Administrative Jobs in Holborn, Greater London
We are incredibly thrilled to be working with a wonderful education organisation who are searching for an Alumni Relations and Development Officer.
This role will support a busy Development Office, and will help to manage a programme of communications, the administration of the database, and support with a range of events. As part of the role, you will develop the social media accounts of the organisation, working to create a communications schedule which covers posts on social media platforms, increasing engagement. The postholder will develop and update the Foundation section of the website to provide information to alumni and other interested parties. You will also maintain accurate financial records, and keep track of merchandise stock levels, recording purchases and sourcing new products.
There is scope to make this role your own, and they are open to a range of background experiences and are willing to provide training and support to grow into the role.
To be successful in the role of Alumni Relations and Development Officer, you will need:
- Excellent organisation skills and attention to detail.
- Experience using fundraising or alumni CRM e.g. Toucan Tech, with ability to manipulate and update the database.
- Sophisticated and persuasive writing style, tailored to suit a variety of audience, with brilliant computer skills including Excel.
Salary: £28,000 – £30,000
Contract: 1 year FTC, full-time
Location: St Albans/Hertfordshire
Deadline: 6 November
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Heather on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected].
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
Are you passionate about upholding professional standards and fighting money laundering? Do you have strong knowledge of compliance and assurance coupled with excellent report writing skills and attention to detail?
TPP are recruiting a dynamic Assurance review Officer on behalf of our client, a global professional body.
Work setting: 1 day a week in the office
Salary: Between £38,659 - £44,458 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Location: London - E14
The Role:
As a Compliance and Assurance Specialist to play a key role in supporting decision-making on assurance matters. You will also carry out desk-based reviews, analyse evidence, and create comprehensive reports detailing findings and recommendations. Your ability to communicate effectively and provide guidance on corrective actions will be crucial, along with your collaboration with internal teams and external agencies to share intelligence and strengthen compliance processes.
Main responsibilities:
* Conduct desk-based reviews to assess member compliance with AML regulations.
* Analyse practice management systems and recommend corrective actions.
* Draft detailed reports and present findings to stakeholders.
* Provide expert advice on regulations, policies, and AML standards.
* Collaborate with law enforcement, regulators, and other supervisory authorities.
Essential requirements:
* Strong knowledge of compliance and AML legislation.
* Excellent report writing, communication, and presentation skills.
* Experience in monitoring compliance and drafting reports based on evidence analysis.
* Ability to manage tasks effectively and make quick decisions.
* Team-oriented, with the ability to build strong professional relationships.
If this sounds like the role for you, then we would love to hear back. We are reviewing CVs as and when we are receiving them so, if you are keen to apply, then please do so today!
TPP are always keen to speak with candidates looking to work in the sector so if this role isn't quite right for you, please do check out our website www.tpp.co.uk and pop your CV over to us!
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Required from: ASAP
Are you looking for a career in fundraising and events management?
We have an exciting opportunity in an interesting and varied role. From planning, organising and delivering fundraising events to the building of long-term relationships across our community, we are looking for a dynamic team player to join our thriving fundraising department.
As Events and Fundraising Officer for one of the UK’s most successful schools, your responsibilities will include:
- Delivering an extensive programme of events for our valued stakeholders
- Supporting a comprehensive fundraising programme, including regular giving, legacies and capital campaigns
- Building and maintaining relationships with our alumnae, parents and the wider community, to encourage lifelong engagement
- Creating compelling content across a range of media, including our newly relaunched website, social media and newsletters
If you have outstanding organisational, administrative and IT skills, enjoy working with people, and have a can-do approach, we will be delighted to hear from you.
Experience in fundraising or events is not essential.
About the School
As one of the UK’s leading schools, Putney High School is rightly proud of its exceptional academic results and pastoral care. A spirit of intellectual agility and engagement is at the heart of the school’s ethos, with pupils are stretched, challenged, and supported inside the classroom and beyond. The school is set in leafy, tranquil grounds close to the heart of Putney and to the river Thames, only a short walk from many transport links.
The school is part of the GDST - the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools. We can offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and terms and conditions of employment
- Generous pension schemes
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase and travel season tickets
- A Cycle to Work scheme
For further information and to apply for this opportunity please click the apply button.
Applications must be received by Monday 4 November 2024 at 9am.
Interview date: Week commencing 4 November 2024.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
Live Music Coordinator
We have an exciting opportunity for a Live Music Coordinator in the North of England to support the delivery of live music experiences improving the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of live music.
This is remote working role in the North of England, so please only apply if you live within a commutable distance of the area.
Position: Live Music Coordinator
Location: Remote based in the North of England (Yorkshire and Humberside, North West or North East).
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £23,400 per annum
Contract: Fixed term contract until end of June 2025, with the potential to extend beyond this date.
