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Acer Trust, an Oxfordshire multi-academy trust, is seeking a Finance Director to lead our fantastic finance team through the next stage of our Trust’s development. In the past year we have added two new schools into the Trust and restructured our finance and business operations to better support our schools. We are now looking for a strategic finance professional to embed our new structure and processes and help us to develop and implement a new financial strategy to support our next phase of development. This exciting and challenging role would suit an experienced Head of Finance or senior Finance Manager aspiring to grow into a Chief Financial Officer role in the future.
The successful candidate will bring together strategic thinking, exceptional people management skills and financial acumen, as well as an appetite for continuous improvement, to help us achieve excellence in our finance function. You will play a critical role in our Trust’s growth and development, ensuring that we remain financially stable and that school leaders and decision-makers have robust information with which to make financial decisions and achieve value for money.
Against a tough financial backdrop for all schools, and with some of our schools experiencing particularly challenging circumstances, you will work collaboratively with Headteachers, Business Managers and the Chief Operations and Finance Officer to embed a culture of financial prudence and facilitate creative solutions to these challenges. You will have the opportunity to apply your coaching and leadership skills to empower and develop our Finance Managers and their teams to work efficiently and effectively, providing excellent support to our schools and benefiting from opportunities for their own personal and professional development. In these and many other ways, your work will have a great impact our students, staff and wider communities.
In return, you will benefit from a supportive and challenging work environment and proactive investment in your own development. Acer Trust is committed to professional development, and we would welcome candidates interested in undertaking formal study (funded through the Apprenticeship Levy) and informal learning opportunities such as networking with sector colleagues. You will have the opportunity to be part of a dynamic and highly motivated team, to regularly interact with strategic decision-makers and to bring your finance expertise to the Trust’s strategic planning. As well as enjoying a vibrant and big-hearted working environment and career development opportunities, you will also have the opportunity to join one of the country’s best pension schemes.
This role would suit an experienced finance professional with a strong knowledge of schools or education finance and excellent leadership skills. You will also hold a finance qualification with a relevant body, such as ACCA, AAT, CIMA or CIPFA.
If you are looking for a varied and engaging role where you can further develop your strategic leadership skills, this could be the role for you! The post is full time and is paid at £60-65k (up to £70k for an exceptional candidate).
Please see attached the detailed job description and person specification for this role.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible. We also reserve to right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
If you are shortlisted, we will take up written references before your interview so please provide permission for this and provide accurate phone and email contact details for your referees. One of your referees must be your current or last employer.
Safeguarding Statement:
The Acer Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment.Any offer of employment with The Acer Trust is subject to verification of ID and qualifications, satisfactory evidence of the right to work in the UK, health clearance, DFE and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check. The Acer Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from candidates from all ethnic and community backgrounds. Please note that, for safeguarding reasons, this role is subject to an enhanced DBS check and other safeguarding procedures.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Westway Trust is seeking to appoint a highly skilled and forward-thinking Finance Officer (Property) to join our experienced, professional and friendly finance team to oversee the charging and collection of all property related income including rents, license fees service charges and ad-hoc recharges.
You will be a highly motivated Finance Officer with good organisational and analytical skills. You will also bring with you excellent interpersonal and customer service skills; will have good attention to detail and the ability to process data accurately and on time being a competent user of Microsoft Excel, and computerised accounting systems.
Key responsibilities of the role include but not limited to:
- Maintain tenancy and charging details in the Property Management software.
- Raise and dispatch rent demands to tenants and post entries to the ledgers.
- Credit control following up tenants with arears by email letter and phone.
- Maintain the tenant debtors listing.
- Post expenditure from Access to the service charge accounts.
- Processing tenancy at wills, subsidised rent and deferred rent journals and reconciliation.
- Reviewing Voids and recharges.
- Assist in month-end reporting.
- Assist in preparing year-end audit schedules.
- Taking ownership of year-end MUS closure and service charge statements.
- To work positively in accordance with Westway Trust’s equality and Diversity Policy.
- Provide cover for the Finance Officer and the Senior Finance Officer including raising cheques, banking, petty cash and making electronic payments posting tenants receipts onto MUS and Access.
- Recharge annual insurance costs to tenants.
- Income reconciliation between MUS and Access (I&E, Vat turnover).
- Reconcile property management balances to Access accounts including debtors and service charge balances.
