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The Women’s Engineering Society (WES) is a charitable company founded in 1919. We are the oldest professional network of women engineers in the world and the largest in the UK. Our vision is of an engineering industry that employs the diversity of the society it serves to solve the biggest societal issues of our time. Our mission is to support women in engineering to fulfil their potential and support the engineering industry to be inclusive.
We are looking for a full time Partnerships Engagement Officer to work with the WES Partnerships Manager to offer support and knowledge of ED&I initiatives to our growing pool of partners in the UK including, Engineering organisations from small start-ups to universities, SMEs to Blue Chip FTSE 100 companies who partner with WES to support women in engineering and their own ED&I strategy.
The ideal candidate will have experience of account management, preferably in a not-for-profit organisation and bring proven experience in equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I). They will be a self-starter and be keen to provide new initiatives to help engineering organisations achieve their diversity goals. The focus will be to offer knowledge of ED&I to organisations to support the existing Partner relationships, and working with the WES team to provide insights and knowledge of ED&I.
Principal Accountabilities:
· Reporting to the Partnerships Manager to Create, develop, support, and manage engagement with all WES partners.
· Work with WES partners to identify, design, implement and coordinate ED&I initiatives for their organisations.
· Monitor, evaluate and report on the effectiveness of ED&I initiatives for WES partners.
· Manage other ED&I related projects as required.
· To support the Partnerships Manager with the development and delivery of an partners strategy identifying opportunities for growth from both new and existing partnerships aligned with WES’ vision and mission.
· Support the onboarding of new partners, processing new partner applications, monitoring payments and partner renewals.
· Host Partner webinars and networking sessions as required by the Partnerships Manager.
· Work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve tasks and project goals, ensuring partnerships align with our Charity values and policies.
· Support the partnerships Manager with monthly reports to the CEO and quarterly to the Board.
· Work closely with the partnerships Manager and Marketing to provide ED&I content for the monthly newsletter and quarterly Journal
· Attend exhibitions and events as WES’ representative to promote our ED&I initiatives.
· Attend meetings of the partners Directors’ Committee and the Board as required.
WES partners are integral to the second focus area of the WES strategy: Supporting businesses and institutions to attract and retain women in engineering. Successful partnership engagement means partners are more likely to renew and increase their support of women in engineering.
You will be joining a small but dynamic and enthusiastic team who are passionate about supporting women in engineering. If this excites you, then we’d love to hear from you.
Essential criteria:
· You will have solid experience of managing complex partnerships and demonstrate key elements required to succeed in this role.
· A solid understanding of ED&I principles and legislation
· Proven experience in developing and implementing ED&I strategies
· Demonstrate strong communication, organisational and relationship building skills
· Experience in account management with solid results.
· Ability to work under pressure and juggle priorities in a fast-paced environment.
· A ‘can-do’ and flexible approach with the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
· A strong commitment to the principle of equality, diversity and inclusion.
· Experience of working within a team and dealing with competing priorities.
The successful candidate will be a team player, a self-starter able to work alone without supervision and a strategic thinker.
The WES team comes from across the UK and works flexibly. The successful candidate will be able to work remotely, with a requirement to attend monthly team meetings in person at the office based in London, some travel may be required to support specific activities but this would be at the line manager's discretion.
We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Benefits:
· 5% Company pension
· 25 days’ annual leave
· Flexible schedule
· Work from home
· Paid sick pay
Application Deadline: 02/09/2024
Interviews to be held week commencing 09/09/2024
No Agencies Please.
Please read the attached Job Description in Full.
The Women’s Engineering Society (WES) is a charitable company founded in 1919. We are the oldest professional network of women engineers in the world.
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Finance Officer (Hybrid / London based)
The Lord’s Taverners exist to positively impact the lives of young people facing the challenges of inequality. We work to provide inclusive and impactful cricket programmes, empowering young people with disabilities and from disadvantaged communities to develop the knowledge, skills, capabilities and confidence required to overcome the challenges of inequality, raise their aspirations and reach their potential.
Lord's Taverners are an evolving and transforming Charity with a heritage of 75 years, with an ambition to impact the lives of more young people than ever before.
This role will support the management of safe, effective, efficient and impactful delivery and growth of programmes empowering of young people through cricket.