Closing Date: 5pm on Friday 8th November
Interviews: Interviews will be held on 20th and 21st November.
The Role
The Live Music Coordinator will facilitate the delivery of live music experiences across the North of England, improving the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of live music.
You will work with professional musicians to share live music with people who may not otherwise get to experience it, organising programmes with partner organisations, in line with the organisation’s strategy and operational plan.
You will also support the delivery of the annual programme of live music experiences communicating with hospitals, hospices, care homes and the community. This includes those living with dementia, who have mental health problems, or who are seriously ill.
Main duties and responsibilities include:
- Coordination of the live music programme
- Prepare reports and appropriate feedback to the Live Music Manager and support to the Fundraising and Communications team as per the reporting timeframes required
- Inform the Live Music Manager of progress and developments
- Support the Live Music Manager to manage and deliver services
- Encourage, collate and monitor feedback reports from healthcare centres, participants and musicians
- Ensure effective administration in accordance with the UK-wide system for facilitating and contracting of individual health and care settings and musicians
- Provide copy for publications such the newsletter and Annual Report.
- Support Safeguarding and Health and Safety compliance within geographic area of responsibility
Why join the team?
You will be offered on the job training and support for your development alongside other fantastic benefits:
- Opportunity to work your hours flexibly
- 35 days annual leave per year (pro rata) including the opportunity to take most bank holidays when you choose
- Employer pension contribution of up to 6%
- Employee assistance programme
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Budget for personal development and training
- Positive organisation culture with a firm understanding of supporting remote (hybrid) teams
- Opportunity to help share live music with people who may not otherwise get to experience it.
About You
You will have proven administration experience ideally delivering a similar provision within health and social care or arts setting and a passion for live music.
You will have:
- Effective communication skills
- Good knowledge and understanding of data protection
- Proficiency in using MS Office and database systems
- Proven ability to form good working relationships both internally and externally with people on all levels
When applying for this role you will be asked to submit a CV and Covering letter of no more than 2 sides of A4.
About the Organisation
The charity seeks to give joy through live music through the provision of live music sessions for people receiving care or treatment in healthcare settings across the UK, including those who are vulnerable, the elderly, those with dementia and in critical care.
Their live music concerts are presented by individual or small groups of skilled musicians who have been carefully selected through a process of audition. Sessions are tailored to the both the setting and the audience to ensure that they can reach and connect people, encourage communication and meaningful interactions and evoke emotions and memories to make people feel good one tune at a time.
The successful applicants will require a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) or equivalent check.
The charity is committed to becoming an organisation that reflects society and promotes diversity and inclusion, and would particularly welcome applications from people who are currently under-represented, including disabled people and those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities.
You may have experience in areas such as Coordinator, Events Coordinator, Conference Coordinator, Concert Coordinator, Music Coordinator, Programme Coordinator, Service Coordinator, Marketing Coordinator, Events Administrator, Conference Administrator, Concert Administrator, Music Administrator, Programme Administrator, Service Administrator, Marketing Administrator, Music, Theatre, Arts, Culture, Events, Entertainment, Admin, Administration.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Do you have a passion for motivating and inspiring young people? Do you have experience of working with young people either as an employee or in a voluntary capacity?
A longstanding faith-based organisation committed to education and personal growth, with a focus on empowering young people, is seeking a dedicated Youth Director. The role involves leading a well-established volunteer programme and collaborating with partner schools across England.
The Contract
* Hours - 37.5 hours per week
* Location - You will be home based when not visiting schools.
* Contract - Permanent
* Salary - £40,000 - £45,500 PA Pro rata
* Work pattern: school terms plus additional weeks in the summer
* Start date: 6th January 2025
As the Youth Director, you will lead the development of service projects for students aged 9-18+, manage resources and budgets, and coordinate volunteer participation.
Key responsibilities:
* Manage resources and prepare a budget for the projects and equipment
* Organise monthly meetings with students, oversee liturgical services, and conduct volunteer training sessions as needed
* Maintain regular communication with partner schools
* Regularly review and update all policies and guidelines
About you
* Recent experience of working (for at least 2 years) with young people as a teacher, chaplain or within a youth retreat centre.
* A strong desire to inspire and work with young people
* Demonstrable organisational skill, with proven record of timely delivery of projects
* Proven decision making and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders.
* Proven experience of effectively managing a resource budget.
* Good IT knowledge
* Empathy and understanding of the Roman Catholic.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills- written, telephone and face to face.
* The skills to be adaptable to varying demands.