- Supporting SMF on year end accounting and service charge account closure
- Running MUS reports to help property analysis and preparing analysis of property financial performance.
- Any other duties as may be reasonably required.
Experience, knowledge and skills:
- Relevant experience within a busy accounts department.
- Minimum qualification GCSE Mathematics or equivalent.
- Experience of using computerised accounting systems.
- Competent user of Excel for reporting and computing.
- Highly computer literate, with practical experience of using MS Office packages, especially MS Excel and computerised accounting systems.
- The ability to deliver the highest standards of internal customer service through your positive attitude to the role, while staying calm and focused during busy or demanding work situations
- Excellent attention to detail with accurate data entry and the ability to prepare concise and accurate reconciliations and analyses of individual income, expenditure and control accounts.
- Good organisational, administrative and analytical skills.
- Good communication skills both written and verbal.
- A proven ability to follow agreed financial procedures and controls.
- Resourceful and flexible approach, with a “can do attitude”.
- A commitment to working as part of a team.
- Punctual with effective time management.
Desirable:
- Studying or qualified AAT CAT or equivalent CCAB.
- Experience of Access Accounts.
- Experience of computerised property management accounting packages MUS Chronos.
- Experience of using electronic banking software.
- Experience of credit control and rental ledgers.
- Connection to or significant understanding of the local area and its social, cultural and political heritage would be highly desirable.
- Commitment to living out the Westway Trust values including placing the community at the centre of all we do.
- Demonstrable understanding of, commitment to, and promotion of equality of opportunities, diversity and inclusion.
Benefits of working with us:
- Great location in the heart of Portobello, North Kensington
- Investor in People (IiP) employer
- Generous holiday entitlement of 25 days per year + statutory bank holidays
- Free gym membership at health club one minute walk from the office
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Sick pay scheme
- Season ticket / bicycle loan
- Free eye test voucher
The application deadline is Sunday 17 November when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early. An early application is strongly recommended.
We exist to work together with the local community to enable North Kensington to thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Learning Platform Technician (0.4 fte 14 hours)
£13,056 pa plus excellent benefits (FTE £32,642 pa)
Aldgate, London
14 hours per week
Since the Pathology Portal platform launched on 15 August 2022, the number of users, resources and editors continues to grow quickly. The Pathology Portal won the prestigious Outstanding Innovation award at the Healthcare Honours on 23 November 2023 and so this is a great opportunity to join the successful team. We are looking for someone to fill a 14 hours per week job share, working collaboratively with the existing part-time Learning Platform Technician to support editors who contribute and upload learning material to the Pathology Portal.
The Learning Platform Technician will review and edit materials including videos, ensuring they are in line with requirements before assisting with the upload process and supporting editors in the process by dealing with queries or issues as they arise. The postholder will also administer the Editorial Board meetings.
Scientific experience is not required for this role and training will be provided on how to upload materials. As the Pathology Portal is a joint project between the College and NHS England, it is important that the uploaded materials adhere to the Portal’s brand identity and style guidelines.
The role includes a wide range of tasks involving content upload and administration, as well as communicating with various stakeholders. The role will be well suited to an individual who is keen to learn new skills, enjoys problem solving and providing feedback to support the continuous development of the Pathology Portal.
The College is a professional membership organisation dedicated to the advancement of the science and practice of pathology. There are currently approximately 12,000 members, all of whom are pathologists based in hospitals, universities and laboratories in the UK and overseas. The College’s main tasks are to set and maintain training standards for doctors and scientists, to advice on the appointment of consultant pathologists, to ensure the membership is kept up to date with current practice through the continuing professional development scheme, and to promote the latest developments in pathology by holding scientific meetings.
The College’s mission is to promote excellence in the practice of pathology and to be responsible for maintaining standards through training, assessments, examinations and professional development.
We offer attractive staff benefits including 25 days annual leave (pro rata) rising with length of service, an employee discount scheme, and season tickets, as well as a cycle to work scheme. The College values diversity, welcoming applications from all members of society. We offer a mix of remote (home) and office working, with hybrid working arrangements currently in place.
Closing date: 9am, Tuesday 23 October 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking an enthusiastic self-starter with relevant technical experience to fill the role of Senior AV Technician.
Senior AV Technician
Location: Based in Kensington, London.
Salary range: £41,645 - £44,285 per annum depending on experience and qualifications.
