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Job Title: Executive Assistant to the COO
Reports to: Chief Operating Officer
Key Relationships: Director of HR, Senior Leadership Team, Heads of Department
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: £37,000
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
How to apply: Please see the Applicant Pack.
Interviews: Tuesday 6th May 2025
Role Summary
Southwark Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship for over 1400 years. Now it stands on the vibrant and exciting regenerated south bank of the Thames surrounded by cultural venues such as Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s Globe and Borough Market, the offices of major companies as well as schools and diverse residential communities. It is an inclusive Christian community that offers a welcome to all.
The Cathedral’s mission, ministry and musical tradition are core to its life as a Cathedral and a parish church serving the community. It also relies on the valuable financial contribution made by its income generating activities such as its shop, café, conference rooms, corporate events and concerts. It is a very busy place, attracting 200,000 visitors a year to the Cathedral, its churchyard and medieval herb garden. The Cathedral relies on a small but dedicated team to be inclusive and welcoming to all.
The Executive Assistant (EA) will provide support to the Chief Operation Officer (COO) to assist them in the effective functioning of all governance, human resources and operational arrangements at the Cathedral.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Support for the COO
- Lead the coordination, preparation, planning and follow up for the COO’s briefing for and attendance at meetings associated with the governance of the Cathedral, including Chapter, Finance Committee, Audit & Risk Committee, Nominations Committee, Fabric Advisory Committee and Board of Enterprises.
- Undertake research and assisting in the drafting and review of papers for such meetings. Minute taking will not usually be required (but may be requested from time to time in liaison with members of staff usually responsible for the minutes);
- Support the COO in all their working relationships including building and maintaining excellent relationships with Chapter Members and Committee Members, the Bishop’s staff and with the wider Diocese, as well as with neighbours, contractors, commercial partners and professional advisers;
- Draft briefs and management reports;
- Assist in the research, writing and preparation of the Cathedral’s Annual Report;
- Assist with the drafting and submission of Cathedral-wide documents, such as the Cathedrals Survey, Peer Review etc.
- Assist with the development of the Cathedral’s strategy and supporting reports and documents;
- Assist the COO with national, royal and high-profile civic events planning;
- Provide general administrative assistance in the context of a busy office;
- Promote the mission, purpose and values of the Cathedral;
- Any other responsibilities as may reasonably be required;
- Ensure that the highest standards of professional performance are maintained, and ensure professional skills are regularly updated through participation in training and development activities.
Senior Leadership Team & Diary
- Prepare Senior Leadership Team (SLT) meeting agendas and supporting documents, handling arrangements for meetings (Zoom when needed);
- Attend SLT meetings, track actions and report where relevant on items;
- Collate proposals for events from the Head of Events and Head of Visitor Engagement which need SLT approval and include them under SLT standing item on the agenda;
- On behalf of SLT, chair the weekly operational run-through of the Diary Meeting with Heads of Department and other staff;
- Manage the Cathedral diary in coordination with the Estates Manager – make in-house bookings, input the annual liturgical schedule, make alterations arising from the Diary Meeting;
- Act as the Cathedral’s key contact for the Metropolitan Police’s Southwark Counter Terrorism PROTECT Team – provide them with information (proactively and when requested) on Cathedral events and services of interest to the Police.
HR
Recruitment
Support the COO with co-ordination of recruitment for new Cathedral and Southwark Cathedral Enterprises Limited staff, in line with Safer Recruitment best practice;
- Co-ordinate the creation of job descriptions with direction from the COO & Director of HR, in liaison with the relevant Head of Department and line manager for the role being recruited;
- Manage the Cathedral’s recruitment processes – identifying platforms for advertisement, arranging short-listing and interview panels, featuring on shortlisting panels where required;
- Lead with preparations for interview – book rooms, invite candidates to interview, arrange testing and advise on test materials where needed, prepare and advise on interview questions;
- Where required, take part in interview panels;
- Manage the appointment process for new starters – communicate process outcomes to applicants (appointment and rejection communications), pursue references, complete pre-employment checks, liaise with colleagues on DBS check requirements;
- Assist with contract drafting for new appointments in liaison with the COO & Director of HR;
- Manage the induction process for new starters – IT set-up requirements, identification and access cards, ensure a desk space is in place for starters prior to arrival, give starters an IT induction and introduction to the Cathedral diary, familiarise new starters with the Staff Handbook, arrange health & safety inductions with the Property team and introductory meetings with relevant members of staff, and liaise with the Visitor Engagement Officer to enrol new starters on the next available staff tour of the Cathedral;
- Assist the Finance team by obtaining new starter financial information, HMRC Starter Forms and other necessary enrolment information.
Operational HR Support
Human Resources Administration for Staff
- Manage the Cathedral’s digital HR system (Mentor) – be responsible for creating and updating staff profiles, setting up each new leave year, monitoring annual leave & sick leave (reporting on these for KPI and audit purposes where necessary) and being the point of contact for staff who have queries on how to use the system;
- Communicate staff annual leave entitlement and respond to staff queries on leave;
- Support the Finance team with provision of HR information pertaining to the annual audit and insurance cover, e.g. staff numbers, requested contracts, annual leave summaries;
- Assist the COO with drafting of HR documentation/correspondence;
- Work with the Finance team on the provision of Annual Pay Review letters for all staff;
- Keep the Cathedral’s hard copy and digital HR filing systems up to date, in accordance with GDPR best practice;
- Assist the COO with HR audits;
- Support the COO and Director of HR with the rolling update of the Staff Handbook and Cathedral policies pertaining to HR;
- Develop and use process checklists for the HR function, including recruitment, induction, appraisal and exit;
- Oversee the administration of the appraisal and performance management process – liaise with managers to provide templates, resources and advice and ensure these are completed on time and to a high standard;
- Record staff training;
- Liaise with the Diocesan Director of HR for advice and support when queries relating to staff or HR situations arise.
