Designing a diverse nature reserve for wildlife. Part of the land is a local wildlife site with meadows, woodland and grassland. 

Opportunities creating smaller projects within the nature reserve.

Are you interested in beekeeping, allotments, planting, photography, nature habitat creation? 

There are lots of ways to get involved, develop new skills and support your local wildlife. 

• Place of Work: Work from home
• Reports to: Fundraising Officer (FO)
• Timeframe: Minimum three months, preferable 6 months
• Hours: Two days a week (from 10am to 5pm Monday - Friday) The days you work and the hours can be flexible.
• Start date: W/C 22nd of June 2020
• Closing Date for Applications: 11pm on Friday 12th of June 
• Salary: Lunch expenses £5
• Online interviews will take place on 17th and 18th of June

Interested in International Development? Want to be part of a growing organisation that is changing the lives of children in Colombia? You might be just who we are looking for!

Children Change Colombia is looking for an enthusiastic intern who can commit to spending 2 days a week for a minimum of 3 months, preferably 6 months. Days and hours worked each week can be flexible, and can be arranged in advance with your line manager.

About Children Change Colombia
Children Change Colombia is a UK registered charity with 28 years' experience in defending children's rights in Colombia. Today we are the UK's largest charity working exclusively in Colombia. We work with children whose rights to a safe, happy childhood, and a fulfilling future, are threatened by poverty, inequality and violence. We work with the children most at risk, to keep them safe and defend their rights in the long term, to tackle neglected issues that few others address and to strengthen children's organisations.

Through local partnerships, we currently work on four neglected issues:

• sexual and gender-based violence (including conflict related sexual violence)
• commercial sexual exploitation
• recruitment into armed groups and reintegration into society of former child soldiers
• mining
   

We believe that, with a knowledge of their rights and the confidence to assert them, children can transform their own lives, their communities and Colombia itself.

We are a small and lively organisation and you will quickly become an essential part of our friendly team, involved in all areas of discussion and supporting the many areas of our work.

Key responsibilities:
 

Fundraising:
-Work closely with the Fundraising Officer on researching new funding opportunities from Trusts, Foundations, and institutional donors to match them to new and existing funding priorities.

-Assist creating and managing a calendar of funding applications.

-Help maintaining up to date and organised the directory of Trusts, Foundations, and Corporates.

-Assist with drafting funding proposals for use with trusts, foundations, institutional and corporate donors.

-Thank Trusts, Foundations, institutional and corporate donors.

-Contribute to our fundraising strategy by helping us to keep our database up to date.

-Proof-read and copywriting reports to Trust, Foundations and Corporates.

Programmes:
-Assist reviewing partner´s mid-year and end of year reports.

-Help preparing year impact reports using monitoring information from partner organisations.

-Assist updating recent projects and new partnerships for our website.

-Assist the new partners and  projects selection process.

Person Specification:
This internship is ideally suited to someone with an interest in children’s rights and sustainable development, who is looking to complement their studies with practical experience of the charity sector, or someone working part-time looking to gain more experience in the not-for-profit sector.

Skills & Experience
 

Essential

• Enthusiasm and a commitment to our work.
• Desire to gain experience in a small charity.
• Knowledge of MS Excel and Word, and the ability to learn to use database (CRM).
• Proactive and able to use your own initiative.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to gather, analyse and process information for reports.
• Ability to work with a team and independently.
• Fluent English and Spanish - spoken and written.

Desirable

• Strong numeracy skills
• Familiarity with the Colombian context and understanding of the recent history and current social issues in Colombia

Child Protection
Please note that successful candidates will be expected to accept and commit to Children Change Colombia’s Child Protection Policy.

Application Process
To apply please send your CV (2 pages max) and a short cover letter (1 page max) to the email provided. In the cover letter please state clearly why you want this role and the skills and experience you possess relevant to this post and how you meet the person specification.

We will acknowledge all applications, but to minimise administrative costs we cannot guarantee detailed feedback if you are not preselected for interview.

Children Change Colombia is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all applicants and employees, and we seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

Interviews will be taking place online on 17th and 18th of June

Are you willing to help Sussex Area Ramblers? The Ramblers help everyone, everywhere, enjoy walking and protects the places we all love to walk. By volunteering as East Sussex Local Footpath Officer you will be paying a vital role in making sure we can achieve this. As well as this you can gain experience and skills which that can be used more widely, add to your CV, and widen your social and professional contacts.

