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.

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.

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.

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. 

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!

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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Your new company

Are you a qualified tax accountant seeking part-time work?
A large housing association based in London is seeking a Corporation and Tax Planning Manager to ensure Corporation Tax returns are completed accurately and on time, and provide expert tax advice.

Your new role

• Ensure corporation tax compliance for the group
• Responsible for producing and publishing the tax strategy for the group
• Manage the corporation tax relationship with HMRC
• Provide tax advice across the business
• Identify areas of risk and work to minimise and mitigate those risks
• Identify and implement opportunities for tax savings
• Ensure appropriate controls are in place
• Provide tax planning advice to the Board and senior leadership of the organisation
  
  

What you'll need to succeed

• You must be a qualified tax accountant (CTA).
• It is desirable that you are also a qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent).
• Experience of providing tax advice on a variety of matters
• Significant experience completing corporate tax returns
• This requires the postholder to have a strong understanding of different taxes and the impact business decisions affect them.

What you'll get in return

• £96,000 FTE (£57,600 - 3 days)
• Hybrid working - 2 days a week in the London office
• 28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part-time) per year
• 2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communities
• An additional 'Beliefs day' once a year to have an extra day off
• Supported family-friendly approach with extended parental leave
• Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave per year

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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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.

Senior Global Fundraising Manager

Contract type: Permanent, part or full time (4-5 days a week)

Location: The role offers flexible location options; however, candidates must align with UK working hours as the hiring manager is based in the UK, while also maintaining flexibility to accommodate global time zones.

This role may be based in one of our WaterAid member offices (applicants would need to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the respective country): United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, United States, Canada, Australia, India

*Each WaterAid office has its own local hybrid working requirements

UK Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face in the London office. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.

Salary: Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the location of the successful candidate and depending on experience. See further details below for some of the countries:

• UK: GBP 56,249-59,602 per year
• Sweden: SEK 38,000-50,000 per month
• Canada: CAD 73,000-83,000 per year
• USA: Competitive Salary with excellent benefits
• India: Competitive Salary with Excellent benefits
• Australia: Competitive Salary with excellent benefit

About WaterAid

Want to use your skills in fundraising strategy and global coordination to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene for everyone everywhere?

We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.

Join WaterAid as Senior Global Fundraising Manager to help lead to change for for millions of people.

About the Team

The Senior Global Fundraising Manager will report into the Global Lead for Communications and Fundraising (Executive Director), currently based in WaterAid UK. They will be an integral member of the Global Communications and Fundraising Executive made up of senior colleagues from across the WaterAid federation.

The WaterAid Federation consists of the International Secretariate, 7 members - Canada, USA, UK, Sweden, India, Japan and Australia, 3 Regional hubs and 22 country programme offices.

This role will work closely with colleagues within the secretariate to ensure alignment and collaboration with other global functions and work closely with fundraising leads across the organisation – predominantly at member level but also within regional and country offices as required.

The role is also required to work with global communications colleagues to ensure these important functions are aligned and supportive of each other.

About the Role

Our Global Strategy sets greater ambitions than ever before. While we remain determined to reach everyone everywhere with safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) we aim to scale up our impact significantly through our influencing work as well as via direct delivery, and we will need to raise even more funds, and drive greater awareness, in order to do this. We will only be able to achieve the impact we aim to deliver by working as one WaterAid right across the global federation.

This role will play an important part in achieving substantial and sustained growth in fundraising income across WaterAid – improving our fundraising impact, monitoring our performance and identifying new opportunities.

The role holder will work closely with the Executive Director who is the Global Lead for Communications and Fundraising, in overseeing and driving action through the Global Communications and Fundraising Executive (GCFE) made up of communications and fundraising leaders across the federation; and leading key initiatives identified by this group.

You’ll also: 

• Lead the process for the development of a long-term global income generation plan/strategy which maps WaterAid’s growth trajectory, income stream balance, and required enablers and dependencies.

• Takes a lead role in global fundraising projects which address the enablers and dependencies identified in the plan for multiple markets. This could include identifying new approaches such as emergency fundraising; addressing processes and ways of working holding us back; driving efficiencies through centralised procurement.
• Lead on quarterly global performance monitoring and trend analysis – ensuring and supporting all members to provide a qualitative and quantitative overview which enables us to identify trends, opportunities and threats and act upon them. Reporting key findings to WaterAid International where required
• Drive improvement in global processes and ways of working in relation to income generating activities.