Person Specification
Skills/Aptitudes
- Ability to maintain the highest standards of confidentiality and discretion;
- Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook;
- Understanding of process management and policy development;
- Able to demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of good practice in organisation development, particularly change management and developing organisational culture;
- Able to demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of good practice in learning and development, particularly management development and talent management;
- Excellent interpersonal skills with people at all levels – internally and externally;
- Strong written and oral communication skills;
- Effective planning and project management skills, with the ability to set and work to deadlines;
- Ability to move between big picture thinking and minute detail.
Knowledge/Experience
- Accredited HR qualifications (desired but not essential)
- Experience and application of Human Resources policy and processes;
- Experience of implementing new systems and processes to improve efficiency;
- Experience of and commitment to continuous organisational improvement and the ability to act as an agent of change;
- Experience of working in an organisation with both paid staff and volunteers;
- Experience of working within a faith setting;
- Experience of an Anglican or liturgical church and familiarity with the Church of England and its structures.
Personal Attributes
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic;
- Pragmatic and solution-oriented;
- Committed to high standards and continual improvement;
- Willingness to engage with, understand and implement the use of new software, applications and systems;
- Demonstrates a sympathy for the values, aims and ethos of Southwark Cathedral.
Southwark Cathedral is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer. We believe in promoting and building a diverse and inclusive team, and workplace, culture and governance structures that are welcoming to and respectful of all. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people whatever their ethnicity, background, age, disability, long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Safeguarding is at the core of all we do. We follow best practice for Safer Recruitment.
Terms and Conditions
Working Hours
The working hours shall be 35 per hours a week, exclusive of meal breaks. Some out of hours working will be required to support meetings and events and this will be notified in advance. Time off in lieu will be awarded in line with Southwark Cathedral’s policy.
Annual Leave
25 days paid leave per annum including statutory bank holidays and an extra day at Christmas.
Probation
The appointment is subject to the satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period.
Season ticket loan
Once the probationary period has been completed satisfactorily, the person appointed will be eligible to take out a season ticket loan.
Pension
The person appointed will be eligible to join a defined contributions pension scheme managed by the Church Workers Pension Fund. The Cathedral will contribute half of the annual premium of 10% of salary.
Working Expenses
Reasonable out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed.
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Imagine being told that you, or someone you love, is losing their sight. In that moment, two profound questions demand urgent answers:
• Can this be stopped?
• How will I live my life?
Currently, research into preventing and treating sight loss is chronically underfunded, receiving a mere 1.2% of publicly funded health research grants: people who are blind or vision impaired are three times more likely to experience loneliness and isolation than the general population.
We find and fund the brilliant minds and bright ideas that put change in sight. Our researchers are at the forefront, making breakthroughs and discoveries that will prevent, treat and cure eye disease. The partnerships we build and initiatives we support are changing life for blind and vision impaired people.
We are Fight for Sight: we won’t stop until we: Save Sight. Change Lives.
We have a clear ambition, led by our CEO, Keith Valentine, who has valuable lived experience of sight loss. We’ve secured well-respected and highly engaged ambassadors, such as Sir John Major and Frances Segelman.
We are now looking for experienced, committed, and creative individuals to join our dynamic team to help realise a new five-year growth strategy. You’ll be part of something impactful, we’d love to hear from you.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Retail Commercial Manager to oversee the sales and profit performance of a collection of retail shops. This position plays a crucial role in driving the commercial success of our retail shops by developing effective sales strategies, managing stock, optimising merchandising, and leading a high-performing team to deliver exceptional customer service. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, and success with Commercial Strategies & Performance Management:
Responsible to
Head of Retail- Trading
Direct reports
Circa. 14 Managers
Working hours and contract
Full time, permanent, 35 hours per week across a flexible seven-day rota
Salary
£30,000-£35,000 p.a. depending on experience, plus travel expenses
Location
Central & Greater London
Closing date for applications: 30th, April, 2025
Early applications are encouraged. We will be interviewing on a rolling basis; therefore, we will close the vacancy as soon as we have found the right candidate.
Role Responsibilities
Sales and Profit
• Support Shop Managers to maximise each shop’s sales and profit potential.
• Oversee the delivery of Gift Aid targets throughout the area, driving Gift Aid signups and conversion rates, and ensuring shops are actively promoting the scheme.
• Conduct data analysis to review the commercial layout of each shop including department and category mix.
• Understand and implement commercial actions to deliver against strategic KPIs.
• Responsible for ensuring that all merchandise is clearly priced and monitor pricing levels to achieve maximum sales in accordance with pricing policies.
• Ensure shops have a high standard of display, cleanliness and tidiness, and that they project a quality retail image.
• Assist Shop Managers to deliver commercially successful visual merchandising displays, in line with the visual merchandising manual.
• Ensure each shop correctly implements agreed seasonal promotions, and shop layouts to achieve maximum income.
• Ensures shop teams are aware, understand and engaged in the financial performance of their shops.
• All best practices outlined within the commercial manual are delivered.
Stock Management
• Ensure compliance with efficient and commercially successful stock processing systems (such as pricing, quality standards, consumer safety, stock density, sizing, and culling stock).
• Ensure that all legal and internal regulations regarding donated stock are adhered to.
• Collaborate with warehouse team to ensure effective stock movement.
• Work closely with the warehouse and stock partnerships teams to ensure sufficient levels of warehouse, rotation and corporate donated stock.
• Work closely with the ecommerce team to ensure key products generate maximum income via the best channel, delivering P&L sales targets.
