Finance Manager Jobs in Ealing

ROLE PURPOSE

The Fundraising Officer will be a vital member of the Mass Fundraising team, responsible for supporting all activity across Community and Events. They will be instrumental in supporting the Community and Events team to achieve our income targets and grow Community & Events from £400,000 to £550,000 over the next five years and by 29/30.

This role will focus on providing exceptional stewardship, delivering a calendar of community and events fundraising, and ensuring accurate data management to enhance donor engagement. Working with the Community and Events Manager you will be responsible for marketing our fundraising challenge events to ensure they provide a positive ROI. You will be a key point of contact for 200+ fundraisers who take part in fundraising events each year, as well as develop our community income stream proactively securing 10+ partnerships with local businesses/schools.

The ideal candidate will cultivate long-lasting relationships with individual supporters, promote fundraising opportunities, and help deliver impactful events, all while maintaining the highest standards of stewardship.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Events Fundraising

• Assist in the planning and execution of a diverse range of fundraising events, including challenge events and community initiatives.
• Support the management of event logistics, including participant communication, volunteer coordination, and on-the-day activities.
• Work with the Community and Events Manager to ensure a minimum 3:1 Return On Investment for challenge event fundraisers.
• Collaborate with external partners and suppliers to ensure smooth event operations and build strong relationships for future collaboration.

Community Fundraising

• Lead outreach efforts to engage at least 10 new local community partners, such as businesses, schools, and clubs, promoting fundraising opportunities and supporting their initiatives.
• Provide stewardship for in-memory and in-celebration fundraisers, ensuring they receive the information and support needed to maximise their fundraising potential.
• Conduct research to identify new opportunities for engagement and fundraising within local communities. SGHC – Role Profile Page 2 of 3

Supporter Care

• Serve as the primary point of contact for 200+ community and events fundraisers, delivering outstanding stewardship that enhances their experience with the charity.
• Provide timely and effective follow-up communications with supporters, ensuring they feel valued and engaged.
• Process cash and cheque donations for Community & Events income, including ensuring this income is processed and recorded accurately on our database which may include batch uploads.
• Provide front desk coverage, welcoming visitors and donors at the Welcome Office and serving as a friendly and helpful representative of the organisation for 2-3 days/week.
• Maintain accurate records in our CRM (Raiser’s Edge) to track communications, income, and supporter preferences, ensuring compliance with GDPR and data protection laws.
• Continuously evaluate and suggest improvements to the supporter journey, aiming to enhance retention and engagement.

Administrative and Financial Support

• Process incoming donations and ensure timely acknowledgment and thank-you communications to all supporters.
• Work closely with the finance and data teams to reconcile donations, maintain accurate records, and support budget management for community and event fundraising activities.
• Assist in developing and adhering to fundraising budgets, tracking income, and ensuring effective expenditure management.

Marketing and Communication

• Create engaging materials and content to inspire participation in fundraising activities and distribute these to potential supporters. This could include posters, social media posts, newsletters.
• Ensure Community and Events associated webpages are kept up to date.

Other Requirements

• This is not an exhaustive list of tasks. Duties may vary from time to time as determined by Charity needs.
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends as required for events.

About the role

Are you a service coordinator or a frontline caseworker with demonstrable organisational skills and the ability to develop, deliver and monitor the impact of food based destitution services? Are you highly organised and responsible? Are you passionate about supporting asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants to rebuild their lives in our community?

If so, this key project management role in our charity might be for you! 

Reporting to the Director, AFRIL's Destitution Coordinator will coordinate the delivery and development of our work to alleviate destitution. You will coordinate a fortnightly referral only food bank in partnership with St Peter’s Church in Lee; secure gifts in kind, manage the distribution of small grants, and work together with our Casework team and partner Immigration Solicitor to support people to engage in the complex process of improving their circumstances. You will supervise volunteers and lead on professional relationships for AFRIL’s destitution work, including influencing local policy. We are a friendly and supportive team and the existing postholder is moving internally so you will have a thorough handover period.

About us:

AFRIL is a growing, dynamic charity that supports asylum seekers, vulnerable migrants, and refugee families in south east London. We support our clients to lift themselves out of poverty and rebuild their lives in the heart of our community. We provide both crisis support to meet immediate need, and longer-term, flexible programmes to tackle underlying issues, supporting people to integrate, contribute and thrive. We engage in policy and legal interventions to influence positive change. Our work is grounded in the values of professionalism, inclusivity, and solidarity, and our approach to service delivery is one of co-production and empowerment. We are 15 staff (7.3 full time equivalent) and over 100 volunteers.

