Community Coordinator Jobs

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual within our newly established Student Communities Team based in Sunderland. The team support a wide range of activity within student leadership including officer support, societies, student representation, volunteering and campaigns. The successful candidate will be responsible for working with a wide range of student leaders to mobilise the community organising model for a particular faculty within the University of Sunderland, harnessing their talent enhancing student skills development.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain a variety of skills through being involved in a varied role across different areas of Membership Services at Sunderland Students’ Union.

Over the past year we have undertaken a Democracy and Governance Review to revitalise the way our students interact with their Students’ Union across both the Sunderland and London campuses. The findings of the review have highlighted the need for the SU to make a clear shift from the more traditional styles of SU democracy, facilitating instead, a community organising model.

The post holder will need to demonstrate the essential criteria from the JD/Person specification within their application statement demonstrating previous experience and clear examples.

It is an exciting time to join us! We have recently achieved Quality Students' Union accreditation from the National Union of Students.

Informal conversations regarding the post are encouraged with our Head of Operations, Dan Fow, ahead of application. 

How to apply:

If you have an interest in this role, please view the job description for further details. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Please download and complete the Application Form and EDI Monitoring Form, from our website to apply.

We're seeking a dynamic leader to spearhead our Macmillan Cancer Support Projects and Community Connections Lewisham Social Prescribing initiatives. This role offers a unique chance to impact vulnerable adults' lives, including those affected by cancer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Macmillan Cancer Support Projects and social prescribing services

• Manage and develop Social Prescribers and Cancer Champions

• Foster partnerships across health, social care, and voluntary sectors

• Drive service innovations and improvements

Ideal Candidate:

• Experienced in social prescribing or community health

• Strong leadership and partnership-building skills

• Understanding of cancer care pathways

• Passionate about improving health outcomes and reducing inequalities

Why Us?

• Make a tangible impact in your community

• Lead innovative health initiatives

• Grow professionally in a supportive environment

We value diversity and strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Ready to empower individuals and transform lives? Apply now and be part of our mission to create a healthier, more connected Lewisham!

Do you have a proven track record of successfully managing projects and building strong relationships? Are you an experienced Coordinator with a drive for community engagement? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

The Westway Trust is a unique charity that stewards the resources of 23 acres of space under the Westway A40. We are seeking a Community Production Coordinator to join our growing team.

In this role you'll play a vital role in delivering projects that support our mission of enhancing the lives of people in the North Kensington community. You'll work closely with our team to coordinate projects, build partnerships, and measure our impact.

If you’re excited about this opportunity to make a difference in the community, we’d love to hear from you!

Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• To coordinate the delivery of Projects, starting first with the Money Club project. Plus other small project initiatives including providing administrative support to the Community Engagement team.
• To coordinate with partner organisations the delivery of activities, workshops and events for the Project(s).
• To support with collecting data, case studies and testimonials to measure the Project(s) impact and assess gaps in the project for development. 
• To coordinate volunteers and other forms of support that come through from partner organisations that may be required for the Project(s).
• To support with ongoing outreach and communications efforts regarding the Project(s) and any other organisational projects and campaigns.
• Assist with community events as required (occasional evening and weekend work will be required).
• Perform basic financial activities.

Experience, knowledge and skills:

• Minium of 4 years work experience including experience of coordinating projects.
• A track record of working collaboratively with partners and stakeholders.
• Experience of community engagement and an ability to work on your own initiative.
• Ability to oversee and manage project contributors including staff, partners and volunteers.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to be flexible and adaptable in response to developing priorities.
• Interpersonal skills for both workplace and external representation contexts, operating with enthusiasm, flexibility, energy and commitment.
• Connection to or significant understanding of the local area and its social and cultural heritage would be highly desirable.
• Community work experience is desirable.

Qualifications

• Qualifications: A Level or equivalent.

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 5 January 2025 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. 