• To monitor stock management and fast-tracking on to shop floor.
Customer Service
• Lead and inspire the team to place a positive customer experience at the heart of our approach to attract new and loyal supporters and repeat donors.
• Ensure all processes detailed within the customer experience manual are delivered.
• Ensure that feedback, including complaints are escalated to the Head of Retail Income, within the agreed timeframes.
• Be accountable for the integration of each shop into the local community in collaboration with the shop teams.
Team Management
• Ensure that shops have correct level of cover throughout the year, ensuring cover when and where necessary for annual leave, sickness or vacancies.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings with shop managers for the purpose of training, communication and planning.
• Role model and promote effective team communication, celebrating success and sharing best practice.
• Foster a creative environment where team members seek to maximise income in new and innovative ways through multiple channels including their shops and community events.
• Provide line management, leadership, development opportunities and performance management to the Shop Management team.
• Support with the annual appraisal and probation processes for all reports.
• Play a key role in enabling shops to represent the charity and increase awareness of our mission within the community.
Volunteer Team
• Support the volunteer coordinator and shop management teams to recruit, induct and retain an inclusive and diverse volunteer team, in line with recruitment targets.
• Ensure volunteers adhere to Fight for Sight policies and procedures.
Operations
• Ensure shops are compliant against operational procedures and processes within the Operations manual, providing timely reports and identifying areas of non-compliance.
• Ensure shop maintenance and repairs are reported, and resolved in a timely manner, and aligned to budgets.
• Provide a safe and healthy working environment and ensure that all team members are aware of and operate within our health and safety policies and procedures.
• Ensure technology-related issues are raised and resolved promptly.
• Work within our policies and procedures when dealing with problems at work.
• Adhere to and enforce our safeguarding policies. Ensure all risk assessments are conducted and appropriate action plans are developed and executed.
Other
• Required to adhere to our vision, mission and values.
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equality, diversity, and staff health and wellbeing principles.
Governance, Finance and Operations
• Conduct regular reviews of shop financial processes to ensure adherence to procedures and minimise financial risks
• Understand and mitigate risk in the context of charity retail and multi-suite working.
• Monitor and enforce adherence to local regulations, ensuring shops comply with relevant legislation.
• Ensure all retail income is raised lawfully, including data protection legislation, Charity Commission guidance and Fundraising Standards/ Charity Retail Association codes of practice.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation including Trading standards, Health & Safety, fire and building regulations for the retail premises.
Impact
• Support public awareness and understanding about visual impairment and visually impaired people.
• Share with customers the impact of the funds raised through shopping with us through in store communications, staff training and social media.
Person specification
Desirable skills, knowledge & experience
• Experience in retail management delivering significant sales and profit growth across multiple sites, ideally in a charity retail context
• Experience of developing and managing budgets
• Experience of EPOS systems and Gift Aid
• Experience of setting and managing income and expenditure budgets
• Experience of leading and line managing others to develop and grow, building and maintaining a high performing team culture
Personal qualities
• The ability to work under pressure whilst remaining calm and organised
• To be receptive to change and to act as a change agent
• The ability to maintain excellent rapport with staff, volunteers, supporters, and donors
• To consistently demonstrate a dedicated approach to the quality of customer service and team working.
• Comfortable working in a small team both strategically and operationally
• Commitment to teamwork, business partnering and a collegiate approach – with a ‘can do’ attitude and a sense of humour.
• Able to provide positive, dynamic, tenacious and flexible leadership at all times.
• Results-driven, able to measure and quantify own outcomes.
• Adaptable to changing landscape and evolving organisation.
• Willing and able to operate at pace in an organisation going through rapid change, using your initiative and delivering to tight deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly organised with ability to plan effectively and allocate resources appropriately.
• Committed to equal opportunities and inclusion
• An understanding of and commitment to blind and vision impaired people.
Flexibility
The role description is a general outline of duties and responsibilities and may be amended as we grow. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.
Employee benefits
We value our staff and volunteers and want to make sure that they are supported in their work. Other benefits we also offer are:
• A great team and a supportive culture
• Employer pension contributions matching up to 10%, and death in service cover
• Generous parental leave
• Flexible/hybrid working options
• Apprenticeships scheme, study leave and financial support for training & development
• Cycle to work scheme, eye test vouchers, and a staff loan scheme, access to an Employee Assistance Program
• An active Social Committee and staff events
Application & Interview process
See above for How to Apply. Please note that we value the authenticity and individuality of our applicants and believe that your CV and cover letter should reflect your unique skills, experiences, and personality. Therefore, please refrain from using AI tools, including ChatGPT, to produce your application materials. Applications drafted with the assistance of AI will be automatically rejected.
Successfully shortlisted applicants will be invited for a stage one interview online by teams, followed by an in person at our Mansell Street offices.
Accessibility
We believe in fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of their abilities or circumstances, feel supported and valued. If you have any accessibility requirements or specific needs that you would like us to accommodate during the application process, please let us know. If you are unfamiliar with MS Teams and would like to familiarise yourself with the platform before the interview, we are more than happy to arrange a tech run-through to ensure your comfort and confidence.
Equal opportunities, diversity & inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Fight for Sight and Vision Foundation we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles that we have.
We have an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, including any adjustments required to support people from diverse community groups.
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The Institute
The Institute for Employment Studies (IES) is an independent, apolitical, centre of research and consultancy in employment policy and human resource issues. We work closely with employers in the manufacturing, service and public sectors, government departments, agencies, and professional and employee bodies. Based in Brighton, the Institute is a not-for-profit organisation (company limited by guarantee) and a registered charity with around 60 multidisciplinary staff. Our turnover is in the region of £3 million a year.