Sussex Area of the Ramblers has two area Footpath Officers, one each for East & West Sussex, the positions are also members of the Sussex Area Council which meets four times per year. The primary role is to support and coordinate the local footpath secretaries, who provide an oversight of footpaths at the parish level. You will be involved in dealing with path diversions and other orders, scrutinising planning applications which could impact our footpath network, and dealing with any more complex footpath issues, working closely with the County Council Rights of Way team and other Ramblers volunteers. You will be custodian of our East Sussex definitive map copies and parish footpath records.

Although the work can be mostly carried out from home, field visits will be required from time to time, with occasional attendance at public enquiries, as well as area meetings. 

Experience of carrying out similar roles and local knowledge of our footpath network and planning processes is desirable but not essential. Good computer and map skills are necessary. Training and support from Ramblers central office team and other Sussex area council members will be provided. Reasonable expenses will be re-imbursed.

Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a specialist organisation leading in developing and delivering innovative and effective services for women and girls who have experienced all forms of gender-based violence. Our aim is to ensure proactive development of specialist services that meet the needs of all the women and girls who access them. 

We seek practitioners to join our outstanding therapeutic services and who will thrive in a multi-cultural feminist environment. 

Usually our counselling services are provided in person across London, however at present all our services are being provided remotely (online and telephone) - this is subject to change.

We offer a unique development opportunity for Honorary Counsellors in this specialist field. As well as the opportunity to make a difference to survivor’s lives, Honorary Counsellors gain valuable experience within London’s violence against women and girls sector and join a team of committed and passionate women supporting survivors and working hard to end gender-based violence.

We provide regular one to one and group supervision, access to accredited training courses and a continuous professional development programme. 

We are now accepting applications on a continuous basis, for placements which are currently anticipated to start in October / November 2020.

Applicants who are invited to interview are required to provide original evidence of their clinical qualifications.

Applicants who are successful at the application and interview stages will also be required to attend and pass 4 days of compulsory Induction Training, plus one day of clinical training (dates to be confirmed).

These posts are subject to satisfactory references and DBS checks.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer. The above posts are exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 and Part 1

Social Media & Marketing Intern – Kids Run Free

3 months initially with possible extension

Salary - Nil

Hours – 6-8 per week

Kids Run Free was launched in 2010 by Martine Verweij & Catherine O’Carroll, owners of Raceways Events CIC, a successful sports events company. Through these events, they saw a need to create opportunities to inspire children to run.

Now, Kids Run Free has two programmes: the Marathon Kids programme in schools, and the Park Kids programme in local communities, reaching tens of thousands of children across the UK.

The Social Media & Marketing Intern is an excellent opportunity for a university student or recent graduate, and will focus mostly on the Park Kids programme, under the supervision of the Marketing Officer and the Communications & Marketing Manager.

KEY TASKS

• Create marketing material for social media.

• Share marketing material across various social media platforms, focussing on reaching relevant community groups.

• Other tasks as reasonably requested by the Marketing Officer and/or Communications & Marketing Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree (or working towards) in Marketing or similar

DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

• Social media platforms, especially Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and understanding of their use in maximising communication with different audiences

• Experience in designing marketing material

• Experience in video capture and editing

• Basic office processes 

• Knowledge of the sports industry

 DESIRED ABILITIES AND SKILLS

• An enthusiastic approach with a commitment to getting the work done

• Good planning and organisational skills with attention to detail

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 

• Computer literate with a strong working knowledge of social media sites and core Microsoft products

StreetVet – Fundraising and Development Volunteer/s

This is an exciting volunteer opportunity for experienced professionals to support StreetVet in our fundraising and development. We need experienced help and support to develop our community fundraising, individual giving, and events and to support the General Manager with running our grant application fundraising. The role/s will also involve developing new areas of fundraising (e.g. corporate; major gifts; mid-level giving).

If you could assist with some (or even all!) of the areas highlighted below we would be delighted to hear from you.

StreetVet is a small charity established by volunteer vets and vet nurses to provide essential, free veterinary care to the animals belonging to the homeless community.

