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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.
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Are you a visionary financial leader passionate about making a real impact? UK Youth is looking for an experienced Finance Director to lead the financial strategy and operations that support our mission to empower young people across the UK.
Purpose of the job
As Finance Director, you will oversee all financial aspects of the charity and lead long-term financial sustainability while advancing UK Youth’s mission. You will work closely with the Executive Team, Finance Committee, and Board of Trustees to deliver strategic financial leadership and ensure robust financial planning, forecasting, and reporting.
This role offers the unique opportunity to influence high-level decision-making and provide strategic insights that shape our organisation’s future. You’ll champion the finance team’s development, drive operational efficiency, and explore innovative financial solutions to ensure our financial health.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead the formulation and execution of UK Youth’s financial strategy aligned with our goals
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Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes
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Provide strategic financial analysis and insights for social investment, grants, and commercial financing
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Manage financial risks, compliance with regulations, and relationships with auditors and stakeholders
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Drive technological innovation in financial reporting and operations
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Mentor and develop the finance team to foster a high-performance culture
About You:
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Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, or equivalent)
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Significant experience in a senior financial leadership role
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Proven track record in providing financial leadership at Board and Executive levels
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Strong knowledge of charity finance regulations (including Charity SORP) and tax compliance
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Experience working within the voluntary sector is highly desirable
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Skilled communicator able to convey complex financial information to diverse stakeholders
Who we are
UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.
UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.
Why work at UK Youth?
UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that theyouth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes. UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross-sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to massinequality of access to youth services for young people.
What we can offer you
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture:
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Flexible/Agile Working
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27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
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Funded training provided in; Safeguarding, GDPR, Information and Cyber Security & Equality & Diversity
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Other training available in support of your personal and professional development
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Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
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Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
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Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
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20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
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IT equipment provided for the duration of contract
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CycleScheme and TechScheme
How to apply
If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system provided by Applied which looks to create a fair and unbiased application process for all. Scroll to the top of the page and start your application.
Closing date: Friday 8th November 2024 at 11:59pm (midnight)
Round 1 (Teams) Interview date(s) proposed: w/c 18th November 2024
Round 2 (In Person) Interview date(s) proposed: w/c 9th December 2024
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Closing Date: 20 October 2024
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We're looking for a mid-senior level lawyer to join our brilliant team as a Legal Counsel, where you'll have the opportunity to lead on fascinating, challenging, and meaningful work as part of an innovative, ambitious and values-driven child rights organisation.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the Team
Our Legal and Compliance Team provides high-quality advice, support and representation on the legal, compliance and information security issues affecting SCUK and its charitable business. The Legal Team ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and advises on good governance and the effective management of legal risk throughout SCUK.
As part of our organisation wide transformation programme, Organisation of the Future, the Legal and Compliance Team is increasingly working in an environment of agile, multi-disciplinary teams. With a focus on building strong, client-centric relationships and collaboration across the organisation, we're looking to leverage agile principles, learning rapidly and responding to change, while keeping the communities we work with and for, our supporters, people, and partners at the heart of everything we do.
About the Role
As a trusted business partner with a strategic outlook, you'll proactively and pragmatically advise and engage with internal stakeholders on a broad range of legal issues, as well as collaborate dynamically and effectively across Save the Children International (the international programming arm of Save the Children) and with other members of the Save the Children global movement.
You will provide first-class legal advice to SCUK and its subsidiaries in respect of their UK and international programmes; policy, advocacy and campaigns work; and fundraising, retail and marketing activities, modelling professionalism, pragmatism, excellence and integrity in doing so.
You will support the effective delivery of cross-organisational risk, compliance and governance programmes, ensuring that key legal and regulatory risks are managed, whilst promoting a culture of shared responsibility for addressing legal and compliance risks throughout the work of SCUK.
Key Accountabilities:
- Provide strategic legal advice to SCUK's UK Impact, Global Programmes, Fundraising, and Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns Teams, in particular; grant and consortium agreements, donation and commercial participator agreements and arrangements with corporate partners, commercial contracts, including fundraising, professional services, media and IP/IT agreements.