AFRIL delivers the following core services: 

• Rainbow Club Supplementary School - providing weekly supplementary education in  English and Maths, arts, music and sports activities to children from refugee, migrant  and asylum seeking backgrounds from 4-11 years old, plus youth volunteering programme and Youth Council (NRCSE and Sanctuary Status)

• Casework and Advocacy Service: providing AQS accredited advice, casework and legal interventions in asylum support, community care, housing, welfare benefits and related matters. Pre-Action Protocol letters to challenge unlawful public law decisions.

• Destitution Support - a fortnightly Food Bank in partnership with St Peter’s Church providing food, food vouchers, toiletries, and other essentials, alongside a warm hub with free cafe, information and support. Small grants for essential items and cash payments for food in emergencies. Securing and distributing gifts in kind, e.g. winter coats, laptops and data. 

• Allotment of Refuge - a welcoming community of food growers that supports improved health, wellbeing and integration of members, whilst protecting the local environment. 

• Immigration Project in partnership with Southwark Law Centre, providing free legal advice and representation to support people to regularise their immigration status. 

AFRIL is an equal opportunities employer. We are a diverse staff team and particularly encourage applications from BAME candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and those with lived experience of asylum/irregular migration. We welcome applications from candidates of all ages and are committed to supporting qualified people to re-enter the workplace after periods of unemployment for example because of homemaking, redundancy, mental health or previous immigration restrictions. Our office is on the first floor of a community centre. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support our staff to flourish.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview on 23rd April 2025. 

Terms and conditions:

Hours: Part time 17.5 hours (2.5 days per week) to include every other Saturday morning

Salary: £32,980 - £34,644 pro rata (points 13-16). New employees normally start at the bottom end of this scale, with an annual salary review process.

Location: The office base for this post is the Leemore Community Centre in central Lewisham with service delivery at St Peter’s Church in Lee every other Saturday morning. We have a hybrid working model and the post holder can work from home for part of the week, as agreed with line manager.

Benefits: 

• Annual leave 25 days per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff); 

• Pension scheme: 5% employer pension contributions; 

• Flexible working: we do our best to accommodate your preferred working style

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, including access to advice and 121 support

• Clinical supervision: monthly small group reflective practice with clinical provider

• Training and development: access to good quality training and budget 

• Cycle to work scheme 

• Annual salary review

See full Job Description and Person Specification. Applications accepted through charityjob only.

Location (UK): Office Hybrid* - London / Chesterfield 
Hours: Full-time 35 hours per week
Salary: £53,809 per annum (London), £51,246 per annum (rest of UK)
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: Occasional travel to either our London or Chesterfield office.

Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.

Within the Finance and Corporate Resources Directorate, the Change Delivery Team are driving delivery of a strategic programme of work to transform Versus Arthritis into a more sustainable charity. As experts in project, programme, and change management, we are deployed to identify, deliver, and embed the organisation’s most complex changes. We also support colleagues to deliver the smaller scale changes and improvement activities in their plans by providing project management guidance, learning and development opportunities, and a suite of tools and templates. We are looking for an ambitious and proactive Senior Project Manager to join our tenacious team.    

About the role

This role is a unique senior role perfect for an experienced project manager skilled in the day-to-day management of projects, with knowledge of diverse project management methodologies, and the enthusiasm and skills to upskill, coach and engage people of all levels in project management to help embed this way of working across the organisation.  

This role sits within a dedicated team of project and programme experts, overseen by the Head of Change Delivery, and working in collaboration with senior leaders across the organisation to deliver the charities’ most high-risk, high-value, and complex change projects within our Sustainability Programme. The purpose of this role is to;  

• Advocate for and maintain our established organisational project management approach, including project management standards, documentation templates, and resources. 
• Evolve, and deliver, a learning and development offer to build project management capability and confidence across the charity.  
• Develop creative ways to engage colleagues in the Sustainability Programme to take them on the change journey.  
• Refine and deliver a support offer to assist teams in delivering their own small-scale projects and improvement activities- likely through mentoring, coaching, and workshop facilitation.  
• Undertake deployments to manage delivery of complex change projects within the Sustainability Programme, ensuring they are delivered on time, to budget, and to the required standard.  
• Line manage a small team of Project Officers.

About you

If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:

• Exceptional, proven, project and change management skills  
• The ability to effectively mentor and upskill others in project management.
• Highly effective listening, verbal, and written communication skills 
• Experience in effectively monitoring, analysing, and reporting on major project variables including people, process, financials, and data. 
• Strong planning skills with the ability to deliver to deadlines, work independently, manage multiple concurrent priorities in a fast-paced environment. 
• Experience in line management of a small team. 
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (SharePoint, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel in particular) and some familiarity with Monday .com would be beneficial.  

*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.

Application deadline and shortlisting 

• We advise candidates to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications ahead of this date.  
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

We do not wish to receive contact from agencies or media sales. 

Interview

Interviews expected: First interview on either Tuesday 8 or Wednesday 9 April 2025 at our London or Chesterfield office. 