We aim to:

• Provide free accessible vet care to the homeless, vulnerable and those in crisis
• Provide a volunteer platform for the veterinary profession
• Foster and support the human animal bond in its most profound form
• Promote and protect the welfare of animals.
   

The key areas that we need your experience on are:

• Developing our fundraising strategy
• Researching trusts and foundations, and bid writing
• Helping to secure funds from corporates and individuals
• Membership development
• Supporting and developing our fundraising work
• Developing individual giving, campaigns and events
• Exploring the development of new income streams (e.g. mid-level giving; major donors)

Responsibilities

More specifically, the formal responsibilities of the role/s will include:

1. Work with General Manager to develop and implement a fundraising strategy to maximise income, including building new business pipeline & a portfolio of high value prospects.
    
2. Identify large scale grant opportunities; manage the preparation, writing and submission of bids to funders.
    
3. Develop innovative approaches to raising funds including crowd funding and organising bespoke fundraising events.
    
4. Support the General Manager in making direct approaches, develop and deliver tailored corporate fundraising proposals and requests for pro-bono support.
    
5. Preparation of high-quality marketing materials to support fundraising, liaising with corporate partners and agencies.
    
6. Organise both fundraising and stewardship events
    
7. Develop the membership base of StreetVet through management of communications with partner organisations, support with the website development and social media to promote the charity.
    
8. Helping to run online campaigns and appeals, including creating assets, writing copy, merging emails, using social media platforms.
    
9. Support the membership base to develop their own fundraising skills and initiatives.
    
10. Identification of mid-level and major donor prospects among individual givers, and proactive prospect research and cultivation
     
11. Keeping accurate and up-to-date records of grants and securely storing all fundraising data (e.g. donor data, Gift Aid forms) in accordance with GDPR
     
12. Managing fundraising data, including developing the use of our new CRM database (Salesforce NPSP ).

Are you passionate about supporting people? Do you want to make a difference for people affected by eating disorders?Are you looking to enhance your skills and empower people to get the support that they deserve?

Echo Peer Coaching is a free telephone support service that matches volunteers who have previously cared for someone with an eating disorder with other carers who are currently supporting someone through recovery. Not having someone to talk to regularly about the challenges and frustrations of supporting someone with an eating disorder can be lonely and isolating. It can be hard to find someone who understands what they’re going through, and they might be worried about how to give the best care to their loved one. Throughout their illness, it’s essential that carers take care of their own wellbeing, too. Echo coaches are volunteers who have their own experience of caring for a loved one and coming out the other side. Through weekly 30-minute phone conversations, over a 6-month period,coaches give carers a space where they feel understood, while empowering them to make the most positive impact possible on their loved one’s recovery. 

As an Echo Peer Coach, you will receive online training giving you all the skills needed to empower carers throughout their loved ones illness, helping them break free from the traps that prevent recovery. You will join a passionate team of staff and volunteers working towards ending the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders. 

Requirements of becoming an Echo Peer Coach:

• a personal experience of caring for someone with an eating disorder (as a parent, partner or sibling)
• the person who you have cared for needs to be in a sustained recovery. Beat suggests this means that person has been outside of all treatment for at least two years, and living a confident life in recovery.
• a passion to help others, prepared to share experience to help with this
• supply two referees who can comment on your suitability for the role
• internet access and able to use a computer (to complete the online training)
• a reliable telephone connection

Polish Psychologist's Association jest organizacją charytatywną mającą na celu zapewnienie psychologicznego wsparcia Polakom zamieszkującym Wielką Brytanię. Najwyższej jakości usługi zapewniane są przez wykwalifikowanych psychologów i psychoterapeutów. Skierowane są one do osób doświadczających problemów na tle psychologicznym, tj. depresja, konflikty rodzinne, izolacja społeczna i inne.

W związku z dynamicznym rozwojem naszej organizacji oraz działu HR, poszukujemy osoby na stanowisko:

Asystent Koordynatora Projektu „Akademia Kobiety”

Zakres obowiązków:

• Stały i ciągły kontakt z Koordynatorem Projektu.

• Koordynowanie pracy wolontariuszy należących do Projektu, rozumiane jako planowanie, realizacja i ewaluacja wszystkich podejmowanych działań.