- Advise SCUK staff on a wide range of legal issues and risks arising from SCUK's operations, including in relation to; charity fundraising laws and charity governance; fundraising and marketing communications and events; grant agreements and donor due diligence requests; marketing, advertising, media and defamation matters; and data protection, intellectual property and employment issues.
- Provide legal and governance support to SCUK's subsidiaries and affiliated entities.
- Support with litigation and disputes in the UK and internationally, including managing minor disputes and instructing external lawyers where appropriate.
- Provide advice to senior stakeholders within the organisation, including on legal risk and governance-related matters.
- Develop, advise on, promote, implement and maintain policies, practices and procedures to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, good corporate governance and the effective management of legal risk.
About you
We're looking for a natural collaborator who thrives in fluidity and is able to build credibility quickly and influence at a senior level.
Efficient, self-motivated and able to prioritise effectively under pressure, you'll be highly effective at using legal skills to provide strategic, creative and pragmatic advice to support ambition and innovation within SCUK.
You'll be confident providing strategic legal advice across a broad range of issues, and excited to contribute innovative ideas and fresh thinking to the team.
To be successful, you'll demonstrate:
- Significant post-qualification experience with expertise in one or more of the following areas: general corporate / commercial / contract, employment, finance, charity / not-for-profit, litigation.
- Ability to business partner with a function / team / client, to understand their priorities and to arrive at pragmatic, legally sound solutions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex issues clearly at all levels and with diverse audiences.
- Well-developed negotiating skills and high ethical standards.
- Ability to remain agile and flexible in the context of changing priorities.
- A mindset enabling and modelling autonomy and responsibility, and sharing power.
- Strong commitment to organisational effectiveness.
- Good understanding of the context in which Save the Children operates.
- Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission and values.
Other experience you might bring (but not essential):
- Previous in-house experience.
- Experience of charity and fundraising law and practice.
- Experience working in an international development charity.
- Experience working cross-jurisdictionally.
- Fluency in French
If you don't meet all the criteria laid out here but can demonstrate the ambition, energy, and commitment to delivering on SCUK's strategic objectives, putting children at the heart of everything you do, we would still love to hear from you!
What we offer you:
Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
- We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
- We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
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Do you have experience of outbound calling in a call centre environment? Do you thrive on connecting with people and making a difference?
Look no further! Join our team as a fundraising call centre agent and contribute to world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. A world without heartbreak.
About the role
As a valued member of our Customer Engagement team, your role will be pivotal in driving our support and fundraising efforts through outbound calling. Your mission is to connect with our British Heart Foundation (BHF) supporters, who are the lifeblood of our organisation.
Here’s how you’ll make a difference:
- Supporter Engagement Specialist: Connecting with our BHF supporters through outbound calls.
- Fundraising Event Advocate: Promoting major fundraising events like the London Marathon and the London to Brighton Bike Ride.
- Customer Experience Ambassador: Enhancing satisfaction and relationships through stewardship activities.
We are looking to start someone in the this role on 4 December 2024.
About you
- Outbound Calling Experience: You’ve honed your skills in a call centre environment, where you’ve built strong relationships over the phone. You can use your experience in this environment to enhance our customer experience and drive fundraising revenue.
- Exceptional Communication Skills: Your written and spoken English is impeccable. You’ve previously experience engaging with customers both on calls and in writing.
- Tech Proficiency: Your computer literacy is top-notch, you have experience with Microsoft Office, CRM systems, and data entry.
- Outstanding Customer Service: World-class customer service is your mantra. Your empathy and enthusiasm radiate, and your skills enable you to facilitate informative and engaging customer interactions.
- Attention to Detail: You’re meticulous. Whether it’s accurately recording data or ensuring smooth operations, your administrative skills shine through.
Working arrangements
Working hours are between 09:00am – 07:00pm, subject to business needs. Normal working hours are 09:00am to 05:00pm - Monday to Friday with flexibility to work Saturdays and 11:00am - 07:00pm during peak event season.
This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our Birmingham office (B37 7YE).
