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Location: Perry Green, Hertfordshire (with occasional travel to Leeds)
Contract Type: Full-time (35 hours/week) or Part-time (28 hours/week)
Flexible Working: Up to 2 days/week remote working after induction

The Henry Moore Foundation, established by one of the greatest sculptors of the twentieth century and the largest artist-endowed grant-giving foundation in Europe, is seeking a Chief Finance Officer (CFO) to manage its day to day financial activities, lead its financial strategy and help to ensure long-term sustainability. This is a unique opportunity to combine accountancy expertise with the chance to work in an inspiring, creative organisation with an international reach—surrounded by the legacy of Henry Moore in the picturesque Hertfordshire countryside.

As CFO, the successful candidate will manage all day-to-day financial operations, play an active role in the Senior Management Team, provide financial information and advice to the Board of Trustees, and lead the finance team of two direct reports. The role offers the opportunity to help shape the Foundation’s financial future while working in one of the UK's leading art institutions.

About the Role

The CFO will manage the day-to-day financial processes of the Foundation, including preparing budgets, management and annual accounts, drawing up VAT returns, payroll, and managing cash flow, while ensuring compliance with financial regulations.

Key responsibilities include:

•  Leading financial strategy and planning to support the Foundation’s ambitions.
• Ability to combine a broad vision with detailed financial controls and understanding, balancing financial strategy alongside day to day processing
• Provide Trustees with the information and advice required to ensure effective corporate governance and financial viability
• Managing financial risks and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation
• Managing significant cash movements for optimum yield
• Handling the financial aspects of acquisitions and disposals
• Review and sanction all agreements relating to financial duties, such as contracts for services and information technology assets

What you will bring?

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with at least 3 years of senior management experience, ideally within the charity or cultural sector. You will have a strong understanding of charity finance regulations, VAT, Gift Aid, and financial reporting. Adaptability and flexibility are essential qualities in this role.

Key qualifications and experience include:

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Minimum 3 years of senior management experience
• Expertise in charity finance regulations and VAT
• Experience in significant cash movements and cash flow forecasting
• Proficiency with accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, BrightPay)
• Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
• Understanding of investments and endowments is desirable

Why Join the Henry Moore Foundation?

• Inspiring Location: Work from Perry Green, a tranquil, creative environment surrounded by Henry Moore’s monumental sculptures, and where he created his iconic works.
• Impact: Contribute to the financial sustainability of a world-renowned cultural institution and be part of a dynamic, globally influential organisation.
• Flexibility: Up to 2 days of remote working per week after induction.
• Competitive Salary & Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, generous holiday, pension (12.5%) contributions, and professional development opportunities.

This is a rare opportunity to combine day-to-day financial management with financial leadership and a passion for arts and culture. If you are an experienced finance professional looking to make a meaningful impact, if interested please apply below.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter (2 pages) outlining your relevant experience and why you’re the ideal fit for the role.
 

Deadline for applications:

Closing Date: Sunday 8th December

Longlisting: 12th December

Shortlisting: w/c 6th January

1st stage interviews: Thursday 16th January

2nd stage interviews: TBC

Location: HMP Rochester
Salary: £16,550 (£27,584 FTE)
Hours: 21 hours (3 days a week)
Department: Prison delivery
Job Type: Part time
Contract Type: Permanent

Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing low literacy levels amongst people in prison?

Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led learning programmes at HMP Rochester. Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will lead the delivery and development of our prison-based reading and numeracy programme, 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.

The 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 10th January 2025.

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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Chief Operating Officer  

Job description and person specification

Resolve Poverty is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to support the growth and development of the organisation as we embark on our four-year strategy.  

About the role 

This exciting new internal and external facing role will support the realisation of Resolve Poverty’s ambitious four year strategy as the organisation seeks to have impact nationwide.  

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) will be a key member of the senior leadership team, alongside the CEO and Head of Policy. The COO will work closely with the CEO and manage key internal operations and functions’ including Human Resources (liaising with our external HR consultant) , IT and administration. This will include establishing new systems and processes as required and ensuring the smooth delivery of existing ones.  