• Przygotowanie i prezentacja tematów z obszaru nauk społecznych i medycznych, zgodnych z wykształceniem Asystenta na spotkanaich Akademii . Przygotowanie kreatywnej prezentacji multimedialnej, materiałów edukacyjnych, ćwiczeń angażujących grupę do aktywizacji umysłowej.

• Współtworzenie programu edukacyjnego z Koordynatorem Projektu z wyprzedzeniem na minimum 6 miesiecy.

• Aktywna promocja Projektu na spotkaniach i eventach branżowych.

• Szkolenia i treningi z zakresu nauk społecznych i medycznych oraz pokrewnych.

Wymagania

• Wykształcenie wyższe magisterskie z dziedziny Nauk Społecznych (psychologia, socjologia, pedagogika) lub Nauk Medycznych,

• Minimum 1 rok doświaczenia w asystowaniu przy projektach promujących zdrowie psychiczne

• Minimum 1 rok doświadczenia w zarządzaniu ludźmi, np. Praca na stanowisku Coordinator lub Team Leader

• Prowadzenie prelekcji do szerszego grona odbiorców

• Samodzielne opracowanie i realizacja projektu zajmującego się promocją zdrowia psychicznego/psychologicznego/seksualnego

• Mile widzane doświadczenie w zarządzaniu projektami (np. Project Management)

• Wiedza i doświadczenie w przygotowywaniu raportów, prezentacji, tekstów w programach Microsoft Office

• Dobra organizacja czasu pracy własnej oraz całego zespołu.

• Wysoko rozwinięte umiejętności komunikacyjne

• Język angielski – minimum poziom B1

Oferujemy

• Możliwość pracy zdalnej

• Rozwój i nabycie nowego doświadczenia w wybranym kierunku

• Publikacja artykułów pod nazwiskiem autora – możliwość zbudowania własnego portfolio tekstów

• Merytoryczne wsparcie od naszego doświadczonego zespołu profesjonalistów

• Zaświadczenie o odbytej pracy na rzecz organizacji charytatywnej- na życzenie

Miejsce pracy: Londyn/ praca zdalna
Rodzaj umowy: Wolontariat

Uprzejmie informujemy, iż skontaktujemy się wyłącznie z wybranymi kandydatami.

Dziękujemy!

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers who have a passion for improving the lives of vulnerable adults. Our client group is predominantly Learning Disability but we also work with a range of other vulnerable groups. We are keen to recruit those who may have some business experience and /or an interest in Care Farms. Enthusiasm and the ability to think creatively, working alongside a small Trustee Board and Senior Management Team. We are based in Sudbury Suffolk with a service reach countywide and just over the border into Norfolk. The Board meet 5 times yearly and all 6 Board members have elected to take on the responsibility off designated areas, e.g. HR, Finance. We are looking for enthusiastic, caring Trustees. Great if you can offer a specialism, but not essential. If any of the above 'floats your boat' we would love to hear from you.

What are we looking for?

Of vital importance: Enthusiasm, passion, sense of humour

What difference will you make?

We currently work with over 900 people across Suffolk and will venture into Essex this year. It is vitally important to have strong governance to support the very experienced CEO and senior management team as we expand our service provision to other client groups and geographical areas.

What's in it for the volunteer?

The current Board of Trustees are friendly and experienced in a number of areas of expertise. They are very passionate about the difference that the charity can and does make to over 900 beneficiaries across Suffolk. We are looking for Trustees who will share our vision of providing meaningful and exciting services for the most vulnerable in our society - and who will enhance our team.

Do you have the gift of time?

If you have some time on your hands, why not give that gift to a family who needs it?

If you have parenting experience you could make a real difference in your local community by supporting a family who needs a helping hand.

We ask for 2-3 hours per week where you will visit a family in thier own homes,providing a listening ear, a shoulder to cry on or a practical pair of hands. Full training is given with an opportunity to gain a recognised qualifcation.

* Please note A Home-Start application must be completed after expressing an interest in volunteering.

To provide information and advice to older people, their carers, families and friends by telephone.

The type of calls the volunteer will be allocated will be appropriate to their level of knowledge and experience.  There will be the opportunity to deal with more complex calls as volunteers gain experience and undertake further training.  The amount of training involved means this is a role that requires commitment.