Requirements

To be successful, you’ll need: 

• Demonstrable experience in working on global initiatives with globally dispersed teams
• Excellent collaboration and negotiation skills with the ability to drive integration and alignment. 
• Proven ability to work effectively with stakeholders from across a range of cultures, locations and backgrounds
• Experience of developing complex plans and strategies - monitoring and reporting against them
• Strong knowledge of fundraising practices and experience delivering fundraising campaigns (restricted or unrestricted income generation)
• Ability to prioritise work across multiple projects to meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication, listening and relationship building skills
• Experience of setting targets and Key Performance Indicator’s, measuring and reporting against them
• Strong decision maker with the ability to assess opportunities and make decisions based on information and data

Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:

• Knowledge of all fundraising streams – public fundraising, philanthropy and trusts, corporate and institutional
• Knowledge of different fundraising markets
• Ability to flex working hours to ease time zone challenges
• Experience working on global marketing or fundraising activities
• Experience working in International Fundraising Teams

Closing Date: Applications will close at 12:00pm UK Time on 26 March 2025. Availability for interview is required for w/c 3 April 2025

How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to upload your CV and Cover Letter.

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.

Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy. All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Benefits

As an organisation WaterAid is committed to creating an environment where you can thrive and be yourself at your very best. So, in addition to our inspiring global mission and engaging work environment, we have a generous benefit package to help you take care of your health, happiness and wellbeing.

Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have.  We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.  

Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.

Join us at an exciting time in our journey to improve lives through the sport of boccia and help to lead development of the most inclusive sport in England.

To help us achieve our ambitions, we are looking to recruit a Business Support Manager, to join our small staff team and report to our Head of Operations.

As Business Support Manager, you will play a central part supporting the organisation and ensuring we offer great service and care to the boccia community.

We are looking for people who can make a positive contribution to our charity and use their experience and skills to support our work.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about making a real difference and bring new ideas for our processes and services.#

Key responsibilities for the role are

• To manage the business support services within Boccia England, using a customer focused approach to achieve its mission and vision.

• To ensure the operational effectiveness of all general administrative services, Boccia England Membership and digital services including Marketing and Communications.

About Boccia England

We are the national governing body (NGB) for boccia in England and a registered charity.

We have the responsibility to govern the sport of boccia, grow participation and benefit people’s lives, with these three things at the heart of our work.

Our work has a profound impact on improving the physical and emotional well-being of children and adults with disabilities. To see some examples of this in action please watch our videos by clicking these links Volunteering with Boccia England and Boccia Club.

We want to establish strong foundations by developing opportunities, growing our workforce, and running an effective organisation that can help improve the lives of more people, whatever their needs or backgrounds.

Further information about Boccia England can be found on our website.

Harris Hill is delighted to be working with Cook for Good to recruit a Senior Programmes Manager – an exciting opportunity to take the lead responsibility for all programmes and community activities.

Cook for Good is a purpose-driven social business that brings businesses and communities together through food. Their unique model tackles food poverty and social isolation while engaging corporate partners in impactful team-building experiences.

Location: King’s Cross, London, with working from home option

Salary: Circa £40-45,000 per annum FTE (depending on experience)

Hours: 3-4 days per week

In this dynamic role, you will work closely with the CEO and senior team to manage the community programme across Cook for Good at the Kings Cross site.

Key responsibilities

· Working with CEO to design and enhance core services to deliver impact for community based on regular feedback and review

· Line-managing the Pantry Manager, Community Manager, Operations Co-ordinator, and also have oversight of the active team of community volunteers

· Working closely with co-founders, you will review, refine and enhance the charity’s work to ensure they deliver on their social mission and the impact they have set out to achieve.

· Overseeing organisational budget ensuring delivery and resources are on track, working closely with Finance Director and reporting into CEO on monthly basis

· Leading on reporting for all grant funded activities to funders and providing information to support reporting and updates to wider corporate partners and stakeholders

· Co-ordinating evaluation and regular service reviews, quality assurance and membership feedback, working closely with the Community Manager to inform future enhancements and ensure they deliver on impact goals

· Liaising with corporate partners and funders to manage pro bono support for community including co-ordinating work experience opportunities

About you

You will have experience of working in a senior programmes role (minimum 5 years) - ideally in another social enterprise or charity. You will have overseen the set up and running of community programmes and working with a wide range of stakeholders from community beneficiaries to delivery partners to corporate donors or clients. Your experience will ideally include management of programmes covering employability and/or advisory provision. You will also have worked with volunteers and will be experienced in all the aspects involved with this from managing teams to budgets and reporting to funders and other stakeholders.

You might be a foodie – but you absolutely don’t have to be. What you do need is a passion for the mission.

If this sounds like you and you enjoy working in a small creative team and have a flexible mindset such that you thrive in an organisation that moves quickly, then please do get in touch! 

 

 

How to apply

If you’re excited by this opportunity, please contact Lizzy Clark at Harris Hill via the apply button.

Deadline for applications: Monday 24th March

Join Cook for Good and be part of something truly impactful.

Harris Hill is a certified B Corp™ and a leading charity recruitment agency, committed to equitable and inclusive recruitment practices. Applications from all sections of the community are actively welcomed, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality, or other protected characteristics.