Externally, the COO will oversee Resolve Poverty’s existing programmes, with a remit to grow those programmes and secure funding to pilot new programme initiatives focussed on promoting the financial wellbeing of low income households.  

Additionally, the COO working with the CEO will support governance functions, including reporting to the board and overseeing the organisation’s finances.  

The role comes with line management of Resolve Poverty’s programmes team and Finance and Administration Officer. 

Particulars 

Salary: £45,000 to £55,000.   

Paid annual leave entitlement: 25 days pro-rata plus bank holidays. An additional leave day is provided for each full calendar year worked up to a maximum of 29 days.

Contract type: Permanent.

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week).  

Line management responsibilities: Programme Officer, Finance and Administration Officer, seconded Financial Inclusion Officers. 

Location: Combination of homeworking and office based. There is an expectation that you will work at least two days per week from our offices in central Manchester. Some travel across the country is expected.

Probationary period: 6 months. 

Managed by: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO). 

Job description 

Operational 

• Oversight alongside the CEO of internal operations, including Human Resources and other policies, administration, office management and IT.  

• Establishing and embedding new processes  to support organisational operations as appropriate.  

• Working with SLT to support the delivery of Resolve Poverty’s organisational strategy.

• Upholding safeguarding principles and processes to the highest standard. 

• Acting in compliance with our policies and processes at all times, ensuring our data is stored and managed in line with GDPR.

• Working with the CEO to support governance functions, including reporting to the board and overseeing the organisation’s finances.  

Programmes 

• Developing a pipeline of fundable programmes relating to Resolve Poverty’s Maximising the financial resources available to households strategic priority.  

• Securing programme funding, working to a growth/scale up plan.   

• Upholding, developing and implementing programmes policies, ensuring processes are effectively followed throughout the team. 

• Understanding funder commitments for each Programme area, working with the CEO to ensure commitments are met, with regular engaging funder reports against progress. 

• Being accountable for the programmes KPIs and setting up of new projects – ensuring robust monitoring and evaluation is in place.  

• Direct delivery of programme work as required.  

Line management 

• Day to day line management of programme and finance and administration staff. Managing these staff effectively, in line with Resolve Poverty’s established line management processes.  

Person specification 

• Experience of being part of a senior leadership team.

• Capable of playing a leadership role within an organisation, with the ability to motivate others.

• Experience of line management. 

• Experience of project and/or programme management. 

• Experience of securing six figure funding and of managing budgets. 

• The ability to manage and grow existing programmes. 

• An appetite to  develop new programme activities that maximise the financial resources available to households.

• Knowledge of organisational processes and systems with the ability to develop new processes and systems.

• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• The ability to maintain oversight of a range of competing priorities, with strong time management, organisational and planning skills. 

• Excellent IT skills, proficient in the use of Outlook, Word, Excel. 

• The ability to work, with supervision, as part of a small team and a willingness to work flexibly and outside of normal working hours as required.

• Knowledge of poverty in the UK, including understanding of the main causes of poverty and of the role of localities and regions in addressing poverty.

Desirable 

• Experience of poverty in your personal or professional life. 

CLPE is based in our beautiful Grade 2 listed building in Southwark. Our Centre houses an amazing collection of 25,000 children’s books as well as being a training and event centre for teachers, publishers and everyone else who works with children’s literature and cares about children’s literacy. We have a friendly, talented and committed team working both from the Centre and remotely. The post holder would be required to work at our Centre at least one day per week but may work remotely for the remainder of their hours.

We are currently undergoing a restructure of the team. This is a new role, reporting to the Finance & Operations Director, and line managing our Finance Administrator. Estimated at 22.5 hours per week with flexible allocation Monday-Friday, and can be offered as year-round or term-time only. On application, please detail your availability and preferences for working patterns, and year-round or term-time only.