* To be able to build strong relationship
If this exciting and rewarding opportunity is of interest please get in touch now! We are reviewing CV's as they come in. We are happy to discuss the role further and share the full JD.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Salary £32,139
Benefits TechScheme, Salary Sacrifice Scheme, Private Medical Insurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, 25 days holiday, End of Year Office Shutdown, Company Sick Pay Scheme
About Us:
Standing Together is a UK-based charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse and creating safer communities. We work collaboratively with various stakeholders, including local authorities, police, and health services, to improve responses to domestic abuse and support survivors. We pioneered the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) approach in the UK, a multi-agency partnership model that ensures the safety of survivors while holding abusers accountable.
Through innovative training, advocacy, and community engagement, we empower individuals and organisations to challenge and change the systems that allow domestic abuse to persist. Our mission is to ensure everyone can live free from violence and abuse, fostering a culture of respect and equality. By leveraging research and best practices, we strive to influence policy and practice, making a meaningful impact in the lives of those affected by domestic abuse.
Purpose of the Role
As a Senior Regional Lead, you will play a vital role in supporting Local Authorities and housing providers in achieving DAHA accreditation. You will lead a team of Regional Leads, providing supervision and support to ensure their success, while also developing partnerships and promoting innovative housing responses to domestic abuse. This role is key to the delivery of DAHA’s strategic goals and will give you the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of domestic abuse survivors across the housing sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide supervision and guidance to up to four Regional Leads, helping them achieve their goals and maintain high levels of engagement.
- Work with housing providers and local authorities to promote and support their journey towards achieving DAHA accreditation.
- Plan and deliver workshops, webinars, and training sessions on DAHA standards and domestic abuse housing responses.
- Build strong, collaborative relationships with external partners, including Local Authorities and Registered Social Housing Providers.
- Ensure that the work of the DAHA team is regularly monitored, evaluated, and improved upon, incorporating feedback and identifying areas for development.
- Act as a spokesperson for DAHA at conferences, forums, and public speaking engagements, promoting the value of accreditation across the sector.
- Oversee project delivery, ensuring that timelines and milestones are met, risks are managed, and resources are used efficiently.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
- Proven ability to lead and support a team, providing guidance, feedback, and managing performance.
- In-depth understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse and its impact on survivors, with a specific focus on housing challenges.
- Strong experience in building and maintaining effective partnerships with external organisations, working collaboratively towards shared goals.
- Demonstrable experience in planning, managing, and delivering projects, with the ability to meet targets and evaluate outcomes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to facilitate meetings, workshops, and represent DAHA at public events.
- A deep understanding of equal opportunities, intersectionality, and anti-discriminatory practice, particularly in relation to domestic abuse and housing services.
- A good understanding of safeguarding responsibilities, especially in the context of domestic abuse.
- Previous experience in line management or a training qualification is beneficial but not essential.
Benefits:
- 25 days of annual leave (pro rata), plus English bank holidays.
- 1 additional day’s leave for religious/cultural observation.
- Salary sacrifice scheme.
- Private healthcare scheme (post-probation).
- Flexible working opportunities.
- Training and development opportunities.
Join Us If...
You are passionate about improving housing responses for survivors of domestic abuse and have the leadership skills to inspire a team to achieve meaningful change. If you’re motivated by making a real impact through collaboration and innovation, we’d love to hear from you!
Right to Work and DBS Check
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and will undergo a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, funded by Standing Together, in accordance with Charity Commission guidelines.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
At STADA, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, national origin, marital status, medical history, parental status, or genetic information. Our goal is to create a workforce that reflects society and ensures every employee feels valued and empowered to perform their best. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.
Please note, we are actively interviewing for this role and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Closing date 08-11-2024
REF-217 730
Job Title: Philanthropy Executive
Location: Hybrid (with 1 day per week in the London Office)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £26,406 per annum
What we do: We help young people through cancer
How we work: We’re Determined, United, Spirited and Kind
What we’re looking for:
·Someone who will support the Philanthropy team to develop relationships with high-net-worth (HNW) philanthropists.
· Someone who has strong relationship-building skills and excellent communication abilities. You will enjoy understanding and researching HNW donor’s motivations to give and work in a team to cultivate donors through engagement opportunities. You will thrive in a target driven environment which is varied and changes at pace.
·Someone who is looking to develop their core skills to help increase the Philanthropy income to Teenage Cancer Trust. Importantly, we seek those driven by the desire, ambition and commitment to address the challenges facing young people with cancer today.
· Someone who is able to support the team with financial tracking, administrative tasks, be used to working with relationship databases and conversant with GDPR.
What we offer:
· Leave: 25 days of annual leave, which increases with service, in addition to bank holidays and a 3 or 4 day closure over the Christmas period. We also have finish early Fridays in August and quarterly rest days to step away from day-to-day work and refocus.
· Paid Carer and Compassionate Leave: paid time off to care for family members or dependants.
· Paid Parental Leave: enhanced pay for parental leave such as maternity leave, paternity leave or adoption leave.
· Paid Volunteering Leave: support your community by taking paid leave for volunteering activities.