At the BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. At the moment, the team typically go into the office once a week on a Wednesday. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.
What can we offer you?
When you join the BHF, you become part of our MyBHF Career Academy, where we'll help you grow, learn, and develop your career.
We offer our staff generous benefits, such as:
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Private medical insurance, dental health cover, and money towards gym membership.
- Pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%.
- Full pay for 12 weeks for family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Life assurance.
- Extra paid leave of up to 10 days to support colleagues who may need more time off work to look after themselves or others close to them.
We care about the well-being of our employees through our Live Well. Work Well. Programme, which gives you activities, opportunities, and advice to help you live a healthy and happy life, both at home and at work. We embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage all our colleagues to be themselves.
About us
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
What is the interview process?
We are planning first stage interviews to be a one way video interview. The second interview will be an assessment centre on 30th October 2024 at our Birmingham Office (B37 7YE).
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
Are you an experienced Learning Designer looking for your next challenge?
Do you want to work for an exciting social change organisation with the mission of enabling people, places and the planet to flourish?
With our new Design for Life strategy, we are embarking on the next chapter in our 270 years’ strong history of social impact, with a range of interventions to unite people and ideas to turn world changing ideas into world changing actions.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a Senior Learning Designer to help us achieve real impact by leading on the inception, design, development and delivery of inclusive, impactful, and systems-shifting online, blended and in-person learning experiences that deliver on .
This role is based from RSA House in London for at least three days per week, with hybrid flexibility for the remaining days.
About You
What we look for in a successful Senior Learning Designer candidate:
- Excellent knowledge of learning design and multimedia learning content design with the confident capability to apply it effectively in practice.
- A strong understanding of the education and lifelong learning policy and practice landscape both formal and non-formal – particularly in the UK.
- Good understanding of curriculum design and assessment frameworks and the challenges and opportunities that hybrid and face-to-face delivery bring to teaching and learning.
- Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and participants from children and entrepreneurs to communities and businesses.
To find out more about this role, please download our job description.
Apply
In order to apply, please click ‘quick apply’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.
Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am 21 October 2024. However, screening and interviews will be ongoing, so we may close the vacancy early if sufficient exceptional candidates apply. Please get your application in as soon as possible.
Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.
Inclusion Statement
As a social change organisation, we believe everyone, regardless of visible or invisible difference, should be welcomed to participate in creating a better future.
We aspire to maximum inclusion in our work and endeavour to challenge systemic inequity and all forms of discrimination. We therefore welcome applications from everybody who is committed to our vision and values and can demonstrate the skills, competencies and experience required for the role applied for.
Read full our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion .
About Us
We are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. Where world-leading ideas are turned into world-changing actions. We’re committed to a world that is resilient, rebalanced and regenerative, where everyone can fulfil their potential.
The RSA has been at the forefront of significant social impact for 270 years. Our proven change process, rigorous research, innovative ideas platforms and unique global network of changemakers, work collectively to enable people, places and the planet to flourish. We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas in collective action to create opportunities to regenerate our world.
We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more! Read our full list of benefits .
A global network of changemakers enabling people, places and the planet to flourish in harmony.
HOPELINE247 Advisor (Night Service) – Birmingham
We are looking to recruit HOPELINE247 Advisors to provide individually tailored suicide prevention advice and guidance to young people and those who are concerned for them via our national multi-channel helpline HOPELINE247 and deliver suicide prevention training online and in community settings across the UK.
What you will do:
• Work as part of a team providing suicide prevention support to a range of clients via multichannel communication platforms.
• Work on a 7-day shift system
• Use professional judgement to assess the needs of the service users who present with risk to life and manage and report any matters related to safeguarding.
• Maintain accurate records and input data monitoring into the data base system.
• Participate in clinical supervision and reflective practise.
• Provide training, mentoring and coaching to new recruits.