Mind in Enfield and Barnet is a fast-growing charity in North London providing much needed therapy, wellbeing support and advocacy services to people with mental health problems. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Community Care Coordinators to support some of our most vulnerable users of emergency services. These roles have been developed to further support our service users alongside our statutory partners at North Middlesex NHS Foundation Trust Emergency Department, to increase their wellbeing, confidence, social integration, and independence.

The successful candidates will be responsible for working with service users during periods of crisis and support them through their journey of recovery to ensure that they are receiving the support most beneficial to them. This will be achieved through a person-centred approach to ensure that the views of service users are central to the planned support they receive.

The successful candidates will take a lead in working with service users to assess needs/barriers preventing clients from recovery, working with them to create a personal action plan, and monitoring and evaluating outcomes and progress.

Independence will be encouraged through self-management and recovery.

The roles will involve working in the community and with the wider team as well as our partner organisation North Middlesex NHS Foundation Trust Emergency Department to ensure that the community is kept up to date with the services that we are offering and the strong reputation of Mind in Haringey as a leading provider of mental health services in the borough is maintained.

This is a part-time position (26 hours per week), between the service hours of 9am-5pm (Monday-Friday)

Community Care Coordinators are based at 275 Fore Street, Edmonton, London, N9 0PD & North Middlesex Hospital.

Richmond CVS is pleased to be recruiting a Project Coordinator – a new part-time role created to drive and support our new governance project as we continue to adapt and strengthen our offer to the voluntary and community groups in Richmond.

You may already work in the voluntary sector, or perhaps you are keen to do so, but as long as you can demonstrate that you have the key administrative and people skills required, together with attention to detail, we would very much like to hear from you.

We are looking for a Communications Coordinator who will maintain and develop the charity’s traditional, social and digital media presence in order to support charity campaigns and profile. This role is crucial in helping the charity to increase its membership base, grow involvement in projects, deliver campaign messages, promote & deliver events, attract funding, and to inform members/supporters of charity activities, news, and successes. 

The post calls for a positive, creative individual with a ‘can do’ attitude.  We need an accomplished communicator who is a talented writer with the ability to produce and design succinct, intelligent, and accessible copy. We welcome applications from candidates with a background in communications in the charity sector or those who possess transferable skills.

Come and be part of our culture of inclusion. Our focus on health & wellbeing and flexible working models, supports everyone, regardless of background, to feel valued and to be at their best.

The successful candidate will need to show a passion for empowering and raising the voices of people with learning disabilities. This is core to who we are and what we are about.

My Life My Choice (MLMC) is a multi-award-winning self-advocacy charity uniquely run by and for people with learning disabilities, founded in 1998.  The charity delivers a diverse range of innovative user led projects that enhance and empower the lives of adults with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire. 

MLMC offers an enhanced pension contribution, a Healthcare Plan (claim up to £1,650 pa towards dental, optician, health consultations and therapy costs), Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance, flexible working with time off in lieu, a weekly fruit basket, a £100 contribution towards a health & wellbeing activity, cycle to work scheme, business mileage rate of 20p (bicycle) and 45p (car) per mile and working from home when appropriate. Free, dedicated staff parking is also available.

Job description: Download from our website

Salary: £30,559 - £32,654 pa, plus 8% pension contribution

Closing Date: Wednesday 15th January 2025

Interview Date:  In person on Thursday 23rd January 2025

Start Date: Monday 3rd March 2025 (but negotiable)

To Apply: Please send CV (max of two sides of A4) and a covering letter (max of two sides of A4) matching skills/experience to the Job Description and Person Specification. 

This specific role involves providing holistic support to patients suffering from a serious mental illness or SMI (Serious Mental Illness). Patients will have a single or range of diagnosed conditions, will be known to ELFT and will therefore have a range of needs, including symptoms of anxiety or depression, or have a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Specifically, the Community Connector will work with multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) who sit within primary care networks or PCNs (Primary Care Networks) (clusters of GP practices) across Newham and will support patients in accessing appropriate local services, embodying a true example of wrap-around support.