Contract: Permanent, full-time, subject to successful completion of a probationary period of three months.
As part of the Venue Hire team you will be leading on the AV elements of Society and Venue Hire client event delivery and assist them to project their ideas with technical expertise. You will be responsible for leading the technical team for events requiring support with Audio/Video, streaming, hybrid, lighting and recording needs.
Duties and responsibilities
- Lead the technical production of high-profile, technically complex events and assist in the hands-on delivery of events in line with the programme requirements for the venue.
- Ensure all technical requirements are set up and ready before each event starts.
- Select and prepare equipment for future events and meetings as required.
- Brief and hand over of the relevant files to the freelancer team before events.
- Provide technical support to clients and staff before events and during conferences and other event formats.
- Operate event production equipment including audio desk, lighting desk, vision mixer and PTZ cameras and operation.
- Demonstrate advanced proficiency in operating audio-visual equipment, including Digico SD9, vMix, Blackmagic Design Switcher and software, Shure Wireless Microphone.
- Set up live streaming, virtual, video and hybrid conferencing equipment and sourcing additional external equipment where required in the Ondaatje Theatre and Education Centre. OT.
- Set up video conferencing kit in meeting rooms for hybrid meeting with Zoom Teams etc.
- Test and monitor that live streaming feeds are working.
- Ensure that freelancers perform as required onsite and using our equipment; supervise and manage freelance support for event (where it is required), as agreed with the Venue team.
- Supervise and training freelancers on all existing and new equipment.
- Be proactive in research, selection and/or upgrade of AV equipment to purchase and the installation and oversight of new equipment installation.
- Ensure that AV equipment is maintained, undertaking necessary repairs or utilising a maintenance company services.
- Prepare and maintain user guides and maintain an inventory of Society AV equipment.
- Carry out regular liaison with senior executives and high-profile clients regarding their event AV needs.
- Work with the Venue team to provide feedback on possible enhancements and improvements to the Society’s Events spaces.
- Meet regularly with Venue hire team colleagues to plan and fill all events requests for the week ahead including hybrid events, conferences, webinars, broadcasts, and streaming.
- Contribute to event debriefings, discussing customer feedback to ensure continuous assessment and improvement.
Benefits
- There are a range of benefits at the Society which include the following:
- 35-hour working week with core working hours between 10.00am and 4.00pm.
- Flexible working arrangements are available with a mix of office based and home working.
- 25 days annual leave per annum, pro rata, plus public bank holidays.
- Society closure between Christmas and New Year, in addition to the basic annual leave allowance.
- Pension scheme - 3% employee, 7.5% employer.
- Group Life Assurance at four-times basic annual salary.
- Corporate eye care vouchers.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Free 24-hour Employee Assistance helpline with available counselling support.
Applications must be received by 9.30am on Friday 15 November.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
The Society is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce.
No agencies please.
Events and Facilities Technician
£26,221 - £28,795 pa, plus excellent benefits
London
Permanent, full-time
Would you like to work in a fast-paced environment, where you work closely with team members and are responsible for maintaining the general upkeep of our College?
We are looking for someone who is proactive and will take pride in the look and feel of the property – ensuring the standard is great for our staff and members. Ideally with some experience of maintenance or facilities with a proactive approach to solving and taking ownership of problems. A relevant trade would give you the edge but is not essential.
You will be taking responsibility for ensuring that the College is exceptionally well-maintained, well-presented and functional. Duties include ensuring that health and safety standards are met, first line reactive repairs and maintenance is addressed, minor redecoration and accompanying contractors where necessary, and conducting daily building checks. Events roles include ensuring that meeting spaces are set up ready for the day’s events, as well as being present for some events that are out of working hours.
So, if you are currently looking for an exciting new opportunity where no two days are the same, we would love to hear from you.
The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves.
We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.
We will provide appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.
We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.
We operate a hybrid working model of on-site and working from home/remote, which helps to ensure a flexible work life balance.
We welcome applications from all sections of the Community.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional membership body for psychiatrists and promotes excellent care for people with mental illness. It has 19,000 members and engages with government and the media as the leading voice of the UK’s mental health services. The College is a values-based organisation and, in 2019, was named Charity of the Year in the European Diversity Awards.
Closing date: 24 October 2024.
Interviews: 13 November 2024.
We are looking for an experienced policy manager to lead on policy development, analysis and engagement focusing primarily on the registration of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies.
