Are you seeking a fantastic opportunity to play a vital role in a dynamic growing charity supporting young refugees and asylum seekers?

The new senior post of Head of Finance and Internal Operations, is an exciting role which is critical for Young Roots' delivery of our new three-year strategy.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, and a key member of the Senior Management Team, the role combines strategic thinking and operational activity.  The post-holder will have an excellent track record of charity finance leadership and operation, and be excited by building a wider team to manage Human Resources and IT and other internal functions.

Young Roots is at an exciting stage of its development.  Our income has trebled in the last 5 years, and the number of restricted funds has increased five-fold in the same period.  This growth has enabled us to develop our services and activities to support more young refugees and asylum seekers in a deeper and more sustainable way.  The new senior post of Head of Finance and Internal Operations, is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in enabling the charity to deliver our new three-year strategy, ensuring we are achieving our targets for the years ahead.

Young Roots recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and particularly welcome BAME candidates and those with lived experience of migration and the asylum system. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities. Young Roots is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Successful applicants will be required to undertake a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Co-Mission is a growing network of Reformed Evangelical churches in London co-operating in gospel ministry.  To facilitate its mission to London and to properly support its churches, Co-Mission is recruiting a full-time Charity Finance Officer to join its small Charity Services Team. 

If you want to facilitate gospel ministry in London and strengthen local churches by providing financial and governance support, then please get in touch!

This exciting role will involve:

• Enabling gospel work by assisting in the administration and running of two medium-sized charities;
• Wide-ranging financial responsibilities including financial management, bookkeeping, donor support and internal reporting;
• Depending on experience and interests, the opportunity to provide wider governance support to church planters and churches in some of the following areas: financial, legal, HR, data protection and/or health and safety;
• On the job training for the successful candidate.

Salary negotiable depending upon level of experience.

Closing date for applications: 22nd March 2021. Start date: June 2021.

Details of how to apply can be found in the Job Information Sheet and on our website. 

Title: Investment Manager

Salary: £48,700 per annum

Reporting to: Investment Director

Team: Investment

Contract: Permanent

Working hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Location:Initially remote working with office arrangements for 2021 TBC (within Central London).         Attendance will be required in Central London for meetings.

Starting date: ASAP

Deadline: 9am Monday 22 March 2021

About Impetus

Impetus transforms the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by ensuring they get the right support to succeed in school, in work and in life.

We find, fund and build the most promising charities working with these young people, providing core funding and working shoulder-to-shoulder with their leaders to help them become stronger organisations.

In partnership with other funders we help our charities expand and we influence policy and decision makers so that all young people get the support they need.

About this role

The Investment Manager (IM) works as a part of the Investment Team to support charities to deepen their impact and scale their outcomes. This role works closely with Investment Directors and includes both charity-facing support and internal support to the investment team.

The IM uses analytical rigor, project management and relationship skills, to support a portfolio of amazing organisations that, together, will help shift the life chances and outcomes of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Key responsibilities

Investment management

• Work closely with Investment Directors to support charity partners’ in areas of leadership, impact, and sustainability, working towards leading specific work streams on impact management.
• Build trust-based relationships with charity leaders including delivery staff and Programme / Impact leads, to become a valued advisor on practice improvement.
• Work closely with members of the Impact team at charity partners to develop and refine impact management practices; data collection, dashboard development, performance review meetings, programme design and evaluation - providing guidance and thought partnership.
• Support Investment Directors with design and delivery of Impact strategy workshops, analysing charity impact data, developing and analysing pre-workshop surveys, developing facilitation materials, and coordinating logistics, and synthesizing outputs.
• Supporting Impetus’ quarterly peer learning forums for our charity partners, in particular the Impact Forum. This includes relationship management with Head of Impact of charities, developing content for learning and discussion, facilitating forum meetings and all logistical support.
• Lead on benchmarking charity outcomes data against comparable external data. You will work closely with our Public Affairs teams to identify and secure external benchmarking data and lead on the analysis comparing it to charity partner performance.

Investment Team support

• Lead on key analytical projects internally including strategic modelling, analysis of financial and impact data. This includes distilling the insights from the analysis and developing a compelling narrative of the key findings and implications. 
• Support the annual cycle of identifying new investments - mapping the landscape of charities in thematic areas (e.g Apprenticeship and Skills), identifying high potential charities though analysis of key impact and financial data and reviewing the current evidence base.
• Play key role in due diligence of new charities, reviewing charity information (quantitative and qualitative) and drawing insights about their suitability for investment. This includes considering impact and scale potential, financial stability and developing a business case for investment including identifying risks.

• Developing knowledge and expertise in Education and Youth Employment staying up to date on relevant sector developments. This includes latest reports, evaluations, partnerships, awards, initiatives etc.
• Work closely with Public Affairs team and ensure teams are integrated in their thinking and approach. This includes ensuring charity work is informed by developments in the policy landscape and are positioned to benefit from them and that policy work is informed by the on the ground experience of our charities and their work with young people.

Cross team initiatives

• Support Impetus’ public affairs and philanthropy objectives through input into case studies, research and policy campaigns;
• Share the learning from our work across the team, across the organisation and externally;
• Work within Impetus strategy, policies and procedures.

