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Want to work in a vibrant, dynamic and youth driven organisation that is protecting children’s health by transforming the food system?
Be part of the creative, agile and growing team empowering Bite Back’s exceptional teenage activists. As our Director of Finance and Operations you will make a real difference to our mission to help make the food system healthier and fairer.
As a key member of the Leadership Team, the Director of Finance & Operations provides strategic and operational leadership across finance, people, digital, operations and governance. They ensure the charity is financially sustainable, well-run, compliant and values-driven, so that our resources, systems and culture are aligned with our mission.
They will be accountable for the following areas:
Strategic leadership & organisational development
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Act as a strategic partner to the CEO and Leadership Team, shaping organisational strategy and translating it into robust financial, people and operational plans.
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Lead the annual organisational planning cycle, ensuring objectives, budgets and KPIs are aligned to the strategy and are realistic, affordable and measurable.
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Champion a culture of accountability, inclusion, learning and collaboration across the charity, role-modelling our values in leadership and decision making.
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Provide clear, insight-driven analysis and recommendations to support major strategic decisions (e.g. growth, new programmes, partnerships, investments, cost management).
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Lead and develop the Finance & Operations team (Finance, Fundraising, HR, IT/systems, operations) building a high-performing, service-oriented function that supports colleagues to deliver impact.
Financial strategy, planning & stewardship
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Develop and keep under review the charity’s financial strategy, ensuring long-term sustainability, appropriate reserves and effective use of resources.
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Lead and coordinate the annual budget and medium-term financial planning process, working closely with budget holders to create robust, activity-based budgets.
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With the support of the Senior Finance Manager, provide timely, accurate and insightful financial reporting to the CEO, Leadership Team and Board, including management accounts, restricted funds reporting, cashflow and forecasts.
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Maintain robust financial controls, policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, accounting standards and Charity Commission / Companies House requirements.
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Lead the relationship with external auditors and oversee the annual audit process, ensuring high-quality statutory accounts and a culture of continuous improvement in financial controls.
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Oversee financial aspects of funding bids, contracts and grant reporting, including costing models, financial due diligence and project / restricted fund monitoring.
People, culture & HR
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Champion Bite Back’s values - Fresh, Resilient, Respectful, Energetic, and Real - in all your work.
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Provide strategic oversight of HR, working closely with the HR & People Manager on people strategy, workforce planning, recruitment, employee relations and HR operations.
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Champion a positive, inclusive and psychologically safe workplace culture. Lead on embedding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across the organisation, shaping recruitment, policies, culture and practices so that staff from all backgrounds feel welcomed, represented, supported and able to flourish.
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Lead the organisation-wide objective-setting and performance management framework, ensuring clear expectations, regular feedback and fair, constructive review processes.
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Oversee learning and development approaches so that staff and managers have the skills, tools and support to perform at their best and develop their careers.
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Ensure all people-related policies and procedures (including safeguarding where appropriate), are up-to-date, legally compliant, values-aligned and consistently implemented.
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Oversee pensions, insurance, payroll and benefits ensuring these are well-managed, compliant and provide value for money.
Digital, data, IT & systems
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Work alongside the Digicomms team to support the organisation’s digital and technology strategy, ensuring systems and tools are fit for purpose and future-focused.
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Ensure the charity’s CRM (Salesforce) is effectively governed, embedded and used across the organisation, with clear ownership, training and data standards.
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Oversee data protection and information security, ensuring GDPR compliance, robust data governance and adherence to frameworks such as Cyber Essentials where relevant.
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Manage relationships with IT and systems suppliers, ensuring contracts are well-specified, performance is monitored and services deliver value for money.
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Lead the design and continuous improvement of cross-organisational systems and processes to reduce duplication, improve user experience and increase efficiency.
Operations, facilities & supplier management
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Oversee the effective management of the charity’s co-working space in Fivefields and any hybrid / remote working arrangements, ensuring they are safe, inclusive and support collaborative working.
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Plan for future workspace needs in line with organisational growth, culture and budget.
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Lead procurement and supplier management, together with the Operations & Contracts Manager, for key operational services, ensuring contracts are well-managed and aligned with our ethical, environmental and sustainability commitments.
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Ensure robust health and safety arrangements are in place and implemented across all activities, including appropriate policies, risk assessments and training.
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Oversee business continuity planning and disaster recovery arrangements so that critical operations can continue in the event of disruption.
Governance, risk & compliance
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Act as Company Secretary and secretary to the Board, ensuring effective governance processes and high-quality information flows between the executive and trustees.
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Ensure timely and accurate compliance with Charity Commission, Companies House and any other regulatory or funder requirements, including statutory filings and returns.
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Lead the development, maintenance and regular review of the organisational risk register, ensuring an appropriate appetite for risk and clear mitigation actions.
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Provide assurance to the Board and its committees on the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance frameworks across finance, HR, data protection, health & safety and other key areas.