The role
The Office Manager is a key role assisting the Director of Finance and Resources, in the delivery of a high quality and continuously improving service.
The post is part-time (21 hours per week) with a minimum expectation of working in the office between Tuesday and Thursday.
Office and IT responsibilities
■ To create and maintain a professional and efficient office environment.
■ Support IES staff as needed with IT issues – prioritise and escalate issues with Third Party IT Provider, maintain snagging list to recognise common/repeating issues, and provide staff training as needed.
■ To source, manage and maintain all IES equipment and be the main point of contact for staff equipment queries.
■ To take responsibility for all day-to-day issues within the office and facilities management including facilitating meetings and assisting remote workers, liaising with the managing agents, contractors and other visitors.
■ Take responsibility for IES health and safety compliance, DSE assessments, office induction and equipment set up.
■ Be an active member of internal working groups (e.g. Knowledge Management) and act as owner or lead where required.
Administrative Support
■ To provide Finance, HR and general office admin assistance.
■ To work with the Director of Finance and Resources to ensure IES’s policies and procedures are kept up to date and communicated effectively in line with organisational developments and changes in legislation, advocating a best practice approach wherever possible and provide staff training as needed.
■ Assist the Director Finance and Resources with monitoring IT and data protection compliance throughout the organisation, ensuring secure data storage, transfers, archiving and deletion.
■ Assist with Director Finance and Resources with Board meeting administration, arranging meetings, helping draft board papers and taking minutes.
■ Assist with provision of IT and Finance information for Tender applications
■ Assist Director Finance and Resources with improvements in, and ongoing maintenance of relevant areas of IES Intranet.
■ To manage and maintain the IES Forward Utilisation file and process.
■ To manage the IES Consultant process, sending out consultant packs, gathering forms and contracts and populating and updating consultant spreadsheet.
■ Negotiate contracts with suppliers and the lease holder where required.
■ Undertake reasonable additional tasks as required.
Person Specification
Job-related knowledge, skills and abilities
The successful candidate will have:
■ Good organisational skills; able to identify all key steps and resources needed to complete a task.
■ Good knowledge and understanding of IT systems.
■ Experience of and ability to use Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint and PowerPoint.
■ Excellent use of English and ability to proofread, write and update IES policy documents.
■ Experience of working in a service department, of clarifying requirements and expectations when delivering a service and of ensuring that service users are kept informed of any issues that may affect delivery to the agreed deadline.
■ Reliable and adaptable, able to respond to changing priorities.
■ Able to work on own initiative with accuracy and attention to detail.
■ Prepared to suggest improvements to current ways of doing things.
■ The ability to work effectively with a wide range of people at the Institute and our partners/suppliers.
Qualifications
Qualifications in, or experience of administrative work and basic IT support within an office environment.
Working at IES
We support flexible working and will consider applications from candidates seeking to work flexibly or part-time. The post will be based in our office in central Brighton, although we work in a hybrid way.
Salary: £28,000 and £32,000 (full time equivalent) depending on skills and experience.
To view our full range of benefits, please see the IES benefits guide.
IES offers a friendly workplace culture and has an active social committee. Brighton and the surrounding areas offer a superb location in which to live with easy access to the sea, countryside, and plenty of culture and nightlife. Brighton is close to Gatwick airport (30 mins), London (1 hour) and France (2.5 hours).
Our research and practice are guided by our values and our staff act in accordance with these. Our values centre on: respecting others, acting with integrity, collaboration, curiosity, excellence and compassion. You can learn more about what it’s like to work at IES by looking at our Glassdoor profile.
IES holds a sponsor licence however, due to recent changes in immigration laws and regulations, we are unable to provide sponsorship for skilled worker visas for this role. Please note that this limitation only applies to visa sponsorship for skilled worker categories. If you currently have the right to work under a different visa category, we encourage you to apply and indicate your immigration status accordingly.
The Institute for Employment Studies is a registered charity (no. 258390). IES seeks to be an equal opportunities employer.
Please apply via CharityJob. Candidates should submit a full CV with a covering letter explaining their interest in the post and highlighting how they meet the criteria.
Interviews are likely to be held w/c 21 April 2025.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
The IES mission is to help bring about sustainable improvements in employment policy and human resource management.
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Job Title: Billing Coordinator
Contract: One-year fixed term (initially, may become permanent if the post self-sustains with increased billing)
Contract Type: Employee (although alternative working arrangements will be considered)
Hours: To be agreed and negotiated according to availability, both part-time and full-time roles will be considered (based on 35 hour week)
Salary Range: £25,207 to £35,000 per annum (pro rata for part-time posts) depending on experience – both junior and experienced candidates are encouraged to apply
Responsible to: Head of Finance and Operations at Coram Children’s Legal Centre
Liaison with: Legal Director (JCWI), Director (North Kensington Law Centre) and Managing Director of Legal Practice (CCLC)
Location: Coram Children’s Legal Centre, Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ and The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, 441 Caledonian Road, London, N7 9BG.
About Coram
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
One of the members of the Coram group, Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) is a specialist centre for children’s rights in education, immigration, community care and family law, and provides significant international legal systems consultancy. The centre is located on the Coram Campus in central London with a base in Colchester. We champion access to justice through information and advice, legal practice and representation, policy and strategic litigation. Our Legal Practice Unit provides advice and representation primarily under legal aid contract. Our Policy and Practice Change team promotes practice change through training and capacity building to professionals and secures systems change through research, policy and advocacy.
About JCWI
Since 1967, JCWI has been challenging laws, policies, and media narratives that lead to discrimination, destitution, and the denial of rights for people who move. It provides award-winning legal aid representation in all areas of asylum and immigration law, focusing on representing the most marginalised migrants. JCWI is building a community-driven and lived experience led movement for migrant justice.
