doubled and requests for telephone friendship have treble. We have been moved by the public support for our Coronavirus Emergency Appeal, but we must raise vital future funds to ensure we can be there to help and support older people as they rebuild their lives.
Our Fundraising team has an ambition to grow our income beyond £60M in the next three years. We are investing in an ambitious Fundraising strategy to help us deeply engage more supporters and partners in our work, so that we can be there for the millions of older people who need someone to turn to.
About the role
The corporate partnerships team is riding high on the success of our award-winning partnership with Cadbury and some recent six & seven-figure partnership wins. The coronavirus crisis has presented an urgent and immediate opportunity to work with businesses to help older people.
We are now seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to join the expanding Corporate Partnerships team and help meet an ambitious income target through the development of innovative corporate partnerships.
Experience, skills & knowledge
- You will need solid experience in a similar role or environment, ideally within new business fundraising.
- You should be a tenacious new business fundraiser (or sales or marketing professional) who's great at building relationships, spotting opportunities and running with them.
- You have excellent communication skills, and the ability to write great proposals, lead productive meetings and create inspiring pitches.
- You've got a strong grasp of what it takes to build mutually beneficial, long-lasting, genuinely profitable charity-corporate partnerships.
- You are passionate about making life better for older people. And crucially you can see how corporate partnerships can help Age UK do this.
What we offer in return
* Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme.
* Excellent pension scheme (we will contribute up to 9%), life assurance, Simply Health cashback plan and EAP.
* Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan.
* Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
* Discount on Gym Membership and Go Sweat Fitness & Wellbeing Benefit.
* Perkz (online employee benefits scheme offering discount with UK retailers.
* You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
For a full list of benefits please click here https:// www. ageuk. org. uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Who we are
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We’re looking for a Product Manager to join the Digital Experience team at Kew, responsible for the ongoing development and improvement of kew. org and some of our other external-facing digital products.
Kew is the world’s leading botanic gardens, at the forefront of plant and fungal science, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major visitor attraction.
We want a world where plants and fungi are understood, valued and conserved – because our lives depend on them.
We use the power of our science and the rich diversity of our gardens and collections to provide knowledge, inspiration and understanding of why plants and fungi matter to everyone.
You’ll be part of an agile, multidisciplinary team, working across a complex digital estate with external development partners.
You’ll need to overcome obstacles and manage dependencies as well as think strategically to prioritise work that balances user needs, business requirements and technical constraints.
You’ll approach stakeholders and team members with curiosity and consideration, building shared goals that demonstrate the value of improved digital experiences to RBG Kew and get buy-in and cross-directorate support for our work.
Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.
If you are interested in this position, please visit our website for more information and to apply.
Closing Date: 12/07/2020
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
No agencies please.
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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to join the recently formed Young K&C as a Development Manager. A varied role, you will be helping create an innovative new organisation and make a real difference to young people’s lives.
Young K&C is a brand-new charity established to support children and young people in Kensington & Chelsea. Young K&C is an innovative cross-sector partnership, working with youth clubs, charities, schools, businesses and Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.
Together we will shape opportunities and create the best services for children and young people in Kensington & Chelsea through supporting and sustaining the children and young people’s sector.
A membership organisation, the Development Manager will help build and manage the membership base and create strong consortia. You will have tenacity and drive, leading funding applications and working with corporates and individuals to leverage investment.
Young K&C will also be offering small grants to its member charities. Your role will be to help us develop our grant giving and manage our grant making processes.
We are seeking a passionate and highly skilled individual into an exciting and flexible environment which offers excellent prospects as the charity develops.
Young K&C is a brand-new charity established to support children and young people in Kensington & Chelsea.
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Since 1991, The Big Issue has fought poverty by creating opportunities and supporting people to take control of their lives.
As part of the development of The Big Issue Group’s (TBIG’s) joint Social Impact Framework (SIF) we are now looking to recruit an Impact Manager. The Impact Manager will be based in the Big Issue Invest Impact Team with the exciting role in the developing the SIF in line with the Group’s new strategy.