Closing date: Sunday 13 October 2024 (11.59pm)
Interview dates: TBA
Salary: £51,116 - £59,215 per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus benefits
Location: Canary Wharf, London (Hybrid working approach- One day a week in the office usually Thursdays plus additional days as required)
Hours: 35 hours per week, from 9.00 to 5.00, Monday to Friday
The Role
We are looking for a dynamic Registration and International Policy Manager to join our team, playing a critical role in shaping policies that impact the future of pharmacy professionals. You will provide advice in relation to registration, regulatory and legislative developments at a UK level and internationally, ensuring that the GPhC keeps track of, and responds to, external issues likely to affect our regulatory work.
This exciting role offers a wide range of opportunities for development including collaborating with both external stakeholders and cross functional teams whilst working on a variety of key projects that are a key part of our organisational strategy. If you are passionate about regulation and are keen to influence developments that support the profession, we want to hear from you.
This role is subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of our pre-employment due diligence.
The successful applicant will:
- Lead the development and management of regulatory policies and standards for pharmacy registration, ensuring alignment with legal requirements and organisational strategy.
- Handle complex registration casework, offering timely, clear advice on legal and policy issues related to the registration of international and UK-qualified professionals.
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to work collaboratively and understand the implications of implementing policy, including its impact on our operational work.
- Analyse and engage with regulatory developments both nationally and internationally, ensuring that GPhC’s policies remain responsive and forward-thinking.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across GPhC, using operational data and insights to inform policy decisions.
- Represent GPhC in discussions and consultations, advocating for our policies and strategy in professional settings.
- Have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Benefits when joining our team
In return for their commitment and enthusiasm, employees can expect a rewarding and challenging work environment, good work-life balance and workload plus an excellent benefits package that includes:
- 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 5 days.
- A choice between two pension providers: NHS England pension scheme or Standard Life.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Career breaks and sabbaticals.
- Private medical insurance, life assurance, season ticket loan, bike loan and many more.
About the GPhC
We are a respected regulatory body that regulates pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies in Great Britain. We work to assure and improve standards of care for people using pharmacy services.
Our organisation has a long-term vision and a desire for highly skilled and specialist staff. We are committed to providing workforce learning and development opportunities.
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have adopted a hybrid working approach which combines office and home working. Staff are predominantly home-based and office attendance depends on the nature of the role and the requirements of the team.
We are proud of our diverse and inclusive culture and are committed to holding ourselves to the same standards we expect of others.
Applying for this role
If you feel you have the required experience and skills and would like to join us, please complete our application form, including the supporting statement section explaining how you meet each of the criteria for the role, and where you found out about this vacancy.
Please note that applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.
Please consult the knowledge and skills section of the job description document to help you prepare your application.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community
We are committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity and being inclusive in all our work as a health professions regulator.
As part of your application for this role, please complete our equal opportunities and diversity monitoring section. This is optional and you don't have to complete it; however it provides us with useful information for monitoring and reporting purposes and is strictly confidential. The information you provide on this form will not form part of any selection process and will not be shared with the selection panel.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for someone with a good understanding of DIY and has general maintenance skills, with an ability to self-organise and prioritise workloads, to be self-motivated and be able to cope under pressure.
You must have the ability to work on your own initiative and able to manage time effectively and always prioritise conflicting demands. Experience working alongside vulnerable people with relevant safeguarding knowledge.
Job purpose: The Maintenance Technician will be responsible for ensuring all remedial maintenance is carried out within the YMCA Establishments, undertaking health & safety and caretaker tasks. The Maintenance Technician will liaise with the Facilities Manager on preventative, remedial and planned maintenance ensuring that a good standard of service is given to service users, employees and visitors.
Hours of work: 35 Hours per week The working pattern may vary to meet the needs of the role, but core working hours are between 09:00am – 17:00pm
Location: Candidates will need to be prepared to travel to and work in all YMCA East Surrey sites across Redhill, Reigate, Merstham, Tadworth & Horley.
Salary / pay rate: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum depending on qualifications and experience.
Annual leave: Five weeks plus bank holidays. Holidays increase after two years service to a maximum of six weeks after six years service. The holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March each year.