We are a hugely friendly organisation which supports employees to be their best. Therefore, in return we offer:
- 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
- Five additional holiday days between Christmas and New Year
- Two volunteering days
- Pension contribution of 6%
- Group income protection (long-term incapacity pay)
- Eye tests
- Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured)
- Birthday day off
- Season ticket loan
- Flexible working
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave pay
- Life assurance (death in service)
- Wellbeing plan
Please see job description for more details on required skills and accountabilities.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 8 Sept (midnight)
Note: We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Interviews will be held week commencing 16th September 2024
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The University of Strathclyde seeks to appoint a Development Assistant to work within the Alumni & Development team. You will provide operational support to a busy fundraising program, which raises funds through the development of relationships with a wide range of alumni, trusts and foundations and company supporters. Working directly with our fundraising teams and across the wider department, this is an excellent opportunity to progress your administrative skills in a dynamic environment whilst supporting the generation of philanthropic income at Strathclyde.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will be focused on providing administrative support for a wide range of fundraising activity. You will have the opportunity to assist in event planning and delivery, support our Telethon and Giving Day campaigns, facilitate meeting arrangements between fundraisers and donors and organise complex travel itineraries for fundraisers undertaking UK and International travel. From time to time this will include communicating directly with our alumni and supporters. You will further maintain the department’s administrative systems, including some financial processes, and support the effective running of the wider department.
The successful candidate will have strong administrative experience, ideally gained in a customer focused environment. They will be able to prioritise their own tasks within the agreed framework of the role and have an interest in developing their career within a higher education and fundraising setting.
If you are passionate about higher education, and supporting projects that will benefit students, then you could have the opportunity to help deliver an ambitious fundraising strategy at Strathclyde.
Formal interviews for this post will be held on 10/09/2024.
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Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a great charity based in Lambeth who work in partnership with children, young people and adults with a disability, their carer’s, relatives and community-based service providers to deliver flexible services within the community designed to improve the lives of disabled people. An opportunity exists for a part time bookkeeper to join the team. The Bookkeeper role is broad and will encompass some administrative work including managing and coordinating monthly reporting, budgeting and reforecast processes and stationary ordering. The postholder will also provide office services such as accounts payable, collection of time sheets and payroll. You will also Monitor cash flow, be involved in petty cash handling, paying invoices, communicating with local government finance team, HR and funding application /budgets and monitoring. 21 hours a week (3 days), hybrid in Lambeth, London. Perm post.
Who are we looking for?
We are seeking candidates who are AAT qualified with previous bookkeeping experience. You will be highly organised with great communication skills and be comfortable using excel and other Microsoft packages. You will also be able to demonstrate a passion for the third sector though your work experience or outside interests. Knowledge of QuickBooks online and funding applications will be an advantage although not essential.
If this role sound of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria, please apply immediately or contact syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion.
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If you’re an experienced finance professional wanting to use your skills to make a positive difference to people in Southampton, we’d love to hear from you!
We're seeking a part-time Finance Officer to join our small, dedicated team in Millbrook. The Finance Officer will oversee the day-to-day financial processes of the charity, ensuring accurate financial record-keeping, assisting with grant applications, and providing financial information to the Board of Trustees.
The role will be responsible to the CEO, with no line management responsibilities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain accurate financial records and produce monthly management accounts for the Board of Trustees.
- Handle payroll and pension processes.
- Manage donor lists and gift aid claims.
- Prepare year end statutory accounts and assist with budgeting.
- Support grant applications and reporting.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
- Experience maintaining financial records and producing management information for a small to medium-sized charity.
- Familiarity with accounting software and strong skills in Microsoft 365 (Excel) and Google Sheets.
- Knowledge of fund accounting.
- Recognised accounting/bookkeeping qualification, or working towards one.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
The job description and person specification can be downloaded from this website for further details.
SCM is committed to equal opportunities and safer recruitment and the post will be subject to a DBS check. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Please let us know if reasonable adjustments would be required to enable you to take part in the selection process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Membership and Finance Secretary
£29,269 – 31,364 FTE
22.5 hours per week (0.6) Occasional weekend working may be required
Location: Remote working Occasional travel required
The NHS Retirement Fellowship is a registered charity No. 287936 which exists for people who have worked in or for health and social care services.
We offer social, leisure and educational activities and welfare support to our members. We facilitate continued and new friendships, focused on local branches across the UK and national members. We offer national support and events, including a hugely popular national conference.
We have a clear ambition to build our membership, anticipating their needs and developing new ways of meeting them.