To be successful in this role you will have:
• a degree or professional qualification in Health or Social Care, Community Work or a related discipline
• previous experience of working in an advisory capacity in suicide prevention or mental health
• a proven record of working directly with vulnerable young people
• experience of providing advice and guidance via multiple communication channels
• the ability to empathise, support and build rapport with suicidal people and those who care about them, remaining non-judgemental and adhering to the remit of the service
Salary: £15,136 per annum (Scale point 24). As a night shift worker, you will receive an additional allowance of £10 per night shift. This will be paid on a monthly basis along with the salary.
Hours: 16.5 hours per week – 2 nights per week.
Working arrangements: This role will work shifts starting at 10:25pm and finishing at 7:45am. Shifts will be on a rota bases across a 7-day working week.
Location: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: You will receive 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time workers), an attractive pension scheme, Simply Health membership and enhanced sick pay. Please visit our website for more details.
Closing date: Midnight 27th October 2024
We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications so, please submit your application as soon as possible.
PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its recruitment policies are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The charity expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Employment & Skills Quality lead
Salary: £41,959 pa FTE
Location: Manchester – Agile
Part Time, Fixed term contract – 12 months
Closing Date: 1st Nov 2024
Interview date: 14th Nov 2024
Our client have an exciting position available for an Employment & Skills Quality Lead to join the!
They’re looking for those who can deliver an integrated and robust Quality Assurance framework in respect of the Information Advice & Guidance (IAG) and Teaching & Learning services delivered by the Employment & Skills Team. You’ll ensure the team meet and exceed internal and nationally recognised qualitative targets resulting in high quality outcomes for customers. Further to this you’ll provide specialist support and contribute expertise and knowledge to funding and commissioning bids and accreditations as required.
What they’re looking for:
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Relevant Quality Assessment qualification at level of IV/IQA
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Experienced in assessing and verifying accredited and non-accredited training and activities.
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Extensive experience in Quality Assurance of employment support programmes.
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Extensive experience in developing and implementing robust quality assurance processes and policies.
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Extensive experience in assessing, monitoring and evaluating the qualitative impact of employment programmes.
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Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
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Highly effective organisational skills and abilities in planning & execution
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Have the ability to plan and facilitate effective meetings, workshops and activities.
A consultancy option could be considered for the role.
Why take up the challenge with our client? They really are a great place to work. They’ve bags of potential and have huge opportunities waiting to be unlocked. Supportive and flexible, they’re rightly proud of their work and excited about the future. So, challenge yourself to be creative and ambitious and see the difference you can make in our great city.
If this sounds like you then apply today, they’d love to hear from you!
Our client own and manage over 12,000 homes in central, south and east Manchester. They have one purpose: to provide good quality homes, great services, and real opportunities for their customers and communities. Their role as a trusted Registered Provider of Social Housing goes well beyond putting people in safe and secure homes. That’s not to say it’s not one their key priorities, it’s simply one of the many things they do to help their customers live happy and fulfilled lives. They put people at the heart of everything they do. They’re constantly evolving as a business to ensure they’re supporting their customers and communities. They focus on improving their communities by offering a range of services, including employment opportunities, building new developments, and ensuring their customers have safe homes to live in.
They are transitioning to a culture where agile working will be a feature of many of their roles. They also try to support and promote a culture of flexible working where possible and practical. If you are interested in a role but require flexibility or part time hours please give us a call and they can let you know if this can be considered for a particular role.
Our client strives for equality, diversity and inclusion in all that they do. They positively encourage applications for employment from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
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Job title: Employment Services Manager (West Midlands)
Location: Birmingham– hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days a week in the office.
Salary: £35,000 - £39,000
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with occasional evening or weekend work (TOIL provided)
Contract: Permanent
Language Requirements: Fluent in English
Overall purpose
Your primary responsibility will be to lead Breaking Barriers’ employment programme in Birmingham and the West Midlands, and support the Senior Employment Services Manager and Director of Services in ensuring high standards of quality and efficiency in the support we provide to clients.
Working closely with the Senior Employment Services Manager, you will take ownership of delivery within this region and lead on the delivery of the contract, including maintaining effective external stakeholder relationships and providing accurate and timely reporting. You will line manage and support a team of Employment Advisers (“Advisers”), enabling them to provide high-quality support to clients and coordinate the day-to-day operational activity which keeps our programmes running.