Person specification

• A commitment to Impetus’ mission
• Highly analytical and numerate, with strong command of excel with modelling capabilities.
• Comfort with, and a talent for, strategic thinking; able to identify key strategic insights from a range of data outputs and translate into clear communication, including PowerPoint
• Previous experience working with charities. Could be in a previous role, pro-bono volunteer or Trustee capacity
• A strong interest in partnering closely with charities that are doing what it takes to get better
• Able to build productive, trust-based relationships internally and with external stakeholders including charity partners and co-investors
• Proven ability to work independently, and engage in substantive discourse
• Strong planning and time management, able to balance between priorities 
• Displays tenacity and initiative
• Growth mind-set; seeks out and acts on feedback
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Desirable 

• Experience in consulting, or investment management.
• Experience in UK education and employability sectors
• Experience in charity impact management and/or evaluation
• Experience with scaling a venture/ project/ organisation

We believe that a diverse workforce leads to an organisation that is more open, creative and gets better results.

We want our team at Impetus to represent the diversity of the people and communities we serve. We also want our team to be one where different experiences, expertise and perspectives are valued, and where everyone is

encouraged to grow and develop.

We want to reach a diverse pool of candidates. We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that potential employees may need to in order to be successful.

We recognise the importance of a good work/life balance. We do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including working from home, working part-time job shares and other arrangements.

Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore.

How to apply

Please send your CV and a one-page cover letter telling us why you’re applying for this role by 9am Monday 22 March 2021:

In order to complete your application please also complete our equal opportunities monitoring form: 

You should also include the contact details of two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be approached with your express permission. You will also be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant. All options can be discussed at interview stage.

First round interviews will take place week commencing 5 April 2021

Second round interviews will take place on week commencing 12 April 2021

Due to the large number of applications we receive, it is not possible to write to you should you not be shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Your personal data will be shared for the purposes of the recruitment exercise. This includes our HR team, interviewers (who may include other partners in the project and independent advisors), relevant team managers and our IT service provider if access to the data is necessary for performance of their roles. We do not share your data with other third parties, unless your application for employment is successful and we make you an offer of employment. We will then share your data with former employers to obtain references for you. We do not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.

Impetus is an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, or marital status. We value diversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Feedback is a London-based environmental campaign group. We work to regenerate nature by transforming our food system. Food production is the single greatest impact humans have on the environment. From mountains of food waste to habitat destruction to grow animal feed for factory farms, to soil depletion leaving future harvests at risk: the food system needs to change.  Founded in 2013, we combine investigative research, campaigns, community outreach and on-the-ground pilot projects for a better food system.

Feedback’s projects are funded from a wide variety of sources, including statutory and lottery funding, funds from a variety of trusts and foundations and individual donations.  Project activities include campaigning, consultancy, grant making, internships in the sector, gleaning, food processing and retail.  As well as our London headquarters, we have projects based in Liverpool and Brighton and will shortly be opening a small office in the Netherlands.

We are a friendly team, priding ourselves on maintaining a positive and values-led organisation. We aim to provide a flexible working environment with a good work/life balance. Feedback takes its responsibility for the development of staff roles very seriously and will develop a career path within the organisation where possible.

About the Role

Reporting to the Finance Director, this will be a very varied role within a fast paced environment and therefore flexibility, a positive, can-do attitude and a readiness to get stuck into all aspects of the organisation are essential competencies. Candidates should have an accounting qualification and have a strong interest in environmental issues, supporting Feedback’s aims and ambitions.  There will be opportunities for development within the team, which currently consists of the Finance Director, who works flexibly depending on workload and the Finance and Operations Co-ordinator, who reports to this role and also works on operational matters reporting to the Operations and HR Manager.  

Location: Office 413, Unit 10, The High Cross Centre, Fountayne Road, London N15 4BE.  Staff are currently working remotely in line with the Government’s COVID 19 guidelines.  There will be possibilities for some ongoing home working after the office has reopened.

Main responsibilities:

Accounting Systems - Xero and Dext (formerly Receipt Bank)

Responsibility for maintaining all financial records and data accurately and within agreed systems, to include:

• Monthly reconciliations of all bank accounts including international currency accounts.
• Completing monthly reconciliations of payroll payments to payroll postings in Xero.
• Supervising the issue of invoices and the entering of properly coded and authorised suppliers’ invoices.
• Ensuring the prompt payment of invoices (within terms) and monitoring amounts due to the organisation.
• Managing the coding of transactions by projects and restricted funds.
• Supporting staff with the correct usage of Dext (Receipt Bank) and other expense processing and ensuring expenses are uploaded in a timely manner according to the expense/expenditure policy.
• Loading the annual project budgets onto Xero.
• Posting monthly overhead allocation journals.

Monthly Management Accounts

• Preparing timely and accurate monthly management accounts with supporting analyses, including a reconciliation of project equity balances.

• Updating key performance indicators on a monthly basis.

Budgets

• Assisting the Finance Director with the preparation of the Excel based annual budgets and forecasts for the organisation.
• Assisting project managers with the maintenance of Excel based project budgets.

Timesheets

• Responsibility for maintaining and updating the organisation’s Excel based time recording systems.
• Ensuring individual timesheets are completed correctly by the payroll deadline and month end.
• Preparing new timesheets for new staff and new financial years.
• Ensuring the correct calculation of TOIL and TOIL expiry.
• Using the timesheet information to post the monthly payroll into Xero.
• Preparing monthly time utilisation schedules.