· Health Cashback Plan: access a health cashback plan to cover medical expenses.
· Life assurance and Income Protection: financial support if you’re unable to work due to illness or injury.
· Discount scheme: access exclusive savings at various high street retailers and gyms.
·Flexible Working: we care about your wellbeing and encourage flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.
How to apply:
You’ll need to register on our portal, complete a short application and answer four questions about your skills and experience in relation to the role.
Key dates:
Applications by 8th November. 1st Interviews will be held online on 14th November and 2nd Interviews held face to face in London on W/B 25th November.
Our commitment to inclusion and accessibility:
At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind.
We have the same goal for people working with us. Teenage Cancer Trust is committed to recognising and valuing individual differences and the contributions of all people. In line with our equity, diversity and inclusion commitments, we would love to see applications from LGBTQ+ people, people of colour/those from ethnically diverse communities, disabled people and people with caring responsibilities.
Should you require any assistance or adjustments to support your application or interview process, such as accommodating neurodiversity where additional time for tasks, meeting the panellists beforehand or a different interview format (online/offline/in person) or if you require the job description or job advert in an alternative format. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the HR Team.
Privacy and Safeguarding:
At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).
For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please get in touch with the HR Team
We’re here to give every young person facing cancer the best care and support.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Summary
Reports to: Director, Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI
Department: Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI
Salary range: £40,000 - £45,000 based on skills and experience
Location: Hybrid (Home/London office)
Contract: Full time
About
The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is the world’s oldest, and the UK’s leading independent think tank engaged in cutting edge research in defence and security. Its mission is to inform, influence and enhance public debate on a safer and more stable world. RUSI is a research-led institute, producing independent, practical and innovative analysis to address today’s complex challenges.
The Centre for Finance & Security (CFS) at RUSI is a leading authority on the intersection of finance and security. Its research aims to advance the integrity of the financial system by equipping the international community with the knowledge tools and ideas to understand, identify and disrupt the threats of illicit finance.
Main purpose of the post
CFS places great importance on the professionalism of its operations.The ideal person for this role will therefore be a skilled administrator who will partner with different members of the team to ensure the smooth and effective running of our team.This will include working with the Director to ensure robust team operations, managing events, and producing our social media and podcast outputs to support our mission to maximise the impact of CFS’ research and other activities.
The team has grown significantly in recent years and thus – at the time of our ten-year anniversary – an experienced programme manager is now required.
Key tasks
Reporting to the CFS Director, the Programme Manager will have the following responsibilities:
- Team administration
- Oversee general administration (note the team has a dedicated finance manager) and support the operational efficiency of the team.
- Coordinate improved use by the team of the RUSI Client Relationship Management (CRM) system.
- Event production
- Working with RUSI’s central events team to support the delivery of events related to the ten-year anniversary of CFS, including the flagship conference in February 2025.
- Support the delivery of roundtables and events (for example research-related workshops, offers to host leading figures from the finance and security world that are visiting London, or business development events).Tasks would include developing curated participation, identifying speakers and preparing and managing invitations.
- Manage CFS stakeholder social events including our Christmas party and other functions.
- CFS Team external communications
- Work with the team to continuously build and improve CFS communication strategy and our share of voice (SOV).
- Manage social media channels and CFS content on the RUSI website.
- Lead production of the CFS Suspicious Transaction Report podcast series.
- Manage and produce CFS team monthly newsletter and media impact report.
- Follow the news agenda to identify opportunities to promote CFS content.
- Track and log CFS team impact
- Monitor media mentions and produce monthly report.
- Gather examples of impact (e.g. Parliamentary appearances and hosting high-level guests) to feed into our stakeholder reporting.
- Work with team members to identify opportunities to create impact with their activities and outputs
The above list of duties is not exhaustive. The post holder will be required to undertake such duties that may reasonably be expected within the scope, grade and nature of the role.
Person specification
Essential skills and experience
- Demonstrated experience of leading effective administration and programme management of a think-tank or similar programme with 15 staff members and annual budget of £2mm.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and copywriting skills.
- Experience in project/ programme management ideally gained in research setting.
- Excellent IT Skills (MS Office + Database + Web Based App)
- Excellent organisation skills
- Experience of event planning and management, including proven experience in organising large scale events
- Experience of social media management.
- Proactive thinker with the ability to work independently, as well as in a team. The role requires close coordination within our team and more broadly with partners across RUSI.
Desirable skills
- Experience with leading CRM systems.