The Role
Working across TBIG the Impact Manager will develop buy in for the SIF and support colleagues to establish clear and effective impact management approaches to understand our social, economic and environmental impact. This includes ensuring quality data collection, analysis and reporting systems.
The IM will work closely with the Big Issue Invests’ Head of Impact to build the SIF based on the experience to date of Big Issue Invest. Critically, the SIF must work both to support the internal impact information needs of the business and provide reporting for external funders and stakeholders of the Big Issue.
For a full job description including the summary of skills, qualities and experience required for the role please download from the link below.
Salary and Benefits
- We offer a salary commensurate with the third sector, which can be confirmed on request
- Incremental holiday entitlement starting at 25 days per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff) plus paid leave to care for a sick child or grandchild and a sick or elderly relation
- Incremental sick pay starting at 5 days per rolling year
- Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Training and development opportunities including an open learning library and management training schemes
- Health benefits include life cover, a health Cashplan scheme which provides access to counselling and a range of therapies
Please note that we reserve the right to review and amend our staff benefits and they do not form part of any contract of employment.
Workplace details
This role will preferably be based at one of our main Big Issue offices in London (Finsbury Park office), Glasgow, Cardiff or Birmingham. Home working arrangements will be considering. Following covid-19, you will need to travel within the UK on occasion.
Due to the current situation with Covid-19 our main offices are currently closed but we are fully equipped for flexible home working until the offices re-open fully and beyond.
Closing date: 10th July 2020
The Big Issue Group is striving towards Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our sector, such as women in senior roles, and people with disabilities and from Black and Minority Ethnic communities.
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Prospectus is excited to be working with Richard House Children's Hospice to support their search for a new Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, offered on a 12 month fixed term contract. With an exciting 3 year strategy in place, this varied position will work towards maximising new partnerships and joining a dedicated fundraising team.
Richard House Children's Hospice opened in 2000 and provides palliative care to children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions across London. They currently support more than 300 families helping them to choose when, where and how they receive care. The terminal diagnosis of a child is devastating and the work the hospice does is far reaching.
Reporting to the Head of Corporate Partnerships, the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager will generate new income from partners in Canary Wharf, Docklands and the City of London. Ranging from charity of the year to commercial and strategic opportunities, you will have the opportunity to develop bespoke business development plans and will work closely with colleagues to ensure you are submitting the best pitches and proposals for support.
The selected candidate will be an enthusiastic self-starter committed to developing and delivering creative funding solutions and realising exciting new corporate partnerships. You will ideally have experience of corporate fundraising but our client will also consider a range of commercial new business experience for this role too. Applications for this role may be reviewed and actioned before the closing date, so get in touch today!
Richard House is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. Successful candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. They are located within the London Borough of Newham - one of the most diverse regions in the UK. It is vital that the staff team represents the community in which they work. Richard House welcome applications from BAME candidates, those who consider themselves to have a disability, and other minority groups.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. 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 speaking with you soon.
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We are looking for a Manager to join our award-winning Healthwatch Brent team.
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Hours: 5 days per week (35 hours).
Contract:All Healthwatch contracts run for fixed periods. This post is offered until March 2021.
Pension Payment: CommUNITY Barnet will make a pension contribution into a workplace pension scheme
Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, excluding bank holidays
Based at:Wembley office with travel across NW London as required.
An excellent opportunity for a Manager with the ability to lead a team, to work operationally and strategically, to involve a range of local residents to help improve health and social care services, as part of a national programme.
Background
Healthwatch Brent is a successful and innovative organisation forming part of the national Healthwatch England Network. We were awarded the 2019 Outstanding Individuals have recently won an award by Healthwatch England Awards for the team’s contribution to improving services. Our role is to be the independent voice of residents using health and social care services and to present that voice to statutory partners and commissioners. We aim to influence and improve how local health and social care services are delivered.
Local Healthwatch organisations are a statutory function defined by the Health and Social Care Act 2012. The Healthwatch Brent Manager will be responsible for operational delivery of the Healthwatch services. The successful candidate will be part of a small, focused and friendly team who work together to listen to and engage residents, to carry out community research and work with health and social care to improve services.