The Talent Set are delighted to be working with a fantastic children's charity to recruit their next Database Manager.

The charity offers a flexible working environment, with hybrid working from their London office. 

The ideal person for the role will be a confident Salesforce user with excellent project management skills and a deep understanding of how to collaborate with stakeholders, identify their needs, and leverage Salesforce features to address them effectively.

As a member of the Data Team within the wider Supporter Engagement function, the role will act as the Salesforce Administrator, responsible for maintaining Salesforce and overseeing the work of the Database Assistant, particularly in income reconciliation for the organization. The Database Manager will also be responsible for training staff, managing development of marketing and donation integrations, maintaining and building automation and flows, and ensuring data is prepared promptly for marketing communications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the development and upkeep of the charity's Salesforce database, collaborating closely with the Fundraising, Finance, and Compliance teams to ensure precise data collection and reporting.
• Manage the creation, development, and maintenance of Automations and Flows, ensuring the seamless operation of essential integrations and applications, including FinDock (donation platform), Dot Digital (email platform), and Campaign Audience Builder.
• Guarantee the timely and accurate delivery of email communications by preparing data based on selection briefs and audience segmentation.
• Offer support and guidance to the Database Executive on handling queries and tickets from across the organization.
• Proactively address and resolve queries, errors, and requests efficiently and in a timely manner using the Salesforce Case Ticketing system.

Person Specification: 

• Proven experience in developing Salesforce solutions to meet business needs.
• Skilled in administering and developing solutions with Salesforce-integrated email marketing platforms and online donation systems.
• Excellent communicator, capable of explaining complex concepts in a simple and understandable way for non-technical audiences.
• Proficient in data extraction and analysis, with a keen eye for detail.
• Process-oriented, with the ability to identify business challenges and implement effective solutions and database functionalities.
• Capable of managing database-related projects with efficiency and effectiveness.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises 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.

Power to Change is the think-do tank that backs community business. We turn bold ideas into action so communities have the power to change what matters to them. We know community business works to build stronger communities and better places to live. We’ve seen people create resilient and prosperous local economies when power is in community hands. We also know the barriers that stand in the way of their success. We’re using our experience to bring partners together to do, test and learn what works. We’re shaping the conditions for community business to thrive. 

Role Purpose

This role is responsible for leading the delivery of our communications strategy, providing both strategic and operational support across the organisation. Acting as the central point for all external communications, this role oversees our website, social media, media engagement, and programme of events. The role also manages responsive communications, reputational risk, and the line management of a Communications Officer. 

This year is an exciting one at Power to Change. After a brand refresh in 2024, we are now celebrating our ten year anniversary. This role will therefore be critical in overseeing our ten year anniversary celebrations. In addition to this, we have an ambitious advocacy and learning approach this year across our three themes: building community power, financing the future economy, and taking back the high street. This role will also lead on relaunching our Take Back the High Street campaign in the autumn. 

Role responsibilities

Central communication responsibilities  

• Ensure our communications approach continues to solidify our new role and brand as a think-do tank with key audiences.   

• Work closely with colleagues across our three thematic areas – take back the high street, build community power and finance the future economy – to ensure our messaging is clear and we are part of the public debate.   

• Take ownership of our organisational communications grid to ensure we are delivering a balanced and impactful communications output throughout the year.  

• Manage and oversee our planned programme of events, stakeholder engagement, and digital campaigns linked to our organisational 10th anniversary.  

• Lead our high streets theme communications, including providing strategic communications and advocacy advice. 

Stakeholder engagement responsibilities  

• Ensure there is a clear understanding of our audiences across the staff team so that we have strong, clear and up-to-date messaging for our most important stakeholders.     

• Work closely with the Policy Manager (Advocacy) and External Affairs Officer to oversee our approach to stakeholder management and engagement and support others across the organisation to embed this approach in their day-to-day work.    

Media/PR responsibilities  

• Work with the Communications Officer to implement our media strategy and secure positive coverage for community businesses and Power to Change in national, local, and sector media.    

• Support colleagues across the organisation to engage with the media and to craft compelling blogs, op-eds, etc., to increase our influence.   

• Work with the Communications Officer and External Affairs Officer on media scanning, analysis and responsiveness, ensuring that there is a good awareness of the common topics investigated by the media.  

Digital communications responsibilities  

• Be the organisational lead for the website, social media, and content planning, maintaining and developing our content so that it engages our audiences, supports our messaging, and champions accessible, inclusive communications.  

• Work with the Communications Officer to implement our social media strategy.  

• Work with the Communications Officer to support colleagues across the organisation in developing digital content and their own professional digital presence in their areas of expertise.  

Other communication responsibilities   

• Work with our Communications Officer, External Affairs Officer, and other key colleagues to implement our events strategy.  