Benefits: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness Centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents. There is free parking available at YMCA East Surrey sites. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme. Pension - There is a YMCA East Surrey pension scheme - details available on request
Closing date & interviews:
Closing date: 14th October 2024
Interview date: 21st - 23rd October 2024
Job description
Main Responsibilities:
· To act as cover for Senior Maintenance Technician during their absence and undertake line management of maintenance team.
· To perform small repairs such as leaking taps, faulty door locks or jammed windows and general maintenance, including painting and decorating, to maintain and improve upon the standards of the facilities and equipment.
· To plan a schedule of routine checks and implement to ensure faults or damage in facilities and equipment are identified promptly and dealt with within agreed timetable.
· To assist in the preparation of vacant rooms for new residents at our housing establishments.
· Check the repairs database and attend to items listed reporting back to the Facilities Manager when completed.
· To maintain accurate records and logs of any repairs/ checks in accordance with Facilities Manager procedures to evidence work done and to inform future decision making.
· To attend to all remedial maintenance work as discussed with the Facilities Manager
· To liaise with external contractors/trades people to ensure work is completed to a satisfactory standard in accordance with YMCA East Surrey’s policies and procedures
· To be proactive in carrying out property inspections, identifying any issues of repairs or advisory works or recommendations for the general upkeep of our infrastructure.
· To be a responsible official with regard to fire emergency and evacuation procedures, testing and setting of smoke/heat detectors/emergency lighting/ fire extinguishers as required by legislation and record in fire log book
· To order supplies and equipment as authorised by the Facilities Manager
· To respond to occasional emergency call out where required.
· To ensure grounds and bin areas are neat and tidy and to assist in maintaining any garden tools/machinery
· To ensure the Facilities Manager is regularly and promptly informed of all relevant events, incidents and emergencies (or other appropriate manager in their absence)
· Attend Centre visits if required with the facilities manager to be fully aware of issues and expected resolutions.
· Support Apprentice workers if required.
· Complete low level groundwork tasks as directed. To include but not limited to, mowing, light weeding, strimming, leaf clearance, gritting.
· To carry out minor repairs, painting and decorating and carpet cleaning as required.
· To carry out minor repairs and maintenance of communal areas .
· To carry out minor plumbing repairs and maintenance.
· To assist with rubbish removal, moving furniture and equipment around the building or properties.
· To undertake inspection of appliances and to carry out such minor electrical repairs like replacing fuses and broken plugs and any such duties within the post-holders limits.
· To carry out external maintenance e.g. fence panels, bin store, metal pillars, gutters etc’.
· To work at other YMCA buildings and to carry out maintenance work as and when required and to attend with other contractors or tradesmen when necessary.
· To maintain vehicle standards and cleanliness and report faults in good time.
· To manage fuel cards.
· Complete recorded vehicle inspections and complete basic upkeep of vehicle such as oil, water, washer fluid etc.
· To care for your own health, safety and welfare as well as that of others and to work in a safe and effective manner at all times.
· To work harmoniously with the staff, members and visitors as well as contractors.
· To ensure high standards of service delivery through the consistent application of recognised standards and established policies, procedures and practices
· To ensure that all YMCA East Surrey’s policies and procedures are followed at all times
· To observe and promote the association’s Equality Diversity and Inclusion Policy and is maintained at all times in contact with members, staff, contractors, other professionals and members of the public in all aspects of the associations work.
· To work with volunteers as required assisting with developing their skills and knowledge
· To attend to any matters authorised and delegated by the Facilities Manager which are within the scope of the Maintenance worker and to carry out any other duties which may from time to time be required of the post holder.
· We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults. This role will require an enhanced DBS disclosure (with barred children/vulnerable adults). We require you to understand and demonstrate this commitment and attend any required training.
ODAC continues to be on a journey of organisational change and growth, with the financial implications that come with that, having begun to diversify our business model to expand our programmes.
We are therefore recruiting a Finance Manager to lead the implementation and delivery of best-practice financial management and planning, ensuring that ODAC is ready to continue to increase our charitable impact.
This is the first Finance Manager role in the organisation and the role will involve using your knowledge and experience to develop the way that ODAC works. In recent years, financial management has been led by the Chief Executive, with a freelance book-keeping contractor and a 0.5 days/ week Finance Administrator, and we have an experienced Finance Lead on the Board of Trustees.