JCWI is a member organisation; a member may be an individual, a corporate body, or an individual or corporate body representing an organisation which is not incorporated. It combines holistic, expert legal advice and representation with advocacy and campaigns that are led by and with those most impacted by experiences of migration, and which bring together groups, networks and individuals with a shared vision for a more just society.
About North Kensington Law Centre
North Kensington Law Centre is proud to be known as the first ever Law Centre to open its doors in England, dedicated to providing free and accessible legal advice to those who need it most. Established in 1970, it has a legacy of standing up for justice and empowering individuals and communities through expert legal support. The centre specializes in the areas of immigration, housing, employment and welfare benefits, with a strong commitment to social justice and equality.
About the role
The post is part of the Billing Project, an initiative by the London Legal Support Trust, funded by The Legal Education Foundation, aimed at providing specialist support to the free advice sector in London. The project focuses on improving legal aid billing practices to reduce the backlog of unbilled files, enhance cashflow, and maximise income from legal work under legal aid.
This is the fourth iteration of the project, building on the success of pilots launched in 2017.
This project is a collaborative effort between advice agencies. The Billing Coordinator(s) will be employed by the lead organisation and work across other host organisations, with the allocation of time between these organisations to be determined and agreed upon. The Billing Coordinator(s) will also collaborate with other billing professionals in the sector, some of whom have participated in previous pilot projects. Peer-to-peer support will be available to the postholder, and specialist training will be provided to anyone looking to grow within the role.
The purpose of the role is to develop systems that improve the efficiency of costing and billing legal aid files, and to provide a crucial coordination role within the organisations, supporting existing staff in ensuring files are billed promptly and accurately while maximising income from legal aid.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application and please attach a covering letter and your CV.
Closing date: Tuesday 22nd April 2025 09.00am
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 28th April 2025 (most likely Wednesday 30th April or Thursday 1st May)
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278.
Registered Charity
Coram changes lives, laws and systems to create better chances for children, now and forever.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF) is the UK’s leading charity dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people affected by pulmonary fibrosis. We’re here to ensure that people affected by pulmonary fibrosis (or lung scarring), their loved ones and the professionals caring for them have the support, resources and voice they need.
Purpose
APF has grown significantly over the past five years, with our support services reaching over 10,000 people affected by pulmonary fibrosis (PF) each year. We have ambitious plans for further growth across our services and to fund more ground breaking research. As we enter a new five-year strategic period, we aim to grow our income to £3-5 million, which will underpin our exciting plans to support more people affected by pulmonary fibrosis and prevent lives being lost to this devastating disease.
The Charity Governance and Operations Manager will ensure robust operational, safeguarding, and governance frameworks are in place to support Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis’ continued growth. This role is critical for maintaining our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, overseeing risk management, and embedding efficient operational structures. In addition, you will help foster a culture of high-quality supporter care and lead on continuous improvement to strengthen internal processes and staff development.
Terms of Appointment
Working hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week) or part-time (minimum 30 hours per week).
Reports to: Director of Finance and Operations (primary reporting line) Chief Executive Officer (dotted line reporting for governance and Board assurance).
Location: Hybrid (1–2 days per week in the Peterborough office, 3–4 days remote working.
Salary: £40k - £45k FTE (salary will be pro rata for part-time hours) dependent on experience.
Other benefits
The ability to flex hours, take ‘time off in lieu’ for extra hours worked.
Death In Service benefit.
Service-related sick pay when 6-month probation is completed.
Employee Assistance Programme.
Access to training and development.
Complimentary gym access at Stuart House (non-contractual).
Application details
- Your CV.
- Your Cover Letter.
Interviews will be held in person at our Peterborough Office, Stuart House on the 23 April.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
We bring people together to drive change so more people affected by pulmonary fibrosis (or lung scarring) can live well for longer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic Grants Assistant with proven interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a small team. You will have the confidence to work independently, with the ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks as well as contribute more widely to the team’s activities.
You will be hard-working, reliable and able to work collaboratively with a wide range of colleagues across both the Charity and with staff across different hospital departments, ensuring that the reputation of the Charity and the Charity Team remains high by always working in a professional manner.
This post provides a key supporting role in the administration of the Charity, and you will provide finance and administrative support to the grant management processes to ensure that applications, approvals and payments are up to date and accurate and comply with charity policy and legislation.
An important aspect of this role will be in supporting the Grants Manager to implement the Charity’s new Grants strategy and deliver a successful grant-funding programme across the Trust, working alongside colleagues to ensure positive outcomes and the wider sharing of good news stories about grant awards.
You will be a point of contact for all grant queries and may need to guide claimants to manage the process, requiring a “helping hand” approach where necessary.
The successful candidate will have experience in an administrative or financial role, which ideally will have involved using online financial systems or databases.
Experience in the charity sector and knowledge of grant award processes would be an advantage.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITES
- Processing grants-related payments, working alongside the Grants Manager and other finance teams in the Trust, to investigate and resolve any discrepancies.
- Exporting grant and payment information from the Grants system and assisting with the reconciliation of the grants and the accounts systems as required.
- Maintaining the grants database and other records as necessary, ensuring systems are kept up to date and correspondence for grant applicants and suppliers are filed and stored in accordance with appropriate Data Protection requirements.
- Assisting in the processing, monitoring and follow-up of charity grants, including corresponding with grant applicants to obtain appropriate information to support the grant making process.
- Produce monitoring reports for the Senior Management Team and Grants Manager.
- Provide support and guidance to NUH staff and to the Charity’s fund advisors, offering advice on appropriate charitable funds expenditure in line with Charity Guidelines and the Charity Commission’s donor intent guidelines and legislation.