• Manage responsive communications and reputational risks, providing advice and guidance to colleagues and the Executive team.  

• Work with the Insight Manager and Communications Officer on implementing our new narrative-led impact reporting process and identifying potential content for external use through that process.  

  Skills and experience 

  Substantial knowledge of:  

  • Communications and campaigns.   

  Substantial experience of:  

  • Leading and managing communications teams.  

  • Developing and implementing communications strategies.  

  • Press and PR.  

  • Social media and digital comms​.  

  • Events management.  

  • Campaign strategy and delivery.  

  The ability to:  

  • Synthesise and communicate complex information.  

  • Build partnerships, coalitions and alliances.  

  • Analyse opportunities, aligning with our strategy​.  

  • Manage projects including budget management.  

  • Convene diverse groups and facilitate discussions.  

  • Influence with written and verbal communication.  

  • Horizon scan, using intelligence to predict trends and forecast opportunities and risks.  

  With a preference for:  

  • Building relationships with others internally and externally.  

  • Collaborating with others across the organisation.  

  • Reflective practice and adapting to change.  

  • Networking and connecting with others.  

  • Knowledge of community business and/or think tank sectors.  

Fundraising Database Manager, a great opportunity for an experienced Database Manager to join a well-known Social Welfare Charity, based in London.

• Contract Length: 18 months
• Salary: £43,739 to £48,000 per annum.
• Days in the Office: Hybrid (2 days per week office-based)

As the Fundraising Database Manager, you will play a key role in building sustainable long-term income for the charity managing two Database Assistants and a Fundraising & Finance Coordinator to deliver a wide range of CRM processes and tasks, income and activity reporting, and data selections.

The Fundraising Database Unit is responsible for recording and reporting on all aspects of the fundraising and marketing programme across the charity. Members of the Unit works closely with all fundraising and marketing teams, particularly Individual Giving and Legacy Fundraising.

The Fundraising Database Manager reports to the Donor Services and Database Manager and is responsible for areas, such as:

• Working alongside the Donor Services and Database Manager to maintain the CRM database. Ensuring it continues to function within agreed parameters, is continually updated and data complies with regulatory requirements.
• Respond to changing requirements, develop new processes and work arounds to the CRM. Ensure processes are efficient, data is captured accurately and in the required format.
• Run selections on a monthly basis, and work closely with third-party service providers to agree data parameters and that they have all necessary information.
• Providing an advisory service across fundraising and marketing departments so they can interpret data correctly when making fundraising selection decisions.
• Design and deliver training for members of the Marketing and Fundraising Department
• Manage, motivate and develop a team, taking responsibility for their strategy, workplans and continuous learning and development.
• Work with colleagues in the Finance and IT Departments to ensure efficient and effective processing of fundraising data for transfer and reconciliation with the Finance system.
• Provide expert advice on donation platforms and ensure data connections are valid. Manage relationship with third party financial suppliers to facilitate accurate processing of financial data.
• Alongside the Donor Services and Database Manager, oversee relationships with third-party suppliers to ensure daily data of all income received and ensure suppliers meet SLA standards.

For this Fundraising Database Manager role, our client is looking for you to have prior experience and knowledge in the areas outlined below:

• Managing a fundraising database, ideally with expert specialised knowledge of AlmsNET or a similar fundraising database.
• Managing processes and policies related to fundraising databases, such as; internal processes, version upgrades and updates, system and process testing.
• Training users in the technical processes and complex procedures that underpin a fundraising CRM.
• Using SQL Server to interrogate, analyse and report on fundraising data thus providing strategic information to fundraising units.
• Proven ability to write reports and think analytically, using complex supporter data sets
• Working knowledge of the regulations that affect fundraising compliance, including the UK GDPR, PECR, Gift Aid, and the Code of Fundraising Practice.
• Experience of working with a range of donation providers, at including CAF, Direct Debits, Payroll Giving and third-party providers e.g. Just Giving.
• Line management experience with an ability to motivate and develop staff members.

Please note: This is role being recruited on a rolling end date and the position may close before the advertised date. If the role is of interest, please apply as soon as possible.

As a leading fundraising consultancy and search practice, and a certified B Corp™, the AAW Group is 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 are happy to make reasonable adjustments, working with our clients, for any disability or other additional needs throughout the recruitment process.

The Freedom Fund was established in 2014 to act as a global catalyst to ending modern slavery once and for all by mobilising the knowledge, capital and will of donors, partners and beneficiaries. Through the generosity of our incredible investors and donors, we have already provided around $100m of funding into frontline organisations and communities and helped them to build the powerful coalitions needed to affect change at local and national levels. And as we look forward to the coming years, our recently launched strategy will see us double down on our commitment to investing in frontline anti-slavery organisations and movements, fostering systems change, and serving as a valued funding partner.