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Coordinate the review, approval, communication and implementation of organisational policies, ensuring staff are inducted, trained and clear on their responsibilities.
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Support the Chair and CEO in planning Board and committee agendas, ensuring trustees are well-supported to discharge their duties and have appropriate information to make decisions.
Please apply with a CV and a covering statement telling us why you’re a good fit for this role. Your covering statement must include answers to the four questions we ask in the application pack. If you do not answer these questions we will not be able to consider your application.
OUR MISSION IS TO CHANGE THE WAY UNHEALTHY FOOD IS MADE, MARKETED AND SOLD, ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Reward Lead
£70,000- £75,000 plus
Reports to: Director of HR Partnering & Operations
Directorate: Chief Operating Office
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (Happy to have a conversation around flexible working)
Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)
Closing date: 14th December 23:59
Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We are looking for an experienced Reward professional to join us and shape our strategic reward agenda.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a small, high-impact team at the UK's largest cancer charity, driving innovative approaches to reward and recognition across a diverse workforce of nearly 5,000 employees. With a focus on commercial and strategic thinking, the successful candidate will act as CRUK'S subject matter expert on reward & benefits - advising senior leadership and shaping our reward strategy in collaboration with HR Business Partners and key stakeholders, supported by a Reward Specialist and Pensions Manager.
What will I be doing?
- Develop CRUK's strategic approach to reward and benefits to ensure that we have the appropriate reward policies, governance, role grading and pay structures in place to ensure consistency whilst enabling CRUK to attract and retain the right people across a broad range of roles/ sectors.
- Work collaboratively with Heads of HR, HR teams, including Business Partners and Talent Acquisition Partners, to understand emerging issues and opportunities and support them in reward related discussions with leadership teams as appropriate.
- Accountable for the oversight and delivery of our annual salary review (ASR) and any market increases. Ensure that the appropriate frameworks and governance are in place to ensure consistency, fairness and affordability.
- Provide accurate and relevant pay and benchmarking data to ensure that the ranges for all our roles are competitive, appropriate and aligned to CRUK's pay position. Provide relevant internal and external pay data to ensure equal pay.
- Develop and deliver an appropriate broader reward offer including pensions and other associated benefits; oversee the management of any associated programmes including our cycle to work scheme, purchasing annual leave, pension scheme etc.
- Provide effective line management for both the Reward Advisor and Pensions Manager, setting clear expectations aligned to the HR strategy and plan. Establish objectives and KPIs, give regular feedback, and manage performance to ensure high standards across the team.
- Oversee CRUK's pension provision, including death in service, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and that the scheme and associated benefits serve the best interests of CRUK and that the offer is sustainable for the charity.
What are you looking for?
- Highly numerate with the ability to manage, analyse and understand complex pay data
- Excellent excel skills with the ability to manipulate complex pay data and provide relevant metrics, reporting and data that drive insight and decision making
- Relevant experience of effectively managing reward, benefits and pensions processes including salary reviews, job evaluation and job families
- Relevant experience of developing, reviewing and evolving pay policies, principles and governance for a diverse organisation
- Good working understanding of employment law affecting pay and reward
- Excellent stakeholder management with the ability to influence senior colleagues and present papers to leadership and trustees
- A collaborative approach with a proven track record of working successful with HR Partners that are customer facing
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human: Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you.
What will I gain?
We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.
You can explore our benefits by visiting our .
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.
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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!
We are looking for a Senior People Officer to join our National Support Team. You’ll play a key role in shaping a positive, inclusive, values-driven culture and deliver excellent HR support across the charity. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to join an innovative, supportive and purpose-driven team with opportunity for personal development and growth.
Are you passionate about babies and young children having the best start in life?
HENRY is a national charity that is making a real difference to the lives of young children and their families. We believe every child deserves a healthy, happy start and we work with communities across the UK to make that happen.
Please go to the career page on our website for more information about the role. To apply please click on the 'apply now' button.
Closing date for completed applications: 9 am Monday 15th December
Task and interviews: At our office in Eynsham - date TBC
Overview of role:
The team:
You will join our National Support Office team based in Eynsham, supporting our charitable work with families and professionals across the UK. The Senior People Officer is line managed by the Head of People who, together with outsourced support and advice, form the People function within HENRY. You will also work closely with our Finance team, IT Manager, CEO and people managers within the organisation.
Work base and travel:
This role works 3 days per week from our office in Eynsham (Tuesday – Thursday) and two days per week remotely from home (Monday and Friday).
Hours:
This is a full-time role of 37.5hours per week. Employees can take advantage of our flexitime hours, choosing when to work their hours between 8am – 6pm each day.
Benefits package:
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Full time salary of £30,995.27, with opportunity for annual performance related pay increments
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30 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays
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Flexitime hours and a flexible supportive approach to balancing work and life
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Enhanced Charity Sick Pay and family friendly leave (including 3 paid emergency dependants' leave days per year, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave)
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Access to a pension scheme with a matched employer contribution of up to 6%
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Employee Assistance Programme, giving free and confidential access to a variety of wellbeing support services.
