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Anaphylaxis UK seeks our first Deputy CEO to join our remote team to play a pivotal role in translating our strategic vision into operational success, driving key programmes, enhancing organisational performance, and supporting income generation efforts.
We are the leading charity dedicated to supporting individuals and families living with serious allergies across the United Kingdom. For over 30 years, we have provided life-saving information, education, and advocacy to ensure better safety, inclusivity, and quality of life for those managing severe allergic conditions. As we continue to grow and expand, we are looking for an enterprising and innovative Deputy CEO to join us on our mission to create a safer, more inclusive future for those living with anaphylaxis.
As Deputy CEO, you will be a key leader in transforming our vision into action. Working closely with the CEO, you will focus on delivering strategic programmes and ensuring the charity’s day-to-day operations run smoothly. Your leadership will enable Anaphylaxis UK to reach new heights in both impact and growth.
Key details:
Job Title: Deputy CEO – Anaphylaxis UK
Location: Remote (with monthly in-person meetings in Farnborough, Hampshire)
Salary: circa £60,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time
This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of a rapidly growing organisation, contributing to groundbreaking initiatives such as revamped training programmes, enhanced business outreach, and audit services for large businesses. You will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the allergy community, helping to reduce the anxiety faced by individuals managing allergies and working towards a more inclusive society.
Key Responsibilities
• Strategic Delivery: Translate our vision into clear, actionable operational plans, overseeing key programmes such as training, business outreach, and audit services.
• Operational Leadership: Manage the charity’s day-to-day operations, ensuring efficient systems across HR, finance, and IT, while fostering a high-performing, collaborative remote team.
• Income Generation: Drive the development of income-generating initiatives, including corporate partnerships, training products, and services targeted at major corporate clients.
• Team & Project Management: Lead and motivate our remote team to deliver projects on time and within budget, managing external contractors and partners.
• Collaboration & Representation: Support the CEO in representing Anaphylaxis UK to external stakeholders, including corporate clients, healthcare professionals, and policymakers.
Who we’re looking for
We are looking for an innovative, empathetic, and entrepreneurial leader who can translate strategic vision into tangible delivery. The ideal candidate will bring strong project management skills, experience in leading remote teams, and a proven track record in driving operational success.
Key skills and experience include:
• Proven senior leadership or management experience, ideally within a growing organisation.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to deliver strategic goals with measurable outcomes.
• Experience managing remote teams, with a focus on team building, motivation, and accountability.
• A creative and visionary approach, with the ability to think big and generate income through training, products, and services targeted at corporate clients.
• Empathy and emotional intelligence, able to inspire a diverse team and align people with organisational goals.
A background in the charity or non-profit sector and/or knowledge of allergy management or experience in healthcare-related fields are desirable but not essential.
If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role with details on how to apply, please send an expression of interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant, Jenny Hills via the apply button. For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny at the above address with suitable times to speak.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 3rd February 2025
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Report to: Chief Executive Officer
Hours: 35 hours per week – could accommodate 22hrs
Type: 12 months with possibility of permanent depending on success
Salary: £30,000 per year pro rata for part time plus car allowance of £1,095 per year
Location: Hybrid/home working with occasional travel to locations across Greater Manchester and beyond. Option for 1 day a week in office base – this may be reviewed.
What We’re Looking For
To be successful in this role you will be an enthusiastic individual who can build/take projects from inception to successful delivery, provide leadership to others, and have experience of working in the charity sector. You will lead on our fundraising and grant management, working closely with the CEO to cement and secure the future of Being There. You will have experience in operational and donor management and a wide range of skills befitting this sort of role. Working with our able team, you might be expected to get involved in event management, finance and a range of other things as is often the case in a small charity.
Purpose of the Role
The post holder will be responsible for the management of the charities fundraising and supporting individual fundraising on behalf of the charity. This includes working with the CEO and Deputy CEO to maximise income and manage our grants programmes. The post holder will also need good financial knowledge, specifically relating to the charity sector. This role requires an enthusiastic individual who can build and take fundraising projects from inception to successful delivery, provide leadership to others, and work closely with partners in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors.