Online Banking system (Metro Bank)

• Supervising the processing of BACS payments (payroll and expenses) and ensuring accurate records of authorisation and notification to the payees.
• Ensuring bank mandates are updated.
• Cash Management – Arranging for sufficient cash to be transferred to/from bank account(s) in order to meet day-to-day transactional requirements, in conjunction with the Finance Director.

Staff Management

• Supervising the finance work of the Finance and Operations Co-ordinator.
• Provision of ongoing financial training and support for the Finance and Operations Co-ordinator.

Donor Reports

• Preparing timely and accurate reports for project donors in accordance with requirements and deadlines prescribed.

Other responsibilities

• Providing support to the Finance Director by providing analyses and other information from the accounting system and timesheets as required.

• Assisting the Operations Manager with the preparation and checking of the monthly payroll figures.
• Supervising the timely submission of monthly Gift Aid claims to HMRC.
• Maintaining a high level of confidentiality at all times throughout all duties and responsibilities.
• Undertaking other duties commensurate with the role as requested by the Executive Director, Finance Director or Operations Manager.

Person Specification:

Essential Experience

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

• Bookkeeping and/or financial experience, ideally in a not for profit setting.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Demonstrable experience in using Xero or another comparable cloud-based accounting package for reports, management accounts and analyses.

Desirable Experience

• Experience of working in a not for profit/small charity environment, particularly a charity running a number of projects with restricted funding.
• Experience of project managing systems change and development.
• Experience of grant donor reporting.
• Experience of international operations, including accounting with foreign currencies/tax systems.
• Preparation of Board papers and interaction with Board members.
• Interaction with external auditors and other advisers (for the organisation and individual projects)

Skills

• Numeracy and literacy commensurate with the role.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to act on own initiative and plan and achieve diverse workloads effectively.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight reporting deadlines.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and people management skills.
• Willing to be flexible in approach to role.
• Ambition and desire to succeed and grown with the charity.

How to apply  

Please submit, in Word or pdf format, a CV and cover letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) explaining how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work at Feedback.

Closing date for applications is midnight on Tuesday 30th March

Shortlisted candidates will be notified on 6th April

Interviews will be held online via Zoom w/c 12th April, and will include a short written task to be carried out the day of the interview  

We are looking for a highly motivated, organised and driven individual capable of developing corporate relationships.

Making The Leap is a small and innovative social justice charity that aims to make a big difference. From direct delivery, to advocacy and leadership, we refuse to stay in our lane and believe passionately that those we exist to serve have the right to be anything they want to be. To say that this is an exciting time for the organisation would be an understatement, as our incredible funders, donors, partners and supporters have given us the chance to move to the next level, and have further influence and delivery nationally.

The shared soul of the organisation is to be passionate about helping young people from less-advantaged backgrounds; build up other charities and community groups and want to partner with them or support them; want to work with businesses and organisations to get things done; and care deeply about addressing racial inequity generally (and anti-Blackness in particular). The people here work hard, are good at what they do, and for so many it is ‘home’, with an average tenure of 11 years.

The organisation has a number of strands: core Making The Leap; the UK Social Mobility Awards; the Social Mobility Podcast and our brand new initiative Black Charity Leaders.

Greenwich Hospital is thrilled to offer this opportunity, seeking a candidate who will strive  to develop a diverse and historic property portfolio for a good cause - a charity that delivers support to Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel, past and present, and their families.

We aspire to be innovative, proactive, collaborative, and accountable.  Our management culture believes in supporting a diverse and accountable team.

We can be great together.  Join us.

Job title:                           Director of Finance and Resources

Department:                   Finance

Salary range:                 £65,000-£68,000

Working hours:             Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm (1hr lunch).  (Scope for flexibility around core hours of 10am-4pm.)

Location:                         London (may include some time working from home and travel)

Job Purpose

Lead the Finance Team of two qualified accountants and steer other aspects of resource management, managing the HR and Office Manager.  You and the team are responsible for the financial soundness of the processes around Greenwich Hospital’s investments and spending.  Much of the work, in accounting terms, is to lead and consolidate delegated day-to-day work.  You will be accountable day to day to the Director of the Hospital, but also work to its (non-executive) Advisory Panel, Board and Audit Committee.

The day-to-day management of the financial investments and commercial property is also outsourced, and the accounting records are maintained by the managing agents and consolidated into the Greenwich Hospital Accounts. 

You will have budgets to enable you to bring in specialist advice where required.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• As a key member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) contribute to the development and implementation of the Hospital’s strategy, especially the Investment Strategy where the Director Finance and Resources leads.
• Provide analysis and constructive challenge regarding potential strategies and initiatives, especially in relation to the Hospital’s finances and governance.