Key responsibilities: 

• Ensure accurate and timely financial and management accounting reports are produced each month, that include full-year accounting forecasts and 18 month cashflow forecasts 

• Devise and maintain financial systems, procedures and internal controls for current and new work streams including online developments, grants and funded projects ensuring compliance with administration and financial regulations in relation to charity, trust and company law and regulations and funder requirements.

• Oversee procurement processes in line with the Manual of Authorities, including management of supplier contracts, working with the Centre Manager. This includes, but is not limited to, all contracts relating to the provision of services such as human resources, cleaning and maintenance, IT and reprographics, health and safety. Make timely payments to suppliers and staff using online banking.

The person we are looking for will have: 

• a formal accountancy qualification

• amazing organisational skills and the ability to work and manage others under pressure 

• excellent attention to detail and a commitment to evolving systems and processes that make everything more efficient 

• the ability to liaise and communicate effectively with a wide range of people within and outside of the organisation 

• a willingness to engage, negotiate and hold suppliers accountable for quality service provision 

A generous holiday allowance is provided - 30 days a year for a full time role plus Bank Holidays and closure between Christmas and New Year. 

If you are interested in being part of our team and taking on this key role, we’d love to hear from you. We are scheduling interviews as applications are received. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now with your CV and a statement detailing how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.

Goodman Masson are delighted to have partnered with Ambition Institute, who are currently recruiting for a new Finance Director.

At Ambition, their vision is an education system where every child can thrive, no matter what their background. They do this by supporting teachers at every stage of their careers through evidence-based professional development.

You will be a qualified accountant with strong experience in a senior financial leadership role and exposure to working at board level.

Day to day responsibilities include:

• Lead on financial strategy, engaging with the CEO, COO and Executive Committee (ExCo)
• Work with leaders to enable them to make informed decisions in line with overall financial strategy
• Engage with the Board of Trustees, ensuring that they are equipped with the necessary data and analysis
• Oversee financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting
• Lead financial modelling and projections across the short, medium, and long-term
• Develop competitive and compelling financial proposals that align with Ambition's goals
• Provide strategic guidance on the financial viability of new products
• Lead financial aspects of bidding processes
• Ensure the integrity of financial records and that the charity's financial operations are compliant

Essentials:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualified
• Experience in a senior financial leadership role
• Experience operating at board level
• Track record of strategic financial planning and management
• Strong leadership and team management skills

Desirable:

• Financial modelling associated with product development and bidding processes (highly desirable)
• Experience working within the charity sector or mission-driven organisation

Salary is £80,000 + Excellent Benefits including generous employer pension contribution of 11%.

London based with hybrid and flexible working on offer.

In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.

Co-production is about a new way of doing things together and building a new partnership between statutory services, residents and the voluntary sector.  It’s an exciting time in Hammersmith & Fulham, as coproduction is becoming the driving force for how decisions are made and services are developed.

At Sobus, we want to ensure the VCS are fully and meaningfully engaged in coproduction opportunities.  We want to develop coproduction approaches with statutory organisations which enable and empower the voice of the VCS, and build the skills and capacity of VCS orgs to coproduce their own services with local residents.

We are seeking an individual who is passionate about coproduction and the VCS to help take this work forward.

Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.

• Salary: £32,316 (London); £30,753 (outside of London)
• Hours: 35 per week
• Role type: Permanent
• Location: Hybrid - frequent in-person presence in London
• Closing date: 1st December 2024
• Interview date: Expected to be between 9th - 16th December

Change lives in a life-changing career

When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world can feel like it’s falling apart. Independence is taken and confidence is stolen. Stability no longer exists. The future suddenly feels uncertain.

The impact of cancer on young lives is more than medical. That’s why we exist. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing. And we stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.

We challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.

About the role

We’re looking for a motivated, communicative, and knowledgeable Public Affairs Officer to join our Policy and Influencing Team, to help us achieve the positive change children and young people with cancer across the UK, and their families, need in the health system. This means amplifying the voices of young cancer patients and delivering evidence-based campaigns that make change happen.