The Managing Director, Finance & Operations is a key role on our Senior Leadership Team providing strategic oversight of all finances, HR and operations for our UK and US parent entities and overseas branches. Working closely with the CEO and with your leadership colleagues, as well as with our Board, you will provide sound information, advice and challenge on organisational strategies and plans to ensure we can deliver the greatest impact. This includes ensuring we have robust controls and due diligence processes in place to offer assurance to our funders and to confidently balance risk with the needs of our partners. Through leadership of the Head of Human Resources & Operations, you will also advise on global HR strategies so that we can attract and retain the best people and create a culture where our staff have a clear sense of belonging and feel truly valued for who they are. Additionally, you will also provide strategic oversight of our safeguarding, legal, governance and company secretarial matters.

We are looking for an outstanding, qualified accountant with exceptional strategic and technical finance skills, including knowledge of UK/US accounting principles, with experience of working within an international non-profit environment. You will be comfortable presenting complex financial information and advising a range of senior stakeholder groups both internally and externally, with the credibility to build trust and influence decision making. You will bring experience of leading on governance for an organisation and ideally have prior direct strategic knowledge of other functions such as HR and safeguarding. With an authentic and inspiring leadership style, you will also be able to attract, develop and motivate high performing and diverse teams, while empowering them to be the best that they can be. Above all else, you will be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to our vision, mission, values and goals.

We particularly encourage candidates with lived experience of trafficking and/or forced labour. We also proactively welcome candidates from a global majority background, those who identify as disabled and people from low socioeconomic backgrounds as we know that these groups are underrepresented at a senior level across the sector. The role will be based in London, although we will consider visa sponsorship for an exceptional candidate.

If you feel that you have all of the right skills and personal qualities that we are looking for, and you want to be part of a collaborative team of individuals who are each passionate about human rights then we would love to hear from you.

To download a full copy of the candidate brief and learn more about the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button, where you will be redirected to the website of our recruitment partner, Tall Roots. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Tall Roots via their website.

YESS is seeking a vibrant and engaging person with relevant leadership experience to take over as CEO, to consolidate and build on recent growth and maintain YESS’s reputation as a leading national employment law advice charity.

About Us

Your Employment Settlement Service (YESS) is a legal advice charity and a company limited by guarantee. Established in 2014, we provide free and affordable employment law advice to people and organisations who cannot source this elsewhere. We do not litigate; our focus is on maintaining working relationships where possible or reaching negotiated agreements where it is not. We are approachable, collaborative, and constructive. Aggressive or adversarial styles have no place at YESS.

As well as advice work, we also have a growing mediation practice. We contribute to many working groups and panels to represent the needs of lower paid and vulnerable workers in the development of legal advice provision and employment law.

Typically, 10-20% of our work is grant funded, benefiting clients on low or no income (although this is currently under 10%). A small amount comes from donations. The remainder comes from paying clients.

The Role

As CEO, you will lead our dedicated team of lawyers and support staff, oversee the delivery of our strategic goals, and act as the public face of the charity. You will work with and advise the Board of Trustees, in relation to YESS’s activities, performance and strategic direction. You will raise awareness of our approach and activities, to bring in new work and funding, and contribute to the public discourse on employment relations and employment law.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of YESS’s charitable objects particularly the delivery of free and affordable advice services to lower paid and vulnerable individuals.
• Provide leadership to a small hybrid-working team, ensuring effective working supported by appropriate resources and supervision.
• Maintain and develop sources of revenue-generating legal work.
• Identify and secure funding from trusts, foundations, and donors.
• Strategically manage YESS’s finances.
• Ensure processes are in place for the effective engagement, motivation, performance management and support of staff, consultants, and volunteers.

About You

We are looking for someone who is experienced in the delivery of legal advice services with strong leadership experience, ideally gained in the charity sector. You may be a currently practising employment lawyer, but this is not imperative as no client work is required.

Essential attributes:

• Experience in the delivery of revenue-generating employment legal advice services gained in charity and/or private practice settings (in the capacity as either a qualified lawyer or as someone who has managed/directed qualified lawyers in the delivery of such advice).
• Commitment to YESS’s fundamental principle of resolving workplace disputes without litigation.
• Experience of leadership and strategy development.
• Excellent at relationship-building and communication, with proven networking skills.
• A desire to spread awareness of YESS’s work and influence policy development in employment relations and employment law.
• Experience in organisational growth and change management.
• Understanding of finance including budgets and cashflow.
• Commitment to implementing technology to make the most of YESS’s limited resources.

Desirable attributes:

• Fundraising and donor management experience
• Administration of grants and evaluating project outcomes
• Understanding of charity finance
• Understanding of finance in a legal services context, including work in progress, utilisation and lock up.
• Experience of working with trustees or other volunteer governance roles
• Experience of leading/managing staff remotely

 

What We Offer

• Salary: £65,000 per annum (pro-rata for part-time). Discretionary bonus dependent on organisational performance. 
• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time)
• Home working with flexibility of office attendance
• Pension contribution
• A supportive, inclusive work culture that values flexibility and work-life balance

If you are ready to lead a dedicated charity that is making a real difference to people with problems at work, we would love to hear from you.