Job Purpose
To manage and enhance HR processes, support governance and the Board of Trustees, and create a positive experience for our workforce aligned with our charities values, culture and aims.
Key responsibilities
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Core HR processes
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Work alongside the Head of People to develop and implement our approach to HR
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Provide administrative support to the Board of Trustees
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Core office management processes
Core People processes
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Maintain confidential personnel files for employees, casual workers, freelancers and volunteers.
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Oversee a quality recruitment process that aligns to organisational need, in line with the HENRY values.
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Onboard new employees, casual workers, freelancers and volunteers and support a quality induction.
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Oversee all processes linked to the employee lifecycle, including types of leave and processing leavers.
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Manage HR retention periods for records and maintain accurate records
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Be the first port of call for queries and support the Head of People in the breadth of issues and challenges that arise.
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Provide accurate and detailed information to our Finance team to support monthly payroll.
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Provide timely and accurate reports and insights
Work alongside the Head of People to develop and implement our approach to HR
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Maintain up to date information on current employment legislation, communicating changes through policy and internal communications.
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Work alongside the Head of People to continually evolve our People practices to provide the best experience for all and help achieve our charitable mission and strategy
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Optimising the use and impact of our digital HR system
Provide support to the Board of Trustees
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Arrange and coordinate Board meetings and Annual General Meetings.
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Work with the Chief Executive to prepare and circulate papers for Board meetings.
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Coordinate the recruitment, onboarding and ongoing development and training of Trustees.
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Liaise with Trustees, responding to requests for information.
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Support the implementation of Charitable Governance processes and legal compliance
Core office management processes
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Act as the primary contact for office visitors and mail
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Organize and maintain office filing systems, both electronic and paper-based
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Manage office, kitchen, and bathroom supply inventories, placing orders as needed to ensure stock availability
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Undertake routine health and safety responsibilities, including:
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Weekly, monthly, and quarterly internal fire and legionella checks
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Conducting H&S inductions with new staff
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Supporting external contractors during visits
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Maintain a tidy, welcoming, and safe office environment.
Attitudes, behaviour and values
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Build respectful relationships, understanding the impact of your behaviour on others and being willing to adapt it when necessary
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Work effectively as a member of the team by consulting and sharing information with colleagues, managing your time to meet deadlines and preparing for meetings
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Maintain clear and accurate records
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Communicate effectively with partners
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Comply with all organisational policies and procedures
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Model HENRY values
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Support own development through on-going reading, research and supervision
This role requires a basic DBS check..
Person specification
Qualifications
Desirable: Relevant qualification (e.g. CIPD level 3 or 5) or higher education in a relevant subject
Experience
Essential:
- Proven experience working in a People/HR role
- Experience of conducting DBS/PVG checks and safer recruitment practices
- Experience with digital HR systems
Desirable:
- Designing and implementing HR systems and processes
- Previous involvement in health and safety checks and procedures
- Working with a charitable organisation supporting governance and the board of trustees
- Experience as a Company Secretary
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of core HR processes including recruitment
- Working knowledge of UK employment law
- Knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint,Teams, Sharepoint) and confidence in learning new systems
Desirable
- Knowledge of employee, casual worker, freelancer, volunteer and trustee relationships and legal differences
- Knowledge of UK GDPR and how to protect and manage data
Skills and attitudes
Essential
- Strong motivation to contribute to HENRY’s work and commitment to organisational values
- Organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing tasks
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
- Professional and approachable manner, with strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
- Strong organisational skills, able to work on own initiative and meet deadlines
- Ability to take the initiative, not only in identifying problems and opportunities, but also in suggesting and implementing solutions
- An eye for detail and a concern for accuracy, together with the ability to keep sight of the broad picture
- Willingness to undertake training
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Kingston Bereavement Support
Service Manager
Kingston upon Thames (On-site)
£45,000 - £49,000 (DOE) pro rata
Part-time 0.4 or 0.6 per week depending on experience and availability.
Permanent via Website
About The Role
Kingston Bereavement Support (KBS) is the only bereavement service in Kingston Upon Thames. We are a registered provider to local GPs and an organisational member of the Childhood Bereavement Network. We are organisational members of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and we work in accordance with their Ethical Framework.
The Service Manager will provide strategic leadership in the development and delivery of a high-quality service for our clients. This role will drive continuous learning, service improvements, and strong partnership engagement to ensure that KBS provides the best support possible. We are looking for a committed and passionate person who can work as part of a small team to provide a professional, effective, and quality service, ensuring that equal opportunities are available for everyone.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of managing experienced staff including personal development and objective setting.
- Experience of managing, monitoring and evaluating service or organisation provision.
- Practical experience of operational functions, ideally including IT, finance and marketing.