We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
The closing date for applications is Monday 13th July 2020 at 9am.
Interviews will be held via Zoom
Please send your CV, with a covering letter explaining how you meet the requirements of the person specification (page 4 of the Job Specification).
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We are looking for an experienced and influential individual to join us as Senior Commercial Manager and play a vital role in securing large grants and contracts from key government donors. You will help to guide the development of proposals that respond to calls for contracts and grants.
Working in more than 120 countries, we do whatever it takes to create breakthroughs in the way the world treats children. Our UK and Global Programmes department delivers humanitarian and development programmes, builds partnerships with institutional donors – including governments, multi-laterals and trusts – and drives lasting change. Together, we save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.
As Senior Commercial Manager you will lead/support the development of key large or complex proposals and subsequent mobilisation activities from a commercial viewpoint. You will play a key role in the Programme Partnerships Department, which leads on developing strong relationships and powerful propositions to engage and secure funding from donors for our work. You will lead on strategic engagement activities with donors and government ministries alongside our country offices. Key responsibilities of the role will be to:
• Act as commercial lead on a portfolio of live funding opportunities in consultation with the Business Development Lead, Bid Managers, Programme and Country office colleagues
• Oversee and manage upstream commercial development activities to improve our understanding of different approaches to commercial tender processes by different donors and actors
• Support negotiations with consortium partners, diversifying Save the Children’s bid partnerships with not-for-profit and private sector partners, where appropriate
• Provide guidance and coaching on commercial aspects (i.e. pricing of activities and overheads) of bid development to other members of the Business
• Provide support and strategic oversight to improve SCUK’s commercial capability across key SCUK teams/ departments to meet key donor requirements e.g. payment by result and Value for Money
• Work with country teams, finance department and operational colleagues to manage risk identification and design of mitigation in proposals and mobilisation plans.
To be successful you will have substantial experience of leading development of large budgets (£1m+) and contracts and grants involving results/milestone based payments. As a confident and assertive team player, you will be methodical with excellent attention to detail and excellent budget development skills. In addition you will have:
• Proven proposal and budget development experience
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to present with impact to key high level stakeholders
• Experience of using financial management systems
• Problem solving skills with a solid understanding of financial and commercial principles and systems
• Experience of assessing risk and providing guidance and recommendations to organisational stakeholders
• Good networks in international development and experience with a consultancy, NGO or in the academic sector but with proven commercial acumen.
• Willingness/ability to travel internationally
At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.
Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date: 12th July 202
What we do
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
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ROLE: Senior Finance Manager (multiple vacancies)
SALARY: Band 8a £50,575 - £56,490 *
LOCATION: South London
SECTOR: Public Sector, Healthcare
HOURS: 37.5 hours per week
TYPE: Full-time, Permanent
*inclusive of HCAS
Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital.
The Trust’s experienced staff take care of people of all ages across the borough of Croydon. They are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where every one of the 3600 members of staff is valued. CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough’s only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home birthing team. Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.
The financial management division is currently recruiting three Senior Finance Managers to join their team and manage specialist divisions such as Corporate Services, Women and Children, Surgery, IT and Facilities.
Senior Finance Manager Job Overview:
- To act as the principal financial advisor integrated into the management team of the Corporate / Clinical Directorates to which the post-holder is aligned, including making a significant contribution to the business planning and financial monitoring processes.
- To produce a monthly financial position that has integrity, accuracy, analysis and contains all financial information relevant to the directorate, supporting both the Directorate and the Trust in achieving its financial objectives.
- To produce monthly variance analysis for the Directorates so that this can be used to take corrective action where appropriate. Enable them to understand the whole financial picture, including SLR, activity and income information.
- Business Case Production, where required to provide financial input into the preparation of Directorate or Trust wide business cases, working with both financial and operational managers.
