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You will be responsible for coordinating the internal operations of the organisation including contract management, ICT, office and HR support. This role will also be responsible for travel logistics, event administration, contractual, grant and financial administration and internal office systems. This would include but is not limited to reviewing financial reports, checking invoices and timesheets, booking meeting spaces, catering for meetings, booking staff travel, insurance renewal and support on managing the IT and HR providers.
The appointee will also take the same role for CoST – The Infrastructure Transparency Initiative – a transparency and accountability programme which operates in 21 countries.
Key responsibilities:
Execute financial administration tasks to time (25%):
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Add invoices to the accounting software package Xero purchase ledger
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Support payments to suppliers and partners.
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Preparing sales invoices for submission
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Review invoices and timesheets submitted by consultants prior to payment.
Organising and providing meeting support (15%):
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Organise meetings and international workshops in the UK and in overseas locations within an agreed budget. This includes the planning and coordination of logistics, such as participants registrations, venue selection, travel arrangement, accommodation and catering, as well as the circulation of meeting documents and invitations, and the processing of travel expenses and invoices.
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Provide on the day support for meetings and workshops including catering and ICT.
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To provide secretarial support to the Board of Trustees. including identification of appropriate meeting dates, circulation of papers and drafting of minutes.
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Update information concerning Trustees and the latest audit with Companies House.
Support the administration and monitoring of grants agreements (15%)
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Coordinate the invitation and submission of grant proposals.
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Prepare draft grant agreements based on approved applications.
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Review quarterly financial reports submitted by partners in receipt of grant funding highlighting any areas of concern and improvement.
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Carry out internal financial audits of partners in receipt of grant funding highlighting any areas of concern and improvement in how the funding is managed.
Coordinating the administration and monitoring of consultancy contracts (25%).
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Support the recruitment, negotiations and management of consultants and advisors including coordination with the client.
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Prepare draft consultancy contracts based the agreed scope of work and conditions.
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Coordinate and monitor consultants’ timesheets to capture time billed against the days allocated in the contracts and approval process.
Execute office administrative tasks to time (20%)
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Coordinate, relay internal emails to staff, reserve equipment and venues for presentations and in-person staff meetings, maintain office calendars and send out meeting reminders.
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Provide administrative assistance to colleagues when necessary.
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Coordinate ICT issues with the service provider.
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Day-to-day management of staff recruitment including placing of advertisements and arrangements for shortlisting/interviewing.
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Maintaining staff personnel files and holiday and sick leave records
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Support renewing insurance policies.
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Support the development of operational policies including financial procedures, employee handbook etc.
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Support organisational planning and diary management.
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Provide administrative assistance to colleagues when necessary.
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Coordinate shared meeting space, travel, ICT and HR support agreements and operations to ensure the company provides the agreed service.
Experience
At least 2-3 years’ experience of operational administration and/or assistance with programme oversight, including implementation and governance.
Experience of administering financial, contracting and operational systems.
Experience of project management and events administration, both online and in person.
Desirable Experience
International travel logistics and finance administration.
Background in not-for-profit sector.
Essential Attributes:
Legally able to work in the UK.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proven project management, administrative and organisational skills
Strong attention to detail.
Excellent ICT skills especially excel.
Highly motivated with an ability to work within budgets and meet deadlines.
Ability to prioritise, plan and organise work.
Commitment to EAP’s Mission, Vision and Values.
Strong diplomacy, networking and relationship-building skills.
Desirable attributes
A graduate.
An interest in international development, infrastructure and public policy.
Experience of using purchaser ledger systems such as Xero.
Knowledge of charity accounting.
Knowledge of contracting consultants and grant agreements.
Key relationships:
EAP Executive Director
EAP Director of Programmes
EAP Lead Policy and Research Adviser
EAP Communications Manager
EAP Senior Finance and Office Manager
EAP Senior Programme Manager
CoST Head of Members and Affiliates
CoST Regional Managers and Technical Advisors
EAP Board of Trustees
CoST Board of Trustees
Strategic Partners
Associates
Accountabilities
Delegated budget / financial authority – 0
Number of people managed directly – 0
Number of consultants managed – 0
Authority level for purchase of resources, materials or services - £0k
Your CV should not be more than 2 pages long and your cover letter should be maximum one page.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Woodland Trust is looking for a Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer to act as a technical lead on all cloud infrastructure and systems which involved complex solution design and implementation.
Role:
• This role is key to support and enable the successful completion of technology projects.
• Lead the delivery of technology infrastructure and its associated projects.
• Support with the Trusts technology governance process and takes ownership of the creation and management of policies and procedures.
• Lead cloud solution design for new systems and migrations through implementation phase.
• Assess technical challenge and risks to identify and communicate solutions that resolve and meet organisational requirements.
• Manage complex technology implementation, system upgrades or migrations and operational troubleshooting.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans to safeguard the organisations data and operations.
• Act as a key point of contact for technical guidance and assurance to project managers and key stakeholders.
• Facilitate technical reviews and discussions with stakeholders and working groups.
• Lead of change advisory board proposals and authorises changes.
• This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than once a month on average.
The Candidate:
• You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values-Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count.
• You’ll have experience leading high availability and disaster recovery architecture design and implementation across cloud, storage, server, virtualisation, network, and application architectures.
• You’ll have strong problem-solving skills to tackle complicated infrastructure issues.
• You’ll have experience leading on cloud solutions and architecture.
• You’ll be qualified in Azure Administrator Associate and Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• You’ll have experience evaluating, designing and migrating on-prem servers and applications to the cloud.
• You’ll have good knowledge in Identity and Access Management (IAM) practices and solutions including Privileged Identify managements, Authentication policies and Network Security policies.
• You’ll have experience in Azure including, Azure governance, Azure IaaS design, Azure PaaS design, Azure Resource Management, Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery.
• You’ll have effective communication skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas to stakeholders in the organisation.
Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
• Enhanced Employer Pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
• Generous Annual Leave
• Enhanced Parental Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees.
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.
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Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.
Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on the 14th - 18th July 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Service Manager provides leadership for the outsourced service desk, IT supply and Site Service Engineering functions of the DDaT team and is the point of escalation for all Barnardo's colleagues accessing services, incident management and request fulfilment.
The DDaT Service Manager is responsible for the delivery of exceptional Site Service Engineering at over 1000 sites and responsible for the delivery of IT Supply services to over 7000 colleagues across the UK. The Service Manager also owns and operates the outsourced Service Desk via the current partner relationship, working in collaboration with internal technical teams. The Service Manager will report to the Director of Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) and is a member of the DDaT Leadership Team.
Continuous improvement of services, ownership of the service catalogue entries, effective self-help documentation and assets, are core activities of the role, alongside ensuring the delivery of excellent business as usual services, and ownership of key transformation initiatives. Fiscal management of delegated budgets, accurate forecasting are key success factors of the role.
The post holder will be responsible for engagement with all stakeholders, aligning working practices with the DDaT Operating Model, identifying improvement opportunities and all other similar practices to grow the function.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
Benefits
Workplace Offer: What it means for you
The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.
- Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
- Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
- The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
- A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
- Service related sick pay from day 1
- Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
- Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
- Cycle2work scheme
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
- 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
*T&C's apply based on contract
About Barnardo's
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.