The Finance Manager will lead on bookkeeping, financial management, and providing support and advice to budget holders. They will collaborate with the Director on financial planning and reporting, and will be responsible for reviewing and implementing best practices, ensuring that the charity’s financial functions are fit for its size, purpose, and growth.
DETAILS
TITLE: Finance Manager
WORKING HOURS: 0.4 FTE / 2 days per week (16 hours)
PAY: £35,000-£38,000 FTE depending on experience pro rata (£14,000 – £15,200 real salary) per annum
CONTRACT TYPE: Part time, permanent
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Qualified AAT qualification, Level 2 or above.
DEADLINE: 9am, Thursday 7th November
INTERVIEWS: Monday 18th November (please hold your availability if applying)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The project support officer will support the brilliant work of our Wilder Landscapes team, a small but very active team within Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s conservation department. A lot of the team's work is off-reserve and project based, working with farmers, landowners, communities and projects beyond our nature reserves to protect and restore nature. The project officer will have 3 key areas of work:
Support Wilder Landscapes Project delivery: : Track project progress; • Assisting with project and funding applications; • Supporting contract issuance and ensuring compliance with best practice; • Supporting project claims; • Manage tendering processes and support assessment of tender returns; • Support project and contract work billing, working with the finance team; • Support client relationship management with long term recurring projects. • Ensure reporting of progress against SWT’s KPI’s is maintained and project successes support this.
Increase external recognition of the Wilder Landscapes Team and their work:• Liaise with the team to gather news items • Create regular public facing news pieces that celebrate our successful work, for a range of audiences; • Develop new channels of communication through external collaboration with media outlets, working closely with the communications manager.
Support the delivery of excellence in training and engagement events: • Support the delivery of excellent training events in close collaboration with experts in the team. • Work with the Wilder Landscapes Manager, Senior Farm Adviser and others to develop opportunities to deliver accredited training as an income generating activity.
We are looking for someone to join us who has
- A professional, organised and confidential approach to working with a variety of clients and projexts
- The ability to work flexibly and independently under their own initiative but also as a collaborative team member
- Excellent communication skills,and the ability to liaise with funders and landowners.
Our benefits include; 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), a 9% non-contributory pension ( or those that quaify), your birthday off and working with a great team of people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an inspiring and compassionate leader who wants to make a tangible difference to people affected by rare bone marrow failure? The Aplastic Anaemia Trust (AAT) is seeking a dynamic CEO to guide our organisation into its next chapter, deepening our impact and driving progress towards a cure for aplastic anaemia.
About Us
The Aplastic Anaemia Trust is the UK’s only charity focused on aplastic anaemia and related rare bone marrow disorders. Aplastic anaemia is a rare, serious blood disorder where the bone marrow fails to produce enough blood cells. This can lead to fatigue, infections, and excessive bleeding, requiring urgent medical treatment. Our mission is to enable life-saving research, provide expert support, and build community networks for those affected. We are small but ambitious, working closely with clinicians, researchers, and patients to ensure people can live fulfilling lives despite their condition.
The Role
As CEO, you will lead our dedicated team, oversee the delivery of our strategic goals, and act as the public face of the charity. You will work directly with the Board of Trustees, the clinical community, and key partners to shape the future of the AAT. From leading high-level strategy to engaging with our warm and passionate patient community, this role offers both challenge and reward.
Key details:
• Role: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Aplastic Anaemia Trust
• Salary: £65,000 per annum
• Contract: permanent, full time
• Location: Remote (UK-based)
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the development and delivery of AAT’s strategic plan and business objectives.
• Foster relationships with clinicians, researchers, donors, volunteers, and beneficiaries.
• Serve as an ambassador for AAT, representing the charity across healthcare, research, and fundraising sectors.
• Provide leadership to a small but expert remote-working team, ensuring effective collaboration and empowerment.
• Drive sustainable growth and innovation, ensuring financial health and strategic impact.
About You
We are looking for someone with strong leadership experience, ideally from the charity, health, or social care sectors, but most importantly, a passion for our mission. You will have:
• A proven track record in leadership and strategy development.
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
• Experience in fundraising, organisational growth, and stakeholder management.
• An understanding of or lived experience with serious or rare diseases is a bonus, but not essential.