Senior Finance Manager Person Specification:
This person will hold a professional qualification in accountancy (CCAB) and will be able to provide evidence of continuously developing by having relevant post-qualification experience or significant management accounting experience in a large, complex organisation (NHS experience is beneficial but not essential). Business partnering is a key element of the role so this person must demonstrate strong communication/people skills, the ability to present analysis and influence budget holders.
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust’s values are to always be professional, compassionate, respectful and safe. It is important that the Senior Finance Manager’s values are in line with these expectations and that they are able to communicate well and work with people at all levels of the organisation.
Senior Finance Manager Salary and Benefits:
- Band 8a £50,575 - £56,490 * (*inclusive of HCAS)
- 27 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (holiday entitlement raises to 33 days with service)
- Flexible working arrangements
- Excellent training, learning and development opportunities
- Generous pension scheme (including 20.68% employer contribution and a tiered system of employee contribution depending on your salary from 5% to 14.5%)
- Subsidised on-site nursey and childcare vouchers
- A comprehensive staff health and well-being programme including an on-site gym
- Health services discounts (retail, holidays, entertainment and restaurants)
- Season ticket loan
If you would like to find out more information about the opportunities, the Trust and to receive the full job description please contact Brooke Cooper at Allen Lane.
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There has never been a more important time to join the Age UK fundraising team. Against a backdrop of a broken social care system and millions already turning to Age UK for help, older people are amongst those hardest hit by the current pandemic. Calls to our trusted Advice Line have doubled and requests for telephone friendship have treble. We have been moved by the public support for our Coronavirus Emergency Appeal, but we must raise vital future funds to ensure we can be there to help and support older people as they rebuild their lives.
Our Fundraising team has an ambition to grow our income beyond £60M in the next three years. We are investing in an ambitious Fundraising strategy to help us deeply engage more supporters and partners in our work, so that we can be there for the millions of older people who need someone to turn to.
We're looking for a manager in our Individual Marketing Loyalty team who will help to deliver a best-in-class loyalty programme that inspires supporters to continue to support the work of Age UK, which is pivotal to our strategy. The Loyalty team work across a variety of direct marketing channels to deliver campaigns, develop multi-touchpoint journeys and grow supporter loyalty. Using audience insight we find the moments that are important for supporters and understand their motivations to best engage them with our cause. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has experience working in a direct marketing retention programme in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. In this role you will be able to develop your management skills, fundraising skills, strategic thinking and work as part of an ambitious and collegiate individual marketing team.
This opportunity would best suit a supporter/customer loyalty specialist who has direct marketing experience in growing supporter lifetime value as well as managing a team (desirable, not compulsory). We're looking for someone who can coach, empower and motivate a team, whilst providing strategic direction.
You will
* Manage and monitor the business plan and budget for your areas of responsibility across loyalty initiatives
* Responsible for building the strategy, briefing and working with Executives to deliver Loyalty campaigns.
* Responsible for ensuring that all campaigns within your team are project managed to deliver quality, high performance communications in budget, with appropriate response handling processes and on-going programmes delivered within agreed timeframes.
* Complete monthly financial reporting.
* Responsible for effective line management of two Direct Marketing Executives.
* Work collaboratively with other team members and departments to ensure opportunities for innovation are explored, improvement to business performance, supporter satisfaction and lifetime value is at the forefront of the programme.
* Manage relationships with external agencies and suppliers
* Have a good understanding of Charity and data protection legislation and meet relevant Fundraising Regulator, DMA, TPS & Charity Commission guidelines.
* Take a bold approach to innovation, continually look to test and learn to grow donor Loyalty.
What we offer in return
* Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme.
* Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Simply Health cashback plan and EAP.
* Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan.
* Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
* Discount on Gym Membership and Go Sweat Fitness & Wellbeing Benefit.
* Perkz (online employee benefits scheme offering discount with UK retailers.
* You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
This role is London based with Flexible working. Age UK's office is currently closed and will open from 1st September 2020.
For a full list of benefits please click here https:// www. ageuk. org. uk /about-us/ jobs/ employee-benefits/
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Who we are
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