The Public Affairs Officer is responsible for supporting the Policy and Influencing Team with public affairs expertise to deliver the key components of our influencing work in England and UK-Wide (Westminster). You will help us influence the system for children and young people with cancer and their families, so we can change experiences of having cancer and ensure children and young people’s voices are heard.

This role is subject to a criminal record check. In the event of a successful application a basic criminal record check will be completed.

This role is a hybrid role, with frequent in-person presence in London required. As a London-based role requiring frequent travel within London, the advertised salary is reflective of our London pay scale.

What will I be doing?

No two days are the same at Young Lives vs Cancer. So, summarising your ‘day to day’ isn’t easy.

• monitoring the UK policy and influencing landscape, finding opportunities for our influencing work
• developing briefings and materials to deliver our influencing work
• building and maintaining excellent working relationships with elected representatives, officials, external partners and your colleagues too
• delivering our public affairs work in Westminster
• supporting our exciting campaigning activities
• monitoring and tracking the impact of our engagement and influencing work

What do I need?

The key skills we’re looking for in this role are:

• Have experience working in a policy or public affairs environment
• Have experience or knowledge of policy, public affairs and/or political processes and how to use them in your work
• Have effective influencing and relationship building skills
• Are comfortable and confident working in a diverse and changing external environment
• Are solutions-focused, have attention to detail, and able to analyse complex information
• Are an excellent communicator, and not afraid to get involved and engage with a variety of stakeholders and in a variety of activities and settings

What will I gain?

For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:

• Flexible working: we’re open to working hours outside of 9 - 5 and we can talk through your flexibility requirements at interview stage
• Wellbeing days: four days a year to do what works for you – from catching up on training to going for a walk
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Great family/caring leave entitlements
• Enhanced pension
• Access to our employee savings scheme

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.

We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. CVs can be uploaded, but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history sections of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.

Accessibility

We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible. Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.

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About the role

As a Financial Accountant at Dementia Adventure, you will play a vital role in supporting the financial health of our organisation, helping ensure we maintain effective, sustainable financial practices that align with our charitable mission. This role offers the chance to be involved in various financial functions, from accounts management to budgeting and statutory compliance.

About you

An experienced Financial Accountant who enjoys working in a small and collaborative team, has a pro-active approach and is a flexible team player who is happy to work with team members across the charity. You have an in-depth understanding of charity finance regulations and VAT implications (particularly TOMS) and proven experience in financial reporting, forecasting, cash flow management, budgeting, and controls. You have strong organisational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, with an eye for detail and high standards.

We are currently looking for an Finance Manager and Core Teams BP to work with our busy and growing Finance team.
Financial operations and data integrity

• Manage the day-to-day transactional processing and reporting activities of the finance function, including:
• Purchase ledger/accounts payable
• Gift processing
• Charitable spending (grants/contracts/special funds)
• Payments and receipts
• Regular accrual and prepayments

Benefits

• Up to 12% employer pension contributions
• £1000 annual personal development budget
• Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance of £200
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.
• Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.
• Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities. 
• Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit. 
• Shower facilities and bike lock area. 
• Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)
• Subsidies for glasses
• Employee Assistance Programme

At Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation, we are dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our work. Cultivating a highly skilled and diverse workforce is pivotal to fulfilling our mission. We strongly encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.

• Bank and other account reconciliations
• Corporate credit cards (including card scheme administration) and other staff expenses
• Non-outsourced elements of the payroll process
• Ensure that all transactions are processed accurately and in accordance with agreed processes and timescales.
• Ensure that all transactions are correctly coded in the system, and that any errors are identified and corrected in a timely manner.
• Ensure that agreed controls are applied to the processing of payments and receipts, that payments are made correctly and in accordance with agreed timescales, and that receipts are banked promptly.
• Ensure that VAT is correctly coded in the system and support with the production of VAT returns.
• Have a thorough understanding of the management, maintenance, flow and reconciliation of financial data across multiple systems.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial data in the finance systems.