- A track record of fundraising through grants and other channels.
- Excellent leadership skills demonstrated in organisations experiencing major change.
Recruitment Process
Safeguarding the children, young people and adults we support is our top priority. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and we therefore apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure all candidates are appropriate for the roles they apply for and are appropriately screened prior to appointment including DBS checks and social media background checks.
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification documents and complete the application form.
If you have any questions about the role or process, please get in touch.
We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organisation.
No agencies please.
Closing date for applications: Midday Tuesday 6th January 2026
Interviews: Likely to be online week beginning 19th January 2026
Our Benefits
We are a small and dedicated team.
- Annual Leave of 25 days and eight Bank Holidays (pro rata according to contracted hours).
- Access to learning and development to enable you to progress your career.
- An attractive pension scheme.
Kingston Bereavement Support is a local charity established in 1988. We support children, young people, adults and families with bereavement.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Exciting Opportunity
Fixed Term until the end of January 2027
Regional Manager, North East & Cumbria (0.8 FTE)
We are pleased to offer a fixed-term opportunity within the Lloyds Bank Foundation due to the current Regional Manager taking a secondment.
This is a part-time (4 days per week) position, working from home, with regular travel across North East & Cumbria and to London. The post holder must live in the North East or Cumbria.
About the Role
Are you passionate about supporting local charities and driving community-led change? The Lloyds Bank Foundation is seeking a Manager for the North East & Cumbria region to play a pivotal role in our evolving strategy.
As Manager for North East & Cumbria, you’ll:
- Build trusted relationships with local charities, helping them grow stronger and more resilient.
- Support organisations to identify and overcome challenges, connecting them with resources and opportunities.
- Champion community-led change and ensure our work is shaped by the communities we serve.
- Collaborate with partners, stakeholders, and colleagues to maximise the impact of our investments.
About you
You’ll have extensive knowledge of the voluntary sector, experience supporting local charities, and excellent relationship-building and organisational skills. You’ll be proactive, collaborative, and comfortable navigating change.
You’ll be responsible for managing a portfolio of relationships with charitable partners and collaborating with other charities.You will support our charity partners in becoming more resilient and stronger, enabling them to thrive beyond the duration of their relationship with us. You will do this by building trusted relationships with them, supporting them to identify their most pressing organisational challenges; and help them overcome the challenges by building the knowledge, skills and capabilities of staff and trustees. You will work with charities, CICs, and partnerships to identify the most appropriate form of support to respond to the identified priorities. Further information about LBFEW and our approach to supporting charity partners can be found on our website under the 'Development' section.
You’ll be the face of the Foundation in the area, able to build strong and trusting relationships and be an advocate for community organisations across the patch. You’ll have a good understanding of the operating environment in the North East & Cumbria with well-established networks across the patch. You will also play a pivotal role in sharing learning, intelligence and insights to ensure the Foundations’ strategy development, delivery and relationship with the Lloyds Banking Group considers regional needs and the operating context of our funded partners.
If you have experience working with or in the voluntary, community or social enterprise sector and are creative, adaptable, resilient, flexible in your approach, keen to learn and hungry for change, then this could be the role for you!
About the Foundation
We’re an independent charitable foundation funded by Lloyds Banking Group. We work in partnership with local charities and community-led organisations, connecting people, and providing money and resources so that communities can thrive.
This is an exciting time to join Lloyds Bank Foundation. We are coming to the end of our strategy period and, under the leadership of a new CEO, we are developing and rolling out our new strategy, brand and values. We believe this will enable us to turbocharge our work, allowing us to have an even bigger impact to create social change and cohesion and ensuring people in England and Wales are in a good place.
We encourage applications from all sections of our diverse community, irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, religion or belief, or because someone is married or in a civil partnership. We want an inclusive organisation that reflects our community and where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We believe our organisation will be a better, more creative and innovative place to work if we can harness the benefit of different perspectives.
The Foundation is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as inclusive as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for people who have a disability or long-term health condition. If you need any adjustments such as our application form in an accessible format such as a Word document, or for any part of the recruitment process, please email us in confidence to discuss this.
How to Apply
· Closing date: 23:59 on 18 December 2025
· 1st Interview (Newcastle, venue to be confirmed) 13th January 2026
· 2nd Interview (online) 19th January 2026
We support small, local and specialist charities across England and Wales.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The charity is rapidly scaling up, recently doubling its annual support to £6 million. Degrees has partnered with leading climate change funders and research partners including the Quadrature Climate Foundation, Open Philanthropy, Crankstart, Navigation Fund, Outlier Projects, LAD Climate Fund and UK Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA). Transparency of funding is essential to our work. We do not accept support from anonymous donors or funding from the fossil fuel industry. Fundraising for the organisation has been led by the Founder and CEO, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief of Staff, and the Chair of the Trustees with the support of an experienced Senior Philanthropy Advisor.