What We Offer
• Salary: £65k per annum
• 34 days annual leave, including bank holidays (pro rata for part-time)
• Remote working with bi-annual in-person staff events
• Pension contribution up to 5% and Death in Service insurance
• A supportive, inclusive work culture that values flexibility and work-life balance
If you’re ready to lead a dedicated charity that’s making a real difference, we’d love to hear from you. To receive an Information Pack for this CEO role with full details, including how to apply, please send an expression of interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant, Jenny Hills at Harris Hill, executive at harrishill co uk. For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny at the above address with suitable times to talk.
Closing date for applications: 9am Thursday 14th November 2024.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
We are looking for an agile, proactive individual who will join the team as Finance Officer working closely with the Finance Manager and a part-time Finance Officer to address all issues of a financial nature and support the fundraising team and grants officer.
Finance Officer
Reporting to: Finance Manager
Location: Remote. With the option to attend a co-working hub on an ad hoc basis.
Salary: 30K FTE per annum (12K per year, including London weighting) plus a competitive pension
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time, 22.5 hours per week, spread across agreed days
This role will be suited to someone who is detail oriented, highly effective, organised and able to support across the organisation.
You will be confident working to deadlines, someone who enjoys working as a core small team and is self-motivated when working remotely. We are looking for someone who is looking for an active and responsible role in a friendly and highly supportive organisation.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Ledger Maintenance e.g. Maintain Sales & Purchase Ledgers in Quickbooks.
- Banking e.g. Transaction management, bank reconciliation, credit control.
- Operations e.g. expense claims, payroll, audits, compliance.
Qualifications and Experience:
- To be successful in this role, we seek the following qualifications and experience:
- Fully AAT qualified or working towards level 4 as a minimum.
- Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in a similar role
- Strong proficiency in MS Office Suite, particularly Excel
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work independently and prioritise tasks
- Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and financial tasks
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience with accounting software e.g. QuickBooks and working with
- other CRM and productivity software.
- A desirable knowledge of charity accounting.
Our vision
A community of Black people, readily accessing mental health support, recovering fully from mental illness and thriving
Our Mission
We create and champion safe, and accessible mental health support with, and for the Black community.
Our Values
Community, Access, Safety, Healing and Change
Thank you for your interest in joining our team. We look forward to reviewing your application and discussing how your skills and passion can contribute to our mission of promoting mental well-being within the Black community.
Please note that the application deadline is 7th November 2024.
We will review all applications and contact shortlisted candidates for further assessment and interviews.
Interview date: 19th November 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.
At Black Minds Matter UK, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, particularly those from Black and minority ethnic communities.
Requirements of the Role:
- Right to work in the UK.
- This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
No agencies please.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Media Defence (MD) is a charity that helps media to defend their rights. We support independent media, journalists and citizen journalists who are under legal threat by making sure that lawyers are available to defend them.
In this role, you will provide finance, bookkeeping, and administration support to MD, processing and maintaining all financial records, data and payroll, helping us grow as an organisation while maintaining the smooth day-to-day running of the office.
We are seeking a friendly, team-focused, skilled and efficient finance professional to join our busy Finance team as Assistant Finance Manager.
The ideal candidate will thrive in a team environment, be able to work on their own initiative meeting objectives and tight deadlines under pressure, and, with their outstanding attention to detail and excellent organisational skills, maintain efficient systems and processes. As an analytical thinker with strong investigative and problem-solving skills, they will also enjoy identifying and implementing improvements to systems and processes.
The role involves assisting the Finance Manager in overseeing the running of the accounting function within CPAS, with responsibility for the day-to-day management of income reconciliations, expenditure, VAT and Management accounts, and opportunity to offer finance support to all departments.
You must be qualified to Qualified to AAT Level 3 or 4 and/or part qualified ACCA/CIMA and have at least three years accounting experience in a financial management environment.
We are embarking on a programme of digital change, including a new database and websites. There will be a new finance system that will be specified and delivered within a 2-year timeframe. The successful postholder will be expected to contribute to working alongside the digital project and implementation team on this important and exciting piece of work.
Salaried at £37,077 - £39,029 (dependent on experience) per annum. The role is full time.
This post will be subject to a Basic DBS check, and satisfactory completion of a Declaration of Suitability form. You must also have evidence of your right to work in the UK.
CPAS is a Christian organisation and to be successful in this role you will be comfortable working with our ethos and able to respect our beliefs. We are a friendly, informal staff group, where working as part of a team is important to us. Please be aware that during our staff away days we worship and pray together, and we pray as part of our working day—although there is no obligation for everyone to join in. We also have an annual retreat day that is offered for all staff. We very much welcome new staff joining us, who are keen to work within this culture and environment.