- Liaison with hospital staff and charity fundraisers in relation to donor intent, including assisting with the fulfilment of Charity Grants and procurement of small items.
- Be the first point of contact for small grants, participating in Trust engagement and providing support to applicants and grantees as required. Deputising with the administration of the grant applications and awards process in the absence of the Grants Manager.
- Undertake other work in support of the Charity’s objectives and any other duties identified by the Charity Executives and/or Grants Manager.
GENERAL DUTIES
- Providing effective day to day administrative support covering the Charity phone line and jointly monitor the Charity Grants inbox ensuring all emails are answered or distributed as required.
- Providing cover arrangements in relation to general charity administration including opening post, ordering stationery, credit card purchasers, receiving and counting donations (cheque and cash) from staff and other donors in accordance with charity procedure.
- Meet and greet donors and visitors as required, and ensuring that a customer-focused approach is adopted at all times to maximise the opportunities of encouraging donor giving.
- Assisting new members of staff and providing absence cover for other Finance team members as agreed from time-to-time.
- Participating in external and internal annual audits as required.
- Working within legal and charity guidelines.
- Participating in and contributing to own Personal Development Review.
- To carry out any other duties that may reasonably be required.
If you would like to chat more about the role, please contact Lisa Halsall at Nottingham Hospitals Charity.
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Age UK's IT Service Management Team is looking for an experienced ITSM administrator to take on a new role of ITSM Lead.
Reporting into the ITSM Service Desk Manager, you will be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of our ITSM platform and evidence working with multiple diverse stakeholders. This is a hands-on role configuring the platform and its various modules.
We integrate to multiple systems so a good understanding of these is essential. Experience of integrations would be beneficial.
Automation is key to our success in supporting business objectives so the role holder will have practical experience of implementing digital workflow to solve business problems. Using a blend of technical awareness and strong communication skills, you'll lead the ITSM automation backlog for Age UK. Our ITSM platform is built on Hornbill.
You'll be responsible for the line management of the Junior Hornbill administrator, supporting and working with them to bridge the gap between technical aspects and customer requirements to automate IT and other business processes using our ITSM
platform Hornbill.
Please note this role is hybrid and predominantly you will be working from home, with occasional visits to one of our regional offices in London, Blackpool, Devon or Warrington. Your linked office is where you are located closest to. Travel costs to your linked office are the responsibility of the postholder and are not covered by the charity.
Must haves:
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card Scheme
- You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
* Occasional travel to other Age UK sites to enable performance of the duties and responsibilities and for the purposes of maintaining and updating professional skills and development.
Hybrid and remote working require that the candidate meet these additional requirements:
* Internet bandwidth: 40Mbps minimum.
* Internet connectivity: Wired / ADSL / Fibre.
* Stable and safe working environment.
Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an 'A' in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.
CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.
Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.
Age UK is able to provide Skilled Worker sponsorship for eligible roles only. If this applies to you, please contact the recruitment team to discuss. If the role is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship you will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
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This is a fantastic opportunity to be a key part of the growth of an ambitious charity providing essential care and support services to people living with dementia, and their families, in Ealing. We are committed to expanding our reach and impact, and this role is crucial in raising the funds necessary to support this ambition. Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Head of Fundraising is responsible for securing income from Trusts, Foundations, and corporate and individual donors. The role is for at least four days per week. There is a requirement to be in the office on occaisions, but remote working is available. Dementia Concern offers 25 days annual leave (FT), plus bank holidays.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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London School of Theology
London School of Theology (LST) has been providing academic evangelical theological education since 1943. It is committed to serving the Church globally and training Christian disciples who transform wider society through their life and witness. We have a bold vision of Forming Disciples, Resourcing Churches, Impacting Society.
Overview of the role
The responsibilities of the post-holder are designed and divided across Registry and Programmes-related activities.
The post-holder will provide efficient and effective administration of all matters relating to the teaching and learning activities of the MA programmes ensuring effective procedures are documented and adopted for dealing with enquiries, enrolment, induction, module selections, student queries, assessments, progression, student support, committees and events.
The role offers plenty of variety working as part of a friendly and supportive Registry team.
A full and comprehensive job description, person specification and application details for the role can be found on our website.
Application Details
Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon submission.
Interested applicants are welcome to have a conversation with the Director of Finance and Administration or HR Manager prior to applying.
London School of Theology is a Christian college and, as such, it is a requirement of the Person Specification that the postholder must be in sympathy with the Christian ethos, aims and objectives of the School.
All candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
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We are looking for an experienced senior fundraiser who has demonstrable success in generating income through a range of income streams and prides themselves on compelling, engaging written communications for a range of audiences. Recently kicking off our new ‘Creating Positive Change Together’ strategy, coproduced by over 130 staff, volunteers, clients and partner, Groundswell has ambitious plans and a compelling model which in its simplest form promotes healthier lives and a better future for anyone who has experienced homelessness.
The post-holder will have the opportunity to develop Groundswell’s next fundraising strategy, working closely with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), and particularly Finance & Fundraising Director who can bring a wealth of knowledge and insight from recent external and internal reviews of Groundswell’s fundraising portfolio. You will be a champion for the joined up working of fundraising and communications, with the ability to line manage a team and lead strategic plans to engage a range of current and potential donors (individuals, trusts, corporates) to diversify Groundswell’s income and ultimately help Groundswell continue to create positive change in the lives of people, services and systems on their mission to tackle homeless health inequalities.