- Experience with social media management and analytic tool – preferably Sprout
- Some knowledge of grants and bids management
- Project management qualification/ certification gained from an accredited body
Our expectations
We expect all staff to abide by and promote our RUSI’s Vision and Values
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave (rising with service)
- Additional days off during Christmas - RUSI Christmas closure days
- Generous pension contributions at 6% employer contribution,
- Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Season ticket loan
- Free access to RUSI's world leading programme of events and conferences, research materials and library
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders
- *Enhanced sick pay
- *Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
*Depending on length of service
Application Process
To apply, please click on the apply button and follow the instructions. You will be asked to include:
- Your CV;
- Cover letter of no more than one page.
Closing date: 23:59 UK on 8th November 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the closing date brought forward if needed. Early application is encouraged.
Equal Opportunity and Values
At RUSI you will be appreciated and valued. Our stakeholders, transactions, and projects are international and diverse, so we work hard to create inclusive teams that support our efforts and each other. We are committed in promoting equality and diversity in our workforce and make it as diverse as the communities we serve. Our recruitment data helps us monitor the effectiveness of our recruitment practices in order that we can continue to improve on creating a more diverse workforce.
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Job Description
Job Title: Finance Officer
Reports to: Office Manager
Location:Borough High Street, London SE1
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 28 hrs per week (over 4 days)
Salary: £24,000 (£32,200 FTE)
Background and purpose
Background and purpose
We are the only UK-wide charity for all those affected by a genetic bleeding disorder; a community of individuals and families, healthcare professionals and supporters. For 70 years we have campaigned for better treatment, been a source of information and advice, and supported people living with long-term conditions.
We want to ensure that everyone affected by a bleeding disorder:
- Lives the best life that they can
- Never feels alone or isolated
- Feels empowered and confident
We do this by:
- Raising awareness about bleeding disorders
- Providing support at all life stages
- Influencing and advocating on policy and access to treatment
More than 36,000 men, women and children in the UK have a diagnosed bleeding disorder, and the number rises every year. Membership of The Haemophilia Society is free and open to all.
The role
- To provide administrative support to the CEO and Office Manager in managing, processing and troubleshooting various accounts and transactions, to ensure income and outgoings are timely and accurately recorded.
Main responsibilities:
- Accurate and timely processing of Invoices on Xero
- Obtaining authorisation of the budget holder for the expenditure
- Preparing Income batches on Access CRM
- Creating new records on Access CRM
- Managing petty cash transactions
- Processing credit card income
- Processing credit card expenditure
- Issue invoices to customers based on services rendered and/or goods sold
- Review and process employee expenses
- Making bank deposits and keep up records
- Tracking expenses as they relate to specific projects
- Validating invoices against items or services received
- Checking all financial transactions for accuracy
- Answering calls
- Provide additional support as required
- Helping with Annual Audit
- Fielding all finance enquiries both internal and external
- Creating DD instructions
- Reconciling account software with the bank account.
Requirements:
- To be successful in this role, you’ll need to have at least some previous experience in a similar role.
- You’ll have an analytical and methodical approach, maintaining the highest levels of accuracy - attention to detail is crucial
- You’ll also have good working knowledge of Office 365, Excel, Xero and Access CRM, or a similar database system.
General:
- Be an effective member of the team, recognising, respecting and promoting the different roles and diversity of the individuals in the team and presenting a positive impression of the team and the organisation.
- Undertake any other tasks that may be requested.
- Be prepared to travel throughout the UK and to work varying hours including evenings and weekends as required. This post is subject to advanced DBS clearance and appropriate references.
THS is an equals opportunity employer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
We are delighted to be delivering the National School Breakfast Programme. Family Action is committed to supporting child development, and we believe a healthy school breakfast, without barrier or stigma, can set up children to succeed and give them the very best chance to learn. Working with schools across the country, the post holder will make a vital contribution in ensuring thousands of children in disadvantaged areas have a healthy breakfast at the start of the school day.
As a School Breakfast Coordinator, you will be required to work directly with schools to recruit them to the programme, facilitate the successful set up of breakfast delivery in their schools and provide ongoing support and advice. A big part of this role will be to proactively contact schools to offer them a virtual meeting to support them to sustain and grow their breakfast provision.
Main Responsibilities:
- Proactively contact schools to offer online meetings and support in the ongoing delivery of their breakfast provision. Offering advice and guidance to increase the number of children having breakfast each day
- Respond to school queries via a support desk either by phone or email in a timely manner. Escalating to colleagues within the service as appropriate.
- Share knowledge, ideas, feedback and evidence of good practice with schools to inspire and encourage improved delivery of the breakfast provision.
- Work closely with colleagues and partners supplying the service delivery, ensuring any issues relating to Food orders, deliveries or provision help are reported and action is taken immediately.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
- The successful candidate will preferably be educated to degree level or relevant professional qualification to level 3. Have experience of working in customer service environments or experience of being first point of contact and providing high quality support.
- Experience of working in an educational setting or in partnership with schools or other educational providers and knowledge of how schools operate.
- Experience working in a remote team with the ability to confidently build relationships with a range of professionals, stakeholders and services.