Main Areas of Responsibility
· Development and delivery of the sustainability plan
· Source grants and lead on their submission
· Ensure compliance with all relevant policies and procedures, both internal and regulatory.
· Lead and manage the charities fundraising events
· Lead and support on individual fundraising events
Key activities
· Lead a review of our current fundraising programmes and strategies, working to make Being There more sustainable, making recommendations to CEO and board.
· Assist the CEO and Finance Manager with the management of fundraising targets
· Source new funding streams
· Providing leadership to the fundraising project to ensure that targets are met. Collect, analyse, and interpret data to measure effectiveness and return on investment of different programmes in order to inform future activities.
· Liaise with volunteers, clients, contractors, and other stakeholders as necessary
· Promote the Charity’s work, assisting with demonstrations and fundraising and awareness events as appropriate.
· To perform any other reasonable tasks as requested
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
· Recent experience of working in a charity environment, or experience in related areas.
· A track record in developing and delivering fundraising strategies and plans that support organisational growth and income generation targets
· Demonstrable experience of developing donor relationships and leading (or supporting) major donor fundraising with individual and/or corporate major donors (which we define as those making gifts over £1000)
· Knowledge of current fundraising trends, emerging opportunities, and best practice
Skills & Abilities
· Ability to create and implement strategic plans
· Proven ability to build strong and lasting relationships with a range of external supporters and influence and negotiate with external stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes
· Excellent coordination and organisational skills
· Strong communicator with the ability to communicate Being There’s vision and activities to a range of audiences using a range of formats (written, verbal, digital)
· Excellent working knowledge of key digital tools including social media platforms, CRM/contact databases, Microsoft Office Suite.
Personal Qualities & Attributes
· Self-motivated and a self-managing attitude
· High levels of determination and willingness to take on new challenges and responsibilities and be collaborative and supportive
· Willing to challenge stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and bias and commitment to the ethos and values of Being There
· Effective team leader and team player
Being There provides emotional support and practical help to people living with cancer and other life-limiting illness, carers and families
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking a highly skilled finance professional to perform this essential senior leadership, strategic financial and management position in our London headquarters. The approximate annual income for Internews Europe and its subsidiaries, of which the post-holder has oversight, is c. £20m.
The post-holder will report directly to the COO for Internews Europe. The post-holder will be a leader on matters of corporate financial strategy, inter-Alliance financial accounting, budget management, and overall accounting operations.
This is an exciting opportunity to drive systems and process improvements in corporate financial management and planning, whilst also ensuring the smooth running of the financial service centre of the organisation.
The Finance Director is a key member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) in London, in addition to other international management units.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
Key Strategic Deliverables will include the following:
· Lead on strategic financial management of Internews Europe, promoting effective and efficient processes to ensure the financial health and sustainability of the organisation.
· Oversee and deliver on the statutory audit and delivery of the Annual Report and Accounts in line with UK charity requirements.
· Act as the focal point in all financial matters for the Internews Board of Trustees, Finance and Audit subcommittee and the Senior Management Team (SMT)
· Act as the primary Finance Team representative of Internews Europe in the relationship with Alliance partners, modelling and implementing improvements in the recording of financial data and transactions and improving financial reporting to the Programme Management Units.
· Ensure timely production of financial management information to key stakeholders across the organisation to enable informed decision making and alterations to existing plans where required.
· Co-ordination of the annual organisational budget preparation process and ensure effective budget oversight and management by project and department managers
· Promote strong collaboration with colleagues from Grants and Contracts and Development Teams to reforecast and test progress towards annual targets for income and expenditure.
· Ensuring professional and compliant delivery of all Internews Europe financial processes, to drive improvements in processes and ensure all staff understand and adopt such processes
Finance Department operations Specific duties with support from the Finance Team will include the following:
· Management of the Finance Team, providing effective leadership and creating an environment where Finance staff can learn and develop professionally
· Oversight of core accounting processes including cash-flow planning and management, accounts payable and receivable, and analysis of the balance sheet debtors and creditors
· Management of the relationship for resource sharing and associated accounting transactions arising with the other entities in the Alliance network to facilitate combined management/programmatic reporting when required, while ensuring sufficient financial controls to ensure distinct financial reporting and protection of separate legal entity status.