You are a highly organised and effective worker who knows when to adopt a creative approach and when to follow the established process. You will have an empathetic manner, be willing to go the extra mile to support clients and be proactive in looking for ways to improve our service. Lived experience would be helpful but is not essential.
In addition to exceptional people skills, you will be a strong communicator and possess meticulous attention to detail. You will be confident working autonomously, helped by excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise and cope with interruptions.
You should have at a demonstrable track record of transferrable work experience in coordinating service delivery, projects or programmes, or another relevant field. Equally important is a demonstrable commitment to working with marginalised populations who face barriers to employment, particularly refugees. A strong interest in employability support and experience delivering employment programmes or careers advice would be a strong advantage.
For our part, we offer a strong team environment, where your ideas and drive will be welcomed and where you as an individual can make a real difference in people’s lives.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include basic DBS checks, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Which location you are applying for
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Thursday 24th October. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
About the role:
We understand that a spinal cord injury can be devastating, but we believe it shouldn’t prevent anyone from getting the most out of life. And we’re here to help make sure that can happen through our range of services that are designed by, and delivered for people affected by spinal cord injury.
As our Services Manager, you will oversee some of our most impactful delivery, including our Courses service, Vocation service, Digital services, and our award winning Mentoring service. You’ll be just as comfortable working alongside the team to problem solve as you are working with the leadership team on our business plans and budget management.
Reporting to the Head of Services and working with the Outreach & Engagement Manager, you will play a key role in the services leadership team.
You will be naturally driven to achieve the best outcomes for people affected by spinal cord injury. Above all, you will be passionate about being able to demonstrate the impact of what we do, and you will see for yourself how Back Up quite literally transforms lives every day.
About us:
At Back Up, we have big ambitions. Over the next few years, we’re going to be transforming the lives of even more people affected by spinal cord injury.
Together we’ll be working hard to make sure everyone affected by spinal cord injury has access to the support they deserve; and we are the only spinal cord injury charity in the UK providing dedicated services to children and young people.
At Back Up, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Please read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. We particularly welcome applications from those from black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds or those with higher level spinal injuries.
In 2024 Back Up won The Times and The Sunday Times Spotlight Award for Best place to work for disabled employees. As well as this, Back Up has been voted one of the top ten charities to work for (Third Sector Best Charities 2020). The enthusiastic, inclusive and supportive spirit of our very skilled staff ensure excellence in the services we deliver.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As a ‘Disability Confident’ employer we are committed to the inclusion of candidates and employees with disabilities. If you have a disability and meet the minimum criteria of the role, set out as essential criteria in the job description, we will invite you to interview. Please let us know if you would qualify and want to take advantage of this scheme by emailing: recruitment @ backuptrust . org . uk.
Don’t meet every single requirement?
At Back Up we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every criteria in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at Back Up.
Location:
There is flexibility around working location either home-working or office based (Wandsworth). Home based staff will be required to make regular visits to the Back Up office in Wandsworth, London and surrounding area.
Please send:
• A CV (including two referees, one of whom should be your present or most recent employer. We will contact them after interview.)
• A (maximum) two side A4 supporting statement, saying why you want the job and explaining how you meet the criteria in the job description. This statement is crucial; CVs alone will not be accepted.
• A completed EOF. This will be kept separate from your application. It is used to help us assess the diversity of our applicants to ensure our processes are fair to all. It is optional to fill in but it will help us improve and maintain high standards.
We will acknowledge receipt of your application, and then let you know if you are to be invited to interview.
At Back Up, we inspire people affected by spinal cord injury to get the most out of life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
B Lab is the non-profit network transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities and the planet. It was created in 2006 with the mission to inspire and enable people to use business as a force for good. There are B Labs across the globe (forming the B Global Network) including Australia, East Africa, mainland Europe and North and South America. B Lab UK is a charity that launched in 2015.
B Lab UK is going through a period of rapid growth. The B Corp movement is growing exponentially; the B Corp community doubled in the last year, with now over 2,000 companies using business as a force for good.