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills including the ability to engage a range of audiences virtually.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office with strong IT and administration skills and a high level of competency in the use of Salesforce or a similar CRM tool.
Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
· Download and submit a completed Application Form linked to the Family Action job advert
• Closing Date: Monday 11th November 2024
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Community Key Worker
Salary: £26,000 - £32,000
Location: Hammersmith
Contract: Fixed Term Contract – until 31st March 2026
Hours p/w 35 Hours per week
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
Are you an excellent relationship builder who can work with women and a diverse range of delivery partners to ensure that she meets her potential and successfully progresses through and beyond her probation supervision? Can you meet a women wherever she is at in her journey and work with her to create an individualised support package that gives her the best chance of breaking the cycle of offending?
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for a feminist organisation who understand that supporting women in the criminal justice system requires a specialist and gendered approach? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?
In your role as a Community Keyworker, you will be working with women involved in the Criminal Justice System; those on Probation in the Community and those women being released from Prison as part of their Post Sentence Supervision; providing some in-reach and ‘Through the Gate’ support. You will be working in a team of Community Keyworkers in your region. Each Keyworker will provide holistic one to one community support to women with a variety of needs.
About You:
To be successful as the Community Key Worker you will need the below experience and skills.
You will need to hold a UK driving licence with access to car that can be used for work purposes. A creative self-starter who will support the service and look for innovative solutions to support clients with complex needs. You are confident professional relationship builder with have good awareness of Safeguarding procedures. Strong Administration skills and understanding of compliant behaviours also, experience of supporting. With good knowledge of the criminal justice system and awareness of other support provisions within the North London.
How to apply:
Please submit your up to date CV along with a covering letter to the Talent email address - PLEASE WRITE THE JOB TITLE IN THE *SUBJECT*
- Closing Date for Applications: 16th November 2024 @23:59
- Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and we will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
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About Lepra
Lepra is dedicated to addressing leprosy and lymphatic filariasis (LF) and their consequences through direct support, advocacy, and the promotion of inclusive communities. We work in Bangladesh and in India, through our sister organisation, LEPRA Society. We work in partnership with people affected by leprosy and LF to improve detection, ensure access to treatment and care, and promote inclusion and wellbeing. We have just finalised our new Global Strategy for 2024-30, which will guide us in our efforts to accelerate progress towards global targets for leprosy and LF, and towards our vision of a world free from leprosy and LF.
Job Context
Our new Global Strategy introduces some new approaches and priorities to our work, including: our first ever global Theory of Change (ToC), the most detailed Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) approach ever, and a sub-strategy dedicated to research, innovation and technology: the Global Research, Innovation and Technology Strategy (GRITS). With the finalisation of the new strategy, and as part of our ongoing commitment to improving our impact and efficiency, we are now seeking a consultant to provide specialised research support and technical advice.
Job Purpose
The primary objectives of this role are to lead the transitional phase of the GRITS, creating a detailed operational plan for its implementation; support the management of the existing research portfolio ensuring technical soundness, budget adherence and timely delivery; establish a sustainable pathway for research expertise to be led by in-country professionals.
Working Relationships
- Reports to Lepra UK’s Director of Programmes and Advocacy
- Day-to-day management liaison with the Director of Programmes and Advocacy and team members of Lepra’ sister organisation in India, LEPRA Society
- Close working links and collaboration with UK Fundraising, Communications and Finance teams
- International travel as needed for programmes oversight and support, and external representation.
Key responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Lead the transitional phase of the GRITS.
- Identify and address any gaps or challenges in the current strategy.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment and smooth transition.
- Support Programmes in the design of new projects / programmes by ensuring proposals submitted are technically sound and capitalize upon learning. Lead on ethical approval applications.
- Support Programmes in identifying, maintaining and growing academic / research -related partnerships, according to Lepra’s strategic interests and capacities
- Serve as a focal point for external research contacts that have an interest in people affected by leprosy and LF.
Operational Plan Management
- Develop a comprehensive operational plan for the rollout of the strategy.
- Establish the initial GRITS processes including the Go no Go; steering group established and functioning.
- Define clear timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
- Ensure the plan is realistic, achievable, and aligns with the charity’s objectives and resources.
Support Existing Research Profile
- Review and support ongoing research projects.
- Ensure all research activities are technically sound, within budget, and on time.
- Provide technical guidance and support to research teams.
- Provide ongoing mentoring and coaching to staff and partners.
- Ensure that data sets and tools are appropriately designed and employed.
Pathway to Sustainability
- Create a sustainability plan to ensure research expertise is transitioned to and led by in-country professionals.
- Develop capacity-building programmes for local researchers and institutions
- Establish mentorship and training frameworks to support local leadership in research.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including donors, research institutions, and community leaders.