2. Line management

• Effectively line manage the six staff within the Financial Operations sub-team:
• Management Accountant
• Senior Finance Assistant
• 2 x Finance Assistants
• 2 x Gift Processors (activity managed by the Management Accountant)
• Identify clear goals, objectives, and responsibilities for individual team members.
• Ensure that there are effective development plans in place, that regular appraisals are carried out, and any capability and conduct issues are managed effectively.
• Provide coaching and other support to individual team members as required and encourage their professional and personal development.

3. Reporting and insight

• Monitor expenditure against budget, investigate and explain variances, and produce monthly budget holder reports.
• Support budget holders in understanding and monitoring their expenditure.

4. Collaboration

•  Provide support to the Financial Planning and Analysis sub-team by the provision of transactional data/information as required.
• Collaborate effectively within the Finance team to enhance performance and ensure alignment with organisational objectives.
• Work with internal/external auditors and other stakeholders are required. 

5. Business partnering

• Provision of business partnering support to the Foundation’s core teams (People & Culture, Corporate Communications, and Operations):
• Build, maintain and develop effective relationships with members of the core teams and work closely with them to improve mutual knowledge and financial understanding.
• Develop the business partner role into one that is able to deliver effective financial performance information, support operational decision making, and support the development of a culture of value-for-money within the core teams.
• Work with the Head of Finance/Finance Director where strategic decision support and forward-looking insight/analysis is required.

Knowledge and qualifications 

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (e.g., ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent) or qualified accounting technician (e.g. AAT).
• Understanding of the accounting framework and financial challenges for the charity sector.
• Commercial awareness.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of managing multiple staff in a busy, transaction focussed team.
• Solid experience of purchase ledger, payment processes and bank reconciliations.
• Demonstrable experience of producing management information.
• Established track record of cultivating successful business relationships and partnerships.
• Some experience within the commercial sector is desirable.

Skills and abilities 

• Highly numerate with advanced Excel skills (essential, will be tested).  
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills (essential). 
• Advanced user of Access Financials, Access Analytics and Access Office Integration (desirable).

Personal attributes
• Self-starter, able to work under own initiative and organise own time to meet deadlines.
• Proactive in building and maintaining robust business relationships.
• Deadline-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and integrity in financial matters.
• Flexible, able to work with and contribute to the team.  
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
 

Who we are looking for 

Ygam is seeking an experienced trusts and foundations fundraiser, or individual with transferable skills, to join our tight-knit and ambitious team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to use your communication skills and initiative to manage and develop a pipeline of trusts and foundations income, spotting.  fundraising opportunities and developing relationships with potential donors. By writing proposals and managing a calendar of applications to trusts and foundations, you will not only hone your communication skills, bid writing experience, and administrative abilities, but also make a tangible impact on our mission to Safeguard our Digital Generation. 

You will: 

• manage and grow a portfolio of small to medium trusts and foundations, increasing income by identifying new prospects and through the stewardship of existing donors. 

• write high quality applications and communicate accurately and transparently on the progress made with donors’ funds.  

• work with our programme experts to develop expertise in key programme areas and build your knowledge of Ygam’s work. 

• support with applications and reports to large funders, corporates and other associated fundraising activity.  

The ideal candidate will be motivated, professional, and organised, with a knack for research. This role suits an ambitious self-starter with excellent IT, research, communication, writing and administration skills. We are looking for someone who believes in Ygam’s mission and is excited to collaboratively shape and develop our fundraising work

Main Role & Responsibilities 

The overall purpose of this role is to support the Head of Fundraising in establishing a robust trusts and foundations income stream as part of Ygam’s new Income Generation strategy, which underpins the organisation’s ambitious aims and objectives. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in diversifying  our range of income streams to ensure financial health for the future of the charity, underpinned by sustainable and ethical fundraising models. 

You will have the chance to work with a diverse range of organisations, including trusts and foundations.  By developing and maintaining a calendar of applications, submitting compelling applications and managing successful grants, you will gain invaluable experience in strategic fund development. You will also play a key role in developing cases for support and building relationships with funders to strengthen the chance of bid success in both the short and medium term. 