We now seek a full-time team member to build on this base. Reporting to the COO, and working closely with senior staff and the Chair, the Development Manager will support high‑performing fundraising that secures multi‑year, diversified funding. He / she will also introduce robust processes for pipeline management and donor stewardship and manage the complete donor lifecycle (from identification to cultivation to solicitation and stewardship) of a portfolio of top prospects. The post holder will receive initial onboarding support from the Senior Philanthropy Advisor. As fundraising grows, the team may expand in the future.
Initial priorities include expansion beyond the current donor pool, with a strong push to identify and engage new funders, and putting in place the systems (CRM, reporting cadence, key performance indicators) to support growth at scale.
As this is a new role, responsibilities are expected to evolve but some key items will include:
Strategy & planning
- Work with the CEO, Chief of Staff, COO, Senior Philanthropy Advisor, programme staff and the Chair of the Trustees to help develop and implement a multi-year fundraising strategy aligned with organisational objectives;
Pipeline development & new opportunities
- Manage the fundraising pipeline, guiding the ongoing fundraising activities of senior staff and the Chair;
- Research and identify new funding opportunities from trusts and foundations, government funders, and multilateral donors in the development and climate sectors on an ongoing basis;
- Reach out to networks of donor advisors and established relationships for referrals;
- Initiate and manage contact with funding opportunities;
Grant writing
- Draft and coordinate the preparation and submission of grant proposals;
Donor stewardship & reporting
- Maintain excellent relations with existing funders by keeping them informed on charity and sector updates, inviting them to events, and ensuring the delivery of annual reports and notices;
- Ensure and manage ongoing formal grant reporting on behalf of the organisation;
Events & engagement
- Often working with partners, plan and deliver fundraising events for existing and potential funders, particularly in the UK and US;
- Manage invitation lists, track attendance and ensure bespoke follow–up to attendees;
- Assist in the design of events that will inspire and engage funders while involving Southern experts in the Degrees research community;
- Coordinate all fundraising outreach and related programming for the Degrees Global Forum (a conference to be held in 2027);
Processes, systems & administration
- Create and implement structured processes across the entire fundraising and donor lifecycle;
- Develop and track KPIs, providing regular reports to senior staff and the Trustees;
- Be responsible for fundraising data, contacts and administrative records.
A dynamic charity working on climate change and global development



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Secretariat – Reading Students’ Union
Location: University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, Berkshire
Salary: £30,981.64 per annum
Contract: Permanent, full-time (35 hours a week)
'Governance that matters - because students matter'
About Reading Students’ Union
We are a dynamic, student-focused organisation dedicated to empowering students and enhancing their university experience. Our vision is to be a place for everyone, we inspire and empower students to change the world.
The Role: Secretariat
As our Secretariat Officer, you’ll be the heartbeat of our governance and democratic life. You’ll make sure everything runs smoothly, transparently, and in line with our charitable purpose. From supporting our CEO and Board of Trustees to guiding student leaders, you’ll be our trusted expert.
What You’ll Do
- Act as the go-to expert for governance and democracy queries, providing timely, accurate advice an training to trustees, student leaders, and staff. You’ll keep us compliant with charity law and sector best practice, and lead governance reviews to drive continuous improvement
- Own the annual cycle of Board and committee business—schedule meetings, prepare agendas, write clear and accurate minutes, and track actions. You’ll also coordinate trustee inductions and training, building strong relationships that enable effective decision-making
- Facilitate democratic processes, from elections to policy development. You’ll guide student candidates and elected officers, ensuring they have the tools and knowledge to lead confidently. You’ll design and deliver induction programmes for our elected sabbatical officers, setting them up for success
- Provide high-quality support to the CEO and Senior Management Team—managing diaries, inboxes, and meetings, and ensuring smooth communication across the organisation
- Maintain governance records, policy schedules, manage statutory filings, and oversee the student complaints process
- Identify opportunities to streamline governance systems and introduce digital tools that make processes more accessible and efficient
- Analyse governance and democratic participation data to produce reports that inform strategy and improve engagement. You’ll turn numbers into actionable insights that enhance student representation
About You
You’re passionate about governance and thrive in roles where precision, integrity, and impact matter. You’ll bring a mix of expertise, confidence, and curiosity to help us deliver exceptional governance and democratic processes for our students.
You’ll have:
- Proven experience in governance, democratic processes, or charity administration
- Knowledge of charity law and governance best practice
- A track record of supporting senior leaders or Boards—minute-taking, meeting coordination, and managing confidential information
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to juggle calendars, inboxes, and complex projects in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including clear, accurate minute writing
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Experience designing and delivering training in all things governance
Desirable:
- Experience managing complaints
- Charity experience in an education or student-focused environment
- Knowledge of Student Unions, university structures and student representation systems
Why Join Us?