The organisation is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team. This is an important time for the organisation, as we actively seek to listen to and engage our membership so that we can provide improved services, benefits and influence on their behalf.
The individual will have a key role in supporting the Honorary Treasurer, Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer in the management of the organisation’s finances. This will include ensuring that all financial transactions are correctly processed, preparing financial information and providing reports to management. The postholder will also support the development of annual plans and budgets and be responsible for compiling and supplying aggregated financial information to enable the production of the annual accounts.
The individual will have experience of working within a financial environment, including the use of financial systems.
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Closing date: Application is by CV and a supporting statement by 16 September 2024
Interviews by Zoom: Week Commencing 23 September 2024
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Anti-oppressive statement: Feedback is actively seeking to move through an anti-racist and anti-oppressive journey in every aspect of its work. We acknowledge that the environmental sector is less open to people from under-represented backgrounds, and we are strongly committed to identifying and correcting where we may be perpetuating patriarchal, white supremacist values and other forms of oppression in our organisational culture, partnerships, and community work. We especially want to hear from you if you feel that you have lived experience of power structures preventing you from accessing opportunities like this.
ABOUT US
Feedback is a UK- and Netherlands-based campaign group working for food that is good for people and planet. We want a world where:
• All people have secure access to delicious, culturally appropriate food that is nutritious and does not cause environmental harm
• Global supply chains, farming and fishing contribute to food sovereignty, good livelihoods, mitigate climate change and enable nature to thrive
• Communities have agency to create food economies that are inclusive, equitable, resilient and celebratory
To meet these objectives, we carry out the following activities:
• We delegitimize corporations
• We ideate and advocate for policy change and regulation
• We nurture community agency
• We widen our circle of allies
• We change culture and public discourse
Our current strategy framework can be found here: https://shorturl.at/19VLV
ABOUT THE ROLE
Exciting opportunity reporting directly to the Executive Director, responsible for all financial management of the organisation. Accountable for quality and reliability of finance reporting, management and controls, and for their support of the other parts of the organisation.
Advising and support Feedback EU and our associated Community Interest Companies (Sussex Surplus CIC and Alchemic Kitchen CIC) and partners on financial activities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Finance Strategy
- financial planning and direction
- protection of financial position
- reporting to SMT
- development and management of control procedures
- cash management
Finance Team
- to ensure team aligned to organisational goals
- to manage and develop Trainee accountant
- to create a safe, supportive, collaborative, strong team environment
Financial accounting
- to develop and maintain accurate, efficient financial accounting processes
- to ensure accounting transactions are suitably approved and are in line with contracts
- to ensure timely, quality, relevant management information and reporting
- to prepare project reports for funders
- to ensure all external reporting requirements and filings are satisfied
- to create and manage annual organisational budget
- to liaise with project managers to ensure project funding is managed appropriately
- to liaise with and maintain effective working relationships with external parties
- to manage Unrestricted reserves
Innovation
- to provide fresh eyes and innovation to our financial ways and methods
- to streamline our processes wherever possible
Contracting
- responsible for reviewing and agreeing Funder contracts
- responsible for managing and developing contracts to be used with sub-grantees and consultants
- making the funding process as easy and supportive as possible
Governance
- responsible for annual audit and funder audit requirements
- responsible for maintaining strong relationships with auditors and bank
- to ensure compliance with all statutory and legal reporting and management requirements
- responsible for convening quarterly Finance Committee meetings and required reporting
- to manage financial risks appropriately and with care
All other reasonable tasks requested by the leadership team
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential skills:
- Qualified/part qualified accountant with good financial systems knowledge and understanding
- Proven ability to maintain effective policies, procedures and controls across an organisation
- Experience of using Xero or other cloud-based accounting software
- Ability to view organisational finances as a whole and as an enabler of the organisation’s goals
- Good communication skills and able to discuss financial matters with all team members
- Ability to prioritise under pressure, identify routes to maximum impact and work efficiently.
- A can-do attitude, flexibility and adaptability recognising that Feedback is a small, nimble organisation with fast-changing priorities.
- Senior level experience in previous finance roles.
- Shares Feedback’s values: audacity, collaboration, impact, celebration, solidarity.
- Understanding of, or willingness to learn the principles of anti-oppressive practice and their application to financial processes.
For any questions, access requirements, or if you require the job description in a different format, please contact us.
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply via Charity Jobs with a CV and cover letter (no longer than 1 A4 page) explaining how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work at Feedback. Please view the full job description and person specification for more information.