B Lab UK
Director of Technology and Transformation
London
£81,830 per annum
Reporting to: Executive Director
Direct reports: 4
The Director of Technology and Transformation is a newly created position which will play a vital role in shaping B Lab UK’s future.
The Director will lead essential work to devise and deliver our strategies for technology and data, and they will lead the development and implementation of business processes that will be essential for B Lab UK to deliver its new long-term strategy in the coming years. The Director will play an important role on the Senior Leadership Team, helping to shape this fast-growing organisation in pursuit of our exciting and important mission.
To be successful in the role, you will need;
- Experience of developing and implementing strategic solutions to improve technology and business process within a rapid growth environment.
- Experience of leading change, building organisational capability and driving performance in a people-positive manner.
- Highly developed analytical skills, combined with a strong commercial acumen.
- Ability to lead on internal function areas including IT, Data, Technology and Business processes.
- Experience of leading and fostering high performing teams and an impact orientated organisational culture.
- Strong influencing skills - ability to collaborate and influence key stakeholders.
- Able to operate collaboratively as part of the Senior Leadership Team working closely with the Executive Director and Director of Finance and Operations.
Deadline for applications: 27th October
Interviews with Prospectus (online): 31 October - 7 November
Final interviews with B Lab UK: w/c 18 November
If you wish to have an informal discussion about the opportunity, please contact our retained advisors, Emily Hayman or Awais Parvaiz at Prospectus.
Financial Accountant – Process & System Improvement
£51,000 - £59,000
12 month fixed term contract, Full-time
Hybrid working, 2 days a week in the office
Office based in Central London
Exciting opportunity for a qualified accountant to join a world renowned international humanitarian charity during a time of growth and expansion. The successful individual will play a central role in helping the organisation be more effective and efficient. You will work towards these ambitions through developing and implementing changes to finance processes and systems. This will be achieved by leading on a portfolio of improvement projects. In addition, the role-holder will use their skills in Excel, accounting software and reporting to provide ad hoc support to the finance team by identifying and implementing iterative improvements to finance processes and systems where needed.
Key areas of responsibility:
- Design of an effective and sustainable process for a purchase to pay procedure, which includes the payments of expenses and credit cards (seeking significant improvements to current procedures).
- Developing a business case for possible new systems which may be required to deliver new procedures.
- Working with the fundraising team to improve the flow of data between the fundraising database and finance system, including ensuring the coding structure is fit for purpose.
- Commission a review of tax and residency compliance for payrolled staff by working with HR and extemal advisors.
- Assist with embedding knowledge of new processes with relevant non-finance teams / colleagues in relation to key taxation compliance areas, especially relating to fundraising and HR activities.
- Documentation of Finance procedures, as well as the communication, implementation and embedding of policies and processes within finance and the wider office.
- Provide support from the finance function to the fundraising team during the fundraising team's project to introduce a legacy administration database and associated processes.
Who are we looking for?
- A formally qualified Accountant
- Exposure with designing and implementing process change and improvements.
- Familiarity with software implementation (preferably purchase to pay software).
My client is fully open to sector experience. As such we welcome candidates from industry, charity or practice backgrounds.
- Chief Operating Officer
- Up to £70,000
- Highgate/Hybrid
Newly created role for a Chief Operating Officer to join a small but mighty health charity who support people with the health condition ‘Ataxia’.
‘Ataxia’ is an umbrella term for a group of neurological disorders that affect balance, coordination and speech. A serious but rare condition thought to affect 12,000 adults and around 500 children in the UK. We provide advocacy and support those affected. We are actively involved as the patient voice for the first USA approved drug for the condition.
Managing a small team, the Chief Operating Officer is a new role that has been created to strengthen the Finance department and play a pivotal role in ensuring Finance, Governance, HR, Legal, IT are responsive and efficient.