Community Connectors will work with ELFT (East London Foundation Trust ) under what is called the Mental Health Transformation Programme. The ethos of the programme is recovery-focused, exploring needs through complexity (rather than diagnosis), a focus on a person’s strengths and assets, and on the wider determinants of health and wellbeing. 

The Community Connector will be a strong networker who is able to engage multiple stakeholders for the betterment of patient welfare and outcomes.

Your formal location will be within the Primary Care Network in Newham as well as Community Links at 105 Barking Road, London E16 4HQ & Aston-Mansfield Durning Hall Forest Gate, London E79AB & Mind in Stratford. This role suits someone who likes to do face-to-face work meet service users, be solution-focused and have the ability to be a good communicator within the team. You will need to have a good understanding of supporting service users with complex mental health. 

Richmond Borough Mind | Journey Recovery Hub

Are you passionate about making a real difference in mental health services? Do you have strong leadership skills and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing? If so, we want to hear from you!

We are seeking a Crisis Café Team Coordinator to join our dynamic Journey Recovery Hub, a vital out-of-hours service supporting individuals experiencing mental health crises in Richmond and Kingston.
 

The Role

As the Crisis Café Team Coordinator, you will work in partnership with a second Crisis Cafe Team Coordinator to:

 •  Lead and coordinate the daily operations of two Crisis Café sites.

 •  Support a dedicated team of staff and volunteers, fostering a welcoming and collaborative environment.

 •  Deliver high-quality, person-centred care that empowers individuals to manage their mental health and avoid crises.

 •  Build strong partnerships with local services, promoting the Café and its impact.

 •  Drive service excellence, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring compliance with best practices.

This role combines casework with operational management, offering an exciting opportunity to develop your leadership skills while making a meaningful impact in the community.

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for someone who excels in leadership, organisation, and communication, with the ability to manage high-intensity environments and complex situations.

Essential Skills and Experience:

 •  Proven ability to support individuals in crisis, helping them develop self-management strategies.

 •  Experience managing small teams and volunteers.

 •  Strong understanding of mental health services and the recovery approach.

 •  Excellent communication and administrative skills.

Desirable Skills:

 •  Mental Health First Aid or Suicide Prevention training.

 •  Knowledge of national suicide prevention strategies.

What We Offer

 •  A supportive and collaborative work environment.

 •  Opportunities for professional development, including training and supervision.

 •  The chance to make a tangible difference in the lives of individuals experiencing mental health crises.

Key Details

 •  Salary: £31,000 – £33,000 per annum (FTE, dependent on experience). Pro-rata £23,914.29 – £25,457.14 for 27 hours/week.

 •  Hours: 27 hours/week on a rolling 2-week rota. Shifts include evenings and weekends.

 •  Locations:

 •  32 Hampton Road, Twickenham, TW2 5QB

 •  Alfriston Centre, 3 Berrylands Road, Surbiton, Kingston, KT5 8RB

 •  Contract: Permanent, subject to funding.

Apply Now

If you are ready to lead with compassion, resilience, and strategic insight, apply today to become part of our dedicated team!

We are actively interviewing for this role. 

Richmond Borough Mind is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applications from all backgrounds.

Let’s build a stronger, healthier community together.

Location: Staffordshire
Salary: £27,584 per annum
Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)
Department: Prison delivery
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing illiteracy amongst people in prison?

Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) and G4S to provide peer-led literacy and numeracy programmes across a number of prisons. We now have the opportunity to provide a service at HMP Oakwood. Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust Team Members, this is an exciting role leading on the delivery and development of creative and exciting literacy initiatives and an ambitious Reading Strategy at HMP Oakwood, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.

Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings underpinned by the ability to build relationships and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach.

This role will be prison-based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.

?We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.

Interviews are planned for the w/c 13th January 2025 (venue to be confirmed)

Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.

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The Hepatitis C Trust is the UK patient-led charity for hepatitis C. The arrival of highly effective drugs allows us to cure almost everyone who has access to them. We now have an unprecedented opportunity to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030.  

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Peer Coordinator who has excellent communication and organisational skills to join the Team. Creativity and innovation welcome!