Finance and accounts

• Business planning and budgeting, to include:
  • Co-ordinating the timely preparation of the annual income and expenditure budget, and overseeing financial performance against budget throughout the year, including monthly management accounts.
  • Devising and delivering appropriate and timely financial forecasts, management reports and other data in support of each area of the Hospital’s business and advising on the likely financial consequences of all proposed courses of action.
  • Developing appropriate business plans to support the Hospital’s medium- and long-term strategic plans.
  • Leading work with SMT colleagues to ensure the Hospital’s risk management is kept current and relevant.
  • Developing, monitoring and preparing a quarterly report of the Hospital’s performance against its KPIs and strategic objectives.
• Finance and accounting processes, to include:
  • Overseeing and developing the financial systems, accounting, and payroll processes of the Hospital effectively in the service of its charitable aims
  • Safeguarding probity and efficiency by overseeing effective internal financial controls and audit procedures.
  • Ensuring that an appropriate financial policy framework (e.g. in relation to reserves, investments, and mix of income sources) is in place to guide financial decision-making.
• Working with the Advisory Panel, Board and Ministry of Defence to oversee the management of investments by the Hospital’s investment managers.
• Liaison with the Hospital’s professional advisers, bankers etc on financial and legal matters.
• Liaison with the Hospital’s Estates managing agents on financial and legal matters concerning the running of the estates.
• Ensuring compliance and good practice on all financial matters relating to the Hospital and related bodies.
• Ensuring effective record-keeping to meet legal and tax requirements.
• Management and satisfactory completion of the annual accounting and audit processes.
• Providing the Non-Executive and Management teams with information and advice about the finances of the organisation in support of their work .

Human Resources

• Oversee delivery of the Hospital’s HR function.

IT

• Oversee the security and delivery of the GH IT systems, delegating to other staff as appropriate.

Building and Facilities

• Oversee the work of the Office Manager who is responsible for delivery of the Hospital’s facilities function.

Staff management and Team working

• Lead the Finance and Resources staff, directing and developing their work and ensuring that the team successfully underpins and fully integrates with GH Charity and Property teams.
• Participate in the Staff, Review and Development programme, encouraging staff development and ensuring that individual and departmental training needs are identified and met.
• Work effectively with the Senior Management Team, attending the weekly SMT meetings, and pro-actively contributing to discussions where appropriate.
• Develop good working relationships with Hospital staff at all levels and participate fully in the life of the Hospital.

Other duties

• Other duties as may reasonably be required by the Director of Greenwich Hospital

The job description set out above may be subject to amendment at the discretion of the Director of Greenwich Hospital

Person Specification

Essential (E), Desirable (D)

Qualifications

• Good education to degree level (D)
• Qualified Accountant (E)

Experience and Knowledge

• Background with substantial experience in financial administration  (E)
• Familiarity with financial administration of at least two of commercial, public sector and non-profit organisations. (D)
• Sound knowledge and understanding of:
  • Preparing business plans (E)
  • Preparation of Statutory Accounts (E)
  • Project Appraisal (E)
  • Contract management (E)
  • Accountancy requirements for running a charity (e.g. management & annual accounts, budgeting, audit, payroll administration, financial controls) (E)
  • Risk assessment. (E)

• Sound familiarity with charity law, governance, and appropriate codes of practice. (E)
• Knowledge of accounting systems and software, including Xero, ApprovalMax, ContractZen, Citrus HR. (D)
• Experience of effective staff management and development. (E)
• Experience of successful change management. (D)
• Experience of managing property/leaseholders. (D)
• Experience of leading the provision of HR services. (D)
• Experience of leading the provision of outsourced IT services. (D)
• Computer literacy (MS Office, email, internet), with solid working knowledge of Word and Excel. (E)

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral communication skills with a wide range of people. (E)
• Excellent written communication skills including:
  • proven ability to prepare effective minutes, reports, and presentations, to express complex financial issues to non-finance specialists in a clear and comprehensible style (E)
  • proven ability to compose appropriate letters to a range of external bodies (E)

• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to relate well with staff, stakeholders and contractors at all levels. (E)

• Proven ability to work effectively as part of a senior management team and to contribute constructively to wider management team discussions, not exclusively concerned with financial matters. (E)
• Proven ability to organise own work and use time effectively. (E)
• Proven ability to initiate, follow through and complete projects, especially projects delivering substantial change. (E)
• Demonstrable ability to lead and manage staff, organising teams effectively and engendering and maintaining consistently high-performance standards. (E)
• Understanding of the constraints on organisations with small staff teams: flexibility to shift focus of activities when necessary. (E)
• Demonstrable experience of successful performance management. (E)
• Attention to detail: ability to work accurately, methodically, and successfully to deadlines. (E)
• Creative ability to think beyond existing practices to identify and implement potential improvements. (E)

Personal impact

• A sympathetic attitude to the traditions and reputation of the Hospital as a unique Crown Charity working with the Royal Navy. (E)
• Ability to combine tact, diplomacy, flexibility, and a pro-active approach in a positive manner even under pressure. (E)
• Patience, resilience, and a good-humoured approach to problem-solving (E)
• A positive attitude towards change. (E)

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.

About the role

The role sits in the Partnerships and Philanthropy team (PPT) within the Fundraising and Supporter Engagement (FSE) directorate of Christian Aid. The role will be line managed by the Prospect Research Manager, will work closely with all PPT income teams particularly supporting the sub-streams of SALT, Middle Value and small and medium Trusts and Foundations. It will also work in an integrated way with the Community Fundraising & Public Engagement team and the Marketing & Fundraising team of the FSE. The role will work closely with the Prospect Research Officer and a senior prospect research volunteer. Where necessary, the role may take on recruitment, training and management of volunteers to support delivery of these outcomes.