You will put relationships and effective communications at the core of your work; ensuring both those who give (or have the potential to give), alongside crucial internal stakeholders are energised and involved in Groundswell’s mission. You will pride yourself in collaborative working to ensure the most successful chance of securing income, whilst being a self-starter who can manage their own workload effectively.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Project Analyst – Strategic Delivery (Homewards)
Salary: Circa £55K
Location: Central London office three days a week, with flexibility to work from home for two days
Contract type: Full Time, 3 Year FTC
Holiday: 25 days per annum plus public holidays
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Benefits: Pension scheme (non-contributory), private medical insurance, life insurance, season ticket loan
Overview:
Homewards is a five-year, locally led programme, launched by Prince William and The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales in June 2023. The aim of Homewards is to demonstrate that together, it is possible to end homelessness – making it rare, brief, and unrepeated.
The Royal Foundation has selected six flagship locations across the UK and formed Coalitions of committed organisations and people from their public, private and voluntary sectors: Aberdeen, Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole, Lambeth, Newport, Northern Ireland, and Sheffield.
Role Purpose:
The Royal Foundation is seeking an exceptional Project Analyst to play a vital role in shaping and delivering high impact strategic initiatives across Homewards’ priority thematic areas: homes; funding and finance; employment; and data. You’ll be at the heart of ensuring Homewards achieves lasting impact and shaping exciting and ground-breaking new partnerships.
Reporting into the Senior Project Manager and working closely with colleagues across the programme, the Project Analyst for Strategic Delivery is a key role as we deliver ambitious cross-location initiatives that prevent and end homelessness. You will be based within the core Homewards team but will work closely with other Foundation teams and external delivery partners.
The successful candidate will be passionate and driven to make a positive impact on the world, with a growth mindset and motivated and eager to learn. You’ll be enthusiastic to understand the ‘big picture’ on issues whilst working on progressing deliverables.
Key Accountabilities, but not limited to:
· Conduct interviews, desktop research and literary reviews on interventions across homelessness prevention (data, housing, finance and employment) to inform Homewards strategic initiatives
· Analyse quantitative and qualitative information to assess the effectiveness of initiatives and, where relevant, develop light touch Theory of Change frameworks to guide approaches
· Investigate international best practices for potential adaptation in Homewards locations
- Design/develop insight-based solutions in collaboration with the thematic leads and other expert partners
· Provide and present insights and recommendations through clear reports, presentations and briefings to the Homewards team, partners and wider Foundation as needed
- Build and maintain relationships with appropriate internal and external stakeholders, and support the day-to-day management of the stakeholder ecosystem
· Supporting the development of crucial partnerships for the programme and management of work being undertaken by external delivery partners
· Taking on responsibility for the successful delivery of data, research and analysis projects within the programme as required
· Working alongside with our Research & Impact Team to ensure our approach to developing strategic initiatives is linked to our evaluation and assessment of the wider programme
· Promoting a strong team ethos and collaborative ways of working both within the programme team and wider organisation
Relevant knowledge, experience and personal qualities
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience of developing insight-based solutions in collaboration with others (essential)
· Proven ability to mine and collect, interpret and present qualitative and quantitative insights (essential)
· Proven ability to summarise findings into written reports, presentations and charts, communicating insights in a clear and accessible way (essential)
· Familiarity with database management and how to organise and prepare data for analysis, ensuring data quality and integrity (essential)
· Experience of using data to inform decision-making, ideally programme or initiative design (essential)
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing a range of priorities and your own workload (essential)
· Confidence engaging, and building relationships, with multiple partners to build partnerships or create insights (essential), ideally you’ll be comfortable working with organisations from across all sectors
· Comfortable operating across the thematic areas of predictive data analytics, finance, housing and employment, ideally with experience in one of those areas and desire to deepen your knowledge (desirable)
· Familiarity with Theory of Change, Social Return on Investment and other relevant evaluation frameworks in the social impact space (desirable)
· Understanding of the drivers, players and role of prevention in societal challenges like homelessness, ideally with some experience around homelessness or relevant area (desirable)
The Royal Foundation is a high-profile organisation, and the successful candidate will appreciate the importance of discretion and confidentiality and have a mature and professional approach.
This post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and unrestricted right to work in the UK.
Company & Culture:
The Royal Foundation is the family Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses are committed to using their platform to unite and positively impact the lives of people in the UK and around the world. Through the Foundation, The Prince and Princess identify and tackle society’s greatest challenges, with a particular focus on a healthy society and healthy planet.
Our work is built on world-class research, long-term partnerships, and measurable, scalable impact. We build collaborative initiatives where leaders from all parts of society can come together to identify emerging challenges, agree joint action, and make a real difference on key societal challenges.
If you have the relevant skills and enthusiasm for the role, then we’d love to hear from you. Please send your CV and covering letter (no more than two pages) explaining your motivation for applying and how you meet the skills and experience required for the role by clicking ‘Apply’ now.
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An exciting position has arisen for an Assistant Management Accountant to join an excellent charity based in Central London.
About the Role:
Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Finance Officer will play a key role in providing financial insights, reporting, and analysis to senior managers and teams. You will be responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely reporting of financial information and help drive automation and efficiency within the finance function while ensuring compliance with internal procedures and external regulations.
Key responsibilities of the role:
- Prepare quarterly management accounts for the Treasurer within agreed timeframes.
- Oversee annual budget setting process, coordinating with other internal stakeholders, and to present the budget to the Treasurer within agreed timeframes.
- Prepare yearend schedules and other information within agreed timescales for Head of Finance to review.
- Liaise with external auditors and coordinate responses to any requests received.
- Process all financial transactions within IRIS Financials accounts to trial balance and perform reconciliation of all control accounts, investments, and bank accounts monthly.
- Provide accounting services to other specialist societies as set out within service level agreements.
- Prepare quarterly invoices to specialist societies as set out within service level agreements and schedule of income received on behalf of societies for approval by management to pay over to the societies.