Do you have experience of working with marginalised people in the community in particular, supporting people from addiction into treatment and health care? Have you been affected by hepatitis C or have you supported anyone who has hepatitis C? 

You will work closely with the University College London Hospital Find & Treat team supporting all aspects of the service, including, testing, publicity, awareness and driving the outreach van. Driving licence essential.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with a killer eye for detail, a can-do approach, and a healthy dose of get-up-and-go. You’re savvy and clued up about how the latest digital tools can help you with the day-to-day, and love figuring out how stuff works. You're someone who takes pride in doing things quickly and to a high-standard, and can work well as part of a busy team. You're also extremely personable and a creative problem-solver, ready to patiently meet people where they are while guiding them through a brand-new LMS and way of working. You're proactive, take pride in a well-oiled machine, and are passionate about supporting people to make the most of the opportunities available to them. 

Role Purpose  

Foyers are transformational living and learning environments for young people who can’t live at home, where they can realise their power and purpose. However, access to high quality learning opportunities and progression routes can be sparse, and funding for learning in Foyers has been significantly reduced. Our vision is to build a creative learning and development environment that is shaped by the Foyer community and is accessible to any young person in a Foyer.

Our Advantaged Thinking Learning Community (ATLC) framework and digital Learning Management System (LMS) will provide an environment for young people to thrive, with space for collaboration, learning and personal development in a supportive community they can help to build. We are co-creating a bank of accessible and engaging learning materials, embracing existing learning programmes in Foyers while stimulating new approaches by creating a ‘living curriculum’ that remains relevant to people’s aspirations. 

In spring 2025, we will be launching the ATLC across our network of youth Foyers, adding to our existing offer of programmes, training and events. We're looking for a passionate Digital Learning and Projects Coordinator to nurture the LMS, coordinate our network activities, and help us grow a national community of learners.

About the role

What you will do

• Build relationships with community fundraisers, providing advice and fundraising materials to include stewarding supporters from the beginning to end of their fundraising journey with us.
• Act as a primary contact, recognizing achievements and promoting stories to the communications team.
• Research and development of fundraising opportunities and activities that appeal to community audiences.
• Maintain our fundraising databases, track donations and collaborating with teams to meet financial targets.
• Delivering talks and attending community events and supporting local Headway charities and volunteer-led branches.

About you

We’re open-minded & welcome all applicants who believe they can succeed. Though ideally, you will:

• Have experience of working with community fundraisers
• Be able to manage multiple projects and stakeholders, working to deadlines
• Be able to work on your own inactive but also collaborate effectively within a team
• Actively research and build a pipeline of community fundraising activities that appeals to current and new audiences

Benefits

As a staff member at Headway - the brain injury association you’ll have access the following range of benefits:

Financial Security

• Competitive Salaries
• Pension - You’ll be automatically be enrolled into the People’s Pension with Headway contributing between 3 – 6%
• Occupational Sick Pay Scheme – Increasing with length of service.
• Death in Service Benefit - You’ll have the security of knowing if anything happens to you your loved ones will be provided for

Flexible Working

• Remote working – For the majority of our roles we can facilitate fully remote or hybrid working.
• We understand that a healthy work-life balance is essential for our team to thrive. Headway - the brain injury association offers flexible working arrangements, promoting well-being and ensuring you can take care of yourself while you care for others.

Wellbeing

• You’ll benefit from a fully comprehensive 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme including access to counselling services.
• Eye Test Vouchers
• Mental Health First Aiders

Holidays and leave

• You’ll get 25 days leave incrementally increasing to 30 days based on service plus Bank Holidays.

Benefits

• You’ll have access to a range of shopping and lifestyle benefits and discounts through our IMHR Plus Privilege membership.