To ensure higher prospect to donor conversion rates, align fundraising efforts with the external funder landscape, leverage actionable intel and facilitate the team's shift towards a more evidence-based and donor informed working culture -- under supervision of the Prospect Research Manager-- the role will support development of compelling fundraising content and coordination of cultivation initiatives centrally, for the purposes of new business development.

The role will support development of principle fundraising content and collateral to service communications needs of all Philanthropy and Partnerships teams (PPT) including Philanthropy, Trusts and Foundations and Private Sector Engagement. The role holder is expected to work in close collaboration with income teams and related income sub-set streams to ensure delivery of qualitative communications collateral, coordination of organisational and bespoke events, thematic mapping of CA flagship programmes as well as support prioritisation and fundraising for CA's restricted, co-financing liabilities.

To ensure uniformity of communications messaging, the role is expected to work in close consultation with relevant communications departments outside of Philanthropy and Partnerships team and may be required to collaborate closely with the wider FSE department and other income generating teams as necessary.

Key outcomes

• Thematic Mapping: Priority thematic areas of intervention from CA existing programmes as relevant for the Philanthropy and Partnerships teams, are identified in alignment with the external funder landscape.

• Comprehensive thematic Cases for Support including overall programme needs, impact, focus countries, objectives/outputs, activity types, beneficiary data, programme highlights/successes and lessons learned etc are developed.

• Relevant communications collateral such as case studies/success stories, infographics, videos/b-rolls, pictures etc are developed for each case for support.

• An updated and accurate central repository of thematic cases for support, subsidiary projects including CA co-financing initiatives/liabilities and related communications collateral is developed and managed on a relevant platform.

• An updated and accurate central financial monitoring and reporting system for thematic cases for support and subsidiary PPT projects including CA co-financing initiatives/liabilities is developed and managed on the CRM.

• Development of tailored communications content such as newsletters, appeals etc mainly for PPT income/engagement sub-streams (MV, SALT and S/M Trusts) is supported in uniformity and alignment with organisational messaging and principle cases for support;

• A central calendar of events to facilitate and coordinate PPT engagement is developed, maintained and coordinated;

• Central PPT donor missions and trips are planned, coordinated and executed effectively, ensuring a rewarding experience for all PPT donors and relationships;

About you

Essential

• Educated to degree level or have relevant work experience

• Experience in grant writing, reporting or communications

• Working knowledge and understanding of fundraising from public or private funders

• Experience of developing fundraising content such as project proposals, concept notes, theories of change, logical framework analysis, donor narrative and financial reports etc

• Understanding of fundraising communications such as case studies/success stories, fact sheets, A/V content, imagery and visuals etc

• Experience of using digital archiving systems and repositories such as SharePoint, Shared Drives, organisational databases and Enterprise and Resource Planning (ERP) systems etc

• Experience of using a CRM database

• Prior work experience with an international development organisation/INGO

• Excellent organisational skills and communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience/knowledge of copy writing and/or marketing

• Ability to take initiative, structure, prioritise and coordinate their work as well as take ownership of related outputs

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

All successful candidates will require either and Enhance or Basic Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

To apply please follow the steps in "How to Apply" above.

Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing & Hounslow Mind provides mental health services in the boroughs. We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and hardworking individual to joining our "Well at Work" (WaW) Team.

WaW is a training and consultancy service which provides mental health awareness and wellbeing programmes (including training, consultancy, policy development, wellbeing interventions) to both public and private sector organisations across the UK.

The Role

This is a client facing role with the primary purpose to deliver training to public and private sector clients. There will also be the requirements of account managing clients to grow the accounts and supporting with new product development including designing, developing and enhancing training packages for existing client needs and new offers.

A good knowledge of mental health issues and wellbeing topics is compulsory. The ideal candidate should have a strong personal desire to combat the stigma associated to mental health in organisations and be able to demonstrate this.

This position will be self-funded via the margin from the delivery of trainings undertaken and the stability and future security of the role will be based on this financial aspect alongside performance.

Given the current climate, delivery is primarily remote via online platforms such as zoom. This will not always be the case and face to face delivery will be a default part of the role when possible.

This is a permanent contract for 28 hours per week. 

Post is subject to a DBS check.

Please apply by sending your completed application form, following the steps in "How to Apply" above.

Full Time Permanency Service Team Leader (37.5 hours pw)

• Are you experienced in managing fostering and/or adoption services?
• Are you committed to providing the best quality foster carers and adopters for troubled children?
• Do you want to work in a multi-disciplinary team of skilled professionals to ensure good therapeutic Post Adoption and Fostering support, and to motivate and support other social workers to do so too?

If the answer’s ‘yes’ – get in touch!

Why? Family Futures is:

• An adoption and adoption support agency awarded an outstanding rating by OFSTED in 2018 for our third consecutive inspection.
• Has a reputation for innovation and offering a high-quality service - an integrated multi-disciplinary assessment, treatment and family finding service for adopted and fostered children who often are more challenging to place or to maintain in placement.
• Now developing a therapeutic fostering service to bring our skills and wrap-around support to children in care

As the Permanency Service Team Leader you will be responsible for continuing to develop and support our Adoption Service, be a central part of developing our exciting new Therapeutic Fostering Service and manage the staff within these services to help them maximise and develop their skills and practice.