· Oversight of international banking processes (GBP and foreign currency, income and payments) and Treasury management to minimise organisational risk and negative foreign exchange valuations.
· Primary holder of the Banking relationship, including monitoring banking arrangements in international offices
· Co-ordinate the monthly payroll process with HR colleagues and the external payroll bureau
Oversight of subsidiary financial processes
· Currently Internews Europe has two subsidiaries, Internews International (II) based in France and Internews Media Development based in Ireland, currently dormant.
· Oversight of financial processes including relevant controls, policies and procedures
· Oversight of financial reporting in accordance with relevant GAAP and regulatory requirements.
· Monitor local regulatory requirements and ensure compliance with relevant tax and reporting and audit requirements
Key Stakeholder Engagement and Compliance
· Primary advisor to SMT of ramifications of strategic decisions, including financial, tax and other regulatory impacts
· Input to strategic development initiatives regarding appropriate application of donor funding mechanisms and utilization of subsidiaries.
· Ensure compliance with the UK regulatory regime and with the requirements of our principal funders and other supporters
· Lead responsibility for ensuring the maintenance and regular review of all statutory and best practice policies and procedures, staff training and socialization of changes
· Assisting the Programme teams with interpretation of donor compliance requirements, their translation into Internews Europe operational and/or financial procedures, and their effective implementation
Participation in global business operations leadership
· Collaborate with other members of the global senior leadership team for efficient operations and execution of the mission
· Collaboration with Information Technology and Solutions for effective implementation of software and other technology solutions, providing information and expertise and support for appropriate budgeting and expense allocation.
· Collaboration with Enterprise Risk Management and Security team regarding identification and mitigation of financial and other risks, as well as preparing policy and reports in accordance with Charity Commission guidelines
· Collaboration with People and Culture team to ensure appropriate labour regulations, Internews policies, procedures and financial controls are adhered to in the processing of payroll and other benefits; includes oversight and development of payments to employees and consultants working outside of the UK on Internews projects.
· In all duties, uphold Internews’ Core Values and demonstrate commitment to fostering a culture of Belonging, Dignity, and Justice.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Role carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities including training employees; managing, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
*Direct Reports: Deputy Finance Director and Finance Business Partner Lead
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
The criteria below are the minimum necessary for effective performance in the post. The applicant must demonstrate how they meet each of them through the application form and, when necessary, through job-specific tasks and at interview.
· Experience of managing financial and management accounts processes, including annual accounts for UK charitable entities, audits and external reporting
· Experience in a management capacity within an organisation of at least similar size and complexity to Internews Europe
· Experience of liaising with and advising non-financial managers and
· Experience of line management and leadership
· Experience of being key Board contact and engagement point
· Experience of managing external professional and service provider relationships
· Experience of major multi-lateral and bi-lateral donor requirements
· Experience of managing the external reporting and/or compliance functions of a comparable size of organisation
· Experience of working in, or dealing with, developing countries and fragile states
· Good understanding of charity finance regulations and systems
· Professional qualification in finance or accounting
· Knowledge of UK SORP
· High degree of proficiency in Excel
· Knowledge of ERP (or equivalent), particularly reporting tools usage and functionality
Person skills / aptitudes
· A willingness and ability to adopt a hands-on approach to your work
· A contemporary, supportive and transparent approach to management and leadership
· Be comfortable working in a collaborative, highly diverse and mutually accountable environment
· Strong communication, liaison and interpersonal skills to work effectively with people at all levels, and represent the organisation
· Strong analytical, problem solving and creative thinking skills
VACANCY TIMEFRAME:
Deadline for applications: 05 February 2025
PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met or may be encountered by an employee performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable adjustments may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Expected business hours are generally Monday through Friday from 09:00am to 5:30pm. We operate a hybrid working model with attendance in the London office nominally one day per week on average.
The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the associate a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of their position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.