Do you work in or have a keen interest in Social Media, Marketing or Branding? Have you previous experience in writing, managing and posting content for an organisation or for a charity?If so, please get in touch as we would love to hear from you!Head2Head Sensory Theatre is seeking volunteers to form part of a project team leading on the purchase and refurbishment of a Sensory Theatre / Community Drop-In Centre for children and young adults with special needs’ and disabilities, their families and carers.

About Head2Head Sensory Theatre:

Our charity is dedicated to the Special Needs’ Community.We are passionate about making theatre accessible to all and understand that families who have a child with a disability face many barriers.We raise awareness, share knowledge and develop new ways to make this happen.We include opportunities for self-development and learning by offering work experience to students transitioning from education.

We provide immersive and interactive multi-sensory shows for special schools and the local community throughout London and the South East reaching over 3000 children with disabilities and over 2000 family members / carers each year.Our activities provide layers of entertainment, both verbal and sensory, so that users, their neurotypical siblings and other family members, are fully engaged.

We are now entering a new and exciting phase and chapter of Head2Head Sensory Theatre by preparing to open a first-of-its-kind community drop-in centre and theatre base.We are securing an ideal site which is in central location with excellent road and rail connections.It presently houses two halls, several classrooms, separate outhouses, detached house, tennis courts and ample parking.All we now need is lots of help to refurbish the building into a welcoming theatre and centre and get the word out to the community to be ready for lots of sensory and theatre fun as soon as possible!

What will you be doing?

You will help us establish and maintain a first-of-its-kind centre which will leave a lasting legacy on the Leatherhead and Surrey community.You will raise awareness of this exciting project and promote its growth and development.You will bring your skills, attributes, expert knowledge, experience and contacts to enrich our project and benefit our charity.

We are currently seeking a dedicated volunteer to support us to develop and maintain our social media activity across all channels including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.

The role will involve: 

• Creating engaging social media content and scheduling social media posts, liaising with H2H team as needed 
• Creating and sending regular email newsletters 
• Managing content calendars, inputting key social media activities and updating as necessary 
• Managing our social media community including moderating and responding to comments and messages 
• Growing our followers on social media platforms 
• Identifying key influencers and develop influencer engagement strategies
• Reporting on social media insight data to monitor and evaluate success
• Monitoring other organisation’s social media to identify trends and areas for our own improvement 
• Making links with appropriate organisations to build new relationships within our online community; arranging podcast interviews, appropriate content shares and social media affiliations 
• Keeping up to date with relevant industry news

What are we looking for?

We wish to recruit volunteers who are passionate about our charity’s work.We are seeking individuals who are able to help us with our expansion project and beyond with their expertise and skills in social media, marketing and branding awareness, and to ultimately champion its development and growth.Ideal candidates will have can-do attitudes, very strong promotional skills enabling leads for the benefit of the charity, as well as expert knowledge and experience necessary for this exciting transition.Specifically, we are looking for a volunteer who will:

• Build our brand identity and awareness
• Develop marketing strategy and communication channels
• Design and implement campaigns and promotional activity
• Design and measure the impact of our services
• Develop and manage relationships with external stakeholders

Ideal candidates will have:

• A passion for all things social media, keeping up to date with latest trends and platforms
• Social media content creation experience
• Experience of working on projects and marketing strategies/social media platforms
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to think laterally and produce original materials
• Excellent attention to detail 
• Ability to work flexibly in a team with enthusiasm and commitment
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Experience of writing engaging, intriguing and innovative content
• Interest in H2H’s aims and objectives and a passion for play

What difference will you make?

You will join the charity during a critical period of transition and your expert knowledge and experience will be invaluable to its success.You will have a key role in ensuring we reach the children, and their families, who are in need of our support and inclusion on a regular basis and offer a drop-in centre which will always be welcoming.

What's in it for you?

You would be part of an innovative and forward-thinking charity, focussed on reaching children who are part of those harder to reach families.  You would have a key role in developing a first-of-its-kind theatre and drop-in centre which will be transformational to children and young adults with special needs’ and disabilities, their families and carers.

Time:  Either in or out of office hours

Estimate of time needed:  Approximately 5-15 hours / month

Do you work in Fundraising or Business Development? Have you previous experience managing a fundraising campaign for a charity?If so, please get in touch as we would love to hear from you!Head2Head Sensory Theatre is seeking volunteers to form part of a project team leading on the purchase and refurbishment of a Sensory Theatre / Community Drop-In Centre for children and young adults with special needs’ and disabilities, their families and carers.