Closing date and interviews:
The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 28 October.
Interviews are scheduled for Thursday 7 November at our offices in Coventry.
How to apply: Please visit our website to download the Application Pack and then complete the application form and ensure you demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the person specification. Please also complete and return the Declaration of Suitability form. Please note we cannot shortlist your application unless you supply the additional information.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Finance Manager
Salary: £19.23 per hour plus £2.32 per hour holiday pay up to £20.88 per hour plus £2.52 per hour holiday pay (equivalent to annual salary of £35,000 up to £38,000 FTE)
Contract Type: Temporary role for 4 months
Hours: 28 hours/4 days per week
Location: London
Hybrid: 2 days per week in the office (Wednesday and Thursday)
Are you an experienced Finance Manager looking for a rewarding role in the charity sector?
Charity People are delighted to be working with one of London's hidden treasures, a growing charity that provides Londoners with a taste of the countryside right in the heart of the city. The farm covers 1.5 acres and offers various community projects.
As a Finance Manager, you will take responsibility for managing the organisation's finances and supporting its mission of offering education, training, and experiences to the local community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the CEO with the preparation of the annual budget.
- Prepare cashflow forecasts, management accounts, and financial reports on a monthly and annual basis.
- Handle payroll and expenses claims.
- Manage the bookkeeping systems and ensure all payments are made on time.
- Work with project staff and the CEO on budgeting and financial management of projects, ensuring restricted income is appropriately tracked.
- Collaborate with the Fundraiser to analyse financial pipelines.
- Oversee statutory returns including Gift Aid and ensure compliance with all financial regulations.
- Liaise with auditors and prepare final accounts.
- Ensure the farm's financial systems comply with statutory requirements and best practices.
Governance and Compliance:
- Assist the CEO and Trustees in preparing for Finance Committee meetings, reports, and minutes.
- Maintain and update the organisation's risk register.
- Ensure insurance cover is adequate and renewed in a timely manner.
Requirements:
- Proven professional experience managing finances in a small charity.
- Appropriate accounting qualifications (AAT/CIMA/ACA/ACCA).
- Experience with financial packages, with knowledge of QuickBooks being desirable.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience with VAT returns.
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical problem-solving skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Self-motivated and able to anticipate and address financial needs.
- High levels of integrity and confidentiality in managing sensitive information.
How to apply
Closing date: Monday 21st October at 9am
Please send your CV as soon as possible as we are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
Senior Engineer.
(Midlands and East.)
£ 36,629 per annum (pro rata for part time hours) plus £3,993 pa (pro rata) Recruitment & Retention Allowance
(Ref: SUS 4241bs)
Full Time 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working
Base: Sustrans hubs in Nottingham, Peterborough, or Birmingham with the flexibility to work from home.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Sustrans as part of the Design and Engineering team supporting our aims for Liveable Towns and Cities and Path for Everyone strategies.
As the Senior Engineer, you will use your technical expertise to lead on the production and technical review of project outputs, designing and delivering outstanding high-quality walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructures ensuring that we create happier, healthier places.
Contributing to the work of the Design and Engineering team you will support the Head of Design and Engineering in the day-to-day operation of the team to provide guidance, technical knowledge and line management to our junior Engineers, Urban Designers and Technicians.
You will lead and support the delivery of project proposals, identify new opportunities and represent the team at business case assessment meetings, as well as supporting the engagement of internal and external partners and regular authorities, providing technical authority and support.
This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans.
About you
You should have either a minimum degree or equivalent in a relevant field, (civil traffic, highways, structural engineering, or an alternative relevant and demonstratable specialism) plus four years' worth of experience or seven years' worth of experience in a relevant role/related field.
We also ask that you have high quality walking and cycling infrastructure design, health and safety management, including CDM and construction contract management.
We ask that you can build successful working relationships with ease across a wide range of people, along with the ability to work as part of the team and to manage and mentor junior colleagues.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
Staff volunteer days
24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
Bike, computer and season ticket loans
Discount benefits
London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary
Family Friendly
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Additional information
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 20 October 2024.
Interviews will take place via MS Teams during the week commencing 04 November 2024.
About Sustrans
At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.
We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.
We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.
You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.