Join us in this pivotal role and be part of a mission-driven team dedicated to making a difference. Your contributions will bolster our fundraising efforts and advance our mission in meaningful ways. 

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer. 

About the role

An opportunity has arisen to join our policy, evidence and influencing team, working to deliver change for people affected by breast cancer. In this role you’ll use insight from patients and healthcare professionals, data and research to develop evidence-based policy positions and recommendations. You’ll work with colleagues across public affairs, campaigns, regional and devolved teams develop and deliver influencing strategies and build strong relationships with key external stakeholders. You’ll also act as a source of expertise across the organisation and externally on key policy areas and the wider policy environment.

About you

With experience of working in relevant policy roles to deliver significant change, you’ll be skilled in developing credible, evidence-based policy positions and be able to think strategically. You’ll have excellent communication skills and experience of building relationships with, and influencing, key stakeholders. You’ll also have a strong understanding of the policy and influencing landscape that Breast Cancer Now works in.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please email the Recruitment Team

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date: Sunday 1 December 2024 at 11:59pm

Interview dates:  Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 December 2024 

Membership Engagement Officer
£30,500 - £33,000 pa plus excellent benefits
London Bridge, London
35 hours per week, full-time 

The Membership Engagement Officer is an exciting and varied role at the College as you will be responsible for increasing engagement with members and enhancing the member experience, whilst driving engagement initiatives and increasing member retention. 

As Membership Engagement Officer, you will work with multiple teams across the College helping to develop and implement strategies to attract, engage and retain members through events, social media, newsletters and other communication channels while developing content that caters for our diverse membership groups.

Working with the Communications Team, you will help create and manage engaging content for member communications, ensuring opportunities for two-way communications and engagement, whilst also ensuring the best use of emerging channels and technology – e.g. podcasts, apps and webinars – to deliver content to members, segmented to our different audience members.

Reporting to the Head of Membership, you will support the delivery of the Member Value Proposition work, gathering and analysing member feedback to inform development and identify opportunities for improvement. You will also evaluate the effectiveness of engagement strategies by tracking engagement metrics and be responsible for preparing reports for senior stakeholders.

Helping to plan and deliver member events, workshops and networking opportunities to foster community collaboration, you will also be responsible for the production of the annual report as well as supporting the delivery of the AGM and its associated content each year.

With a good level of education, perhaps to degree level or with equivalent experience in communications, marketing or a related field, you will have proven experience in member engagement, communications or a customer relations role.

You should have a background in delivering member-focused communications and events and be adept at using two-way channels for engagement, whilst also having experience of successfully implementing process improvement to improve the member experience. Practical knowledge and experience of updating and managing CRM and similar systems as well as effectively using data to identify trends is essential.

Your strong understanding of what good engagement and customer service looks like and how to deliver this, combined with your knowledge of how to maximise our reach across social media channels to target audiences will ensure you are able to make sound judgments and understand what makes engaging and relevant content for the audience.

You should also have excellent written and oral communication skills and be able to communicate to a wide variety of audiences, whilst being capable of building strong relationships with stakeholders and working collaboratively with stakeholders and colleagues towards a common goal.

Experience of working within a charity in an addition to an awareness of fundraising, would be desirable.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine was established to advance education and research in Emergency Medicine. The College is responsible for setting standards of training and administering examinations in Emergency Medicine for the award of Fellowship and Membership of the College as well as recommending trainees for CCT in Emergency Medicine. The College works to ensure high quality care by setting and monitoring standards of care and providing expert guidance and advice on policy to relevant bodies on matters relating to Emergency Medicine.

At The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, you’re part of an ecosystem of support dedicated to caring for people in crisis. You’ll join a diverse team of high-performing, passionate individuals dedicated to a mission that matters - each with the courage to try new things, take the initiative, and hold themselves accountable. You’ll craft a career with real purpose, supported either by one of our structured career paths or by bespoke training investment that reflects your unique passions and ambitions. 