We Need an energetic experienced manager with a background in permanency services who will lead a small team of social workers in the Permanency Service and carry a small caseload of assessing adopters and foster carers, and post approval support. You will also (for an additional salary element) take a turn at staffing the out of hours support line.

Ideally applicants will have experience of both fostering and adoption. However, given our experience in adoption, it is more essential that the Permanency Team Leader brings experience and knowledge of fostering and is willing to build their skills in adoption.

We Offer:

• High quality support, supervision and training
• The opportunity to work creatively, as a key part of our multi-disciplinary team, in a child-centred way, informed by current research, using a well-evidenced model of understanding the need of children with traumatic histories.
• Small caseloads, meaning you can work in depth with families and support the staff team to do so
• Competitive salary and a supportive working environment, which recognises the stress of this type of work and nurtures staff, enabling staff to grow their skills and gain satisfaction from supporting carers/adopters to become therapeutic parents and children to heal and thrive.

Family Futures is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We expect all staff to share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and follow safer recruitment practices to protect children and adults at risk of harm, requiring the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure.

This is a permanent position. Salary: £46,000 - £51 000 per annum

In response to Covid 19 we have had to adapt our services, therefore the role is currently largely home-based with some days at our office in Islington.

Closing date for applications is midnight Sunday 14th February 2021 with interviews scheduled to take place on Monday 22nd February 2021.

Changing Faces is on the cusp of an exciting revisioning and redefinition of our 1-1 and clinical model across the service for people with a condition, mark or scar that affects their appearance (visible difference). We are seeking a qualified, innovative and experienced Adult Wellbeing Practitioner to deliver 1-1 and other wellbeing interventions to support the needs of people across the UK. 

The main purpose of the role is: 

• To deliver 1-1 counselling, support and peer interventions to adults with visible difference across the UK
• To collaborate with the team to revision, redefine and embed our new 1-1 and clinical model across the service 
• To build awareness and promote the service across the UK to maximise the reach and impact for adults with visible difference 

We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us and help improve the lives of people with visible differences. Changing Faces is committed to achieving greater staff diversity. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. In line with our commitments to race equity, we are particularly seeking applications from people of colour/ people from BAME backgrounds. We actively encourage people with a visible difference to apply. We are also always open to conversations about flexible working. 

Changing Faces is the UK’s leading charity for everyone who has a mark, scar or condition that makes them look different (a visible difference). Being different in a society where there is such pressure to look a certain way is extremely difficult.

People with visible differences are vulnerable to isolation, loneliness, social anxiety and low self-esteem. They face staring, unwanted attention and even bullying and hate crime. They experience lowered expectations in education, problems getting work and stereotyping in the media. This can have a devastating, and lasting, impact on their wellbeing. Adults often come to us, having never spoken to anyone about the psychological impact of their visible difference before. 

Changing Faces provides unique practical, social and emotional support for people affected by visible difference; we challenge discrimination and campaign for a world that respects difference. 

Our Wellbeing services build confidence and resilience – giving people the tools to manage their feelings, cope in different social settings, handle other people’s reactions or deal with life, education, work and relationships. We are going through an important period of change and development in the Wellbeing Services – embarking on a revisioning and redefinition of our 1-1 and clinical model across the service and launching our national children and young people’s model. 

Changing Faces wants a future where everyone with a visible difference on their face or body has the confidence, support and opportunity to lead the lives they want. 

Salary range / benefits: £29,940.98 – £33,698.84 (Changing Faces’ policy is to offer all posts at the first point on this scale/negotiable.) 25 days basic holiday; 6% pension contribution 

Application method: Please download the attached Job Description and provide a full CV and a comprehensive supporting statement, with clear demonstration of how you meet each point of the person specification and job requirements. Please do let us know where you saw the role advertised too.

Closing date: 10am Tuesday 16 March 2021 

Interviews: Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 March 2021 

For more information, please visit the Changing Faces Website

At this exciting time in our evolution we are seeking a high-calibre candidate to take on the role of Operations Officer. This role will provide critical support in a period of rapid growth.  You will be identifying and researching sites for potential new IntoUniversity centres and will take the lead with support from the Head of Operations (Impact and Strategy) on their initial set-up.  You will attend meetings with key stakeholders, conduct feasibility research in new areas, and write high-quality and compelling reports to share our findings. In this role you will work closely with IntoUniversity’s Data and Impact team to review and analyse the most up-to-date data on deprivation and disadvantage. You’ll get a fantastic insight into the charity across a broad range of areas – from operational support to strategic development. You will also provide operational support to the Head of Operations (Impact and Strategy) and support with wider aspects of the charity’s operations including supporting with the organisation of IntoUniversity’s Graduate Training programme, staff development training and gaining training in and experience of using our CRM system (Salesforce).

The role is exciting, challenging and varied. You will be able to multi-task and to monitor multiple projects simultaneously. An ability to see the bigger picture will be crucial. You will work with a wide range of our stakeholders, taking a professional yet friendly approach – you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills. Flexibility, great analytical and research skills and the ability to write fluent copy to the highest quality are all necessary for your day-to-day routine. The production of high-quality reports in PowerPoint that are presented in a professional, clear and digestible format will be a key task in this role. You will be proactive and able to use your initiative at all times. You will have excellent organisational skills and be able to demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, and will be highly efficient. You will also have a genuine passion for the mission of IntoUniversity.