Deadline to apply: 9am, Monday 16th September 2024
Successful candidates for interview will be notified by Friday 20th September 2024.
Interviews and a written task will be held on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th September 2024.
Provisional dates for potential second round interviews on Monday 30th September 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Ambitious College is an independent specialist day college dedicated to supporting autistic young people aged 16 – 25 years old. Our educational approach focuses on the individual at all times.
We are thrilled to invite a passionate Lecturer / Post 16 teacher to join our innovative and nurturing education community on a 1 year Maternity Cover.
Location: CONEL College, N15 4FY (Tottenham, London)
Salary: Circa £36,000
Type: Maternity Cover, full time (37.5 hours per week)
Start date for role: October half term 2024
Ending date for role: October half term 2025
Why join us?
- Term time only role and paid across 52 weeks
- The role itself is very rewarding both through the freedom of creativity and seeing first hand, our learners develop and progress through their goals and aspirations.
- Excellent CPD including a wide-range of in house and external training courses.
- You will have the support of a wider transdisciplinary team that includes full-time Occupational and Speech and Language Therapists as well as BCBA qualified Behaviour Analysts.
- Annual staff recognition awards.
- Cycle to work scheme up to £5000.
- Season ticket loans.
- A wide range of wellness programmes including: virtual yoga & zumba classes, running club, art & cooking classes online.
- Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life.
- Access to physiotherapy.
About Ambitious College:
At Ambitious College, we are on a mission to empower learners with diverse needs to achieve their fullest potential. We believe that every young person attending Ambitious College deserves a fulfilling, happy and rewarding life. Our educational approach focuses on the individual at all times. Our learners, numbering up to 10 per class, are remarkable individuals who are mostly pre-verbal or rely on assistive communication systems to express their thoughts and needs.
About the role:
As a Lecturer with us, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering creative and person-centered lessons. Your teaching will revolve around our unique learners who are currently engaged with the pre-entry national curriculum framework. Within this framework, you'll have the opportunity to embed functional Math and English skills seamlessly throughout the curriculum.
Your role as a Lecturer:
- Provide excellent delivery, teaching and course leadership to learners across Ambitious College
- Safeguard and promote the welfare of the young people we support
- Work with learners to ensure they receive a service that delivers the outcomes specified in their individualised learning, person-centred plans
- Prepare and deliver schemes of work, lesson plans, assignments and assessments in line with departmental and awarding body requirements
- Work collaboratively with allied health professionals as part of a trans-disciplinary team
Closing Date for role: Sunday 8th of September 2024
Interview date: Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th of September 2024
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
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We’re looking for someone who wants to make a real and lasting difference to people’s lives. With experience in bookkeeping and financial administration, you will love numbers (and spreadsheets), have great attention to detail and be an excellent communicator. Working closely with the Director, you will be responsible for the administration of the Charity’s finances, leading on tasks including:
- Weekly - invoice processing, payments, petty cash, bank deposits and reconciliation etc
- Monthly - compiling monthly payroll, creating management accounts/financial reports, supporting Project Managers with financial analysis, and reporting to Director/Trustees
- Annual – preparing budgets, submitting financial returns, reporting at the Annual General Meeting, and working with the accountancy firm to complete the financial audit.
- Ad hoc –financial support for Farm Events, developing budgets and other enquiries.
As a member of the Farm’s Operational Management team, you will support the organisation with financial insights and guidance to help us develop the charity, remain sustainable and achieve our mission.
Hours of work: 21-28 hours per week largely undertaken between 9 - 5pm, Monday to Friday
Place of work: This role is based at St Werburghs City Farm in Bristol, however, hybrid working can be discussed.
Annual leave: 25 days holiday per year, plus public holidays, pro rata
Probationary period: The appointment will be subject to a probationary period of 3 months.
References: All appointments will be confirmed only upon receipt of satisfactory references.
Application Deadline: 9am Friday 20th September
If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about the role, please contact us.
This role is open to job share applications, e.g. we are open to splitting the bookkeeping and management functions if we can identify the right candidates. Please contact us for an informal discussion if this is of interest.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Finance
Are you a financial leader with a passion for the arts?
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Finance to join a vibrant team on a part-time basis. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of one of the UK's leading regional theatres by playing a pivotal role in their financial strategy and operations.
This is a part-time (up to 4 days per week for the right candidate), hybrid role offering flexible working hours.