You’ll find an organisation centred on culture and driven by the ethos of respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation that sits at the heart of our college values. Here, we’re continually striving to do things better, together. And you’ll benefit from systems designed to support you to be at your best, with investment in cutting-edge technology, learning, and empowering working practices. Whether we’re engaging directly with our members or developing our crucial support functions, we’re each an equally vital part of RCEM’s success. It’s a breath of fresh air, in service to a socially-critical mission. RCEM. Where a meaningful career is a rewarding career. 

At RCEM diversity, equality and inclusion is an integral part of our culture so it is important to us that this is reflected in everything that we do. We welcome applications from all individuals irrespective of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital status or parental responsibilities to ensure we actively embrace an inclusive and representative culture that encourages, supports and celebrates our differences. 

For further information and to apply, please send your CV and covering letter via the application button. Please draw upon your experiences in your life, education, work, or voluntary roles to address to the points outlined in the Person Specification which can be found on our website. 

It is essential that a comprehensive cover letter is provided in order to be considered for shortlisting. 

Closing date: 2 December 2024.
Interviews: 9 December 2024.

Summary

• Project management/support, ensuring smooth project delivery and implementing new processes where required.
• Management of the digital giving support desk, ensuring queries are responded to effectively and in a timely manner.
• Monitoring the volume and type of queries coming into the support desk in order to produce reports.
• Improving and maintaining the digital giving pages on the Church of England website.
• Maintaining up-to-date and accurate digital giving support materials and templates, creating new resources as required.

• Good practical understanding of information systems and applications
• Experience of creating training resources and delivering training
• Proven use of Microsoft Word, Teams, Outlook, Excel, SharePoint and Canva
• Excellent project administration skills, with proven experience of delivering project support
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to communicate to large groups and key stakeholders clearly, both verbally and in writing
• Flexible and organised approach to work

• A salary of £38,918 per annum plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of salary.
• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus three additional days.

• Flexible working hours and location, with an expectation of just 1 day per month in our office in Westminster
• Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies

• Strive for Excellence
• Show Compassion
• Respect others
• Collaborate
• Act with Integrity

Job Title:                        Volunteer Support Officer     
Contract:                        Full time, permanent     
Salary:                            £30,00-£32,000 (depending on experience)
Reports to:                     Head of Membership Services
Place of Work:              BSH Headquarters, 100 White Lion Street, London, N1 9PF. (Hybrid working) 

Founded in 1960, The British Society for Haematology is a registered charity and professional membership body.  The object of the Society is to advance the practice and study of haematology and to facilitate contact between persons interested in haematology.  The Society has over 3000 members consisting of doctors, scientists, nurses and allied health professionals specialising in the field of haematology.  The Society has the British Journal of Haematology as its official journal and supports the haematology community through its educational resources, events, grants and guidelines as well as advocating for the profession. 

The Role 

The Volunteering Support Officer is a new role and will work as part of a small friendly team. They will be the lead administrator for the Early Careers Forum and the Global Haematology Special Interest Group (SIG). The post holder will work with volunteers to arrange and minute meetings and prepare agendas and papers for distribution. They will be responsible for SIG webpages and co-ordinating ebulletins to keep members up to date with SIG activities.

The post holder will recruit volunteers for committees and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) following our governance rules. You will act as the main point of contact for volunteering queries and ensure volunteers’ records and SIG membership are up to date using subscriber database.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, both verbally and written. You will have the ability to work on your own initiative and prioritise workload.  You will have experience of organising and minuting meetings, updating website pages, using a database and GDPR experience and awareness.

Please note, although this role is hybrid you will be required to be office based as and when the business requires. You will also have to occasionally travel and stay away from home to support volunteers’ meetings including at our ASM which includes weekend working.

To Apply

To apply, please submit an up-to-date CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the role according to the job description and person specification.

Closing Date:  12pm on 2nd December 2024 

Interview dates: W/C 9th December 2024 

No agencies please.   

The British Society for Haematology is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce. 

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