- Inclusive and supportive team culture
- Flexible working options
- 35 days annual leave including Christmas and Easter closure days
- Professional development opportunities
- Unique working environment in the heart of a vibrant Student’s Union, set on a stunning, green campus
Ready to make an impact?
Apply today and help us bring our ambitious new strategy to life with sector-leading governance!
Committed to equality, celebrating diversity, and embedding sustainability — building an inclusive workplace and a brighter future for all.
To be a place for everyone, we inspire & empower students to change the world
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Live Unlimited are passionate about empowering care-experienced children and care-leavers in Barnet and our opportunities really do make a difference; from helping care-experienced children and young people feel more confident and positive about themselves, supporting them into meaningful new jobs, developing new skills, reducing stress and anxiety and making their feel equal to their peers.
We are seeking a highly organised and passionate Project Officer to help deliver and co-ordinate four of our key programmes:
- Driving Ahead – supporting care-experienced young people to learn to drive
- Peer Lives – a new peer mentoring scheme co-designed with young people
- Friends of Live Unlimited – our supporter engagement and fundraising community
- Imagination Unlimited – providing care-experienced young people with items that spark creativity, joy, and personal growth
As our range of schemes evolve over time, the Project Officer will have an opportunity to work on new projects as they are developed.
In your cover letter please outline why you want the role and how you fit the person specification. Please keep your cover letter to a maximum of two sides of A4. Thank you.
Live Unlimited’s vision is that all care-experienced children and young people are able to achieve their potential and lead happy, fulfilled lives.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role
We seek a Finance Manager to lead the day to day running of the charity’s finances including overseeing the work of our outsourced financial provider. As a grant giving organisation, there will be regular interaction with the programmatic workstreams in this position, offering a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to increase the capacity of a field-leading charity, help empower researchers in the Global South, and contribute to one of the world’s most important climate debates. If you are an ambitious qualified finance professional, this is an opportunity to step into a role with purpose, international influence, and real impact.
Working with the COO, you will undertake organisational financial planning, budgeting and forecasting so that the senior staff and trustees have comprehensive information for decision making. Furthermore, in cooperation with the Development Manager, this role will support the submission of funding bids and reporting to funders to ensure the continued growth of the charity.
Responsibilities
As this is a new role, responsibilities are expected to evolve but some key items include:
- Financial Oversight: Overseeing the outsourced finance provider, ensuring service delivery meets organisational needs and deadlines. You will be the primary liaison between our financial services provider and the staff, ensuring that they make payments on behalf of the organisation, runs payroll, completes the bookkeeping via QuickBooks, the monthly management accounts, and the annual statutory accounts.
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Preparing and monitoring annual organisational budgets including a mid-year adjustment, cash flow forecasts, financial models and annual accounts to support the annual business cycle and fundraising bids.
- Reporting: Finalising monthly management accounts prepared by outsourced financial provider, deliver financial reports for the COO, senior leadership, and trustees, and preparing donor financial reporting.
- Financial Strategy and Investment Oversight: Working with the COO to manage financial resources and reserves including developing the investment policy to support the long-term goals of the charity.
- Audit & Compliance: Leading on annual audits, maintain compliance with UK charity finance regulations, and ensure adherence to funder requirements.
- Programmatic financial support: Working closely with the programmes teams to ensure their payments processes run smoothly with the outsourced financial provider, and regularly reviewing their grant and event expenditure is in line with their own managed budgets.
- Process Improvement: Identifying opportunities to streamline financial processes and implement best practices, such as working with Operations to improve payments & expenses software, opening new bank accounts, or finding new platforms to reduce international payment fees.
Key relationships:
- Supervised by COO
- Primary liaison with our outsourced financial provider (including a management accountant, payments officer and bookkeeper)
- Works with the Development Manager
- Grants Manager
- Operations team
A dynamic charity working on climate change and global development



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill is recruiting for a Finance and Operations Administrator with French or Spanish (Spoken) skills, for this International Charity, working in developing countries. Based in Central London. (Hybrid working)
- REPORTING TO: CEO
- CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time (hybrid)
- PROPOSED SALARY: £35,000 per annum depending on experience
- LOCATION: Central London. (CANDIDATES MUST LIVE IN THE UK. THIS IS HYBRID ROLE. NO OVERSEAS TRAVEL)
- HYBRID WORKING: A minimum of 2 days per week is based at their offices in Central London.
- BENEFITS: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, attractive employer contribution-only pension, private medical insurance cover, excellent working environment.
- HOURS: Full-time, 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday.
- LANGUAGE SKILLS DESIRABLE: French or Spanish (Spoken)
PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY, INTERVIEWS ARE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
About the role: Principal Responsibilities
- Finance Administration - 60% of role
• Processing grant payments (10-15 weekly) via online banking in line with authorisation limits
• Inputting and updating all incoming and outgoing transactions on QuickBooks.
• Saving payment confirmations on the server and on QuickBooks.