A full digital information pack is available on request or by beginning an application via this site. 

An informal and confidential conversation about this position with the current CEO, Karen Teago, is encouraged before applying. Please contact us in confidence to arrange this, giving a selection of your available dates/times to speak.

Application format: CV and covering letter (letter no more than 3 pages)

Closing date for applications: 28th March 2025

Interviews: First interviews are likely to be offered in the week of 7th April with second stage assessment to be arranged thereafter.

Join a passionate team working to empower care leavers and at-risk young people to achieve their full potential. At The Big House, we use theatre workshops to upskill and support vulnerable young people to enter sustained employment or education and transform their lives.

We are looking for an energetic and driven candidate to take ownership of the development of communications and brand awareness at The Big House. They will be comfortable to both collaboratively generate ideas and independently deliver content. We are looking for someone who is excited about working across multiple projects focussed on different audiences. Our ideal candidate is passionate about creating social change and motivated to promote the work of The Big House to philanthropic audiences and the theatre world. This is the perfect role for someone who wants to create big change within a small, passionate team.

Welcome to Ada!

We are the UK’s top-performing National College for Digital Skills, shaping the next generation of digital pioneers. With campuses in central London and Manchester, we offer a high-achieving, positive learning environment where students are highly motivated, have excellent attendance, and demonstrate exemplary behaviour—allowing teachers to focus entirely on their subject specialism in disruption free classrooms

Purpose of the Role

You will be responsible for the IT service and technology operations for staff and learners across the college.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to step from, for example, a Senior Engineer role into IT Management.  As part of a growing college you will also have the opportunity to develop and scale up the service as we develop new provision. 

You will have responsibility for the core IT function with day-to-day support from the Head of Operations and Director of Finance and Operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Working closely with the Head of Operations and college leadership to define and deliver the IT strategy for the college.
• Managing IT staff and resources to deliver the day to day operations of IT Services including oversight of the IT helpdesk.
• Undertake performance management, training and motivation of IT staff
• Ensure the provision of a continuous IT service which meets organisational strategic goals.
• Work with the Head of Operations to develop the IT budget and support the annual planning process.
• Control and manage IT assets ensuring users have the tools needed for teaching, learning and administration.
• Lead on business continuity, IT and information security including design, drafting and maintenance of relevant policies and processes.
• Manage and monitor the performance of suppliers and contractors who offer support or delivery of ICT systems.
• Ensure that all IT activities are carried out with a real focus on the Customer and end user.
• Work closely with the Head of Operations to engage colleagues across Ada in the future shape of the IT service.

The above list is not exhaustive and may be changed by the Head of Operations as required.

The post holder will be expected to comply with any reasonable request to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in the job description.

 Person Specification

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• A background in systems integration (networks, servers and services) and / or application management (databases and enterprise applications)
• A clear understanding of the impact of the availability and quality of IT Services and support on the achievement of the colleges’ objectives
• Ability to effectively and efficiently organise time and resources to complete work accurately, thoroughly, and on time, detailing deliverables and tasks accordingly.
• Experience of Google and/or Microsoft Admin Consoles, as well as Cisco Meraki or similar.
• Aptitude to analyse and adjust work processes or methods to accommodate changes in work requirement
• An ability to provide leadership, direction and coaching to others to enable achievement of objectives
• The ability to assign work to others and empower them to undertake tasks whilst maintaining accountability.
• An ability to communicate efficiently and confidently both upwardly and to all customers
• A focus on customer service with the ability to identify and meet the needs of both internal and external stakeholders in order to deliver a high-quality service.
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose complex systems, networks, and application performance issues.
• Knowledge of current best practice, products, statutory, and regulatory requirements, including Data Protection, and Freedom of Information.
• Qualification at level 4 or 5 in an appropriate technical subject.

CORE TECHNICAL SKILLS  AND EXPERIENCE

The following technical skills and experience are essential for this role and will be assessed throughout the interview process, including verbal and technical practical demonstration evaluations.  We would prefer candidates to come with the full range of skills but will explore with successful candidates how we help them fill any gaps.