- Provide high quality and effective financial reporting, support and assistance to the Head of Finance and other senior managers as required.
- Under the guidance of the Head of Finance, monitor and review financial systems and procedures and recommend, devise and implement more effective and efficient procedures.
- Reconcile daily credit card receipts recorded with the organisation's CRM software to bank receipts and ensure that income is accurately posted within IRIS Financials accounts in a timely basis.
- Record donations and any sundry receipts received into IRIS Financials accounts.
- Upload bank statements into IRIS Financials accounts and reconcile bank accounts on a weekly basis and ensure all transactions are cleared in a timely basis.
- Prepare month end bank reconciliations for sign off by Head of Finance.
- Ensure month end balance sheet reconciliations are prepared for prepayments, deferred income, specialist societies’ bank and credit accounts monthly.
- Process Improvement: support automation initiatives and implement more efficient financial procedures.
Ideal candidate profile:
- Part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA/AAT)
- Experience working in a Charity environment
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain financial data to non-finance stakeholders.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience with accounting software (IRIS Financials preferred).
- Detail-oriented, highly organised, and proactive in problem-solving.
Agency Reference Number: J87012
Location: Central London
Role type: 12-month fixed term contract
Working hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Working pattern: Hybrid – 2 days a week in the office (more frequent office-based working during probationary period)
Salary: £35,000-£40,000 per annum + excellent company benefits
This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.
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Age UKs IT Service Management Team is looking for an experienced ITSM administrator to take on a new role of ITSM Lead.
Reporting into the ITSM Service Desk Manager, you will be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of our ITSM platform and evidence working with multiple diverse stakeholders. This is a hands-on role configuring the platform and its various modules. We integrate to multiple systems so a good understanding of these is essential. Experience of integrations would be beneficial.
Automation is key to our success in supporting business objectives so the role holder will have practical experience of implementing digital workflow to solve business problems. Using a blend of technical awareness and strong communication skills, you'll lead the ITSM automation backlog for Age UK. Our ITSM platform is built on Hornbill.
You'll be responsible for the line management of the Junior Hornbill administrator, supporting and working with them to bridge the gap between technical aspects and customer requirements to automate IT and other business processes using our ITSM platform Hornbill.
Please note this role is hybrid and predominantly you will be working from home, with occasional visits to one of our regional offices in London, Blackpool, Devon or Warrington. Your linked office is where you are located closest too. Travel costs to your linked office are the responsibility of the postholder and are not covered by the charity.
Must haves:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P
* Broad and extensive experience of automating processes using workflows and administrating within an ITSM platform. A, I, P
* Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team, stakeholders and customers. A, I, P
* Problem-solving abilities along with strong analytical skills and attention to detail to identify and address issues within an ITSM platform and its integrations. A, I, P
* Technical awareness to interact with utility scripts and gather technical details for reporting. A, I
* Basic knowledge of scripting. A, I
* Experience with ITSM requirements capture and documentation. A, I, P
* Good understanding of the implementation of IT Service Management best practice principles, and agile delivery. A, I, P
Great to haves:
* ITIL v3/v4 foundation
* SQL
* Power Bi
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Blue Light Card Scheme
Additional Information
* Occasional travel to other Age UK sites to enable performance of the duties and responsibilities and for the purposes of maintaining and updating professional skills and development.
Hybrid and remote working require that the candidate meet these additional requirements:
* Internet bandwidth: 40Mbps minimum.
* Internet connectivity: Wired / ADSL / Fibre.
* Stable and safe working environment.
Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an 'A' in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.
CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements. Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.
Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.
Age UK is able to provide Skilled Worker sponsorship for eligible roles only. If this applies to you, please contact the recruitment team to discuss. If the role is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship you will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
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Business Support Assistant (Part-time)
18 hours per week or 24 hours per week term-time- Monday to Friday
We are looking for a Business Support Assistant to join the central team at Manchester Young Lives. Previous administrative experience is required for this post, alongside good organisational and time management skills as well as the ability to multitask and prioritise deadlines. The ideal candidate will have excellent computer skills and knowledge of other digital technologies, including the confidence and ability to develop and grow within the role.
Working patterns will be discussed with shortlisted candidates at interview.
Please note CVs will not be considered as part of your application for this position. Application and demographic forms must be completed via our website. Closing date: 6th May 2025 at 9am
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, if you haven’t heard from us you should assume your application has not been successful on this occasion. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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Dear Candidate,
As Executive Headteacher of Southover Partnership School, I am excited to invite you to apply for the position of Chief Financial and Operations Officer (CFOO). This is an exceptional opportunity to join our school during a period of significant change and development, where we are building on our successes and transforming our future. At Southover Partnership School, we are dedicated to providing a supportive and inclusive environment where children with social, emotional, and mental health challenges, autism, and other complex needs, receives the tailored care and attention they need to thrive both academically and personally.
We are embarking on an exciting journey of growth and innovation. The school is full of energy and ambition, and we are committed to providing an outstanding educational experience for our students, with a focus on continuous improvement and development.
In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring the financial stability of the school, while leading the operational systems that support the delivery of our strategic vision. Working closely with our hardworking and forward-thinking SLT, trustees, and staff, you will help shape the future of Southover Partnership School, ensuring we meet the challenges ahead and provide the best possible environment for all in the changing SEND landscape.
We are looking for a strategic, proactive individual who is passionate about making a difference and who thrives in a collaborative and dynamic environment. If you are ready to take on a leadership role in a school that values creativity, hard work, and innovation, we would love to hear from you.
I am looking forward to receiving your application and discussing how you can contribute to the continued success and development of The Southover Partnership School.
Warm regards,
Angela Moore
Executive Headteacher
Southover Partnership School
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