Summary of key responsibilities will include;
- Developing a trusted and effective relationship with the CEO to lead the organisation collaboratively
- Oversee all aspects of finance including delivering the financial strategy, overseeing financial planning, control and reporting
- Monitor and assess the financial impact of any strategic initiatives or material capital projects
- Develop, direct and oversee all business activities of the charity across Operations and IT with a focus on designing systems and processes to enable efficiency and growth
- Managing IT systems and security in partnership with our outsourced IT provider
- Develop and oversee an effective HR function to ensure there are appropriate HR processes and procedures in place in collaboration with our outsourced HR partner
In order to be successful in the role, we are looking for a formally qualified senior finance leader who will have gained their relevant financial management experience within a charity/not-for-profit organisation.
You will have an in-depth understanding of the complexities of restricted/unrestricted funds from a variety of revenue streams. With excellent communication skills you will confidently build relationships with the CEO and budget holders, becoming the trusted advisor to the Board of Trustees and senior leadership team.
Experience gained in a multi-faceted leadership role is preferred but consideration will be given to candidates wishing to step up into a role that is wider than finance alone.
For more information and to receive the candidate pack, please contact our exclusive recruitment partner Sian Negal at Morgan Law.
Closing date: 23rd October
Interviews: W/c 4th November
Seeking a purposeful career change? Embark on a transformative journey with the On Purpose Associate Programme, offering a unique opportunity for mid-career professionals to transition into impactful work. This paid, year-long leadership programme is designed for those ready to pivot their professional journey towards creating a sustainable, equitable and just future.
Programme summary:
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Make a real impact: Through two 6-month work placements with leading organisations, you'll gain hands-on experience tackling pressing social and environmental issues. Our partners, including Triodos, Better Society Capital, Save the Children, Oddbox, and Sustainable Ventures, provide unparalleled opportunities to contribute to meaningful change.
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Expert-led learning: Immerse yourself in an intensive Learning & Development programme, with weekly in-person sessions led by experts from across sectors. This blend of professional training and academic rigour equips you with the leadership skills, knowledge and mindset to drive systemic change.
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1-2-1 mentoring & coaching: Receive personalised support through fortnightly mentoring sessions and quarterly executive coaching, fostering both personal and professional growth.
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Join a supportive community: You'll be welcomed into a tight-knit cohort of ~20 like-minded and ambitious Associates. Together, you'll share ideas, challenges, and successes, creating a sense of belonging and mutual support that extends far beyond the programme's duration. You’ll also join the expansive On Purpose community, connecting with a global network of impact-driven professionals offering life-long inspiration, collaboration and opportunities.
Why join us?
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Earn while you learn: A competitive gross salary of £25,645 per annum, supporting your full-time commitment to creating change.
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Have a transformative impact: Join nearly 1000 purpose-driven alumni who are leading change worldwide in all parts of the system, with 92% working in the impact sector.
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Access diverse career opportunities: Our Associates have moved into sustainability jobs and social impact roles ranging from CEOs of social enterprises to leadership positions within traditional companies driving change from within. We have a former music label business owner now the CEO of Hubbub, a former Consultant now Managing Director of Divine Chocolate, and a former Marketer at Google now Head of Europe for Terra.do.
Who we’re looking for:
This programme is ideal for individuals seeking a career change into the environment and social impact sector, or for those already in the impact sector who want to develop new skills, have the opportunity to work in more commercial organisations, or to join an engaged network of people who share your values and are working toward the same goal.
Specific sector/industry experience is not important. We’re looking for talented people from diverse industries who have a determination to bring their skills and experience to purpose-driven projects and to driving systemic change. We seek ambitious individuals with:
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A minimum of three years full-time professional experience
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The right to work in the UK
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Fluency in English
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Office environment experience
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Excitement towards building a career that helps transform our economy from profit to purpose
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Skills in project management, stakeholder engagement, adaptability, interpersonal communication, problem-solving, quantitative analysis and strategic thinking.
Diversity and Inclusion:
We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences and those who are often under-represented in the impact sector, including but not limited to individuals with disabilities and those from diverse ethnic, gender identities, sexualities, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.
How to apply:
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Register your interest via our website to receive a link to your online application form.
- Closing date for applications [Extended deadline]: Monday 28 October, 9:00 am (GMT).