• Google Cloud Console and Administrator Dashboard (technical administration)
• Google Workspace Suite (technical support, management understanding and user training)
• Cisco Meraki Platforms (administration, configuration and management)
• Microsoft EntraID (administration, troubleshooting and management)
• Microsoft SQL Server (support, troubleshooting and management)
• Mobile Device Management (MDM) platforms especially Microsoft Intune and JAMPro (support, administration, troubleshooting and management)
• Sophos Central Dashboard and Cloud Endpoints (administration and management)
• Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Certificates (administrator and management)
• Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) Core and Edge Switching (technical configuration, management, troubleshooting, and implementation)
• Hypervisors: VMWare and Hyper-V (administration, management and troubleshooting)
• Linux operating systems (preferable)
• Recent professional updating in related technical subjects.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. Any job offer will be conditional on various, appropriate, pre-employment checks including a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check and Barred List Check, having the legal right to work in the UK and having satisfactory overseas criminal records checks, if deemed necessary, and supportive references.

Ada. National College for Digital Skills recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the College’s commitment to equality and diversity:

• To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity;
• To ensure that all employees and prospective employees of the College are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender reassignment, trans status, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction;

Applicants with disabilities

Ada is keen to increase the number of disabled people it employs. We, therefore, encourage applications from individuals with a disability who are able to carry out the duties of the post. If you have special needs in relation to your application please contact the HR department.

Sponsorship

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role so can only accept applications from candidates who have the legal right to work and remain in the United Kingdom.

Thank you for your interest in the role and good luck with your application!

Are you an experienced L&D Manager with experience across creating, implementing and delivering a variety of professional training programmes?
Are you passionate about the importance of L&D?
Job title: L&D Manager
Hours: 35 hours
Pattern of work: Hybrid, 1 day a week in the offices
Location: E14 5ER
Pay: £24 an hour - £28 an hour holiday pay
Duration: 2 – 4 months
Reporting to: Head of Development culture and Inclusion
Working for a established and developing professional body you will have sole responsibility for the entire learning and development function.
This role will require you to implement and delivery training across the whole business at a variety of different levels of seniority.
Your duties as the L&D Manager will include but will not be limited to;

• Developing and delivering solutions to meet business needs
• Sourcing and partnering with external training providers to deliver the most inclusive and engaging learning solution
• Collaborate with senior manager to identify training needs and develop impactful programs, creating a culture of continuous learning
• Design and deliver a comprehensive induction programme
• Design and develop a senior management development programme

In this busy and diverse role you will work with a variety of stakeholders with a breadth of knowledge and seniority.
The skills you will bring to the role of L&D Manager will include;

• Proven experience in similar role
• Strong track record in learning and development schedules
• Designing and implementing a variety of learning and development programmes
• Excellent ability to create an inclusive and diverse learning environment

If you are interested in applying for the position of L&D Manager through TPP Recruitment then please do so by sending your CV to [email protected]

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Reed Finance Not for Profit are proud to have been appointed recruitment partners to a prestigious London based charity who are looking to add an experienced, driven Management Accountant to their team.

Duties, not limited to:

• Prepare monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor and report on financial performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Support the finance team in the preparation of statutory accounts and audits.
• Provide financial analysis and support to various departments within the charity.

Experience required:

• Fully qualified or actively pursuing ACCA or CIMA qualification.
• Proven experience in a similar role, within the charity sector.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Salary – £40,000 – 45,000 

Working arrangements – Hybrid working, 3 days per week in their London office

Interviews– We will be conducting interviews ASAP on a rolling basis so please get your applications in early.

Reed positively welcome applications from all areas of society regardless of the individual’s race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability. 

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced qualified teacher. We are on a mission to grow our impact, reaching more children with our exciting virtual programme and deepening our impact.

The Programme Manager is responsible for leading and developing the team who deliver the impact day-to-day in sessions. We want them to drive a culture of improvement and be the passionate voice of our programme and pedagogy, as well as paying good attention to the systems and processes that help things run smoothly. 

Are you a brilliant qualified teacher who loves developing excellent practice in yourself and others? 

Are excited about our mission to reach more children through our virtual ship? 

Does finding even better ways to organise yourself and others in a busy and changeable programme sound energising?

Skills and experience

You might have some of these skills and experiences and not all. That’s OK. If you are a brilliant qualified teacher, think you’ve got the skills to lead this team and are excited about our digital mission we really want to hear from you.

We require this role to have in school experience and qualifications but you can also include experience from other sectors or voluntary and lived experience.

The attributes and attitudes we’re looking for are:

• Three years’ experience teaching with Qualified Teacher Status.

• Skilled at teaching, with a particular understanding of literacy and our target group.

• Excited by the potential of digital innovation in education and comfortable with new technologies.

• Enthusiastic about pedagogy and planning joyful and impactful learning content.

• Inclusive and has a good understanding of children in our target group.

• Passionate about our mission and vision.

• Supportive and organised manager with a growth mindset.

• Reflective and curious.

• Collaborative and comfortable with a diverse range of people.

• Motivated to improve things and solution focused.

• Flexible and enjoy a busy environment.
• Organised and able ro organise others.