About Head2Head Sensory Theatre:

Our charity is dedicated to the Special Needs’ Community.We are passionate about making theatre accessible to all and understand that families who have a child with a disability face many barriers.We raise awareness, share knowledge and develop new ways to make this happen.We include opportunities for self-development and learning by offering work experience to students transitioning from education.

We provide immersive and interactive multi-sensory shows for special schools and the local community throughout London and the South East reaching over 3000 children with disabilities and over 2000 family members / carers each year.Our activities provide layers of entertainment, both verbal and sensory, so that users, their neurotypical siblings and other family members, are fully engaged.

We are now entering a new and exciting phase and chapter of Head2Head Sensory Theatre by preparing to open a first-of-its-kind community drop-in centre and theatre base.We are securing an ideal site which is in central location with excellent road and rail connections.It presently houses two halls, several classrooms, separate outhouses, detached house, tennis courts and ample parking.All we now need is lots of help to refurbish the building into a welcoming theatre and centre and get the word out to the community to be ready for lots of sensory and theatre fun as soon as possible!

What will you be doing?

You will help us establish and maintain a first-of-its-kind centre which will leave a lasting legacy on the Leatherhead and Surrey community.You will raise funds and awareness of this exciting project and promote its growth and development.You will bring your skills, attributes, expert knowledge, experience and contacts to enrich our project and benefit our charity.

The main purpose of the role will be to support the Board of Trustees and CEO in developing a project-specific sustainable fundraising strategy to support the purchase, and refurbishment, of a building and site into a sensory theatre intended to be used as a base for our Charity.You will work with the Board of Trustees and MKPA Staff to identify income streams to maintain and develop sustainable funding in line with the organisational fundraising strategy through the:

• Completion of Funding Applications to Trusts/Foundations and other organisations 
• Supporting and planning of fundraising initiatives
• Identification of new funding opportunities 
• Supporting and marketing any fundraising events
• Supporting the development of membership fundraising (potentially fundraising packs and materials)
• Assisting in the research of prospective Trusts, Foundations and Corporate donors
• Development of community and local company engagement both in direct giving and gifts in kind 
• Assisting in the development and management of fundraising database, helping update records and administrative duties as and when required 
• Carrying out any other ad hoc admin support for the team as required

What are we looking for?

We wish to recruit volunteers who are passionate about our charity’s work.We are seeking individuals who are able to help us with our expansion project with their expertise and skills in securing the necessary support and to ultimately champion its development and growth.Ideal candidates will have can-do attitudes, very strong networking skills enabling leads for the benefit of the charity, as well as expert knowledge and experience necessary for this exciting transition.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working on projects 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to think laterally and produce original materials
• Excellent attention to detail 
• Ability to work flexibly in a team with enthusiasm and commitment
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Experience of writing persuasive letters or proposals 
• Demonstrable successful track record of funding applications
• Interest in H2H’s aims and objectives and a passion for play

What difference will you make?

You will join the charity during a critical period of transition and your expert knowledge and experience will be invaluable to its success.You will have a key role in ensuring we reach the children, and their families, who are in need of our support and inclusion on a regular basis and offer a drop-in centre which will always be welcoming.

What's in it for you?

You would be part of an innovative and forward-thinking charity, focussed on reaching children who are part of those harder to reach families.  You would have a key role in developing a first-of-its-kind theatre and drop-in centre which will be transformational to children and young adults with special needs’ and disabilities, their families and carers. 

Time:  Either in or out of office hours

Estimate of time needed:Approximately 5-15 hours / month

Are you an accountant who loves bookkeeping, enjoys detail, numbers, keeping ledgers and wants to play their part in helping shape an aspiring charity’s future? If so, please get in touch as we would love to hear from you!Head2Head Sensory Theatre is seeking volunteers to form part of a project team leading on the purchase and refurbishment of a Sensory Theatre / Community Drop-In Centre for children and young adults with special needs’ and disabilities, their families and carers.