- Facilitate collaboration and partnerships to enhance the research profile and strategy implementation.
- Ensure transparent and effective communication throughout the transition process.
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation framework to track progress and impact of the strategy.
- Regularly report on progress, challenges, and achievements to the Lepra’s leadership team.
- Adjust plans and strategies based on feedback and evaluation results.
Safeguarding
- Support the implementation of newly developed processes in relation to the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation & Abuse (PSEA) and Safeguarding (SG).
- Ensure safeguarding measures are integrated into all project activities.
Technical advisory
- Guide and advise on the implementation of leprosy and LF control tools and approaches, specific healthcare models and/or health solutions in partner countries, when appropriate and according to Lepra and donor standards.
- Provide strategic and technical advice on the development and roll-out of country programmes as well as the overall leprosy / LF programme in Lepra.
Monitoring, evaluation and impact
- Advise the programmes team on the development of appropriate results frameworks, objectives, outputs, indicators and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and support the analysis of Lepra datasets. Advise the HPMEL on analysis of Lepra datasets. Provide technical inputs to Lepra’s reports, according to Lepra’s needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree level of education
Desirable
- Relevant post-graduate qualification
- Relevant professional health-related qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of global health issues and an up-to-date familiarity with issues and practice in the international development sector
- Substantive experience in designing and leading research projects and of communicating research results to different audiences
- Ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data using a range of different approaches and software and to present this information so that it may be easily interpreted by different users and audiences
Desirable
- At least ten years’ experience as a health advisor or researcher, preferably gained with an overseas development organisation or in academia, in a similar health focused role
- Familiarity with data visualisation tools and packages
- Experience with the concept and use of dynamic datasets
Skills, Attitudes and Personal Qualities
- Strong research administrative skills, specifically excel; STATA; SPSS; Nvivo and significant experience in MS Office packages
- Excellent attention to detail, and organisational and time management skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, verbal communication skills, and confidence at presenting and representing at international global to a wide range of stakeholders
- Ability to work independently, be flexible and prioritise workload.
- Ability to travel within the UK and overseas
- Permanent resident and legal rights to work in the UK.
ob Title: Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Location: Watford
Salary: Banding depending on experience, with pension option. DBS checks are required.
Job Type: Permanent, two sessions (7 hours) a week on Monday mornings/afternoons, 11 weeks per term
About us:
Playskill is an award-winning specialist early intervention charity supporting pre-school children with physical disabilities and delays, and their families, in Hertfordshire. We are the only charity providing this type of support, free of charge, in the county.
Since 2006, our highly qualified and experienced team has supported over 440 physically disabled children and their families to access specialist therapy, advice and support, with the end goal of supporting the children to reach personal development milestones and to achieve better life outcomes.
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join and work in an interdisciplinary team alongside and Physiotherapist and Speech and Language Therapist, specialist workers, family support officers and the families/carers of the children.
Skills and Experience Required:
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Qualified Occupational Therapist
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Relevant experience in the assessment and treatment of children with a physical disability
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Clear understanding of current legislation regarding safeguarding of children
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Knowledge of GDPR legislation to ensure clear understanding of confidentiality and the need for data protection
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IT literate
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Good communication, empathy, numeracy, and administrative skills
Diversity statement:
Playskill is an equal opportunities employer and has a high number of team with caring responsibilities and is keen to encourage applicants from a diverse number of backgrounds.
Safeguarding statement:
Playskill is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Playskill has a full safeguarding policy and expects all staff to undergo safeguarding training.
Deadline for applications: 4 November 2024
Interview date: 14 November 2024
Interview location: Hemel Hempstead
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our client, a leading London University, is seeking to recruit a temporary Head of Student Casework on a full-time basis (35 hours per week). This role is for an initial 3-month period, with hybrid working—3 days on-site and the remainder remote—and an immediate start.
Key responsibilities include:
- Advising on student casework policies and procedures.
- Ensuring the student code of conduct and related policies remain relevant.
- Monitoring statutory requirements and national developments in student casework.
- Contributing to the development of casework-related policies and guidelines.
- Overseeing quality assurance processes and providing accurate advice on standards.
- Offering expert guidance in panel meetings to ensure adherence to policies.
- Managing effective triaging and oversight of all casework, providing updates on live cases.
- Supporting team members with complex cases and serving as the escalation point.
- Liaising with external parties, including the Office for Independent Adjudication (OIAHE) and legal advisors.
- Establishing strong relationships with key stakeholders and internal teams.
- Keeping senior executives informed of significant casework matters.
- Developing effective communication strategies for engaging with students and staff.
- Representing the department on key committees (e.g., Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion).
- Collaborating with the students’ union to support students during casework procedures.
- Line managing the Casework Team to ensure efficient service delivery.
To be considered, you will have:
- Experience in a Student Casework environment from within Higher Education.