About Headway

Headway - the brain injury association plays a pivotal role in supporting individuals and families affected by brain injuries. Our comprehensive services encompass rehabilitation, counselling, and practical assistance to help survivors regain independence and improve their quality of life. Headway - the brain injury association is at the forefront of raising awareness about the challenges faced by those with brain injuries and advocates for their rights, ensuring they receive the care and understanding they deserve. Through a combination of educational initiatives, community outreach, and personalised support, Headway - the brain injury association strives to rebuild lives, offering a lifeline to those navigating the complexities of brain injury recovery.

Embark on a fulfilling career with Headway - the brain injury association and join our compassionate team and contribute to our mission of rebuilding lives after brain injury. Make a meaningful impact with Headway - the brain injury association, where every role plays a crucial part in empowering those on the path to recovery.

Safeguarding

At Headway UK we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow best practice as set out within the Care Act 2014. All successful applicants will be subject to safer recruiting procedures and will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks including a DBS check and two satisfactory references.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We recognise, value and champion diversity and inclusion. We want to ensure are staff population reflect the diverse service users that we support. For us diversity and inclusion is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. Inclusion means providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.

We are also committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee.

Thank you for your interest in Headway - the brain injury association and we look forward to getting to know you!

Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.

Community Connectors (Mental Health Resilience Worker)
Post no: 622
Working base: Leighton Buzzard or Dunstable (2 available locations)
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £24,720 per annum
Hours: 37.0 hours per week, Monday to Friday

About the Role

Community Connectors work as part of an integrated, blended mental health offer to support people with emotional, social and practical needs to access a range of local, non-medical and non-clinical services, to improve confidence, social inclusion and independence.

This role will involve working as part of a multi-disciplinary team with statutory, third sector and NHS colleagues to support clients who are suffering from moderate to severe mental health difficulties. You will need to have experience working with those suffering with mental health illness as well as being able to demonstrate in depth knowledge of the services, support networks and local resources that may assist in improved outcomes for those dealing with complex and enduring mental health issues. The ability to be adaptable, work independently and the resilience to work in some challenging environments are key attributes for this role.

Service Delivery

• Assess suitability for community connection support as part of a blended team approach and support individuals to access the service by utilising in depth knowledge of local voluntary and community services and networks in your respective area
• To work with individuals to coproduce a plan to address their mental health and wellbeing goals. Am enable people to achieve these goals through facilitating access and connecting with appropriate resources
• Enable people to access community resources which may include accompanying them.
• Offer support, guidance and help where possible to people to gain confidence, overcome initial fears and seek solutions to any barriers inhibiting attendance.
• Take a holistic approach, based on the individuals’ priorities and wider determinants of health that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
• To work as part of an integrated team to ensure the best outcomes for each person accessing the service.
• Identify and build good working relationships with the community groups, relevant services and activities for partnership work and signposting as well as keep updated information about them.
• Competently work as part of a blended team, under direction from Mind BLMK and ELFT, working with independence and in an agile way to support people with complex mental health challenges.

Entitlements/benefits:

• 25 days (pro rata) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
• Health Plan with a wide variety of benefits
• Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
• In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
• Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)

If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.

Closedown: 5pm on 31st December 2024
Interview date: TBC
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply
Start date: ASAP

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.

Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.

Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

No agencies please.

Senior Finance Coordinator

Job title: Senior Finance Coordinator

Purpose: To manage the day-to-day accounting and financial tasks, ensuring accurate recording of financial transactions, and providing support in the preparation of project related financial reports. 

Responsible to: Associate Director of Finance & Operations 

Responsible for: N/A 

Working with: All the departments 
Location: London Office or Amman Office, Hybrid with at least 2 days from office

Post: Full time

Period: Permanent 

Grade: 4.1

Salary: GBP 41,938 for London or JOD 29,500 based on location 

RedR UK and the work we do 

RedR UK is an international NGO and learning provider that develops capacity and supports aid workers, organisations, and communities to prepare for and respond effectively to crises within humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding contexts. Our work builds resilience, primarily in low and lower middle-income countries worldwide. We have 40 years’ experience responding to natural and manmade disasters.

We are an HPass Certified Learning Provider, meaning we meet the Humanitarian Learning Standards. RedR UK is committed to the Humanitarian Charter, the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief and the Core Humanitarian Standard. 