About Head2Head Sensory Theatre:

Our charity is dedicated to the Special Needs’ Community.We are passionate about making theatre accessible to all and understand that families who have a child with a disability face many barriers.We raise awareness, share knowledge and develop new ways to make this happen.We include opportunities for self-development and learning by offering work experience to students transitioning from education.

We provide immersive and interactive multi-sensory shows for special schools and the local community throughout London and the South East reaching over 3000 children with disabilities and over 2000 family members / carers each year.Our activities provide layers of entertainment, both verbal and sensory, so that users, their neurotypical siblings and other family members, are fully engaged.

We are now entering a new and exciting phase and chapter of Head2Head Sensory Theatre by preparing to open a first-of-its-kind community drop-in centre and theatre base.We are securing an ideal site which is in central location with excellent road and rail connections.It presently houses two halls, several classrooms, separate outhouses, detached house, tennis courts and ample parking.All we now need is lots of help to refurbish the building into a welcoming theatre and centre and get the word out to the community to be ready for lots of sensory and theatre fun as soon as possible!

What will you be doing?

You will play your part in helping us establish and maintain a first-of-its-kind centre which will leave a lasting legacy on the Leatherhead and Surrey community.You will manage and keep tracking records of our finances, accounts ledger and project costs.You will bring your skills, attributes, expert knowledge, experience and contacts to enrich our project and benefit our charity.

Duties for this role, which may be delivered with a mix of remote and office-based working to suit your circumstances, would include: 

• Management of the Charity accounts (restricted and unrestricted) to ensure all funds are accurately accounted for and properly utilised in accordance with donor wishes and financial directives.This will involve regular communication to ensure information on any restricted funds status is up to date (such as cash flow grant claims, core cost recovery) 
• Producing and distributing to board members accurate, concise and easy to understand monthly management accounts for the Charity funds, in line with agreed timescales 
• Making improvements to the design of management account reports when required 
• Ensuring the VAT treatment of the restricted fund income and expenditure is correct and fully documented 
• Reviewing funding agreements for compliance requirements 
• Maintaining an up to date filing record of the Charity’s funds 
• Producing and presenting financial reports where necessary 
• Cash flow forecasting 
• VAT, tax and Gift Aid issues 
• Preparing analysis of financial information for monitoring reports when required
• Managing the financial records 
• Producing annual accounts 
• Monthly bank reconciliations 
• Receiving all receipts and ensuring payments are appropriately allocated
• Providing sound financial advice to the Trustees & CEO 
• Ensuring financial policies and procedures are up to date 
• Ensuring appropriate risk management techniques and financial controls are embedded throughout the charity at strategic and operational levels.

What are we looking for?

We wish to recruit volunteers who are passionate about our charity’s work.We are seeking individuals who are able to help us with our expansion project and beyond with their expertise and skills in finance, accounts ledger and bookkeeping management.Ideal candidates will have can-do attitudes, very strong accounting abilities and attention to detail.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Numerate with enthusiasm for working with figures and spreadsheets
• Experienced in working as a finance officer or finance administrator
• Able to maintain excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Educated at GCSE Grade C or above in Maths (or equivalent)
• AAT student / possess AAT qualifications or similar
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Experienced Excel, Word and Outlook user, with some knowledge/experience of Teams and Planner or willingness to be trained)
• Experienced in working with accounting software
• Able to communicate clearly and appropriately, both verbally and in writing
• Able to plan and manage a varied, challenging workload and work under pressure
• Able to work independently within clear guidelines
• Able to establish effective working relationships with staff and managers
• Willing to undertake additional training as required
• Experienced in working within a team and able to take a flexible approach when responding to needs of the organisation

Desirable

• Experience of working in the voluntary sector
• Experience of building financial systems

What difference will you make?

You will join the charity during a critical period of transition and your expert knowledge and experience will be invaluable to its success.You will have a key role in ensuring we reach the children, and their families, who are in need of our support and inclusion on a regular basis and offer a drop-in centre which will always be welcoming.

What's in it for you?

You would be part of an innovative and forward-thinking charity, focussed on reaching children who are part of those harder to reach families.  You would have a key role in developing a first-of-its-kind theatre and drop-in centre which will be transformational to children and young adults with special needs’ and disabilities, their families and carers.

Time:  Either in or out of office hours

Estimate of time needed:Approximately 5-10 hours / month