• Scanning and Electronic filing of accounts and finance invoices, receipts, credits.
• Calling organisations in different countries to verify bank account details (as part of anti-fraud checks.)
• Weekly and monthly bank reconciliations.
• Financial support to CEO and auditors for annual audit.
• Administration of 3 company credit cards and company expenses.
• Ad hoc administration duties to support charity and CEO including communications with the Charity Commission.
2. Grant assistance - 5%
• Review and edit of grant letters for c.15 grants per year.
• Email liaison with grantees to ensure timely submission of paperwork including annual reports.
3. Assistance to CEO - 25%
• Provide a professional, comprehensive and high-quality executive support to the CEO, including time, diary and email management, travel and accommodation arrangements, expenses, providing support to meetings, drafting appropriate correspondence and document production.
• Providing project administration support and management of discreet pieces of work relating to the Trustees meeting.
4. Office Management - 10%
• Handling incoming and outgoing correspondence e.g. post, office phone
• Inventory and supplies Ensuring that office has sufficient stationary, kitchen and bathroom supplies
• Facilities: deal with any repairs and cleaning including liaison with cleaning company
• Organising catering for Trustees meetings x3 annually
• Weekly backup of server
• Event planning: organising company events e.g. strategic planning sessions, visits from grantees, office outings
Person specification
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Harris Hill is recruiting for a Full Time or Part Time Finance Manager for this well-established charity based near Cotswold, Gloucestershire. (Hybrid)
- Location: Near Cotswold, Gloucestershire
- Salary: £37.500pa
- Management: None
- Hours: 5 days a week or 4 days a week, is offered.
- Hybrid Working: 1 or 2 days a week working from home, would be acceptable (Mainly an office role)
PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY, INTERVIEWS ARE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
The Finance Manager position is a standalone finance role, with responsibility for the day-to-day financial management of a charity’s affairs.
Key responsibilities
- Process and settle supplier invoices
- Manage and process charity payroll including interface with HMRC
- Preparation of month end management accounts for Trustees
- Assist with external audits
- Managing daily bank transactions, including reconciliation of multiple retail outlet takings
- Reporting and budgetary preparation
- Respond to financial queries via phone and email
Qualification and skills
- Proficiency in Xero accounting software and Microsoft Excel
- Good communication and organisational skills
- Experience of managing payroll
- Experience of previously working within a charity environment would be of an advantage
- A part qualified accountant would be an advantage
Head of Finance
Location: Bath (minimum of 4 days in the office)
Contract: Permanent, full-time (35 hours per week, Monday–Friday)
Salary: Up to £65K (dependant on skills and experience)
About St John’s Foundation
St John’s Foundation is one of Bath’s oldest charities, supporting individuals and communities for over 850 years. Today, we continue to make a lasting difference across Bath and North East Somerset by helping people to live independent, fulfilling lives and by working to build stronger, more resilient communities.
As we continue to evolve, we are investing in modern systems, governance and talent to ensure we can deliver lasting social impact with integrity, efficiency, and purpose.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Head of Finance to join our team. This role will play a pivotal role in ensuring the long term financial health and sustainability of St John’s Foundation and its trading subsidiaries.
Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will lead and take responsibility for our day-to-day financial operations and manage a dedicated team of finance professionals. You will ensure robust financial control, accurate reporting, and effective systems that underpin the charity’s strategic ambitions and operational delivery.
This is a senior, operational leadership role, offering the opportunity to shape our financial systems, guide a talented team, and contribute directly to our mission. You will also manage the next phase of our finance system implementation.
What You’ll Do
· Manage the finance team, ensuring timely, accurate financial reporting and high standards of control.
· Manage all aspects of financial management — including cashflow, balance sheet integrity, and statutory reporting.
· Lead on the statutory reporting and oversee budget setting and management accounts.
· Manage the next phase of our finance system implementation, embedding process improvements and digital innovation.
· Support the Finance Director with governance, risk management, and strategic financial planning.
· Manage investment and endowment accounting, ensuring compliance and effective performance monitoring.
· Provide insightful analysis and reporting to the Executive Team and the Board of Trustees.
About You
We’re looking for an experienced senior finance professional who combines technical expertise with strong leadership skills.
You will have:
· A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent).
· Proven significant experience in senior finance leadership, including management accounts, budgeting, and statutory reporting.
· Strong technical knowledge of accounting standards and charity finance (including restricted and endowment funds).
· Demonstrable strong knowledge of financial controls, accounting standards, and (ideally) charity finance.
· Proven experience managing or implementing finance systems or digital transformation projects.
· Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust across all levels.
· A collaborative, proactive, and improvement-focused approach.
Desirable:
· Experience within the not-for-profit or charity sector.
· Knowledge of property and investment accounting.
· Familiarity with cloud-based finance systems.
Why Join Us?