Role description

Lead the delivery team to deliver joyful and impactful learning for children on our programmes:

• Lead the improvement of learning to grow the impact of our flagship virtual programme and meet our organisational impact targets;
• Drive innovation and keep the team connected to best practice in digital pedagogy and literacy teaching;
• Enable the team to maintain the impact of the Hackney Learning programme;
• Set termly programme aims and content.

• Pro-actively create a culture of reflection and iterative improvement driven by data insights:

• Lead a data driven culture of improvement that incorporates practitioner reflections, user experience insights, impact results, quality assurance results and other monitoring insights;
• Deliver a systematised process for reflection and improvement including half termly insight meetings;
• Ensure the timely collection of data to assess the programme including impact, quality assurance, user experience and monitoring data;
• Deliver quality assurance activities including session walks which monitor the fidelity and quality of Session Leader delivery and support personal development.

• Manage a highly effective hybrid team to ensure personal development and organisational targets:

• Manage the team of half-day Session Leaders to ensure they have the training and support they need to deliver excellent outcomes for children;
• Line manage the full-time Programme Coordinator and Education Team Coordinator for delivery to support the wider programme activities including planning and pastoral support;
• Manage the recruitment and induction of new delivery staff;
• Identify priorities for and oversee the delivery of ongoing training for the delivery team.

• Facilitate the organised and collaborative delivery of day to day sessions and activities:

• Oversee, maintain and improve programme to support efficient collaboration as we scale;
• Oversee and maintain termly plans and timelines to track the activities of the delivery team;
• Be available for “in the moment” troubleshooting while promoting a pro-active and solution focused culture;
• Support the safety and wellbeing of Young Pirates in session as one of the Deputy Safeguarding Leads including reviewing, escalating and monitor safeguarding concerns.

• As part of the Pirate Managers team, work collaboratively across the organisation to support strategic goals:

• Be the voice of the education programme and share updates, plans and learning;
• Take a role in keeping the delivery team informed and engaged with organisation wide progress;
• Liaise across teams to support a joined up approach with schools, volunteers and other supporters.

• Other Education Team responsibilities:

• Deliver excellent outcomes for Young Pirates in session – teaching and providing cover as required;
• Line management in the Education Team as required.

• Be part of a committed, inclusive organisation that supports its team to thrive. We value each member of our team’s professional development and provide training to make sure you have the chance to develop your skills and grow your experience as part of our expanding team. Click here for more information about our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

• Read more about our ethos here

• Request flexible and home-working arrangements. We know how important your personal life is, so every member of the team is able to apply for flexible and home-working arrangements around their delivery commitments.
• Receive enhanced sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay, with supportive parenting arrangements. Your family is important and we are committed to supporting our you as a parent, which is why we go above and beyond our statutory responsibilities.
• Take a mental wellness day. Staying well means looking after our mental health and physical health so, rather than taking a sick day, a mental wellness day acknowledges that sometimes we can feel overwhelmed, not quite ourselves and we need time out.
• Take a career break. After four years with The Literacy Pirates, you can take sabbatical leave to pursue personal development or time with your families, and come back to work without needing to end your contract.
• Gain 24 hour access to qualified counsellors for yourself and your immediate family. Through the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme, yourself and your immediate family can receive free, confidential advice and support from qualified counsellors, on everything from stress and anxiety to family issues, bereavement and finances.
• Save up to 39% on a commuter bike and accessories through Cyclescheme. Through our partnership with Cyclescheme, you can get a bike for work with payments automatically taken from your monthly salary and no upfront payments. This means you’ll be able to spread the cost over 12 months and pay less Income Tax and National Insurance.
• Get time during work hours to volunteer. As an organisation that relies on the passion and generosity of volunteers, we know how valuable volunteering is. We offer all employees 14 hours of volunteering time per year, which you can take by the hour or in one go, so that you can support issues and causes that you care about.
• Receive 23 days of annual leave per year, plus bank holidays and the days between Christmas and New Year, and increased allowance with service.
• Get 8% pension contributions, with 3% paid by The Literacy Pirates.
• Get to work in a pirate ship!

For more details please visit our website.

Your new company
I am working on behalf of a client who are a leading charity based in Central London, dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of those we serve. Their mission is to provide support and resources to communities in need, and they are looking for a dedicated Management Accountant to join the team and help them to achieve their goals.
Your new role

• Prepare monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor and report on financial performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Support the finance team in the preparation of statutory accounts and audits.
• Provide financial analysis and support to various departments within the charity.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Assist in the development and implementation of financial systems and processes.
• Liaise with external auditors and other stakeholders as required.

What you'll need to succeed

• Currently studying for ACCA or CIMA qualification.
• Proven experience in a similar role, preferably within the charity sector.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary within the range of £40,000 - £47,000 per annum (depending on experience)
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Generous holiday allowance and other benefits.

What you need to do now
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