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Interviews scheduled for mid-late November with the programme starting in April 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Your HR Asssitsnt / HR Admin role
- Lead on generalist HR support to the Employee Relations Team.
- Provide administration support for employment relations cases, TUPE, restructures and mediation services.
- Answer queries from managers and staff on HR matters.
- Support the HR Advisors and HR Managers with coordination of hearings, other formal meetings, coordination of cases and mediations,
- Organise and coordinate hearings, appeals and other employment relations/consultation meetings for chairs, managers and investigators, arrangements, and minute taking.
- Assist in the production of reports as directed by HR Managers or Workforce Information Analyst or others.
- Enter/check data as required into the HR system, ensuring that all data is updated and correct. Liaise with payroll services to provide them with accurate data in relation to the cases and processes being supported.
- Provide an excellent, credible and responsive experience to all end users of the service and answer questions or issues or support on cases and change management as needed.
What you'll need to succeed
- Good HR administrative experience, including using MS office suite to accurately produce. letters, record data and other associated duties.
- Experience of accurately using administrative filing and recording systems.
- Ideally proven experience working within a HR team and using HR data bases.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced organisations.
- Knowledge of HR best practice and employment law.
What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.
What you need to do now
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The Football Foundation are partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell in their search for a permanent Head of Finance. The Football Foundation are the Premier League, The FA and the Governments charity that helps communities improve their local football facilities through football grants.
The Head of Finance will lead the finance team, ensuring robust financial management and sustainability to support our charitable objectives. With responsibility for a team of five you will lead and provide statutory, financial and management accounting, including all financial planning and analysis, for the Football Foundation (Foundation) and the Premier League Stadium Fund.
The role:
- Develop and implement financial strategies that support the organisation’s visions e.g. treasury management, developing long term cashflow strategies to maximise returns to the organisation.
- Lead and work with the SMT, Management Group, PMO Lead, and Data & Insight team to create and maintain financial and cost models to support the development and finalisation of strategic plans, budgets, and forecasts, focusing on the relationship between services, resources, and productivity.
- Work with the CFO in preparing and presenting the consolidated budget and plan to the SMT and ARG Committee.
- Develop high level models to support strategic and operational decision making, e.g. assessment of financial sustainability of grant applications and monthly reporting to funders in line with contractual obligations.
- Continue the development and transitioning of the finance team from a mainly transactional team to a team providing forwarding looking information. Enhance collaborative decision making through improved business partnering and transparent reporting.
- Ensure all legal entities comply with relevant legislation and prepare statutory accounts, corporation tax, VAT, Charity Commission, and other statutory financial returns as appropriate.
- Lead and manage the finance team, motivating and developing them so that that they are clearly focused, competent, and work effectively and efficiently.
The organisation:
Since we kicked things off in 2000, we’ve been privileged to make a truly transformative difference to grassroots sport across the country. As a result of our funding partners investment, every day we see the incredible impact of the game on physical fitness, mental wellbeing, bringing communities together and the local economy. With the investment from our funding partners the Premier League, The FA and the Government, we are making a big impact. We're helping to transform communities and the lives of individuals through delivering outstanding grassroots sport facilities.
Essential criteria:
- Professional accountancy qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with significant post-qualified financial and operational management experience.
- Proven experience at a senior level in a finance role with responsibility across the entire finance function, including hands on experience in delivering business partnering.
- Knowledge of the legislative, tax and regulatory framework of companies, ideally in the not-for-profit sector.
- Leading an end-to-end external audit process.
- Developing/improving and implementing financial procedures and controls.
- Strong presentation and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and interpret complex issues at Board level, and to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organisation including experience of working with non-executives.
- Can demonstrate a ‘can-do’ attitude to delivering organisational change and improvement.
- Strong leadership skills, including the ability to motivate and develop team members.
The position will be based at The Football Foundation’s head office at Wembley Stadium and requires on average 2 visits per week to the office, dependent on business need. The closing date for applications is 29th October with first stage interviews taking place on the 7th November.
Applications will be under constant review before the closing date, so please submit your application to our exclusive search agent, Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!