Joining St John’s means becoming part of a long-standing Bath charity that puts people at the heart of everything it does. Your work will directly support older adults and people in financial need, and you’ll be part of a friendly, collaborative team that cares about doing things well and doing them with trust, courage and kindness.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As Managing Director, you will provide strategic direction for the charity, employing a collaborative leadership style to ensure that the achievement of the charity’s vision and objectives is supported by an engaged and culturally healthy staff team.
You will ensure the projects are run in-line with our policies, legal requirements, and budgets, with an overarching understanding of the charity’s finances and fundraising.
You will also be a figurehead for the organisation, effectively networking, partnering and influencing across sectors.
Lastly, but most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative power of connection across division, and how the projects we create serve this core purpose.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Holocaust Educational Trust team is made up of hard working, energetic people who are passionate about our mission to educate every person from every background in the UK about the Holocaust and its relevance today.
Over the course of our history, the Trust has created a delivered innovative a meaningful learning experiences and educational programmes which reach over 100,000 young people each year, teaching them about what the Holocaust was, and its relevance today. The schools’ programmes we delivery include our Outreach/survivor speaker programme; our Lessons from Auschwitz Project; the Youth Advocacy/Ambassador Programme; Testimony 360: People and Places of the Holocaust; and Teacher Training.
The Marketing and Communications Officer plays a pivotal role in enhancing the visibility of, and driving registrations to, the Holocaust Educational Trust’s programmes with schools across England. You will play a pivotal role in enhancing the visibility of, and driving registrations to, the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Department for Education funded ‘Supporting Survivor Testimony in Teaching’ initiative – specifically supporting a drive to engage and register schools, ensuring schools across England are inspired to take part through compelling and effective marketing and communications. The post’s work ensures that schools across the UK are inspired to engage with our programmes, building long term and ongoing relationships.
Key responsibilities
All of the responsibilities below are achieved by working closely with the Trust’s programmes team and with the various external MarComms agencies that provide support to the Trust, ensuring that a programme of compelling content and campaigns is shared across email, social media, and web platforms, all designed to inspire teachers and school staff to engage in our programmes and initiatives. As our in-house link to the MarComms agency, you will:
- Support with the development and implementation of an integrated marketing plan, which will drive school engagement, and will translate in to school registration on to the government funded ‘Supporting Holocaust Survivor Testimony in Teaching’ initiative.
- Ensure that a programme of compelling content and campaigns is shared across email, social media, and web platforms, all designed to inspire teachers and school staff to engage in HET’s programmes, translating into school registrations
- Work with colleagues across the Trust, as well as agencies, to ensure that HET’s communications channels are effectively coordinated in line with a shared marcomms calendar
- Support the creation and management of marketing content and messaging across platforms, including website, social media, email newsletters, blog posts, sector press and other.
- Produce engaging marketing materials, press releases, case studies and reports to promote programmes’ impact and inspire engagement.
- Identify new sources of educational contacts, to build the Trust’s database and increase visibility of our marketing materials.
- Build relationships with media contacts, stakeholders, and partners to maximise PR opportunities.
- Provide accurate information regarding engagement to enable the preparation of reports, including reports to donors and funders including government, as well as to the Board of Trustees; and undertake analysis to identify and recommend opportunities for improvement in the effectiveness of marketing activities
- Monitor marcomms delivery against KPIs regularly, ensuring stats are kept up to date and flagging in advance if there is a chance of not meeting a KPI.
- Ensure marketing and communications are delivered in line with responsibilities related to data protection including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, and that GDPR is part of programme planning across all programmes.
To find out more please read our full job description and person specification, and click through to our website to find out how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Multi-Story Orchestra is seeking a dynamic and experienced Executive Director to see us thrive in our next phase.
Multi-Story Orchestra is seeking a dynamic and experienced Executive Director to lead our next chapter. After 15 years, our visionary Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Kate Whitley, will step down in early 2026. This marks an important and carefully planned transition for the organisation. Alongside the new Artistic Director, the Executive Director will have a unique opportunity to forge Multi-Story’s future.
Since 2011, we’ve pioneered youth-led orchestral music that challenges conventions, tells urgent real-life stories, and amplifies unheard voices. Today, young people aged 14-18 are at the heart of our creative process, working with professional musicians to create original works across a range of genres, from soul and R&B to classical and choral. The result is music that’s fresh, relevant and powerful.
We are seeking someone who shares our commitment to:
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Strengthening our organisation through strategic leadership and sound governance.
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Driving ambitious fundraising and sustainable financial planning
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Championing equity, diversity and inclusion across all areas of our work.
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Sustaining a strong sense of organisational cohesion through sound team and operational management.
The Executive Director will work in close partnership with the Artistic Director and Board of Trustees to champion the organisation’s vision, drive fundraising initiatives, extend our partnerships, fulfil commitments to funders, and ensure Multi-Story Orchestra thrives in its next phase. The Executive Director and the Artistic Director together fulfil the CEO function for Multi-Story Orchestra.