RedR UK has offices in London and Amman and maintains a large pool of highly qualified trainers and experts who go through a rigorous certification and selection process. Our work is overseen and supported by a Board of Trustees with wide experience, in the humanitarian sector and other fields. RedR is a Membership organisation with a global network of 1,800 Members, all of whom are experienced humanitarian professionals.

We are also part of RedR International, an international federation of organisations that share a common vision and mission. The federation’s vision is a world in which sufficient competent and committed personnel are available and responding to humanitarian needs. Members include RedR UK, RedR Australia, RedR India, RedR Malaysia and RedR Indonesia. 

RedR UK is committed to a strong, positive culture, with benefits for staff and those with whom we work. Our culture is also important to us in terms of our ethic of humanitarian impartiality and neutrality and our compliance with the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and other professional codes of conduct. 

Our values are vitally important to us as individuals, teams and to RedR UK as a whole. We are committed to a continuous process of strengthening our culture, maintaining the high standards required to work together effectively, and delivering first class advice and service to those with whom we work. 

About this role 

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Finance Coordinator to join our finance team. The Senior Finance Coordinator will be responsible for managing the day-to-day accounting and financial tasks, ensuring accurate recording of financial transactions, and providing support in the preparation of financial statements, restricted and unrestricted funds budgeting and reporting. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in Project finance with USAID and other big donors, possess strong analytical skills, and have a solid understanding of charity accounting principles and regulations. If you possess the required qualifications and are ready to take on this challenging role, we encourage you to apply. 

Job Description 

Main Duties, Responsibilities and Accountabilities: 

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, and bank reconciliations 

• Process and reconcile financial transactions, such as invoices, payments, and expense reports 

• Perform month-end and year-end closing procedures, including preparation and analysis of monthly management accounts

• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulations 

• With programme colleagues lead on budgeting and forecasting processes 

• Support programme teams with financial reporting 

• Monitor cash flow and provide management options Collaborate with external auditors during financial audits 

• With  Associate Director of Finance and Operations undertake internal programme audits 

• Provide support in payroll processing and employee expense reimbursements 

• Stay updated on changes in accounting regulations and best practices 

• Assist in implementing and improving accounting processes and systems 

Skills required:  

Essential skills  

• High level of experience in using QuickBooks, preferably QuickBooks Online and Excel 

• Posting journals and corrections of previous postings  

• Setting up recurring journals, both scheduled and unscheduled 

• Able to create / delete / close nominal account codes, classes and locations 

• Experience in project finance and ideally should have worked on USAID and other large-scale projects. 

• Able to input or amend budget information  

• Reconcile bank accounts and other nominal accounts  

• Make allocations including split allocations base on programme budgets 

• Download various reports from QuickBooks into Excel files  

• Able to analyse and present financial information to non-finance colleagues 

Accounting and Finance : 

• Ability to prepare up to Trial Balance Level (using Quick Books online)  

• Ability to provide all year-end financial reports to accountants/auditors to produce audited financial statements 

• Charity Accounting 

• Reconciliation of bank accounts and various nominal ledger accounts (e.g., payroll accounts including PAYE/NIC/Pensions, Accounts Payable/Receivable, depreciation, etc)  

• Understanding and ability to calculate and post journals relating to prepayments and accruals 

Other skills: 

• Excel, Word and Email. 

• Able to communicate effectively 

• Be collaborative and is a team player  

• Able to analyse to seek solutions for problems 

Preferred, but not essential skills:  

• Experience in foreign currency back accounts would be an advantage 

• Use of DEXT for automated input of purchases costs and expenses to QuickBooks 

How to apply:

Email a CV and a cover letter demonstrating your reasons for applying and suitability for the role. Please note that hiring will be on rolling basis with closing date (20th January 2025).

Location: London Office or Amman Office, Hybrid with at least days from office

Contract: Full-time

Salary: GBP 41,938 for London or JOD 29,500 based on location

Closing date: 20/01/2025