- Strong administrative skills and a keen eye for detail.
- Proven line management experience, leading high-performing teams.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organisational abilities.
- Expert knowledge of regulatory issues, safeguarding, and student misconduct.
- Strong IT literacy.
The post requires immediate or short-notice availability.
People’s Economy aims to build the agency and power of people facing injustice and working for social change so that they have the expertise, capabilities and resources to develop their own analysis of how the economic system is a root cause of the injustice they face, develop strategies to change it and then take action with others. Our vision is for a world with economies that meet the needs and priorities of people currently experiencing economic injustice.
The Head of People and Operations oversees the development of systems and processes to ensure the organisation operates as effectively as possible with particular focus on People & Culture, Finance and Operations. They manage People’s Economy’s freelance bookkeeper.
Online Open House
Come and meet us! We are hosting an online open house on Monday October 28th at 12pm for anyone who is interested in hearing more about the roles we’re currently hiring for or what People’s Economy is all about.
You can use this space to ask any questions you might have about the role, find out more about the organisation and meet some of our staff team. Curious? This will be hosted as a webinar and questions can be submitted via the Q&A function so you will be able to remain anonymous unless you choose to unmute or turn on your video to ask a question.
Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w2oUR_ckS6ycbSMqExXrkw#/registration
Job Description
People & Culture
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Lead the review and development of HR policies and processes to ensure that they embody People’s Economy’s values, and support effective working and staff wellbeing, drawing in external expertise as necessary.
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Lead the development and implementation of recruitment processes for staff vacancies, ensuring compliance with People’s Economy’s recruitment policy and employment law.
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Lead the implementation of formal HR processes e.g. disciplinary processes, contract variations, and act as the key point of contact with People’s Economy’s external HR advisers.
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Contribute to the development of organisational culture and values and ensure that they are embedded, promoted and enacted throughout the organisation.
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Lead review and development of People’s Economy’s safeguarding policy, processes and practice including staff and trustee training.
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Lead the work to build and maintain staff health and safety and wellbeing, through developing appropriate systems, processes and practices.
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Undertake day-to-day HR administration, including leave booking and sickness absence recording.
Operations
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Develop policies, systems and processes to support the effective functioning of the organisation and (with support from the Programme Director) which support the implementation of programme and project delivery.
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Develop and maintain People’s Economy’s IT systems, including working with external providers to review IT security.
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Lead on regularly reviewing and updating People’s Economy’s remote and hybrid working policies and supporting colleagues to access suitable equipment and workspace to carry out their roles.
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Support the Programme Director set up and manage the operation of People’s Economy’s monitoring, evaluation and learning systems and their embedding across the organisation.
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Support the Executive Director to implement People’s Economy’s Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Oppression (DIAO) policy and lead the annual process of reviewing and updating the policy, and relevant organisational systems and processes to support the implementation of the policy.
Finance
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Lead People’s Economy’s financial management and control, including:
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Manage People’s Economy’s book-keeping and payroll providers to ensure that high quality records of income and expenditure are maintained and the smooth operation of supplier payments, invoicing, payroll and pensions contributions.
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Oversee the timely production of regular financial reporting including management accounts, cash forecasting and quarterly reporting to the Board. Scrutinise regular finance reports and work to resolve any issues identified.
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Liaise with People’s Economy’s accountant and manage the annual process of independent examination and producing year-end reports and accounts.
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Lead on financial planning, including the preparation of an annual organisational budget and lead on updating budget information throughout the year.
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Create systems and processes to support staff to develop and manage budgets for the programmes and projects that they are leading.
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With support from the Executive Director, lead the development of organisational business plans and monitoring of progress against them, including reporting on progress to the Trustee Board.
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Lead on maintaining robust and up-to-date information about the organisation’s income pipeline.
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Lead on fundraising administration:
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Track progress against income targets ensuring information is kept up to date and regularly updating the Executive Director on the position.
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Manage funder reporting and invoicing, working closely with colleagues leading funder relationships and with People’s Economy’s book-keeping provider.
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Governance and Legal
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Lead on compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements including data protection, employment law, health and safety, and charity law.
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Ensure that People’s Economy has appropriate insurance in place.
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Lead on Trustee Board administration and support the good functioning of the Board, including by managing trustee recruitment processes when required.
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Lead on maintaining the organisational risk register and reporting on it to the Trustee Board.
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Work with the Executive Director to ensure that there are effective mechanisms to ensure the robustness of external and internal controls (financial and non-financial).
Line Management
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Oversee People’s Economy’s book-keeping providers, and line manage possible future roles, supporting post-holders to carry out their roles effectively and to develop professionally.
For full role description and person specification see attached application pack
Working with communities across the UK experiencing economic injustice to reimagine, rebalance, and transform the economy.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.