This post is suitable for either a new graduate with the skills, aptitude and the ability to learn quickly on the job or a recent graduate with existing experience in a broadly similar role. The role is a great opportunity for somebody looking to start their career in the charity sector and get a breath of experience across many aspects of the charity’s work. Please find further details below.

As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and/or male candidates as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.

Each day you will be contributing directly to the success of the charity and the transformation of the lives of some of the UK’s most disadvantaged young people. If you believe that all young people deserve the chance to achieve their potential regardless of their background and want to play a part in helping them succeed, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

The closing date is 10th March 2021

The Interviews will take place on 24th March 2021

The start date will be April 2021 (date to be agreed on appointment)

JOB POSTING – MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING MANAGER, GLOBAL

Closing Date:Open until position is filled

Organization:Right To Play International

Department/Division: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Work location: London, UK

Authorized to work in: UK

BACKGROUND:

Right To Play is a global organisation that protects, educates and empowers children to rise above adversity using play. By harnessing play, one of the most powerful and fundamental forces in a child’s life, we helped 2.3 million children last year to stay in school and out of work, to prevent life-threatening diseases like HIV and malaria and to stay safe from exploitation and abuse. We are the only global development organization focused exclusively on using play to transform the lives of children and youth impacted by poverty, war, disease and inequality. We play for change in the five key areas: Quality Education, Gender Equality, Health and Wellbeing, Child Protection, Psychosocial Support.

Established in 2000, Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has operations in 22 countries across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

With a shared passion for our mission, our Culture Code guides how we act and interact based on five core pillars:

• Accept Everyone – Be intentional about inclusion
• Make Things Happen – Seek opportunities to lead and innovate
• Display Courage – Act with integrity
• Demonstrate Care – Look after yourself and one another
• Be Playful – Have fun at work

Please visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do, and watch this video to find out about the five pillars of our Culture Code.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager will support the transformation of Right to Play into a learning and evidence-driven organization, ensuring effective systems and processes to ensure best practice across the program teams. The MEL Manager will be contributing to the implementation of Right To Play’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning strategy across the organization and assigned countries which responds to the following strategic objectives: Implement an ​Evidence-Driven Approach, leveraging the use of technology to improve data quality and enabling real-time monitoring, learning and decision-making. ​ 

The Global MEL Manager will oversee internal and external program evaluations to develop and promote a learning agenda to inform program strategy and funding decisions. The Global MEL Manager’s primary focus is to lead the design and implementation of projects’ MEL systems and processes capable of tracking progress against identified targets and determining its effectiveness across assigned countries; to support the implementation of the information systems; and to support country teams in developing and implementing the monitoring and evaluation frameworks. They will also manage and oversee multi-country evaluations as well as lead on producing deliverables aligned with the MEL strategy’s objectives.

Reporting to the Director, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning and working in close cooperation with other MEL team members in Right To Play’s country offices and fundraising teams to achieve global goals for children, this role requires a high level of collaboration and coordination.

The position will be based in London, UK; however, extensive travel locally and internationally (up to 50%) is required. Given the impact of COVID-19, travel requirements may potentially change, and employees may work from home in the initial months of employment.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Job Responsibility #1: Quality Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and Systems (45% of Time):

• Leads in provision of technical support to ensure quality implementation of assigned Right To Play’s program measurement strategies, with a specific emphasis on statistical metrics, rigorous sampling frameworks, and quantitative measurements.
• Manages the review of data coming from monitoring and evaluation systems such as DEVRESULTS to track the quality of Right To Play’s multi-country, global programs and design improvement measures as required to adhere to current international standards and best practices in the education and/or health sector.
• Supports outcomes reporting processes by coordinating outcomes reports, reviewing content, providing technical support, and analysing global data.

Commissioning and Management of Evaluations

• Leads assigned countries’ donor evaluations, ensuring evaluations are balanced across core evaluation principles and that they promote a learning agenda that builds the knowledge necessary to inform program planning, funding decisions, and strategic directions for the organization. 
• Ensures that evaluation variables are strategically identified and donor requirements are measured. 
• Leads and contributes to evaluation design, data collection methods and process, data analysis, and representation of findings using the highest scientific rigor and contextual relevance possible. 

Research Design, Implementation and Partnership:

• Provides technical inputs into academic and operational research proposals and determining suitability and degree of alignment with organizational priorities.  Develop guidelines and protocols for academic and operational research on Right To Play programs.
• Prepares papers, reports and articles for external public consumption that may include academic journals, industry publications, advocacy forums, other NGO’s etc.
• Accurately presents Right To Play findings at conferences, forums, special interest groups nationally and internationally.

Learning, Dissemination, and Data Utilization (internal and external)

• Ensures that staff across the organization are learning about and discussing findings from outcome assessments, evaluations, and research studies, and that key findings are informing ongoing planning and decision-making. 

Job Responsibility #2: Implementation of the Measurement Strategy and Planning (20% of Time):

• Ensures assigned quality implementation of the organizational measurement strategy, monitors and reports on performance indicators and variances.
• Develops and manages assigned sections of MEL strategy, annual plans and budgets for implementation of Global MEL priorities and change projects.
• Leads on assigned research that advances the ability of Right To Play to contribute to the field of knowledge in our sectors of operation.
• Participate and provides MEL technical inputs for Community of Practice (CoP) Meetings.