Position: Head of Finance
Location: Nottingham
Hours: Part-time, up to 30 hours (4 days) per week/flexible working (hours negotiable)
Salary: £50,000 per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 23 September 2024 at 12noon
Interview Date: Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 October 2024
The Role
You will be at the heart of the theatre’s mission, ensuring that financial practices not only meet but exceed industry standards.
You will work closely with the Executive and Senior Management team, providing strategic financial guidance to both the Executive and the Board of Trustees. Your expertise will ensure the theatre meets its financial and governance obligations while directly impacting exciting and diverse activities.
About You
You will be a qualified or soon to be Qualified Accountant (ACA or ACCA) and hold membership of and be accountable to a professional body with evidence of ongoing CPD.
You will have experience of:
- Taking responsibility for the financial running of an organisation with a similar turnover, preferably within the arts or charitable sector.
- Statutory reporting
- Setting/ managing significant budgets and working within financial parameters.
- Supporting and developing the financial skills of senior managers
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with Executive teams and Boards.
- Managing and improving administrative, people and financial processes
- Staff line management including appraisals, training/ development needs and managing issues
- Knowledge of charity accounting and SORP, Theatre Tax Relief and employment law would be beneficial.
The Organisation
Awarded the UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre by UK Theatre in 2023, and Regional Theatre of the Year 2019 by The Stage, they are one of the country’s leading producing theatres, creating a range of productions throughout the year, from timeless classics to innovative family shows and adventurous new commissions.
Benefits of working here include:
- A relaxed working environment with informal dress code
- Free/discounted tickets and Playhouse Pass membership
- Day off on your birthday
- Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work scheme and more.
The organisation is committed to a policy of diversity and inclusion, creating a workforce representative of the diverse communities it works with. The workforce is currently under representative of certain communities and the team are taking positive action for equal opportunities through the recruitment process.
You may have experience in other areas such as Finance, Finance Manager, Director of Finance, Head of Finance, Accountant, Business Accountant, Accounts, Finance Lead, Deputy Finance Manager, Deputy Head of Finance.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
About The Connection at St Martin’s
We believe that no one should have to sleep rough on London’s streets, and that everyone should get the support they need to find a place to call home. We get to know every person we work with, understanding what they need to recover, helping them build on their strengths, and supporting them to find their own way home. Help us make London a city where no one sleeps rough on our streets.
London’s diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London’s diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of homelessness who we believe are an essential asset in our sector.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome the opportunity to consider flexible working arrangements.
About the Role
- You will be a key part of an ambitious and forward-thinking Fundraising & Communications team. We’re in the process of going through a period of strategic development as part of the implementation of a new strategy (launched in April 2023), and we encourage you to bring your enthusiasm and vision to our aims.
- You will have major donor or account management background and enjoy networking, developing relationships and strategic thinking. You will have the opportunity to make your mark on the development of our major donor programme.
- You will be a self-starter who is motivated by identifying prospects (individuals with capacity to give over £5k) and is dynamic in developing new relationships.
- The main focus of this role will be networking, stewardship, creating opportunities and being able to make the right fundraising ask to the right person. There will be a small amount of accompanying administration to manage relationships, income and expenditure, and to contribute towards organisational procedure.
Full job description can be found on our website
Salary: £38,917
Closing Date: Sunday 15th September
Interview Date: Tuesday 27th September
Our Benefits
· 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
· Generous training budget, plus an annual personal training budget
· Enhanced Sick Pay Policy
· Enhanced family friendly policies
· Day off for moving house
· Hybrid working (depending on role requirements)
· Pension – 5% Employer, 3% Employee
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Season Ticket Loan
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Reward Gateway (access to discount vouchers and cashback at the UK’s favourite retailers)
We are a London Living Wage employer
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Reports to: Ark Schools Finance Director
Direct Reports: 3 x Senior Finance Managers and a wider regional finance team (Finance Managers/Officers/Assistants) totaling 16 across 8 schools (as of August 24)
Location: South London region
Contract: Permanent
Pattern: Full Time (standard hours 9am – 5.30pm).
Closing date: 16/09/2024 at 10am
1st round interviews (virtual): 26/09/2024
2nd round interviews (in person): 04/10/2024
Salary: £75,000 to £85,000 (depending on experience)
About the role:
The Regional Finance Director will provide the overall leadership and management for all aspects of finance to Ark Schools in the South London region. The role will be focused on ensuring processes are embedded across all schools; supporting schools new to the network (or with new staff structures) with transition as well as leading, with regard to finance, on strategic projects within the schools.
Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Experience in the implementation of financial processes, planning and reporting
- Extensive experience in successfully managing and motivating a team
- A highly organised and proactive approach to work
Key Responsibilities:
- To be responsible for all aspects of finance at the academies and developing the in-school finance teams to provide a high-level service to their principals and operations leads
- To be a member of the South London Senior Leadership Team, with responsibility for strategic financial management and financial performance
- To work with Ark Central, and other academies in the Ark network, to develop, implement and embed standardised processes and procedures
- To be responsible directly to the Schools Finance Director for the strategic financial management in all schools in the region
- To control, monitor and evaluate the academies’ finances, ensuring compliance with financial requirements and value for money
- To ensure clear and timely management and financial accounts as required for the Regional Director, Principals, Local Governing Bodies, and Ark Central
- To work with the Operations Leads to negotiate, manage and monitor contracts, tenders and agreements for the provision of services to the Academies, to ensure that services are delivered to a high quality and support the operation of the Academies
- To work with the HR Business Partner to oversee all matters relating to payroll, including Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs queries, National Insurance, benefits in lieu of pay (travel loans etc.), Give as You Earn scheme, and to ensure that appropriate controls are in place and robust checks are made in relation to the monthly payroll
- To be responsible for ensuring the region’s processes for pensions management and reporting are in place. This includes monthly and annual returns as well as audit, working with the HR Business Partner and school HR teams, as applicable
- To develop, enable and strategically lead a team of finance staff to deliver the vision for the region against its strategic priorities and timescales
- To arrange or deliver finance training for staff in South London, maintaining an on-going review of need
- To drive forward change and initiatives which promote regularity, propriety, value for money and best standards
Key Requirements:
- Professional accountancy qualification, including significant post-qualifying experience
- A record of Continuing Professional Development activities
- Right to work in the UK
- Experience of strategic financial planning and supporting decision-making
- Experience of leading and managing budgeting and reporting processes in an organisation
- Extensive experience of managing and motivating staff and monitoring performance against targets
- Knowledge and experience of financial management systems and processes
- Strong financial management skills
- Strong people management skills, with highly developed interpersonal and motivational skills
- Ability to prioritise and manage conflicting demands
- Strong organisational, project management, and planning skill
About Ark
We’re an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we’re a network of 39 schools, educating around 30,000 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference and we’re recognised as one of the highest achieving academy groups in the country. We want to change the lives of children everywhere, not just in our own schools. So, we create and incubate Ventures designed not only to help pupils in Ark schools, but also to improve education systems.
You’ll be joining a group of like-minded, ambitious individuals who work collaboratively and are all committed to our core mission, that every child has the potential to succeed. Having just celebrated our 20th anniversary, we are shaping our goals for the next 20 and there has never been a more exciting time to join us.
Benefits
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service up to 30 days after 3-years’ service. This entitlement is pro rata for part time employees. This entitlement excludes bank holidays
- Full office closure between Christmas and New Year
- Hybrid working, with a combination of visiting schools and our new state-of-the-art office in West London working alongside network colleagues.
- Regular social events, monthly free breakfast, and daily free fruit are available when in the central office
- A flexible approach to working with understanding and consideration for work life balance and personal commitments
- As an Ark employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to. Depending on your role you may also be entitled to LGPS which is a defined benefit scheme where you contribute a percentage based on how much you earn (as do we) in exchange for a guaranteed amount in your pension pot every year
- Access to high-quality professional learning throughout your career, offering both face-to-face sessions and a bespoke online learning platform
- Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bike, gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym and free eye tests
How to Apply:
To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement via the link by Monday 16th September.
For an informal conversation about the role please contact our exclusive recruitment partner, Rosemary Pini of Allen Lane via the agency website.
We will be assessing applications as we go and reserve the right to close the process early. As such we thoroughly recommend an early application.
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Our ambitious and creative team has been working hard over the last year to expand our work to help more people in need across Sussex and Surrey. FareShare is the UK’s biggest surplus food charity and today we find ourselves on the front line of an envornmental and socio economic crisis. As our work grows, so does our need for strong financial management.
We are looking for a talented, passionate person to join our Senior Leadership Team to oversee our finance operations. With more growth planned over the next 2 years we want to find someone who has the experience to oversee the day to day finances of a large regional charity and to lead and nurture our finance staff. This role will provide a stable platform for growth.