Job Responsibility #3: Country Office Collaboration and Support (25% of Time):

• In collaboration with Country Office MEL colleagues, supports and provides technical guidance to country-level Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) staff with the implementation of key measurement activities.
• In collaboration with Country Office MEL colleagues, works to develop a strong monitoring and evaluation frameworks across the different RTP thematic areas.
• Engages regularly in the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Community of Practice with Country Office MEL colleagues.
• Supports MEL staff in the implementation of the Global MEL Strategy and related systems, processes and tools and provides solutions to the challenges in their implementation.
• Leads, mentors, trains and provides technical support to the M&E Team (including Field Offices) to build capacity in M&E systems and to enhance M&E vision and systems.

Job Responsibility #4: Program Planning and Organizational Support (10% of Time):

• Provides technical support in evaluation systems, Results-Based Management and project development. 
• Collaborates with Right To Play teams to support resource development, effective training delivery, project planning and development, proposal writing program implementation, and communications.
• Reviews annual program plans to ensure adequate and complete monitoring and evaluation plans are included.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:

• Master’s degree in social sciences, international development or equivalent experience, and education.
• Training or certification in statistics, mixed and quantitative measurement strategies, and/or research methods.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 6 years of experience in the International Development and/or Humanitarian sector with substantial overseas experience.
• Experience managing program evaluation in the international development context. 
• Experience providing technical support and managing program evaluations in a multi-country setting. 
• Experience developing measurement frameworks for education or health programs.
• Proven ability to gather, analyse and evaluate facts and to prepare concise and well-written evaluation reports for different audiences – technical, management, government, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Experience in application of quantitative data collection, analysis and reporting and the creation and sourcing of appropriate tools.
• Demonstrated skills and use of both quantitative data analysis and visualisation software, such as SPSS, STATA and/or Dedoose, PowerBI or Tableau.
• Experience in the field of education and technology, and/or SHR and GBV is an asset.
• Experience working with major international development donors or Foundations.
• Experience in implementing systems for capturing impact and performance data to facilitate organizational learning and evidence.

COMPETENCIES / PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills to think and plan strategically and the ability to translate this into practical and feasible operational program planning both in written and verbal formats.
• Demonstrates a high level of interpersonal and cross-cultural skills including the ability to build collaborative relationships internally and externally with sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, social and political issues.
• Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure, working with a wide range of stake holders
• Highly adaptable and able to work with people from various backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to collaborate amongst an international and multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work with vulnerable people and ensure high safeguarding standards when undertaking data collection.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

• Excellent knowledge and ability in statistical analysis.
• Demonstrated ability with budget management.
• Strong analytical skills, including research.
• Proficient experience of working with Microsoft Office applications.
• Extensive use of tools and resources for mobile data collection.

LANGUAGES:

• Fluency in oral and written English, fluency in oral and written French is an asset.

WHO YOU ARE:

You are an aspiring global professional with an attention to details and data. You can manage complex processes and have an inherent passion for research and evaluation-type activities. You are also passionate about global issues and would like to contribute to international development through monitoring, evaluation, and learning.

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

The opportunity to work with a passionate, innovative and collaborative team where you have the ability to make things happen. You will gain experience working for a globally recognized organization with a healthy culture premised on our Culture Code (accept everyone, make things happen, display courage, demonstrate care and be playful). In addition, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

Target Start Date: Immediately

Contract Duration: Permanent/Full-time

This role will initially be on a remote working basis, changing to office based (across Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham and involving travel across London) when circumstances allow and as required by WGN’s services.

The Administration & Bookings Officers have day-to-day responsibility for delivering all operational bookings and administration for Women and Girls Network’s (WGN) clinical services. They contribute towards the delivery of high quality therapeutic work through the provision of an empathetic, efficient and comprehensive booking service. Administration & Bookings Officers ensure all referral / booking related matters are administered effectively and consult with various managers about any potential barriers to service provision and regarding complex and / or highly sensitive cases. These roles are focused on our Rape Crisis and Ascent Counselling Services but will include cover and support for other WGN services.

Administration & Bookings Officers act as a key point of contact for the organisation and ensure WGN’s centres are calm, supportive and welcoming environments for all users. They are responsible for contributing to continuous formal monitoring and reporting processes for services. As with all WGN team members, Administration & Bookings Officers are responsible for actively contributing to a culture which values and respects diversity, learning, improvement, striving for quality and best practice.

We are looking for a highly motivated, organised and skilled individual for this key role, which is essential to the core functioning of the organisation. If you are passionate about working with women and would like to work within an empowering and gender specific / feminist framework we would really like to hear from you.

WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced annual leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Scheme.

Please visit our website to download an application pack. Completed applications and equal opportunities forms should be emailed to humanresources

Closing Date for Applications: 10am on Friday 26th March 2021

Interviews (to be held via Zoom): Wednesday 7th & Friday 9th April 2021

Please note if you have not received a response to your application within 2 weeks of the closing date you can unfortunately assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

This post is subject to satisfactory references and DBS check.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer.

The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1