Using your can-do attitude, mixed with excellent communication, organisational and administration skills, you’ll focus on supporting our CEO and Trustees across our sites. The role includes tasks such as producing monthly management accounts, oversight of payroll, management of our internal financial controls, Year End reporting preparation and leading our small team in the general smooth running of finances. This is a part-time role with the potential to increase as we expand.
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This is an important time to join The Rufford Foundation, as the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer will play an essential role in encouraging grantees who have already been supported by the foundation to apply for further funding. This is an area of work that we are currently expanding.
This crucial and new role would sit within the conservation team to coordinate the delivery and oversight of Rufford Small Grants.
Rufford Small Grants are renowned for being an important milestone in the careers of conservationists and researchers who may have no (or limited) experience in designing and delivering projects. Therefore, we are very aware that unforeseen issues may arise and are considerate towards requests for project changes. Working closely with the CEO, Grants Manager and Grants Officer, the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer would ensure changes are recorded in updates and project reports.
The Rufford Foundation has been involved with other conservation donors and practitioners looking at the evidence of conservation effectiveness and supporting learning from failure. We fully understand that conservation projects may not succeed as planned and that evaluating small grant project impacts over short timescales (1-3 years) is problematic. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer would take this into account when reviewing project updates and final evaluation reports.
The ideal candidate will bring previous experience of reviewing (or drafting) donor reports, have excellent analytical and communications skills and be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of biodiversity conservation, ideally with some practical knowledge of conservation in countries where the foundation funds projects. Experience of coordinating work with grantees, including review of workplans, deliverables and budgets, would be highly desirable.
The ideal candidate must be highly organised and proactive, have a keen eye for detail, be confident in their own ability to work independently and methodical in raising points with their line manager and team as appropriate. Ability to manage a busy workload and enjoy reading and reviewing documents about conservation projects is essential.
Please send your CV (max. 2 pages) and covering letter (max. 2 pages) explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Your CV and covering letter should be saved as attachments e.g. YOUR NAME_ROLE ADVERTISED_COVERLETTER and YOUR NAME_ROLE ADVERTISED_CV
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We are seeking a skilled Grants and Compliance Manager to join our charity. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the grant application process and building relationships within the local community.
The Grants and Compliance Manager will: -
Manage the grant application process including
- Inviting people, groups, schools, churches and charities to apply
- Work with grant applicants to produce good quality grant applications
- Reviewing applications against the applicable criteria
- Produce reports and evaluations of applications
- Conduct due diligence on applicants
Manage the grants award process
- Undertake correspondence with applicants
- Arrange bank payments to be made including liaise with trustees to ensure timely payments of success grant awards
- Monitoring and evaluating supported projects through visits and reports
- Maintaining records of grant awards and all applications
Financial Management and Accounts
- Ensure financial management of grants and undertake any financial control requirements
- Keep accurate financial records and liaise with Accountants and Clerk
- Maintain accurate accounts and records of expenditure, ensuring an adequate documented audit trail is available for all activities and spending
- Work with Clerk and trustees to produce budgets and in year forecasts
Administration
- In collaboration with the Clerk and secretary, prepare and assemble papers for trustee meetings, including financial forecasts, investment reports, reports on applicants and other papers as required.
- Host, attend, and advise at trustee meetings, including all preparatory work and if required minute taking.
- Prepare documents to comply with statutory regulations, e.g. Risk Assessment, Policies, GDPR
- Update trustees on best practise and appropriate updates
- Keep website up to date.
- Undertake any other administration duties as reasonably requested by trustees.
General Practice
- Be accountable for own personal development, seeking out opportunities to learn new skills in order to continuously improve and progress and keep fully up to date with relevant legislation and practice.
- Assist in the implementation of procedures & practices that develop legally compliant, efficient and effective support to the charity.
- Ensure the confidentiality of all documentation and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018.
- Undertake regular CPD in order to develop and apply knowledge of legal compliance, e.g. Anti-money Laundering, GDPR, Equality & Diversity, Financial Crime, Cyber Security, Modern Slavery, Anti Bribery, Health & Safety.
- Assist in the induction of new trustees and provide information, advice, guidance and training as required.
- Comply with individual responsibilities for health and safety at work, reporting any problems or areas of concern to the clerk and Chair of Trustees
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